"Why do you look so excited?"
Murder dodged left and right through uv!Murder's fiery hell, occasionally knocking away spears that flew at him from somewhere with bones.
"Quiet, buddy. We're enjoying this Mad Time."
uv!Murder's head kept swaying. He gripped his trident again and charged straight at Murder.
"Close combat... let's give it a try."
The trident undoubtedly possessed unprecedented power.
Every thrust forced Murder to give ground.
But...
The weapon also slowed uv!Murder down.
While uv!Murder was recovering from an attack, Murder drove an elbow toward his head.
The elbow strike was undoubtedly just what he needed. It let him dodge and attack his opponent at the same time, making it the best move available.
uv!Murder blocked with his arm, but Murder's earth-shattering elbow strike sent him flying several meters.
Murder wasn't finished. He charged after him, ready to throw another hook.
But this time, uv!Murder had learned his lesson.
With a sweep of his hand, he created a curtain of flames on the ground, preventing Murder from rushing in.
Then dozens of Shock Waves cannons appeared in the air, all uv!Murder models.
"All right..."
Murder rapidly retreated. Before the Shock Waves cannons had finished charging, he was gone.
"Fond of sneak attacks?"
uv!Murder carefully scanned his surroundings, forcing the Shock Waves cannons to hold their charged blasts without firing.
Sure enough, a barrage of Blue Bones shot toward uv!Murder from somewhere.
uv!Murder could have avoided the attack by standing still, but...
He suspected his other self wouldn't launch such a pointless sneak attack. There had to be a trick hidden in it.
One Shock Waves cannon fired at the blue bones.
Sure enough, there were plenty of bone fragments among them.
uv!Murder congratulated himself on his caution. If those things had hit him, who knew how much blood they would have drained?
Just as uv!Murder began scanning his surroundings again, several blue bones appeared beneath his feet, though he had no idea when they had formed.
"...When did you..."
Murder appeared behind uv!Murder.
"While you were blocking my bone fragments, I slipped behind you and fired delayed Blue Bones beneath your feet."
Having cleared things up for his opponent, Murder summoned a massive Shock Waves cannon out of thin air.
"Well? Will you pass out on your own, or should I help?"
"...I haven't lost yet."
The Shock Waves cannons uv!Murder had summoned earlier locked firmly onto Murder and fired blasts of terrifying energy.
"Right, I almost forgot about those."
Murder kicked off the ground hard, leaping high into the air.
Then he stepped on the air for a double jump, circling all the way around uv!Murder.
Not a single blast managed to hit him.
By the time Murder landed again, uv!Murder had regained his freedom as well.
"...Uh, buddy? How did your human beat you?"
"I don't remember a human ever beating me as I am now."
uv!Murder's memories after becoming a murderer were clearly not as sharp as Murder's. He only had a vague impression.
Flames appeared in uv!Murder's hands again.
"So... shall we continue?"
"...Bring it."
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