Chapter 421 - Third Floor: The Haunted Forest of Winter Deers (17)

Athena, moving close by, reacted to another Deer lunging at her. She pivoted on her heel, her momentum flowing smoothly as she drove her knee into the creature's side. The impact was brutal, a sickening crack filling the air as its ribs gave way. Using the creature's weight against it, she pushed it back, simultaneously swinging her hand to release a mana-infused wave that ricocheted off the ground, slamming into a Deer that had attempted to flank her from behind. The mana erupted on contact, leaving scorch marks as it tore through the Deer's flesh.