Chapter 84: Attrition

Chapter 84: Attrition

Instead of the domineering man with broad shoulders, muscular arms, and a thick neck, what emerged from the light produced by Crocodile's transformation was a tall, fairly attractive, and fierce-looking woman. This wasn't too surprising, as Thomas was well aware of the theory concerning Crocodile's gender, but her attire caught him completely by surprise...

In place of a formal outfit that made him look like a crime boss, Crocodile was wearing a scant white garb that could easily qualify as an expensive, high-fashion bikini. It exposed her arms, legs, abdomen, and much of her back. However, rather than focusing on her figure, Thomas focused on her Egyptian-themed accessories and the rabbit-like ears protruding from the top of her head...

As there weren't too many Egyptian Heroic Spirits, Thomas immediately recognized the card Crocodile had installed, muttering, "Nitocris..." in a low, severe tone.

While her obsidian-black staff, bearing the visage of Horus, hovered next to her, Crocodile took a moment to comb back her dark purple hair as she remarked, "As I suspected. You're no ordinary Install Card user. No one in this world should know the identity of Nitocris, yet you were able to-"

Interrupting Crocodile's monologue, Caenis charged forward with her spear in hand, shouting, "You talk too much...!" as she thrust forward to skewer the purple-haired Divine Spirit through the abdomen. Instead, just as before, her attack was stopped by a wall of sand, this time possessing a blackened quality.

While exuding arrogance from every pore of her being, Crocodile exhaled a slow kuahahaha-style laugh before asserting, "It's futile. While this form weakens me physically, it grants me the blessings of Mana and drastically strengthens my Logia abilities. And that's not all..."

Grabbing her staff, Crocodile tapped the end, resembling a tuning fork, against the ground. As she did, a circle of white light emanated from the point of contact, spreading several hundred meters before an Egyptian-style Temple emerged behind her.

Narrowing her eyes, Crocodile remarked, "As I suspected. While this place is isolated from the outside world, it grants no 'authority' to the user. Now, experience the wrath of a God...!"

Pointing her staff forward, Crocodile generated a tremendous volume of blackened sand to try and envelop both Caenis and Thomas like a wave. As the wave advanced, innumerable scarabs emerged from within, flying into the sky to cut off the aerial escape route.

Undaunted by the advancing wave, Caenis's eyes glowed red, a bestial cry emanating from her throat as she swung her spear with enough speed and strength to distort the space around it. Her attack created a large gap in the encroaching sand, but the moment she charged through it, a group of mummified soldiers blocked her path. They were individually weak, but even when she cut them down, they rapidly regenerated to try and swarm around her.

Though he was confident that Caenis would emerge the victor, especially in a war of attrition, Thomas raised his right hand, shouting, "Advance...!" as one of his Command Spells burned away. At the same time, a powerful pulse of Magical Energy erupted from Caenis's body, creating an opening that allowed her to charge toward Crocodile with murderous intent.

Speaking a language that caused Thomas to feel disoriented just hearing it, Crocodile generated what he recognized as the Eyes of Ra and Horus above her, shimmering with golden light. From the Eye of Ra, a laser-like beam of light shot out, intercepting and pushing Caenis away. The heat it produced caused the surrounding swords and terrain to immediately melt, but it also appeared to drain Crocodile's reserves immensely as she could only sustain it for a few seconds before stopping. Afterward, sweat could be seen covering her body as her chest heaved.

Seeing the veritable lake of magma her attack had produced, a smile developed across Crocodile's face as she asserted, "Nothing can oppose the power of the Sun..."

Directing her attention to Thomas, Crocodile was about to capture him with her sand when a nearly naked figure leaped from the pool of magma, shouting, "You're so fucking dead...!"

"Imposs-"

To escape the feeling of being one-sidedly assaulted, Thomas grabbed Ceanis's ass and began bucking his hips like a wild beast. The situation felt incredibly surreal, but he knew what he was getting himself into when he asked Caenis for assistance with Alabasta. After all, for her to manifest and sustain a raincloud capable of covering such a large island, he would need to 'replenish' her Mana every 2-3 hours, if not more frequently.

Spurred by Thomas's 'ferocity,' Caenis began tearing away the red and black fabric covering his body. In response, Thomas attempted to do the same with the remnant of her armor, but his Strength was nowhere near enough to perform such a feat. Fortunately, once she was done 'disrobing' him, Caenis allowed her armor and bodysuit to dissipate as she said, "You need to get stronger..."

Without waiting for Thomas's response, Caenis surprised him by leaning forward to kiss his lips. She rarely allowed him to kiss her, to the point he could count the number of times on a single hand, so he never expected her to be the one to kiss him. At the same time, she clamped down on his dick so hard that he felt like the suction of her pussy was trying to use his urethra as a straw to drain his balls.

Though he usually tried to endure for as long as possible, Thomas didn't hesitate to let out one of the thickest and most voluminous loads of his entire life. The moment he did so, Caenis's body shuddered violently, her lips parting from his to form a smile as she teased, "Looks like I'm not the only one who's excited by battle and bloodshed..."

Returning a smile of his own, Thomas gave Caenis a 'very' light smack on her bottom as he retorted, "As exciting as those things are, I only have a single thing on my mind right now..."

Understanding that Thomas was referring to her, Caenis's expression soured, accompanied by the sudden urge to punch him. Instead, she grabbed the sides of his face, stating, "You really know how to piss me off..." before leaning forward to seal his lips...

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Though she was unaware of what Thomas and Caenis were doing, Crocodile trembled with rage atop her Horus-themed throne. She had been planning to make the duo despair by luring them into her domain. Instead, they immediately ran off, undoubtedly with the intent to exhaust the remaining time of her Install Card.

Gritting her teeth loud enough to produce a crunching sound, Crocodile growled, "Those bastards...I swear, even if I fail today, I will eventually rise up and slaughter them both..."

Having formed her conviction, Crocodile rose from her throne before turning around and kneeling with her hands together. She still had one more card up her sleeve, but using it would exhaust both her stamina and the Mana within her Install Card. She was planning to save it for the very last moment, but now that Thomas and Caenis had 'run away,' she had no choice but to utilize her Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, Anpu Neb Ta Djeser...

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(A/N: There is a time and a place for everything. When you give no fucks, that time is anytime, and the place is anywhere...)