Click!
The clicking of metal sound was faint, yet it echoed through both of their ears like a church bell.
A gust of wind rushed across the snowfield.
They both blinked at the same time.
And then.
The scene was no longer the same. The horde of chimeras was gone. Not gone, but eradicated to the last bit of shred.
What remained was nothing but torn limbs, rolling heads, and rivers of blood soaking into the snow.
Alice stood frozen, her eyes widening. Her throat worked, but no words came out. Then, finally, it burst out of her.
"What the fuck was that?!"
Leon's body stiffened, his eyes darting across the field. Not even he could comprehend what had just happened. His heartbeat multiplied severalfold; he just couldn't suppress his excitement.
"Phew," the swordmaiden exhaled softly, brushing back a lock of her hair, "nearly got my hair damaged."
Her tone was casual, as though butchering a hundred beasts was no more effort than wiping snow from her cloak.
