Most of the guards watching the training ground had already fled. The battle here was completely beyond the scope of people at their level to observe.
Just standing there, they felt as if their skin was being torn, and even with only a slight exposure to the Raiden Shogun and Durandal's aura, they already felt difficulty breathing.
Under immense pressure, they finally couldn't bear it and left the training ground. Only a few remained, one of whom was Kamisato Ayaka, and the other was a Damselette wearing a tengu mask.
She was Kujou Sara. She had been standing there since the battle began, initially thinking it would be a simple fight, but it had escalated to its current state.
If Durandal's style in the previous fight was graceful, now it could be described as fierce. Those claws seemed to tear everything apart, and the ground of the training ground showed scratches from the giant claws' attacks, as did the walls.
It was evident that Durandal must have been controlling some of her strength, otherwise, the ground and walls wouldn't just have marks; they would have been completely destroyed.
The serious Raiden Shogun was much stronger than before. Her superb martial arts combined with her ultimate mastery of the Electro Element meant she no longer showed any signs of being suppressed as she had been earlier.
But even having become this serious, the Raiden Shogun did not completely gain the upper hand. It seemed to return to the initial state of being evenly matched, making one wonder if Durandal was still not fighting seriously.
[Although she's a bit stronger than before, to prevent the Tenshukaku from being damaged by the aftershocks of the battle, she hasn't used her full clearance, has she?]
The giant claw easily grabbed the Musou Isshin in the Raiden Shogun's hand. Looking into the Raiden Shogun's eyes, Durandal unceremoniously punched her hard in the face, sending her flying to crash against the wall.
"General!"
Kujou Sara, watching, couldn't help but shout. Not only was the Raiden Shogun at a disadvantage, but she was even punched in the face. When had the Raiden Shogun ever suffered such humiliation?
But she truly had no recourse. She had just tried to attack Durandal with the Idea of Thunder, but Durandal merely sacrificed one giant claw to block her ultimate technique.
She had thought that the loss of one giant claw would halve Durandal's combat power, but Durandal instantly manifested a new giant claw, her combat power completely unaffected.
Since it was impossible to defeat her in reality, he would drag her into his own domain and fight her using the advantage of the terrain, so he wouldn't be as passive as he was now.
Miss Durandal suddenly had a strange feeling; another power was dragging her into a certain space.
Miss Durandal understood what this feeling was. She didn't resist, allowing that power to drag her into a strange area.
Under the pull of this power, Miss Durandal vanished from the training ground, leaving Kujou Sara and Kamisato Ayaka with puzzled expressions.
When her Vision recovered, Miss Durandal found herself in the Plane of Euthymia where Raiden Ei resided. Not far from her stood a person, who was Raiden Ei herself.
Raiden Ei looked at Miss Durandal sternly. She already knew what had happened outside, including the scene of the Raiden Shogun being brutally beaten by Miss Durandal.
This person was too powerful; the Raiden Shogun was no match for her. As the greatest enemy of eternity, she had to eliminate her.
"By dragging me into this place, do you think you have a great advantage, Raiden Shogun?"
Raiden Ei was about to say something, but Miss Durandal shook her head and continued, "No, you are not the puppet from outside now. I should call you Raiden Ei, shouldn't I?"
"You... know a lot."
Raiden Ei's vigilance towards Miss Durandal grew. She knew that no one apart from her friend should know about this matter. How did this person know?
"Indeed, I know quite a lot. In a sense, my beating that puppet outside was also to get your attention while you were meditating here. So..."
"Having you drag me into this place was my true objective."
Simply put, you fell for it, Raiden Ei! You thought things were developing in your favor? In fact, everything was under my control.
"...What exactly do you want to do?"
If it were anyone else, Raiden Ei would have already drawn her naginata and charged, not wasting so much breath talking to Miss Durandal.
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