The group rode Earth Beasts under Castorice's lead, slowly arriving outside Okhema. They entered a hidden forest where Black Tide monsters still wandered.
"Be careful!"
"Bang—!"
"Hey—!"
"Whoosh—!"
A deep male voice rang out alongside heavy, forceful impacts, while a crisp female voice wielded a sharp weapon in slashing attacks. The air constantly echoed with the sound of weapons tearing through it.
Castorice had the Earth Beasts and the old man return. What came next was not something others should witness.
After watching the Earth Beasts and the old man leave, everyone slowly entered the forest. There, they saw a man and a woman fiercely sparring.
The man was naturally Mydei. He showed no mercy as he threw punch after punch at the cat-eared girl.
The cat-eared girl was Bai Fei. She swung her greatsword to block Mydei's punches, and the blade in her hands rang again and again beneath his iron fists.
"Ha ha, this is exhilarating!"
"Clang—"
Mydei's excited roar rang out, followed by one sonic boom and thunderous impact after another.
Bai Fei silently used all her strength to block Mydei's attacks with her greatsword. She had discovered that after becoming like this, her strength had not decreased by much, but her agility had improved considerably.
More importantly, she could now use her soft, delicate girl's body to perform many movements she had been unable to do before.
For example, she could easily do the splits. If she had tried that before, she would have pulled something down there and ended up in agony.
But now that the dragon and eggs were both gone, she could easily perform all kinds of nimble movements and dodge in ways that left Mydei dumbfounded.
Amid everyone's shocked expressions, Bai Fei placed both hands behind her head and swayed her waist