The three remaining A-Rank villains stood close together now, their grins slowly fading.
They realized the girls had suddenly changed.
The bear-shifter looked around, his breathing heavy. "Where did the rest of your girls go?"
The rat-shifter glanced behind him, tail twitching. "They're surrounding us…"
The bony man narrowed his eyes. "This isn't normal. They're moving different now."
The girls then stepped in closer.
Their glow brightened. The ground beneath them shimmered faintly.
Velra's teachings were kicking in.
The squad leader gave a simple command. "End it."
The girls moved.
One dashed forward, her knife flashing.
The rat-shifter tried to dodge, but she was already behind him.
She sliced across his thigh.
He yelped and jumped back, blood dripping.
"What the hell—she wasn't that fast before!"
Another girl struck the bear-shifter across the side with a heavy kick.
His thick arm blocked it, but he still stumbled back, surprised.
