She barely finished the sentence before the fruit opened its eyes.
Yan Cijin froze.
There were no literal eyes.
There was only a golden slit that appeared across the skin.
The slit opened.
Energy exploded outward.
Bai Li grabbed Yan Cijin and jumped.
A golden beam swept across the rooftop.
Concrete vaporized.
The wall behind them vanished.
The beam continued into the night sky until it disappeared among the clouds.
Yan Cijin stared.
"That was a fruit?"
Bai Li landed beside her.
"Apparently."
"You sound entirely too calm."
"Panicking wouldn't stop it."
The fruit's glow intensified.
Another beam formed.
Bai Li raised Whisperfang.
The blade darkened.
She waited until the instant the beam fired.
Then she cut across it.
The golden energy split around the blade.
Half went to the left.
Half went to the right.
The rooftop behind Bai Li disappeared in two separate explosions.
Yan Cijin stared at the destruction.
"You know, normal people would run."
