What she didn't expect, however, was that the battle would last far longer than expected, and that it had been a stalemate until now.

It was already evening, but not only did the other party not show the slightest sign of flaws, but he didn't even show his fatigue-

And although it can defend against every attack and launch a counterattack at the last moment......

But the strange thing is that this guy's body is as soft as a sponge, and every time he can subtly weaken or even neutralize the attack-

All that said, it has to feel very tricky!

"Tsk!"

Although because the opponent's body structure is too peculiar, it is necessary to think twice when attacking effectively......

However, the opponent's attack action is too single and straight, which makes the prediction of the attack trajectory relatively simple.

It's only natural to get used to it!

But we can't let this situation continue because of this, we must try to find a breakthrough to reverse the decline!

“Maste

If you continue to fight for a long time, the energy supply will be insufficient, so please do it as soon as possible. ”

At this time, even the human-computer interaction interface also gives warnings and prompts.

"I know, but that guy has incredible energy, what can I do?!"

As soon as the words fell, Lila used her arms again, plus the weight of her body, to barely withstand its advance!

However, that's all, she did her best, and she obviously completely exposed her back!

But when she suddenly realized this and wanted to break free of the unimaginable weight on her body, she found that her body seemed to be absorbed and couldn't move!

Moments later, it was bitten from the rear - and due to the inherent resonance of the connection......

This pain is naturally reflected in her body!

"Ahhh

It's like......

The feeling of being torn off a large piece of flesh was too real, and in an instant she let out a miserable scream!

The sharp pain in the back as if it was dripping with blood made the vision blur and double vision in an instant!

At this moment, she couldn't maintain normal judgment......

It's impossible to lock on to the enemy smoothly, so it's helpless to be knocked to the ground in an instant by a slash attack launched from a dead end-

"Damn!"

At this moment, she was forced to bear the other party's trampling again and again, and several times she couldn't help but feel that her chest hurt so much that it was about to burst open!

And at this moment, the earth is also crying like tears raining down!

In such a battle, in the face of such an enemy, there is no one to rely on, it is really ironic to think about it!

But the only consolation is that at least - those two should be safe, right?

Lemuel and Yuna didn't know what was going on......

You should have escaped without incident, right?

At the moment when such thoughts became clearer and clearer, the "energy measurement device" embedded in the chest began to flicker and disappear!

"Why is this time in the first place?!"

When she suddenly realized this, a voice came to her ears again—

"Energy remnant 60%, Maste

Hurry up! Otherwise, the body will lose its mobility and responsiveness. ”

"Do I need to use 'Restrict Removal' mode?"

"Well, now I can only take a risk!"

"Understood, restriction mode removal is complete!"

“？！”

Sure enough, after a while, the restrictive mode lifted the enemy with one hand, and then threw it forward as if it were easy—

It's as if you completely ignore the weight and the force of gravity!

Of course, compared to the action just now, it is simply like two people!

Speed, agility, strength, and attack frequency all skyrocketed, and the tireless appearance instantly maximized his potential!

- The continuous blows aimed at the abdomen, neck, and throat are non-stop, and it seems that there is no intention of giving the opponent a moment of respite!

Of course, there was no such thing as mercy from the beginning!

And at this moment, including Lela's own body, along with the body, is wrapped in a blood-like energy block.

And it feels like there's a steady stream of power coming out!

This undoubtedly gave her the confidence and certainty to pursue the victory-

The guy was slammed into the waist by her spinning kick...... The bones and spine seem to be shattered!

“Maste

, the results of this guy's body composition analysis are out, please see-"

"What? Is it true that more than 95% of them are composed of water molecular structures?! ”

"No wonder it was soft every time I attacked! And even now......"

"Yes, based on the results of the analysis, there is no doubt that the concentrated attack with a complex number of cryobombs is effective - it will force its cells and tissues to stop their metabolism."

"Got it!"

Then, while dodging its claw swing, which seemed to be dying, Leela fired all the cryo bombs in the instant of quickly closing the distance!

The aftermath of the explosion immediately generated at the moment of accurate hit turned itself as the center in the blink of an eye, and the 500-kilometer radius of land was completely transformed into a snowy landscape!

"Isn't it going too far?"

"No, the damage is completely within the safe range, you don't have to worry."

She got this answer. Then the guy couldn't move at all now.

However, just as Leela was about to give it a fatal blow, she suddenly found that her neck was entangled-

“？！”

“Maste

, the presence of hostilities has reappeared confirmed, please respond-"

However, as soon as the words fell, before she could react in time, she was shocked to find that she and the body were already in mid-air-

That's an uncountable tentacle that pops out of the ground!

"Hey, it's ...... again!"

And now I'm being imprisoned by it, unable to move—but it's not destined to last long—

"Don't underestimate me now!"

Her shouts were followed by an exploding block of energy!

"Humph! Are you trying to imprison me in this state? Are you a little naïve!? ”

Then, after a dazzling sword shadow, those annoying tentacles were sliced to pieces in the blink of an eye-

After landing steadily, Lila did not hesitate to fully open the armor that had been tightly wrapped in the front of her chest-

In an instant, a saturation attack from the energy meter at the heart of the machine turned everything in the field of vision into nothingness!

This is a "cell dissolving gun" that is even more powerful than the previous wide-range shooting usage...... With just one blow, you can turn your eyes into a sea of fire!

"Really, it makes me work so hard. I even had to use the restriction release mode or something......"

And at this moment, she saw that in the raging fire, there seemed to be a little girl lying on the ground, trembling and looking left and right!

"Shouldn't the evacuation have been done a long time ago? Why is anyone still there today?! ”

She didn't have time to think about it so much, and instantly jumped into the raging fire without hesitation......

while enduring the scorching heat that came to his face; While looking for the traces of that guy!

“...... Got it! ”

However, when she finally cleaned up the ruins and rubble around her, she got such an accusation-

"Don't come here, you scoundrel! It's the attack you just made ...... mom! ”

At that moment, her reaction ...... No, maybe it's an enemy at all, right?

"There's no way around that, right?"

Realizing this, she took the initiative to unlink the fusion -

However, in fact, deep down, I don't know what kind of expression to use to face her face-to-face......

- "I'm sorry ......"

The guilt in her heart made her grit her teeth.

However, at this moment, he had to face her with a smile......

Even if it means that it has to bear the condemnation of conscience again and again.

"Huh? Sister? But what I saw just now was obviously huge...... The robot is coming, where did that guy go? ”

"That's just your delusion! Scared, right? ”

Sure enough, it's very easy to fool a child.

But if I could, I wouldn't want to do such a thing.

She nodded as if she didn't say a word, and she could see the tears in her eyes that she was desperately enduring at any time, and even now she looked like she would cry at any time.

"Okay, okay, good girl, sister will take you out! Come—"

As soon as she finished speaking, she threw herself into her arms...... However, he immediately fainted.

This guy has lost his mother and can't let her ...... anymore

"Alright, we need to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible-"

However, contrary to expectations, at this moment, the way out was almost completely blocked by the fire everywhere......

This means that it is impossible to go back the same way as before...... Because that is undoubtedly self-defeating—

So in this dilemma, Leela had to merge and continue again......

But if you fuse it again, it's very likely that your physical strength will bottom out-

She really didn't want to do that if she could. However, if you don't do it now, you'll just leave this place with more corpses. In that case, there would be no point.

It can be regarded as a thrilling escape from the place where the two could have been buried......

By "forced fusion".

However, two successive fusions in a short period of time undoubtedly left her physical strength on the verge of exhaustion.

Now I can't even take a step......

So she could only take out her mobile phone, leaned against the fence of the wall that was only half left, and dialed her sister's phone -

"Sister? It's my sister, right?! ”

But even if you try your best to act as if nothing happened......

But the tiredness of the voice could not be concealed in any way...... Of course, this will cause my sister to question it, right?

"Why the hell do you sound like you're dying...... Could it be that he was injured in the commotion just now?! ”

"Yuna, seriously, you're annoying sometimes, huh? Okay, can you come over and help me a little? Not anymore—"

However, her voice suddenly cut off at this point.

In an instant, Yuna, who was in a hurry, rushed out with the coordinates display and rushed out as if desperate-

Of course, even on Lemuel's side, she didn't bother to explain it clearly. Just told him to rest......

But even if that guy doesn't tell him anything, he probably understands what's going on, right?

After all, there are people who have left notes.

"Sister?! What's the matter with your wounds? ”

"This one...... I accidentally fell during the evacuation just now! ”

"Anyway, don't yell so loudly, you're very noisy...... Seriously. ”

"If that's the case, look me in the eye and say it again! If you're really not lying—"

She knew that whenever her sister lied, her eyes would always look away unconsciously.

This is best known to me as a younger sister......

However, why?

"Sister!"

However, even when it came to this explicitly, Leela still did not change the original statement-

"This child needs more care than I do."

"But I don't think it'...... hurt."

Yuna couldn't hold back anymore at this time-

"Are you just going to make yourself so embarrassed and bruised for this guy?"

"Sister! You're all right with your brain, right?! Need me to show you? ”

“...... Sorry, I was worried about what I wanted to behave better? If that's the case, I-"

As a result, she was hugged tightly by her sister in the middle of her words-

The feelings hidden in that trembling strength were also conveyed in the blink of an eye.

"Since it's my sister...... Since it's my sister, don't let me be so worried all the time, okay——! ”

"On the phone just now, the moment your voice suddenly disappeared, I really thought I would never see you again!"

"I'm still thinking about what I would do if it really turned out to be like that! Do you know?! ”

It wasn't until this time that she really understood how much her sister had endured alone that she hadn't tried to understand......

However, in the moment just now, I already understood everything-

"Silly sister, how can my sister be willing to leave you-"

As he spoke, he pretended to be stupid and took the opportunity to rub Yuna's face, which looked like it was wet.

"Alright, alright...... Don't make a fuss, I'll help you go, right? ”

In this way, the sisters supported each other and returned to the shelter where Lemuel stayed.

Of course, the rescued girl was also with her. To be precise, she is sleeping on Yuna's back-

"Mom, Mom? Mom! ”

"Thank you very much!"

Of course, she was thanked after that, and although Yuna just accepted it without saying a word, the other party still didn't blame her for looking like she was keeping a straight face.

"I know, although my sister doesn't like to talk, she is a very good person! Right? ”

“......”

It's helpless to make her think so, right?

After all, he took the initiative to say that he could carry her, but he unconsciously carried it all the way here-

What's even more incredible is that this guy fell asleep on the way!

"Hmmm......"

However, even if she accepted the kindness of others, she did feel it, but the response she gave always made people feel discouraged-

But the other party doesn't think so at all.

You can also perceive that she is not intentional, and what she insists on saying is only a little shy at best, right?

"Yuna, you're really, at least respond to the next person!"

Others won't talk about it for the time being, but at least Lila's attitude towards her sister is more or less unhappy.

"I haven't listened to your explanation yet! How did you get this injury? ”

Unexpectedly, she was robbed of the opportunity by her after a while, and she completely lost her position as an older sister.

“...... You're really unusually stubborn. ”

As the literal meaning suggests, Lila is also well aware of her sister's stubbornness-

In other words, if she didn't make up a decent reason at this time, she wouldn't be able to give up.

But if you lie outright, you will definitely be ruthlessly exposed by this guy on the spot.

"Didn't you already tell you why?"

So even with Lemuel's "Why are you ......" question, she had no intention of changing her story until the end.

However, even if he understood why, Yuna didn't know anything about it......

"Really?"

Just a glance at Yuna understood her sister's thoughts-

I see, she didn't want to tell me......

At the same time, I also understood my sister's true intentions and came to a conclusion.

"Since you don't want to say it, I won't ask again."

The moment she heard this answer, she could also feel as if only she could feel - her disappointment in herself.

Isn't there supposed to be a secret between sisters? Why do we have to hide it now?

"Alright, let's go home before it's dark? How about buying some ingredients for dinner on the way? Yuna, what do you want to eat? ”

Of course, I can't get a good response to what I said-

"Whatever you want."

You see, right? No matter how you look at it, it's still angry.

"What should I do?"

"This kind of question, even if you look at me pitifully, it's useless, right? How can I possibly know when that guy will forgive you? ”

"If even you abandon me at this time, I really don't know what to do?!"

Leela and Lemuel kept their eyes on each other from beginning to end.

"Help me......"

"No, so I can't help it, and that's your sister...... You know her better than I do, don't you? ”

"Why do you want me to be a peacemaker?"

"That's right...... Huh. ”

At this time, Yuna turned her head as a matter of course -

"Shouldn't you go to a private clinic first than a supermarket or something? Now sister, your injury is the highest priority. ”

So, both of them nodded reflexively on the premise that they were both taken aback.

"Such severe burns and lacerations...... What the hell did you do about it? ”

- There is no doubt that this is a reproach from the doctor. And in the face of that coercion, Lila could only obediently admit her mistake.

"Yes, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry for the trouble! ”

"That's not the point at all, is it? Alas, so the young people of today ......"

So there's no way to have such an exclamation, right? To sum up, it's better not to delve into it here. However, Yuna's expression was so uncomfortable - "Spare me!" ”

"Anyway, go home and recuperate, understand?"

"Yes, understood...... I'll do it. ”

Will you do it obediently? There are ...... ghosts!

- There's no way to do it, right?

As soon as the words fell, Yuna's eyes hurt like pins and needles.

"Pretending to be obedient again...... That's enough. ”

However, when they finally returned home after buying the ingredients, they were shocked to find that the living room was in a mess-

To put it simply, it's like a thief. Such a description is by no means excessive.

But then they all realized that if this was the case, the anti-theft equipment in the home should have left a relevant record, but there was no sign of this.

"What the hell is going on?!"

While this question was raised, they found Riveria, who was huddled on the floor as if she were shivering.

However, people can't help but feel strange -

At this moment, she was covered in bruises all over her body, and her hair was messy......

Even the clothes on his body were torn to pieces......

In a word, she is very embarrassed now, and the whole person looks like she is losing her soul and shaking!

"Riveria, what the hell is going on—"

However, the moment Lemuel put his hand on her shoulder......

At that moment, she burst out with cries and resistance, and even frightened the three of them into looking at each other-

"Riveria, you see! It's me! It's us——! ”

In the end, Lemuel, who had no choice but to use brute force to hold her tightly in his arms as if tears were raining down......

At the same time, he told her over and over again - "It's okay now." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm ...... I...... I! ”

How long did this incoherence last?

He couldn't possibly know...... But that's why it's even angrier.

"Thirsty?"

"Hmmm......"

Lemuel said and handed her the water.

Although she is constantly comforted by Lila now, she has finally calmed down, right?

At the same time, I was able to grasp the situation well.

But the expression that seemed to be in despair still gave him a very big impact......

Because, it looked like another stranger who was very familiar—

It was an expression that I had never seen before-

She seemed to be afraid of something.

And that's something she can't disobey at all.

"What the hell is going on?"

Lemuel had to think so.

"Before, not long after you went out, someone came ......"

"I thought it was a guest, so I went to open the door – and it turned out to be ...... standing outside the door That guy. ”

"What do you mean?"

Confused, he threw out his questions.

Unexpectedly, even Lila's face gradually became ugly-

"I guess Riveria is referring to his father......"

"Father? Is it the 'father' I understand? You're kidding? Because it's like—"

However, after only half questioning, he gave up. Because it didn't look like a joke.

Plus, how does Riveria look at this moment...... Her expression ......

- "Impossible, right? Is that his own father? How could such a thing be done to ......?"

However, in the face of a mountain of irrefutable facts, any suspicion of Lemuel seemed so fragile......

"Now, you don't even suspect Riveria, do you? This kind of thing is not what you should say as a close friend, right? ”

Faced with Lela's questioning as if he couldn't bear it, he honestly apologized-

"I'm sorry, I just found it hard to believe, and I didn't want to doubt ...... or anything like that."

"You already knew? Can you tell me if you can? ”

However, at this very moment, Riveria interrupted the words she was about to blurt out—

"I'm sorry, Lela...... But I think it's better to say it myself. Thank you—"

After that, understanding that she might want to be alone with Lemuel for a while, Lela playfully gave up the room.

"Of course, I'm sorry to keep it a secret from you, Lemuel...... Actually, I should have told you a long time ago. Can you bother with another glass of water before then? ”

"I see...... Wait a minute - I'll pour it. ”

Therefore, once it becomes only this situation where the two of them are alone, she will always expose her willfulness in an inadvertent moment......

Although, if it becomes like this, it will also help her sort out her mood.