Louis vomited blood and dropped to his knees. He barely remained upright thanks to Belladine and Handy pouring their own energy into healing him, draining themselves to the brink of collapse.
"T-The Commander is gone!"
"Damn it, but the mission…! We cannot abandon it! For our country…!"
The twin swordsmen charged toward Louis. Juliette intercepted them swiftly, swinging her claws and releasing countless cursed specters. The swordsmen infused holy element into their Spirid Swords, modified Spirit Artifacts capable of shifting between various Elemental Energies.
Both sides clashed. Explosions of light and darkness erupted across the battlefield. Juliette pursued relentlessly, but the swordsmen were faster and their long-range attacks steadily closed the distance to Louis.
"Damn it!"
Juliette clicked her tongue and activated her Demon Eyes, cursing both swordsmen on the spot. They froze instantly, on the verge of collapsing…
However.
"Haaaah!"
"Haaa!"
