"Masked Fool, it's time to settle this—time to bring everything to an end!"
Raising the Imaginary pulse gun in her hand, Topaz's face was filled with indignation. This could probably be considered a complete rout, right?
Ever since Topaz had obtained the imprint of [Causality], this was the first time the girl had been reduced to such a miserable state.
'Clap! Clap! Clap!'
Upon hearing this, Sparkle lightly clapped her hands, a charming smile appearing on her face as if she were congratulating Topaz. Yet in Topaz's eyes, that smile seemed more like mockery, like ridicule.
"Miss Topaz is quite impressive, but..."
At this point, Sparkle paused slightly, her gaze openly sweeping over both Jade and Topaz without any attempt to hide it.
"But right now, do you really think... you have the ability to defeat me?"
'Buzz—!'
As the girl's words fell, an aura like that of an ancient ferocious beast soared into the sky. Surging Path power swept over like a gale and tsunami, rushing straight to the heavens and enveloping nearly half the area where Belobog was located.
"So... so strong..."
Under the overwhelming pressure, Topaz felt as though even her blood was about to freeze solid—let alone the Path power.
Although in terms of quality alone, the power of [Causality] that Yun Fan had left for Topaz surpassed Sparkle's, this was merely in terms of quality.
When it came to quantity, it was no exaggeration to say that if the amount of [Causality] power Topaz could currently mobilize was one, then what Sparkle could mobilize was ten—or even more.
With such an enormous disparity in quantity, the power in Topaz's imprint was simply no match for four hands with two fists.
In response, Topaz could only raise her head unwillingly, her pair of ruby-red eyes staring fixedly at Sparkle before her, as if trying to engrave the other's figure deeply into her mind.
"Hehe~ Miss Topaz looks so cute like this."
To Topaz's actions, our Miss Sparkle merely gave a light laugh. For her—for the Masked Fool—seeing an opponent make such an expression was the greatest enjoyment.
"Masked Fool, from the looks of it, you don't intend to fight us?"
Seeing that Sparkle still hadn't made a move after so long, our Lady Jade pondered for a moment before stepping forward and taking the initiative to ask.
"Oh? And why would you think that? Could it be that Lady Sparkle has given you all too kind an impression, leading you to believe I wouldn't make a move?"
At this point in her words, Sparkle's eyes narrowed slightly. In an instant, a sharp killing intent locked onto Jade and Topaz, as if—if the other side couldn't give a proper reason—the girl's attack would descend mercilessly in the very next moment.
"Hehehe, Miss Sparkle, you're joking."
Feeling the chilling killing intent locked onto her, Jade shook her head slightly and said with a calm smile.
"If your true purpose was to kill us, then from the very beginning, you would have acted—just like those mid-level executives of our company who are now beyond dead."
Hearing Jade's words, Sparkle gently closed her eyes. When the girl opened them again, the blood-red killing intent had completely dissipated, as though the woman who had looked like a god of death moments earlier had never been her.
"Miss Jade truly is a smart person. Sigh~ I really don't like talking to smart people—it takes away so much of the fun."
Sparkle shook her head, spreading her hands in a show of pretended regret, looking helpless and wistful.
"Then since Miss Sparkle has no intention of killing us, please leave. After all, no matter how you look at it, this place falls under the jurisdiction of the Corporation."
Arms crossed over her chest, Jade spoke coldly and expressionlessly—as though at this moment, it wasn't them but the Masked Fool before her who was at a disadvantage.
Topaz: ???
Hearing Jade's words, our Topaz couldn't help but mentally scratch out three question marks. Weren't they the ones at a disadvantage right now? Jade Sis, aren't you being a little too aggressive? Aren't you afraid of actually enraging this Masked Fool?
"Hm... Alright, alright~ Miss Jade really doesn't hold back with her words~"
Somewhat dissatisfied, Sparkle pouted and puffed out her cheeks. But soon, the girl broke into another smile.
"But you know, Lady Sparkle here is very kind-hearted. Something this small isn't enough to make me angry~ So, goodbye, you two~ Hehe!"
As her words fell, a pinkish glow rose around the girl's body. In the next second, Sparkle vanished from before Topaz and Jade as if she had evaporated into thin air.
With Sparkle's disappearance, the master and disciple pair did not let down their guard. They couldn't confirm whether Sparkle had truly left the Corporation's embassy or if she was still lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.
They maintained their vigilant stance like this for about ten or so minutes. Only after confirming that Sparkle had truly departed did Jade and Topaz slightly relax their alertness.
'Buzz—!'
With a faint surge of energy, the 'Cornerstone' detached from Jade's body and landed steadily in the palm of her hand.
"I never expected that a single Masked Fool could push the two of us to such a state..."
Gripping the Cornerstone, Jade calmly sensed the power contained within it. Compared to its fully charged state before arriving on Jarilo-VI, the 'Cornerstone' had now been overexerted by nearly half its power.
"Mm... She seems stronger than expected. We're no match for her."
Looking at the imprint on the back of her hand, Topaz's expression was grave, though her heart ached deeply. Originally, the power remaining in the [Causality] 'imprint' could have supported her through several more transformations.
But after the battle with Sparkle just now, not only had the power of the 'Cornerstone' been reduced to almost nothing, the power of the 'imprint' had also been massively depleted. In her current state, the 'imprint' could likely support at most one more transformation.
Finding a way to replenish the power of the 'imprint' had become an urgent matter.
"Sparkle clearly has the ability to silence us forever, yet she didn't act—instead choosing to let the tiger return to the mountain. Could it be that she truly isn't afraid we might eventually seek revenge against her?"
Topaz's brows furrowed deeply. She couldn't understand this point. With sufficient strength, why would Sparkle choose to let them go? Was it simply to toy with them?
As for the possibility that Sparkle had been at the end of her rope and thus forced to let them go, Topaz had considered it as well—but judging from the momentum she had displayed just now... it didn't seem like it.