strokinit Chapter 1044: Flare
Chapter 1044: Flare
Chapter 1044: Flare
Miss Christen didn't limit herself to a single attack. Another glowing white sphere gathered on her fingertips, but a huge figure appeared in front of her before she could release it.
Major General Arngan swung his left arm at the evolved warrior. He was unnaturally fast for a man of his size, and his limbs were even faster, so his punch connected with Miss Christen's face.
However, what was supposed to be a violent impact transformed into the gentlest caress. Major General Arngan's knuckles landed on Miss Christen's cheek without inflicting any damage. It seemed his punch had lost all its strength and momentum at the last second.@@@@
Miss Christen completed her gesture at that point and repeated it multiple times. White light flashed between Major General Arngan and her, delivering vicious wounds. Four finger-sized holes had opened on the Major General's chest, and blood flowed out of them, tainting his military uniform.
The Major General ignored the pain and injuries, waving his right arm upward. He was huge, having immense reach, but Miss Christen merely stepped back, putting a few meters between her and her opponent before gathering more white light.
Nevertheless, four dark-red slashes followed Miss Christen, flying at her and crashing on her palm. That ethereal energy disturbed the accumulation of white light, leaving marks on her slender, pale fingers, and a red halo soon shone on them.
Dark-red light again began to surround Major General Arngan, but its glow felt denser. He could exert more of that strange power when transformed, having effects beyond mere boosts of his physical abilities.
The previous slashes were one of such effects, and the same went for the Major General's sudden appearance before Miss Christen. He had reached her right after dispersing her spell, and his raised arms descended like hammers ready to shatter the world.
To Miss Christen's surprise, Major General Arngan didn't target her head. Instead, he went for her stretched arm, seemingly wanting to crush it.
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However, Miss Christen obviously benefited the most from her ability. All the yellow-green substance that had landed on her evaporated, revealing intact, perfectly white skin underneath. Whatever Colonel Norrett had managed to achieve vanished without a trace, and Miss Christen wouldn't let him try again.
Miss Christen glared at Colonel Norrett, and a barrage of tiny white spheres materialized in the air before her. Major General Arngan hurried to his feet, but Miss Christen was faster, waving her hand to send her spell forward.
Colonel Norrett couldn't move properly, and the white spheres were too fast to summon any defensive spell. He instinctively raised his arms to protect his face before the barrage hit him. Those tiny, instantaneous bullets riddled his whole body with holes, and his figure limply fell forward under Major General Arngan's shocked gaze.
Miss Christen snorted, and her eyes fell on her other opponent, only to see him with his open mouth pointed at her. Major General Arngan exhaled, releasing a scarlet gas that carried an ominous pressure.
Miss Christen tried to retreat, only to discover that Major General Arngan had trapped her legs with his huge hands. She held her breath, but the scarlet gas affected her anyway. Her mind tried to become muddled, invaded by confused and intense visions of carnage.
Major General Arngan didn't dare to waste that opportunity but couldn't release Miss Christen, either. So, he thrust himself forward, headbutting Miss Christen's head. Her nose exploded into a mess of blood, bone shards, and cartilage, and her suffering didn't end there since the Major General promptly bit on her neck.
Miss Christen quickly fended off the foreign visions and regained control of herself, calling upon her inhuman strength to slam her hand on the Major General, flinging him away. She was finally free of his overbearing presence, but he took a piece of her neck away with him.
Miss Christen was about to say something when Colonel Norrett's lying figure suddenly shook. He lifted his head, pointing his hazy eyes at Miss Christen before spitting a dense dark-green mass. The spell tried to act as a projectile but was too slow to threaten anyone. Miss Christen even wondered whether it had enough momentum to reach her.
Yet, Major General Arngan shot toward the dark green mass and kicked it, but not toward Miss Christen. He aimed at the forest's crowns, and the spell pierced through them before exploding into a cloud of decay.
At once, the battle came to a stop, with the three warriors gazing at the dark cloud. They didn't know how high it spread and whether someone outside the forest could spot it.