They all steeled their heart as they entered the gate.What they heard first was a hissing sound.The hissing grew louder.Not one.Many.It slithered through the air like a living thing, pressing against their senses, tightening around their chests.Just as they started to wonder where the boss was,The floor trembled, and cracks appeared on the surfaceSylvia’s vines coiled instinctively around her arms.Freya lowered her stance, daggers angled, her eyes already scanning the near future.Helena faded, her figure blurring before vanishing completely.Celeste stepped forward, frost gathering beneath her feet.Vida steadied herself at the center, water forming around her like a living shield.Miss Seraphina stood behind them.Watching.BOOM!A pillar shattered.Stone exploded outward as a massive figure emerged.It was unlike the others.Its upper body was humanoid, tall and imposing, its skin covered in dark, scale-like armor. Its lower body was a massive serpent tail that coiled acro

When Miss Seraphina brought back the news of the girls’ abduction, she was livid.It was a stain on her reputation. Every single girl she had taken on that mission had been abducted.“You don’t need to beat yourself up over it,” Dante said calmly.His tone only made things worse.Seraphina frowned, her anger sharpening. To her, his calmness felt like indifference, like he did not care about the girls at all.“Did you lose your feelings for them along with your powers?” she asked coldly.Despite being a member of SHORAR, she was not aware that Dante was still powerful.Lucian had not revealed the truth to her. Not because he did not trust her, but because he felt it was not his truth to tell.“A display of anger won’t solve anything,” Dante replied.That was the final straw.Seraphina stormed off in annoyance, her boots striking the ground with sharp, echoing steps.Lucian sighed and quickly followed after her.Dante remained where he was.He had come to see Aria after spending some ti