She had an exquisitely beautiful face, like a sculpture carved from ice and snow. But that face always carried an air of cold distance that kept everyone at arm's length.
Those ice-blue eyes were like two unfathomably deep frozen pools, devoid of any emotion.
She was like an unsheathed military dagger—calm, deadly, carrying the sharp yet dangerous beauty unique to soldiers.
But now, this "cold blade" had... lost control.
"RAAAAAHHH——!!!"
She howled at the sky, and those ice-blue eyes were instantly consumed by an eerie blood-red glow! Her ice-blue hair began moving without wind, even taking on an ominous crimson tinge!
A violent, bloodthirsty aura filled with pure destructive desire erupted from her petite frame!
"Riot of the Blood!"
[Ding! Warning! Warning! Ultra-high-energy Orochi Power signature detected ahead!]
[Target identified: Leona Heidern!]
[Identity: Daughter of Gaidel, one of the Hakkesshu (wielder of Orochi's power of the Middle Fang)!]
[Current Status: Riot of the Blood! Recognizes no one, attacks anything that moves! Danger Level: SS+!]
[System Commentary: High-energy alert ahead! Non-combatants evacuate immediately! This is not a drill! This is not a drill! One "highly explosive emotionless military girl" is about to detonate! Please prepare for "hero saves beauty" scenario!]
"Leona!"
Ralf and Clark's faces went pale with horror!
Ignoring their injuries, they burst from behind the boulder, rushing to stop the girl who had completely lost her reason!
But Leona in her berserker state had reached a terrifying level of speed and power beyond comprehension!
Her figure instantly became a blood-red afterimage, striking first before they could even react—appearing right in front of them!
"V-Slasher!"
Her hands came together like the sharpest blade, slicing through the air with a piercing shriek, carving a death-filled "V" slash through the air!
SPLURT—!
SPLURT—!
Ralf and Clark didn't even have time to react before two bone-deep gashes appeared on their chests! Blood gushed out like fountains!
Both men screamed in agony and crashed heavily to the ground like shot-down planes, completely losing their combat ability.
"RAAAAAHHH——!"
The berserk Leona didn't pause for even a second!
Those blood-red eyes, filled with madness and bloodlust, locked onto her two immobilized comrades again, ready to deliver the killing blow!
At that critical moment—
"Hey, I gotta say... soldier girl."
A devil-may-care voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
"Hitting your own people this hard?"
"Isn't your Ikari Warriors team-building getting a bit too extreme?"
The berserk Leona whipped around!
There stood a handsome young man with a friendly smile, who had appeared silently behind her at some unknown point.
It was Cloud!
"RAAAAAHHH——!!!"
Facing this sudden "stranger," Leona let out a bestial growl!
Her petite form once again became a blood-red lightning bolt, carrying enough terrifying force to tear a tank to shreds, lunging viciously at Cloud!
Yet facing this lethal strike that would make any expert blanch—
Cloud merely...
Extended his right hand with casual ease.
Then, in a trajectory that appeared slow but was actually incredibly fast—full of the profound mystery of "using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds"—he gently touched Leona's gleaming "hand blade."
Hummm—!
A gentle, vast domain force field filled with "chaos" and "acceptance" instantly neutralized all of Leona's violent Divine Tribe blood!
"Wha...?!"
Shock appeared in the berserk Leona's maddened, blood-red eyes!
Her power...
Her power that could tear through anything...
Had actually...
Vanished like a drop of water into the ocean before this man, without causing the slightest ripple?!
In that instant when her mental guard dropped—
A gleam flashed through Cloud's eyes!
[Dimensional Plunder! Activate!]
An invisible, terrifying force filled with "devouring" and "analysis" surged through their connected arms, flooding into Leona's body!
[Plunder assessment in progress... Target is in unconscious berserker state, mental defenses at zero... Plunder success rate: 100%!]
[Plunder... Successful!]
[Congratulations, Host! Successfully obtained:]
Special Bloodline: [Blood of Hakkesshu Descendant (Leona Version)]
Special Skill: "V-Slasher (Mastered)"
Orochi Power Fragment (Low-grade) x1
In an instant, a cold power filled with "cutting" and "sharpness," along with countless exquisite techniques of "military assassination arts," flooded into Cloud's mind!
More importantly, that Orochi Power further refined his Chaos Divine Flame Scripture by half a level!
Leona, having lost part of her "source of rampage," let out an agonized cry! The Orochi Power within her began rampaging wildly, nearly tearing her body apart!
"We're not done yet."
Cloud looked at her exquisite face, twisted with extreme agony, and a hint of compassion flashed through his eyes.
He placed his other hand gently on Leona's smooth forehead.
A warm, pure Chaos Divine Flame, filled with "protection" and "purification," flowed like the gentlest stream into her spiritual world.
In that dark sea of consciousness filled with "blood" and "slaughter," Cloud's will became a golden-purple sun, dispelling all the darkness and pulling the blue-haired girl—curled up in a corner, trembling like a wounded animal—into his embrace.
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