"By the way, Kildas is ranked third in the hunt." A Magic Longsword appeared next to Melty again.
Kana scoffed, "You bastard, even arrogance should have a limit, right? If you want to kill him, feel free to give it a try."
"No, killing him doesn't require facing him directly." Melty said, "Indeed, Kildas is a powerful mage, even the President acknowledges that, but he has a huge weakness!"
"That's right, it's you!" She pointed at Kana, "At this very moment, the two of you are not only emotionally connected, but your lives are too. As long as I kill you, that guy will die!
"Your existence, your 'love' and 'thoughtfulness' towards him, are Kildas' greatest weakness, and this weakness will kill him!"
Kana looked at the small mark on her wrist in disbelief, "What…"
"Die, together with the person you love!" Melty waved her hand, and the Magic Blades surrounding her shot towards Kana.
In a rush, Kana dove to the side, rolling on the ground, barely avoiding the attack.
The rain dampened the dirt on her body, muddy water streamed down her arms and back, making her look very bedraggled.
If it wasn't for that magic, Kana would probably choose to use the Smashing Magic again, and then take advantage of the gap to rush up.
But knowing that if she gets hurt, Kildas will also be hurt, Kana hesitated.
She had secretly practiced Smashing Magic many times after learning it from Kildas, but only just succeeded once.
If she recklessly used it again and failed to succeed, Kildas would be seriously injured because of her!
The Lost Magic called 'Covenant Sensing' didn't appear to cause Kana any injury, but the pressure of worrying about involving Kildas shook her heart.
"Yes, that's it." Melty gestured, and several Longswords appeared, "Flee in panic, and then die with guilt, this is the end of your life, the tragedy of Kildas."
The Flying Swords shot out, but were struck by several Cards, dissipating amid explosions.
"What you said has a major premise, that is, you have to defeat me." Kana looked directly into her eyes, "In other words, if I can deal with you without getting hurt, this magic becomes completely useless, right?"
"Can you do that?" Melty waved her hand, and more than a dozen swords traced different arcs, alternating towards Kana.
"How do you know without trying?" Kana ran, jumped, flipped… using every ounce of skill to weave through the Flying Swords, dodging them with the support of Card defense, trying to get as close to Melty as possible.
At this moment, she inexplicably thought of Rhode.
'How does that guy manage to not only remain unscathed, but also have the strength to protect Mira, amidst the chaotic flying objects in the Guild?'
No time to think deeply, Kana put all her attention on the battle.
Seeing Melty about to retreat to create new Flying Swords, she flicked her fingers, activating a card on the ground:
"Fool's Smoke!"
"Smoke?" Melty covered her nose and mouth, jumping back, trying to leave the range of the smoke.
However, follow-up attacks immediately arrived, as Kana threw out two Cards the moment the smoke activated: "Emperor's Wind Blade! Sun's Bursting Flame!"
With the distance now so close, Kana believed the opponent definitely couldn't dodge her attacks.
Melty realized this, and in the blink of an eye, a pink chain mark appeared on her wrist, shooting a red light towards Kana's wrist.
"Ah—" Melty was struck by the Wind Blade and Blast Flame, letting out a scream as she was sent flying, a cut and a burn appearing on her body.
Kana originally planned to follow up her attack by closing the distance for a powerful close-range move.
But suddenly, she felt an intense pain, like being cut by a blade and burned by fire, as if she had been hit by her own magic.
"This is…" She thought of the light just now, "No way?"
Melty slowly climbed up, speaking in a deep voice, "Three Sensory Connect, now all three of us are connected in feeling."
"You've got to be kidding me?!"
Melty showed the mark on her wrist to Kana:
"This is my magic, since just now, as long as I get injured, you and Kildas will also feel the pain. As long as you kill me, both of you will die as well."
Kana couldn't understand her logic, "But then you can't kill me either, right?"
"Correct, my most important target is Gray, so I don't intend to perish together with you." Melty said, but still created Magic Swords to launch at Kana.
Kana could no longer attack recklessly and had to clumsily dodge and defend, "Then why keep fighting?!"
"Simple, I will release the connection on myself the moment I kill you!"
"This…" Kana gritted her teeth, this magic was too unreasonable, "And what about Gray?"
Melty continued to attack mercilessly, her expression darkening when thinking of Gray:
"He is the one who caused Ultear's mother's death, the one who made Ultear sad, the one who hurt my… my Ultear, I will never forgive him!"
"!" Kana sensed there must be hidden stories, and regretted bringing up Gray, as the opponent's magic power seemed to increase due to her anger.
The Flying Sword's magic seemed even more terrifying, its speed also increased.
Can't dodge it!
"Smash!" Kana risked everything and used the magic again, suddenly feeling a difference from last time.
It was not only more fluid, but also seemed to have increased in power…
"Could it be because… of the connection with Kildas' feelings?"
No time to think further, she suddenly felt a tearing pain on her body, the sensation of being hit by the Smashing Magic!
"Ahhhhh…" ×2
Melty and Kana screamed simultaneously, as the just-now magic not only smashed the Flying Swords but also hit Melty.
Melty hadn't anticipated Kana's magic becoming so strong all of a sudden, screaming as she was thrown back.
Kana was equally unprepared, feeling pain and an illusion of being knocked away herself.
They both took a while to feel the pain subside slightly, gasping heavily.
"This won't work…" Kana felt a bit scared, if she had hit harder just now, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even with just that blow, she already worried about Kildas's situation.
"Correct." Melty covered the wound on her chest, "Continuing to attack, you might accidentally kill yourself and your beloved father… So, are you going to kill me with guilt and a sense of doom, or be killed by me while awkwardly escaping?"
"Damn it…"