No, if this Noble Phantasm clash continues, Tomoe Gozen might die in one of the aftershocks before a true victor is decided.
Kotori gripped her giant axe tightly. "If that's the case," she thought, "Let's try close combat."
Her figure disappeared into the air.
The next second, she appeared in front of Typhon.
The giant axe, trailing a crimson trail of flame, cleaved down from above towards Typhon's head.
Typhon showed no sign of backing down.
Her right hand began to change; her finger bones lengthened, black scales emerged from under her skin, covering her entire palm, and her fingertips transformed into curved claws.
Typhon raised his right arm and used his dragon claw to forcefully block Kotori's axe blow.
clang----!!!
The sound of metal clashing against dragon scales echoed through the mountains.
The shockwave spread out from the point of impact, shattering the rocks on the ground into powder.
Then Typhon's body flew backward; she was sent flying by Kotori's axe.
Her long, wine-red hair danced wildly in the air, and her dragon wings instinctively spread out to steady her.
But the force of that axe blow still propelled her backward for over a hundred meters before she finally came to a stop.
Several cracks appeared on the dragon's claws, the black scales shattered, and purple blood seeped from the cracks.
"..."
Typhon looked down at his own claws.
Then he looked up at the red figure carrying a giant axe in the distance.
"This little girl is incredibly strong; it's completely different from her appearance."
Typhon frowned.
The force of that axe blow was so great that even if the dragon had taken it with its transformed arm, it would have been forced back over a hundred meters.
And the true name of that Noble Phantasm that the other party just mentioned.
Camael Megiddo.
"Then her true identity likely originates from the biblical pantheon."
Typhon analyzed it in his mind.
"Is it Camael? But I've never heard of Camael being depicted as a woman?"
Before she could finish her thought, Kotori had already caught up with her.
The second axe swept in from the side, the flames on the blade drawing a crimson arc in the air.
Typhon blocked it with his dragon claws.
This time she wasn't knocked away, but her body still slid several meters to the side.
"Again."
Typhon's voice changed.
The previous composure vanished, replaced by a serious sense of pressure.
Her body began to further transform into a dragon.
Its wine-red hair turned a deeper color from the roots, scales spread from its limbs to its torso, and black dragon scales appeared on the sides of its neck.
When Kotori's third axe came down, Typhon caught it steadily with his dragon claws without retreating.
"Finally caught it."
Typhon's fingers tightened, gripping the axe handle, and then she delivered a spinning kick to Kotori's abdomen.
Kotori released one hand and used her elbow to block the kick.
The two forces exploded at the point of impact, displacing the surrounding air and creating a visible vacuum.
Then they separated; Kotori drifted to the left for more than ten meters, Typhon glided to the right for twenty meters.
But the two charged at each other again almost without pausing.
Giant axes and dragon claws, crimson flames and purple lightning.
Two figures intersected, collided, separated, and then collided again in mid-air.
Each collision produced a deafening metallic sound, and each separation left an afterimage in the air.
Kotori's Mad Enhancement intensifies during the battle.
As the battle continued, her attributes improved, with her strength and speed increasing at a visible rate.
Typhon, who was initially able to hold his own against Kotori, gradually began to feel the pressure.
The only option is to keep up with the progress of dragon transformation.
More scales emerged from under her skin, covering her abdomen and back. The wingspan of her dragon wings expanded further, and a dragon tail covered in black and white scales extended from her tailbone, swinging behind her.
A dragon's tail lashed out at Kotori's waist.
Kotori blocked the attack with the axe handle, then used the recoil to kick Typhon in the face.
Typhon dodged by tilting his head, and at the same time used his dragon claws to grab at Kotori's ribs.
Kotori dodged to the side, and the claw-like wind tore a hole in her clothes.
The two separated again.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the fight between the two gradually moved away from the battlefield.
They fought their way out of the mountains and into the distance, perhaps because they all felt that having comrades around would hinder their ability to fight with all their might.
The two figures flew further and further away, eventually turning into two intersecting streaks of light on the horizon.
After Kotori and Typhon left.
The people on the battlefield exchanged glances.
A new battle has begun.
"Go, Ishtar."
Merlin's voice rang out.
"That's yours."
"Knew!"
Her opponent is the Goddess of Demonic Beasts Gorgon.
Gorgon's massive serpentine body coiled on the ground, its purple eyes fixed on Ishtar flying towards it.
"Hmph, another one sent to its death."
Beside her, the Nine-Headed Serpent Hydra and the Caucasian Eagle moved simultaneously.
The Caucasian Eagle moves so fast that it's almost impossible to see its afterimage.
It swooped down on Ishtar from the side, its sharp beak and talons slicing through the air.
Ishtar reacted quickly, turning to the side to dodge.
But it was still a step too late.
The Caucasian Eagle's talons slashed a wound on her body, and blood seeped from her left arm.
"Tsk--"
Ishtar was about to retaliate.
A sharp pain suddenly shot through her body.
A tearing, excruciating pain shot through my liver.
"Well--!"
Her body swayed in the air, and she almost fell from the sky.
This ability evolved from the legend of the Caucasian Eagle.
In Greece mythology, the Caucasian Eagle devoured the liver of Prometheus, who was chained to a cliff, day after day.
The wounds it causes will, just like in legends, make the injured person feel the pain of their liver being eaten away.
Ishtar was caught off guard.
She gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain, then shot three golden gems toward the divine eagle.
The eagle nimbly dodged the first two, but the third struck its wing, deflecting it off course.
Ishtar took the opportunity to create distance.
"Damn it... what kind of bird is that...?"
She clutched the wound on her left arm, her face looking rather pale.
Although the Caucasian Eagle could break through her defenses during a surprise attack, it did not pose a immediate threat to her life.
The real problem is Hydra.
The nine heads simultaneously opened their mouths towards Ishtar, spewing out large plumes of poisonous mist.
Even a god would be poisoned to death if they came into contact with that poisonous mist.
But the Hydra has a fatal flaw: it cannot fly.
Ishtar rose directly to an altitude of over a thousand meters, Hydra's poisonous fog could only reach a height of a few hundred meters at most.
The nine heads spewed poisonous mist into the sky for a long time, but they didn't even touch Ishtar's shadow.
Ishtar looked down at Gorgon from high above.
" Goddess of Demonic Beasts, it's your turn next."
On the other side.
The Jaguar Man also started fighting with Kingu.
The Jaguar Man swept his staff towards Kingu, Kingu dodged to the side, and then delivered a chop to the Jaguar Man's neck.
The Jaguar Man leaned back to dodge, but before she could regain her footing, several golden chains suddenly emerged from the ground and wrapped around her legs.
"Waaaaah--!"
The Jaguar Man struggled to break free, but the chains tightened more and more.
The Chains of Heaven's power severely hampered the Jaguar Man's fighting ability.
These chains were too restrictive for her.
With the assistance of several other magical beasts, the Jaguar Man was clearly at a disadvantage.
"Damn it... these chains..."
The Jaguar Man used his long staff to brace himself against the ground and forcibly pulled the Chains of Heaven from the earth.
But before she could even catch her breath, the golden lion's claws were already upon her.
clang!
The long staff blocked the attack, and the Jaguar Man was pushed back several steps by the golden lion's force.
She had to face the combined attacks of Kingu and several magical beasts all by herself.
Just then...
A massive shield slammed in from the side, sending the golden lion that was pouncing on the Jaguar Man flying.