Reika and Meji's forces were slowly being overwhelmed.
Their numbers kept dropping.
Reika: Hey… are you insane?!
Laura smiled faintly.
Laura: Oh yes… I am.
She grinned excitedly while watching the suffering around her.
Laura: Earlier you bragged about purifying me with your "Absolute Will," right? Well then I wanna see how you'll save or purify your fallen comrades now.
Kuhahahahahahahahahahaha!
Meji (calmly): You really underestimate Reika… you know that?
Reika slowly closed his eyes.
Then
Reika: "World of Baptism."
SHIIIIIIIIINNNNN!!!
The moment those words left his mouth, the entire battlefield changed instantly.
A massive holy domain expanded across the area.
Everywhere inside it became filled with divine light.
Laura's venomous scorpions vanished instantly the moment the domain touched them.
At the same time
The fallen soldiers slowly began recovering.
Their wounds healed.
The venom disappeared completely from their bodies.
This was Reika's ultimate trump card.
He originally intended to save it for an impossible situation later on.
But Laura had pushed him into using it now.
Laura's eyes widened in genuine shock.
Laura: Hold on… he wasn't kidding when he said he would purify me.
She looked around at her disappearing creatures.
Laura: What kind of ability is this…? All my venomous babies are gone
Reika slowly opened his eyes.
Reika: So… what's it going to be now that you're trapped inside my domain?
Holy energy surged around him violently.
Reika: I told you before…
His gaze sharpened.
Reika: I will purify you completely and erase you from this world.
Laura suddenly burst into laughter again.
Laura:KUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Her laughter echoed throughout the entire domain.
Laura: Ohhh… I see now.
Her monstrous aura exploded outward.
Laura: You think this small little world of yours can actually hold me…?
She pointed at herself proudly.
Laura: Let me remind you of something.
A terrifying pressure shook the domain itself.
Laura: I am the Third Member of Malturi.
Her grin widened.
Laura: And the third strongest among them.
Dark energy wrapped around her body as her appearance slowly began changing.
Laura: It would be an absolute disgrace if I didn't show you what I'm truly made of… you know?
Her eyes ignited with excitement.
Then…Her arms transformed into monstrous forms.
Her right arm evolved into a long razor-sharp stinger capable of piercing anything in close combat, while her left arm became a massive claw-like weapon designed for ripping enemies apart.
This Was Laura's true close-range fighting style
Laura slowly stepped forward, her monstrous form releasing pressure powerful enough to shake Reika's entire domain.
Crack…
Crack…
The ground beneath her feet started breaking apart.
Meji (thinking): She's damaging the domain itself…?
Laura grinned faintly.
Laura: Don't tell me you two are shocked already. Did you really think this little world of yours would completely suppress me?
Reika stayed calm, silently watching her movements carefully.
He could already tell
Laura was much stronger than before.
Then suddenly
BOOOOM!!!
Laura vanished from her position and instantly appeared in front of Reika, thrusting her massive stinger directly toward his chest.
CLAAANG!!!
Reika reacted in time and blocked the attack, but the force behind it still pushed him backward across the battlefield.
Laura (laughing): Ohhh~ so you can react after all.
Meji suddenly rushed in from behind her.
Meji: Don't ignore me, monster.
BAAAAM!!!
His blade landed directly against Laura's side, sending her flying across the battlefield before she flipped herself and landed smoothly.
Laura smiled.
Laura: Nice hit.
Then instantly
SHIIIK!!!
Her stinger stretched toward Meji at terrifying speed.
Meji barely tilted his head aside in time.
The attack completely sliced apart everything behind him.
Meji (eyes widening): Damn…
Laura: Careful now.
Poison dripped slowly from the tip of her stinger, melting the ground beneath it.
Laura: One scratch and your body starts rotting from the inside out.
Meji quickly jumped backward while clicking his tongue in annoyance.
Meanwhile, Reika slowly raised his hand.
Suddenly, massive red chains burst out from the ground and wrapped tightly around Laura from every direction.
Laura's movements instantly stopped.
Meji: Nice!
Reika: Finish this before she breaks free!
Meji nodded and immediately gathered energy into his blade before rushing straight toward Laura at full speed.
But then
Laura started laughing again.
Laura: Kuhahahahahahaha…
CRAAACK!!!
The red chains shattered apart instantly.
Meji's eyes widened.
Meji: What?!
Laura grabbed his arm mid attack effortlessly.
Laura: Too slow.
BAAAAAAM!!!
She slammed him directly into the ground with monstrous force, creating a massive crater beneath him.
Blood escaped from Meji's mouth.
Laura stepped on his chest while smiling down at him.
Laura: You humans really are entertaining.
Her stinger slowly pointed toward his neck.
Laura: But no matter how hard you struggle
The poison dripping from the blade-like tip continued melting everything around it.
Laura: Weak creatures will always remain weak.
Reika's eyes widened slightly.
Reika: MEJI!
A violent surge of energy suddenly erupted from Reika's body, causing the entire domain around them to tremble heavily.
Laura turned toward him and smiled excitedly.
Laura: Ohhh… there it is again.
Reika slowly pointed his blade toward her.
The pressure around him started rising rapidly.
Reika: If this domain alone isn't enough…
His aura intensified even further.
Reika: Then I'll destroy you myself.
Laura's grin widened into pure excitement.
Laura: YES… That's what I have been been waiting for
Dark energy exploded around her as she kicked Meji away from beneath her foot.
The pressure from both Reika and Laura violently collided against each other
And the entire Kingdom of Shugia trembled from the impact alone
They both clashed intensely, causing the entire Kingdom to shake violently from the impact alone.
But of course that still wasn't enough for Laura.
She suddenly summoned a massive fire scorpion twice the size of a mountain and sent it after Meji so she could handle Reika herself without interference.
Meji (eyes widening): What the hell is that thing?!
The giant scorpion roared loudly as flames erupted from its body before it charged directly toward him.
Meanwhile
Reika and Laura continued exchanging blows at terrifying speed.
Reika (thinking): Damn… she's no joke.
BOOOOM!!!
Their attacks collided once again.
Reika (thinking): Even inside my own domain she's overwhelming me and the worst part is…
Laura suddenly appeared in front of him again and struck him hard.
BAAAAM!!!
The impact sent Reika skidding backward violently across the battlefield.
Reika (thinking): I feel like she's not even trying hard enough.
He gritted his teeth tightly.
Reika (thinking): She's toying with me and Captain Meji.
Laura slowly walked toward him with a grin on her face.
Laura: What's the matter, boy? Are you losing stamina all of a sudden?! I can already see your movements getting sloppy.
And she wasn't wrong.
Reika was losing stamina rapidly.
His ability was powerful, but he lacked the energy reserves needed to keep up with Laura.
Her power level was at least five if not ten times greater than his.
Reika wiped the blood from his mouth and smirked faintly.
Reika: Heh… don't worry about me. Worry about yourself instead, because soon I'm taking you down, you reptile.
Laura instantly stopped moving.
The smile on her face disappeared completely.
Laura: Reptile?
Bad move.
The moment Reika said those words, Laura's excitement instantly turned into pure rage.
The pressure around her became even more dangerous than before.
Reika noticed the sudden change immediately.
Reika (mocking tone): Oh? What's wrong? You hate being called a reptile that much?
Suddenly
SHIIIK!!!
Laura's venomous tail instantly wrapped around Reika's neck.
Reika's eyes widened.
Laura lifted him off the ground effortlessly.
Laura: How dare you call me a reptile… human.
Her grip tightened around his throat.
Reika struggled to breathe.
Reika: Ghh…!!
Meji: REIKA!!
Before Meji could even move
A sudden surge of energy blasted directly toward Laura.
BOOOOM!!!
Laura's eyes shifted slightly toward the source.
It was Shina.