Elder Hua slowly bent down and closed her eyes, gently placing her hand on the dirt. She focused her mind and listened intently for any sign of movement. Red decal-like scales appeared all around the edges of her face as her body began emitting a faint red hue.
After a few seconds, her eyes snapped open and darted towards a closely-knit patch of tress in the distance.
"There."
She grinned smugly and immediately dashed to the location where she had sensed underground movement.
This was not the power of her Angelica — the Nightstalker Angelica didn't provide any tracking abilities. This was the power of the Bloodborn — a special race of humans who wielded supernatural powers much like Angelicas, but at the cost of their own blood rather than mana. If they used their powers too much, they would faint; if they push too far, they'll outright die.
