Recha's power was truly overwhelming, destroying Zhao and Yamile's house completely, leaving only debris and ruins in its wake. Recha looked satisfied, but she kept scanning the house, searching for Yamile and Zhao's bodies.
Since there were no signs of them, it's likely that the rubble buried them. "HIHIHIHIHI! They're dead," Recha laughed in satisfaction, believing there were no signs of life.
But she was mistaken. From behind the clouds of smoke and the remnants of the rubble, Yamile and Zhao emerged. Both jumped to the back area of the house, gasping for breath.
"We almost died," Zhao muttered.
"Waaaaah! Why are you out here wearing only a bikini?" Zhao shouted, frustrated at seeing his sister.
"I was trying on Mom's bikini collection. I look so beautiful in it," Yamile explained, her eyes sparkling.
"You're getting weirder!" Zhao snapped.
"Is this the effect of the demon's power?" Zhao wondered, noticing Yamile acting more feminine than usual. Before, she seemed totally unbothered about showing off her body now.
"Enough! We have to face her," Zhao said calmly, standing up and staring sharply at Recha.
Seeing the siblings still alive, Recha grew furious. She hadn't expected them to escape her deadly rain of sharp spears.
"Why are you still alive?!" Recha shouted in anger.
"I knew where you were because of your ugly laugh. Next time, don't laugh so loud when you're ambushing someone, idiot!" Yamile mocked.
That was the ridiculous truth of the night. Recha had let out a loud laugh before ambushing them, which gave the siblings time to react and prepare to escape.
Unfortunately, the sudden attack meant they hadn't grabbed any weapons. All they could do was run, unarmed, into the next battle.
Then, a figure slowly approached Recha—it was a woman named Sassy.
"Attack them!" Recha ordered her assistant.
Without hesitation, Sassy charged toward Yamile and Zhao.
"She's a strong opponent. Find any weapon inside the house; I'll fight her," Yamile instructed Zhao.
Yamile then ran toward Sassy. The two clashed with punches, but Yamile looked hurt. Sassy's punches were incredibly strong.
"She's so strong, I'll need to rely on speed," Yamile thought.
Seeing her opponent in pain, Sassy launched another attack—a kick toward Yamile's head. Yamile ducked and countered with a kick to Sassy's face.
The attack hit squarely, but the tattooed woman didn't seem to feel pain. Instead, she smiled wickedly at Yamile.
Meanwhile, Zhao rushed back into the house, looking for a weapon. But before he could fully enter the ruins, Recha unleashed a storm of sharp spikes from her hair.
"I won't let you get your weapon," Recha declared, flying at him with terrifying speed.
Zhao couldn't dodge. A powerful punch struck his face, sending him flying several meters back.
"Zhao!" Yamile shouted in panic.
But she couldn't help him yet—she had to deal with Sassy first. Sassy kept attacking nonstop, making it difficult for Yamile to retaliate.
Punch after punch came at her. Yamile could only block or dodge them. Even blocking Sassy's strikes was painful.
"Is she also using demon powers? Her punches are so strong," Yamile muttered.
Panting, Yamile tried to counterattack. But this time, she had to be clever. She dipped her toe into the sand beneath her and suddenly kicked it up, sending grains into Sassy's eyes.
This gave Yamile a chance to run to her brother. Recha kept laughing as she approached Zhao, preparing for another strike.
Yamile now stood in front of her brother, trying to protect him as he lay on the ground, gasping and in pain. The enemy had completely cornered the two. Fighting back seemed impossible—their enemies were just too powerful.
"Use your power, Sis!" Zhao yelled. "If you don't use it, we'll die!"
"You already have the demon Niroki's power!"
Yamile was stunned by what Zhao said. "I don't have any power, you idiot!" she snapped.
Zhao lost patience and finally confessed—he had tricked Yamile into swallowing the demon's pendant. The trap had worked through the porridge he gave her earlier that morning.
Realizing this, Yamile was furious.
"You're insane!" she shouted, grabbing Zhao's shirt as if she was about to punch him.
"How dare you trick me?! I don't want to become a demon!"
Zhao got angry too. "This is payback for locking me up yesterday!" he yelled.
Recha and Sassy stared in confusion at the siblings.
"Hey! We're your enemies here!" Recha said.
"Shut up! Don't interrupt!" Yamile barked.
He is still fuming, Yamile continued scolding her brother.
"You want my power? I can defeat that Kalanak easily," a mysterious female voice echoed in Yamile's mind again.
"I don't need your power!" Yamile shouted back.
Suddenly, she froze. Letting go of Zhao's shirt, she realized something: the voice that had been bothering her all morning belonged to the demon Niroki.
"Don't just stand there. You'll die!" Niroki's voice warned.
Sure enough, Recha was preparing another attack. Her hair transformed into a massive, sharp spear. It launched at Yamile with deadly speed.
"Use your power now! Use your weapon!" Zhao screamed.
"I don't have a weapon, you idiot!" Yamile panicked.
"You have a trident!" Zhao shouted.
Suddenly, a golden trident appeared in Yamile's hands. It was beautiful, glowing brightly.
"Huh? What is this?" Yamile gasped in shock.
Every second counted as if she wanted to survive Recha's deadly attack. Refocusing, Yamile raised her weapon just in time.
With her new trident, she struck the sharp spear, knocking it far to her left. It flew into a tree, impaling it so hard that the tree collapsed.
Recha was stunned by the trident's sudden appearance.
"Oh, so now you're using demon powers like me," she said with a sinister smile. "What kind of demon power do you have?"
Yamile stood tall, eyes locked on Recha. Her body radiated a green aura—stunning and terrifying to behold.
Her eyes turned emerald green, shining like diamonds. She smiled—beautiful but merciless. She had fully become the demon Niroki and was ready to destroy her enemy.
"I am Niroki," she said softly, then leapt forward to attack Recha.
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