A trail of blood followed Victor and Tarkos as they fled through the frost-veiled alleys of Yinfrost City. Shouts rang out behind them as dozens of Jade Serpent Sect cultivators gave chase.
The streets cracked beneath the weight of clashing qi as the mist curled away in ribbons of ice and energy.
Victor spun and twisted his blade sharply before parrying a sword strike from a Core Formation Realm cultivator.
[ Wind Gale Has Been Activated ]
With a gust of Wind Gale, he sent the attacker careening into a frozen wall. The impact shattered the surface like glass.
Tarkos up ahead made his tattoos peel from his skin and lash out like vipers.
They wrapped around the legs of a charging disciple, yanking them off their feet before a spear of ink pierced their chest.
"No time to linger!" Victor shouted.
More were approaching from rooftops, and the street ahead was rapidly filling with enemies. "We're getting boxed in," Tarkos muttered.
