The moment Ron's blade struck the black spike, a violent shock travelled through his arm.
His eyes widened instantly. His hand recoiled backward as his fingers trembled slightly, as if he had slammed his sword against a diamond.
His head snapped toward the black tendril blocking his attack.
Then, from the darkness beneath the ground, a woman emerged.
Kanna, wearing the same elegantly designed maid dress. No speck of dust stained her clothes despite rising directly from the ground itself.
Seraphina's body instantly stiffened. Her eyes narrowed sharply as the woman appeared before her.
But Kanna didn't even glance toward Seraphina.
Her expression remained as emotionless as ever, almost completely empty.
Another shadow spike erupted from the ground, as though darkness itself had manifested beneath the earth.
"Not again—!"
Ron shouted as he threw himself sideways, barely dodging the spike erupting from beneath the ground.
"What kind of affinity is th—"
