Chapter 35: Selena’s Hunt
Selena moved through the darkness with deadly grace, her body drifting between dimensions like a bloodthirsty ghost. Her crimson eyes gleamed with the light of the souls she had consumed, allowing her to detect life signatures hidden from even the most advanced cloaking technology.
Target detected. Three vital signs. Distance 847 meters.
The enhanced systems coursing through her veins provided real-time data on the prey she was hunting. The Silver Banner scouts might consider themselves stealthy, but to Selena, they shone like fire in the darkness.
"Interesting," she whispered, the sound echoing across multiple dimensions at once. "Cosmic-grade cloaking technology. They’re no amateurs."
Selena quickened her movements, her body beginning to transform. Her nails lengthened into claws capable of slicing through reality itself. Her fangs glinted with necrotic energy, amplified by Lucas’s power. This transformation was more than a physical change—it was an evolution into the ultimate predator.
Distance 500 meters. Their stealth integrity began to waver.
The three Silver Banner scouts moved with practiced military precision. They were unaware that their every step was being monitored, their every breath being picked up by the hunters pursuing them.
"The energy readings are becoming increasingly unstable," the team leader reported via encrypted communication. "Something is approaching us."
"Could it be a local detection system?" asked the second member, his hand poised on a weapon gleaming with cosmic-tier enchantments.
"No," replied the third, his voice tense. "This... this is different. Like being hunted."
Selena smiled faintly as she listened to their conversation. Her enhanced abilities allowed her to hear the encrypted communication as if they were speaking directly into her ear. Silver Banner technology was advanced, but they had never encountered vampires who had evolved beyond normal limits.
200 meters away. Time to play.