"I'll give you a chance too. Give up on destroying the world, and I'll spare your life."
Sirin sized him up with disdain. "Another thief after my Gems. Other than stealing my power, what else can you do? Oh, right. You are pretty good at running for your life."
"Then do you dare take a sword strike from this thief?"
"...Hmph!"
She did not dare.
Aboard the Hyperion.
"It's the Herrscher of the Void! She's so scary!"
"They're facing off. They won't start fighting here, will they?"
"Will Lady Bai Yan win?"
"She should..."
Theresa stared at the screen, unable to stop herself from growing tense.
The current Herrscher of the Void had four Cores in hand, elevating her already overwhelming strength to an even greater level.
Could Durandal stop her?
Maybe she could have before, but now...
She swallowed involuntarily, cold sweat trickling down her face without her even noticing.
At that moment, the communicator rang.
Senior Theresa, Immortal Blade has discovered your—Bai Yan?!
"Ah? Bai what?"
No, Bai Yan...
"Uh, Durandal?! Didn't you receive no deployment order? What are you doing coming here now?"
Theresa was far from polite, because in theory, Durandal answered to Otto.
However, the communicator suddenly fell silent. At the same time, another figure appeared on the screen.
Durandal stood in midair. The instant she saw the Herrscher of the Void and Benares, she activated her strongest state.
"Star Anchor, Forge!"
Golden energy enveloped the girl's entire body, her strength surging to its peak.
She watched Sirin for a moment before shifting her gaze to Bai Yan.
"I really didn't expect this..."
Durandal's expression was complicated. There was resentment she could not put into words, yet the current situation also filled her with inexplicable excitement.
The order she had received was originally to deal