"Everyone who was just affected, retreat!" Jean shouted loudly.
Jean knew very well how much power this technique consumed; it was not something Amiya could bear right now.
"Go, this is not your war," Patriot ordered as well.
The Doctor issued the command at the same time. She was very clear about Amiya's condition and immediately had the ordinary operators evacuate to the rear.
The Guerrillas and Rhodes Island retreated one after another, leaving only the operators who could truly be called elites on the field.
Patriot took the lead, first launching an attack on Talulah, with Rosmontis and Blaze following closely behind.
"Just you? Don't make me laugh."
The flames surrounding Talulah suddenly expanded, and the accompanying shockwave forced several people back.
But at that moment, Jean took the opportunity to move forward, using the properties of the Stardust Wind to push aside the flames and slash toward her main body.
A "clang" was heard as a shield made of black mist blocked Jean's slash, emitting a metallic sound.
'Damn, what is this material? It's so OP. Is it Biribiri's Iron Sand?!'
It certainly couldn't be magnetically controlled Iron Sand; after all, the current high temperature seemed to have far exceeded the Curie point.
("!!") Jean used the momentum of the wind to retreat again.
Staring at Talulah, who carried a scorching aura—it's worth noting that the flames of the Flame Spirits have no temperature, yet Talulah was using flames with heat at this moment.
"Tsk, I almost got fooled."
Talulah's flames were now just ordinary flames, Originium Arts originating from her race; at most, the temperature was just a bit higher.
This time, Jean didn't use Iaijutsu again but drew the sword from its sheath, infusing it with a large amount of Stardust Wind.
As the blade gradually began to glow white, it eventually turned into a blade of pure white light.
Charging forward again, unlike before, Jean now actively attacked the ring of scorching fire, engaging in combat just like a normal duel.
The light blade did not fail Jean's expectations, cutting straight through the outer ring of Talulah's flames as if they didn't exist.
The black mist shield was also split in two after only a moment's resistance.
And as Jean further increased the power infusion, the blade emitted a buzzing sound, and its cutting force intensified.
Talulah also condensed the black mist, compressing it until it finally formed a black sword.
"Curse you! Is this also a trial of fate?!"
"There is no fate, and certainly no trial. There is only the fact that you are about to fall!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sounds of clashing weapons rose and fell.
Jean's offensive was fierce and precise, while Talulah's defense was seamless.
Talulah normally carried a sword, and although that sword was nowhere to be seen, Jean was certain this black sword performed better.
Similarly, Talulah herself should possess a certain level of swordsmanship, but what she displayed now was completely different. As an experienced swordsman, Jean could tell these moves were refined through countless battles.
There were no flashy movements, only swordsmanship refined to the extreme for practical use.
If it weren't for the fact that Talulah's own strength, coordination, and reaction speed weren't as formidable as Jean's, Jean probably wouldn't have been able to maintain the initiative like this.
But no matter how much initiative Jean took, she couldn't take her down. Carefully designed feints would be seen through and blocked.
Heavy, powerful strikes would be parried or dodged.
High-speed consecutive strikes accelerated by the gale were all blocked. Although her actions were despicable, this long-refined swordsmanship was indeed worthy of recognition.
In terms of sword technique alone, for Jean to be able to fight like this after only two months of serious practice was beyond a miracle.
And this was only discussing technique; Jean's strength never lay in technique, but in the application of the wind system.
Wrapping Stardust Wind around her hand, she caught the black sword directly with her hand.
At the same time, she slashed with her other hand, attacking Talulah's body.
But Talulah's reaction was also very swift, immediately dodging to the side and rear, but her hand's tendons were still sliced by Jean, and it hung limply as blood dripped down.
"Curse you, curse you, curse you! Mortal, you will pay the price!" Talulah roared.
Jean did not let her guard down; such moments were often the most dangerous.
Black smoke began to wrap around Talulah's arm, gradually turning the entire limb pitch black.
At the same time, the arm regained its mobility. Talulah clenched her fist, flashed a smile, and actively attacked Jean this time.
The battle resumed, but more and more black mist began to cover her body. Consequently, her strength and speed continued to rise, and Jean's parries gradually became more labored.
"Master Jean!" At that moment, Amiya's shout and her thoughts reached out.
"Are you serious? Okay, then let's do it!"
Amiya also opened her palm and crushed one of the rings.
The wave that repelled divinity began to release, and a large amount of energy manifested from her body in a visible way.
Then, a powerful mental force began to connect with Jean, while Jean recalled the Gale Sword Technique and the usage of the wind element as much as possible.
Then the visible energy surrounding Amiya began to change, turning into a red and black wind tide.
At the same time, a red and black longsword rose from the ground, and azure aura also surged around it. The moment Amiya gripped it, a flood of memories rushed into her mind.
Those were memories, history, paths, accumulations—the past encountered by the Sarkaz, and the things she should shoulder as a king.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
However, the weight of history was far more than Amiya could bear at this moment, but magic from another world helped her.
Sealing the memories that were originally sealed in the past deep within her mind once again, she drew the red and black sword to face the current enemy.
"Steel Tempest!" The black sword, carrying black wind, struck toward Talulah. Just as Talulah was about to counterattack, Jean also attacked to pin down her movements.
Taking this as an opportunity, Steel Tempest was unleashed a second time. Although Talulah barely managed to block it, an opening appeared.
Jean rushed forward, enveloped in Stardust Wind, and delivered a heavy blow to her abdomen.
As one of the softest parts of the human body, the abdomen is also where major organs are located. Jean's strike sent both vibration and shock into it.
Under the intense pain, Talulah froze for a moment, but still relied on the properties of her black mist to ignore her bodily sensations and retreat.
But just as she took a step, with a shout of "Freeze," a large number of ice flowers fixed her feet in place.
At this moment, with Frostnova's help, the three of them together created this crucial opportunity.
It should be noted that Amiya had already used Steel Tempest twice, and a large amount of sword qi had gathered on the blade.
Just as Amiya's third Steel Tempest was unleashed, the ice flowers at Talulah's feet were also released, and a whirlwind blew her directly into the air. Then—
"Last Breath!"
"Last Breath!"
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