Chapter 889 - A Strange Warfare (2/2)

Rhode was also surprised as he didn’t expect that the enemies would be caught up in an internal strife. The other Rhode standing before him yelled in resentment.

“What are you two doing! Stop what you’re doing and kill them! Don’t forget your mission!”

However, both the angel and berserker ignored his words as the scarlet whirlwind and silver flames continued to clash. On the other side, the Magic Swordsman who was in battle with Marlene grumbled.

“How dare you order me? Who do you think you are? Why would I listen to the command of a foolish man!”

The Magic Swordsman deflected Marlene’s attack and retorted in an ice-cold voice. Then, she brandished her sword and once again focused her attention on the fight with her other self.

Unlike Lize and Anne, the battle between Marlene and her other self was oddly tough. Although Marlene’s swordsmanship had improved tremendously under Lize’s guidance, she still couldn’t face her other self as Lize did with hers. Most importantly…

Clang!

The Magic Swordsman unleashed a graceful arc with her scarlet blade which crashed onto Marlene’s blade. The latter felt the powerful force on her trembling sword and took a step back. Then, she held her sword before her to defend herself.

“What are you waiting for?!” The enemy Marlene glared fiercely. She dodged Marlene’s attack and struck forth with her blade once more. “Could it be that you’re still waiting for that man, hoping that he’ll rescue you?! Stop dreaming! Men are all the same! He only treats you well because you’re useful to him. Once he’s done using you, he’ll abandon you without any hesitation! Why? Why must my other self fight for a man!”

“Although I don’t know what you’ve been through…”

Marlene avoided the lethal blade. She gnashed her teeth and slashed her sword.

“… I’m not like you!”

“Rubbish!”

The Magic Swordsman lifted her sword and negated Marlene’s slash. “How are we different? No matter in which world, men are always the same! You’ve been duped! All men are animals!”

The Magic Swordsman burst forward at an incredible speed and left a scarlet trail of afterimages. She slashed her sword at Marlene’s neck, but failed to realize that Marlene had become oddly calm and sheathed her sword. Marlene clutched the sword hilt and as soon as the enemy arrived before her, she unsheathed her sword in an exploding force.

“———!”

The dazzling scarlet radiance streaked in a perfect arc. Although the blade ray seemed incredibly slow, it was filled with unprecedented force. The Magic Swordsman instantly felt that her blade was slowed down by a physical presence!

“This is…”

The Magic Swordsman widened her eyes in astonishment, but it was too late.

In the blink of an eye, the powerful presence deflected her sword as it flew off her hand. Then, Marlene flicked her wrist and smashed the hilt into the enemy’s face. The immense pain left the enemy squealing in pain, but Marlene was unconcerned. She stooped over and slashed her sword when suddenly, she struck two flying daggers and the Magic Swordsman swiftly drew a distance between them. Blood was flowing from her face and it looked pretty terrifying.

“It seems like you’re quite good… Who taught you that?”

The enemy Marlene glared at her other self and said softly. Then, she let out a chuckle and shook her head.

“Whatever. I didn’t expect that I would be injured by my other pampered self who has an affair with a man. I thought I could easily defeat you, but it seems like it isn’t that easy.”

The enemy Marlene raised her sword. But this time, she held the sword hilt with both hands and pointed the sword at Marlene.

“It’s a pity… Because you could have died a painless death.”

Then, she said.

How is this even possible?

Rhode felt astonished by the sudden turn of events in this BOSS battle.

He swept a glance at Anne—he also received communications from her just like Lize. But unlike Lize, Rhode trusted Anne’s battle instincts more. Therefore, he quickly made a decision despite being surprised that Anne would use such a method to end the battle.

At this moment, Anne had crawled to her feet. Currently, the toughest opponent, the berserker, was lashing out with the angel while the annoying, man-hating mercenary queen ignored commands from the other ‘Rhode’. Since this was the case…

“Anne, Lize, work with me to take down this guy!”

“Yes, Leader!”

“Yes, Mr. Rhode!”

Anne’s and Lize’s eyes glinted. Then, they launched their attacks at the enemy from the left and right!

“Tsk! How unlucky!”

The enemy Rhode cursed in disdain. In the battle with his other self, he couldn’t figure out the strange sword skills. He thought that he could gather some information during their battle at first, but he didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, the situation turned from a one-versus-one to a three-versus-one. The enemy Rhode stared at the two young ladies coming for him. Then, he slashed his black sword at Lize—perhaps to him, the young lady with bare hands and clad in thin armor was much easier to deal with than Anne with the enormous shield.

But he didn’t expect that the instant he slashed his blade, three fuzzy shadows emerged before him and brandished their swords. Clang! Clang! Clang! Their blades stopped his black sword while Lize picked up speed and hurled a punch at him.

The battle continued.