Blood rose to Ethan's mouth, and he shuddered as excruciating pain tore through his body.
Sacrificing his armor like that was difficult, but it was worth it. Roderik could repair it later.
Mireya's face was filled with pure satisfaction as the aura of her sword spread through his body, destroying every part of him from within.
Clenching his teeth, Ethan shook his head and activated the Blood Emperor's ring.
"Let's see if your destructive abilities can beat an SS-Rank artifact." He smiled, his hands already moving silently.
The Death Knight, who had been smiling with absolute certainty, suddenly froze.
Ethan shouldn't be able to speak. No, he shouldn't even be breathing!
She hadn't even used her terrifying advanced techniques, merely pouring her death aura directly into his organs, but that should have been more than enough!
"How? You aghnn~~"
Her words were cut off as Ethan's hands found their targets.
