Chapter 109: War goes on 2
The assassin charged anyway—and died with her chest cavity hollowed out by a water drill that punched through armor, bone, and vital organs before dissipating into harmless droplets.
In the northwestern corner, Queen Elysia orchestrated death with elegant gestures. Air-blades invisible to the naked eye severed limbs and opened throats wherever she directed her attention. Four royal guards moved in perfect synchronization with her, creating a lethal zone around their sovereign that none could penetrate.
A squad of ten black-robed warriors attempted to rush their position from multiple angles. Seven died before covering half the distance, falling to precisely targeted air strikes that sliced through vulnerable points in their armor. The remaining three were lifted bodily into the air, held suspended by Elysia’s power.
"Moonlight sends you to the next life," she stated calmly, then closed her fist. The air pressure around the suspended warriors increased a hundredfold in an instant. Their armor imploded, followed immediately by their bodies. What rained down onto the snow was a fine mist of blood and fragmented bone.
The battle continued its grim work, neither side clearly prevailing as the courtyard became a monument to shared brutality.
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Commander Maria circled her opponent with measured steps, her expression betraying nothing of the calculations racing through her mind. Vex’s form continued to blur and multiply, each duplicate mimicking her movements with perfect precision.
"How will you fight what isn’t fully there?" Vex taunted, her voice coming from multiple locations simultaneously. "Your mind cannot grasp what your eyes cannot properly see."
Maria remained silent, her hands moving in subtle patterns at her sides. The air between them thickened visibly, light bending around her fingers.