"Yeehaw! Help!"
The chaotic battlefield blazed with clashing blades. A hysterical scream rang out, moving everyone who heard it. The cry was so pitiful that it somehow made them want to stab the screamer a few times.
"Okama King, no one can save you today!"
The pursuit was relentless, fueled by deep-seated hatred and fury.
Sakazuki's lower body turned to magma as she sprinted after Ivankov. Her right fist slammed forward, forming a magma fist that melted the ground and sent it boiling.
She had set her sights on Ivankov as soon as the chaotic battle began.
"Yeehaw!"
Although Ivankov screamed pitifully, he was actually unharmed.
Steam curled around his body as he spun and leaped with Life Return. He moved so unpredictably that he could always dodge attacks from astonishingly tricky angles.
He had also mastered Soru and Geppo.
Back before he awakened Life Return, he had managed to hold out for more than half a year while Sakazuki hunted him. He could last a while this time, too.
In fact, this time was even harder than the first.
That was because while Ivankov had grown stronger, so had Sakazuki—and at a far faster rate.
As a result, even after half a year, their positions had not changed at all.
Ivankov was still the little cockroach leaping about and fighting back, while Sakazuki was still the one relentlessly hunting him down.
They were still just as they had been before, locked in a love-hate struggle without the slightest change!
"Okama Tempest Kick!"
Ivankov leaped into the air, his sultry figure almost too painful to look at. He kicked out with his right high heel, sending a crescent-shaped slash hurtling forward.
Sakazuki charged with murderous intent. She elementalized in advance, splitting her body in two, then fused back together and