Chapter 695: Dreams
"Take her. The second phase of my plan will now commence."
With that said, the men standing behind Dragon marched in Hera’s direction. The new Hera felt her heart sink as she took another step back. Her entire soul told her to run, but when she looked back, there was only a window for her to escape through.
"No," she breathed out, only to catch someone approaching her from the corner of her eye. "No, don’t touch me —"
Before the new Hera could finish her sentence, her body moved on its own. She grabbed the man’s arm and somersaulted, twisting the man’s hand. When her feet landed on the floor, her other foot settled on the man’s back.
"Ugh!"
’What... just happened?’ Despite defending herself, the new Hera was just as surprised and confused. She had never fought someone in her life, but her body just moved on its own, acting on muscle memory.
When she looked up, she caught the wariness of those men approaching her. They stopped for a moment, but after a few seconds, they rushed to seize her. Meanwhile, Dragon stood in the same spot, watching her take down his men, one after another.
"Not as amazing as I remember it, but not bad for someone who had been comatose for years," he mused as he slowly slipped his hand inside his suit, only to take out a syringe. Unbothered by the noises of the fight, he raised the syringe and removed its cap. He flicked it with his fingers mildly before snapping his eyes at her.
The moment his eyes landed on her, Hera had already taken down everyone. He carefully clasped the syringe and trudged in her direction coolly.
’Great! It seems I can fight — this body can!’ the new Hera found a little confidence as she anticipated Dragon. Although she was just as surprised, she relied on this body to protect her. Considering Hera could stop her own assassination in the middle of her sleep, she knew she had a chance to escape this place.
She took a deep breath when Dragon stepped into her vicinity. Without thinking, and just letting this body move on its own, she repelled him by doing a roundhouse kick. Dragon blocked it with the back of his arm, and the two of them stared at each other.
The new Hera clenched her teeth as she unhesitatingly jumped to launch another kick. She threw punches and kicks simultaneously, but Dragon would either dodge or block them. He didn’t even try to strike her. After a full minute, Dragon finally made his move, and before she could even grasp what had happened, his arm was wrapped around her body with her back pressed against him.