CHAPTER 65: THE FEROCITY UNLEASHED

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*WHOOSH*

In a split second, the air crackled with tension as Cobra's sword neared Grace, poised to strike with deadly precision. The tip of the blade hovered dangerously close to Grace's eye, frozen in a moment of suspended time.

"I just need to gain control, just like my liege showed me," Grace thought, her mind flooded with memories of her liege teaching her the art of partial transformation. She focused her mind on those memories, attempting to replicate what her liege had done.

With the threat of imminent danger, Grace's brain activity surged, heightening her thinking and comprehension abilities.

"Ah... I think I get it," Grace murmured to herself, a flicker of understanding in her eyes, as she moved slightly to the right, evading Cobra's attack by a hair's breadth.

*WHOOSH*

"!!!"

Cobra wore a surprised expression as Grace narrowly evaded his attack, causing his sword to slice through empty air.

*SWISH*

"What!..."

Cobra exclaimed, shocked that his strike had missed. He quickly regained his composure, turning to face Grace, but she had vanished from sight. He glanced around frantically but failed to locate her.

"COBRA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LOOK UP!"

Scorpion's panicked voice echoed through the air.

Startled by Scorpion's urgency, Cobra quickly looked up and caught sight of Grace hurtling toward him with a powerful mid-air kick, carrying tremendous momentum. Predicting the trajectory of the attack, Cobra smirked and raised his sword to block.

"Once I block her attack, I'll take her legs,"

Cobra thought confidently, underestimating Grace's prowess.

As Grace closed in, the moonlight illuminated her form, revealing her partial lycanthrope transformation.

"...What the hell is that?" Cobra muttered, his voice filled with surprise. But before he could recover from his shock...

*BANG*

Grace's kick landed directly on the center of Cobra's sword with astonishing force. Overpowering the mana coating the sword and delivering a direct hit.

"Keuk!... How did you..."

Cobra's words trailed off, blood pouring from the corners of his lips. Grace held him down, her feet exerting immense pressure on his sword. His entire body trembled as he struggled not to be overwhelmed by her strength.

*CRREEEAAAKKK! *

Under the pressure Grace exerted, the ground beneath Cobra began to crack.

"Heh... I told you... you do not deserve my surrender. Now give up and die!"

Grace shouted, increasing the pressure on Cobra's sword.

"YOU... FUCKING BITCH! THERE IS NO WAY I WILL LOSE TO A FEMALE! AAARRRGGHH!!"

Cobra roared, his voice filled with rage and defiance. As he summoned all his strength to repel Grace.

*WHOOSH*

While Grace and Cobra were struggling. A gust of wind blew past as a figure appeared beside Cobra—it was Scorpion.

"I thought you could handle this alone, but you underestimated your opponent,"

Scorpion said, his tone laced with disappointment and determination. With a swift motion, he drew his sword, preparing to attack Grace.

"THIRD-CLASS SWORD SKILL– GALESTORM BLADE FURY!" Scorpion declared resolutely, unleashing a rapid flurry of sword strikes. His swift movements created a fierce gale storm, directed straight at Grace.

*WHOOSH*

"!!!"

Grace noticed the attack hurtling toward her, but she couldn't dodge it in time. She raised her hands, covered in thick fur, to block the incoming assault.

*BAM*

"KYAAH!..."

Grace cried out in pain as the attack struck her, sending her flying several miles away from the ongoing battle area.

*WHOOSH*

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FIVE MILES AWAY FROM COBRA AND SCORPION.

Grace crashed into the second floor of an abandoned villa, the impact accompanied by a loud explosion that reverberated through the night, catching the attention of the Capital's Knights patrolling nearby.

"Cough... Cough. Argh..."

Grace groaned in pain as she struggled to free herself from the debris that had fallen upon her. Eventually, she managed to crawl out and lay on her back, looking up at the night sky.

"So beautiful..."

Grace muttered with a smile; her gaze fixated on two exquisite purple stars twinkling above. She extended one of her arms toward the stars as if attempting to reach them.

"My liege is so beautiful... even the heavens reflect your eyes at night,"

Grace whispered, tears streaming down her cheeks. She knew that her chances of escape or victory had vanished. Both of her legs had been severed in the crash, and even with her werewolf healing abilities, it would take time for them to regenerate.

*WHOOSH*

*WHOOSH*

"!...?"

Grace detected the approach of two different groups of people heading toward her at incredible speeds, using her heightened werewolf senses of sound, smell, and sight. Distinguishing the two groups, she realized that the first group approaching from the left consisted of Capital Knights, most of whom possessed second-class grandmaster strength, with the one leading them boasting third-class grandmaster prowess. And the group approaching from the right was Cobra and Scorpion.

"Keuk... I can't let the knights recognize me. I can't be a burden to my liege,"

Grace resolved silently as she began to transform into her wolf form.

*CRACK! *

"AAARRRGGGHHH!!..." Grace's agonized scream pierced the air as her body convulsed, enduring the torturous process of bone-shattering transformation. Each crack and snap echoed her excruciating pain, surpassing all but one of the tortures she had ever endured.

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ONE MINUTE LATER.

"AWOOOOOO!"

A powerful and resounding howl erupted from the villa, piercing the stillness of the night.

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