"Bang-"
The cracked earth spread in a spiderweb pattern, rapidly forming a massive crater.
The girl's delicate figure tore effortlessly through the sound barrier.
Masses of compressed air parted on either side of her, forming a cone-shaped shock wave behind her.
The shock waves alone were enough to show that every movement of the girl named Altrouge Brunestud carried enough power to turn internal organs and bones alike into mush-or even more than that.
Judging by the atmosphere rippling like water and compressing into white waves, it would have been no surprise if anyone struck by her exploded into a cloud of blood.
"As expected of the Black Princess..."
Roland rested his chin on his hand, a measure of approval on his face.
Although she had suffered one setback after another since their first meeting, and her attitude had been quite accommodating, even somewhat weak, showing none of the bearing of a Dead Apostle princess.
But comparing her to an outlier like him was undoubtedly quite unfair.
Rather, given the Black Princess's identity and status, yielding so quickly after Primate Murder was instantly defeated and going along with the situation was already an excellent response.
In Roland's eyes, the current Altrouge Brunestud was still quite powerful by the world's standards.
Leaving aside those apocalypses that only manifested under special circumstances, her combat strength could even be called top-tier.
To compare her to Heroic Spirits, Altrouge Brunestud probably already had the strength of a Gilgamesh-tier Servant, and could even measure up to certain gods.
In the present world, that strength was more than enough for her to do as she pleased. Even if she encountered a monster on the level of a True Magic User, her immortality as a Dead Apostle would allow Altrouge Brunestud to escape even if she could