Just as Arlecchino was submerged by the torrent of Electro Element, a dense Pyro Elemental Power surged from Rosalyne's body, and she then transformed into a giant moth.
Rosalyne condensed her power and pushed her hands forward, and a small moth made of flames flew toward Arlecchino's position, finally diving headfirst into the torrent of Electro Element spewed out by Scaramouche. The next second, a deafening explosion echoed between heaven and earth, and a terrifying firelight soared into the sky.
"Hahaha, Arlecchino, do you know how powerful I am now!"
Scaramouche laughed triumphantly, but his laughter soon came to an abrupt halt. Looking at the rising firelight stained with a hint of blood-red, he frowned.
The next second, a flash of blood-red light tore through both the lightning and the flames. Then, Arlecchino slowly emerged from within, the scythe in her hand looking exceptionally ferocious and radiating a bone-chilling cold.
At this moment, Arlecchino's appearance had completely changed. Her clothes were stained a deep crimson, and the edges of her garments seemed to be trimmed with blades. Her entire aura had become sharp and intensely aggressive.
After seeing Arlecchino's figure again, Scaramouche was relatively calm, but Rosalyne was utterly shocked.
Rosalyne had been confident that with her current strength, she could probably be ranked around the fourth or fifth seat of the Harbingers. Initially, she hadn't taken Arlecchino seriously, believing that even in a one-on-one fight, the other woman might not even be able to defeat her. Now, reality had slapped her across the face!
Scaramouche's current strength had completely crossed the threshold of a god. To remain completely unharmed under their combined attack, Arlecchino must have at least Archon-level strength!
"Scaramouche, what were you saying just now?"
Hearing Arlecchino's words, Scaramouche's expression turned slightly serious.
"Arlecchino, I never expected you to hide your strength so deeply."
"It seems we both underestimated your strength."
"The identity of an intelligence operative is your best cover, and also the mask you wear for yourself."
"Too much time has passed, so much that we all forgot you are the one who fought your way out of the Tower, which was like a venomous pit, and finally personally slew the previous 'The Knave' to take her place."
Arlecchino remained indifferent to Scaramouche's words.
"You also surprise me a little."
"As a defective product, your current power is slightly more passable now."
The word "defective product" undoubtedly touched upon a taboo in Scaramouche's heart, and the expression on his face immediately turned to one of furious rage.
"Damn ant, how dare you speak recklessly of a god?!"
A large hand gathering a massive amount of Cryo Elemental Power struck forcefully toward Arlecchino. Arlecchino had no intention of taking Scaramouche's attack head-on. With a flash, she traced a crimson arc in the air, instantly halving the distance between her and Rosalyne. Behind her, the giant hand struck empty air. The Cryo Elemental Power contained in its palm suddenly erupted, and a thick layer of solid ice immediately appeared on the ground, interwoven with countless ice spikes.
Arlecchino gazed at Rosalyne a short distance before her, focusing all her attention on locking onto her every movement.
Feeling the biting cold and searing heat sting her skin, Rosalyne's expression immediately changed drastically upon seeing this. It was clear that Arlecchino had chosen her as her target.
Although Arlecchino had previously seemed to completely despise Scaramouche, she actually took him seriously as an opponent. This was why she wanted to break the current situation where she was outnumbered and decided to find a breakthrough on the weakest member, Rosalyne.
Being chosen as the breakthrough point, Rosalyne was both terrified and enraged. She then abruptly spread her wings, and a terrifying Pyro Elemental Power swirled around her, gradually forming a flame storm.
"Burn everything to ashes!"
The temperature in the surroundings began to rise rapidly, quickly reaching a level that would be unbearable for an ordinary person.
However, such temperature could not even make Arlecchino sweat.
The Pyro Element Vision released a dazzling glow. Yet, shrouded in the fiery and crimson light, the aura radiating from Arlecchino was incredibly frigid.
Shua!
A crimson Circular Slash tore directly through the Flame Storm before Arlecchino, revealing a terrified Rosalyne within.
"It's over."
Arlecchino spread her fingers, and countless crimson threads, like a spider's web, bound Rosalyne's hands, feet, and torso. The threads passed through the remaining Flame Storm without being affected in the slightest.
"Rosalyne, a dead person should act like a dead person."
"Don't you agree?"
Snap!
Arlecchino snapped her fingers, and the crimson threads instantly tightened. Rosalyne's face immediately twisted in agony.
Suddenly, Arlecchino's brow furrowed, and she immediately withdrew.
The moment Arlecchino left, countless blinding bolts of lightning formed laser beams that thoroughly washed over the positions of Rosalyne and Arlecchino. Each laser contained a terrifying aura of destruction, bursting into dazzling light the instant they struck the ground. The next second, a continuous series of thunderous booms erupted.
Only after a moment did Arlecchino's figure finally emerge, looking somewhat disheveled.
"Arlecchino, how do you like this move?"
Scaramouche asked Arlecchino triumphantly, while Arlecchino's expression grew even colder. He had actually launched an attack without any regard for Rosalyne.
Because Arlecchino had not anticipated that Scaramouche would also include Rosalyne in the attack range, she had not been able to completely escape it.
"The result is the same."
Although it was Scaramouche who had made the move, it made little difference to Arlecchino. After all, her goal was simply to be the sole winner; who eliminated whom did not matter.
"Scaramouche!!!"
Amidst the impact of the terrifying power, a mad, frenzied shriek suddenly erupted from an area where even space itself had become distorted. Then, crimson flames engulfed all the Electro Element from the inside out, and the surrounding temperature soared once more. This time, even Arlecchino felt a slight hint of oppressive heat.
Arlecchino frowned. This power couldn't possibly be Rosalyne's own. There was only one answer: she had activated the Mark on her hand, causing her power to surge exponentially for a short time.
Although Arlecchino already knew the Mark's purpose, seeing Rosalyne's strength increase so much still caught her off guard. This caused her to feel a deep wariness toward Persephone.
If Persephone wanted to, could she easily raise a terrifying army where everyone could unleash Archon-level power for a short time?
No wonder Persephone wasn't simply looking for strength, but a warrior's heart.
After a brief moment of distraction, Arlecchino refocused her attention on the battlefield. A crimson figure soared into the sky. Just as Arlecchino was on guard for Rosalyne's next move, she instead attacked Scaramouche.
"Rosalyne, do you want to die?!"
Seeing this, Scaramouche flew into a rage and immediately attacked Rosalyne, swinging his multiple arms at her as if swatting a fly.
"They've actually turned on each other."
Arlecchino was inwardly surprised to see this, but not entirely shocked. Given Scaramouche and Rosalyne's temperaments, this was a very likely outcome. After all, they had always gotten along poorly in the Fatui, and their initial alliance had even caught her off guard.
"This is an opportunity!"
Arlecchino's eyes narrowed slightly. Now that Scaramouche had to divert his attention to deal with Rosalyne, he would find it difficult to control her next move.
With this thought, Arlecchino immediately raised her scythe and charged toward Scaramouche and Rosalyne.
A dense aura of bloodlust enveloped Arlecchino. Her expression remained cold as she gripped the Crimson Scythe with both hands, aiming straight for the Shouki no Kami's neck.
At that moment, Scaramouche's numerous arms also condensed dense Pyro Elemental Power as they struck at Rosalyne. Two crimson glows collided, yet not a single sound was heard.
Arlecchino frowned, a bad omen stirring in her heart.
Sure enough, just a second later, Rosalyne suddenly reversed her direction and flew toward Arlecchino at nearly twice her previous speed. The Shouki no Kami's arms also surged in speed, following Rosalyne as they struck toward Arlecchino's position.
Arlecchino's expression changed drastically. She had actually been played by the two of them; they hadn't turned on each other at all, everything had been planned!
It seemed she had underestimated Persephone's control, to be able to make two people full of conflict achieve such a tacit cooperation.
Because the situation was too sudden, Arlecchino knew she couldn't dodge the next combined attack from Scaramouche and Rosalyne. To prevent herself from being too severely injured and losing her eligibility for the rest of the competition, Arlecchino knew she couldn't hold back any longer.
Arlecchino looked at Scaramouche and Rosalyne, taking in the disdain and smugness on their faces. Then, she slowly closed her eyes, only to snap them open a moment later.
At this moment, both Scaramouche and Rosalyne paused their movements to varying degrees, for they saw a Crimson Moon appearing behind Arlecchino, radiating an extremely cold and terrifying aura.
Countless crimson threads materialized out of thin air, weaving together yet never tangling, as Arlecchino's figure flickered among them, moving with unimaginable speed.
Arlecchino chose not to retreat but continued to advance instead.
As if dancing on the edge of a blade, Arlecchino dodged several fire beams launched by Rosalyne. At their closest, the attacks were less than a meter away, even threatening to set Arlecchino's clothes ablaze, but she quickly suppressed the flames with her power.
Arlecchino bent her body backward to an extreme degree, slipping through the gaps between the Shouki no Kami's fingers in a nearly impossible posture. Then, she twisted her body, swinging the Crimson Scythe at lightning speed to reap everything in its path, carving brilliant crimson arcs of light through the air.
The Crimson Scythe clashed with the Shouki no Kami's fingers, producing a piercing screech and erupting in a blinding flash of fire. The next second, two of the Shouki no Kami's fingers were severed at the base. Amid Scaramouche's furious roar, Arlecchino once again charged straight at Rosalyne.
Despite Rosalyne's all-out defense, she still couldn't stop Arlecchino from closing in.
Under Rosalyne's unwilling and terrified gaze, Arlecchino brandished the Crimson Scythe, brutally tearing through the protective flames surrounding her, then directly bisected her at the waist. The terrifying Pyro Elemental Power was injected into Rosalyne's body through the scythe, causing secondary damage.
"Arlecchino!"
After Rosalyne let out her final roar, Arlecchino suddenly kicked her, smashing Rosalyne into the ground, then used this force to dodge Scaramouche's attack.
The moment Scaramouche's attack missed, Arlecchino hooked her scythe onto the Shouki no Kami's body, flipped over, and stood steadily on the back of the Shouki no Kami's hand. Then, crimson blade-light shot out, creating a crimson storm of blade-light on the Shouki no Kami's arm.
Scaramouche controlled the Shouki no Kami to release its Electro Elemental Power at full force. Instantly, the Electro Element surged across the Shouki no Kami's body, and countless bolts of lightning climbed onto Arlecchino's body, bringing her waves of stinging pain and numbness. For a moment, Arlecchino's speed plummeted.
In an instant, a dark shadow completely enveloped Arlecchino. Seeing this, Arlecchino immediately held the Crimson Scythe horizontally in front of her to block, but she was still struck by the palm and sent flying to the ground.
After landing, Arlecchino retreated continuously, each step she took on the ground creating a dent, and countless spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground beneath her feet.
Only after retreating several hundred meters did Arlecchino finally manage to dissipate the force of that palm strike and land lightly on the ground.
By this time, Rosalyne's body had also recovered, but she did not rejoin the battle. On one hand, it was because her body was too weak at the moment, and on the other hand, she had already lost her token.
If it were any other participant, they could still seize someone else's token even if they lost their own, but they could not. They were merely additives to prevent this game from becoming too boring.
Rosalyne's elimination allowed Arlecchino and Scaramouche to fight one-on-one, but Arlecchino's face showed little joy at this moment, because she noticed that her previous attack had caused almost no significant impact on the Shouki no Kami.
It had to be said that Scaramouche's strength had indeed improved tremendously now. Her stamina was limited, and if she couldn't find another way to continue stalling for time, the situation would definitely turn against her.
Arlecchino held the Crimson Scythe horizontally in front of her, then carefully observed the Shouki no Kami. She saw a faint purple light emerging from the Shouki no Kami's chest, along with a noble and solemn aura.
That was the aura of the Gnosis!
Perhaps that place was the Shouki no Kami's weakness.
Thinking of this, Arlecchino did not hesitate much, directly brandishing the Crimson Scythe and charging toward Scaramouche again.