Chapter 65: The Semifinal's Conclusion
"----!"
Seeing Azer raise the pitch-black magic sword in his hand at such close range, Irene's reaction could not have been more intense.
Her reddened pupils abruptly constricted, and her expression twisted into something extremely ferocious, like a beast on the verge of going mad.
The blood scythe in her hand rattled and trembled, as if it too were going berserk.
Under such circumstances, the Omni-Response Crystal on the Tyrant Collapse Blood Scythe shone brighter than ever before.
"Ah!"
Just as Irene was about to lose control, a short cry reached her ears.
That brief cry jolted Irene awake from the edge of madness.
"Priscilla Ursais, school emblem damaged."
Before Irene could even look toward the source of the sound, the amplified mechanical voice of the automated processing system connected to the school emblems rang out above the stage.
"Priscilla!"
Only then did Irene see Priscilla sitting collapsed on the ground behind her, seemingly badly startled.
At some point, the school emblem on her chest had been cut in half and fallen to the ground.
Before her, the silver-haired girl slowly sheathed her blade.
Toudou Kirin, who had been suppressed by the Tyrant Collapse Blood Scythe's gravity, had immediately regained her freedom after Azer used the Black Furnace Magic Sword's power to burn away the gravity covering the entire stage. Without a sound, she had rushed toward Priscilla, who had remained in the rear.
To protect Priscilla, Irene had set up a gravitational barrier around her, but it too had been completely burned away by the Black Furnace Magic Sword's outburst of power.
Toudou Kirin did not let the opportunity slip by and decisively cut down Priscilla's school emblem.
Then—
"Clang!"
As the Black Furnace Magic Sword in Azer's hand came down, the Tyrant Collapse