The demonic blade Crimson Tassel swept viciously upward.
"Boom!"
The two unleashed their ultimate clash.
Violent sword aura swept across the entire arena like a hurricane.
Deep blade marks instantly covered the massive stone pillars around them.
Large sections of the ground collapsed.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Two figures frantically crossed paths amid the ruins.
The sound of clashing blades was deafening.
Kagura's attacks had completely abandoned defense.
Every strike was lethal.
Relying on her exceptional combat instincts, Erza precisely avoided the fatal blows.
At the same time, she continued to counterattack.
"Bang!"
Seizing an opening, Erza drove a heavy kick into Kagura's abdomen.
Kagura let out a muffled groan.
Her movements paused for a tenth of a second.
"It's over!"
Erza gripped the demonic blade Crimson Tassel with both hands.
Pouring all her strength into it, she brought it down in a single slash.
"Boom!"
A dazzling blade of light split apart the black resentment.
It struck Kagura directly.
Kagura let out a scream.
Her entire body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, smashing heavily into the ruins behind her.
"Bang!"
Her body crashed through a stone wall before landing amid a pile of rubble.
Arched Enemy flew from her hand and embedded itself in the ground nearby.
Kagura lay on the ground, coughing up mouthful after mouthful of blood.
Most of the scarlet in her eyes had faded.
Her rationality barely returned.
She stared at the sky, feeling the excruciating pain coursing through her entire body.
Her injuries were severe. She no longer had the strength to so much as move a finger.
"I lost..." Kagura murmured.
Just then—
"Crack!"
A piercing sound of splitting stone came from above.
Kagura laboriously shifted her eyes.
A heavily damaged giant stone pillar beside her was swaying precariously.
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