Seeing Greed's attacks on Zhong Baiye and the others steadily intensify, Scaramouche was already considering his escape. The speed of his attacks visibly dropped.
With a furious roar from Greed, his battle with Zhong Baiye reached a fever pitch. Even an Adeptus could only make out two streaks of light constantly crossing in the air.
Scaramouche, who was merely going through the motions on the sidelines, was now ready to flee.
Watching the frenzied Greed, Zhong Baiye simply could not understand why he had become like this.
Nearby, the Raiden Shogun and Yae Miko were in no hurry to help. After suppressing the seal for so long, neither of them was in much better shape than La Signora.
After Greed and Zhong Baiye had fought for nearly thirty seconds, Pride slowly opened her eyes in the sky.
Pride showed neither surprise nor astonishment at the scene before her. The only expression on her stunning face was a slight frown at the battle between Zhong Baiye and Greed.
But that frown did not last long. Pride slowly pressed her right hand to her chest.
At this gesture, the surrounding Electro began to surge violently. A circular thundercloud a hundred meters across instantly formed around Pride.
Sensing the shift in the surrounding elemental power, Zhong Baiye and Greed finally noticed what Pride was doing.
Yet Greed did not ease his assault on Zhong Baiye. Instead, a smile of imminent release appeared on his resolute face.
That smile seemed to stir something in Zhong Baiye's mind, but having to dodge Greed's attacks at every moment kept him from grasping the crucial point.
Just then, the Raiden Shogun made her move in the distance.
An enormous purple phantom appeared behind her, holding a massive tachi a full forty meters long.
The phantom mirrored the