Catgirls And Dungeons-Chapter 268: Alter’s bullying... Eris?!

"COME ON ALTER! PLEASE WIN!

"NO! YOU HAVE TO WIN!"

Now, I'm practically screaming inside our head here!

This bet is just ridiculous!

"Tch, if you don't shut up, I will admit defeat!" Alter hisses in annoyance.

EEEK!

"I-I'm sorry… but you have to win!" - I whisper gently now.

If Alter admit defeat now, we are fucked! We will be pregnant for sure!

Alter lets out a sharp, dismissive laugh. "Ha, don't worry about it," she says, her confidence radiating through our shared body. "She won't even be able to touch a single strand of our hair!"

Her certainty is almost contagious. If Alter's this confident, maybe there's nothing to worry about… right?

Still, my mind races with questions. Why does she want Sheol back now, after all this time? And why is Eris actually agreeing to it? It doesn't make sense! Sheol is her most treasured possession, the Divine Weapon she's risked everything for. Yet here she is, acting like it's no big deal.

Either way…

DONT LOSE, ALTER!

Eris shifts slightly, her tail flicking as she smirks. "Hey, just to be sure, I have five minutes, right?"

"Yup." Alter replies.

And then—it happens.

Eris's eyes ignite, a surge of dark purple energy flaring to life within them. The air around her seems to warp, charged with power. She grins, a wild and untamed expression, before casually tossing a coin into the air. It spins, glinting in the light, before landing with a sharp dink! against the ground.

The battle begins.

WHOOSH!

In an instant, Eris is gone! She's capitalizing on her insane speed again!

But before I can even process what's happening—

BAM!

Alter's wooden blade has already met Eris's strike, blocking it effortlessly!

Again, she's not even looking. How does she do that?! It's like she has eyes in the back of her head!

Then, in the same breath, Alter twists, her body coiling like a spring before unleashing—

BAM!

A direct kick!

Eris barely blocks it with her sword, but the force is too much—

"URGHH!"

She grunts as the impact sends her flying, crashing into the trees—

BOOM!

"Tch, too slow!" Alter comments, flashing a smirk at Eris.

NICE!

I exclaim internally. Muehehe, Alter is so strong! At this rate, we'll win for sure!

Eris is about to get up. But then—

"Blargh!"

She coughs up blood.

Real blood.

Eris's blood is on the ground!

WHAAAAAAT?!

That makes me terrified.

"Alter! Eris… Eris…" I'm actually so worried right now! Alter said she controlled the power she unleashed, but seeing Eris like this… it makes me question everything.

"Don't worry, it's just a little blood. She's fine," Alter says.

Still, that doesn't look like "just a little blood" to me. It looks like a severe internal injury! Is this really okay?

I can't believe it—I'm about to beg Alter to stop this duel right now, even if it means we're going to lose.

However—

"Haha," Eris grins, wiping the blood from her mouth with the back of her hand. For some reason, her face has shifted into an excited expression now.

"Just as expected, you're strong, Alter," she says. "But there's no way I'd lose that easily!"

"AGAIN!" Eris shouts and stands up straight, her eyes blazing with more determination than ever!

And seeing that—

Oh shit… I'm stunned.

To be honest, this is the first time I've seen Eris this excited. This crazy expression of hers… it's kind of similar to the one I love when she's murdering things. But now, somehow, it's turning me on even more!

However, even though I feel so excited, Alter remains completely calm.

She simply makes a hand gesture and says,

"Come."

At that, Eris kicks the ground and launches herself at us again!

BOOM!

But once again, even though I can't see what's happening, Alter has already moved. She steps aside, effortlessly dodging a destructive vertical slash that leaves a massive gash in the ground!

Now, Eris is in a bad position—way too overextended.

Alter swings her sword with blinding speed.

The blade chops at Eris's back.

Crack…

The sound of something breaking.

Then, as Eris's body slams into the ground—

The earth DETONATES!

A deafening BOOM!

Cracks spiderweb across the ground like shattered glass..

***

A few minutes later…

BOOM!

"URRGH!"

Once again, Eris's strike misses, and she's sent flying!

Eris, despite being beaten back by Alter every time she approaches, never gives up. Her speed never slows down, although still way too fast for my eyes to track, of course.

To be honest, I'm really concerned for Eris's body now. She's taken so many blows and even lost some blood. But Alter insists she's fine and just keeps hitting Eris harder and harder.

Yeah… after all, Eris is an S-rank adventurer. Surely she can handle these injuries, right?

Either way, we're still standing strong! At this rate, we'll win for sure!

Kaka, now I know exactly why Alter was so confident—it's because she has the absurd strength to back it up!

"URGH!" Eris thrusts her sword to get up for the 134th time, grunting. Even after failing this many times, the fire in her eyes and the excitement in her grin never falter. "AGAIN!"

But this time, Alter just yawns.

"Hoaah," she sighs, covering her mouth with her free hand. "This is so boring. As I thought, your sword skill is dogshit."

"What?!" Eris's eyes widen in surprise.

Meanwhile, I gasp too!

Damn!

Alter is trash-talking Eris now?! What the fuck?!

"Kaka." Alter grins menacingly. "Because your sword skill is shit, you have to rely on the speed of cheap tricks to make up for how pathetic it is, am I right?"

At that, I can see Eris's body shaking—she's furious now!

Uh oh!

"Use your shadow skill!" Alter continues. "Otherwise, you'll lose."

"Huh? My shadow skill? But—" Eris hesitates.

I'm getting chills too, just imagining what it'll be like if Eris unleashes her skill now. Yeah… because her shadow skill can create many super-sharp shadow swords—it could be highly dangerous!

Though Alter is super fast and strong, can she really dodge tens of swords shooting at her at bullet speed?

"W-wait a minute, Alter…" I protest weakly.

"Kaka, silly Felicia," Alter replies. "She doesn't have to make swords, you know?"

Ooooh!

That's right! Eris's shadow skill can create anything! As long as it's not sharp, it won't be that dangerous!

Silly me, teehee!

"Well, you asked for it!" Eris snaps. "Don't complain when I finally beat you!"

She extends her hand.

Immediately, shadows swirl. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Around her, twelve black rods materialize.