Chapter 571: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

A thunderous boom rolled through the Lava Cavern, carrying a pressure so terrifying it seemed to crush the air itself. A gray shadow drifted in like a wraith and, in the blink of an eye, flashed to Justin Heskins's side. It was a middle-aged man with a face as cold as frost. A longsword lay across his back in utter stillness, as if asleep, yet it felt as though it could leap from its sheath at any moment to drink blood. He had appeared without the slightest warning, as if he had been standing...