My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

fine......

Negotiation is possible.

Under the resentful gazes of the other night patrol members, Mona reached into her pocket and rummaged around for a while, seemingly intending to hand over her most treasured and forbidden item.

They're clearly planning to pay protection money.

Just when the bird woman on the other side thought Mona was about to give in, her vigilance relaxed slightly.

next second.

Mona suddenly pulled a piece of gravel from her pocket.

With all my might, I crushed it with a "crack".

Then, it was thrown forward with a bizarre throwing motion.

The bird woman's pupils contracted violently.

"BOOM—!!!"

"Boom! B ...

Like a carpet bombing, countless towering trees were uprooted.

A vast cloud of dust enveloped the entire forest.

It has to be said that the first kill in the Conquest sequence is still too authoritative.

Seeing this, the other night patrol members were practically ready to pop open champagne and celebrate.

However, amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

Mona frowned slightly.

"Watch out, missed!"

Before he could finish speaking, a white blur shot out from the billowing dust.

The speed was astonishing, making it impossible to discern the exact shape of the figure.

Before anyone could react, the ferocious bird woman transformed into a streak of white light and charged towards the green-haired girl who was only 1.4 meters tall.

The giant bird claw, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the air, lashed straight at Mona's face.

"boom!"

Mona instinctively raised her arm to block.

The bird's claws slammed into her forearm, tearing half of her sleeve to shreds in an instant.

But when the bird's claws grazed that fair arm, they produced a crisp, clanging sound like steel clashing.

"clang!"

A look of disbelief flashed in the bird woman's eyes. She quickly flapped her wings and dodged backward, then looked down.

His own bird claws had been chipped in several places, and blood was flowing down his fingertips and arm.

Her face darkened.

He stared warily at the green-haired girl's unharmed, fair forearm.

"Conquer, giant..."

The words fell.

She decisively abandoned the frontal attack and transformed into a white blur, flashing back and forth among the other guards.

Blood spurted from the bodies of several guards.

Oliver, caught in the middle of it, had no time to react either.

He was then kicked hard and sent flying more than ten meters away.

His body was thrown back and forth as if hit by a speeding carriage, tumbling and crawling until he finally crashed hard into a thick tree.

He smashed the tree trunk, causing cracks and sending debris flying everywhere.

Oliver let out a muffled groan, his face contorted in extreme pain.

You see, in the supernatural novels he had read before, enemies wielding sharp weapons would often kick their opponents at crucial moments instead of cleaving them in two with a single blow. Oliver often mocked those villains for not knowing how to seize opportunities.

Now that I've been kicked, I feel like my internal organs have been hit by a cannon.

They almost lost their fighting ability with a single blow.

It would be better to just add a decorative knife to his arm...

Before Oliver could even recover...

The white light had already shifted towards the next 8th-order target.

As the bird woman attacked, Luya gripped her short dagger and focused intently on what lay ahead.

"Clang clang clang clang clang—!!!"

The short dagger and the bird's claws clashed dozens of times in a very short period of time.

The air was filled with sparks from the collision of weapons, flickering and creating a spectacular sight.

The other night patrol members, who had been standing still and unable to intervene, were dumbfounded.

however--

"puff!"

Three seconds later, the bird's claws slashed across Luya's shoulder, instantly tearing open a bloody gash.

Blood splattered, and Luya gritted her teeth and took a half step back.

The bird woman did not rush to attack, but took advantage of the vacuum period when the momentum of her sprint disappeared, and used the thrust of the shattered blade to fly into the sky again to catch her breath.

The white bird feathers fluttered in the night wind, but her expression was slightly unpleasant.

Although the previous surprise attack was swift as lightning, it did not achieve any decisive results.

If her claws hadn't been injured by the Hulk right from the start, her attacks would have been twice as fierce.

The well-informed Luya clicked her tongue, tore off what little fabric she had, and began to bandage herself.

"8th-tier Slaughter, Wings of Heaven, and...8th-tier Slaughter, Assassin."

"Two kill sequences, both speed-type."

After the bandaging was completed.

She slowly narrowed her eyes and looked up at the bird woman in the sky.

"Think it over. There are so many of us. Even if you can take a few with you, you'll end up seriously injured or killed. Your sequence is no match for the defense of an 8th-tier giant. You can't win no matter what."

"If things get deadlocked and the battle drags on, aren't you afraid that other passing Winged Warriors will take advantage of the situation?"

Upon hearing this, the bird woman snorted disdainfully.

"I can fly up to 10,000 meters in the air to hide and recover my strength."

"Besides, who told that shorty to ambush me first!"

"If she hadn't ambushed me, I would have calmed down by now!!!"

The atmosphere became tense for a moment.

Mona scratched her face, somewhat speechless.

I don't know if it's too late to apologize now.

Let's just forget about it...

What if the other person hates apologizing afterwards?

however.

Just as the bird woman was still muttering indignant complaints.

Oliver, who was lying on the ground, secretly took action.

He slowly stretched out his hands and made a slashing gesture towards the bird woman floating in the sky.

"Wind Blade—"

"Shh-!"

An invisible stream of air sliced ​​through the sky like a blade.

Because it was an invisible wind, the bird woman's reaction was a beat slow.

She instinctively dodged to the side, but was still a fraction of a second too late.

"Pfft-"

The wind blade grazed past her ear, severing a large section of her beautiful hair.

Her jet-black hair fluttered in the air like snowflakes.

The woman's face remained blank for about ten seconds.

Then--

Her expression instantly contorted into a grotesque grimace, like that of a female ghost from a horror movie.

Luya and Mona both looked at Oliver, who was standing next to them with a smug expression, in disbelief.

This guy...

They actually cut off the woman's hair!?

This is a fight to the death...

You have to fight the monsters yourself!

"Boom!!!"

next second.

Birdwoman swooped down like a falling white meteor, her target Oliver.

His killing intent was so intense it bordered on madness; he disregarded even the cover provided by the several level 9 superhumans beside him, determined to tear this person to pieces first.

Based on the undulating trajectory of the invaded wind circle, Oliver managed to barely dodge the first two claws by using bizarre key presses such as crouching and crawling.

However, due to his weak physical condition, he could no longer keep up with the opponent's attack rhythm.

Third claw—

The bird woman's giant claws, carrying destructive power, slashed down towards his head.

"clang!!!"

At the critical moment, Luya rushed forward and blocked the attack with her dagger.

The immense impact carved two deep furrows in the ground with her feet, and her arms trembled so badly she could barely lift them.

The bird girl, who was intercepted by Luya once again, was furious.

With a flap of its wings, it vanished into a white afterimage.

She glided and sped wildly through the guards, tearing several bloody gashes in someone with each leap.

Screams echoed throughout the room.

The speed is just too fast.

Even Luya, who was also an 8th-tier Assassin, couldn't see it very clearly.

The movement speed multiplier resulting from the superposition of two kill sequences is far too excessive.

The flight and maneuverability granted by Tier 8 Sky Wings, combined with the short-range dash and stealth capabilities granted by Tier 8 Assassin.

This is more troublesome than any of the level 8 opponents she has ever encountered before.

Even Mona was initially at a loss as to what to do with the bird woman.

Because everyone here is one of our own.

She couldn't very well just shoot her own partner, could she?

The attack range of the Giant path in the Conquest system is too wide.