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Slowly rising from her one-knee kneel, Ellen held her Laser Saber and aimed it at Natsuki while sweeping her gaze around the area. She looked at the mages maintaining their Territory, all of them tightly bound by chains glowing with a faint purple light, and hesitated...
Logically speaking, with Ellen's shrewdness, the wisest choice at a time like this would have been to decisively abandon the mission and retreat!
After all, they had already confirmed that their opponent was an undefeatable existence. Continuing the mission would only result in their total annihilation, and that was definitely not a good thing!
If it had been the Ellen of the past, she would certainly have made that choice.
However, her opponent was not only a little girl who looked no older than ten, but merely a living "Angel"—and the Angel of the person who had once nearly sent Ellen to hell through overwhelming strength!
Ellen was unwilling to retreat just like that.
Of course, if that were all, Ellen could still have persuaded herself to retreat. Given her personality, she would not throw a tantrum and recklessly challenge someone just because her opponent looked like a little girl.
The true reason Ellen hesitated and could not bring herself to choose retreat was Miku!
Ellen could tell that Miku was already at the end of her rope!
With Miku's current condition, she definitely would not be able to withstand even a simple strike!
At that time, Ellen could take Miku directly, use her as