Chapter 167

With a smirk in her voice, Elaine said, "I meant, are we going one-on-one or is it gonna be a group fight?" "But now it's definitely a one-on-one," she added with certainty. What happened next was just plain brutal—Red Hair didn't even have time to react before Elaine beat the crap out of him. Elaine never had any formal training; she was just quick on her feet, and her punches hit hard and fast. That was enough to get the first hit in. "Arghhh!" Red Hair howled on the ground, sounding downright pitiful. His face was a mess, no doubt about it. People say never hit the face—but for someone as shameless as him, Elaine figured rules didn't apply. Still, to avoid drawing too much attention, she gave him a good warning, then walked off. She was gonna head back to Velvet Lantern to see if Fiona and the others had left. But just before she got there, she accidentally bumped into someone. Another guy, but totally different vibe from Red Hair—this one was in a suit, towering over Elaine by at l