Chapter 76

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"Haaaah───!!"

Teska swept through the air in a golden arc, knocking aside and cutting through the tree vines flying at Lapis. Hundreds of vines, their tips as sharp as needles, pointed toward her from dozens of angles, but not a single one even grazed her.

The pure-white glow in her eyes blazed fiercely, turning golden. It was true: as Lapis's emotions grew more intense by the second, so did her strength.

She cut through hundreds of sharp tree vines, kicked them aside, and twisted her body to dodge them, steadily closing the distance to Peridot.

"Ugh…!"

Though Peridot could move the tree vines with nothing more than a gesture or a glance, she couldn't help feeling threatened as Lapis effortlessly pushed through hundreds of them and steadily closed in.

- Shwaak!

A dark crimson line slashed diagonally upward, following the sweep of Peridot's clawed hand. It looked as though Peridot were actually scratching at the world with her fingernails.

Lapis swung her sword at those claws. No—she tried to cut through them...