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She was bleeding profusely, leaving bright red bloodstains all over the ground, especially where she had just rolled, leaving a scarlet trail of blood that was a shocking sight.

Of course, what was even more shocking were the countless sword wounds on Phil Weiss's body.

The wounds, large and small, smooth and rugged, covered Philweis's entire body, causing blood to gush out as if it were free.

"Aaaaaah...!"

Suffering such a severe injury, Phil Weiss could not help but let out cries of pain.

However, with the continuous magical power output from the magic stone in her chest, Philweis's wounds were emitting white smoke and healing at a visible speed.

"That's really amazing."

Leo, whose body was shimmering with starlight, did not press his advantage. Instead, he looked at Philweis, who was struggling to get up from the pool of blood, and praised her sincerely.

"Even though he couldn't keep up with my speed at all and I slashed him so many times, he still managed to protect the magic stone in his chest with his beast-like instincts, dodging my swords that were aimed directly at the magic stone time and time again. He truly deserves to be called the strongest monster."

Upon hearing this, Phil Weiss was not pleased with the praise; instead, she glared at Leo with a distorted expression.

"Why?" Philweis was shocked, angry, and very confused. She questioned, "You shouldn't be able to use sword skills while using flight magic to accelerate your movements!"

This was already confirmed information, and Phil Weiss did not believe it to be false.

In fact, this intelligence was indeed true.

Previously, Leo's nerve reflexes were so strong due to the excessive acceleration effect of [Comet Chase] that he couldn't keep up and was unable to use his superb sword skills while using the magic, so he could only charge around recklessly.

Logically speaking, this situation should be irreversible.

Because the acceleration effect of [Comet Chase] has no upper limit, it will continue to accelerate once activated, until Leo himself cancels the magic or his mental energy is completely exhausted, at which point it may stop.

However, once you reach Lv.6 and learn "Star Forging," a support ability specifically for star-attribute magic, things change.

"After reaching Lv.6 and learning the auxiliary development ability specifically for star attribute magic, I am finally able to control the acceleration effect of [Comet Chase]."

Leo revealed the truth.

"Right now, I can stop accelerating once I reach the limit that my current neural response can handle."

This is why Rio is able to use sword techniques while [Comet Chase] is active.

As mentioned before, through his life-or-death training with Ais in the dungeon, Leo developed two major skills: one was the application technique of a certain magic, and the other was a killing move used to decide the outcome of a battle.

After accelerating to the limit that the current neural response can accept using [Comet Chase], the acceleration is stopped. This is the former of the two major techniques.

At first, he wasn't very skilled at using it, but thanks to his repeated battles with Ais, under the astonishing output pressure of [Revenge Princess], Leo really worked hard for a while and finally mastered this application technique.

In this way, Leo can finally use the [Comet Chase] flight magic as an enhancement magic.

With the boost from [Comet Chase], Rio's current limit is to increase his speed by six times. Any higher and he will fall into the same situation as before, where his nerve reflexes cannot keep up with the soaring speed, and he will end up crashing around recklessly.

However, a six-fold increase in speed is already quite alarming.

It's important to know that Leo's "Agility" stat is already the highest, second only to "Magic".

The effect of 【Intersecting Stars and Swords】 is clearly described. When Leo is equipped with swords, his "Strength" parameter will be slightly increased, then his "Dexterity" parameter will be moderately increased, and his "Agility" parameter will be greatly increased. Even if the quality of the swords he equips increases, the skill effect will be stronger, but it will be increased in tandem. The parameter with the largest increase will still be "Agility".

Therefore, at Lv.5, Rio's speed was no less than Ais's, who was as fast as Bladestorm, and now that he has reached Lv.6, he has surpassed her.

If that speed were increased sixfold, even Philvis, the strongest monster, wouldn't be able to keep up.

The consequence of not being able to keep up with herself is that Phil Weiss is now in a state of being riddled with holes.

Although she managed to protect the vital magic stone with her animalistic instincts, how long could she keep it up?

Phil Weiss realized that her defeat was inevitable.

But she couldn't accept this outcome.

"How...how could I lose here...!"

The elf's voice became filled with resentment and darkness.

"No! I can't lose!" Philweis roared. "For Lord Dionysus's long-cherished wish! I absolutely cannot lose!"

Upon hearing this, the expression on Leo's face completely vanished.

"You actually call that despicable, selfish desire of a mad god a long-cherished wish?" Leo said coldly. "It's simply unpleasant."

As he spoke, Leo dispelled the starlight that covered him.

He removed the use of [Comet Chase].

At the same time, however, a dazzling starlight emanated from one of his hands.

"Neither you nor that despicable mad god should remain in this world."

Leo's voice slowly drifted over.

"Let your insane desires come to an end here."

The hand radiating brilliant starlight pressed down on the Starlight Sword held tightly in the other hand, slowly activating the two magic gems and golden patterns on the sword.

The brilliant starlight was instantly infused into the sword, causing the entire platinum sword to radiate dazzling starlight.

"------!"

At that moment, Phil Weiss sensed a crisis.

That was a crisis that could lead to one's own death.

Instinct told her that the attack Leo was about to launch would be terrifying.

"I'll finish you off with this one strike."

Leo also made the same declaration.

"How arrogant!"

Philweis suppressed the trembling and sense of crisis in her heart, shouting as she chanted the spell with all her might.

Leo stopped looking at her and slowly closed his eyes.

In the original work, the protagonist Bell Craney created an extremely powerful combination move.

That was a finishing move he created by combining the characteristics of the quick-attack magic that required no chanting—[Flame Lightning], the skill that could charge up any action and enhance its power—[Hero's Wish], and the weapon that the blacksmith goddess Hephaestus forged using divine craftsmanship—[Hestia's Blade].

By infusing the magic of [Flame and Lightning] into the Hestia Blade, forged from mithril and possessing an extremely high magic conductivity, and then charging it with [Hero's Wish], the slash and magic are enhanced together. The resulting double convergence makes the strike extremely powerful, allowing Bell Crane to eliminate a strengthened monster with potential abilities comparable to a first-level adventurer in a single blow at Lv.4.

After witnessing Ais's finishing move, "Miniature Gale," Leo had the idea of ​​creating his own finishing move, and the first thing that came to mind was Bell Craney's move.

With this ultimate move, Bell Crane was able to fight Ota, who was almost at Lv.8, even at Lv.5. Although he was ultimately defeated by Ota, Ota had used magic to enhance his power. Considering the difference in their levels, the fact that Bell Crane was only defeated rather than killed on the spot in a head-on fight is enough to demonstrate how amazing the power of this ultimate move is.

Thus, during his life-or-death sparring with Ais, Leo devised this deadly move to decide the outcome.

He doesn't have a charging skill like [Hero's Wish], but his magic [Meteor Dance] can also be cast without incantation and can be enhanced by consuming additional mental energy. The Starlight in his hand is also a legendary weapon, forged from mithril with extremely high magic conductivity, and even aided by the miraculous power of the Great Immortal's near-divine craftsmanship. It is a sword and staff in one piece, which can further enhance the power of magic.

Under such circumstances, this killer move, developed based on the same principle, is by no means inferior to Bell Craney's combo attack – [Holy Flame Heroic Slash].

"Take this."

As the starlight shone at its maximum, Leo raised the Star Sword high.

"【The Holy Staff of Destruction, sweep away my enemies.】"

"【The Divine Staff of Dionysus】!"

Philwis made a final struggle, unleashing a raging torrent of black lightning that shot towards Leo.

Faced with this brutal attack, Leo did not retreat but advanced, charging forward without hesitation to meet his opponent.

His figure was like a shooting star, dazzling and brilliant.

His figure resembled the radiance that created the world, majestic and powerful.

"【Starlight Brilliance】!"

The dazzling Star Sword slashed violently, like the morning star illuminating the night sky and announcing the arrival of dawn, dispelling the endless darkness.

Before this dazzling brilliance, even the darkest and most powerful thunderbolts would only meet one end.

That is... being severed.

"Pfft!"

The raging lightning was easily cut in two by the Star Sword, shattering it on the spot.

The Star Sword sped forward, cutting through the dissipating black lightning, and before Philwiss could react, it sliced ​​through her body.

Leo, wielding the dazzling sword, reappeared behind Philwiss and landed silently.

"------"

Philweis remained frozen in place, still in the pose of casting magic, and did not react for a long time.

Until... the colorful magic stone on her chest cracked neatly in two.

"……ah--"

Only then did Phil Weiss belatedly begin to move.

“Dionysus… Your Excellency…”

She made a faint call.

Immediately afterwards, the fallen elven girl's eyes lost their luster, and her body vanished as if into thin air, turning into ashes from her feet upwards, finally dissipating in the wind without leaving a trace.

Leo didn't turn around to look; he simply put away the dimmed starlight and gazed at the dark underground space.

After a long while, he calmly said something.

"And that will be the end of it all."

This statement received no response from anyone.

But this outcome is already set in stone.

…………

At the same time...

In a secluded, dark alleyway, a male god is fleeing in panic.

"Damn it...damn it...damn it...!"

The mad god Dionysus ran and cursed, his handsome face filled with nauseating disgust.

"The plan was executed perfectly, so why did it turn out like this...!?"