......

It's a long time.

But full of joy.

It was as if she had returned to the battlefield of 400 years ago, fighting the enemy in bloody battles. Only this time, she didn't have to worry about the pain of failure, she didn't have to watch her friend die in her arms, and she didn't have to worry about the heavy responsibility of the task.

The best thing is that both the devil and herself can feel the pain of the blade in the fight.

And where there is pain, there is truth.

"Female...... I'd say you've done a good job," Cabradabi tossed a bloody arm to the ground, "and while it's still not out of reptilian category, it's a lot better than most of your kind." I didn't find the wrong person, and I am delighted by your performance!"

"Really?" Zoe replied vaguely, then spat out a piece of minced meat, "It's a pity your meat is too unpalatable." ”

It was the fifth day after the start of the fighting...... Or is it the seventh day? She didn't have the ability to estimate time without the help of the sun, moon and stars, but could only roughly estimate the date based on the natural reaction of her body. Time here is supposed to be frozen in a cycle, such as thirst and hunger that disappear abruptly as it becomes apparent, returning to its original state. If you think of it as a day, it makes sense, otherwise it can make people unable to move in a few days, let alone for several years.

There was a heart-piercing pain from the severed arm - it was clear that this was not a fair match, the opponent could use magic to condense a long sword, and all she could rely on was two fists and two feet, plus a mouthful of teeth.

But Zoe doesn't care about fairness at all.

Because winning or losing is not the point at all.

The pursuit on the battlefield is to kill the enemy and protect yourself, but not here. The severed limbs will be reunited in the dark, no matter how many injuries they receive, they will not lose consciousness, and without death, the pain will become eternal.

And you don't have to use a sword to create pain.

She noticed that this was the first time in the days since the war began, and the other party had taken the initiative to slow down the pace and speak.

"But your insistence is meaningless," the high-ranking devil pressed the injured shoulder, and the bloody wound quickly recovered, "An attack like this is not even a fur, if you try to defeat me with your teeth, I'm afraid you will be disappointed - I will crack your teeth little by little next, and then stuff them into your stomach, get ready!"

"But you still feel pain, don't you?" Zoe gasped and watched her arm recover, "By the way, I want to ask more, is that pain particularly familiar?"

"Female, what do you mean by that?"

No, be patient, don't let it see its intoxication, that would make it less fun—

Despite this, she couldn't help but chuckle, "You should be able to feel it every day when you're half-dead......," she pointed to the position of her shoulder blades, "Pierce from here, cut off a piece of flesh whole, judging by how often your body shakes at the time, it shouldn't be too pleasant." Ah, I seem to have forgotten to introduce you, the person who took good care of you along the way was me. ”

"Bug ——!" Kabradabi suddenly became furious, roared and raised his sword to slash over, "I'm going to crush you!"

......

Day sixteen, or more.

The pitch-black ground was covered in blood, mostly reddish-brown, and a small half was blue.

In addition, you can see scattered severed limbs and internal organs everywhere...... And, of course, teeth. Although it will not take long for the missing parts to be replaced, the things that are separated from the body will not disappear, and if you are not careful in such an environment, you will slip and fall. But because of this, Zoe was given two barely usable weapons - a femur removed from her thigh, and half of the devil's spine.

The former is equivalent to a short hammer, while the latter can be used as a stabbing sword, and as long as it doesn't collide head-on with a magic weapon, the two are quite easy to wield.

Four hundred years is enough time for them to become experts in all kinds of weapons.

And her favorite part of attack is still the opponent's shoulder.

Pain, sometimes not even related to the size of the wound.

"If you're tired, you might as well take a break now," Zoe slung her spine around her waist and moved her numb wrist, "After all, you're going to torture me for a long time, so take your time to have more fun." ”

"......" The devil didn't respond for the first time, its chest heaving, its scarlet eyes fixed on the transcendent witch, and its inhuman face was devoid of its initial contempt.

The strength of the two has not been reversed, the multiple abilities of the high-level devil ensure its dominant position in battle, Zoe often needs to pay several times the price to hit the opponent hard, once there is a mistake, he will suffer for a long time, being broken one by one, disemboweling is commonplace, but even so, the atmosphere gradually becomes different.

Zoe didn't care about the other party's silence at all, "I said...... Is this a space that you've created?"

Probably really needing a break, Cabradabi slowly spoke, "This is the stream of consciousness, the combination of magic and soul, and no one needs to create it. Reptiles like you are just afraid it's hard to understand. There is no one in a million who has the opportunity to enter the stream of consciousness—"

"I've seen a larger, complete world," she interrupted, "and there are people with trees, heaven and earth, not like here, nothing." ”

"Don't laugh, female!" the devil growled, "you have no idea how much magic it takes to build an entity in a stream of consciousness, let alone an entire world!

"It's a source of magic again...... It's just like the realm of the gods, it's just an ethereal concept, and you don't even know where it is, but you can say it as if you've really seen it. Zoe removed her spine and put it back in her hand.

"These are all messages engraved in the inheritance, and only you know nothing about it!"

"Then you can go into more detail and come up with evidence to convince me. ”

"Female, do you think I'm a fool?" Cabradabi burst into a rage, "How can I, Lord Cabradabi, be able to use such inferior cliché skills—"

Before he could finish speaking, a "spear" pierced its head.

The white dangling spear body was the spine that Zoe was holding before.

"If you don't want to say it, that's the end of the break. When you want to say it, it's never too late to rest. She grabbed her leg bones and threw herself straight at the swaying other.

......

Clause...... Dozens of days.

"Why," Cabradabi had completely lost his initial momentum, holding the magic sword in front of his chest, and staring at Zoe as if he were looking at a monster, "aren't you afraid of pain!"

"If the war of four hundred years ago made me accustomed to this feeling, and the sinking of four hundred years later made me forget about it—would you be afraid of it if something that had always been with me was lost?" Zoe raised the corners of her mouth, and at this moment, she no longer had to hide herself, "Actually, I have to thank you." The experience that His Majesty Roland cannot give will be compensated from you. ”

"You...... Maniac!"

"It's a short moment compared to hundreds of years — now, it's your turn to please me. ”

When Zoe thrust her fingers into the devil's chest again, the scene suddenly twisted, and the flesh, internal organs, and corpses all turned into nothingness, and a strong sense of dizziness enveloped her.

When she opened her eyes again, the dome of the main hall of the Third Frontier City reappeared in front of her.