"Swish, swish, swish!"
On the narrow stone path, within that limited space, Snowy Owl had practically abandoned all thoughts of defense and evasion. She attacked the mountaineer relentlessly, darting around her like a butterfly flitting among flowers.
After all...
Time wasn't on her side.
Even standing still, Snowy Owl was slowly losing blood.
So she had to win as quickly as possible—at the very least, she had to inflict severe wounds on the mountaineer within the limited time.
She was already extremely fast, but now, Snowy Owl had pushed her speed almost to its absolute limit.
Snowy Owl's [Exclusive item] was called [Flow State]. It wasn't the kind of [Item] that could turn the tide of battle or deliver a decisive blow once activated.
Snowy Owl wasn't the type to stake everything on a single throw, either.
So this [Item] didn't even need to be "activated."
Its effect was constantly active.
The more focused Snowy Owl became, the faster she moved and the more skillfully she fought.
And now, the Arena was filled with deafening noise. The Ebony Blade still wasn't quite comfortable in her hand, while the pain in her limbs and the dizziness from blood loss constantly interfered with her.
But Snowy Owl...
Was extremely focused now.
Her movements grew faster and faster, until the mountaineer was almost the only thing in her eyes.
Even... the mountaineer couldn't take in everything at once from Snowy Owl's perspective.
"This time... the waist!"
One precise "surgical removal" after another flew out, each refined to the extreme.
This duel was destined to be unfair, because the points Snowy Owl had to strike were tiny. Missing by the slightest margin would make the attack fail.
Several times, the mountaineer had even deliberately crashed into her, widening the area of contact with the