Chapter 62: White Crescent (Part One)
Kicking the ground once more, Lara lunged forward. She didn’t allow the woman in red a moment of reprieve as she thrust and swung her spear, aiming at her opponent’s vitals with cold accuracy.
Though her long maid dress appeared to flutter randomly with each of her movements, That couldn’t be farther from the truth. The uniform had many traits, one of them being ensuring it always remains out of the way, never hindering its wearer’s movements.
Rather than a dress or a uniform, with how many enchantments it had battle armor would be a more accurate way to describe it. It was thanks to it that Lara was able to perform her Spear Arts without any worries.
Her opponent, on the other hand, didn’t seem to have any special clothing on. She evaded the attacks with difficulty all while holding a hand to the wound on her chest. She hadn’t received any damage after the first attack, but there was no telling how long that would last.
The woman in red tried to widen the distance between them while reaching into one of the pouches on her belt. She took out a glass bottle of some sort and removed the cork sealing it with her thumb, sending it flying at the maid.
Lara didn’t take her eyes off of the woman but the distance between them increased in the moment she used to deflect the small wooden lid. That wasn’t a problem, however, since all it took her was two steps to close the gaps.
In the short moment they were apart, the woman in red spilled the contents of the small bottle on her chest. A stream of vapor rose from the areas touched by the liquid and in an instant the wound caused by the maid’s spear closed.
"You sure are persistent!" The woman flung the empty bottle but the maid dodged it with ease. "Shouldn’t you focus on saving that master of yours!?"
Lara ignored the obvious provocation and continued her attacks. She barely slowed down since the first one thanks to her superior dhampir stamina, but her opponent was a normal human who couldn’t possibly keep up with such intensity.