Chapter 122 122 – No Time to Hesitate

Elise blocked the seventh ball of light and flew, but she landed well, then dashed forward again this time.

Olga continued to shoot the balls of light. Several times, Elise was able to dodge, but there were times when she was hit by the explosion.

However, the magic barrier on her body had not been broken.

“Great, Elise.” Raymund tried to give encouragement to his servant. “None of those attacks hit you hard. You always tried to dodge them.”

Using her sword as support, Elise got up after being hit by the umpteenth ball of light. Yes, what Raymund said was true, but that didn’t mean the female warrior was invincible. The pain and fatigue in her body were piling up.

Olga stopped her attack. The red-haired woman looked at her smoky right hand.

“She can’t attack you anymore, Elise. Or at least she needs time to do it.” Raymund continued. “So, maybe now is the time.”

Elise had indeed raised her sword, but significant doubt still gripped her heart. Elise knew she would lose if her body got hit by Olga’s attack one more time..

Even so, Elise’s desire to win is getting stronger. If she managed to beat someone as great as Olga, then it would be proof that Elise’s abilities had multiplied since she first came to this world, even though her opponent wasn’t at her best.

That desire continued to grow as her heartbeat increased. But, it was mixed with the discomfort she had been suffering from.

So, she advanced again. This time Olga couldn’t fire the ball of light yet, but the red-haired woman managed to kick Elise in the face and jump back as far as she could.

However, the female warrior’s sword managed to steal Olga’s blood.

“Elise?” Raymund was surprised to see the behavior of his servant. Elise just lowered her head and let her sword droop on the ground instead of continuing her attack.

“Hey, sir.” The female warrior let out a strange chuckle, one she had never shown before. “I’ve never felt this good.”

It took a few seconds for Raymund to respond. “What?”

Elise lifted her face, causing Olga to narrow her eyes and the referee gasped. The female warrior’s eyes were no longer green but yellow.

“Too bad, Olga.” Elise carried her sword to her shoulder. She flashed a wide grin that she had never shown before too. “You are not a bad person, but it would be satisfying if I killed you now…. Well, the rules don’t allow that either.”

“What are you talking about?” Raymund bewildered. Elise’s tone reminded him of the female warrior’s dark twin on the fifth mission. “Are you really Elise? What… Hey, bring back the real Elise!”

“Don’t panic, sir.” The female warrior lowered her sword and started walking toward her opponent. “I’m Elise.”

Olga finally shot a ball of light. Elise used her sword to just hit the ball to the side. The ball exploded as soon as it hit the arena wall. The female warrior leaped forward, slashing at the red-haired woman’s body.

Olga could dodge, but Elise’s sword sucked her blood again.

“It turns out you’re still in good shape, huh?” The waffle seller hissed, ducking down to avoid her opponent’s stab.

“It’s all thanks to you, Olga!” Elise laughed, her sword sucking Olga’s blood again.

Elise could keep up with Olga’s speed. Either because Olga’s condition is getting worse because of her blood being sucked in by Elise’s sword or because Elise’s abilities have indeed increased. Or maybe because of both.

Even so, that doesn’t mean Olga is completely overwhelmed. She was still able to dodge the swings and thrusts from her opponent. In fact, she continues to counter-attack using her hands, feet, knees, and elbows.

Both of them repeatedly hit their opponent with a landslide, triggering the audience to prance with joy.

“Your magic barrier should have been broken a long time ago!” Olga cursed, finally showing a frustrated expression. She jumped back and glanced at the referee, who was still watching the match.

There is a possibility that Elise’s sword has the ability to add a barrier to the female warrior’s magic belt. However, now was not the time to protest. Just a little delay, Olga will be finished by Elise.

Therefore, as soon as she saw an opportunity, Olga jumped back again as far as possible, taking a stance to punch. Her fist was already shining brightly. However, this time she didn’t shoot right away. She had accumulated energy for it ever since she was still trading attacks with Elise.

Instead of preparing to dodge, Elise increased her acceleration, thrusting the tip of her sword forward.

Charging thrust.

“What the hell?” Raymund couldn’t understand his sight. Elise’s moves were different from usual.

The female warrior’s sword emitted jet black smoke.

Olga screamed and punched. She never intended to throw the ball of light but hit Elise up close. Elise also shouted, and the black smoke on her sword grew thicker.

It lasted a fraction of a second. Olga’s glowing fist met the tip of Elise’s sword. A giant explosion occurred, sending the two fighters in opposite directions.

The crowd gasped and fell silent for a few seconds, then cheered at that madness.

The referee covered his nose from the explosion’s smoke. He looked at the two women, then raised his hand.

“One!!!”

“Elise?” Raymund whispered in fear. Not because of Elise’s condition, the god knows that his servant can still get up. He was worried about something else.

“I-I’m fine, sir.” Elise got up with difficulty, picking up her fallen sword.

Raymund heaved a sigh of relief. The servant’s tone was back to normal. “Do you know what happened?”

“I…. All I know is that something else inside of me is taking over my body.” Elise gulped hard. “But, that doesn’t mean I lost my consciousness. I saw what happened…. Everything.”

“Apparently, the blood steal skill is dangerous,” Raymund responded. “We don’t know. Maybe if you use that skill again, your other personality will completely take over your body. You’d better avoid using it… Ah, I’m sorry I kept forcing you back then.”

Elise closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “No problem, sir. I know you just want me to be able to fight the best I can.”

The referee stopped the count and approached Olga. It made Elise gasp.