Chapter 44: Female lead
The figure was a young woman, battling several Demon Dragon Monsters, just like the ones Drahon had faced earlier.
One of the Demon Dragon Monsters, its scales blackened with ruthlessness, lunged at her, its jaws wide enough to swallow a man whole. But she didn’t flinch. With a sharp pivot, she dropped to the side, its claws missing her by inches. The wind of its strike stirred her wine-colored hair, but she was already moving, sliding under its belly in a swift, fluid motion.
As the creature thundered past, she slashed upward, her blade cutting through the thick hide behind its foreleg. The beast roared, staggering, black ichor spraying into the dirt.
It tried to turn, but she was gone, already on her feet, eyes on the second monster.
This one reared its head, opening its mouth to release a torrent of flame. But she was faster. She darted sideways, rolling across the grass as the fire scorched the ground behind her. With a flick of her wrist, a small blade left her fingers, spinning...
Until it embedded itself in the dragon’s eye.
The beast screamed, rearing in agony.
She didn’t flinch. Not even a flicker of fear crossed her face.
In one breathless motion, she sprinted toward the first Demon Dragon Monster, now wounded and disoriented. Her sword gleamed with a faint, glowing light, Drahon couldn’t help but marvel at it.
She leapt high and landed atop its massive back, driving her blade straight down into the crown of its skull. The creature convulsed once before collapsing beneath her, its body hitting the earth with a heavy thud.
She spun on her heel just as the final dragon lunged in a blind fury.
Then she sidestepped with grace, letting it rush past her. In a single practiced motion, she summoned a second sword. As the beast turned to charge again, she was already in the air, both blades flashing in a cross-strike, slicing through its neck and chest in one clean motion.