Coming back to where Lucian and Valentina were—
The forest around them had long since turned into a training ground.
Trees bore deep cuts, and the ground was littered with countless scars left behind by their clashes.
And in the midst of it all, two figures continued moving.
Clang—!
Clang—!
The sound of colliding blades resounded through the forest once again as both of them dashed forward.
"Again…!"
Valentina's voice echoed through the night as she pushed Lucian back once again, the impact nearly throwing him off balance.
But before he could fall, he twisted sharply, rotating his entire body.
The sword sliced through the air, aimed directly at her neck with lethal killing intent without the slightest hesitation.
Valentina herself had told him to always aim to kill her, and after countless hours of getting beaten, dismembered, crushed and thrown around by the woman before him, Lucian had accepted that approach as well.
