This was the first time anyone among the yanderes who got the skill had used Ascendant Form in real battle.

Bang!

Xenovia gripped her Durandal sword and swung it casually. As she did so, a brilliant golden arc burst forth from the blade. It tore through the ground with terrifying force before soaring upward in a clean arc, heading straight toward Katerea.

"This skill is great! I have never felt this amazing before!"

Although she was the wielder of Durandal, Xenovia had always struggled to control it. Recently, she had become far more proficient, gradually gaining better command over its absurd power, which had already surprised her.

Of course, like any yandere, she attributed that improvement to the power of love.

After receiving Yusuke's blessing, her ability to wield the sword had become significantly easier. And now, under the effect of Ascendant Form, which granted her a full 100% boost in every aspect, she felt that Durandal was incredibly tame in her hands.

Katerea didn't even try to dodge the incoming sword attack. She didn't need to. A golden magic circle instantly appeared in front of her and easily blocked the golden arc.

Yet her expression did not improve in the slightest. In fact, it only grew uglier. Because to her, blocking the attack was the normal outcome. What truly infuriated her was the fact that she was struggling against these sluts.

BOOM!!

Xenovia stomped the ground hard, launching herself into the air with explosive force. She gripped her sword with both hands and swung it horizontally with terrifying power as she soared upward. She had no flight skills and didn't know how to fly, but that didn't matter.

She could make do with this instead.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

She reached Katerea in an instant and swung her sword without hesitation, aiming to split the Devil bitch in two. But Katerea's defensive magic circles blocked her. Layer upon layer stacked together, stopping every strike. Even so, fine cracks began to spread across them under the pressure.

"Tsk! It's tougher than a turtle shell!" Xenovia clicked her tongue as gravity pulled her back down to the ground. She couldn't remain in the air for long.

"Hmph! Don't get full of yourself!" Katerea felt as if she were truly being looked down upon by this lowly human. She raised one hand toward the sky, and a massive magic circle, far larger than the ones surrounding her, began to form.

She had had enough of this! Fuck the plan! Fuck kidnapping and threatening Serafall and Sirzechs! She would blow this entire city apart, kill all these sluts, and be done with it!

No one had ever underestimated her like this! No one had ever looked down on her this way!

Swoosh!

Crack!

"Your guard is down, old hag!" Suddenly, a dark purple flash cut through the air behind her, striking straight toward the back of Katerea's neck. Unfortunately, it was intercepted by another magic circle, which shattered right after blocking the attack.

Murayama appeared out of nowhere behind her, holding her Sacred Gear in one hand. She was dressed in a rather unusual battle suit, black with vivid purple lines running across it. It was shoulderless, the tight fabric clinging to her upper body, while hardened arm guards extended from below her shoulders down past her arms, looking as if they were forged from some tough black metal. From her abdomen down to her waist, a metallic armor piece shaped like a skirt protected her lower body.

This was her Balance Breaker, Noctis Reborn.

Its effect was the same as the basic ability of her Sacred Gear, but greatly amplified. It granted her a far greater boost to her physical strength, and the sharpness of her blade had increased to an even more terrifying level.

Balance Breakers were extremely rare to achieve, and most were awakened through an intense emotional surge. Murayama had reached hers during a mental breakdown, when she fell into despair and hatred after learning that Yusuke had been kidnapped by Grayfia.

Unlike Xenovia, who used Ascendant Form and drew Katerea's attention, Murayama activated her Balance Breaker silently and rushed in for a direct sneak attack.

Among all the yanderes, the one with the most brutal, ruthless, and bloodthirsty nature wasn't Grayfia or Raynare; it was Murayama.

After all, she was probably the one who left Yusuke with the deepest mental scar, one he still hadn't recovered from to this day. Well... no one would recover from the trauma of being turned into a limbless human stick.

BOOMM!!! BOOMM!! BOOMM!!

As if Murayama's move had triggered a chain reaction, a surge of attacks suddenly rained down on Katerea from every direction. Raynare, Kalawarna, Sona, Akeno, and the others all redirected their attacks at once, striking without warning to stop her from completing her spell.

Crack! Crack!

The golden magic circles surrounding Katerea began to fracture rapidly, one after another shattering under the relentless assault. Her expression twisted even further as she hurriedly canceled her attack, flapping her wings to retreat while conjuring more magic circles to defend herself. Even so, several attacks still slipped through and landed on her body.

"Agh!" A dense beam of Holy Light from Sona pierced through her shoulder. Blood and burning smoke emitted from the wound, making her let out a loud, painful cry. She grabbed her shoulder and glared at Sona with a deep hatred so intense that if glares were capable of killing, Sona would have died millions of times by now.

Even if it was humiliating and shameful, she would have accepted being hit by Rias or any other woman, but not the sister of that slut Serafall! This was beyond humiliating. Fury and anger flooded her mind so much that she could barely think! All she wanted right now was to end all of this! She wanted to kill everyone and erase all this humiliation from the face of the earth!

"Did you like it? There is more from where that came from." Sona licked her lips with a sadistic smile while her eyes glowed with a deep, ominous light. Even as she taunted Katerea, her attacks did not stop for a single moment.

She did not understand why this slut hated her, but Sona knew exactly why she hated Katerea. This dirty slut had targeted her man, Yusuke, and anyone who even harbored such a thought deserved to die!

Irina watched the fight continue from her position on the ground. She stared enviously at Xenovia, who was rampaging so fearlessly, and suddenly, she too activated her Ascendant Form.

A pink and purple light enveloped her entirely. When the light faded, her new form was revealed. Her hair did not change in length or style, staying exactly the same with only an added light shade of pink. A faint pink aura enveloped her; the most eye-catching thing about her transformation was the pink halo hovering above her head.

"This feeling of power is so good, second only to being with Darling~!" While examining herself, Irina hugged her sword and whispered with a deep blush.

Bang!

"Devil-chan! Stay still and let me kill you!" She didn't have the luxury of wasting time. Quickly, she mimicked Xenovia, stomping the ground and propelling herself toward Katerea. "In the name of my lord and darling, Yusuke, please die!"

"Amen!"

Bang! Bang!

BOOM! BOOM!

Rumble!

The battle became much more devastating and greater than before. All the girls were starting to use all their strength to attack Katerea without any regard for their defense or being injured. They fearlessly took her attacks as long as they could inflict more injuries upon her. Whenever one of them was injured, fire burned within the wound, and right after, they became completely healed.

All the girls possessed the Immortality skills, so they could afford to be reckless and careless about their safety and prioritize offense over defense.

"Impossible... How could this happen... Why... why... This isn't what is supposed to happen.... Ahh!!" Katerea's bloodshot eyes widened to the limit as she took more and more hits. She could not understand why so many of them had a skill like Immortality. Was this not the exclusive skill of the Phenex House?!

How could someone have a skill belonging to another clan?! This was not scientific at all!

BOOM!

Suddenly, Katerea's eyes bulged wide. An intense, crushing pain exploded from her stomach.

She stared in shock at the white-haired cat girl standing right in front of her with a completely expressionless face. Her gaze then dropped to the fist buried deep in her abdomen. Before she could even react, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Her body was sent flying backward like a cannonball, slamming violently into the ground and carving out a massive crater, dust and debris erupting in every direction.

"So weak," Koneko retracted her fist and muttered softly.

"It is not that she is weak, but that we became strong." Rias flew next to her and spoke calmly. She patted her head softly while saying, "Besides, her strong point is magic attacks, not physical durability."

Bang!

"Aghhhh! How dare you! How dare you!! How dare you! How dare you!"

From the crater, Katerea burst out and shot into the air. Her entire body was covered in dust, her clothes were torn in multiple places, and her breasts were completely exposed, swaying heavily with every movement. Her hair was disheveled, and blood trickled down from her nose and lips.

"I will kill you all! Damn it all! I don't care anymore!"

She suddenly pulled out a small bottle from nowhere and, without any hesitation, drank its contents in one gulp.

Inside the bottle was a small snake sealed in glass. The moment it entered her body, Katerea's figure glowed with a dark, ominous light. A dense, suffocating power exploded outward from her as her strength and aura multiplied several times over in an instant.

Her expression twisted into one of pure ecstasy. She hugged herself tightly and let out a soft, lewd moan, "This feeling is so intoxicating~!"

"I will show you what real strength is like! After killing you all, I will send that bitch Serafall to follow you as well!"

Confidence seemed to have flooded back into her. Katerea grinned viciously, licking her lips as dense, cold killing intent radiated from her body.

"Don't worry. I will make sure your deaths are very, very painful."

"Behold, this is the power of a real Maou!" A brilliant golden aura burst out from her body. She slowly raised her hand and pointed her finger at the girls, tilting her head up arrogantly as overwhelming demonic power surged around her.

BOOMM!!

A huge explosion erupted, but it wasn't from Katerea's attack.

Instead, her figure was suddenly blasted backward at a speed many times faster than the speed of sound. She slammed violently into the ground, shaking the entire earth and even the barrier surrounding them. The impact created a massive sonic boom that sent powerful shockwaves outward, pushing all the women back.

"So noisy!"

Venelana descended gracefully from the air with a cold snicker. She landed lightly on the ground with a soft tap and glanced at the deep crater where Katerea had crashed.

"What is so great about the so-called real Maou?" she asked mockingly. "Aren't they all already dead?"

Although Venelana had indeed returned to the Underworld, she hadn't stayed there for long. Once she showed herself to the spies and gave them the impression that she was still there, she quietly made her way back to the Human World.

This had been part of their plan from the start, a precaution to avoid any unexpected complications. After all, there was no telling what Katerea might pull out at the last moment, or whether other Ultimate Class or even Satan Class terrorists might suddenly appear and join the fight.

"Agh... Agh..." When the dust in the crater finally settled, it revealed Katerea's twisted figure embedded deeply into the ground, forming a clear human-shaped imprint. She lay there twitching faintly, groaning softly, her body bathed in blood and covered in dirt.

"Should we kill her?" Kalawarna walked to the edge of the pit, staring down at the crater as she asked.

"Of course not! That would be far too easy on her!" Aika quickly replied. There was absolutely no way they would let her die so easily. This bitch had committed the most heinous crime imaginable, daring to target her Yu-sama.

"Indeed," Sona agreed, her tone calm. "We can make use of her to extract more information about her organization." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Leave it to us! We will absolutely reform her and make her regret her old ways and start a new life!" Irina suddenly raised her hand like an eager student, her eyes glowing with excitement. She turned to Xenovia and asked, "Right, Xenovia?"

"Yes," Xenovia deactivated her transformation and answered without hesitation.

"I... I can do it too," Asia spoke up softly. "We can teach her about the greatness of our lord. I am sure she will come to understand how great Yusuke-sama is and change her ways!"

"Great idea, Asia!" Irina and Xenovia's eyes lit up at once. They high fived each other and exclaimed in unison.

It had truly been a great idea to bring Asia along at the last moment.

"Hmm~!" Asia nodded gently, humming in agreement.

"We shall make this sinful Devil discover the greatness of our Lord and savior, Yusuke-sama!" The three of them spoke at the same time, clasping their hands together in prayer.

"Amen!"

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