Linze: [ EXPLOSION!! ]
While embedded in the mountain Linze finally released her magical attack, If I stayed like this this would be my defeat, so I went deeper into the mountain and with my transmutation I turned the mountain into a protective dome, Inside there I gathered my power and activated my asura mode.
Linze's explosion spell passed through the dome I had created but before it could affect me I released a wave of energy that neutralized her attack, then I covered my hands with a thin layer of energy and when I threw my six fists forward a concentrated stream of red air shot out of my hands.
Linze: [multiply][ice wall]
I aimed at Elze and her sister used her magic to protect her, the attack I used was similar to a Cero in appearance and power but the energy used was barely one percent of that of a Cero, I threw a barrage of punches and I smashed Elze's barrier to pieces, she circled around me to avoid the attacks while her sister prepared another big attack.
Elze: [multiply][ice storm]
Lisanna: [Takeover: grimhound]
Linze used the rest of her magic to fill the sky with ice spikes and they all descended on me, on the other hand, Lisanna used her strongest transformation and with a swing of her claw she released some blades of darkness towards me, and behind me Elze pointed her hands forward and started firing Ceros from her gauntlets.
Seeing the girls' attacks coming towards me, I cracked my neck and began my counterattack, my sub arms pointed to the sky and threw fists in quick succession firing waves of energy at the ice stakes, my tails whipped out to deflect Elze's attacks, and I created an attack similar to Lisanna's with a swing of my claw.
I successfully kept the girls at bay but Lisanna jumped into her own shadow and appeared next to me, My body started to move before she came out of the shadows and I threw a powerful kick to her head but before my attack connected my body was thrown back a bit and a wind blade created by my kick passed harmlessly over Lisanna's head.
Elze had pulled my tails causing me to miss my kick and although I missed my initial attack one of my sub arms grabbed Lisanna's arm as she swiped at me, I threw her aside and planted my feet firmly on the ground, I tangled my tails in Elze's gauntlets and swung her towards Lisanna, The two collided in the air and then I let out a Cero from my mouth that annihilated everything in its path.
The two girls were transported out of the arena before my attack disappeared and then I flew to where Linze was, upon touching the ground I undid my armor and walked towards Linze, she had no magic left in her tank so she was not a danger.
Linze: *sigh* it seems as if it's impossible to get close to your level.
Linze was somewhat dejected at the defeat and seeing her like that I caressed her head and placed a kiss on her lips, At first she stood stiff, blushing hard, and when I finished she jumped back a little.
Linze: Uh-h-why did you do that?
Yuuki: It seems like you needed it, you girls always surprise me with how much stronger you grow every day, which is why I keep training.
Linze's mood quickly improved with my words and she put on a small smile while still blushing hard, she was so cute without realizing it.
Yuuki: Cute, I want to give you another kiss.
Linze: N-no, one was enough... There are a lot of people watching.
My smile grew a little wider when I heard the last thing Linze whispered, then I flick her forehead with my finger, Her barrier was broken and she was transported out of the arena, after that I continued as I had planned towards the lake zone.
When I arrived at the lake and started walking on the water, most of the place was open space but there were some stone pillars that extended from the bottom to the surface of the lake, creating natural cover or a place to hide.
The place was very quiet but if I closed my eyes and concentrated I could hear the distant sounds of fighting.
While I was in that little trance a laser pierced clean trough one of the pillars and it flew in my direction, a pillar of water rose in the path of the laser and the attack was stopped, At that moment I opened my eyes again, and I took out my Broken Butterfly Magnum that I had modified to fire a variety of magic rounds, this was basically the prototype for Lilith's sacred gear.
I returned fire with a Glintstone bullet and before the stone pillar was destroyed by the massive laser created around the bullet, someone flew out from behind the pillar and that someone was Claire, she was using a red IS that had some drones and her main weapon was a long-range laser rifle.
Before we could exchange words I took out the other weapon I got in Ashley's world, the hand cannon which had also been modified like my other weapon, I shot at another pillar and again someone came out from behind there, that was Hilde who had a kabane sword and she uses the sword's special ability to harden the water under her feet to walk on water just like me.
Then I pointed my two guns at another pillar and without having to shoot another girl came out of hiding, this time it was Hikari, She was using a light IS armor to float above the water and she had two swords as weapons, One was a Katana that she used during our unexpected trip to the lands between called moonveil and the other was a two-handed sword that could fly independently around Hikari like a drone.
Yuuki: Why do you always come at me with numbers? That feels unfair.
Claire: Unfair to whom?
We stayed calm before the battle started and when I commented on the similarity with my previous fight and Claire responded similar to Linze, I was acting casual but my guard was always up and I kept my eyes on Hilde, the other two had only become Sekireis recently and she was the real threat here.
I was running different tactics in my head but before the battle started some Ceros came from behind me but I didn't feel any danger, those attacks were aimed at Hilde and Hikari, and they had no trouble dodging.
'Master, we found you~'