When Lilith opened her eyes again, the entirely different scenery stunned her. At that moment, it was no longer the big hall but a vast, pitch-black land instead. The sky was also incomparably dark. Lilith frowned; truth be told, she thought several times going back, she doesn't know how Sakuya was doing faced with the transformed Triple Fusion Beasts; however, she shook her head, if she were to ever do that, then it would be like throwing away her friends sacrifice, she must continue and get that thing, the thing that her brother badly want to the point of insanity, this would be like getting another victory on top of killing one of his dukes.
''Ah! It's hard, but it's fun.'' Lilith mumbled and walked forward. In this dark land, her figure cut through like a spear.
Meanwhile, outside Sakuya was fighting the transformed Triple Fusion Beasts, because of its current size, it's has become faster. Sakuya rolled on the ground and wiped away the blood around her mouth; although here and there, few injuries could be seen, this didn't stop her from smiling as if she had won. The small Triple Fusion Beasts cocked its head to the side wondering if this human had gone nuts after too much beating? If not, then why the hell was she smiling when she didn't succeed in landing a single blow since he was forced to use its true form?
The Triple Fusion Beasts sneered, making human-like expressions, and tried to move forward and slice the cocky human for good when its expression changed; it was then the beast heard that female voice; it was the voice of a hunter that successfully led her prey exactly where she wanted.
''Hehehe! Finally, it worked. This technique came to me because of my fight against a spider. I became curious about what would happen if, instead of using thread, I used the wind to make a thread to trap my enemy carefully? Not only would it stop them due to the wind element, but it would also deal them constant damage before I even move. This is how I created this technique; I called it Kaze Ito; by the way, it means Wind thread, simple isn't it?"
''Growl!!"
The Triple Fusion Beasts growled as he couldn't move; several thin green threads were wrapped around its body; not only did they block its body by completely sealing its movements, the thin threads were so sharp that there were piercing through its sturdy body.
''Roarrrr!"
The Triple Fusion Beasts roared, mana exploded from its body, snapping many threads; however, it was regenerating at astonishing speed, devouring the overflowing mana.
''My, my! Please don't be so hasty; I shall deal with you. Be on your way.''
Sakuya declared with a smile before unleashing dimensional slash; the Triple Fusion Beasts alongside the threads were cleanly cut in two.
The monster's last thought was that this girl was a monster.
After killing the Triple Fusion Beasts, Sakuya kneeled and breathed in and out. If the monster had escaped, she would be in danger; although she succeeded in trapping it, it was mainly due to the monster's carelessness; if he was unleashed all its mana to deal with the mana threads, Sakuya would have been in a tough spot. However, the monster panicked; if it were human, maybe they would have thought differently.
''Well, I'm happy that he has limited intelligence.'' Sakuya spat while checking her status.
''Good, Rank 11 is not too far.'' She mumbled, killing the Triple Fusion Beasts had made her jump two levels.
[Sakuya Hishimiya]
Class: Magic Samurai
Age: 17
Female
Race: High Human
[Rank 10]
Level 100
Experience Value: 3000/40400
Magic Power: 3270/3270
Magic: Wind, Dark
Attack: 1730 (+20 BP) ➤ 1770
Defense: 1070 ➤1090
Agility: 1540 ➤1560
Intelligence: 1330 ➤1350
Luck: 1240 ➤1260
BP: 0
SP: 0
Gift: Katana Kaze no Yoroichï
Skills: [Advanced Appraisal Level 8] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 6] [Kendo Level Max] [Swordsmanship Level Max] [Wind Slash] [Iaido Level 8] [Wind tornado Level 5] [Gale Slash Level 8] [Flying Slash Level 5] [Presence Detection Level 4] [Dark Vision Level 2]
Special Abilities: [Dimensional Slash] [Shukuchi Level 5] [Sword Intent Level 5➤ 10 Max, Sword Expert] (New)
Titles: [Otherworlder] [Kendo Master] [ Yamato Nadeshiko ] [Kendo Fanatic] [S Queen] [Slayer] [Swordmaster] [Goblin Slayer]
Sakuya immediately spent her SP on her sword intent as she believed that it was a skill she would need more than anything.
After she was done, Sakuya looked behind her and sighed.
''I wondered if Alexander is doing fine?"
She couldn't help but get concerned, especially when she had feelings for this man; feelings are a double-edged sword; it makes you strong; however, at the same time, it makes you vulnerable as well.
''Sigh! How bothersome.'' Sakuya sighed and sat crosslegged and closed her eyes; she had done what she could, so the rest was up to those two; what she needed to do was to recuperate.
••••••
While Sakuya was recuperating, on another floor, the battle between Alex and Leonardo had reached its climax; the two fought and destroyed everything around them; both had lost one arm. Alex lost his left while Leonardo lost his left as well.
''Hah! You're a monster.''
''You are not bad as well,'' Alex commented as well, the two had fought, giving their all, and the result was a draw, well, they didn't use their core abilities, but except for that, they fought, giving they all. It could be said they they were evenly matched.
Back to back, they sat; Alex clutched his gun with his right arm while Leonardo clutched his sword with her right arm; silence permeated the hall for a moment before Leonardo asked.
''Shall we continue?"
''Well, I would like that, but you will lose, and you know that. Why not retreat and try better next time?" Alex responded to Leonardo's question with a suggestion.
Leonardo stayed silent for a moment before sighing; Alex approached him and whispered something into his ears; he responded by whispering something into his ears as well before his body vanished after he activated something.
•••••
While Alex and Sakuya had taken care of their respective opponent, Lilith had continued on their path; she had the feeling that she had been walking for eternity, the only thing she encountered was darkness.
After walking for about ten kilometers, the wind surrounding her howled violently like a starving beast ready to pounce on her.
"Seems like you guys are my enemies, huh!." Her situation was not different from that of Artemia when she was finally the final challenge.
Lilith smiled and squinted, holding the scythe before her. At the next moment, the shadowy creatures howled and pounced on her like a violent wave. Hundreds of thousands and layers upon layers of shadowy creatures leaped toward the slender and fragile young lady. No matter who witnessed this scene, perhaps they would think that the young lady would be devoured at the next second. Because there was no way she would be able to deal with the situation if you followed common sense.
But the truth was otherwise.
The shadowy creatures dashing from all directions were wild and aggressive—a few seconds ago. The instant they launched their attacks on the Demon's princess, she wouldn't have been able to stop them even if she had three heads and six arms like an Asura. But in that instant, along with Lilith's action, the demon, everything changed.
Facing the shadowy creatures, the moon princess didn't even glance at them. She stared at the blade in her hand that was emanating a brilliance that was as bright and glistening as the full moon. She rotated her wrist, and at the next moment, a circular halo expanded with her in the middle. The halo didn't seem to have any aggression at all. But despite that, the shadowy creatures wailed and were shredded into bits by the halo instantly. Before they struggled, they were like thick apple skins being peeled from the flesh. The halo dazzled, dismantling the shadowy creatures into worthless remains in an instant. Fragments of their bodies drifted in the air before disappearing into nothingness like melted snowflakes.
However, the snowflakes were purely black in color. It was like angel judgment, well considering her origin, thinking like this couldn't be wrong.
After wiping out the enemies in one single attack, Lilith didn't continue her offense immediately. On the contrary, she scanned her surroundings and sprinted toward a light in the distance. Since the light was the only thing on the vast, empty plains, it was apparent that it was the venue for her trial.
Even though Lilith displayed mighty strength, she knew that it was just the beginning; if she became conceited, then who knows what would happen, she must always be on her guard. With this mentality, she walked forward always on her guards; however, Lilith didn't encounter any more monsters as she walked towards that light she saw in the distance, and she came face to face with the thing she previously identified as light it was a small shinning room.
Lilith immediately went inside the room; the door immediately closed behind her.. The final test was about to begin.