Chapter 480:

She could feel the trickle of blood staining her chin.

“Ukrae in hell, how did that little human know how to throw an arrow with such precision, in the dead of night, without a bow, and still strike true?”

“I vastly underestimated her,” Sinai grumbled as she prowled between rows of plants, scanning the shadows. “Good thing I shot three at once. At least one was bound to hit her.”

Sinai would be the first to admit that she was a bit hot-tempered and maybe just a little impulsive. However, when it came to committing crimes, she was nothing short of highly careful. In fact, she was meticulous to the point of obsession.

At over two thousand years old, this was far from her first offense. Or her tenth, really.

When it came to murder, she always made sure to leave no trace—no link whatsoever back to her.

But as time dragged on and Sinai failed to locate Emeriel’s body, her initial thrill began to fade. Where is she?

She wanted to see the human princess sprawled across the ground, vulnerable and defeated.

to stand over her and gloat over her victory, to deliver a final

the hell was she,

then, she caught sight of faint footprints.

Following the trail through patches of soil and broken leaves, Sinai came to the point where it turned into crawling marks. “You really wanted to escape that badly, didn’t you?

didn’t I do this sooner?” she mused aloud. “Now you aren’t

tales

she turned the final corner, her voice

she… is…” She

Her smug expression vanished.

There was no body.

smeared across the grass and stone, and an

her eyes darting around wildly. She must have overlooked something. But no,

lifeless body

nonsense again! Where

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