“Craaack!!”
The black cat’s front paw sent Wuz’s head flying, and behind it, Yena charged forward, filled with fury, shouting a spell.
Just as Yena reached out to finish off Wuz, who had fallen with his neck gone, she suddenly recoiled in surprise.
Thunk!
A massive iron blade in a semi-circle just barely grazed Yena’s neck before embedding itself into the wall.
The blade quickly transformed into dozens or even hundreds of sharp daggers, all targeting Yena at once.
Though Yena and the black cat regained their strong spiritual power, the opponent seemed formidable as each dagger was nearly at the level of a Level 2 Sorcerer.
Ultimately, Yena fell back with the black cat, while Wuz’s disembodied head hurriedly spat out a spell.
“Spell deployment! Life. Bind. Division and Combination. Body Preservation!”
Whoosh…!
The head flew straight back to the body and the parts torn away by the black cat regenerated naturally, restoring its original form.
Indeed, as expected of a Level 1 Sorcerer, getting decapitated isn’t enough to kill them.
[Oh wow]
[It’s back together]
[Shivers]
[Gross]
[Aack]
“These damn things… they must be desperate to die.”
“That’s my line, meow!!”
Boom!
Once again, the black cat’s front paw aimed for Wuz.
It was quite a fierce strike, but unlike before, Wuz unfolded a spell to block the attack, sustaining only a deep cut on his neck.
Slither…
But even that quickly healed, restoring his original state.
He glared at Yena, letting out a gasp of realization.
“Oh right. I remember now. That cat girl. When I heard about her from Geomhon, I thought she was just some similar girl, but she’s the real deal.”
“Prepare yourself, meow. I’ve changed since then.”
“Did you come looking to be a slave? You’ve gotten quite spoiled, so I guess I’ll have to discipline you again.”
“…I’ll kill you, meow.”
Sre.
With fierce eyes, Yena pulled out two daggers.
Soon, her spell form vanished, as did Wuz’s.
Kugugugu!!
The clash between the two Level 1 Sorcerers produced tremendous shockwaves, shaking the entire auction house starting from the top floor.
Truly a fight of the strong.
“It’s quite evenly matched.”
The battle between the two was fiercer than expected.
Yena was strong enough to possess the spiritual power of a Level 1 Sorcerer and that of a First Level Demon.
Her strength could overwhelm an average Level 1 Sorcerer, but the opponent was Wuz, the overseer of the auction house.
This place was Wuz’s domain, and the spiritual power and magic arrays rooted in this area provided him strength.
It was Wuz’s territory, and the spiritual power and magic arrays that dwelled within the area were breathing strength into him.
Yena was skilled at commanding ghosts but wasn’t the type to engage in battles by expanding her territory.
She inevitably fell short in absolute power.
‘Of course.’
Kagakan…! Kagak!
“…Even after seeing it again, it’s just unbelievable talent.”
“Nyaaak!!”
Yena’s ‘parrying’ was narrowing the gap between them.
Although the attacks Yena launched inflicted some damage even if her opponent healed, everything Wuz shot out was being deflected by her parrying.
Besides the spells Wuz was using, the attacks from the scattered jewels and magic arrays around were also being negated. Above all, Yena wasn’t alone.
Kraaaah!!!
“Gah!”
“Kill it! Black Cat!”
With the Level 1 Ghost Black Cat by her side, their fight was gradually turning into a prolonged battle.
[Go, Yena!]
[Is Yena going to win?]
[Lily won’t even need to step in]
[Kya!]
[Can Yena use that outside?]
[Boy Yena]
[Seems like Yena is winning?]
“Well… I think I might lose.”
[?]
[Really?]
Yena’s power was almost on par with Wuz’s.
However, since this was Wuz’s territory, the ‘spiritual power’ and energy spread across the area were being absorbed only to his advantage.
If she had killed him in one blow without the chance for revival, it would have been another story, but dragging it out like this would only put Yena at a disadvantage.
Understanding!
And the results were beginning to show gradually.
Kraaaang!
“Black Cat!”
“Ugh… Do you sense something odd?”
“This bastard…!”
Large iron blades had pierced into the side of Black Cat.
While Yena could block attacks through her parrying, Black Cat could not.
Realizing that his attacks were ineffective, Wuz began targeting Black Cat instead of Yena, and Yena gritted her teeth even harder as she pressed the attack against Wuz.
“Life.”
Wuuuuung!
But to Wuz, minor wounds meant nothing.
The spell of life continuously healed Wuz, rendering Yena’s attacks meaningless.
In the end, Yena found herself being dragged around by Wuz, and Black Cat sat behind her, growling with half of its spiritual body torn away.
“Stay back… Black Cat.”
“Hehe… Struggling is futile.”
“Ugh… what a futile struggle.”
“Shut up, you cat!”
“If you managed to escape, you should never have crossed paths with me again. Did you really think you got away thanks to your own abilities that day? Absolutely not! You’re just a frog in a well. The golden seal that bound you was merely made to handle you easily.”
“……”
“I don’t know how you managed to break the seal… but it’s just as well. With a slave like you, those wealthy pigs will treasure you dearly.”
Wuz laughed and tapped the air, causing a small frog statue to appear.
The frog croaked and absorbed spiritual power, soon spitting out a small red sphere.
Yena’s face twisted in horror at the sight of the sphere.
“Do you remember? That’s right. Mahiran’s Waza (frog spawn). A rare jewel that produces the Level 2 magical object ‘Mahiran’s Fear Jewel.’”
“……”
“I’ll plant it back in you. If one isn’t enough, I can plant two, or even ten! What do you say? Not appealing?”
“…Get lost.”
“Ehehe…”
Whoa!
With Wuz’s command, countless iron needles materialized from the air.
Yena grit her teeth and attempted to defend herself.
But Yena’s stamina and the black cat’s presence began to fade.
Cornered, Yena gasped for breath, and an iron needle, nearly on par with a Level 1 attack, was about to pierce her heart.
“!”
Thud.
I caught the iron needle.
The needle, furious that it was blocked, emitted even stronger spiritual power, but it was futile.
“…W-What?”
The needle didn’t move.
I turned to look at Yena.
With a frustrated expression, Yena bit her lip.
“Do you want me to help?”
“…This is my revenge. You just need to step in when the stars align. This is my problem!”
“Right. But I kind of think you’re going to lose.”
“I can do this!”
Kraaang!!
Yena screamed.
But in this world, not everything is resolved with a scream.
“No matter how much Miss Yena thrashes about, she can’t defeat Wuz here. The differences in jewels and spells are a problem, but fundamentally, this is Wuz’s territory.”
“I know that! But I can—”
“No, you can’t.”
[You can’t do it, you dog.]
[Lololololololol!]
[Yena, Yena…]
[Let’s kill Wuz!]
[You’re going to lose, lol!]
[Check out how Wuz is talking in the meantime.]
[Kill, kill, kill, kill!]
[What’s he doing?]
Even amidst my conversation with Yena, Wuz continued to press me with spells and jewels, but nothing was getting through.
But nothing seemed to connect.
Ultimately, he stepped back lost in thought.
“There’s nothing wrong with asking for help. Just because you accept my help doesn’t make your revenge meaningless.”
“…But.”
“If it’s tough, you can get help from someone. Besides, we’re ‘friends’, right?”
Getting help from a friend is just fine.
I said that with a smile, and after a moment of hesitation, Yena seemed to make up her mind and lifted her head.
“…Help.”
“I can’t hear you. Say it louder.”
“……”
Gulp.
“Please help me! Help me beat that guy! I beg you!!”
As Yena shouted loudly and tried to lower her head, I stopped her.
“Well done.”
Thud.
Instead, I patted her head once and turned away.
Before I knew it, Wuz was sweating coldly with dozens of magical objects hanging off him.
“…I thought you were just an ordinary Level 1 Sorcerer. Turns out I was wrong.”
“Not ordinary.”
“What are you? One of the Six Stars?”
“That’s not it.”
I chuckled and deflected the strange ropes coming at me.
At the same time, I blocked the thousands of tiny ghost swarms flying through the air and smashed the poisoned daggers as well.
All other attacks shattered into meaningless pieces, but he just laughed and crushed all the magical objects he collected.
“Huh… You’re full of yourself.”
“Is that all you’ve got?”
“Not even close!”
Spell deployment! Fusion. Extreme Spirit!
Boom!
As Wuz’s declaration echoed, an immense spiritual power erupted around me.
The overwhelming power nearly toppled the entire auction house, making me lose balance and kneel on one knee.
Wuz, seemingly regaining his momentum, laughed loudly.
“You should have killed me right away! Giving me time to cast a spell was your mistake!”
“That’s pretty heavy…”
“Bluster won’t help you escape. I gathered all the power of my ‘Spirit Fusion Array’ and dozens of Level 2 magical objects laid out here. Even if you claim to be one of the Six Stars, escaping my Extreme Spirit is impossible—”
“Power reversal.”
The underground market fell silent.
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