The Fake Saintess and the Elf Warrior

"Hmph! Gu!"

Seeing that she couldn't tear it apart with her hands, Mayajie even began to bite at the pieces of flesh binding Mayila with her teeth. After clamping down on one edge, she rubbed her teeth together like a wild dog gnawing on a bone, violently shaking her neck. She even bit her gums until they bled, but Mayajie still tried her best to tear at the things that stood in her way between her and Mayila.

The image of a dignified and virtuous young lady has vanished completely. Anyone who sees her would immediately think she's a madwoman who hasn't eaten for a week...

But this isn't entirely without reason...

「呸」

Her efforts finally paid off a little; though only a tiny bit, smaller than half a slice of bread, Malyajie managed to bite off a piece of meat. She turned her head away and spat it onto the ground. Blood gushing from the torn flesh, along with blood flowing from Malyajie's own mouth, stained her entire face red.

"First, the first piece... then, give me a little more time, Ai... even if I have to pull out all my teeth, I'll still chew this whole thing up...! I will never give up...! Because I saw you again, Ai... nothing in this world can separate us anymore...! Gaa!"

After saying that, Ma'er Yajie took another bite directly into the meat lining...

...That piece of meat, roughly what percentage of the entire wall did it cover? One percent? Probably not even one-thousandth... How many times would it take to gnaw on that huge chunk of meat to rescue Mayera? Maya probably hasn't even calculated it.

However, she still took a bite without hesitation.

Because that's all she can do right now.

Even though her gums ached, her jaw ached, and her whole body felt like it was about to fall apart, her eyes remained fixed on Mayella, never looking away.

We will never give up until we achieve our goal. No matter the means, no matter the sacrifices...

This is probably one of the "natures" that Mayajie inherited from her evil father, Maltis.

"ah!?"

Perhaps due to the excessive exertion, Ma'er Yajie, having only torn halfway through her bite and before even taking a bite of the second piece of meat, lost her balance and fell to the ground. Several previously undamaged areas of skin were now scraped off, and blood began to flow profusely.

"Damn it! This is taking way too much time... Everyone, everyone is fighting tooth and nail... I have to rescue Xiao Ai as soon as possible... Is there any other way...?"

Finally realizing she had used an extremely inefficient method, Malyajie began to consider other, more efficient approaches. Her eyes quickly scanned the room, and soon, she locked onto something.

It was a piece of rusty iron. My finger had been pricked by it when I fell.

"This...this is it!"

Although it was still a laborious and inefficient method to work against that tough flesh, it was still better than biting it with her teeth. Malya grabbed the metal plate and held it high.

"Go to hell!"

"puff"

Then it plunged violently into the chunk of flesh encasing Mayella. A tearing sound followed, and blood splattered everywhere.

The blood flowing from the flesh was a small amount; the majority of the blood came from Malyajie's own fingers, which were cut by the metal sheet. After all, forces are reciprocal.

But this will at least leave a cut in the flesh that you can't bite through yourself. This proves that using this thing is indeed more reliable than biting it with your teeth.

"It hurts so much... but... I... have no other choice!"

After the initial excitement of seeing significantly better results, Malya Jie realized the excruciating pain in her five fingers. But that was no longer enough to stop the crazed girl. Malya Jie raised her hand, already covered in blood from the metal shards, and stabbed it again with all her might.

This time, not only was the gap in the flesh wall larger, but the other side of the iron plate also made direct contact with Malya Jie's hand bone. This was a tactic that killed a hundred enemies while inflicting a thousand casualties on oneself.

But Malya continued anyway.

"Die! Die! Die!..."

Curses echoed in the room. She paid no attention to the pain that was enough to make her faint several times. As if by instinct, she continued to swing the iron plate in her hand, constantly stabbing the damned and annoying piece of flesh in front of her.

"Crack!"

Finally, the fact that the second method also failed was conveyed to the girl. When she tried to stab again, her already battered right hand could no longer grip the metal piece. The metal piece, wrapped around chunks of flesh and the girl's bloody fingers, fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"......"

At this moment, Malyajie looked at her right hand. Blood was gushing out like a fountain, and the white bones were exposed. There was hardly any flesh left connecting the two.

In this situation, Ma Yajie only said one sentence.

"...This useless right hand..."

After saying that, she reluctantly left Mayera's side, landed back on the ground, and reached out her still-intact left hand to pick up the piece of metal...

"Snap"

Just then, the piece of iron was stepped on by a pair of giant, jet-black metal shoes, extinguishing Malyajie's hopes.

"If you want to hurt yourself, could you please not do it in front of my daughter? Go home and play by yourself."

And a cold, ruthless voice rang out in this room where there should have been no third party.

.......

"What's going on? These monsters..."

Inside the first checkpoint, after a long and fierce battle, Ruri and Lushius once again huddled together back to back, panting heavily.

This is truly an extremely tough battle. Those monsters are no ordinary creatures either. So far, Ruth and Ruri haven't even managed to defeat a single one. They're incredibly difficult to deal with.

But what puzzled them even more was...

"...Do these guys even have any motivation?!"

They would never flank you from both sides, nor would they launch sneak attacks. Even in a direct confrontation, they wouldn't aim for vital points. These monsters all talked about killing and eating people, but when it came to actually fighting, they always seemed hesitant and timid. Because of her extensive fighting experience, Ruri could clearly see one thing: these monsters weren't taking her seriously at all.

"Tch! Are you going to fight or not...? Give me a straight answer! This feeling is like holding in a fart—it's so frustrating! This indecisiveness!"

"hey-hey..."

But the monsters only continued to chuckle. They didn't even attack again, simply circling the two of them slowly.

"..."

Lucy would naturally not be unaware of the same phenomenon.

With her strength and the divine weapon in her hand, killing one of the monsters here wouldn't be difficult. However, realizing that the monsters were intentionally avoiding a full-scale battle and instead simply engaging her in a prolonged skirmish, Ruth didn't unleash her full power in the fight.

On the battlefield of the first level, a "performance match" was being staged, with only Liuli kept in the dark.

However, at this moment

"Gah!?"

"Huh...what?"

All the monsters looked in panic towards the gate leading to the second checkpoint. From their throats came sounds of terrified panic, a primal instinct for survival.

Even without such powerful perception, Lushus and Ruri, being warriors, quickly understood why they were so afraid.

Because right at the next door... no, at the door after that, something appeared out of thin air.

An existence that could make the whole world seem incredibly small and insignificant appeared behind the last door.

"Hey, hey, hey... Stop messing around... This... this could be...?"

Because the person they came to rescue was the Demon King's daughter, and given the immense presence that even the blind could sense, an instinctive sense of danger emanating from her, Liuli couldn't help but swallow hard, a mouthful of saliva she knew absolutely nothing about, tinged with despair...

At the same time, Lucy noticed it too.

Therefore, she was even more confused.

"Now that things have come to this, you've even personally led the army? What... what exactly do you want to do...?!"

"Bang!"

Another fierce exchange of fire echoed in the sturdy room made of special metal.

Although made of a special metal, it gradually deformed during such an intense duel between two people. Each piece of metal used here was made of a substance more than ten times stronger than rock or a city wall reinforced with special magic. Even so, it inevitably became dilapidated.

"call out"

"Swish"

After the exchange of blows, Tatia, flapping her wings, landed lightly on the side of Pais, who could only cower and tremble in the corner, while on the other side, Udoni also firmly planted his feet.

"Not bad! Girl! That's exactly how you deserve to have defeated Diaz!"

"....."

Although the miracle of "evolution" had been repeated once again, Udoni remained a tough nut to crack. He truly lived up to his reputation as a general even more powerful than Dias. Even in this evolved form, Tatya was still slightly slower. Every attack was dodged by Udoni at the last second. And his lightning-fast counterattacks were not to be underestimated. After hundreds of rounds of combat, Tatya clearly realized that her opponent was someone she had to use all her trump cards to have any chance of defeating.

but....

"But I know! You have even bigger stuff you haven't brought out yet! Don't underestimate me, girl! Bring it all on if you dare!"

...The Future of Spirits

That was his greatest trump card, capable of even miraculous feats, which he could currently use. It was the power to pave the way for the future. It was also his strongest attack.

But if I were to use it now... there's no doubt that Udoni would dodge it!

If it hits, that goes without saying, but even the most powerful attack is meaningless if it misses!

Even if Udoni saw through the fact that she hadn't used her strongest skill, Tatia couldn't use it either! If she missed, she would expose her most fatal weakness!

"Swish"

The staff in her hand instantly transformed into a longsword, which Tatsia grasped in her hand.

"We should definitely gain the upper hand in close combat first, and then wait for an opportunity..."

However, just as she was making these plans, an accident occurred.

"!!!?"

"Huh!?"

A feeling that Tatia knew all too well, and which was also the most hostile, hateful, and loathsome feeling in the world, appeared on the other side of the door she had just blasted open.

It wasn't there all along; it appeared out of thin air. This feeling caused even Udoni, an enemy, to instinctively exclaim in surprise and turn to look behind him.

Logically, this should have been the perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Udoni. However, Tatia missed it.

Because she had clearly recognized the true identity of the "being" that appeared on the other side of the gate...

If that thing appears, then Tatia will no longer see any other enemies.

Because no matter what kind of enemy it was, in Tatsia's eyes, nothing attracted her attention as much as killing the being she so deeply hated...

She gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with malice, staring at the crack she had blasted open.

"Finally... finally appearing before me again... This time... this time I absolutely won't...!"

Tatia flapped her wings, trying to fly towards the gap.

but...

"Wait a minute, girl!"

The oblivious Udoni suddenly lunged forward, blocking Tatsia's path, and delivered a high kick that struck Tatsia, who was already blind, squarely in the face, sending her flying and crashing heavily against the wall.

"Your enemy is me; it's not your place to cause trouble for His Majesty!"

Although the specific details are still not very clear

However, Udoni had come to some conclusions about the true intention behind the order to "delay Tatya's progress," and when it should be used...

He spread his arms, blocking the way to the next door. He shouted to Tatia, who was slowly getting up.

"That girl's mistake was just a minor oversight... From now on! As long as I'm here, none of you will be advancing an inch!"

"Get out of here..."

"Um?"

"roll...."

"What did you say? Girl..."

"I said get out of here!!!"

Tatia's furious roar shook the entire prison.

She supported herself on her knees and slowly rose from the ground. She spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, her wings spread wide.

"If you dare to get in my way..."

The skill that was originally thought shouldn't be used now, the trump card that was originally planned to be used at a crucial moment, is now slowly condensing between Tatia's hands and wings.

"...I'll kill you too!!!!"

In Tatia's eyes, where her killing intent had reached its peak, only two things existed in the world: her most deserving target and any obstacles in her way.

In Tatsia's eyes, Udoni was now no different from that door. All she had to do was clear away all obstacles and charge straight ahead. That was all...