Chapter 434 - IT WAS TOO LATE (1/2)

Without her crossbow, Ayumi decided to take a more direct approach to deal with Akira. She stretched out her long legs to kick at the shorter woman. Her dark eyes held a vicious and vengeful look that betrayed evil intentions.

Akira stepped back and wielded her whip with expertise. She snapped it at the attacking woman repeatedly, unwilling to give Ayumi even a small chance to touch her. She did not know if it was her imagination, but Ayumi seemed to be targeting her abdomen.  ​​

This narrow-minded approach to fighting made Ayumi unable to show much power in the altercation, giving Akira a chance to use her whip to its full capacity.

People often underestimated the power of Akira's whip in a fight. While it was painful when it came in contact with skin, the pain was never debilitating at first. It would only leave a feeling of heat after it was disengaged.

As a result, most people would not notice the true effects of the whip until it was too late. Akira had practised using whips for countless hours before she mastered a technique to maximise internal damage.

Therefore, when Ayumi continued attacking her with vehemence, she did not change her slow and gentle pace of attack. She delivered lash after lash to her hands, legs and back.

After about five minutes, Ayumi started to feel bone-deep pain from the places where Akira had hit her. The realisation made her frown. The hits of the whip did not seem so painful. She could not understand the current aching.

Her feet became unstable, making it impossible for her to stand up properly. The weight of her body made her damaged legs even more painful. She leaned against the wall to prevent a collapse to the ground.

When Akira noticed that her target was weak, she approached her and kicked her to the ground. She felt satisfied as the tall woman fell to the ground. The hateful expression on her face made Akira kick her a few more times.

”Fancy seeing you here.” Akira finally said while still holding her whip.

”If you can be here, why can't I be here?” Ayumi asked while lying on the ground, unable to move.

Akira snapped her whip, and it landed right next to Ayumi's face. ”You are right. What I would like to know is why you are following me.”

Ayumi looked away from Akira and refused to speak. She did not think that the other woman could do anything if she did not answer her question.

Akira laughed. ”It is alright if you refuse to answer my questions. Of course, I will only continue using my whip to let out my frustration. I should let you know that you probably will not be able to walk for a few weeks if I deliver one more lash.”

Ayumi's face darkened. ”Do you think you can scare me?”

Ayumi ġrȯȧnėd out with pain. ”Do you think I have time to follow you around? I am looking for Kaito. I only saw you by coincidence. I thought you were up to something nefarious.”

”Is that so? You decided to attack me just because you saw me by coincidence?” Akira asked coldly. ”You could have injured and even killed me. I hate to think what would happen if you were really targeting me.”