Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

Bajie, who was still engaged in close combat, was a little slow in her movements.

"...Don't be fooled, Bajie. I will never accept such a joke as losing and being saved. I will not allow it. To live, you must win."

"...I know, Kali."

Bajie, who had become expressionless, immediately regained her aggressive demeanor.

"Ugh, why?"

"There's no reason why. Don't think that I'll grant you anything just because you ask."

"mean--!"

"So what if I'm stingy?"

Even when Tiona was injured in battle, she still made a ruckus like a child, and the goddess of childhood stuck out her tongue like a child.

"...I knew it was the right thing to do to watch your battle from the sidelines."

Kali removed the expression beneath her mask and spoke downwards:

"Algana and Tione will definitely complete the 'ritual.' Those two girls will never stop fighting; they will offer the corpses of the defeated to their victories."

"...!"

"Argana and Tione are essentially similar."

Upon hearing Kali's assertion, Tiona looked up and cried out:

"No way!"

No, there is.

Kali said with a smile.

"Tione's 'rage' is very similar to Argana's fighting spirit, and she has a talent that surpasses it. When that girl is truly enraged, she will not hesitate to kill her enemies."

It was as if they were affirming the words that Kali had murmured in the distance.

On the ship, the "mutual killing" escalated.

"——————————————————Ahhh!"

With a deafening roar, Tione's fist struck Algana directly in the abdomen.

The immense power caused Algana to cough up a large amount of blood.

"Kah! Guha, hahahahahahaha! You can still get stronger, Tione!"

"I told you to shut up!"

Tiony responded to the blood-soaked laughter with a fierce dance battle.

No matter how much of his life was taken by Algana's attacks, no matter how much blood Algana coughed up, Tione just kept swinging his blood-soaked hands and feet.

Showing no mercy, holding back without hesitation, he brutally exhaled an even thicker, blood-red aura, determined to beat Algana to death.

Alganna's "curse", Tione's "skill".

The relationship between the two is, undeniably, quite disadvantageous to Algana.

A dramatic decrease in defense and a dramatic increase in attack power.

Just one strike. Just one strike could be the sword that takes the head of the serpent (Algana).

Even though Algana's "skill" was slightly superior and her attack frequency remained high, Tione, who was focused entirely on defeating her opponent, slowly began to see through her moves. With each punch that sank into her body, Algana coughed up an unusually large amount of blood.

However, Algana will never lift the "curse".

To pay homage to Tione, to bravely face the battle, or to avoid defiling the sacred "ritual".

Aljana, obsessed with giving it her all, is indeed slowly approaching death.

"You want to kill me, Tione? Fine!"

Algana laughed. The constant burning pain and excitement made her tremble.

"My blood will mingle with your flesh, and we will live on together! Until the day I have devoured all the warriors I have eaten! Together we will reach the end of the struggle!"

The "warrior" who is closest to the divine will and principles of the goddess (Kali) roars with joy.

"We will become the 'strongest warriors'!"

—Shut up, it's too noisy.

The noises (words) emitted by Algana could no longer reach Tione's ears.

Defeat her—kill her. This is the only woman I must do myself.

The snake (Argana) born from the Kingdom of Fighting (Tir Scylla), a symbol of the Kingdom of Fighting that tormented him and Tiona, must be killed by him. He must kill her to protect his sister.

The decisive difference between Tione and Tiona lies in the total amount of murderous intent they harbor towards the Dire Kingdom (Tir Scylla). It is the dark side formed by the accumulated anger and hatred in her heart, which prevents her from laughing. Unconsciously, Tione's appearance is indeed becoming more and more like that of a "warrior".

God's (Kali's) prediction has come true.

Unlike Diona and Bajie's "ritual," which had a momentary flaw, Dione and Argana's killing spree was unshakeable. They held no doubts, had no inner turmoil, and simply fought relentlessly. Dione's "rage" led her to the outcome of the struggle that Kali desired.

Everything was under Kali's control. She oversaw the "ritual" of Tiona and Bajie, while Algana and Tione, who were free from any unsettling elements, were sent out to sea to a place where no one would disturb them.

Everything unfolded according to Kali's divine will.

"I'm going to kill you, Tione! And you can kill me too!"

"Aa ...

Joy and anger mingled, and the shouts of the surrounding soldiers reached their climax.

The final moment that the goddess had been hoping for was drawing ever closer.

(Tione...!)

Kali's words filled Tiona with worry, and her expression became distorted.

The unusually loud heartbeat made my whole body, right up to my fingertips, feel hot.

"!"

Bajee didn't miss the opening and thrust out with a hand chop, but Tiona narrowly dodged the poison attack. She immediately jumped back from her original position, and the next moment she swung her iron fist, shattering the ground, the stench of poison and fragments spreading around.

The hair beside her cheek was brushed by a chop and began to smoke; Tiona temporarily distanced herself from the other person.

(Yeah, I have to win before I can worry about her...)

Otherwise, she'd get beaten up by Dione. Diona met the gaze of Bage, who was staring at her with cold, wary eyes.

She was covered in large beads of sweat and exhaled a deep red breath.

"It seems like my ultimate move isn't going to hit..."

From the moment she spoke until now, Tiona has repeatedly unleashed attacks capable of deciding the outcome of a battle.

Because a petty, stingy attack will only result in your body being burned by toxins.

However, Bajie was naturally not going to obediently take such a huge blow.

"What should we do now?!"

A protracted war would be disadvantageous to us. We already knew that just now.

No matter how hard you try to force a smile, pain is pain, and discomfort is discomfort.

If she could, she would love to collapse on the spot and sleep soundly.

(This might not be the best way to put it, but this kind of attack is similar to the new larval type (monster). If we had weapons, there might be ways to deal with it.)

However, if she were to use a weapon to attack someone, it might kill Bajie, and she simply couldn't bring herself to do it.

(If only I had the Great Twin Blades (Ulga) -- ...The Great Twin Blades (Ulga)...)

Tiona remembered the weapon that had been sent for repair and looked down at her own fist.

Unlike corrosive liquids, the skin and flesh didn't melt and rot. Although it caused excruciating pain and numbness that discolored the skin, and was corroded by high heat, the original shape remained.

And her breath was getting redder and redder.

"..."

Tiona slowly did a stretching exercise on the spot.

She bent her knees as far as she could and exhaled with a "whoosh."

"Bajee".

"..."

Tiona looked at Bajie, who kept her lips tightly closed under the black veil to avoid being misled.

"—I'm going to go."

Then, she made one last decisive move.

The first thing Tiona did was to fight them head-on.

「!?」

The attacks, counterattacks, and defenses of both sides. Every element complemented each other perfectly. The poisonous light membrane covering Bajie's entire body scorched Tiona's skin. In this fierce battle where one could only watch and run for their life, Tiona abandoned dodging and attacked again and again.

(What is she thinking?)

Seeing that Tiona seemed to only know this one set of moves and was attacking head-on, Baje's eyes sharpened.

[Valges] is effective in both offense and defense. Whether Baje takes a punch, blocks it, or deflects it, it will cause real, gradual damage to Tiona. Even with the blessing of "abnormal resistance," without treatment, Baje believes Tiona's life will last less than five minutes.

From her previous attempt to her current decisive strike, this is Tiona's only remaining chance to win.

But she took her own life.

Had she finally given up thinking and become despondent? Just as Bajie began to think this way.

"————"

Baje's attacks began to miss.

Instead, the number of times she was hit... Tiona's punches and kicks landed more often.

Baje swung a steel fist powerful enough to shatter rocks. It missed. She vanished. A shock came from the side. A kick to the shoulder. Immediately, the sound of poison burning Tiona's skin rang out. Then another shock.

(--This is……)

The timing is starting to slip.

Moreover, it exhibits acceleration.

The girl's speed began to increase.

Not only that, the power of the punches also increased.

Baje stared in disbelief as Tiona's lips, which maintained a smile even in her predicament, flew into her field of vision.

(Could it be—!?)

Tiona's [Hot Fight]

From the moment it is activated, just like [Berserk Attack], the ability correction effect will be increased every time damage is taken.

The more one is pushed to the brink of death, the closer one gets to death—the more the instinct for survival and the instinct to fight transform into a burning force.

—It cannot be attacked, nor can it attack.

Conversely, attacking an opponent increases your [ability value], and being attacked also increases your [ability value].

Each time Bajie's poison strike inflicts damage, the girl's power is strengthened.

「!?」

Tiona's abilities are repeatedly boosted.

The attack was dodged. Too late to evade. The defense was breached.

A swift and powerful punch sent a blow to the face. A kick sent the chin flying. A grappling move slammed the airborne body to the ground.

Rising, rising.

Speed, durability, and power increase infinitely.

Rising, rising, rising, rising, rising—it just won't stop.

"Nothing can stop me! Nothing is stopping me!"