Fierce Battle 2

Because Susanoo's Yasakani no Magatama had been damaged, his speed had not changed significantly.

There was no situation where Lilith's vision blurred and Susanoo suddenly appeared before her.

But Susanoo's current speed was enough. He raised his right hand, then made a grasping motion and swung it downward.

A sword of light appeared in Susanoo's hand and, following his movement, slashed toward Lilith.

Lilith did not test the power of that attack with her own body. She leaped to the side and avoided it.

But before she could steady herself, another laser sniped at her from afar.

The laser, powerful enough to pierce through a human body, sliced off the cloak draped over Lilith's back.

The red cloak fluttered in the wind and drifted into the distance.

"Sniping? Could something have happened to Big Wolf?"

It was not that Lilith lacked confidence in Big Wolf.

Rather, Big Wolf had only evolved recently, and its strength was merely comparable to that of a Special Class Dangerous Species. Yet it was facing two Teigu users.

If she did not know that her Vassals could not die, what she would be worried about would not be whether Big Wolf was in trouble, but whether it had been killed.

Lilith connected the vision of her left eye to Big Wolf.

Then, through her left eye, she saw Leona fiercely battling it.

In her beastified state, Leona's physical strength was not much weaker than Big Wolf's.

At this moment, several wounds covered Leona's body, likely inflicted by Big Wolf.

Though slowly, blood continued to flow from those wounds.

If this continued, Leona's defeat would only be a matter of time.

After all, she was not facing an ordinary Special Class Dangerous Species!

"Haah... haah... haah..."

Leona panted heavily, feeling increasingly stifled as the fight went on.

The Dangerous Species before her was simply too strange. She had clearly struck its head and abdomen several times.

With the power of her fists, even a Special Class Dangerous Species should not have been able to keep leaping around for so long.

As for herself, after being carelessly scratched several times by that Dangerous Species's claws—

Even though she controlled her muscles to compress the wounds, blood still kept flowing out.

She could not stop it at all!

"Leona, are you okay?"

Mine used Pumpkin to fire at Big Wolf, which was battling Leona, forcing it back.

Having disengaged from the battle, Big Wolf circled around Leona and Mine, searching for an opportunity to attack.

"How did it go?"

"I found an opening and took a shot, but I still missed. Damn it!"

Mine cursed under her breath. In past battles, no matter the occasion, her presence had played a decisive role. Her very existence had even exerted immense pressure on their targets.

But this time, she felt like she had only come along to make up the numbers.

She had not been useful at all.

"Forget about that for now. I have a feeling your last shot seems to have angered this guy."

Even though Big Wolf's wolfish face showed no change whatsoever, Leona could still feel the air around them growing heavier.

However, Leona was not overly worried for the moment. With Mine's support, they would be fine for now.

But if this dragged on, she would likely be in danger.

With the power of Lion King, as long as her beastified state had not ended, she would remain at peak condition. Even if she were on the verge of death, she could force herself to hold onto her last breath with its secret technique and find a chance at survival.

But she had already lost too much blood. If this continued, she really would die.

Leona's eyes swept across the surroundings, searching for a target.

But because of their battle with Big Wolf, every living creature nearby had fled. There were no animals left for her to replenish her blood with.

In fact, human blood could also be used to replenish her own blood.

But Mine was the only person beside her.

With Mine's tiny frame, she probably did not have much blood to spare.

And if Mine lost too much blood, it would affect her combat ability as well.

Then it would not just be one person in poor condition, but both of them.

"Rrrroar..."

Big Wolf's low growl reached Leona's ears, making her eyes light up.

The idea was bold, but with her life in danger, she could not afford to care about that now.

Leona's clenched fists gradually loosened, and sharp claws sprang forth.

"I can only take a gamble!"

Mine's sniping caused Lilith to lose focus for a brief moment, and Susanoo did not let that opportunity pass.

He attacked Lilith again with Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.

Lilith could only sever her visual connection with Big Wolf and deal with Susanoo before her.

Susanoo's Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi was immensely powerful. With each swing, it could easily split mountains and shatter rocks.

Relying on her speed, Lilith evaded every one of Susanoo's attacks.

But the surrounding terrain suffered terribly.

Every time Susanoo swung Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, deep trenches were carved into the ground.

Although Susanoo had Lilith suppressed, there was not a trace of joy on Nacita's face.

Even Tatsumi and Akame could tell that Susanoo's attacks were powerful, but he had yet to land a hit.

This gave them a faint sense of foreboding.

"Susanoo, you have to win," Tatsumi silently prayed.

Nacita was even more worried, because the duration of Calamity Soul Manifestation was about to run out.

"If it comes to it, I'll have to use Calamity Soul Manifestation twice in a row."

Nacita made up her mind. No matter the price, she had to kill Lilith!

Otherwise, would her life force not have been wasted for nothing?

Even though the duration of Calamity Soul Manifestation was about to end, Susanoo showed no sign of impatience.

The combat mechanisms written into his brain told him that this was precisely when he could not afford to rush.

Moreover, as a Biological Imperial Arms, even though he possessed emotions, he would still control them.

Just then, Lilith's body paused slightly.

Susanoo's eyes lit up, and he did not give up this opening Lilith had exposed.

Even if that opening might have been Lilith's trap!

He was not afraid of traps. What he feared was Lilith giving him no chance to strike at all.

But when Susanoo attacked Lilith with Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, he discovered that this did not seem to be a trap.

Even though Lilith used a current of water to shield herself, it still seemed unable to block Susanoo's Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.

Lilith reacted instantly, freezing all the water before her into incomparably solid ice!