He’s out!

Azure Scaled's eyes widened in shock. Still alive?

That last strike was meant to be a killing blow, yet here this human was, standing again—and her aura was even stronger than before.

Mia's body radiated a surge of blood energy, her figure drenched in filthy, clotted blood. She looked like a vengeful demon crawling out of hell itself. But instead of despair, her lips curled into a chilling, almost unhinged smile.

Then, with a single step, she vanished.

Her speed was now beyond what the naked eye could track.

For the first time, a flicker of fear crept into Azure Scaled's heart.

"What the hell is this?" he muttered, just as a gust of wind slammed into him. In the blink of an eye, her blood-smeared face was right in front of him, that same manic grin plastered across it.

Instinctively, Azure Scaled raised his arm to block.