[270] Solo Battle with Barthomeloi Lorelei

"It's over, just like that."

Barthomeloi Lorelei closed her eyes, turned around, and in an instant, the scarf that enveloped Kazuya was completely cut into pieces!

Accompanying it was the splattering of minced flesh from inside the scarf.

Originally—

That's what Barthomeloi Lorelei thought!

"Hmm—?"

Sensing something amiss, Barthomeloi Lorelei quickly turned her head, and coming towards her was a man with shallow bloodstains on his arm—

"He actually blocked it?"

Boom—

The earth split open.

Barthomeloi Lorelei stepped on the ground, abruptly leaped backward, but— in the next moment, she was pulled down.

A rope, tied to her leg at some unknown moment, even though some parts of the rope seemed about to break, still functioned perfectly.

Ripple Step—!

Kazuya, with the ripple in his right arm, swung it towards Barthomeloi Lorelei's face as she was pulled towards him!

Crash—

The fist struck her face without any hindrance, and even the faint sound of bones breaking could be heard. Barthomeloi Lorelei was sent flying—

"Hu—"

Kazuya maintained the rhythmic breathing of the ripple, giving himself a series of elegant and fluid poses.

Watching Barthomeloi Lorelei lying on the ground did not relax, he stepped toward her, ready for the second attack.

His scarf was made of phantasmal species fur. Even if Barthomeloi Lorelei's wind blades pierced through it, they had little effect due to Kazuya's powerful anti-magecraft.

However...

The scarf had completely broken, and the same move could not be used a second time.

In the next moment, Kazuya's pupils slightly contracted.

Surprisingly, Barthomeloi Lorelei stood up!

Normally, a person's head would be minced into flesh after such a punch. However, Barthomeloi Lorelei, despite the critical moment, did not seem to have suffered major injuries.

At a critical moment.

She reinforced her body!

"It seems... I underestimated you, huh? Well—"

Barthomeloi Lorelei spat out a broken tooth. The slightly cracked skull, under the healing magecraft, completely recovered in just a few seconds, "In that case... I won't hold back now!"

"Have any moves? Use them quickly! Like the one that defeated DIO... if it's that one, I might not have any defense, but... looking at how useless your tricks are, is it because of some significant limitations? Or can you no longer use it?"

Crash—

Very fast!

Kazuya's expression changed.

Barthomeloi Lorelei rushed toward him, and Kazuya, unable to evade due to his own speed, could only block the attack with his arms.

He could clearly hear the crisp sound of bones breaking and the sound of muscles bursting.

Blood sprayed out from his arm, splattering all over the place.

Boom, boom—

He collided with two walls in succession before finally coming to a stop—

In the next moment, he was completely powerless to care about the bloody mess on his arm and the burning sensation in his chest.

His body bent to the side, avoiding the second attack from Barthomeloi Lorelei. Taking advantage of the situation, he kicked towards Barthomeloi Lorelei's head.

Crash—

"Too weak." Barthomeloi Lorelei said.

"Step back—" Accompanied by Kazuya's voice, Barthomeloi Lorelei couldn't help but take two steps back. She looked at Kazuya, who was repositioning himself, and smiled: "Mystic Eyes of Domination? Well, even if it is, don't expect it to work on me a second time!"

"Maybe that's true..." Kazuya moved his arm, which had already healed.

Avalon was truly remarkable.

Its healing effects were unexpectedly strong.

Even if his heart ruptured, it probably would only take a moment to recover... In that case—victory was possible!

Darkness—!

Kazuya's Mystic Eyes weren't just one, but two!

Domination.

Dark Abyss.

In an instant.

Barthomeloi Lorelei's vision lost everything.

She couldn't hear, see, or feel anything—

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kazuya swiftly looped his rope around her and kicked her away!

"Don't think you can overpower me like this!" Barthomeloi Lorelei's face looked somewhat unpleasant as she stood up. When did she ever appear so disheveled?

"Oh, indeed... I didn't think I could overpower you like this." Saying that, Kazuya took out a syringe and a vial of potion, but most of it had shattered, leaving only two intact.

Sedative—

Well... in reality, the last resort would be to use the Origin Bullet. At the moment she used magecraft... shoot her with the Origin Bullet.

In that case, no matter how powerful she was, it would be over.

However...

"Since it's my manga world, I'll give you a chance—let's knock you out this time."

If there's a next time... then use the Origin Bullet—

Sizzle, sizzle—

The wind cut the rope in an instant, and Barthomeloi Lorelei, with an unpleasant expression, walked towards Kazuya.

"Come closer, and look at what's beneath your feet."

"Hmm?" Barthomeloi Lorelei lowered her head, and then, she saw countless golden threads—

That's right.

Ripple—Step!

The broken threads of the scarf turned into countless steel needles, piercing towards Barthomeloi Lorelei—

"Dang, dang, dang, dang—"

In the next moment, Kazuya's face changed.

It was useless—

Snap—

The syringe in his hand also shattered on the ground.

"I told you, don't underestimate me. Do you think such a small trick can work on me?" Barthomeloi Lorelei coldly said, "With such leisure, go and learn more magecraft!"

Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss—

The wind howled.

In an instant.

Everything near Barthomeloi Lorelei, including the collapsed building where Kazuya fell...

Everything.

All—

Collapsed.

Every brick, stone, and even steel was cut into countless small pieces, each about a cubic centimeter in size.

The world collapsed!

"It's over."

Watching the body of Kazuya lying on the ground, Barthomeloi Lorelei sighed, feeling a bit empty... after all, she couldn't enjoy her favorite manga anymore.

But...

All for the glory of Barthomeloi!

After Barthomeloi Lorelei left, the disheveled Kazuya slowly raised his head, looked around, made sure Barthomeloi Lorelei had left, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Hu... that was close... if it weren't for Avalon, I would have to resort to Command Spells... it's really bad."

"You... are still alive!"

Kazuya's face stiffened, slowly turned his head, and saw the queen standing on the sandy soil of the collapsed building, "Oh..."

"Give me, another death!"

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