Chapter 153 (2/2)

The layers of translucent barriers that formed in the bullet’s path were instantly shattered untilat

There was no dramatic scream or howl of pain in the distance, only the soft thud of theoff the boulder

“No! Maylin!” the barrier caster cried out as he ran toward his fallen coe fell and Cayfer’s concentration broke, the illusion surrounding us disappeared As if ahad been open, the world becaoing on resuot swept up in the chaos of battle

I released Real The translucent teal sword gli blood wherever it hit its target

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The battle between the two sides had gone on for less than an hour, yet the ground was littered with corpses and body parts—severed legs, lopped off heads, and chopped ar blood

The cold winter air did little toflesh, while the dense array of trees surrounding the battle further amplified the cacophony of screams

While the enees than our divisions Augh our foot soldiers while conjurers struck from a distance

Enemies rushed me in the heat of battle, somenter that was nowhere to be seen—whips of fire, ar water down their throats until they’d drown

Yet, none of that rew nu on my own I’d killed only a handful of men but I was already slick with blood My tunic and pants stuck to my skin, but I couldn’t tell if it was from sweat or blood

Words were hardly spoken in the midst of battle Words were useless Instead, soldiers froht, drunk on adrenaline as they flailed their weapons

As I drew my blade froue There was nothing good about this Death of a beast was one thing, but both sides were of the same kind

I kicked away the limp body and used its clothes to wipe the blood frohting for almost an hour had taken a toll on ht of a faht round when her gaze landed on mine as well Her lips were curved up into a confident sauntlet into her opponent’s face

CEDRY

I dashed forward, slipping and swaying out of the Alacryan’s reach until he was open Then I drovecrack of his ribs indicating that he was down

“slut,” the narrow-eyedfrorabbed ontoover the leather padding protecting my breasts With a lewd smirk on his half-closed eyes, he used the last bit of his strength to riphis wrist with a firly bastard out of his rin, elated and thrilled by the victory as an intense furor built up inside me

Another fool tried to sneak behind ed his sword and whipped around A short bearded Alacryan raised his shi+eld as he prepared to strike again

My heart pounded and everything sees of ale I swung ht through the soldier’sthat stung my ear, but the force of my strike caused the bearded soldier to drop his shi+eld I didn’t give hiain momentum for a roundhouse chop

The soldier’s eyes widened as he desperately tried to bring his arm up to block my strike but his shi+eld arm wouldn’t lift, still nu his sword up fast enough as the blade of my hand reached his prominent Ada with his hands wrapped around his neck as he struggled to breathe After a desperate gurgle, his body felt limp before me

I let out a fearsoth is absolute on the battlefield!

My cry attracted the attention of a nearby axe-wielder While his body wasdown, his axe began glowing yellohile a layer ofat the different ele his axe compared to his body, it seemed like someone else had cast a spell to protect him, but I didn’t have tith is absolute

I willed all of ht fist as I turned li down; there was a euphoric—almost crazed—smile pasted on my face

I used the round when I spotted hiainst—even Mada the kid was a lance I’d scoffed at the ridiculous notion at the time, but as I stood here, just a few dozen feet away from him and the pile of corpses strewn around hiht

My eyes finally met his but rather than the calht, his eyes idened as he desperatelytobut it didn’t ling to pull his weapon out fro pain in th and furor was seeped dry My hands could no longer clench into fists The ground suddenly seemed closer as I realized I’d fallen to my knees I looked down at the source ofhole where my chest used to be

I instinctively tried to cover the hole withpain spread on round in front ofmy answer there—a scorched crater just a foot away

I lost feeling in rew sleepy and cold, rass looked from down here