Saskia's pupils contracted violently, and a guttural gasp escaped her throat.
She stumbled back two steps, seemingly using the last of her strength to glance down at her chest. Not a single drop of blood seeped from the gaping hole. Instead, a ring of ice crystals spread out from the wound, refracting the morning light into a rainbow of colors.
"..." Saskia's mouth opened as if to speak, but she no longer had the strength. The ice crystals rapidly encased her entire body. Then, before everyone's horrified eyes, her form... shattered.
CRASH—
Saskia's body crumbled into pieces. Silk threads, clothing, prey, and Beast Cores tumbled out after it, all spilling from her Illusion Realm.
Evangeline nonchalantly twirled a lock of purple hair on Nix's chest, then turned her gaze to Penna.
Penna's pupils shrank, and he drew in a sharp, cold breath.
'In a situation like this, how can that female be so calm? To just turn around and kill Saskia like that?'
