Normally in this kind of situation when more opponents appear, the leaders take charge and fight a one-on-one battle against those opponents, just like Elowyn and Elaris were doing. But apparently, one of those leaders didn't understand this kind of situation and was in front of him like a guard dog.
"Don't worry, beautiful, I'll take care of you."
Lamia was fighting her opponent in front of him, turning this battle into two against two, with interference from her team from time to time whenever she seemed to be in danger.
'What an annoying situation.'
"What is it? Don't like being treated like a princess?"
'Not at all, especially because I prefer fighting in a team when no one gets in the way.'
The difficult part of the situation was that Enrico and Lamia were facing Lethara and one of the smoke Nartheis at the same time, and the two of them worked well together, switching positions and landing good hits on Lamia.
'I'd better interfere.'
"Fire Bow, Flaming Shot!"
Shooting his arrow at the smoky creature, Enrico snapped his fingers, causing it to explode as it hit the gaseous part.
"These creatures are flammable, so fire is one of their weaknesses."
"Beautiful and smart, exactly my type."
Using the charged momentum, Enrico kicked Lethara away, then followed after her with Lamia right behind.
"Heat Magic — Golden Breath!"
A beam of compressed hot air shot out from her finger as she pointed at Lethara, and upon contact, an explosion occurred, leaving a hole behind.
"Tsk, she turned into smoke again."
"That won't last much longer. At her current level, using that must take a lot of mana."
"You're right, beautiful."
'Why beautiful? Actually, now that I think about it, why do girls who like me always have a nickname for me?'
[What's wrong, don't you think that's romantic?]
Positioning himself in front of Lamia, he began lowering his fist slightly, the red stone in his Crimson Shell glowing brighter with each passing second — but he still needed more time before her regeneration finished so he could use it.
'Aside from Lamia, the teams are dealing with the mini-bosses that appeared.'
Every time they destroyed a smoky creature, a new one emerged, which made Elowyn and Elaris come up with the idea of accumulating points with those mini-bosses, leaving Enrico to face Lethara.
'Among them, the best team is Elaris's since they have Valença.'
Since he had already shown those creatures' weakness, Valença took the lead for her team, and without a doubt, they were close to reaching boss-level points.
'The only way to keep them behind is to eliminate the boss quickly, so I'll go all out.'
Disappearing at great speed with his fiery steps and body acceleration, he surprised Lamia, who had to defend herself from one of the creatures.
'Charged Flame Impact!'
[What a long name.]
Making Lethara's entire body vanish with that explosion, Enrico was surrounded by smoke as he and she moved at high speed — Lethara attacking with grabs, Enrico dodging.
'If you think the name's too long, I'll just call it… Impact CC.'
[What a creative name.]
'Do better, then.'
Wrapped in smoke, Enrico found his body grabbed by Lethara's two arms from behind, holding him tightly — though it wouldn't be difficult for him to break free.
"Come on, why don't you just give up and stay with me? I promise we'll have plenty of fun together."
"Sorry, but I don't like betrayal, so you'd have to talk to my future wives first."
Tensing his muscles, Enrico broke Lethara's arms, surprising her with the raw strength he displayed. With a flawless spin in the air, he delivered a kick to her face, sending her crashing into some trees before she was stopped by smoky claws.
"Your beauty is incredible even in movement… I can't lose you, so I'll give it my all, since I'm sure you'll survive with that amazing body."
Gathering magic in her hand, smoke condensed into a large point, and lowering her arm, a fast and powerful attack shot toward Enrico, surrounding him with mist and holding him in place.
'This is gonna hurt.'
Taking the hit, Enrico gritted his teeth as his body was thrown into the ground with an explosion following right after. Seeing that destruction, Lethara approached expectantly, while Lamia — who had quickly finished off her own opponent — approached furiously toward Lethara.
"How dare you—"
"That attack was strong, but…"
Enrico, with the top of his clothes torn — especially around his abdomen where the damage was greatest — emerged from the smoke with some wounds but otherwise fine. With a downward kick to Lethara's head, he buried it into the ground below, brushing a strand of hair aside.
"Don't underestimate me. I can take more than that."
Before, she was sure Enrico had a perfect body, but now she had the feeling it was more than that. Seeing him before her, she couldn't help but blush when he brushed his hair back.
'She's not just the Goddess of Beauty… she's definitely the Goddess of War too.'
"This just makes me want you even more, my jewel."
As she got up, Lethara looked at Enrico with eyes full of hearts, imagining what it would be like to touch that body more intimately — in truth, the hug she had given before was already enough to move her deeply, so imagine now.
"Let's be together."
"I already told you — talk to my future wives first."
Surrounded by smoke, Enrico released magic from his body, making the flammable mist explode along with it, causing destruction around them.
"I still have more to show, so I won't give up."
"That won't work, because you're going to be eliminated by Enrico. Still, don't worry — I have good uses for you."
Hearing Enrico's beautiful yet now deeper and more serious female voice, she noticed his white sclera had turned black while the golden part of his eyes shone brighter.
"You're a Nartheis? Even better—"
"Void Magic — Devour."
Grabbing Lethara by the neck, Enrico — no, his alter ego — began absorbing Lethara's essence into himself, transferring part of her power.
'He'll come back, but I just need one second for that.'