"Ahem—"
The Staff Witch, whom I had pinned beneath my foot, coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood. Black flames scorched her body, and combined with the impact of the fall from the heights, the look of agony was plain upon her face.
"You... will definitely... never escape..."
Before she finished speaking, she lost consciousness.
I withdrew the black flames, absorbing the darkness within her body along the way...
The result was yet another battle where expenses exceeded earnings.
Today was a huge loss!
The remaining witch, similarly wearing a black hooded cloak, radiated rage as she lunged toward me. Her hands gripped a pair of otherworldly scimitars, which, as she swung them, extended like long whips...
Being lashed by those things would definitely hurt, and I did not yet possess a weapon capable of blocking them...
Even if I would not die, I had no desire to take a beating. Such wide-range weapons were difficult to deal with enemies who closed the distance. Based on that experience, I braved the risk of being cut and actively lunged toward the Scimitar Witch...
As a result, ethereal red mist gathered behind her.
The next instant...
A meter-long folding curved blade pierced straight through me and the witch alike.
"Gwah?!"
Granted, I had proactively closed in on this scimitar-wielding witch, but this girl clearly had the opportunity to react, right?
She noticed my presence, yet still struck without the slightest hesitation...
"Are you planning to finish me off while finishing off the Modified Witch?! Bastard!"
The masked ninja let out a "tsk."
"You clicked your tongue just now, didn't you? Don't think I didn't hear it! What on earth is going on with you anyway?"
Without answering, she simply vanished.
"Big brother, what... what happened to her?"
I glanced at the Locust