Chapter 18 - First Clash (1/2)

Luke saw the flame hair girl the moment he blocked her path. He also saw the way her purple-gold pupils flickered with surprise and astonishment when she saw him.

And he saw how her complex pupils turned calm and peaceful like the deepest well before she straightened to her full snake height and rained flames on him and his pack.

Luke hurriedly dodged the raging flame, something in his gut telling him that it was no ordinary flame.

In the next instant, he saw the vampires that were still standing in front of her, not giving the red-gold flames any importance, burn brighter than any fire he had ever seen, turning into ashes before they could even cry out in pain.

Looking dazedly at the flame hair serpentine, Luke realized for the first time since their first meeting that he had never taken the girl seriously. Somewhere in his subconscious mind, he deemed her as zero threat. However, the sight before him subverted that belief in an instant.

Versailles did not want to engage in a life or death battle with the vampires. Her first priority was ensuring the safety of the little snakes. Coiling the fledglings protectively in her tail, she took out her long-forgotten bow and arrow, lunged into the sky, and aimed straight for the center of the vampires' foreheads.

”Spread out! Spread out and encircle her! The arrows are aiming for the center of your foreheads. Do not allow them to hit you!” Luke alarmedly shouted towards his fellow vampires, surprised by the decisiveness and reaction speed of the girl.

She was like a whirlwind, rapidly firing fired infused arrow after arrow, dashing left and right as she swung her arrow-like a sword slashing at the throats of the enemies in her path, gliding through the encirclement as she broke her way out. All the while her tail was wrapped like a shield around the wide-eyed snakes.

”Encircle her!” Luke chased after the serpentine as he hollered at the dazed vampires.

The ferocity and power she displayed caught the vampires completely off guard, surprising them to the point where they could not even react to save their own lives.

No wonder the snake clan could snatch a spot among the six supreme clans even though the leaders of the clan were all females.

They were just as ferocious and deadly as any Nar realm creature and underestimating them would be equivalent to inviting one's death.

Collecting their thoughts, the vampires attempted to follow Luke's order to encircle the serpentine. However, some things were easier said than done.

”Ahhh!”

A vampire shrieked at the top of his lungs as a fire arrow plunged itself into his arm, turning his whole hand into ashes.

”Move out of the way! Move out of the way! Ahhh!”

Another shriek pierced the sky as a second vampire hopped back bumping into another behind him.

Jumping over the shrieking and hopping vampires, Versailles was just about to breathe in relief when the shadow of the dark-haired man blocked her path.

”This is as far as you go.” He declared in a gloomy voice, his pale-blue eyes as cold as the snowy plains, pricking her flesh as if they were shooting out icicles into her skin.

”Is that so? We will have to see.” Versailles replied calmly.

Luke was disturbed by her unperturbed attitude. The serpentine was powerful, true, but she was still only one person, alone. She might have been able to stand her ground with 11 against 1 before, but that was only because she caught them by surprise.