The voice trailed away into the darkness, and a woman robed in black came out. She walked with the grace of a queen, as she stood in front of the members of the Nether Manor.
The woman was tall and devilishly beautiful. Her pupils were abnormally black as if they were full to the brim with evil.
The cold expression on her face didn't decrease her beauty, though. Instead, it made her more charming.
Intangible magic was flowing from her body, and she exuded a queenly aura. It was as if she was the center of the whole world. With a start, Ricky realized that he had felt such aura once before, way back when Pearl had activated the Feminine Mutant.
Everyone present was surprised at the sight of the woman. They couldn't believe that she was the one Norris was asking for help from, because judging by the power she emitted, she was only a one-star lower spiritual emperor.
'Is she the pill refiner behind Norris?' Ricky wondered in confusion. If that were the case, it was time for all of these to come to an end.
It didn't matter to him how excellent the girl's pill refining skills were; she could not change anything as long as she was merely a one-star lower spiritual emperor.
But somehow, Ricky felt that things were not that simple.
And what happened in the next moment proved him right.
The moment the woman stood out from the crowd, she clapped her hands, and a small evil tree sprouted out in front of her.
From the evil tree, another figure walked out.
It was obviously a mutant instead of a body with blood and flesh. And as soon as it showed up, it drew the attention of all the warriors present.
The mutant looked like a middle-aged warrior.
He flicked his finger, and three rays of evil spirit shot out and collided against the Holy Platane Stakes. The evil spirit defeated the Holy Platane Stakes with ease, and made them retreat to Ricky's side.
All the people watched in shocked silence.
The Holy Platane Stakes were able to defeat Norris, which showed just how powerful they were. And now a mutant was able to defeat the Holy Platane Stakes with one attack, and that showed how powerful the mutant's real body was.
After the mutant appeared, Ricky quickly retreated, because he knew that the mutant was too powerful for them to fight. None of them expected this to happen, and in fact, it was above and beyond their expectation.
There was silence all around.
All eyes were fixed on the woman and the mutant. As for Norris, he was standing behind the woman lik
lder, just ignore him. Even though he is a saint, he is still not a match against a mutant like you, right?" the woman ordered, insisting.
"But, My Lady, this..." the mutant muttered quietly, still trying to reason with the woman.
But he didn't get to finish his words. He must have switched to speaking with the woman telepathically.
At this moment, the Wood Saint's face had visibly darkened, as he watched his opponent's movements cautiously.
The woman was right. Even though his opponent was only a mutant, the mutant would be able to defeat a saint like him.
Fortunately, it looked like the woman's rage had cooled after a while, so whatever the mutant said to her must have worked wonders.
"Fine. Since you won't allow us to interfere in the matters of the Eastern Land, I will solve this problem myself," the woman said to the Wood Saint with a smirk afterward. Then, she turned to Ricky, eyeing him like she wanted to eat him whole.
"Your name is Ricky, right? I know what you did in the Eastern Land, and I know that you're the central figure among your group. So, let's settle this matter with just you and me," the woman proposed.
"Oh? That does sound interesting, but how do you want to settle the matter?" Ricky asked curiously.
He didn't want the mutant to fight either because he had seen from the Wood Saint's expression that he was at a disadvantage when facing the mutant. Thus, Ricky needed to deal with this matter himself.
"It's simple. You and I will fight, and if you win, I won't interfere in anything here. But if you lose, you have to disappear from the Eastern Land, just like you did three years ago," the woman said lightly.