What Followed Was Fear

"Ran away?"

Although they had been suppressed by their opponent the entire time, neither Yuno nor Anna had panicked too much.

After the initial chaos passed, the two realized that aside from their opponent's attributes somewhat countering theirs and her combat skills far surpassing theirs, the gap in their overall strength was not that great.

And that was taking into account the Corrosion Herrscher's erosion of their bodies, which had affected their condition and created the current situation.

In other words, under normal circumstances, even against such a troublesome enemy with attribute advantages over them, Yuno and Anna could have completely overwhelmed her with raw power.

The real reason this battle had been so troublesome was the intelligence Kiana had brought back.

Being struck might result in having their authority stolen—this was why neither of them had dared to fight head-on and had chosen to retreat for the time being.

But now, the enemy had actually slipped away on her own...

—How could Anna or Yuno possibly allow such a troublesome enemy to flee toward another area?

"Anna, let's catch up to her first. Let me take a look..."

After seeing Gu Yu's situation through her connection to the others, Yuno's lips curled slightly as she spoke.

"Just as expected, Mr. Gu Yu has already settled things over there. Next, we only need to clean up what remains."

"I see... Then!"

Upon learning that the battle situation had fundamentally changed, Anna immediately launched an all-out attack on Orochi Hibiki Red.

Faced with Anna's unrestrained assault, Orochi Hibiki Red, with only a single puppet remaining, naturally did not dare fight Anna head-on any longer.

It concentrated Honkai Energy in its feet, preparing to leap lightly away from the battlefield.

But in the very next second, countless vines shot up from the