Khalif’s gaze toward Yustia was fierce. His legs swiftly crossing each other were much faster than before.

Evelia’s incredible abilities, as Felix admired, made Khalif wonder what they truly were. However, now that he experienced it firsthand, he seemed to understand why Felix was so obsessed.

If he could continue receiving Evelia’s help like this, he felt he could fight Yustia until she surrendered.

Closing the distance in an instant, Khalif leaped into the air. Then, he exerted strength into the firmly gripped blade.

The glowing sword, starting to emit a bright light, fell towards Yustia’s head. As it descended rapidly, Khalif met eyes with Yustia.

In her eyes, now transformed like a monster, there was no trace of any tremor. She looked at Khalif’s falling sword as if it were a trivial matter.

Swinging the sword aiming for Yustia’s vulnerable spot, it was the moment the blade was about to touch her neck. Suddenly, a violet energy burst forth from her body, effortlessly deflecting his sword.

With immense force felt at his fingertips, Khalif’s body was relentlessly pushed backward. Simultaneously, a thorn-shaped violet energy, standing tall in the air, flew towards him at a fierce speed.

Turning his body swiftly, Khalif managed to evade Yustia’s attack. Although he avoided the strike with momentary agility, it was a moment when he once again realized the power of the malicious energy that had devoured Yustia.

There was no other way to describe it but tremendous. He now fully understood why Felix was so worried. However, there was no choice but to press on. Now that it had come to this, he had to somehow annihilate the monster in front of him.

Khalif rallied his determination and charged fiercely towards Yustia. Despite the violet energy continuously emanating from her, preventing even a hair on her from being touched, he did not stop his assault.

Even when the retaliatory strike, thrown with all his might, was repelled without leaving a trace, Khalif slightly bent his waist and took a breath.

“You told me to make sure to cover you, but are you already exhausted?”

Felix, who had consistently observed Khalif’s movements and emitted energy to protect him, asked in a rather teasing tone.

Khalif glanced briefly at the top of his head and smirked.

“Yeah, it does look a bit ridiculous.”

“You’re just wasting your strength like this.”

“True. Seems like that. Got any good ideas?”

In response to Khalif’s question, Felix scrutinized Yustia with narrowed eyes. Judging from past experiences, it was evident that the malicious energy was a powerful entity, but since it didn’t have a physical form, it always sought a host to inhabit.

This time, it seemed to have found Yustia. So, to capture the malicious energy, they first needed to bind Yustia’s movements. Controlling the host’s actions was crucial to finding vulnerabilities in order to catch the evil energy.
Felix, who had composed himself until then, looked down at Khalif.

“Anyway, his goal is likely to be me. He needs to completely obliterate me to color the world and spread his wings as he wishes. So, even if he has to eliminate me to achieve that goal, he’ll try. That’s why I need to attract his attention.”

“Attract his attention?”

“Meanwhile, focus on Yustia’s legs.”

“Legs?”

“At the moment, he can only move through Yustia. So, let’s restrain his movements first. After that, there will surely be openings.”

After listening to Felix’s explanation, Khalif nodded as if understanding. Then, he lightly chuckled and muttered.

“So, you mean to immobilize him?”

“Got it right.”

“Should I just cut off his ankles then?”

The newly uttered words were extremely vicious. However, due to Felix’s characteristic playfulness, it sounded more like a statement to boost his morale rather than something cruel.

As their eyes exchanged glances, tension built up between them like a taut bowstring. While they were focused on each other, Felix, who had been keenly observing for a chance, swiftly stretched his body towards Yustia.

Unlike his continuous graceful curves, this movement was sharply straight.

Only then did Khalif, as if he had been waiting, move while holding his breath. It had to reach Yustia while her gaze was fixed on Felix.

When Felix, who had arrived above Yustia’s head, emitted a blue aura without hesitation, it was the moment the violet aura that had drawn Yustia’s silhouette fiercely clashed with Felix’s power.

Most of the force was directed towards Felix, but Yustia still retained a considerable amount of energy. As a result, Khalif felt suffocated as he approached Yustia, but he endured it with gritted teeth.

A bit more, and he would be there. In a spot not even a few steps away, Khalif, who had stopped breathing, aimed at her leg without hesitation and swung his sword.

The result was successful. Yustia’s dress tore apart, revealing a deep wound on her leg. Blood flowed profusely down her leg. If she were to sit down, as Felix said, roughly half of her mobility would be compromised.