Two-Sided Pincer Cheese

Far East. Mount Fuji

At a location outside Mount Fuji, dimensional gates suddenly opened one after another, teleporting everyone there.

"Whew, looks like the outer area hasn't been occupied by the Corrosion Herrscher yet."

Gu Yu, who had come to Mount Fuji for the first time, stared at the massive mountain before him and frowned slightly.

There was no other reason—in the instant the mountain appeared before Gu Yu, he sensed an evil aura washing over him.

Evil aura sounded mystical, but in truth, it was simply an uncomfortable feeling.

Gu Yu did not know how much of the Corrosion Herrscher's power had awakened when Kiana came here last time, but judging from the feeling this mountain gave him now, the Corrosion Herrscher had likely completed her awakening.

The evil aura overflowing from Mount Fuji was the best proof.

"Yuno, Wendy, scout the situation."

"Yes, Senior."

"Understood, Mr. Gu Yu."

At Gu Yu's instruction, Wendy used her authority to sense the airflow coming from Mount Fuji, while Yuno manifested her vines and thrust them directly into the ground before them.

Then, the two, who had merely looked serious before, suddenly took a sharp step back in the next second, cold sweat pouring from their bodies.

"Th-this feeling..."

Wendy, sensing the flow of air, stared at the massive mountain in disbelief, then looked at her own hands in horror.

Just sensing the air currents coming from there made her feel that she and the other party were not on the same level at all.

They were both Herrschers, and she had certainly obtained her Herrscher Core earlier than the other party, yet Wendy could not erase the thought that had suddenly surfaced in her mind.

I can't win.

In a one-on-one fight, she absolutely could not defeat that unpleasant fellow.

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