Kottou-onna stepped directly in front of Enma Ai, two throwing knives appearing in her hands. Of course, Ichimokuren and the Wheel-Eating Monk beside Enma Ai did not lag behind either, both protectively blocking the way in front of Enma Ai.
"Who am I? Let me think... Rita Rossweisse, an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal and Vice-Captain of the strongest Valkyrie squad, the Blade of Immortality! As for my purpose? Weren't you the ones who came looking for me? Enough nonsense. Let's fight!"
After introducing herself, Rita gave them no time to consider what sort of organization "Schicksal" was. Gripping her scythe and coordinating with Silver Moon, she stepped forward and slashed!
However, Rita did not intend to kill them, so lethality was secondary. Her main goal was to strip them of their combat ability.
A terrifying current of frost swept toward Enma Ai and the other three. Everywhere it passed, all things were frozen solid.
Chapter 40 Three-Eyed Spider
Facing the sweeping frost, the Wheel-Eating Monk opened his mouth... and breathed out an enormous torrent of flame. When the flames collided with the frosty current, a considerable cloud of steam erupted.
Yet before the steam could disperse, the cold instantly turned it into icy shards and surged forward with the current toward the flames pouring from the Wheel-Eating Monk's mouth. Just as the current was about to completely freeze Enma Ai and the others, another wave of black flames wrapped around them and shielded them.
The cold vanished the instant it touched the black flames, while the black flames did not diminish in the slightest.
"Oh? You actually have an ability like that."
Rita glanced at the black flames in Enma Ai's hand. This was an ability she had never expected Enma Ai to possess. Rita had thought Enma Ai's powers