Edward roared! Fueled by a particular reason, his actions at this moment were incredibly agile! With the spiritual sword deployed, the massive sword blade aimed at Mengdie's left shoulder and thundered down! Mengdie, startled, quickly dodged to the right, and the force of the spiritual sword created a three-meter-long crack on the ground where she had been standing!
But that wasn't all. Or rather, this was Edward's intention. The moment the spiritual sword disappeared, Edward, as if he had anticipated Mengdie's leftward evasion, held his sword horizontally and swept at Mengdie's waist! The speed and strength of this strike, even without the spiritual sword, appeared terrifying!
"Hmph!"
Mengdie snorted lightly and suddenly extended her hand, precisely pressing against the incoming sword. Her light body leaped up, supporting herself on the obsidian sword, and in mid-air, Mengdie kicked out like lightning. The kick landed squarely on Edward's face, kicking out his nosebleed, and the strong force once again sent him flying far away.
"Great Goddess, lend me your power, turn the leaves into a soft mattress!"
As the incantation was recited, many vines suddenly grew from the grass, forming a mattress where Edward fell, cushioning his fall. Then, the light on the apprentice staff flashed again, and the plants that had safely placed Edward dispersed, rushing towards Mengdie!
Geez... these two guys, they always seem so weak when they are allies. But once they become enemies, they suddenly become so strong!
The attacking vines were like swords, but Mengdie stared straight ahead, skillfully weaving through their gaps. Her body moved like a mermaid, swimming through colorful and beautiful underwater plants...
Xiu was still an apprentice magician, his magic colorful but limited in duration. In just five or six seconds, the vine sword formation had disappeared. Besides some scratches, Mengdie suffered no fatal injuries.
But, it was obviously too early to relax! Isn't it? Look at Xiu, what has he been doing since just now?
"Power of the stars, light of annihilation. Hear the words of the Goddess, obey my command, descend into my hand, become my glory!"
As the incantation was chanted, a magic circle unlike any Mengdie had seen before suddenly appeared under Xiu's feet! It was neither fire nor ice. Nor was it thunder, wind, earth, steel, plants, or anything else she had seen before!
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It was a pattern of glowing particles. If forced to describe it... the pattern in the magic circle was none other than the stars in the sky!
"Edward, help me hold her off!"
Mengdie, startled, sensed danger. She clenched her fists, intending to rush at Xiu, but a sword blade swinging from the side forcefully blocked her path! Perhaps due to her frantic state of mind, Mengdie momentarily let her guard down during the fight, and her arm was slashed open by Edward's sword!
Seeing blood, Nia, who had been watching, couldn't stand it anymore. She wanted to intervene, but how could her meager strength affect the now overly excited Mengdie? Look at her, getting injured didn't make her more cautious; instead, her attacks became faster, her movements even lighter! Facing Xiu's unknown magic and Edward's swift sword techniques, she was completely immersed in the joy of battle!
The white wolf seemed to feel Mengdie's excitement and refrained from intervening. However, its blood-red eyes slightly opened, glancing at Father Cotton. In those silent wolf eyes lay an unknown confusion.
And that confusion clearly stemmed from Father Cotton. The great sage looked surprised, watching Xiu rapidly reciting his incantation, looking at the starry magic circle under his feet, his expression... gradually becoming grave.
"Come again! Come on!!"
Mengdie, like a whirlwind, kicked away the sword Edward had slashed, then, after landing, continued with another kick, slamming into Edward's face! With a thud, Edward spat out blood and was once again flung like a broken kite ten meters away.
"Whoo... Xiu! Is it ready?!"
"Just give me some more time! This spell is long! Accumulated in the sky, annihilated on the earth, the curse that slaughters gods and demons. Great Goddess, your curse will be fulfilled by me..."
After kicking away Edward, Mengdie didn't bother to cover the bleeding wound on her shoulder. Gritting her teeth, she dashed towards Xiu like an arrow! She didn't know what effect this magic would have, but allowing the opponent to gather full strength was not what a warrior should do!
"Sword·Spirit·Emperor—!!!"
Suddenly! A thunderous roar came from behind! As his voice rose, a tearing wind sounded behind Mengdie! The king's sword swung down, cutting the grass, rushing towards Mengdie's back like a gust of wind! Even Mengdie couldn't react in time to this sudden strike. Barely dodging to the side, her waist was sliced open by the passing sword energy. Blood gushed from her waist!
Fantastic... indeed, a fight without reason is the best! Only this kind of unshackled fight is what I truly desire!!!
Her beautiful eyes sparkled with indescribable excitement. The blood scattered under the moonlight gave her an inexplicably eerie beauty! As the sword energy that tore through the grass passed by her, the girl suddenly reached out to grab it, pushing off the ground with her feet! At the cost of further cuts on her hands by the sword energy, she rushed at Xiu with utmost speed!
"Xiu! She's coming!!!"
"..."
"Xiu! Xiu! Xiu Mula!!!"
"..."
"Xiu—!!!"
"Heh..."
Xiu, who had been chanting all this time, suddenly revealed a smile! In that instant, the starry magic circle under his feet disappeared! Then, the apprentice magician clasped his hands together and slammed them onto the ground!
"Whoosh—!"
As Mengdie pounced towards Xiu, she was startled. By the time she realized, a massive starry magic circle had appeared under her feet!
Damn it! He still managed to activate it! What kind of magic is this?!
Once the magic circle appeared, the swirling sword energy vanished. Mengdie fell into the center of the magic circle, staring at the faintly glowing circle under her feet, shocked! She didn't care about the injuries all over her body and pushed off the ground, trying to leave the range of the magic circle!
"Hahaha, Miss Mengdie, you can't escape this time! Try it... Starlight Extinction!"
Suddenly, the magic circle's lines emitted a more dazzling light! At the same time, a star in the sky suddenly burst into a light brighter than the three moons! Just as Mengdie took her first step, the light from the magic circle shot towards that star! A beam piercing the sky erupted on this grassland, on this girl...
Exploded.