It all happened in a flash. Lynn caught a glimpse of the attacker, and the benefits of his high agility shone through.
He abruptly rolled to the side, planted all four paws against the wall, and dodged the figure's attack.
Screech-
The sharp claws gouged deep furrows into the floor where Lynn had just been standing.
The dog-eared girl emerged from the darkness.
"Hiss!"
Her eyes were blood-red, every hair on her body stood on end, and copious amounts of saliva spilled from her mouth in her frenzy.
Her long tail stood upright like a fencing blade.
Lynn swiftly backed away, the book clenched between his teeth, watching the dog-eared girl opposite him.
"Impressive. You've even learned to climb walls?"
"But you've been chasing me around for so long. Isn't it time you took a break, Miao Miao?"
The dog-eared girl's eyes were blood-red. His words didn't register at all. She instantly arched her back and launched another lightning-fast attack at him.
Slash-
Slash-
Under the onslaught of her sharp claws, deep gouges appeared in the wall, one after another.
"Meow!"
[Ding! Your catification curse has reached 11 stacks!] [Ding! Your catification curse has reached 12 stacks!]
As frenzied feline cries rang in his ears, the effects of the curse continued to stack up on him.
But Lynn paid them no heed. Narrowing his eyes, he swiftly turned and raced toward the main hall.
And the moment he rushed into the hall-
The glow of its candles illuminated everything around him.
At that very moment, Lynn abruptly skidded to a halt and turned to face the dog-eared girl charging madly after him down the corridor.
Tentacles suddenly shot out of his body and seized both sides of the book.
**"Miao Miao! If I call your name, do you