At first, after exchanging a few moves with Astral, Mavis felt that this opponent of hers was quite difficult to deal with.
But, after knowing who her opponent really was, Mavis completely felt that she had no chance of winning.
Killing intent was just an abstract concept.
No one could touch it, nor could anyone kill it.
And now, Mavis’s opponent, Astral, was killing intent itself?
What could be worse than this?
"Trust me, things could still get worse."
Astral said, smiling.
Right after that, all the Astrals present pointed their index fingers at Mavis, locking onto her.
Mavis’s eyes darted around, her eyebrows slightly raised.
The situation was quite dangerous.
Fighting one Astral alone was already troublesome, and now, she had to fight 50 Astrals?
"Where is this? Hell?"
Mavis sighed in annoyance.
"If I lose here, will Kael blame me?"
Not allowing Mavis a chance to react, an order was given by Astral No. 1.
The next moment, 50 invisible beams shot out from the index fingers of the 50 Astrals.
Their target was only one.
"Are you really leaving me no way out, Astral?"
Flowers, grass, trees, everything in the path of those beams withered at a dizzying speed.
Just a second ago, the flowers were still colorful, looking quite fresh.
But exactly 1 second later, they had turned black, completely dead.
"Sigh. How troublesome."
Facing imminent death, Mavis didn’t have much of a reaction.
Her last reaction was when she witnessed the appearance of 50 Astrals.
But now, that feeling had disappeared.
Or rather, it had been replaced by indifference.
An explosion occurred the moment all the beams collided.
Smoke began to rise, blocking all vision.
No one could see the scene inside that thick layer of smoke.
Not even Astral No. 1.
"There’s no need to observe anymore. I’m still alive."
Mavis’s voice suddenly rang out.
And now, she was standing behind a certain Astral.
Without waiting for that Astral to react, Mavis gently waved her hand, but at a speed that couldn’t be followed by the naked eye.
That Astral’s head gently separated from its neck, then slowly fell to the ground.
Blood still hadn’t flowed out.
It seemed that even the body hadn’t realized that it had just been killed.
"So there are only 49 Astral left..."
Mavis hadn’t finished her sentence before she was forced to stop.
Because right after that, the head that was lying on the ground slowly flew towards the neck, then returned to normal.
That Astral had revived.
She had returned to normal as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.
A thought appeared in Mavis’s mind.
But then, an idea appeared in her mind.
Astral No. 1 raised her hand, and once again, all the remaining Astrals pointed their index fingers at Mavis.
Ready to fire at any moment.
But, Mavis did not mind that at all.
Because she had something she wanted to test.
With that Astral, Mavis quickly touched her body.
Then, she slowly opened her mouth:
An explosion actually occurred.
Smoke rose, enveloping both of them.
No one knew what was happening in that smoke.
No one, except Astral No. 1, whose expression became increasingly gloomy.
"No way... That Astral was really killed." Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩
The demon’s eyes flashed with disbelief.
From that smoke, Mavis quickly flew up, keeping her distance from the ground, from the Astrals below, and smiled brightly.
That’s why Mavis burst out laughing .
"What? Surprised, Astral? Now it’s your turn to make that expression, demon!"
From the beginning, she had realized that no matter what she did to Astral, the demon would still be able to recover.
Even if Mavis punched her head off.
Stabbed her through the chest.
If that was the case, then what was the difference between Astral and immortality?
So, Mavis came up with an idea.
If no matter which part of the demon she destroyed, she could still recover, then why didn’t Mavis destroy all of Astral’s parts at once?
That’s why she exploded that Astral.
And the plan worked out better than Mavis thought.
Exploding a living being.
That sounded far-fetched, even for Kael.
But, Mavis could do it.
Because the power of the dragon allowed her to do so.
Astral No. 1 once again ordered.
This time, her voice was more urgent than before.
That was only natural.
"It was really predictable."
49 invisible beams simultaneously shot towards Mavis.
But, she only smiled sarcastically.
"Do you really think you have a chance of winning when I’m in the air?"
If they were on the ground, Mavis might have a bit of trouble.
But in the air, things were different.
Because this was her ideal battlefield.
Mavis was a dragon after all.
Like a gust of wind, she lightly glided past, successfully dodging all those beams.
"Fortunately they were unable to locate me."
Otherwise, things would have been much worse.
While flying, Mavis tried to sense.
Yes, she was trying to determine the Astral original.
Killing intent couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.
But, killing intent could still be sensed.
As for how to kill the real Astral?
She had the power of a dragon.
After a while, Mavis clicked her tongue, not quite satisfied with what she felt.
The amount of killing intent in this area was too much and dense.
Furthermore, each underground Astral was like a machine whose sole function was to emit murderous aura.
Mavis doubted that the original Astral had discovered her plan.
Mavis closed her eyes.
When she did so, she would be temporarily blinded, but in return, she could feel everything more clearly.
Mavis’s flight speed became faster.
"Remove the distractions..."
Mavis frowned even more.
"The location of the original Astral must have more killing intent than other places. Even if it’s just a little bit more."
It felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.
This was almost impossible.
But, Mavis did not stop.
Patience and diligence were the keys to success.
The world never betrayed hard work.
Mavis’s eyes suddenly widened.
In just a moment, she sensed a change in the killing intent.
"That must be the original Astral."
And her location was...
Without delay, Mavis clenched her fist, then flew straight up at a speed beyond human understanding.