In Iana’s mind, during the previous two waves of attacks, Ethelrina hadn’t gained any advantage over her.
Even if there was another wave of assault, what could it do?
Handling it would still be a breeze, right? Â
But when Ethelrina’s attack finally landed, Iana realized how utterly ridiculous her thoughts had been.
The silver sword in Ethelrina’s hand was wrapped in a faint blue flame, resembling the advanced weapons in video games.
“So hot.”
The moment Iana’s Dragon Claw touched it, she felt a searing pain as if her hand was being soaked in boiling water at a hundred degrees Celsius.
“Ethelrina has combined her skill with her weapon, giving it power similar to her first skill.”
“Damn it, I didn’t expect Ethelrina to have mastered her abilities to such a degree.”
“As expected, the original female lead’s talent and strength can’t be underestimated.”
At this moment, Iana wanted nothing more than to slap her past self from a few minutes ago for being so reckless.
If only she had used the Space Scroll earlier, maybe none of this would have happened.
What Iana didn’t know was that from the moment Ethelrina appeared before her, there was no chance for her to escape using the Space Scroll.
Feeling the pain, Iana withdrew her hand and flapped her pitch-black Dragon Wings behind her, hastily retreating.
“Useless wings, flap faster!”
Although Iana was the first to flee and was using all her strength to flap her wings, the distance between her and Ethelrina didn’t decrease—it only kept closing.
After all, Ethelrina was also from the Silver Dragon Clan, with at least half her bloodline belonging to them.
In terms of flying speed, she was certainly not inferior to the Dragon Clan. Â
Moreover, Ethelrina’s bloodline development was even further along than Iana’s.
Judging by appearance alone, Ethelrina’s wings were noticeably larger than Iana’s. Â
“Where do you think you’re running this time?” Ethelrina wielded her silver sword engulfed in blue flames and swung it down toward Iana without hesitation.
“This is it.” Iana felt that if Ethelrina’s strike truly hit her, she wouldn’t die but would definitely be left with severe injuries.
She hadn’t expected Ethelrina to be so stubborn—determined to kill her right here.
If it were someone else, they would definitely try to restrain the Dragon Clan and quietly wait for Dean Isabella to arrive.
“Is that sword still just scrap metal?”
Ethelrina’s sword struck Iana’s arm, burning the Dragon Scales that suddenly appeared there and deforming them.
“Ah, so that’s what you cared about? I won’t insult your sword anymore. So, can we make peace now?” Iana’s face dripped with sweat as she quickly begged.
“It’s too late. If you want to live, you shouldn’t have appeared before me.”
Ethelrina showed no mercy, raising her sword once more and swinging it at the same spot where she had just attacked Iana.
“No, this attack definitely can’t be blocked by my scales alone.”
“I have to think of something.”
But how could Ethelrina possibly give Iana enough time to come up with a solution?
The silver sword flashed like light, moving so fast that even Iana’s keen eyes couldn’t catch its afterimage.
Iana shut her eyes because she had no way to stop Ethelrina’s attack from landing.
“Is this it?”
‘I’m so unwilling… I just broke through, and if I had more time, I’m sure I could defeat Ethelrina.’ Iana protested silently in her heart. Â
A long time passed, but the expected strike never came down.
Iana opened her eyes and found that Ethelrina’s body was covered in chains appearing out of nowhere.
“This is…”
The instant Iana saw the chains, she recognized their origin.
These were Lilian’s Light Chain Technique! Â
“I didn’t help you for nothing.”
Iana felt comforted by Lilian’s actions, because Lilian chose her life over her favor toward Ethelrina without hesitation.
Of course, Iana knew these chains wouldn’t restrain Ethelrina for long.
What mattered now was to run as fast as possible while Ethelrina was trapped. Â
Meanwhile, those on the ground saw the chains wrapping around Ethelrina, unaware of who had cast them.
They credited all the chains’ success to Iana herself.
“Who would have thought this Dragon Clan member has such a technique?”
“You see? She managed to trap Ethelrina, so why would she just leave so easily?”
“Are you stupid? Why do you think she’s in such a hurry to leave? It’s because she can’t control Ethelrina for long.”
“If she doesn’t leave soon, she’ll probably be minced into meat sauce by Ethelrina.”
“Hey, have you ever tasted dragon meat turned into meat sauce?”
“No, thanks.”
Ethelrina watched helplessly as Iana escaped right under her nose but couldn’t catch up.
“Still have help, huh? Hope next time we meet, you’re still this lucky.”
Ethelrina forcefully cut the chains binding her and shouted in dissatisfaction as she saw Iana disappear without a trace.
But just as Ethelrina broke the chains, Lilian, standing on the ground, suddenly spat a mouthful of fresh blood.
Because the hardness of the Light Chain Technique is closely related to the caster’s Blood Power, as long as the caster’s Blood Power hasn’t been fully exhausted, the Light Chain Technique is indestructible.
But once the Light Chain Technique is broken, it means the caster’s Blood Power is gone, and the caster suffers severe injuries.
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
Veronica, standing beside Lilian, naturally noticed what was happening to her.
“I’m fine.”
“Maybe it’s just a bit of internal heat recently.” Lilian answered weakly.
Veronica frowned, dissatisfied with Lilian’s response.
She felt Lilian clearly didn’t treat her like a sister. Â
Though there was some rivalry between them, they were still sisters from the same mother.
How could she abandon Lilian like this? Â
Moreover, Veronica now had reason to suspect that Lilian was treating her like a fool—who gets internal heat bad enough to spit blood?
“Come on, let’s go inside. My villa has a special doctor. Let her take a look at you.”
Veronica firmly grabbed Lilian’s wrist, not allowing her to refuse, and led her toward the villa.
“But, but I still have to…”
Before Lilian could finish, Veronica interrupted, “There’s no but. Nothing else is more important than your health.” Â