Daughter of Flame (II)
At that moment, a cool breeze swept through the wilderness, carrying traces of the scattered scarlet substance between the broken remains of the aberrants. It seemed to be trying to worm its way into Annie's body?
"..."
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But unfortunately, it seemed to have no effect on Annie at all.
So Annie naturally paid it no mind. Instead, she stomped the chunk of remains hard into the dirt, then let the fiery whip in her hand trail along the ground, allowing the searing lash—made of lava-like fire elements—to sizzle and burn the scarlet substance and aberrant remains.
But just as Xia Dou had said earlier, Annie had only taken out a mere dozen or so aberrants. There were still plenty left, so the battle wasn't over!
"..."
(￣︶￣)
So she continued facing off against the aberrants, who had just been pummeled into a daze and were now slowly circling around her.
"Roar—!"
Soon!
After a brief standoff, one aberrant couldn't hold back any longer and lunged at her first!
"Heh!"
()o--
Although it was fast, and its leap sent a terrifying stench of wind rushing toward her, the fiery whip in Annie's hand moved faster. The crack of its tip was even more terrifying than the whistle of the monster's claws cutting through the air!
Vwoom—!
The several-meter-long flaming whip struck like a giant serpent. Its scarlet length swept past the aberrant's wide-open maw, and the heat instantly vaporized its viscous saliva.
Then its carapace cracked like a string of firecrackers. By the time the fiery lash had passed, the monster's front half had already burst apart in midair. The muscle tissue at the severed ends carbonized before it could even hit the ground, while its hideous head, still attached to a neck that had been