Chapter 41: Attack

Janet was standing in the hallway when she noticed one of the guards approaching Ethan respectfully.

She already knew what the report was about. The moment the guard stopped in front of Ethan, Janet heard him speak.

"Second in command, the human girl demands to see you tomorrow."

Ethan’s face immediately became cold. "Didn’t I ask you to take her back to her world today?"

The guard bowed quickly. "Yes, sir. We wanted to, but she refused to go. She has been very dramatic about it."

Janet’s fingers slowly curled into a fist. He still cares about that human girl. That was why Ethan kept ignoring her.

At least, that was what Janet had started telling herself.

She looked away. She had tried to remember the last time Ethan had actually paid attention to her, but she could barely remember one.

And yet Akeelah had once told her that Ethan had watched Janet sleep throughout the entire night when she was injured.

Could that really be true?

Or had Janet simply misunderstood his actions? She sighed and walked away.

The stronger the wolf, the harder it seemed for them to bow to a woman or allow themselves to fall in love. Powerful wolves always believed their feelings could become a weakness that someone might use against them.

Janet understood that better than anyone. She continued down the quiet hallway until she reached another hallway that lead to the area where the secret door was hidden.

She paused for a moment and followed the direction. Reaching the most powerful door in the palace.

The huge golden door looked beautiful even from a distance. It was covered with several red rubies and green jade stones that looked like ordinary precious stones.

But Janet knew better. Those stones were filled with dangerous spells.

She slowly walked closer. Then she noticed something sitting on a strange stone structure beside the door.

It was a blue eagle. The eagle had glowing blue eyes and beautiful feathers that looked almost unreal. It was standing on a tall stone pedestal built into the wall, almost like a small pillar supporting part of the ancient structure.

The bird turned its glowing eyes toward Janet.

Janet smiled. "I guess Rita must have sensed me." She waved at the bird. "Ahh, big eyes just like their owner."

The eagle stared at her without moving. Janet placed her hands on her waist. "I was just wondering what is inside this door that has made the witches so obsessed."

The eagle suddenly snorted and looked away.

Janet froze and her smile disappeared."Hey! How dare you mock me?"

The eagle continued looking away as if Janet did not exist.

Janet narrowed her eyes. "Do you want me to release my wolf for you?" Janet scoffed and turned around "Whatever."

She had barely taken a few steps when Rita suddenly appeared at the other end of the hallway.

The witch was walking quickly, her face filled with worry.

Janet sighed helplessly. "Hey. What’s with that look? I just came here to take a look."

Rita rolled her eyes. "Not you. I knew when you entered this hallway."Rita’s eyes moved toward the blue eagle. "But I sensed something else hiding with your saint."

"My saint?"Janet looked at the bird, it’s eyes colour had changed from blue to red.

Rita’s expression became serious. "The bird won’t know about it if a werewolf is around. Whatever is hiding here is good at concealing itself."

Janet’s face changed immediately. "What’s next? Another attack?"

Rita did not answer. Instead, her face began glowing blue. Powerful blue flames suddenly appeared around both her hands, lighting up the dark hallway.

"Stay behind me chicken head."

Janet’s eyes widened, but she nodded and obeyed immediately.

Rita looked around with dangerous eyes. Janet quickly pulled out her weapons from her belts.Two ancient folding fans. They looked beautiful at first, almost like delicate royal fans, but they were made from dark metal instead of paper. Each fan had several thin blades hidden between its sections, with sharp edges that could cut through flesh when opened with enough force. Small silver designs covered the handles, and the tips of the blades shone whenever light touched them.

Janet spread both fans and position herself very well. " These people will never rest until we teach their masters lesson, I wonder what is it this time" She stood beside Rita, ready.

For several seconds, nothing happened. The hallway was silent.

Then Rita suddenly moved. Her body flew into the air, and she threw a powerful ball of blue fire toward an empty part of the hallway.

A loud sound exploded through the air.

Something screamed in agony as the flame enveloped it skin. Janet’s eyes widened as a strange creature suddenly appeared on the floor.

It had four terrifying eyes, long twisted limbs, and a body that seemed to disappear around the edges. It was wounded, but it was already trying to stand.

Janet stared at it in frustration. "This annoying beasts. why are they invisible this time..."

Rita created another powerful ball of blue fire between her hands. Her eyes became colder. "They’re not only invincible but dangerous too." Rita looked at her. "This is why you must run as fast as you can."

She raised her burning hands. "They are more than one."

Janet’s grip tightened around her ancient fans. She nodded nervously. But her heart was beating hard.

" How am I supposed to fight something I can’t even see?"Janet wondered if being a powerful werewolf was really enough.

Janet slowly started backing away while Rita continued fighting the strange creatures. She could hear their movements around her, but she couldn’t see them at all, and that made her more nervous. It was almost as if the creatures had noticed that she was unable to see them and had suddenly become more interested in her. One of them moved closer, and Janet tightened her grip on the two ancient fans in her hands while carefully looking around the empty hallway.

"Rita, I think one of them is coming toward me," Janet warned.