Leon understood.

Why is it that there is no chance of victory, but the girl is still fighting with hope. All for this moment, the earth-shattering blow.

At first, Leon was really guarding against the girl's sneak attack with an unknown magical item. However, as the battle progresses, the Maiden manages to convince Leon that she is a pure warrior and lets her guard down.

……

“……”

Leon fell to the ground.

The pain lasted only a moment. Then, Leon no longer felt pain.

"Ha ......"

Scaly wounds all over his body, double the amount of bleeding of the girl, coupled with the heavy blow to the chest right in the chest of the "Bright World", it is already a miracle that Leon is alive.

"Hah...... Belch...... Hmmm......"

The "lion in the sand" gasped heavily. And the girl is not much better. She leaned her back against a large rock, maintaining a standing position, not even having the strength to deliver the final blow to Leon.

"You, in the end, how much did you use, what a secret ritual," Leon couldn't even say a complete sentence, "I read that right. You're not there yet, Blue Ocean level, ha...... That's not, the secret rite. Right......"

The girl was silent.

"You guy, you can cast arcane ...... You used arcane magic to defeat old Gebu and them. Cunning ...... Mix...... Monster ......"

Lying in a pool of his own blood, the "lion in the sand" finally realized the truth. What really happened in that room where the hostages were held...... Why was this mere Qingkong-level warrior able to kill Old Gebu......

"But, monster. Not yet...... ...... end?"

Even though he had become a bloody man, Leon stood up slowly, slowly. His wounds were still bleeding, and he knew it would only make him die faster. But he did it anyway.

It's not over yet. The opponent is also exhausted. Just one cut...... It only takes a single sword to end this fight......!

Even if you die together, you have to swing your own sword!

He desperately wanted to raise the "whisper of sand", but his arms did not obey. On the other hand, the girl has also lost the power to wield the "Bright World". The two sides are at a stalemate.

Whoever regains a little strength first will be able to give the opponent the final blow first. This competition has become a double contest of will and luck.

But—Leon was still bleeding. The girl's wound no longer flowed bright red blood. Her injuries were already slightly lighter than Leon's, and the "Perfect Body" was also better than Leon in terms of recovery ability, and the recovery potion she drank in advance was also exerting the remaining effects of the medicine, increasing her recovery speed.

The scales of victory seem to have tipped in favor of the girl.

The girl had straightened up. She limped towards where Leon was.

[Let's go a little farther away......? Xiao Wei exclaimed, [These Blue Sea-level Secret Ritual Warriors are all ...... Even if it suddenly erupts, it ......]

[It's useless, Xiaowei,] The girl is very calm, [I feel it.] The warrior still had the power of a single blow...... Now I can't avoid it in this space......]

……

Three years ago, there was a high-level secret warrior of the blue ocean who disappeared during an expedition in Okad. The empire didn't know until the end that the person who killed him was none other than Leonard? Schmidt. At that time, Leon, who was only a junior in the blue ocean, realized his strongest sword in a desperate situation, and its power could not be resisted even by the advanced level of the blue ocean.

The method of its use is extremely bloody.

Insert the "Murmur of Sand" into your body. With his own five visceral bones as the scabbard, and the blood spurting out as the sword light, he sacrificed everything he performed to draw the knife. That would be the final blow that will not stop without stopping.

Burning life, a knife to fight for life at any cost.

Delivering that blow in a badly injured state, Leon thought he couldn't survive. However, he survived and hid the secret of the final stab.

……

As the girl had guessed, Leon was preparing to pay for his own life with the final sword.

The "Lion of the Desert" waits, waiting for the Maiden to lift the Light World, or to prepare for a new arcane art. That will be the moment when she has the biggest flaw, and it will also be the moment when she has the greatest chance of winning.

Leon watched as the girl walked in front of him.

It's time, Leon thought.

Finally got you, monster ......!

The "Lion of the Desert" stabbed the "Murmur of Sand" into himself. Burn life, sheath your body......

But the girl laughed.

"Your imagination is still not enough, 'Lion of the Desert', and Xiaowei."

"What—" Leon was stunned.

What is this...... Xiao Wei was also dumbfounded.

The girl's hands radiated a golden glow.

Divine Magic: Proliferation Heals.

……

The "Black Dome" at the top of the Black Floating City.

A smile appeared on Mr. Palamedes' face as the girl's battle scene flashed over his eyes.

"Magic, arcane, mysteries," he whispered, "you've finally figured it out." ”

Since a body can use both arcane and arcane rituals, it doesn't matter if you activate divine magic. Arcane magic does not have the means to heal almost pain, and the number of ritual rituals that can directly heal injuries is limited, but magic can easily heal injuries. Moreover, compared to the fact that arcane arts require a long period of study, and arcane rituals also need to be trained hard to pursue breakthroughs, it is easier to perform divine arts.

"You should be able to feel the essence of the sea of clouds...... Although only for a moment. ”

……

[God, Divine Technique......] Xiaowei was shocked and speechless. It is relatively simple to perform divine arts, but it also requires sufficient "faith" and basic training. Almost all of the people who can directly perform magic out of thin air are directly canonized as "saints" and "saints" by the Holy See! And there is only one Holy Maiden of the current Holy See (Xiaowei does not know the existence of "Eternal Blood"). And the girl is an otherworldly creature, how can there be any "faith"?

The world is really unfair...... Xiaowei thought. The girl's potential as a secret warrior can be regarded as superior, and her skills as a magic caster seem to be even better. Her talent as an arcane spellcaster, Xiao Wei can't accurately judge, but according to Xiao Wei's estimates, although she is still a lot worse than herself, she has also reached the average level of a mage.

……

The girl's hand grabbed Leon's forearm.

The knife that Leon stabbed into his body, bathed in golden light.

…… There was not a trace of blood.

The incomparably sharp "Murmur of Sand" frantically cuts Leon's **. However, his wounds healed faster. The chainsaw-like floating sand on the blade of the "Sand Murmur" had pierced his torso, but the flesh on Leon's chest and back was growing wildly, like a huge sarcoma stuck in it.

Leon couldn't even pull out the "Murmur of Sand" in his body immediately. The wounds on his body quickly grew into flesh, especially his arms, which had begun to deform, hindering his strength.

"What is this......" Leon's eyes widened. His accumulated momentum had dissipated. Before the wounded lion could perform his strongest sword drawing technique, the girl took the lead and sealed the knife in the "scabbard".

……

Divine Magic. Arcane. Secret rituals. At the same time, feeling three different forces flowing in her body, the girl suddenly had a condescending feeling from her heart. The feeling is so intense and so peculiar...... It was this feeling that made her understand what Leon wanted to do and how she could deal with it the moment Leon raised the "Murmur of Sand".

However, the moment the girl realized this feeling, this incredible feeling also left her. Although the three energies of God, Mystery, and Secret still flowed through his body, that incredible sense of control was gone.

"Leonard. That's it, it's over. I'm sorry I ended up using this tactic against you. ”

The "Bright World" fell.

An endless firestorm enveloped Lyon.

The "Lion of the Desert" instantly turned into a burning man.

He also maintained the position of stabbing the knife into himself. But he had stopped breathing, and he could no longer use his heroic last move.

And the girl sat down on the ground. This final blow had almost exhausted what little mental strength she had left.

……

[You're still, okay......] Xiaowei's voice trembled slightly, [You have to, use this kind of ......]

The girl shook her head.

[I'm sorry, Xiaowei. She said, "Thank you. 】

[But ......]

[I'm sorry. The girl said. She reached out and put her fourth secret weapon, the Murmur of Sand, into a miniature dimensional bag.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on a boxy box around Leon's waist.

"What ...... this?" The girl was curious.