Chapter 236: Lone Shadow Breaks Through the Torrent of Despair
However, the battlefield pressure intensified. For every enemy Usagi cut down, more predators surged forward to replace them. Her twin blades were soaked in blood, her clothes tattered beyond recognition, and her exposed skin bore gruesome wounds.
At that moment, Pisces reappeared at the battlefield's edge, his new whip ablaze with a green glow, lashing fiercely toward Usagi!
Hearing the whip crack through the air, Usagi dodged sideways in a flash. Yet, the whip's shadow brushed against her arm, leaving a deep, searing wound. Pain shot through her limb, causing a slight tremor—her grip on the blades almost slipping.
"Hahaha! What's the matter? Running out of stamina?" Pisces laughed smugly, raising his whip again, aiming to ensnare Usagi completely.
With a cold snort, Usagi stomped the ground, suppressing the pain as she charged toward Pisces. Her twin blades ignited with searing flames, tracing a crescent arc straight for his chest!
"Clang!" Gemini suddenly intervened from the side, intercepting her attack with his katana. Sparks scattered as they locked in a deadlock for a brief moment.
Usagi's brows furrowed, her eyes sharp as blades. With a flick of her wrist, she forcefully pushed Gemini back a few steps. However, her stamina was nearing its limit. Facing two powerful foes and an army of a hundred thousand predators, her breathing grew heavier.
"It's over!" Gemini roared, his katana slashing down with razor-sharp force, while Pisces' whip lashed toward Usagi's legs, aiming to bind her in place.
Clenching her teeth, Usagi crossed her twin blades in defense, then leaped into the air, barely escaping the whip's grasp. However, she lost balance mid-air and crashed onto the ground, sending dust swirling around her.
"Cough…" She knelt, using her twin blades for support as blood dripped from the corner of her lips.
The enemy closed in, their sheer numbers forming an overwhelming tidal wave of death. Usagi lifted her head, her gaze still burning with defiance despite the countless figures closing in.
"Even if I die, I will never retreat!" She growled, her twin blades once again blazing with blood-red flames, ready for a final stand.
Taking a deep breath, Usagi forcibly suppressed the pain wracking her body. She knew this was a battle with no escape. The enemies surged like an unstoppable tide, her legs nearly giving out, but her unwavering conviction kept her standing.
The encirclement tightened, forming an inescapable net around her. In the distance, Pisces and Gemini sneered as they observed, waiting for her to falter while commanding the predators to press the attack.
Usagi stood firm, the flames on her twin blades burning ever brighter. With a powerful stomp, the ground beneath her cracked as she shot forward like a crimson lightning bolt straight into the enemy ranks!
"Swish—" Her twin blades moved with the speed of a storm, each slash leaving behind a trail of blood. The enemies barely had time to react before they were cut down.
A predator swung a massive hammer at Usagi, but with inhuman agility, she spun, her blade cleaving through the hammer before piercing straight into the enemy's heart. Shock still lingered in his eyes as he fell, his hammer crashing to the ground with a resounding thud, sending dust into the air.
Through the dust, a streak of crimson light carved through the haze. Usagi's figure flickered like a phantom, her twin blades cutting through a hundred foes in an instant.
Suddenly, she sensed a powerful energy surge from behind. Instinctively, she flipped backward, narrowly dodging a colossal battle-axe that smashed into the ground, shattering the stone tiles. Using the momentum, she rolled forward, severing the attacker's arm before driving her blade into his throat.
Yet, before she could catch her breath, three predators lunged at her from different directions!
A spear from the left aimed at her chest—she twisted, slicing through both the spear and its wielder's arm. From the right, a warhammer crashed downward—she ducked, her blade surging upward in flames, splitting the attacker's skull. The enemy in front roared, charging forward with a long blade—Usagi crossed her twin blades to block, then rammed her knee into his chest, sending him flying with blood spewing from his mouth.
But her relentless combat had taken a toll—her footing faltered, her strength drained, and sweat mixed with blood dripped from her stained face.
From behind, Pisces smirked, swinging his whip. A streak of green light arced through the air, striking toward Usagi at breakneck speed.
"Snap!" Just as she attempted to evade, the whip coiled tightly around her left leg! Her balance wavered, and she nearly collapsed.
"Hahaha! Run! Keep running!" Pisces cackled as he yanked the whip, dragging Usagi toward the heart of the enemy horde.
Gritting her teeth, Usagi channeled her crimson flames into her blades. The searing heat cut through the whip, freeing her. She spun with terrifying speed, her blades cleaving through nearby predators, the whip's remnants still falling in ashes.
But that brief pause allowed the enemy horde to close in. Weapons and energy blasts converged from all directions, raining down like a relentless storm. She parried and dodged, her twin blades a whirlwind of destruction, but the sheer volume of attacks was impossible to fend off entirely.
A powerful energy blast struck her left shoulder from behind—she grunted, stumbling forward. A spearhead then pierced into her calf—she fell to one knee.
The surrounding predators roared, brandishing their weapons as they advanced. The air thickened with the scent of death. Usagi clenched her teeth, using her twin blades to push herself back onto her feet, standing defiant amidst the carnage.