From the start of the battle, Queenie had been burning her blood to boost her strength, speed, and stamina. And it was working quite well.
In fact, she had made headway by leaving countless cuts on the Ant King.
And as someone with a high affinity for blood simply because she is an Asura Born, every small cut on the Ant King wasn’t healing like the Ant King would have liked.
This was simply Queenie’s doing.
The main reason Asura Borns are undying in battle is because of the blood. The more cuts they inflict on their opponents, the more confident they grow in being able to take them down.
Every time a cut appeared, the next sword strike would be amplified by the blood coming out of the previous cuts.
She was using the blood to create openings in the defense of the Ant King. So every single strike had its mark, and Queenie was exploiting this weakness.
However, as the battle continued, Queenie’s power became more sinister. Instead of fighting like a warrior, she was fighting like someone torturing her opponent.
This made her unable to follow the plan that was laid out by all four of them. The plan was to end her battle and join Nari in helping Queen Lunara.
However, she was experimenting on her opponent to the point that she lost sight of her main goal.
But who could blame her? This wasn’t because she was evil; it was more like her losing control of her emotions and being influenced by her nature as an Asura.
The more cuts that appeared on the Ant King, the stronger her will to torture it grew. At first, she was holding it back, but as time went by, she couldn’t, so she gave in.
Thankfully, Klaus suspected this and knew what had to be done.
Among the three ladies, he knew Queenie should be the first to kill her opponent simply because she is an Asura Born, but the moment that wasn’t the case, Nari would refrain from helping Queen Lunara, and rather help Queenie, considering Klaus calculated a 68% chance Nari would be the second or first to end her battle.
One of these variables became the reality, and looking at Queen Lunara, Nari knew she didn’t need her help at the moment, so she went to help Queenie.
“Exploding Arrow!”
She unleashed a powerful arrow, detonating it in front of the Ant King. The explosion pushed it back, giving her a chance to get close to Queenie.
“Big Sister, snap out of it,” she said to her before blocking an attack that came at them. Nari unleashed another arrow, making Queenie shake her head as if she were wiping something off her mind.
Looking at her—how she gripped her sword and the sinister expression on her face—it was safe to say she was fully absorbed in her nature as an Asura.
Queenie’s breathing was heavy, each exhale coming out like a low growl.
Her eyes, once clear and focused, were now clouded with a crimson haze. She staggered a bit, as if fighting an invisible force inside her, but Nari didn’t let up.
Another arrow flew from her bow, slamming into the ground near Queenie’s feet. The shock made Queenie jolt, snapping her head toward Nari with a confused glare.
“It’s me, Big Sister. Control it. You’re not a monster,” Nari said firmly, her voice steady despite the pressure of the battle.
Klaus ordered her to knock Queenie unconscious if she couldn’t pull herself back after 2 minutes. This was because the longer she remained frenzied, the more she became a flight risk for everyone.
An Asura born who couldn’t control her urges isn’t something anyone wants on their team. Thankfully, Nari had been through this before, even long before Queenie started taking steps toward her Asura side.
So she knew how best to help her.
Queenie’s sword trembled in her hand. Her lips curled back, baring her teeth in frustration, but slowly, ever so slowly, the wild look in her eyes began to fade.
The Ant King, seeing an opening, screeched and lunged forward, its blade-like arms slicing through the air.
Without thinking, Nari threw herself before Queenie, crossing her bow to block the attack. Sparks flew as the metallic limbs struck, pushing Nari back several steps.
Queenie blinked rapidly, her vision sharpening. The sight of Nari protecting her snapped something back into place.
That sight scared her, so she quickly snapped back to herself, and the look of determination appeared in her eyes. She can’t watch her sister get hurt because of her.
With a roar that shook the air, Queenie swung her sword with newfound clarity, slicing through the Ant King’s follow-up attack and forcing it to retreat.
“I’m… sorry,” Queenie muttered under her breath, her voice hoarse.
“No time for that,” Nari replied quickly, knocking another arrow. “Let’s finish this together.”
For the first time since the battle began, Queenie fought without the pull of her bloodlust clouding her mind. Her strikes became clean, swift, and deadly, perfectly harmonizing with Nari’s precise arrows.
It was like when the evil look left her eyes, all she had been holding back finally exploded, allowing her to become the warrior she was meant to be from the start.
The Ant King was now struggling to fend off the assaults from the two deadly beauties.
Its cuts reopened faster than it could regenerate, and each arrow from Nari found its mark, disrupting its movements and throwing it off balance.
Queenie danced around the Ant King with terrifying grace, her sword carving arcs of crimson light through the air, while Nari’s arrows sealed any gaps in their offense.
Within a couple of minutes, the Ant King was driven to its knees, its body riddled with wounds, its strength bleeding out into the earth.
Since they aren’t holding back much this time, the two of them were able to overwhelm the level 3 Void stage Ant King. This shows just how terrifying the two ladies are.
Queenie didn’t hesitate.
With a final cry, she drove her sword deep into the Ant King’s core, twisting it viciously. A low, broken screech echoed through the battlefield as the creature’s body convulsed and then went still.
Silence followed.
Queenie pulled her sword free, blood dripping from its blade, and turned to Nari, a tired but genuine smile forming on her lips.
“Thanks, Little Sister,” she said.
Nari just grinned and gave her a playful salute. “What are sisters for?”
Their moment was brief. From a distance, a loud rumble shook the ground, reminding them that the battle was far from over.
Both of them turned toward the heart of the battlefield, where Queen Lunara was clashing with the level 4 Ant King. Their battle was on the same scale as the one with Klaus.
But watching the white haired brat’s body bathed in runic circles, they knew he wasn’t dying anytime soon. Of course, even if he died, he still has two lives to live, so he would be fine.
Of course, not joining him immediately made them feel an ache in their hearts, but they must trust their man and hope his plan didn’t get him killed before they did.
Without a word, they rushed forward, their swords and arrows ready again as they joined the Queen of the Moon Borns to handle the last of the three variables.
