Chapter 518

Felicia whipped around and shone her flashlight behind her, only to see a pair of golden slit-shaped pupils staring back at her. The python's scales glistened under the beam, resembling a suit of grotesque, armored plates. Its reflective, sickly sheen made Felica's scalp prickle with unease. Without hesitation, she turned and bolted forward. The python immediately gave chase, slithering after her at a terrifying speed. Its body glided across the ground as it closed the gap between them. Felicia yanked the knife strapped to her thigh and, without looking back, hurled it toward the sound. There was a brief pause behind her. Then, as if enraged, the python surged forward even faster, chasing her with renewed fury. That was not an opponent she could handle. Felicia ran as fast as she could, using the terrain to create obstacles in hopes of losing the python. But this was the python's domain. No matter how hard she tried, sweating and panting heavily from all the running, she just cou