If one were to view this duel in the Gladiator Arena below through the eyes of a mortal, they would essentially only see two streams of red and blue light colliding at extremely high speeds. A mortal's vision simply cannot keep up with the speed of a Demoness, let alone discern the details of this duel.
Fortunately, Dorothy is not a mortal. As a Demoness, she doesn't even need to use any eye-based magic; she can easily capture the movements of the two Demonesses below with just her naked eye.
And if she were to subtly add a bit of magic to her eyes, even such a simple, non-spell basic magic enhancement could make everything in her vision appear as if time had slowed, like a slow-motion playback.
This is Dorothy's talent as a high-inspiration Demoness.
Therefore, Dorothy could clearly see the true forms of the red and blue lights intertwined in the Gladiator Arena below.
The red light was Alice, and the blue light was Isabella. Both Demonesses were currently moving at high speed on their respective flying brooms, and their attire was also different from before.
Alice was wearing a blood-red robe, and this was not an ordinary daily magic robe, but a battle robe style. The fabric looked thick and sturdy, and vital parts of her body such as shoulders, joints, forearms, and chest seemed to be filled with additional armor. Even the skirt below was a battle skirt style with layers of overlapping armor plates. Looking through the gaps revealed by the swaying battle skirt, one could vaguely see that her legs below the skirt were also equipped with leg guards and high combat boots.
This was hardly the attire a mage should have; it was clearly that of a heavily armored warrior.
However, Isabella's attire on the other side was similar: the same armored magic robe, with similar protective areas, but the color was blue. The style of the armor plates was not like Alice's thick plate armor; the young lady's armor was more like a fish-scale armor structure, so it looked much lighter. Moreover, the form-fitting design of the fish-scale battle armor perfectly showcased the somewhat precocious young lady's impressive figure.
Although their attire looked very un-mage-like, it was very Demoness-like. This type of armored battle robe is also common attire for Armed Witches.
According to the detailed configurations of Armed Witch battle robes Dorothy had seen before, their complete battle robe structure consists of four layers.
The innermost layer is a special one-piece bodysuit worn close to the skin. This is the lightest, woven from extraordinary threads, breathable and warm, while possessing excellent toughness and decent defensive power.
Outside the one-piece bodysuit is a battle robe made from various monster hides. It is usually designed to resemble a magic robe, capable of covering the Demoness's entire body. Battle robes made from monster hides have excellent magic resistance, effectively reducing damage from some spells.
Outside the battle robe are the external armors. Armor types vary—plate armor, chainmail, fish-scale armor, etc., are all available for selection. However, the general structure usually consists of a helmet, shoulder guards, chest armor, gauntlets, skirt armor, leg guards, and combat boots.
And outside the armor, some well-off Demonesses would also add a cloak or cape. Such a cloak, while providing warmth, is also inscribed with special magic arrays, effectively defending against some ranged piercing attacks. Some master-crafted cloaks can even have wonderful uses such as increasing stealth or movement speed.
Of course, the most important point is that it looks better and is very cool, especially when one's personal emblem is embroidered on the cloak, which makes it highly recognizable.
The one-piece bodysuit, battle robe, armor, and cloak—these four layers are the standard attire for an Armed Witch. Together, they are quite heavy; an ordinary mortal might get tired just walking a few steps while wearing them. But the Demonesses' powerful physiques allow them to wear this outfit like ordinary clothes, and they can still move swiftly even when fully armed.
Of course, this is the standard for the battlefield. If it's a Gladiator Arena match, then beyond these four layers of protection, there is a fifth layer: the Gladiator Arena Blessing.
This is a composite spell exclusive to the Gladiator Arena, directly affecting the Demoness's body surface. Its purpose is to detect the Demoness's vitality strength and generate an equivalent amount of false life based on the detected data.
This way, the thickness of the false life will be displayed in real-time above the Gladiator Arena, just like a health bar in a Gladiator Arena game. The damage taken by the warring Demoness during combat will consume the false life, and once the false life reaches zero, that Demoness will be judged to have lost the duel, will immediately enter an invincible golden body state, and will be directly teleported out of the arena.
Currently, Alice and Isabella in the arena below have the Gladiator Arena Blessing, and their false life health is also displayed above the Gladiator Arena.
Alice's health is 190,000, while Isabella only has a pitiful 90,000 health.
This is unavoidable. Alice, as an Assault Witch, is inherently a high-HP, high-defense, high-damage template, only a bit short-ranged. Isabella, on the other hand, is a rare bombardment-type Demoness, maximizing damage range, but her health and defense are relatively average.
The current battle situation in the Gladiator Arena below also favors Alice. The Little Witch, with her rage stacked, is driving her broom at full speed, furiously chasing Isabella all over the arena.
Although, as an elite profession, bombardment-type Demonesses, like archers, actually possess decent close-combat abilities and can easily overpower some ordinary Assault Witches, as old rivals who have fought since childhood, Isabella is well aware of Alice's abilities and knows that she is absolutely no match for that muscular brute in close combat. Therefore, she is determined to create distance to leverage her advantage.
As a rich young lady, Isabella is not short on money, so her equipment has always been the best. Her flying broom is no exception; it's the latest model from the famous broom manufacturer Tissot, with a maximum flight speed of 5 Mach, which is even faster than Alice's Wing 6000 model broom's maximum speed of 4.5 Mach.
Logically speaking, Isabella, with her equipment advantage, should be able to easily create distance, but in reality, the distance between the two is rapidly shrinking.
"Fat Salty Fish, you're dead. Blood Rage Mode, activate."
The murderous Alice now had a sinister smile on her face, her parted lips revealing two sharp fangs. Her originally emerald green eyes had turned crimson, and bloody magic power swirled around her entire body, making her look exactly like a villainous Demon King.
As an Assault Witch with short range, high mobility is a good choice to compensate for her shortcomings. Therefore, Alice chose to become a broom racing enthusiast, and how could a racing enthusiast's ride not be modified? Manufacturer performance has long lost its reference value.
As Alice increased her magic power input, the broom beneath her also entered overclocking mode. The broom's tail suddenly swelled, and then the original single jet split into a triple-jet mode. The furious magic power exchanged for extreme speed.
Thus, the previously lagging red light suddenly accelerated, transforming into a final crimson meteor, directly crashing towards the blue light ahead.
"Ah hahaha…"
On the furious broom, the black and white twin-gun staffs had already fallen into Alice's hands. She laughed heartily while aiming at her arch-nemesis, who was already within range.
"Goodbye, Isabella."
Alice's lips moved, silently pronouncing judgment.
Then came two gunshots, and explosive magic bullets shot directly towards a terrified Isabella.
Clearly, victory or defeat...
"Damn it!"
The Little Witch, who had been laughing triumphantly, suddenly changed her expression drastically. She slammed on the brakes, instinctively wanting to turn around, but it was already too late. A broom speeding at full throttle is not that easy to control. For a moment, she couldn't control her speed at all and could only crash forward due to inertia.
And ahead, through layers of forest, a huge lake came into their view.
The blue-haired young lady, who had been terrified, now had the corners of her mouth upturned. She turned her head, narrowly dodging the two magic bullets that had been aimed at her head, and then elegantly snapped her fingers.
The next moment, in the lake below, waves exploded, and water flowed wildly...