In the combat ground,
Carnage Kabuto grew more and more impatient.
From time to time, traces of being frozen appeared on its body.
If it was purely about strength, it was definitely superior to its opponent.
But the other party's abilities were somewhat bizarre.
Time and again, it used ice to limit its speed, causing it damage.
'If that's the case...'
A flash of madness appeared in Carnage Kabuto's eyes.
It deliberately exposed an opening, hoping that at the moment of the attack, its opponent would reveal a fatal weakness.
Squelch!
Blood sprayed.
The ice blade left a patch of blood-red crystals on its chest.
'Gotcha!'
Carnage Kabuto was not angry but rather overjoyed.
It threw a punch with all its strength.
If it landed, it was confident it would end the fight.
After all, could a mere weak human's defense compare to its own?
"Trying to trade injury for death. Not a bad idea."
Just then, Esdeath's playful voice sounded.
"But, it was far too easy to read."
"Mahapadma."
Carnage Kabuto's sneer froze on its face.
At this moment,
It felt as if the space-time around it had frozen.
It couldn't move at all.
'What kind of technique is this?'
'It can actually freeze space-time?'
Carnage Kabuto roared in its heart. The muscles all over its body bulged, but only caused slight ripples in the frozen space-time.
But even so,
It only made its body tremble slightly.
It couldn't make any major movements.
The next moment,
Under its terrified gaze, an ice blade pulled a white streak and slashed toward its neck.
Squelch!
The world spun.
Carnage Kabuto felt itself falling infinitely.
As darkness filled its eyes, it saw its own headless body.
"I... died?"
That thought flashed by, and all its consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
"A truly worthy opponent."
Esdeath breathed out a sigh of turbid air. "To be able to barely withstand Mahapadma."
"After all, this technique only freezes surrounding space-time."
Ayato walked forward and smiled. "When you go further and truly enter the level of complete space-time, no one will be able to shake it easily."
"Mm, I'll work hard."
Saying this, Esdeath stood before Ayato, a smile playing on her lips.
"Master, my blessing needs replenishing."
She wrapped her arms around Ayato's neck, her eyes soft as silk.
"Okay!"
Ayato smiled and lowered his head slightly.
It was bound to happen anyway.
He could replenish the consumed magic power at the same time.
"Mmnn..."
Esdeath closed her eyes.
Not only the blessing, but her magic power was also recovering quickly.
"..."
Watching all this, Fubuki and Lily were dumbfounded.
From their perspective,
Carnage Kabuto had been killed for no apparent reason.
And then this scene appeared…
'What had just happened?'
'And this is the enemy's headquarters. Wasn't this a bit disrespectful to the opponent?'
Smack!
Esdeath stepped back, her throat moved, swallowing to ensure maximum recovery.
Then she said, "Master, what now?"
"The appetizer is over. Let's go meet the owner of this place."
Ayato waved his hand. A light flashed in the combat ground, and everyone's figures disappeared.
…
Monitoring room!
"The sounds of battle have stopped."
"Who won?"
Looking at the blacked-out monitor screens, Dr. Genus and the Armored Gorilla both looked apprehensive.
The battle between the two had been too ferocious. Halfway through, all the monitors had been destroyed.
Hum!
Just then, a light appeared in the somewhat dim room.
'What?'
Dr. Genus and the Armored Gorilla were both startled, showing guarded expressions.
Tap tap tap!
Footsteps sounded.
Ayato and the others appeared before them.
"..." x2
At this moment, Dr. Genus and Armored Gorilla fell silent.
They realized that Carnage Kabuto had lost.
Which means they...
Thud!
Armored Gorilla instantly knelt down and began kowtowing repeatedly. "We didn't know our place and dared to oppose you, sir. Please forgive us."
The women's gazes were somewhat strange.
'This monster,'
'Was quite good at bending and stretching.'
'Its movements were so smooth.'
'Had it specially practiced?'
Ayato ignored it. Instead, he raised his hand, and a flesh bud pierced Genus's neck.
"Hmph."
Genus grunted, his pupils contracting violently.
"So, there are such worlds?"
Through the information contained in the Imperial Arm being transmitted, a look of fervor appeared in Genus's eyes.
He also knelt without hesitation. "Greetings, my lord."
As long as he could continue his research, nothing else mattered.
Not to mention,
An even broader world was now presented before him.
"Enough talk. Where is Mosquito Girl?"
"..."
Genus was a bit confused.
'What was this?'
'I wasn't as important as that Mosquito Girl?'
"I have always valued women over men."
Ayato patted Genus's shoulder. "So don't mind."
Hearing this, Genus looked at the Esdeath and the others behind Ayato and instinctively nodded.
He quickly said, "In that case, my lord, please follow me."
Then,
Everyone walked out of the monitoring room.
"Master, your purpose in coming here isn't just for this Mosquito Girl, is it?"
Fubuki muttered quietly.
"Don't doubt it."
Esdeath smiled. "There might be other purposes, but this is definitely the main one."
Xenovia said, "We are all the King's wings. Don't be jealous, okay."
"Jealous... about something like that..."
Fubuki was about to shake her head, but her whole body stiffened slightly.
It seemed...
She was indeed a bit upset.
'Was this... jealousy?'
She looked at Ayato's back with complicated expression, unconsciously thinking of the blessing.
'Oh no!'
'Was she falling in love so soon?'
Then, the sounds Esdeath and the others had made all night suddenly filled her mind, and her heart began to race.