Chapter 728 Flight From The Scene

• Bitterness flooded Jaziel's chest; fate had chosen the precise moment his cultivation faltered to usher his enemy through the door. Furio's strength was monstrous. Unless Jaziel recovered, Marinus, Silas, and every loyal friend in that courtyard would fall.
• Furio struck again; a column of scarlet light scythed downward, hurling Jaziel across the sky. Yet while his body tumbled, it dissolved into a gray afterimage that streaked toward the distant mountains.
• Staying meant certain death; in his current state, he could not withstand another exchange. If he ran, he would buy precious moments to mend his injuries—and lure the butcher away from the innocents.