Bang, bang, bang...
The thirty sword-shaped energy phantoms bombarded the area continuously, engulfing the White-Haired Girl in thick smoke and obscuring the view.
Finally, the White-Haired Girl was knocked directly into the sea by the attack, her life or Death unknown.
Slap!
Illustrious and Souryuu high-fived for their perfect coordination. Souryuu's ultimate move required time to charge; if she had been careless, she might have been forcibly interrupted by the incredibly fast White-Haired Girl, which would have resulted in Souryuu coughing up blood from the backlash of her power.
"Do you think Dido is okay?" Illustrious said with some concern. "She was suddenly knocked into the sea out of nowhere. I wonder if she's dead."
"Don't worry! She's tough as nails, just like a cockroach; she won't die no matter how you hit her." Souryuu wasn't worried at all about Dido potentially dying. "Dido possesses a unique ability—Death. As long as her Epic Core has a trace of Death Qi, she can instantly recover even if her limbs are cut off or her head is eaten. This constitution is as resilient as a cockroach; you can't kill her no matter what you do."
"What? Then doesn't that mean every time she's broken, she can recover her tight and tender parts? That's practically an Admiral's favorite!" Illustrious swallowed, speaking with some excitement.
"Uh! What are you saying? I don't quite understand!" Souryuu said, somewhat confused.
"Ah! Cough, cough! I mean this ability is really useful. Like a cockroach, she can slowly wear the enemy to Death," Illustrious said, her face turning slightly red.
Souryuu said with a smile, "Right, right! Dido's cockroach ability is great! If you use her as a punching bag, you can even hit her when you're unhappy. You can beat her to Death whenever you feel like it, and after the beating, you'll feel great and have a wonderful day. Anyway, you can't kill her, right... Hey! Illustrious, what's wrong with your eyes? Why are you blinking so much..."
Souryuu asked Illustrious out of concern, only to feel her shoulder sink as a sinister and terrifying aura appeared behind her—it was killing intent!
"Souryuu" Behind Souryuu stood a girl. She was shrouded in a sinister aura, full of killing intent, and her voice sounded quite unfriendly.
Souryuu swallowed hard. Why did this voice sound so familiar? It sounded like Dido! That bastard Illustrious didn't even tell her Dido was behind her. What a setup!
Trembling slightly and with a stuttering voice, Souryuu said nervously, "Ah! Hahaha! Di... Dido, you're okay! I... I knew you'd be fine. I was just telling Illustrious that a lucky person like you would surely have good fortune after surviving such a disaster!"
"Oh! Really? But why did I just hear someone calling me a cockroach that can't be killed no matter what, and saying I'm good material for a punching bag to be beaten whenever they're unhappy or for no reason at all?" Dido said with a squinting smile and a playful tone.
In anyone else's eyes, Dido's smile would be quite beautiful, but to Souryuu, it was like a man-eating demon that might open its maw and swallow her whole in the next second.
The Death Qi produced by Dido's unique ability was terrifying and extremely corrosive. If an Epic Ship Girl touched even a bit of it, she would lose a layer of skin if she didn't die. Even a Legendary Ship Girl would be greatly harmed by it.
As Ship Girls under the three Admirals of the East Pacific, Souryuu and Dido had fought several battles. However, Souryuu lost every time. Even when she was close to winning, Dido would release her Death Qi, and Souryuu would immediately surrender.
However, Dido's Death Qi had a weakness: it didn't harm the Abyssal; instead, it increased their strength. This was because the Abyssal were originally creatures born from dead Ship Girls. Attacking them with Death Qi was like giving them a power boost!
Many people said Dido was an Abyssal spy; otherwise, why would her ability be so damaging to Ship Girls but do nothing to the Abyssal, even strengthening them?
But on the other hand, it showed that Ship Girls were very wary of Dido's ability. Souryuu prayed in her heart: 'Big Sister Dido, please don't get angry and hit me with Death Qi. My small frame can't take it!'
Souryuu looked at Illustrious and saw her snickering while covering her mouth, which immediately made her furious. 'Fine! Illustrious, you didn't warn me and now you're gloating. This is unbearable! Since you're being unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.'
She would dump the blame on Illustrious, saying it was Illustrious who spoke ill of Dido and that she was innocent. Yes, that's what she'd say. But just as Souryuu was about to blame Illustrious, Illustrious beat her to it.
"Report! Lady Dido, it was Souryuu who spoke ill of you. She said you were a cockroach, a vent for anger, and a good punching bag that can't be killed!" After giving a military salute, Illustrious pointed at Souryuu and spoke very loudly.
"Illustrious! You..." Souryuu's finger trembled with rage. "Illustrious, I treated you as a good comrade and sister in my heart. How can you slander my innocence out of thin air?"
"What 'you' this and 'you' that? You did it. You have to admit when you do something wrong. If you did it, admit it openly. What's with all this hesitation? You're really embarrassing us Ship Girls," Illustrious said with great disdain. 'Hmph! Trying to blame me? I saw through your little tricks long ago! You really think I'm a soft target to be pushed around?'
Dido's eyes glowed red, and her fingers gripped Souryuu's shoulder tightly as the Death Qi on her body continuously condensed and spread outward. "So it really was you who called me a cockroach, a vent for anger, and a good punching bag that can't be killed!"
Gulp! "Th... That, Lady Dido, I... I can explain." The clothes on her shoulder were starting to smoke from the corrosion of the Death Qi. Dido was serious. Souryuu swallowed and said fearfully.
"Hehe! Do you think I'll still believe your nonsense?" Dido said with a sneer.
"That's true! Then please be gentle, don't hit my head," Souryuu said, resigned to her fate.
"Alright, don't be so scared. Don't worry! I promise not to beat you to Death," Dido said, her words unyielding.
Next came a 'loving exchange' between Souryuu and Dido. During the exchange, miserable screams were heard from time to time. But hitting is affection and scolding is love—look at how much they love each other.
Ouch, she's hitting hard. It's terrifying to watch. Illustrious moved a bit further away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"Ow! That hurts! Didn't I say don't hit my head?"
"Right! I'm not hitting your head, I'm hitting your face."
After a while, Dido clapped her hands and said happily, "That felt great! I never realized hitting people was so refreshing before."
Illustrious was a bit scared that Dido seemed to have awakened some kind of attribute. Fine sweat dripped from her forehead. Dido had already risen to the second spot on Illustrious's internal 'list of people you must never provoke.' As for the first spot, it was her master.
Boom!
Ripples suddenly surged on the sea's surface, and a white figure flew out. Looking at this white figure, Illustrious and Souryuu found her familiar: they didn't expect her to still be alive.
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