"You demon, how dare you act so brazenly in front of me!" Ernesto roared at the last moment.
He soared upward, gripping his sword with both hands and slashing downward. A massive blade of energy wreathed in power swept toward Shiloh.
Shiloh remained expressionless as she turned and clawed fiercely in front of herself. Immediately, the swirling black energy around her gathered like a whirlpool, forming a shield before her.
The sword energy crashed into the shield with tremendous force. Then, the blade energy dissipated, while Shiloh and her shield remained completely unharmed.
"Mistveil Peak's techniques are as useless and pathetic as always!" came a hoarse voice from Shiloh's mouth, filled with thick disdain.
Ernesto's fury flared. The proud man, always revered and never mocked, shook with rage. Yet, under Shiloh's gaze, which looked at him like he was already dead, he did not dare unleash any of his temper.
He could only grit his teeth and glare at Shiloh. She turned around, placed her palm toward the ground, and gave a light pull.
Arturo was suddenly grabbed by the throat by Shiloh.
The current Shiloh was about five feet three inches tall, having transformed into a teenager.
Meanwhile, Arturo was at least six and a half feet tall, broad-shouldered, and thick-waisted. He was a complete brute of a man, yet Shiloh lifted him up like he weighed nothing.
Morgan did not dare approach and could only shout angrily, "Let him go, you abomination! Do you really mean to keep slaughtering, piling sin upon sin?"
Shiloh's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Right and wrong are decided by heaven, not by men. I kill people because you all deserve to be killed. You're nothing but an insignificant insect. What right do you have to criticize my actions?"
As her word fell, a crack echoed in the air. She had just crushed Arturo's neck.
Just like that, a martial saint died in her hands.
Andrew's brow furrowed deeply. The current Shiloh, with dark energy surging around her, had indeed become a completely different person.
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