Chapter 868: The Gap Between Worlds
Esdeath made no further move.
She leaped down from the sky.
She landed steadily in front of Artoria.
Her face was already filled with fanaticism and a hint of distortion, but on her, it did not mar her beauty in the slightest. It was as if she had always been meant to be this kind of person.
"Are you toying with me?" Esdeath's voice rang out from afar. "Or are you taming me? Just as a Hunter enjoys watching its prey struggle, if that sword had struck me just now, the battle would already be over."
She did not believe she could block that sword.
Even dodging would have been impossible.
She did not deliberately conceal these words.
The nearby armies had already begun to stir. The soldiers who followed Esdeath seemed as if their faith had been shattered, and even standing had become difficult for them. One by one, they began to doubt their own ears.
What had they heard?
That invincible General Esdeath had actually admitted defeat?
Words like these were already an acknowledgment of her defeat.
"Toys?" Artoria shook her head. "This battle was never fair to you. My level has already surpassed your world, and the power I have obtained is the same."
She took a step forward.
It was as if a gentle breeze had passed by.
In the instant Esdeath's pupils contracted, Artoria had already arrived before her, soundless and so fast that the naked eye could not detect her.
So she really was toying with her.
Esdeath became even more certain of this.
She did not wonder why such overwhelming power existed, nor did she consider why she had been defeated. She merely stared stubbornly at Artoria, like a trapped beast still making a futile struggle until