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"What is wrong? Not talking anymore? Serafall, stop acting so hypocritical. You clearly knew from the beginning what the result would be!"
Katerea asked with a trace of madness in her voice.
That was right.
In her eyes, Serafall was exactly that kind of hypocritical person.
She clearly knew such a thing was impossible, yet still pretended to ask whether Katerea could give up.
Did she not know what the condition for her giving up was?
"All right... If that is what you think."
Serafall's eyes revealed a trace of sorrow and helplessness.
Because from the very beginning, the two of them had not been thinking along the same line.
What Katerea thought about was whether she could reclaim her glory and position.
What Serafall thought about was whether Katerea could give up on those things, so she could still spare her life.
Although it seemed a little arrogant, Serafall truly did possess the confidence to defeat Katerea even after she used the snake.
The reason Serafall had asked those questions was also that she genuinely felt some guilt about taking Katerea's Satan position.
"What is wrong? Your defense seems less complete than before."
Katerea seemed to notice that Serafall's condition was slightly abnormal and revealed a smug smile.
Just as she said, Serafall, who had previously only needed to use magic for defense, now had to dodge.
Some parts of her clothes had even been destroyed during the process.
In Katerea's eyes, Serafall's current words were merely an expression of her weakness.
If it were Katerea, she would absolutely never give her opponent room to negotiate when she held the advantage.
In reality, what Katerea thought was not entirely wrong.
Because the ice elements were being held back, Serafall was finding it very awkward to use her magic.
However, it was only awkward.
At the current stage, although she could not launch any effective counterattacks and could only defend, once Serafall grew accustomed to the current situation, Katerea's fate would be sealed.
"Good grief. When women fight, they really are much crazier than men."
Anos ate chips while watching the battle in the sky.
Was this what Katerea called powerful combat strength?
She was overestimating herself far too much.
Generally speaking, the stronger a person was, the less effective Ophis's power became. Its amplification effect would weaken significantly.
The peak of Satan-class was basically the mass-production limit Ophis could provide.
And even after their strength increased, their original battle experience still remained at their previous level.
Therefore, these weaklings who relied on Ophis's power to forcibly raise themselves could not possibly endanger the Four Great Satans of the Underworld.
"It seems the result should come out soon."
Anos smiled as he thought.
There was naturally nothing wrong with using methods to strengthen oneself if one wanted to turn the tables.
However...
At the very least, one needed a way to perfectly control the combat power that had suddenly surged.
He could be said to have considerable experience in this regard.
After all, the calculation power of the Biblical God's divinity was already overflowing. When using Divine Overlimit Mode and increasing his calculation power massively, controlling his own strength was very simple.
As for Ittou Shura, that was a state achieved after training one's physical body to the limit. It also required perfect control over the body. This could be seen from Anos's previous training of Ais.
Katerea was clearly the type who grew arrogant after suddenly obtaining powerful strength.
She did not know that the power she had shamelessly borrowed from another had already been obtained by others, and they possessed experience with it far richer than hers.
At this moment...
Katerea also noticed this.
She discovered that her offensive did not seem to be producing the expected effect. After using Ophis's snake at high intensity, she even began to feel her own strength declining.
As for Serafall, although the strength and speed of her magic were weaker than before, she had already adapted to the situation. By fighting steadily, she had not made any mistakes.
The moment Katerea thought of this, an emotion called jealousy naturally grew within her.
Why could the gap between devils be so large?
"Katerea-chan, how about you surrender? You should be able to tell the result of this battle too, right?"
Serafall still spoke with a trace of reluctance.
She understood that glory was extremely important to the Old Satan Faction, but no matter how important it was, could it really be more important than one's life?
Although Serafall's clothes were torn and ragged, compared to Katerea, whose peak state had basically passed and whose strength was steadily declining, Serafall's advantage was unquestionable.
"Shut up, Serafall. What do you know?"
Katerea shouted.
This person always stood high above others and said useless things.
"Let me show you the resolve of us descendants of the old Satans!"
Katerea's body twisted, broke through the magic formation, and wrapped around Serafall.
"Even if I cannot obtain the Satan position, I will drag all of you hypocritical Satans down!"
Katerea's actions fully showed her resolve.
The energy throughout her entire body became chaotic.
"What?"
Serafall's expression changed drastically.
Katerea...
She was trying to self-destruct.
"Then come with me, sinner who stole the Satan position!"
"It is useless. My life has already been activated. The connection between us can never be cut!"
Katerea spoke with great excitement.
Perhaps because her life was about to burn out, she had become unusually excited.
"Cannot... be cut?"
Serafall immediately used severing magic, trying to separate Katerea from her body.
However, the magic seemed to have no effect.
The trait of [Severed-Tail Sea Serpent Dragon] had been pushed to its limit. No matter what injury Katerea suffered, she recovered at an extremely fast speed.
"This is something condensed from my life. How could it possibly be cut so easily?"
Seeing that Serafall had finally revealed surprise and a trace of fear, Katerea finally smiled with satisfaction.
So you can make that expression too.
"It is useless. Stay with me and leave this world together, usurper of Leviathan's throne!"
Katerea had made this decision from the very beginning.
Even if she could not win, she would at least let everyone witness the resolve of the Old Satan Faction.
"How... how could this be..."
A clear tear overflowed from the corner of Serafall's eye.
She did not want to never see Sona-chan again.
If she died, would that man not be able to do whatever he wanted with Sona-chan?
That was Serafall's first thought.
If she had to die because of her duty as a Satan, that would be one thing.
But what would happen to Sona-chan?
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