The group of four walked close together in the dungeon, with Nigel the farthest behind. They stopped for something on the floor.

“Ah~ they sure weren't holding back when they entered this floor. I'm pretty sure the remains of their footprints end here. Though I’d be pretty pleased if a tracker of your quality could help fill up my gaps.” She said with a wink.

“You already said I'm not your type Ruby, s-stop with the teasing.” The crouched man meekly stated.

“Come on, no one likes a guy that can't accept a compliment, right Julie?”

A woman stood straight and replied in a deadpan tone. “You're an enemy to men everywhere.”

“That's right, I can't stop myself from gobbling down all the lovely ones.”

The woman cringed and the man on the floor turned red-faced. Nigel smiled and walked closer.

“You're right about that Ru-”

They all noticed her turn the corner.

She had burns scars across her body. And based on their patterns, Ruby could tell they were electrical burns. The woman was covered in burnt blood and somewhat fresh blood, but her own was a sickly black, visible from her wounds and the weapon embedded in her side.

The woman stared at them before taking the weapon out of her side. She bared her teeth but was hesitant in attacking them. The last group left her quite sore and if this group was the same, she wanted nothing to do with them.

“What a weird-looking chick,” Nigel commented as he looked at her.

The one-winged woman turned around and began walking back down the way she came.

Ruby placed her hammer's head on the floor and leaned against it weakly. The other three quickly turned their attention to her.

“No… she can't…” she quietly muttered. Based on her outward appearance it was obvious she ran into the other group that ventured to this floor. She looked like she had been through a hard battle, but she was still standing.

As the woman walked away she pulled the knives that remained embedded in her head.

(“Those are Lily's knives…”) She thought, almost sickened as she continued looking on. Tears started to sting the sides of her eyes.

(“She killed them both. Maybe even Elizabeth too.”)

She came to a single conclusion. She had killed the group down here, including Lily and Tina.

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“Babe you okay?” Nigel asked, concern present in his voice.

An image of a girl with pink hair leaving her house flooded Ruby’s mind.

Nigel stood in front of her looking to comfort Ruby but she pushed him out of her way. She picked up her hammer and ran towards the demonic-looking woman.

The woman noticed her footsteps and turned around. She swung the hammer onto their head and the black winged woman caught it with one hand. This didn't amuse her.

She decided to spare both herself and these fools yet this woman disregarded her and attacked anyway.

Whatever, she'd kill this woman and get some much-needed rest.

After brushing off her blow, she threw her back and watched intently, making sure to keep all her opponents in mind as they approached.

Nigel grabbed Ruby before she ran back towards the woman.

“Chill out Ruby, she doesn't look like an enemy or one of those cultists, what's your problem, babe?”

“She killed them!!” Ruby shouted trying to push him off.

Everyone was dumbfounded by what she said. “What?” Nigel replied.

“Those burns are something only Tina would be able to give, she killed them!” She shouted before punching his gut to let them go.

After she said that, they remembered the strange claw weapon she removed from her torso. That wasn't a common type of weapon you'd see just anywhere.

“Wait but that means- that's impossible, Elizabeth's dead!?” The other man shouted.

“Shit if she can kill Elizabeth then what good are we?” the other woman said while eyeing the way they came from.

“Sweetie,” Ruby coldly stated before grabbing her shoulder. “You better not be thinking of doing anything stupid or I might end you myself.” Tears had started running down her cheek, but no sorrow had taken hold of her face yet. Her eyes looked into the very core of the woman she grabbed.

“Fine, fine, but damn, I can't believe they're all dead.” The woman relented.

“You can sit this one out babe, she seems pretty worn down,” Nigel said as he stood in front of her. She pushed him out of her way.

“I'm not letting her get away with killing Tina. Try that dumb shit again and I'll shove this hammer up your ass.”

She ran toward her once again and the woman braced herself for them.

Ruby swung the hammer down once again and the woman dodged and threw her claw forward with no remorse. Just as it was going to pierce the centre of her face, a strange force hit her hand and threw it off course, cutting the woman’s cheek instead.

Ruby moved her hammer up and slammed it into her chest, with little reaction from the devil woman. Not even the cracking of bone was heard. She defended with her hammer when the woman struck back. It struck some of her fingers but thankfully she had nothing more than a few small cuts.

It pushed her back several feet. The instant the woman started pursuing, she felt a force slam her chest. She stopped and looked down to see what caused only to be greeted by nothing.

(“Enjoying my magic you bitch!?”)

Ruby's magic was a simple one. As long as she had mana and was within a certain range, she could hit an area she already hit, with the same impact. But this was limited to one time for an individual, so it wasn't as if fighting within close quarters would be meaningless after the first hit. Far from it.

Nigel ran past her and attempted his own assault.