After Tiona and Baje's battle had been decided, a bottle of Panacea restored some of Baje's injuries. Then the group headed in another direction, where Tione and Argana's battle was still ongoing.
Unlike Tiona's side, which had won without much effort, this side had fallen into a bitter struggle. Argana was far stronger than Baje. She had reached Level 6 long ago, and she also possessed the rare curse magic Black Goddess, which raised her abilities by drinking the blood of someone blessed by a god. The higher her opponent's level, the greater the boost. Naturally, as a curse, it came with a side effect: a massive reduction in endurance.
Even with such a side effect, it was still an incredibly formidable magic. Tione's strength had improved considerably by now; otherwise, she truly would not have been Argana's match. In the original work, Tione had been unable to defeat her, and Finn had ultimately appeared to save her. After all, when opponents of the same level fought, avoiding bloodshed was extremely difficult.
Yet because of that, Finn had gotten himself into a huge mess—Argana had fallen for him, just as Tione once had. Amazons were born to worship the strong.
"Ah, Iron Body. The desires I drown in the sea of my heart, the hopes I nurture in the sea of my heart. Fate descends, form is lost, fangs are stripped away, becoming the King Serpent. Piercing the sea, crossing the land, overturning the world. Grasp fate, overcome fate, trample fate—instant petrification."
Tione, who had been suppressed by Argana, suddenly shouted and activated Iron Body. Then, enduring Argana's attack head-on, she unleashed her magic, Jormungandr. Although Iron Body's users in that pirate world had never ended well, leading to the saying, "May Heaven have no Iron Body," its defensive power