(Chapter 136) Anti-Venom.

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Noires' skin starts to disintegrate and disappear into the air. Rainha presses her palms onto the ground. Pillars of liquid venom rise from it and together form a capsule around the area, creating an arena. Noires' body has taken on the form of a devil.

RAN: ℓєтѕ нανє ѕσмє fυи!
NOR: ₩ł₮Ⱨ ₱ⱠɆ₳₴ɄⱤɆ!

Noire summons her double-sided battle axe and dashes forwards. Rainha pulls out of the ground a blade, its' hilt created with the skin of a snake and its' edge bearing its' venom. Outside the arena, Lucia sets her bow against the wall and sits down.

LCI: I can't do much now. Hopefully Rainha can pull through, but in the case that she fails, I'll have to do this myself.

Back inside the arena, Noire and Rainha are exchanging fierce blows. They both seem to be on equal footing in terms of strength. Noire decides to try and get the upper hand. She dashes forwards. Rainha blocks her attack and throws her blade onto her other hand, slashing Noires' chest. Blood doesn't drip out, and in its' place, black goo.

RAN: ∂ιѕgυѕтιиg.

Rainha lunges towards Noire and thrusts her blade, but gets blocked from Noires' sturdy axe. She kicks Rainha away and quickly dashes after her. Rainha regains her ground and moves towards Noire. Their weapons clash and the two of them get pushed back.

AKU: Bette, I think I've got a way to win this battle.
NOR: Well whatever it is, make it quick. My stamina is depleting fast.
AKU: Understood. Just follow my orders.
NOR: Alright, partner.

Noire clenches her axe tight and stares down her opponent. Rainha smirks and dashes towards Noire. She swings her blade and manages to get an opening.

RAN: тнєяє ιт ιѕ, тнє ¢ℓιмαχ ρσιит.

Rainha thrusts her blade through Noires' chest. She laughs at her enemy, but Noire just smirks.

RAN: нυн?! ωнαт αяє уσυ ѕмιℓιиg fσя?! ι ωσи!
NOR: Exactly as I envisioned it.

Tentacles sprout out of the wound and surround Rainha. Akumu emerges from Noires' body and holds Rainhas' body pinned to the ground.

AKU: Now, have a taste of your anti-venom.

Akumu cuts off a piece of itself and forcefully shoves it down Rainhas' throat, causing her to cough uncontrollably. Akumu goes back inside Noires' body and simply observes.

NOR: So what'd you do?
AKU: Since I don't have blood for her to poison, I guessed that my flesh would be a kind of repellent.
NOR: You guessed?
AKU: Precisely, and the result came out in our favor. Now finish her off.
NOR: Hmph, how typical of you to be so thoughtful of things. Guess I gotta do your cleanup work.

Noire raises her axe into the air. Rainha tries to stop her but can't due to her body being almost immobilized from inside. Noire smiles demonically and swings. The pillars submerge back underground. Lucia awaits on top of the building.

LCI: Ah, so it seems she wasn't strong enough. Well then, Noire, are you ready to witness the real power the Arrow of the Wind possesses?

Lucia stands up and grabs her bow. Noire gazes at her with demonic and bloodlust eyes.

End of Chapter 136
"Anti-Venom"

[ Noire has defeated Rainha and is now faced with a serious Lucia. ]

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