The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

Teresa exclaimed in surprise, "They even maintained politeness towards me, who betrayed the organization. The organization really has raised good kids!"

"That's not important."

Fissna drew the greatsword from behind her.

"Senior Teresa, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

“I’m fine with it, but are you sure now is the right time?” Considering how polite Fisna was, Dinesa didn’t mind giving her the time.

Royal glanced at Claire, who was holding Denise's hand: "It doesn't matter, I'll give you time to give your last words."

"You're talking as if you're confident you can beat me." Denise smiled, but she did sense a hint of goodwill from Royal.

Although the kindness was not directed at her, but at Claire who was by her side.

Although she had never shown her true strength, Ineli and the other two should understand that they were no match for her. Their current confidence seemed to stem from this new greatsword, Fisna.

Denise was very quick-witted; she analyzed the group of people almost perfectly in an instant.

"Senior Teresa, why don't you obediently offer up your head at the scene of this purge? The organization's rules are inviolable!"

Fissna's eyes were clear and innocent.

"Our mission is to eliminate demons and allow humanity to live in peace. We are willing to fight to the death to achieve that goal. But you have killed humans, causing the organization to lose all the credibility it has built up. This behavior is unforgivable!"

At the height of her excitement, Fisna gripped the hilt of her greatsword tightly, assuming a fighting stance.

"Therefore, I am very sorry, but according to the organization's regulations, I must take Senior Teresa's head!"

“You’ve come up with a rather high-sounding reason for the organization!” Denise sighed.

“If it were before, I would definitely think this reason was correct. The only reason I resisted was because I promised that child…”

Denise looked down at Claire. Claire's small face showed no fear, only worry for Denise.

"But now, I want to say that the darkness of the organization may be beyond your imagination."

After realizing that the organization might not actually be as righteous as they claimed, Teresa felt a lot more pity for the other Claymores.

They were just pitiful people who were kept in the dark and were being used by the organization.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Fisna was completely enraged.

"Senior Teresa, you have disappointed me greatly. I thought you still had some conscience and shame. But you have actually gone so far as to smear the organization?"

Royal and Sophia, who had been listening in the background, also showed signs of disappointment.

Would that smiling Teresa really say such nonsense just to save her life?

Only Ineli remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard anything.

Dinisa was helpless. She had only just begun her investigation and knew nothing about the truth of the organization, or rather, she was completely in the dark. Even if she wanted to turn the four of them against their will, she had no evidence to prove it.

"Say what you will. But I have no intention of obediently accepting my death. If you make a move against me, be prepared to be killed!"

Chapter Twenty-Five: Even if all four of them came at once, they wouldn't be a match for me!

"Then there's nothing we can do!"

Ineli drew the greatsword from behind her.

"You're not letting that child leave? You're not really planning to use an ordinary person as a shield, are you?"

“I didn’t really want to bring this child, but she insisted on coming, so there was nothing I could do.”

Denise shook her head: "Claire, you go to the side first."

Claire nodded and obediently ran away.

Irene's eyes flickered slightly, but she suppressed her distracting thoughts and swung her greatsword at Teresa.

"when!"

The blades clashed, producing a loud crash.

Ineli took a half step back.

“This level of skill isn’t enough to take my head!” Denise’s face remained smiling as always.

Ineli remained silent, focusing solely on channeling her demonic power, completely unleashing her right hand and wielding the sword at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

This is her signature skill, and the source of her title—High-Speed ​​Sword.

The principle is to completely unleash the demonic power of the arm, awaken the arm, and thus unleash its powerful strength.

This move sounds simple, but it's incredibly difficult to execute. Because when using it, one must suppress the demonic power in other parts of the body; otherwise, one might truly awaken and become an Awakened One. Therefore, to use this move, both a strong will and precise control over demonic power are indispensable.

But Denise immediately demonstrated the same skill, blocking all of Ineli's slashes.

“You’ve improved a lot compared to before. But it’s still a long way off!” Denise was quite at ease, and even had the leisure to tease.

"We have to join in too!" Royal grinned, swung his greatsword, and joined the battle.

"You're so impatient!" Sophia said, but her actions were no slower than Royal's.

Contrary to her appearance, Royal, who seems like a tomboy and rough around the edges, is actually a skilled warrior who excels at defeating enemies with a variety of styles. Sofia, who appears delicate, prefers to use her superb arm strength to cut down enemies with powerful, unblockable slashes.

The four greatswordsmen moved with graceful movements, appearing as if they were performing a beautiful dance. However, only the participants knew the thrill and excitement involved.

Even with the combined efforts of Ineli and the other two, they could only barely hold on against Dinesa.

At this moment, the overwhelming power of the 77th generation of the organization, number 182, known as the strongest No. 1 in history, was fully revealed.

“Fissna!” Inelli had to call out to Fissna, “Why were you just standing there watching!”

Fissna was at a loss: "Even though Senior Teresa broke the rules, so many people are going after her alone... so I'll have to fight her one-on-one..."

"Don't be so naive!"

Irene interrupted Fisna.

"We're not here to exchange skills; we're here to execute those who violate organizational rules on the spot. To achieve our goals, we'll stop at nothing. The most efficient and lowest-risk way to eliminate our opponents is what we should be doing!"

"I understand. I will defeat her. Those who damage the organization's reputation and slander it are absolutely unforgivable!" Fisna glanced guiltily at Teresa: "Senior Teresa, I originally wanted to fight you one-on-one. However, it's all your fault!"

“Even if all four of them came at me, they wouldn’t be a match for me,” Denise said calmly.

This wasn't arrogance on her part; she was simply stating a fact.

To date, she has never encountered an enemy who could make her go all out. Even Rosemary, the former No. 1 who was demoted to No. 2 because of her, was still easily killed by her after awakening.

It's important to understand that an Awakener's strength is closely related to their ranking before awakening. The more powerful the greatsword, the stronger it becomes after awakening.

After NO.1 awakens, due to the vast difference between them and other warriors, the organization created a special title for them: Abyss Warriors, to highlight their abyss-like strength.

Although Rosemary didn't have the title of Abyss One, as the previous No. 1, she was essentially one. When Teresa killed her, she only unleashed ten percent of her demonic power, barely enough to change the color of her eyes.

In Teresa's eyes, the four greatswords in front of her weren't even considered major troubles.

But she soon noticed the difference.

Fissna's arrival immediately plunged Dinisa into a tough battle.

"As expected, this new No. 2 is a monster too!" Royal thought to himself.

"We can win!" Sofia was also a little excited.

"No!" Only Ineli understood what was going on.

Teresa's ability to become No. 1 stems from her exceptional skill in sensing demonic energy. Whether it's a demon, an awakened being, or a greatsword user, no matter how much they try to conceal it, it's difficult to suppress the instinctive flow of demonic energy during battle. Teresa, who can clearly see demonic energy, can detect her enemies' abilities much earlier than they can perceive it themselves.

However, Fesna fights by completely suppressing her demonic power, so Teresa appears hesitant and restrained when facing her—that's the surface-level impression.

Ineli had known Teresa for a longer time, so she knew that Teresa only sensed demonic power to save energy. Since she couldn't sense Fesna's demonic power, she could simply fight using ordinary methods.

Fiesna has a bright future, but Denise is where she is now. There's still a significant gap between them.

Sure enough, Denise quickly changed her style.

Once they unleashed their true abilities, Ineli and the others quickly fell behind Denise's pace, suffering injuries one after another, with only Fissna still able to hold on.

The aftershocks of their battle destroyed the surrounding trees, creating an open space.

Why, why am I moving slower?

Fissna gritted her teeth: 'No, it's not that I've slowed down, it's that she's sped up!'

Denise's sword-wielding speed and power were increasing, and several times Fisna was nearly beheaded. If it weren't for Ineli and the others risking their lives to help her, she would already be dead.

"Three seniors!" Fissna couldn't help but worry when she saw the three of them injured one after another.

"Leave us alone!" At Inelli's stern shout, Fisna refocused.

However, all four of them understood that if they continued like this, they would lose.

So, the four men took a step back, their faces contorted with bulging veins, and the color of their eyes changed.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

A surge of demonic energy rose from the four of them, and their faces became ferocious.

They unleashed their demonic power.

"I'm going!" Fissna said, and her body appeared behind Denise as if she had flashed.

After unleashing their demonic powers, the four experienced a qualitative change in their strength, and Teresa found herself in grave danger. Just as she was being driven to the brink of despair, Sofia found an excellent opportunity to decapitate her.

"Denesha!" Claire cried out anxiously as she retreated further and further.

The next second, the smile on Denise's face disappeared, and her pupils instantly turned into vertical pupils.

Under the overwhelming demonic power, in just an instant, Ineli, Royal, and Sophia were all seriously injured and collapsed to the ground.

Chapter Twenty-Six: I Subdued Fiesna!

The last remaining Fissna gritted her teeth and charged toward Denise.

But Denise simply swung her sword and knocked her back as well.

However, Fisna was still much stronger than the others. Dinesa's attack was not intended to kill, so she was only knocked away from her greatsword and fell to her knees.

Ineli lay on the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

Was the difference really that big? She had overestimated Denise as much as possible, but she still underestimated her.

The others had just unleashed nearly 50% of their demonic power. But Denise's eyes didn't even change color, meaning she had unleashed less than 10% of her demonic power.

Dinesa walked up to Fissna, who was kneeling on the ground, looking utterly lost, and a powerful pressure pressed down on her.

"I miscalculated!" Ineli blamed herself inwardly. "Fisna has more talent than Teresa. Even if we don't win this time, there's always next time, and the time after that! But now, Teresa has seen through this, and she intends to eliminate the threat completely!"

Ineli felt despair: Dinesa only casually wounded and immobilized those who could never threaten her. She only showed absolute fear to Fistna, who still possessed the strength to fight.

Fiesna felt the immense power emanating from Dinesa, and her whole body trembled.

Her teeth were chattering.

Horrible, terrifying, so terrifying!

Fissna cried out in her heart, "Help! Someone please save me!"

Two streams of tears slid down her cheeks: I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Help me, Daddy, help me! Help, Daddy!

Seeing her looking like a helpless little girl, Denise was extremely disappointed.

She didn't actually intend to kill Fissna; she just wanted to use the ball Murphy gave her to grab Fissna.

But now, she's softened.

'Forget it. Before uncovering the truth about the organization, the people of this world still need greatswords. Releasing someone with Fisna's talent back will protect many more beings. After that, let's focus on capturing Awakened Ones!'

"Come and try to kill me. But you won't be so lucky next time!" Denise said, then turned to find Claire.

Ineli propped herself up. With the greatsword's regenerative abilities, this short time was enough for her to regain some mobility.

"I can't believe that Teresa actually has a heart of compassion! If it were before, she would have cut off Fisna's head without hesitation."

Irene knew Denise well and knew that although she seemed to have a smiling face, she was actually very cold inside.

Just when Ineli thought the battle was temporarily over, Fiesna changed.

Fiesna, kneeling on the ground, grew angrier and angrier the more she thought about it.

"They clearly killed humans, clearly violated the organization's rules, yet..."

The Greatswordsmen weren't actually that old, but even they thought Fisna was a little kid, which gives you an idea of ​​her age.

At such a young age, just starting out on a mission, she faced a life-threatening crisis. Coupled with her childhood experiences, these factors combined to push Fissna to the brink of a mental breakdown. Her sense of justice, originally based on organizational honor, crumbled into inexplicable hatred.