Chapter 316: The Spire

He wore metallic silver armor with two wings coming out from the back. His scales were black, but they looked soft, not like the other Dragari.

His height was also similar to that of an average human, but only a little bit taller than Alex.

"What interesting words from you barbaric humans."

Luca's eyes squinted. "So finally, the boss is here. Are you the one responsible for the city? And to think you call us barbaric, aren't you the brutal one?

"Haha, don't put me at the same level as those stupid uncultured lizards."

Luca wanted to respond more, but she suddenly tilted her head.

Swosh! BANG!

A bullet passed an inch away from her cheek and landed on the wall, creating a hole in the other room as if it had been shot from a cannon.

The Dragari grinned, baring its fangs. "Interesting, someone worth fighting."

Luca's eyes turned sharp. This was the first time she had seen this kind of attack, one she knew was coming, but not where it came from.

It was as if the bullet just appeared from nowhere.

'Is that even a bullet?' Luca wondered in her mind, but she didn't have time to find the answer.

CLANG!!!

She raised her sword as the Dragari suddenly appeared in front of her.

His hand turned like a spear, targeting her heart. It clashed with the side of her blade.

Before Luca could formulate a counterattack, she saw another silhouette of the same hand piercing through her back.

At that moment, she quickly jumped, avoiding another stab that appeared out of nowhere.

A thought came to Luca's mind.

'It should be something related to space abilities, like Heimdall. Added to the already fast movement, this makes it hard to see the motion. Fine, you are asking for it.'

Luca's black eyes changed; a weird pattern made of blue lines appeared on her pupils. It looked like a bird.

The silhouettes in front of Luca's eyes started to change, quickly increasing in number, painting the world like it was made of sketches.

Usually, her eyes could only see one second forward, but now they saw three seconds. It may only add two more seconds, but in a fight, this raised the possibility of her seeing considerably.

The stronger the enemy was, the more attacks she would see, as they were capable of unleashing more chaos in just a short moment.

It could be two, three, or even five, and this raised the possibilities considerably, as different patterns would result in different counters from Luca.

In front of her eyes now, she saw another stab coming from the front toward her face. Then, the next one came through her torso.

Based on the sequence of attacks, she made her move. The sword parried the first; she spun her body, then slashed at the empty space above her.

Before she couldn't see it, thinking the Dragari had space abilities, but now she realized it was just a very fast attack mixed with perfect camouflage.

The bullets he shot were camouflaged in a way she couldn't detect.

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Moving meticulously like a deadly dance, Luca spun, deflecting any incoming bullets and the Dragari's attacks.

After the exchange, the Dragari's expression changed from one of confidence to one of excitement.

"This is the second time I've met someone who could see through my abilities."

"I get it now. You gained one of the abilities of a dark dragon, mimicry. I don't know how perfect it is, but it allows you to camouflage things from others."

"You even have knowledge about dragons, which is interesting. I never thought a lowly human would have that knowledge."

"A lowly human, hahaha. That is funny. Well, this lowly one will have your head."

At this moment, all of Luca's focus was on her enemy. This was the only way she could keep sane using her ability without going crazy.

If someone else ambushed her from behind now, she would not be able to see it even with her abilities. Sёarᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Seraphine at the side couldn't follow the flow of the battle at all. Luca kept moving in a random way, but there would always be something there.

The fight also happened in fast motion; normal humans would only see sparks and shockwaves flying everywhere.

Contrary to the Dragari's excited expression, Luca was more alert. She had already used her ability to the utmost, and the result was only a standstill battle.

Her only hope now was for one of her comrades to come and help.

She knew Seraphine wouldn't be able to do anything to help for now.

Physically, the enemy's strength was above hers; she could only fight back by timing everything perfectly without any mishaps.

While Luca was busy fighting, Jake was at the same location in the spire. But contrary to her, who moved toward the top, Jake was going underground.

He was curious why this spire was necessary to build even though there was already a portal before.

Jake didn't believe it was done just as a whim for aesthetic reasons.

The material required and the amount needed to make this was beyond his calculation. It wasn't worth it to do without any real reason.

As he easily entered through the gap in the door, he quickly reached the bottom.

Stab! Stab!

Two Dragari that faithfully guarded the door despite the chaos above met their untimely end as Jake stabbed them right in their weak points.

He then materialized from the shadow, his gaze turning, looking through some small gap to slip inside the shadow.

He then spotted it. His body turned back into a shadow and tried to enter, but the moment he slipped through, he felt like he was crashing against an iron wall.

With his current state, the damage was not something he could underestimate. The attack hurt even in his shadow state.

His body was thrown back into the wall, and Jake felt his bones shatter with blood seeping out from his lips.