Inside the Chaos Zone—
Number 9 floated in the air breathing heavily.
Blood dripped from her mouth.
Then—
she looked up.
Her pupils shrank.
Several houses around the battlefield had transformed into thousands of floating black staffs.
Every single one was sharp enough to pierce steel.
And between those countless staffs—
Isly floated silently in the sky looking down at her.
Her amber eyes glowed calmly.
The Chaos Zone distorted around her like reality itself was breathing.
Number 9 clenched her teeth.
"Tch…"
Isly slowly raised one hand.
Then made a downward gesture.
"Fall."
The ground suddenly reappeared beneath Number 9.
At the same instant—
the thousands of black staffs shot downward.
BOOOOOOOOM!!!
The city trembled violently.
Dust exploded upward.
Buildings cracked.
The impact created a massive crater in the middle of the street.
Inside the crater—
Number 9 was pinned down.
Her limbs were impaled by multiple staffs.
Blood spread beneath her body.
She coughed violently.
"Kh—!"
Isly slowly floated downward toward her.
The black staffs dissolved back into particles of chaos.
Number 9 looked up weakly.
"…Monster…"
Isly landed in front of her.
Then sighed.
"You people really sacrifice everything for that prince huh?"
Number 9 laughed weakly despite the blood pouring from her lips.
"We… are the Round Table…"
"That's enough reason…"
Isly stared at her silently for a second.
Then black flames ignited around her hand.
"Chaos Flames."
FWOOOOSH.
The flames engulfed Number 9 instantly.
There was no scream.
No struggle.
Only black fire.
Then—
nothing remained.
The Chaos Zone slowly disappeared afterward.
The distorted buildings returned to normal.
The sky stabilized.
Reality corrected itself.
Isly sat down on a broken rock nearby and exhaled deeply.
Then she looked around at the damaged streets and ruined houses.
"…Crap."
"The houses are a mess."
Elsewhere In The City
Cold air drifted through the streets.
The temperature kept dropping lower and lower.
Frost spread across the road.
Number 8 and Stellar stood facing each other in an open area of the city.
A long road separated them.
The heat from Number 8 distorted the air around her.
Meanwhile frost gathered around Stellar's feet naturally.
Neither moved for a second.
Then—
BOOM!
Number 8 dashed forward instantly.
She threw two fast jabs toward Stellar's face.
Stellar dodged the first calmly.
Then blocked the second with her right elbow.
BAM!
At the same moment—
Stellar kicked Number 8's foot with her left foot.
Then drove a punch directly into her stomach with her right hand.
BOOOOM!!
Number 8 flew sideways across the road and rolled across the ground before stopping herself.
She got back up immediately holding her side.
"…Damn you ice wretch."
Flames erupted around both her hands.
The heat intensified rapidly.
Then Number 8 roared and swung her arms in a circular motion.
She stomped her right foot down.
BOOOOM!!
A massive wave of flames tore across the road toward Stellar.
Stellar calmly swung her hand upward.
An ice shield formed instantly.
The flames crashed against it violently.
But Number 8 suddenly burst through the fire.
BAM!!
She punched the ice shield apart with brute force.
Ice scattered everywhere.
But—
Stellar wasn't behind it.
Number 8's eyes widened slightly.
Then—
she heard breathing behind her.
A cold breath.
Stellar stood there silently.
Before Number 8 could react—
BAM!!
Stellar punched directly into her side.
CRACK!!
Several ribs shattered instantly.
Number 8 coughed blood but reacted quickly.
She swung her right arm toward Stellar's head.
Stellar leaned backward smoothly.
A tree stood directly behind Stellar.
Number 8 smirked.
She thought she cornered her.
So she pushed forward aggressively aiming straight for Stellar's face.
But suddenly—
Stellar vanished.
BOOOOM!!
Number 8's punch shattered the tree in half.
The lower half immediately caught fire.
Then—
Number 8 felt pressure above her.
She looked up.
Stellar was balancing on top of her head with one hand.
Before Number 8 could react—
BAM!!
Stellar kicked downward with her right foot.
The impact slammed Number 8's face directly into the ground.
CRAAAAASH!!
The street split apart.
Stellar landed calmly nearby and looked down at her.
"I hate prideful people like you the most."
Number 8 suddenly started laughing.
Then instantly attacked again.
Punches.
Kicks.
Flames exploded with every strike.
But Stellar dodged everything calmly with minimal movement.
She stepped left.
Bent slightly.
Turned her shoulder.
Moved her head inches at a time.
Every attack missed.
Then Number 8 roared in frustration.
Flames gathered around both her hands violently.
"Heaven's Burn!"
She unleashed a gigantic blast of fire.
Stellar moved to dodge—
—but suddenly—
she caught sight of a child inside a nearby building.
The flames would hit them.
Stellar's eyes narrowed instantly.
"Tch."
"You're dead."
She raised one hand.
The massive flames froze midair instantly.
Completely frozen.
Number 8's expression changed immediately.
"…What?"
Then she quickly tried activating her curse release.
But—
nothing happened.
Stellar slowly looked at her.
Her blue eyes glowed brightly.
Frost formed through her white hair.
"Freeze."
Everything around Number 8 stopped.
Even the heat around her vanished.
Number 8's eyes widened.
"Huh…?"
"What happened?"
"What did you do to my curse release?!"
Suddenly—
BOOOM!!
Stellar vanished.
She appeared directly in front of Number 8 at FTL speed.
Then placed her palm against Number 8's face.
The impact launched Number 8 high into the sky.
Stellar looked upward calmly.
"Below Zero."
She spread both hands outward.
Then—
frost formed inside Number 8's body.
From the inside.
Ice burst through her veins.
Her organs froze instantly.
Cracks spread beneath her skin.
Number 8 tried screaming—
but frost filled her throat.
Then Stellar snapped her fingers.
CRACK.
Number 8 shattered into frozen dust drifting through the air like snow.