Witnessing Fente finally reveal this insectoid true form, Oko remained as cold and expressionless as ever, showing no obvious emotion.
She had already seen Fente like this on that stormy night ten years ago, so naturally, she felt not the slightest surprise now.
After revealing his true form, Fente immediately asked in a loud, fervent voice:
"Momo, have you truly forgotten me completely? Do you truly remember nothing of your past, which is why you insist on crossing blades with me?"
After hearing this, Oko still offered no response. Instead, she lowered her center of gravity once more, her intentions already plain to see.
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Seeing this, Fente was not angered but delighted. He immediately burst into optimistic laughter:
"Ha! It's completely fine even if you've forgotten the past! Next, let us mother and daughter have a profound exchange through the edges of our swords!"
"I will guide you step by step, through words and actions, to recover your memories!"
"So come, Momo! Attack with all your strength! Mother will be careful not to hurt you!"
Upon hearing Fente's challenge, in which he styled himself as her mother and brimmed with arrogance and conceit, Oko's fiery red eyes instantly darkened.
Then, the seven Round Sun Longswords entwined amid her long hair and limbs interlocked into a heptagonal sword formation. After that, the Crimson Lotus Silk Feet wrapped around Oko's legs flared with crimson light, and she broke through layer after layer of sonic barriers in one breath, transforming into a streak of cherry-red radiance as she charged at Fente once again!
Seeing Oko launch another attack at him with a cold expression, Fente widened his eyes while maintaining his smile. He then coiled his centipede-like body, which held over a hundred blades at once, into a long, spiral formation of