"This is..."
Lubbock was stunned, and so was Cosmina behind him.
Cosmina's throat was suddenly completely covered by a shadow-like object.
The shadow was incredibly swift; it climbed onto Cosmina's body without Cosmina noticing, but when it pressed down on Cosmina throat, the pressure was truly immense.
"Ugh... I'm going to vomit..."
Under the pressure, Cosmina could hardly breathe. She had no idea what was happening. She tried to bring the microphone to her mouth, but she couldn't make a sound.
Suddenly, the shadowy figure extended a long tail and hovered in front of Cosmina's eyes. From the shadowy figure grew a blood-red eye, which had only black and white parts and no light.
In those eyes, Cosmina seemed to see the vastness of the entire universe.
In the boundless vacuum, there seems to be no X-Ray Vision relationship between distant and near objects; everywhere is a unified void.
No planets or satellites could be seen. In the distance, a few flickering points of light appeared, piecing together before disappearing without a trace, like countless lives that quietly lingered in the world without leaving a mark.
In this space, Cosmina felt an unprecedented loneliness and emptiness, followed by fear and despair.
My life seemed to be infinitely stretched along with the Milky Way and the universe, but I couldn't feel the flow of time, and everything around me remained unchanged.
In this meaningless life, endless pain swept over her, and Cosmina stopped thinking. Her mind went through what felt like decades of collapse in just a few seconds.
Lubbock stared in astonishment at Cosmina's frenzied state. Her eyes were rolled back and white, her face was blank and expressionless, and saliva dripped from her open mouth, leaving a thin red mark on her applied lip gloss.
In any case, this is undoubtedly the best time to make a move against Cosmina.
"Drink up--!"
Lubbock manipulated the Boundary Cutting Thread to slash at Cosmina's throat, and the dark shadow detached from Cosmina's body, solidifying into a human form.
Blood splattered everywhere; Cosmina's throat was slit while she was unconscious.
Although the blow pierced her throat, it did not cut into her carotid artery. Cosmina did not die immediately; she was under an illusion and remained in a delirious state, but had already fallen into a deep sleep.
When she awakens, she will not only be destined to live her life as a mute, unable to speak, but also, lacking combat abilities, she will be unable to use her Teigu, becoming a complete waste.
The humanoid figure's colors became increasingly vivid. Lubbock looked closely and realized that the man was the same image Najenda had shown their Night Raid team earlier.
'The Empire's New Grand General Lin Feng...'
'Isn't he on the Wild Hunt ' side? Wasn't he supposed to be handling official business inside the palace lately...? Why is he here, and why...?'
I know you have concerns, but there's no need to.
Lin Feng glanced sideways at Lubbock from behind.
"I've finished what I needed to do. You should hurry and rejoin your companions."
It seems that Lin Feng is not on the side of ' Wild Hunt '.
Lubbock breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Feng was described by his companions as having considerable strength, and fighting him would likely be quite stressful.
Moreover, having already expended so much energy and used so many silken traps to fight Cosmina, it's simply a pipe dream to fight another Teigu next.
"Thankfully, he didn't help ' Wild Hunt '... But defying orders? Why would he do that...?"
Lin Feng walked straight towards the west.
"We should be there soon... hehe."
Enshin and Leone engaged in a back-and-forth battle.
"What great luck! You've managed to get two beauties on me at once. You're not leaving until you've served me well!"
With its four feet on the ground, Enshin Leone lifted its hind legs, which were deeply embedded in the soil, and pounced towards Enshin with tremendous speed.
At the same time, Enshin swiftly unleashed three Moonlight Slashes.
" Moonlight Beautiful Dance - Spinning Blade Sword!"
The Moonlight Impact consists of three slashes, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to see the location of its vacuum wave blades. They can only roughly determine its position by observing the nearby twisting airflow and the bent projectiles.
However, Leone had now awakened the power of a beast, and she could easily determine the range of Enshin's attack, only that the range was much larger than she had imagined.
"Hiss----!!"
Leone twisted his body and leaped back to his original position, letting out a low growl of resentment.
The wave blade shot towards the ground behind Leone, unleashing a massive impact and a deafening roar. This destructive power was clearly beyond Leone's ability to withstand.
Mine found a secluded spot behind her to hide, while Enshin kept checking the girl's location.
If Enshin were to pursue Mine, she would be intercepted by Leone. However, Mine would be unable to offer any assistance to Leone in the battle because Leone's speed is simply too fast, and Mine's ' Romantic Artillery Pumpkin' would easily injure her by mistake.
"Damn it... he dodged it again!"
Mine aimed the cannon at Enshin, and just as she was about to pull the trigger, the infrared telescope focused on Leone.
Such swift close-range movement completely exceeded Mine's reaction speed; if it were just Enshin alone, the battle would have been much smoother.
"Heh... To be honest, you two are both quite capable, but when you team up, you're practically useless."
Enshin sneered at Leone and Mine, but just then, Leone turned and fled at lightning speed.
Leone ran as fast as she could, shouting as she went.
" Mine! Fire!"
Mine had anticipated this; it was a tactic she often used when fighting Leone.
The cannon holes of the Pumpkin Cannon Platform were instantly filled with golden light, and then a powerful beam of destruction shot towards Enshin.
"Heh... In the end, it's nothing more than this kind of trick!"
Enshin skillfully swung the scimitar in his hand several times, and several wave blades mixed with high-density air began to disrupt the violent impact of the beam in front of him.
"An attack like this is simply... ugh!!!"
An instinctive reaction prompted Enshin to dodge quickly, as if she had been ambushed from behind. While bracing herself against the Mine Cannon, Enshin managed to evade the attack, but still suffered some abrasions.