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Veronica smiled towards Natalia, as her spectral abyssal soul extended out of her metallic body like a mass of complete shadows. Her metallic parts quickly began to extend and multiply themselves, shaping as dozens of blades which Veronica covered with her Demon Fire Death Attribute Magic Spell, and then launched against Natalia ruthlessly.

Natalia roared in anger and frustration over Veronica's ability to resist her flames quite easily, screaming as if she had lost her sanity.

"Unfazed?! ARE YOU IMMUNE TO FIRE OR SOMETHING?!"

However, Veronica simply smiled back with her enormous monstrous jaws and crimson red eyes within her spectral soul, startling Natalia.

"Not really, your attacks are simply too weak!"

"Too… weak?!"

The blades quickly began to reach Natalia as she tried to shield herself with her flames, managing to melt many of them through her slashing soul dragon claws and tail, or even crushing some with her jaws, however, many other blades reached her body, slashing through her flesh!

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

"Nnngaaaaggh…!"

"Oh my… I cannot believe how weak you are! Did Hekaton really think that you could kill me? Or were you simply foolish enough to dare to attack me? The moment you did, your name was already set on a grave!" roared Veronica ruthlessly, she was completely mad over such a weakling like Natalia daring to actually think of herself as a threat against her.

Veronica's words directly hit Natalia's self-esteem, being ridiculed by someone that she once thought was a "weirdo" in her first life made her utterly enraged.

It was as if all the "mature" personality she developed was suddenly broke apart, as Natalia recalled the memories of Earth and how she always laughed at Veronica's shy and silent personality within their area of work, often gossiping about her just to make her feel bad only because she was jealous over Eustace being interested in her.

"How dare you say that?! Y-You little timid and silent bitch! Even if you changed so much, I bet you are… the same little bitch that could not even speak to a man back then!" roared Natalia, as her dragon soul roared furiously, coating her entire body as she suddenly converted into a giant dragon made of soul flames!

"Oh, I guess you really didn't mature at all… Recalling the past to increase your little self-esteem a little bit? Do you know that I have more than a hundred ways of killing you? Don't worry, I will pick the most painful just for you," said Veronica, extending her soul as several figures came out of it!

"So this is the enemy now, mama?" asked a beautiful slime girl, flying into the air as Veronica fell over Natalia.

"Alright, let's do this together!" said Anna, raising her cursed and thundering axe and enhancing her body with several techniques.

"Is she the one that said that to you? How shameless… Please, let me assist you, Veronica," said Shade, emerging in her new form while wearing a long gothic-styled dress, she was wielding a long, black-colored staff.

Alongside these three "corporeal" figures, dozens of ethereal figures emerged, such as Pete, Ozgeth, Feroya, Sevapheso, and even Albert from all people!

"GGRRYYYSSSHAAAAA!" roared Pete, monstrously unleashing vast amounts of thunder everywhere!

"My lady, I am with Pete, let's give this bastard the most painful of deaths ever known to man!" laughed Ozgeth wickedly.

"We'll slice you up with our wind really good for daring to insult Veronica-sama, someone that has done so much for us!" roared Feroya.

"I agree! Prepare to die!" roared Sevapheso.

"I am here because of my lady's request, I have finally evolved into someone fitting for battle, so my lady shall let me exterminate you scum!" roared Albert, beginning to shine brightly in yellow-gold colors!

Natalia saw all these figures emerge with utter fear, all of them had tremendously strong auras that rivaled hers, and even the Ghosts were incredibly strong, she had never seen such high-ranked undead before, not even in the apocalyptic Kritias!

"What kind of monsters are these? Ghosts are obeying you?! So this is the true power of the Death Attribute Magic…!" said Natalia, roaring like a dragoness as she moved her materialized dragon soul away from the powerful thunder of Pete, generating five draconic heads and opening the large jaws, unleashing a powerful blast of fire against Veronica and all her allies!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The enormous blasts of soul flames reached the group in no time, however, Veronica had already prepared a spell!

"Everyone, just as we practiced! Death Black Thunderstorm Barrier!" roared Veronica, using Dead Spirit Magic in conjunction with Death Attribute Magic, combining the power of Pete, Feroya, Sevapheso, Ozgeth, and Albert as the Ghosts flew towards her and began to merge into a spell within seconds!

Suddenly, thunder, darkness, light, and winds merged together, forming an enormous and dark-colored barrier!

BOOOOOM!

Natalia's breath attacks were instantly blocked by the powerful barrier!

"That's… elemental magic of such advanced level? Impossible, Hekaton said that you didn't possess the same spirits as before… H-How can you use elemental magic through death magic?!" asked Natalia while being dumbfounded.

"Will you keep yapping like the little bitch you are, or will you fight?" asked a voice that emerged right before Natalia's enormous dragon-shaped body, someone bold enough to call her a bitch appeared through black thunder, reaching her within seconds!

"(Eh? The beast woman?! How did she reach me?! I didn't even sense her…!)" thought Natalia, gnashing her teeth as she confronted Anna!

Anna smiled devilishly as she licked her lips, suddenly coating herself in black thunder produced from her Axe-Chan, which had received many updates through these months and had evolved up to Rank 8!

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING BITCH, YOU FILTHY BEAST!?" roared Natalia, as she shapeshifted her soul and generated giant blazing claws, trying to slash through Anna with all her might!

However, Anna greeted her bravely as her muscles tensed up and were enhanced by a tenfold due to the constant electricity flowing through it!

She moved her body in midair with immense speed, precision, and mighty strength, clashing against the gigantic blazing claws of Natalia with great strength!

"Gyahahaha! I am going to slice you up reaaaaaal good!"

Axe-chan laughed wickedly as she used her thunder and powerful axe techniques, combining them with Anna's techniques to generate double the power, impacting the blazing claws of Natalia as thunder and soul flames exploded everywhere!

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

Natalia immediately noticed and recognized Anna's strength, she was fighting 1v1 against her even when considering the size difference! It was as if Anna was simply facing a titan without even faltering!

Natalia roared in anger, as she began to unleash more of her techniques, and charged a powerful blazing breath attack!

"Hellish Blaze Claws! Burning Slash!" roared Natalia, using her claws to crash against Anna, as Anna's eyes suddenly flashed!

"Fulgora! Pete!" said Anna, as Pete suddenly flashed at her side and… combined with her Elemental Spirit, Fulgora, alongside Axe-chan's black thunder!

FLASH!

A sudden combination of three different sources of thunder element combined themselves, an enormous punishing thunder that seemed to have been conjured by an angered Thunder God fell over Anna, impacting her directly!

CLAAAAAAASH!

"Wha- NNNGGYAAAAAAAH…!"

Natalia was impacted directly by the vertical slice of Anna's Axe that carried an enormous amount of thunder with it, the thundering electricity burned through her flesh and made her scream in agony!

Veronica smiled as she flashed near her side.

"Did you forget about me~?"

Natalia felt… utterly hopeless!

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