'Alright, fuck it.'

Astaria's expression changed.

The Mana inside her body moved to her legs and she quickly jumped back.

She then glanced at Herms and after a little pause,

She appeared right next to him.

Herms barely defended against her attack. She was so fast that he didn't even get the time to adjust his Great Sword, in the end, he was forced to use the dagger to block Astaria's attack.

Herms quickly jumped back, he couldn't fight in that awkward position after all.

The man then glanced at Astaria and a smile appeared on his face,

"So you are finally going to fight for real, huh?"

He questioned.

"I gave you enough chances already.

The pain is your only option now."

Astaria smiled.

She wanted to push Herms a little further than this, however, in the end, Herms was the second strongest, and she couldn't hold back in front of a man like him.

She has already taken this battle a few hundred meters away from the main battlefield where the other soldiers fought. Now everything else depended on the soldiers.

If they managed to successfully use the diversion tactic, they should be far enough for this battle to not affect them.

Yes, even while fighting against the second strongest, she was thinking about things like these.

Of course, she couldn't continue this any longer.

"Heh. You seem to care a lot about those soldiers."

"Yours are useless, mine are not."

Astaria's answer was simple.

"Well, I won't deny that.

The soldiers I have are useless. You cannot expect much from a strange mix-up that has barely trained together as a single unit, after all."

"So now you are openly admitting it, huh."

Astaria smiled.

"I don't have a reason to hide, now do I?" Herms smiled as well.

"Say."

Suddenly, Astaria spoke.

"Hmm?"

lowered his Great Sword

use tactics like these to defeat him. If she started a conversation, she would not use it to

too prideful to do something so

you really think you

Astaria questioned.

"What do you mean?"

questioned with a smile on

"Don't act ignorant, Herms.

Answer my question,

you can

2v2, isn't

we have a fair shot at winning

"15 minutes."

"Hmm?"

I need

you to

it would

have the chance to run

Astaria warned.

seem pretty confident."

"Are you denying it?

think you can

questioned with a serious look on her

"…"

Herms turned silent.

Astaria narrowed her eyes.

Something was wrong.

Just as she thought.

not just

his son was an Emperor. He was a careful man. He was not someone who would rely on a simple 2v2 battle. Things

have any way of

decided to have this little 'heart-to-heart'

know what he was hiding and since the War has already started and she couldn't do anything to stop it

just like Astaria expected, a smile appeared

is

I am alone that

ask anything and prepared herself to

A 3rd Emperor.

but for this to actually be

know how to

Astaria. No one

Suddenly, Herms's laughed.

"What do you mean?"

Astaria questioned.

ask you

you defeat me and an Emperor who defeated Alcimus within 5 minutes at

"Huh? What are yo-"

you think I am

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