Without any surprise, Cassandra died on the spot.
After killing Cassandra, Nahash wanted to rush over to help Guy, but at this moment, his messy, disheveled long hair suddenly began to retract, directly turning back into his original short hair.
"Damn it!" A ferocious expression appeared on Nahash's face, but the sense of weakness coming from within his body caused him to drop to one knee.
"Captain!!" Green reacted when he saw this and ran over to support Nahash.
"I'm fine, go help Guy," Nahash said, gritting his teeth.
"Uh, Captain, I probably can't intervene there even more..." Green's tone held a hint of frustration; his usefulness there would be even smaller.
If he were to wrap his whip around Gilbert, it wouldn't be binding her, but rather he would be courting death himself. With that kind of strength, she would probably send him, the owner of the whip, flying the very first moment.
If it were ordinary attacks, looking at the effect of Chikushi's Prometheus, Green felt his attacks would probably be completely useless... This was completely a human tank! Even Guy, who had the greatest strength and was the most durable among them, probably couldn't last long in her hands.
Retreat? That was a question no one here had even considered. If they were going to fight, they would fight to the bitter end.
But could they actually help? Guy, in the center of the arena, had been beaten until he was bruised and swollen, barely recognizable as human.
"Poney... take this to Guy," Cole said to Poney, who was standing beside him. When it came to foot speed, Poney was the best among them.
"This is..." Poney gritted her teeth, nodded, and took the crusher king. "Leave it to me."
With that, Poney's figure darted out.
"Guy!" Poney called out.
"Why did you come here?" Guy couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Poney's voice. Wasn't she just coming here to die?
"Take this!" Poney quickly approached Guy.
"Don't even think about it!" Gilbert also noticed the gauntlet in Poney's hand and was startled.
Unfortunately, in terms of speed, Poney seemed to have the upper hand. She managed to hand the crusher king to Guy first, then immediately darted away.
Gilbert, having failed to stop Poney, wore a ferocious expression. She struck Guy with another punch, sending him flying in an attempt to knock the gauntlet off.
But the moment Guy took the gauntlet, he knew. This was Cole's crusher king, the weapon of the person he liked. Since she had given it to him, how could he let it be knocked off?
The pain throughout his body seemed to ease a little at that moment. Standing up once again, Guy had already equipped the crusher king.
"This blow... will finish you!" Guy's eyes were blurred by blood, but he kept his gaze locked firmly on Gilbert.
"Do you think you can succeed? Don't forget that little girl was crippled by me just like this!" Gilbert retorted, refusing to back down.
But what she didn't expect was that this remark only ignited Guy's fury.
"crusher king!!" Guy, having equipped the gauntlet, roared.
The situation on Gilbert's side wasn't actually that great either; after all, fully releasing her limiters came at the cost of her own life.
A war of attrition? Gilbert couldn't afford it, so she had to take Guy's punch head-on.
However, what she hadn't anticipated was that the crusher king enhanced the user's monstrous strength based on their own power, and Guy happened to be the strongest in the Elite Group.
That was why Guy could unleash the crusher king's maximum power. However, using the Thousand-Layer Robe also required a tough body, which Cole clearly didn't meet the requirements for, so Guy had received the Thousand-Layer Robe instead of the crusher king.
Moreover, generally speaking, even if Cole used the crusher king, that immense power would definitely be enough. No one expected to run into a freak like Gilbert.
"Bang!!" This collision was louder and more powerful than any before it!
But Gilbert never imagined that even in this situation, Guy hadn't lost his reason. He hadn't used his full strength in the collision with Gilbert, so at the moment of impact, he had already used the Thousand-Layer Robe to get behind her.
"You!!" Gilbert's eyes widened, but it was already too late for her to dodge!
"crusher king!!" The only answer left for her was this cold, ruthless response filled with intense killing intent.
"Bang!!" This time, Guy used his full strength, putting everything into the crusher king to strike the back of Gilbert's head.
No matter how tough Gilbert's body was, it couldn't withstand this blow.
"Boom!!"
Gilbert's body was smashed hard into the ground, and the surrounding earth caved in from the impact. This blow was undeniable; it killed Gilbert instantly, leaving no chance of survival.
After all, an injury like having one's head cracked open was no joke.
"Huff, huff!" Guy stood there, gasping for breath.
"Guy!! We won!" Poney rushed over, but when she tried to hug Guy, she found his body falling straight down.
"Guy!!" Poney's eyes widened. She tried to lift Guy up, but found her hands instantly becoming sticky. She lifted her hands to look, and her eyes widened in shock.
Blood had covered both of her hands.
"Guy!!" Green also rushed over, looking at Guy, who was twitching on the ground, and his body, which was breaking down and bleeding profusely...
"What exactly happened?" Green's eyes widened, not understanding why it was like this. Wasn't everything over? Why was Guy like this?
What they didn't know was that a person couldn't use two Teigu, and the side effects of shingu were even greater. Perhaps one could use two, but the side effects were definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Even though Guy's body was the strongest in the Elite Group, it seemed impossible for him to withstand this backlash.
In this battle, there were only two enemies, but the main combat power of the Elite Group had lost their strength. Nahash, Guy, and Cole—the top three of the Elite Group—could no longer continue fighting.
So, did they still need to rush to provide support?
"Perhaps, even if we go, we won't be able to help at all..." the remaining Elite Group members couldn't help but think. This couldn't be blamed on them; the impact those two people had on them was just too great.
Their attacks didn't work, their shingu didn't work, what could they do? Go over and be a burden?
Nahash clearly noticed this as well. Finally, he said, "Chikushi, Poney, Green, help us to the other stronghold for treatment. The remaining battle is probably not something we can intervene in anymore."
Nahash didn't say much more. If he could still use the Water Dragon Sword, his combat power would definitely be terrifying, but that was no longer possible.
"Understood." Hearing Nahash's words, several people quietly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they were a bit tired; they really couldn't win!
This time, the enemies were too strong!
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