I am a female swordsman.

The transferred energy surging from his left hand poured into the sword like a tide. The demonic sword, now given form, was finally transforming into a shape closer to the vision of the swordsmith. Eerie purple and white arcs of electricity flickered and flowed, possessing an undeniable and wondrous power in this dim battlefield.

The investigators working alongside Huang Quan couldn't help but be drawn to the magnificent sword in the [Sword Demon's] hand; it was long, elegant, and possessed a natural beauty.

It was as if a seal had been broken, truly revealing its true nature.

So dazzling that it seemed to exist in the mortal world!

In the Sword Sect's lineage, there is very little information about the demonic sword, 【Lightning Stonebring】. On the easternmost peak of the mountains on the continent of Arad, in a desolate place perpetually shrouded in thunderstorms, lies a sanctuary worshipped by the mountain people, and 【Lightning Stonebring】 resides atop the sanctuary's altar.

Day after day, year after year, the demonic sword forged by lightning developed its own consciousness. Only swordsmen who climbed to the summit of the mountain and withstood the trials of divine lightning could gain its approval. Just like Huang Quan, who refused to yield and fall, her will resonated with [Lightning Stonebring] for the first time!

A blinding white light suddenly flashed!

The sudden shift from darkness to extreme brightness caused temporary blindness in everyone, and the investigators were gripped by fear. They stopped pulling the triggers, and those who hadn't adjusted quickly enough to the sudden darkness screamed in panic. The stinging, tearing in their eyes amplified their unease, and Tatara was no exception!

His attention was always focused on the [Sword Demon].

The other small fry were nothing more than easy targets to him; only the Sword Demon Huang Quan, who had not yet reached his limit, was an enemy worthy of his serious attention.

"break!!"

Taking advantage of this extremely brief moment, Huang Quan once again charged towards Tatara!

The slender sword tip deftly slipped into the gap of his right-hand kagune, and with a flick of the wrist, using leverage, Yomi jerked violently, actually blasting away a piece of Tatara's right-hand kagune! With the kagune, connected to flesh and blood, completely blasted away, Tatara's unfocused crimson pupils immediately contracted!

then……

Swish!

A faint, whistling sound came from behind as a crimson, eerie tail-like dagger slashed towards Huang Quan, who stood holding a sword. The thick, sharp spikes at the tip of the dagger exuded an aura of death, seemingly intent on killing Huang Quan on the spot while she dared to approach so recklessly!

At the same time, Tatara reached out with both hands to grab forward.

A pincer attack from both sides!

The incident happened in a mere instant. Both Tatara and Yomi had extensive experience in battlefield combat, and both chose the most lethal killing move.

The sound of air being torn apart approached rapidly from behind, like a black python coiling and twisting, shredding Huang Quan's figure! Seeing the sword demon completely shattered by the tail attack, Tatara's first reaction was disbelief! There were no screams, no blood; it was as if it were a mere illusion as the sword demon's figure crumbled!

Whoosh! Clang!

A strange metallic clang followed Tatara's right hand as it tore upwards.

Like a nimble fish, carrying an incredible chilling killing intent, it coiled and twisted, stirring up terrifying sword energy. Taking advantage of the moment the illusion shattered, Huang Quan pressed her left hand against the ground, dodging the attack from both claws and kagune, and used her slender body to attack from below.

When the Kagune and the agile fish's sword light came into contact, they immediately emitted a burnt smell. Although the leaping electric arcs of sword light could not completely cut through the hard Kagune, they could penetrate deep into it and cause numbness and damage to the whole thing!

In the blink of an eye, the entire sleeve of Tatara's right hand, from the wrist upwards, was shredded by the swift sword light!

The charred kagune made his monstrous claws look even more ferocious and terrifying.

"Humph!"

Faced with an attack that was far from fatal, Tatara, with his exaggerated regenerative abilities as a ghoul, merely shook his right hand, and his overwhelming body pressed down on Yomi. The monstrous, demonic figure exuded such brutal oppression that even the air trembled!

If this is all the Sword Demon is capable of, then he should die!

In the blink of an eye!

Huang Quan, who was supporting himself on the ground with his left hand, suddenly struck with all his might, and his agile figure, like a swallow in flight, leaped up to dodge Tatara's attack.

The sword light that was originally wrapped around and cutting his injured right hand also receded back into the bright and dazzling sword body as Huang Quan leaped up. With the sword master's gradually unified will, it showed the breathtaking power of being forged by thunder!

It gathers without dispersing, and condenses without releasing.

In that brief moment, Tatara only had time to look behind and upwards. The white doves, who had just recovered from their temporary blindness, witnessed an astonishing scene.

As Huang Quan leaped through the air, flipping and twisting, he resembled a warrior from mythology, wielding his sword to deliver a decapitation to the ferocious monster! This scene caused them to hold their breath, their sore eyes widening as they intently watched Huang Quan's descending sword!

A single sword strike decapitates an SS-rank ghoul?!

Could it be that in just over a month, [Sword Demon] is about to achieve another amazing feat that will shake the entire CCG?

Sensing the fierce sword intent descending from behind, Tatara's throat produced a strange tone, as if something was stuck in his throat, low and rapid!

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Last Trump Card

Carrying a dazzling sword light! Huang Quan, leaping and spinning in mid-air, unleashed this astonishing sword strike with all his might!

The dazzling light, like the halo of the sun, fell from mid-air in an instant! The exaggerated sword light traced a path in the air like a waterfall, cascading down towards Tatara's head with a whoosh. In addition to the original blood and smoke, the air was suddenly filled with sounds like surging tides and the cries of a thousand birds!

Brilliant and dazzling!

Cleanse the demons!

"scold!!!"

In an instant, Huang Quan, who was falling from above, mustered all his strength and, with the help of all available power, entrusted this power, which even he found exaggerated and terrifying, to his beloved sword!

Like a ribbon woven from sunlight, it brought endless light. Caught off guard, the SS-rank ghoul [Tatara] was caught off guard by the swift blade of [Sword Demon] and suffered the fatal sword light as if he had no time to react.

With a whistling sound, a fleeting, arrogant sword light pierced through Tatara!

The sword light, its momentum undiminished, silently pierced the floor of the 19th floor, leaving a sharp, smoky, blackened mark on the ground as easily as cutting tofu! It seemed to be a reminder to everyone just how terrifying the sword technique of [Sword Demon] Huang Quan, delivered with all his might, had reached!

Landed, passed each other, stopped.

Huang Quan and Tatara stood back to back, separated by the gruesome sword mark on the ground. A deathly silence hung between them, as if nothing had happened, as if everything that had just occurred was merely an illusion.

"puff……!"

Finally, unable to suppress the backlash from the overloaded energy transfer, Huang Quan felt as if a red-hot steel knife was stabbing into his body and violently stirring it, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The continuous high-intensity battles and reinforcements were an unprecedented test for her. While her will remained steadfast and unwavering, her body was already protesting. If she continued to use the energy transfer technique, Huang Quan might perish from physical collapse even without the ghouls' intervention!

thump!

Tatara behind him abruptly stopped, his kagune severed diagonally as he tried to brace himself, and the armor-like kagune covering his body shattered in a chain reaction. His tall frame crashed to his knees, revealing a grotesque, almost all-through wound on Tatara's upper body!

Through the charred gash, one could still see the organs inside Totoro's body stubbornly throbbing.

"Did you take them down?!"

Seeing the inhuman destructive power created by the lightning-fast exchange between [Sword Demon] and [Tatara], the White Doves realized that even restraining them had become a huge challenge.

Getting involved in such a battle is simply courting death.

Having withstood a strike from Yomi beyond her peak, a culmination of her mastery of swordsmanship, she hadn't died! Not only had she survived, but the massive, charred gash was diligently healing. The writhing muscles, mixed with bright red, fluid-like kagune, were rapidly repairing Tatara's body.

No wonder you were able to defeat Jason.

Because the sound from the chest resonance was somewhat strange due to the air leakage, Tatara got up from the ground as if he hadn't been injured at all.

Like an immortal demon!

He lowered his head and touched his chest, as if feeling the piercing pain that the underworld had inflicted upon him. The dazzling sword light that had just tried to take his life had truly given Tatara the illusion that death was approaching. Even Tatara, who despised and hated humanity, couldn't help but sigh, seeing in her the shadow of his nemesis, Hoji Kousuke.

Calm, strong, and indomitable.

"But is that all you're capable of? There should be more to it than that, like the Scaled Kunk you used when you fought Jason, or the limits of the sword in your hand."

The injury healed rapidly, the charred flesh peeled off, and finally, as if time had reversed, it was restored to its original state!

Apart from the torn clothes and bloodstains, there was no sign of the fatal wound that Tatara had just suffered. His exaggerated recovery ability made the surrounding investigators' scalps tingle!

Tatara turned around.

He looked up at the exhausted [Sword Demon] with pity, as if pity for him. But the ghoul's unreasonable regenerative ability allowed Tatara to win easily in the battle. He hadn't even fully entered his ghoul state before he had already pushed Yomi to the brink of despair.

"..."

Huang Quan remained calm and silent throughout, showing no sign of joy, anger, or fear.

She knew what Duoduo was referring to; it was probably her in her [Demon Contractor] form. Huang Quan, controlled by the demonic sword [Puno], had easily crushed [Jason] and [Dai Ku] with a mere flick of her wrist. Her true strength was unclear, but it was certain she was far stronger than she was now!

If we were to use the power of the magic sword [Puno]...

She might be able to defeat Tatara, but if she could use Yomi, she would have used it already! The demon [Puno] residing in the demon sword doesn't acknowledge her as its contractor at all. Let alone fighting, she'd be lucky if it didn't cause any trouble or destruction!

However, Huang Quan still has a trump card!

Without making a sound, she deftly twirled the longsword in her hand, her left hand resting on a small device at her waist. RC inhibitor—this was her last trump card.

In the heat of battle, Yomi had long forgotten the mission Mado Kureo had originally assigned her, and had also lost track of how much time had passed. Using RC inhibitors to force Tatara back was currently the only option; otherwise, given Tatara's demonstrated strength, not a single member of the 11th Division would survive!

One last, profound look at the unyielding Yellow Springs.

With a flick of his kagune, Tatara suddenly appeared behind Yomi! His speed was several times faster than when Yomi was dealing with him! At such speed, even Yomi could only barely catch a glimpse of his movement, and couldn't even see his figure clearly!

"Then I won't be polite, I'll eat you up!"

Like the breath of death, the monster behind him transformed its dark red eyes into ferocious kagune, which revealed numerous ugly fangs as it bit towards the underworld!

"Come and eat this, monster!!"

With a desperate roar, he activated the concentrated RC inhibitor! Pink smoke erupted instantly, blinding Tatara with its thick smoke! The kagune that was already lunging towards Yomi stopped abruptly, then began to dissolve and dissipate uncontrollably!

Unexpectedly, [Sword Demon] was carrying a high concentration of RC inhibitors. It was a huge surprise that Yomi had tricked Tatara. The few breaths of RC inhibitors he inhaled quickly took effect in his body!

Chapter 100 The Darkest Hour

RC inhibitors take effect rapidly!

With the naked eye, Tatara's thick tail kagune could be seen rapidly dissolving as it swung, and the kagune claws covering his hands that were reaching for Yomi's head also fell off.

Snapped! !

Yomi gripped Tatara's fist tightly, a vicious smile spreading across her beautiful face. That dangerous, excited smile seemed to say: "Finally, I've got my chance, haven't I? You bastard!"

The RC inhibitor, with its sour and foul smell, instantly filled the air, and Tatara reacted immediately after inhaling a few breaths. Even with his kagune temporarily disabled, he stomped his foot hard on the ground, unleashing an exaggerated, monstrous burst of strength from his fist, which was being held by Yomi!

After all, it's an SS-rank ghoul!

Even when weakened, its monstrous strength is still not to be underestimated.

Feeling the surging force exerted on his opponent's restrained fist, Huang Quan coldly smiled and suddenly pulled upwards, shifting Tatara's center of gravity, while simultaneously and silently thrusting his sword towards Tatara's heart. The scene was as if Tatara had made a mistake in exerting force, lost his balance, and collided with Huang Quan's sword!

Pierce his heart!

Then cut off his head! If he's still not dead, chop him into mincemeat!

Huang Quan simply couldn't believe that Duoduoliang could still possess such an exaggerated and abnormal recovery ability after taking RC inhibitors!

Staggered by the pull, Tatara's eyes narrowed sharply. The cold blade flashed with a dazzling deathly light once more, causing a real stinging pain even before it pierced his body. He managed to break free from Yomi's grip with a burst of strength, but he couldn't dodge this close-range sword strike.