On the battlefield, the air suddenly shifted.
Cold, ominous, and deathly.
A wave of terrifying, otherworldly aura descended upon the battlefield, so suffocating and alien that Ballard and Zashi started to tremble in horror.
Ballard stopped tending to his wounds and slowly raised his head, his terrified gaze drawn to the source of the otherworldly presence - Anna.
No, to be more precise, it was the strand of raven-black hair writhing amidst the sea of crimson like a… snake!
What is that thing?! Another artifact?!
Hayes Ballard thought in horror. His back was drenched in cold sweat, and he found himself involuntarily retreating.
Out of all the artifacts Anna or her companions had ever wielded, this one… the one resembling a mere strand of hair radiated the most dangerous aura by far.
Even Zashi, who was on his way to finish off Ada and Hayes, abruptly turned around and gazed in Anna's direction with pure terror etched on his face.
