The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 525

Chapter 525

As the black–clad assailants lunged at her, Athena met them with an unnerving smile playing on her lips.

The men exchanged bewildered glances at the sight before them, as if thinking, “She’s at death’s door… and still smiling?”

Just as they were raising their blades, every one of them suddenly clutched their chests, their movements freezing mid–strike.

The next instant, blood gushed from their mouths as they collapsed to the ground.

A searing pain ripped through his chest. One of the assailants staggered, eyes wide in shock as he glared at Athena. “You… you poisoned us?” he gasped before collapsing.

Athena slowly rose to her feet, brushing the dirt from her clothes.

With an icy smile, she said, “Without poison, how else could I kill you scumbags?”

Her master taught her to keep compassion in her heart, but also warned her: when facing the truly wicked, extraordinary measures are necessary. To show them mercy is to be cruel to herself.

When facing these black–clad assailants, she feigned weakness to lull them into a false sense of security.

Then, when the opportunity arose, she struck them down with a single, lethal blow.

All the black–clad assailants collapsed, blood gushing from every orifice as they died.

Athena stepped over their lifeless bodies with chilling composure.

Just then, one of the dying black–clad assailants suddenly locked his arms around Athena’s leg with a desperate burst of strength.

Blood gushed from his mouth and nose as he glared up at her with manic eyes, clearly intent on

dragging her down to death with him.

“Forget it! Let go!” she said.

But Athena’s injured leg gave way, and with a sudden yank, the black–clad assailant dragged her hard to the ground.

Seeing her fall, the man’s face contorted into a crazed grin. He said, “If I’m going down, you’re coming with me!”

The dying black–clad man raised his dagger and lunged at Athena.

Athena instinctively snatched up a blade and, without a moment’s hesitation, slashed down at her attacker’s arm.

The black–clad assailant was already on his last legs, so when Athena severed his arm, he collapsed without a sound.

Athena kicked the corpse aside. Gritting her teeth, she dragged her injured leg and painfully limped away.

The mountain path was treacherous, the night obscuring her vision.

With each painful step, Athena moved forward, chasing the faint shimmer of distant light.

Jessa will surely come for me,‘ Athena thought with certainty.

“That damned woman!” one of the black–clad assailants snarled. “She’s killed so many of our men. When I get my hands on her, I’ll tear her limb from limb!”

Realizing these were more of the black–clad assailants‘ accomplices, Athena pressed herself deeper beneath the boulder and stilled her breathing.

Only when their footsteps had faded into the distance and Athena was certain the danger had passed did she finally emerge from behind the boulder

With no escape in sight, Athena subtly clenched her fists, bracing herself for a desperate last stand. If she was going down, she would take them with her.

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