Bzzt. Swoosh. Chop.
Mayli found her liver being pierced by one of the butcher's daggers as he appeared to her left. Eren spun around and lodged his remaining dagger in the girl's heart before twisting it. He sent his fire and lightning mana inside her to fry her mana circuits as well.
The elves chasing after her stopped in their tracks and looked at each other blankly as they saw Mayli's condition. Even Meeshah who was pretending to run away from the scene stopped in her tracks and looked at the scene with a horrified expression.
Mayli was unable to cast a spell or get away from the butcher. She spit blood when she tried to open her mouth. She looked at her killer with injustice written in her eyes and spoke with difficulty.
"How… How did you know?"
The butcher looked at her with puzzled expressions of his own before speaking up.
"Hm? Know what?"
