Chapter 285: Conclusion 5 (1/2)

“DIE!” Just when there were barely two meters separating the two of them, the skinny man abruptly transformed in an explosion of muscle and fur. The first to reach out of this changing mess was a set of sharp claws whose tips seemed to sparkle in spite of the overwhelming darkness of the cell. Each point dove unerringly towards Nicole, promising a grisly death for the beautiful girl.

Three werewolves! To think that there were actually three of them, not two!

This third opponent had grasped the timing of his attack perfectly. With so little time to react, it was basically impossible for her to even unsheathe her blade. Thankfully, Nicole wasn’t one to panic even in the most dire situations. Seeing that the attack was going to hit her, she performed a half-draw at the quickest speed possible and deflected the werewolf’s claws.

“It’s no use, my claws are imbued with mana, even if you block them, the residual mana on them will still hit you…” As he triumphantly gloated over his attack, his claws crashed into the blade with a resounding clang. This werewolf was no fool however. He knew how terrifying the edge of Nicole’s blade was so instead of facing it head on as he usually did, he diverted his claws at the last second to hit her sheath.

By now, he was feeling pretty confident that his swipe would be enough to take down this girl. Unfortunately for him, things didn’t work out as he had planned. She not only received his attack but also managed to inexplicably diffuse the mana imbued in his claws.

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“That’s…not possible!”

Under the disbelieving and shocked eyes of that werewolf, Nicole’s Fighter’s Aura seemed to burst out in flames and wrap around her left hand which forcefully shoved the werewolf away, using the sheath gripped in its fingers. Having done that, she sheathed her blade. A second later, a crescent shaped sword, composed of a myriad of strange energies, came flying out of the now filled sheath opening and cleaved the werewolf apart before he could even react.

Interim Techniques: Clear Mirror Still Water.

Now that they were all dead, Nicole turned around and left for the door. Just as she opened it, she was greeted by the stunned face of that middle aged guard who still hadn’t recovered from the scene he had just witnessed.

Ignoring the man, she merely continued on her way and soon passed by him. It was only then that the guard finally came back to his senses and reached out to stop her: “Wait…please wait a moment…”

“Is there something?” She stopped for a moment and placidly turned around to face him.

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“How did you know that there were three werewolves?” Having had a clear view of the inside from his position, he could tell that she didn’t trust any of them from the very start. That was why she was able to survive those three otherwise deadly attacks.

“If any one of them was truly innocent, you wouldn’t have locked them all up together.”

“…but I just told you that there was only one set of werewolf tracks…”

“Sometimes, the information we are given isn’t accurate. Often, the cunningness of our enemies end up exceeding our expectations. In order to fend against that, we have to be vigilant at all times.” She blandly stated while sweeping her eyes over the slightly embarrassed guard who had been caught lying to her.

His intention was to lead her into falsely assuming that was at least one innocent man so that she would waste time trying to figure who it was. Who would’ve thought she not only didn’t do that, but she had also guessed that all three were fishy. Because of that, she was able to fake an opening and easily lure her opponents into a false sense of security.

Having said all that, she left without turning around.

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Watching her dainty figure disappear into the darkness of the hallway, it was then that the middle aged guard realized that his son would never be able to catch up to this frosty girl in his entire lifetime…because she was just that perfect and oh so icy…

(Author’s Note: A Flower’s Windy Ballet was created by Thousand Snow Flowers and is highly suited for use by females. Clear Mirror Still Water was a set of techniques created by Clear Water Mirror of which Nicole managed to only learn two techniques so far.)

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