The woman with the white veil pulled out a very sharp, small knife, holding it in her right hand. She placed both her hands in an "X" shape… then merged it with her other weapon.
"Maisny from the Dekronma family… I'll show you hell before you even get there," Maisny spoke with a sharp tone.
Eleonora smiled calmly… then charged at Maisny in rage. A powerful collision took place between them. Each strike released a shockwave due to the immense power behind their attacks.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Emilia was sprawled on the shattered rocks, watching the fight with one eye and speaking softly:
"I really wanted to join… but the fight at the witch's house drained me. I guess it's okay to rest and just watch…"
She sighed, then continued:
"The Dekronma family… there's something truly strange about them. Lankaten explained it before, but I can't remember all the details… ugh… damn, I wish I studied the books like he does."
Elsewhere, the battle between Eleonora and Maisny had grown terrifying due to the intensity of their strikes. Maisny was completely focused, blocking all of Eleonora's attacks — a serious obstacle for her.
"That bitch has no clear weakness at all," Eleonora muttered to herself mid-fight.
With a strange move, Eleonora launched a fake strike to bait Maisny. As Maisny prepared to block, Eleonora withdrew her sword and appeared above her, aiming a powerful kick at her head.
But Maisny looked up, grabbed her leg forcefully, and slammed her into the ground before hurling her toward the half-ruined Gothic castle.
BOOM… BOOM… BOOM…
Eleonora crashed into the castle, destroying it, and some of the stones collapsed onto her.
"Oh dear, I hope you didn't get hurt," Maisny said mockingly.
Eleonora fired a bullet toward Maisny. It barely grazed her cheek.
Pushing the rocks aside, Eleonora unleashed a barrage of bullets. Maisny dodged them with unexpected speed. One bullet flew straight toward her eye — she sliced it mid-air with her sword. But suddenly, Eleonora appeared behind her and stabbed her with a sword, then kicked her hard into the rubble.
Eleonora struck Maisny three times until she collapsed to the ground, gazing at the sky. She half-rose, looking at Eleonora. Then she licked the blood from her lips, a strange smile stretching across her face.
"Next time, try making your hits a little more effective… because your strikes are giving my body chills," Maisny said with disturbing glee.
Eleonora rushed at her without speaking. Maisny stood and charged as well. Then, with an odd movement, Maisny struck Eleonora's charging eye with her elbow. Blood gushed from Eleonora's eye.
Maisny appeared beside her and hit her right arm, breaking it from the force. Eleonora flew toward the fountain, but just before impact, she placed her sword on the ground to balance herself.
Breathing heavily, Eleonora's right eye was bleeding and needed time to heal.
"Oh, beautiful huntress… it looks like you're losing," Maisny laughed loudly, mocking her state.
"My god, what's wrong with this lunatic? The only way to crush this filth is through surprise attacks," Eleonora muttered to herself.
Maisny appeared in front of her, trying to strike her remaining eye. Eleonora dodged and countered with a kick. Maisny sensed the move and tried to evade, but Eleonora jumped and fired a sudden bullet at Maisny's chest. Then she landed hard and smashed Maisny's face into the ground…
Eleonora kept punching her face violently — blood began to rain from the damage.
From the side, Emilia watched Eleonora's madness with a grin.
"What a maniac… she's pounding her face nonstop. But if that face was ugly… then she deserves it," Emilia muttered.
Maisny's hand began trembling with overwhelming rage. She clenched her fist and struck Eleonora's head.
Eleonora became dizzy from the blow. Maisny grabbed her chest bones and crushed them. Eleonora screamed with a muffled cry. Then Maisny grabbed her neck, laughing with a terrifying and insane tone:
"Hahaha… you really are crazy. I think you broke a tooth or two… but no worries, I'll do the same for you."
Just as she was about to snap her jaw, Emilia appeared behind her silently and sliced off her right hand, then stabbed her in the back with such force that her spine became visible.
Maisny turned to strike, but Eleonora grabbed her remaining hand and broke it. Emilia placed her hand on Maisny's chest and unleashed a wave… blasting a hole through her chest.
Maisny flew through the air, crashing into the ruins and barely standing Gothic castles. She collided with the last one, which collapsed on her.
"You know… great timing. With my eye ruined, I couldn't balance myself," Eleonora said weakly due to her injuries.
"I know you could've killed her… but I wanted to jump in and have some fun too. I got bored lying on the rubble," Emilia replied with a mocking tone.
They both laughed… but Eleonora's expression quickly shifted as she looked toward where Maisny had fallen.
"What is it?" Emilia asked, noticing Eleonora's serious expression.
"Looks like that bitch isn't dead yet," Eleonora said sharply, glaring at the rubble.
From a distance, Maisny pushed the rocks off herself and began laughing with terrifying madness.
"Hahahahaha… such great teamwork. You broke one hand and sliced the other. Seems like my whole body is shattered. Lord, forgive me for what I'm about to do to them," she laughed insanely and ominously.
Maisny removed the veil from her face, revealing that she had no eyes — only empty sockets, with blood pouring from them.
She shoved her broken hand into one of the sockets and sliced her face from the eye to her mouth, laughing maniacally. Then, white horns emerged from her skull, bleeding as they grew.
"What is that…?" Eleonora was stunned by the monstrous transformation.
"Looks like what Lankaten was explaining while we were asleep," Emilia replied with sarcasm at herself.
Eleonora smiled and said calmly:
"Next time… we listen."
A new hand grew, and her body fully regenerated.
Maisny uttered one word: "DOGAAAA!" and with a shrill scream, she charged at Emilia and struck her chest hard, sending her crashing into the fountain.
She then turned toward Eleonora and tried to pierce her stomach with her sword, but Eleonora grabbed her hand and sliced it off. Maisny leapt back — another hand immediately grew.
"What? What is this terrifying regeneration?" Eleonora was shocked.
Emilia emerged from the rubble, blood covering her face. She charged at Maisny in rage, slammed her head, then grabbed her horns and smashed her into the ground. But from under the rubble, Maisny dragged a sword and cut Emilia's leg, forcing her to retreat.
"That bitch…" Emilia's face was filled with terrifying fury.
Maisny began laughing again, maniacally, then spun toward Emilia to strike. But Eleonora appeared and countered the spin with her sword, slamming Maisny into a ruined Gothic castle. But due to the force, Eleonora's arm broke.
"Damn it… her moves are too heavy. The pressure during her spin broke my arm," Eleonora said, holding her broken arm.
"I noticed something — every time we hit her, she regenerates… and not just that, she heals really fast," Emilia said, placing her index finger and thumb on her chin thoughtfully.
"I noticed too… when the horns appeared… oh— the horns! They're the source. That's the core. If we cut them, she'll die," Eleonora found the answer, smiling.
"Looks like we found the solution. But where is she? Still under the rubble all this time?" Emilia looked around warily.
And suddenly, a hand emerged from the ground and grabbed Eleonora. Both of them were shocked. The hand dragged Eleonora's body beneath the earth. A horrifying wave collision occurred, so intense that the ground exploded, and Eleonora appeared facing Maisney in the air, her right hand stripped of flesh—only bone remained.
"I'll send you to hell, you demon bitch," Eleonora spoke, biting her lip in rage.
Maisney launched a strong strike toward Eleonora's nose, breaking it. Blood gushed out. But Eleonora wrapped her arms tightly around her and screamed to Emilia to cut off her horns.
Emilia flew quickly, but Maisney broke Eleonora's arm and slammed her down to the rubble. Emilia glanced quickly at Eleonora, then back at Maisney.
"You bitch," Emilia spat toward Maisney.
She charged toward her and began slicing her body rapidly, but it was useless. Maisney's body regenerated its severed limbs instantly. Then, she struck Emilia's face, sending her crashing into the ground.
Both Emilia and Eleonora were devastated by the brutal clash with this terrifying demoness. Maisney landed on the ground and charged madly toward Emilia. But Eleonora emerged from the pit Maisney had created earlier. Despite her broken arm and the other hand being almost skeletal, she managed to hold her down.
"This is our chance to kill this slut!" Eleonora shouted at the top of her lungs to Emilia.
Emilia barely stood up and delivered a tremendously powerful blow, so strong that rocks flew upward. She then sliced off Maisney's head, followed by her horns.
Emilia grabbed Maisney's head and blew it up in a fit of intense rage.
"She… she was… a strong… bitch," Emilia said with difficulty, her breath short, before collapsing to the ground.
Eleonora remained standing, staring at the galaxies that rained down in the sky.
"That fight was exhausting… next time, I won't skip Professor Lenkaten's classes." She fell to the ground, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
They both laughed. Emilia, looking up at the split moon, spoke:
"I hope the moon stays like this… and never turns crimson."
Eleonora replied with difficulty as she gazed at the moon:
"Same here."
The next destination would be the Forest of Black Mushrooms.