The Unpredictable Battle

A few seconds ago, when the hot steam cleared thanks to the clash of Encender's and Jane's sword attacks, Layla was able to see the man with whom she wanted to exchange opponents.

Tito was smiling when he locked eyes with Layla, which made her feel uneasy. She momentarily thought of turning back to face the man of steel following behind her with vicious eyes a few feet away.

However, she was too late to do so, as a flaming crow passed by her side.

"It is such a good thing that you are here. Now let's switch opponents."

'Does Tito really have the power to read minds, like he said before?' Layla thought with gritted teeth. Tito had just suggested what she wanted to do.

"So this is what he was talking about. How foolish of him. I will just kill his girlfriend first."

The hurtful expression deepened at the end of that voice, as her silver eyes shot a death glare at the owner.

"I am not that psycho's girlfriend! Not only that, but I wish to stab him in the gut the next time I see him."

"Okay, that's cool."

"..."

Layla remained silent as she didn't expect the chief corrections officer to not press on the issue, unlike a certain man of steel who kept on bringing up the issue about her past.

With a thoughtful expression, the silver-haired girl spun around her twin daggers playfully. 'Judging from the steam from before, this woman's ability is to turn herself into water, which is the reason why Tito ran away. How can I defeat someone like her!?'

Taylor was able to read her thoughts and chuckled a bit. "You can't. Your blades can't even leave a scratch on me even if I don't do anything."

"I see," Layla said before she rushed at the prison guard holding her waist, aiming to cut her horizontally into three parts.

Swish—!

Thack—!

Layla's twin passed through Taylor's liquid body, and the chief used this chance to front kick the silver-haired girl in the jaw, pushing her back a few inches.

"Argh!" Layla groaned from pain, as the kick she got from the girl of water caused her to see black for a second.

Taylor smirked, "Don't you see, you can't win against me."

However, unlike what she expected to see, Layla had an even brighter smile. "You can say that now, but I am sure you will regret it when I beat the shit out of you and escape this godforsaken prison."

"Then bring it on, little one."

Agreeing to her opponent's words, Layla swiftly charged at Taylor the moment she regained her balance.

Swish—!

She used the twin dagger in her right hand to horizontally cut among Taylor's eyes. Using her senses alone, the corrections chief launched a side kick towards Layla's side.

Whoosh—!

However, Taylor's leg cut through the air, as the inmate stepped back to dodge the attack, before using her left dagger to cut through the brown-haired girl's liquid stomach.

Swoosh—!

A hand-sized cut was left in Taylor's gut, as water dripped from her upper body to heal herself. Impatiently, the chief tried to use her knee to hit the pink-skinned girl's face.

Swish—!

She missed by a wide margin, as the other alien side-stepped to the side, and she used both her daggers to slice off Taylor's neck.

Veins popped up on the prison guard's face as her head reconnected back thanks to being made out of water. However, her frustration grew deeper as she was cut in half.

'This girl is no joke! She is faster than when Xenogenisis turned his legs into small rockets!'

Taylor's thought was right on the money. In their group, Layla is only slower than Encender. She might even be faster than her when they are only running.

Be that as it may, Taylor wasn't going to let her be. Layla might be faster than anyone she has ever fought, but unlike other zodiac ability users, her body is made out of water, meaning she doesn't need to defend against the inmate's attacks.

With the speed of cutting wind, Taylor's chest was cut open, but unlike before, she didn't use her legs to fight back the silver-haired girl.

Swift Water Arrow!!

Swook—!

Splash—!

Even though the attack was sudden as death, the only Jett in Ablauf managed to react in time, as she used the non-bladed part of her right dagger to block the attack, letting water hide her sight.

However, the moment she could but curse, "Shit! She now has the advantage!"

Thousands of swift water arrows were hovering in the air, aiming to pierce through the young alien.

Maintaining a solemn expression on her triangular-shaped face, Layla just clutched her twin daggers as she prepared to block the incoming attacks.

However, she had other thoughts, "How did Tito manage to fight her if she is only water? I am positive Tito exchanged kicks with her without passing through her. If so, how?"

She did not have time to process the thought any further, as she had to focus on defense now.

Tensing up her limbs, she tried to dodge the arrows she could, and when left with no choice, she had to use the sharp edge of her dagger to block.

Clang—!

Bam—!

A metallic sound echoed in the air as Layla's dagger clashed with one of the arrows, directing it to go towards the ceiling.

'These arrows could kill me if I let my guard down."

Layla took on a defensive stunt, as she now focused on dodging and blocking the attacks only. Performing acrobatic spins and flips, she thought she could endure until the attacks stopped.

However, the assault seemed endless, and the moment she started running out of breath, she got pierced in the thigh.

Thack—!

Before she could groan, she felt a knee connecting to her back, sending her flying into the cell on her right.

Bam—!