Aksai had carefully hidden his approach.
The poisonous mist concealed him. The barrier weakened Spirit Sense. Plus, the Spirit Veil Pill masked his presence even further.
He had even waited until Kalina focused entirely on breaking the formation, striking at the very last moment when she was least likely to notice his approach and react.
Yet, she still reacted.
Not because she saw him, but because she sensed him through some unknown means.
Several dozen meters away, Kalina's pupils shrank. Cold sweat quietly formed on her back.
'How...?'
She stared at Aksai in disbelief.
He had somehow reached a distance that should have been impossible without her noticing. Even with the poison mist's effects, her late-stage senses should have been superior to his mid-stage Lord senses.
Had her instincts been even slightly slower, that Aurous Qi-powered punch would have landed squarely on her body. Even if it wasn't enough to seriously injure her, it would have disrupted her battle rhythm.
