NOVEL NEXT Chapter 447: Any last words?
Mary Rose declared with a malicious smile, her voice dripping with provocation as she deflected and countered Lilith's ferocious attacks.
"You're no warrior," Mary taunted, her tone laced with mockery.
Lilith gritted her teeth, her patience wearing thin. "You talk too much," she snapped, parrying Mary's strike with calculated precision. The clash between scythe and sword echoed like thunder, the sheer heat from their impact causing both weapons to glow a deep red.
"Tsk, just look at you," Mary sneered, her voice dripping with disdain. "Swinging a sword with such fervor, but lacking the true essence of a warrior. Let me show you what a real fight looks like."
Lilith didn't answer immediately, her eyes burning with a mix of determination and rage. "You'll regret underestimating me."
Mary laughed, a deep and cutting sound. "Come at me, specter. I'll teach you what it means to be a warrior." Her aura began to intensify, enveloping her in a dark and menacing glow.
Before Lilith could react, Mary lunged forward like lightning, her speed almost impossible to track with the naked eye. Mary's scythe tore through the air toward Lilith, who blocked the attack with her sword in a swift motion. The sheer force of the impact caused the ground beneath them to crack.
"You're fast, I'll give you that," Lilith commented, her legs bracing against the ground as she held back Mary's onslaught.
"Fast isn't enough, darling," Mary replied, pressing her strength harder against Lilith. "It takes more than speed to survive a real battle."
Lilith saw her opportunity. With a quick flick of her wrist, she diverted Mary's scythe and launched a lateral slash. Mary dodged at the last second, a glimmer of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"Interesting... maybe you do have a sliver of potential after all," Mary teased, spinning her scythe with a predatory grace. "But potential won't save you."
Lilith wasted no time. With a fierce cry, she charged forward, her sword slicing through the air with deadly precision. Each exchanged blow sent sparks flying like falling stars, illuminating the battlefield. The tension around them grew heavier with each strike, as both combatants pushed the tempo to its breaking point.
"You hold your own well," Mary admitted, a wild grin spreading across her lips. "But this ends now."
She abruptly leaped back, raising her scythe overhead. A wave of dark energy emanated from her, distorting the air around her.
"That won't stop me!" Lilith shouted, channeling her own energy into her sword, which now glowed with a crimson radiance.
Both surged forward simultaneously, colliding with a force so violent it caused the ground around them to collapse, forming a massive crater. The clash of their energies sent shockwaves in every direction, knocking over everything in their wake.
The blades of Lilith's sword and Mary Rose's scythe shattered simultaneously, exploding into brilliant fragments that dissipated into the air. For a moment, Mary's eyes widened in surprise, but she had no time to react as Lilith closed the distance with incredible speed, landing a direct punch to her face that sent her flying backward.
"So, we'll settle this the primitive way," Lilith growled, her demonic aura blazing brightly around her clenched fists.
Mary Rose, with a trickle of blood running from the corner of her mouth, slowly stood, a fierce smile on her face. "You've got guts, I'll give you that. But guts won't save you."
Without hesitation, Mary counterattacked, rushing toward Lilith. Her first move was a high kick, which Lilith narrowly dodged, but Mary used the momentum to spin and land an elbow strike to her chest, forcing her back.
Lilith quickly regained her balance, lunging forward with a left hook that Mary blocked with her forearm. Their exchange was relentless, each strike faster and deadlier than the last. The impact of each punch and kick reverberated like thunder, cracking the ground with every collision.
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"You fight well for someone who relied on a sword," Mary mocked, attempting to distract Lilith with her words while launching a rapid series of punches.
"And you talk well for someone who's getting beat," Lilith retorted, dodging two successive strikes before driving her knee into Mary's stomach.
Mary Rose staggered back but quickly recovered, a dangerous gleam in her eyes. She conjured shards of dark energy in her hands, hurling them toward Lilith. The projectiles were swift, but Lilith deflected them with precise strikes from her demonically charged fists.
"No more dirty tricks!" Lilith roared, charging again.
She grabbed Mary Rose by the shoulders and slammed her into the ground with enough force to crack the earth beneath them. Mary retaliated immediately, twisting her body and landing a sidekick to Lilith's head, sending her sprawling to the side.
Both were panting heavily, yet the intensity in their gazes hadn't diminished.
"You're annoyingly resilient," Mary Rose muttered, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth as she rose to her feet once more.
"I could say the same about you," Lilith retorted, raising her fists.
This time, Mary charged first, but Lilith caught her off guard. When Mary attempted a straight punch, Lilith seized her wrist and twisted her body, using the momentum to hurl Mary away. Mary landed on her feet, but Lilith was already on her again, unleashing a flurry of rapid strikes that Mary struggled to counter.
For a brief moment, Lilith appeared to have the upper hand. She landed a devastating cross that echoed across the battlefield as it struck Mary's face with brutal force. Without hesitation, Lilith followed up with a precise elbow strike, causing Mary to spit blood as she stumbled backward.
But to Lilith's surprise, Mary Rose didn't fall. On the contrary, a wicked grin spread across her bloodied lips. "Impressive, Lilith. You truly live up to the title of Origin." She wiped the blood from her mouth with the back of her hand, her eyes gleaming with dangerous light. "But sadly, all good things must come to an end. Such a shame—I was really enjoying this."
Before Lilith could react, the air around Mary Rose began to crackle with energy. Electric sparks danced across her body like living serpents, as a pulsing aura surrounded her.
"What are you up to now?" Lilith growled, adjusting her defensive stance as her eyes scanned Mary's every move.
Mary Rose smirked, her hair floating from the rising electricity coursing through her. "Oh, just... speeding things up a bit," she said, her words dripping with irony.
Suddenly, Mary's body exploded into motion, moving far too fast for Lilith's eyes to follow. "She's faster... much faster," Lilith thought, alarmed, realizing Mary was using some form of magic.
"Right on the mark," Mary said, her voice echoing from multiple directions as she zipped around Lilith. "I've accelerated my metabolism with electrical magic. Every fiber of my being is now operating beyond the limits of any human or demon."
Lilith tried to block the next attack, but she couldn't react in time. A quick, powerful punch slammed into her stomach, knocking the air out of her lungs. Before she could recover, Mary was already behind her, delivering a spinning kick that sent Lilith flying like a ragdoll.
Lilith hit the ground hard but rolled and got back to her feet quickly. "Damn it... She's not just faster. She's stronger, too," Lilith thought, clutching her side where the impact throbbed painfully.
"Just admire, Lilith," Mary mocked, raising her arms and spinning gracefully. "You're fighting against something beyond perfection. This is the true power of someone who has abandoned ridiculous limitations."
Lilith snarled, her demonic aura flaring as she prepared a counterattack. "If you think that'll intimidate me, you're dead wrong." She charged forward with all her strength, launching a series of quick strikes.
But Mary evaded them with shocking ease, each of her movements fluid, like an unpredictable, deadly dance. Lilith struggled to keep up, and before she realized it, Mary retaliated with a strike so fast she couldn't raise her arms in time.
A brutal combination of punches and kicks pummeled Lilith's body like a storm, launching her into a nearby rock formation. The impact was catastrophic, the rock crumbling into dust as Lilith was buried in the rubble.
Mary Rose approached slowly, her posture exuding confidence, her scythe glowing with destructive energy. "Tired, Lilith?" she mocked, her footsteps echoing like harbingers of death. Her voice oozed superiority, every word dripping with scorn.
Lilith struggled to rise, her breath ragged, her body screaming in pain. "This isn't good..." she thought, grim reality settling in her mind. "Since I fled from Hell, I've lost too much strength. I thought I was fine, but... losing my divinity was a bigger issue than I realized."
Mary Rose didn't give Lilith time to finish her thoughts. In a blur, she delivered a devastating kick to Lilith's chest, making her choke as she hit the ground on her knees, gasping for air while the world around her spun.
Before she could react, she felt the cold blade of Mary's scythe pressed against her neck. The dark aura of the weapon seemed to whisper promises of imminent death, and the weight of Mary's power was suffocating.
Mary Rose leaned in slightly, her cruel smile glinting under the glow of her magic. "Any last words?" she asked, her voice laced with mock compassion.