"..."
"Well then, the Abyss School people are finished. Guess it's my turn to get to work."
Looking at the task before him, Linsey sighed first.
His gaze swept over the heads of Sloth and the Melancholy One on the ground before shifting his full attention to Rota.
At that moment, Rota's red eyes had also turned toward Linsey.
The two "people" met each other's gaze.
Rota's rusted mechanical limbs pulled her body upright, making her seem somewhat stiff, no longer as agile as when she had launched her surprise attack a moment ago.
Linsey, meanwhile, stood ready.
Because at that very instant, the Sky Compass on him also issued a warning of danger.
The omen of battle. The warning of danger.
"Whew—"
Linsey took a deep breath.
No matter which task ending he wanted to achieve, fighting Rota before him had already become a necessary condition!
Swish—
Almost at the same time, the Mechanical Maid vanished from where she stood.
Just as when she had attacked Sloth and the Melancholy One, she moved as fast as lightning. The instant she left an afterimage behind, her rusted body flashed before Linsey with Ghostly Movement Speed.
The Light Blade that had just taken two lives had already reached Linsey's neck.
His skin could even feel the dryness of the air being baked hot!
"I can see it!"
At this moment, the difference between Linsey and the Abyss School Awakened became apparent.
With the boost of a hero skill, the Mechanical Maid's speed was indeed unbelievably fast, even surpassing Linsey by a margin.
But his absurdly high base attributes still allowed him to see her—and react to her movements!
Clang—
In an instant, Linsey raised his sword to block.
An unprecedented sound immediately erupted where their weapons collided.
But just as the