"Haaaa! Wha... What?!" Draco who was charging forward with his team while shouting maniacally with his team suddenly stopped in his tracks with confusion in his voice.

Which was completely understandable. After all, he felt the power empowering him and his team suddenly disappear without a trace.

That's right, out of nowhere, he and his group were "kicked out" of their beastly transformation.

Without a warning, all the external power in them disappeared and they were left with their original power.

"Master! What's wrong?! Did we do anything wrong? Please bestow upon us your power again. We haven't yet done what we set out to do!" Draco immediately began pleading to the nothingness around him like a madman.

However, his group didn't look at him like a madman. They actually joined him in the begging.

And yet, the response they expected... The response they had received so many times before didn't come.

And panic immediately set in... However could it not when the power they depended on seemingly abandoned them?

"Hehe. Why do you look like you look so constipated now Draco?. Did something happen?" Lisa's condescending voice was heard from above.

That's when Draco and his group finally remembered where they were. They were actually standing just outside the walls of Lisa's base...

"Lisa! What did you do?!" Draco accused Lisa angrily.

He didn't know what she did. But she definitely did something.

After all, their backer had been with them until they reached the walls. So it only made sense to assume that Lisa did something.

Hatred and desire to kill oozed out of Draco's eyes as he looked up at Lisa who was looking down at him with a gloating expression on her face.

"What do you mean by that? What could I possibly do? Did your all-powerful backer ditch you?" Lisa asked gloatingly.

"Woman answer me or prepare to face my wrath. And I promise you. It's not something you can take" Draco hissed at Lisa.

"Oh? Well, show me this wrath of yours then!" Lisa replied seriously as she jumped down.

Her group followed after her. As they jumped... Draco's group who had lost the external power could only step back and make way.

They dared not be rash anymore. After all, they sought out external help because they knew that they were weaker.

"You know Draco. The only reason you have been able to survive this long is that I thought of you as a mere nuisance. However, this latest stunt of yours has me questioning that idea. After all, even trash like you can be dangerous if given enough time. Which I guess is what happened with you. My unwillingness to dirty my hands with your pig blood almost cost us everything. For that reason, I think this time I should properly settle things. I hope you made peace with your maker for you're not leaving here alive. That I promise you" Lisa spoke as she walked forward towards Draco.

Her expression and voice got darker and darker the more she approached.

Fear started building up in Draco's heart as he could tell that Lisa was definitely out for blood this time. And she was willing to do whatever it took to end him.

"Wa...wait Lisa. I'm sorry. You don't need to dirty your hands with trash like me. I promise that if you let me go just this once. You won't ever see me again. I'll go up into the mountains and become a monk. So please, just this once..." Draco spoke while falling to the ground and kowtowing.

His men did the same. Honestly, one has to admit that they were great soldiers though. Like, whatever their leader did, they'd follow along with no questions asked.

And that was without being threatened or anything. They just respected Draco that much... Maybe there was honour among thieves after all...

"Just this once? How many times have I let you go before though?" Lisa asked as she reached Draco and stood a few metres away from him.

"N..no. I promise this is the last time... Die! You dumb bitch! Hahahaha. Did you really think I'd ever beg you for my life? Hahah... What?!"

Draco who was begging for his life suddenly switched his tone and attacked Lisa with Earth spikes which he felt pierce their target.

He immediately began laughing while cursing Lisa.

His men who were forever in sync with him also attacked at the same time. They began laughing with him as well.

However that all ended when they looked up and an unexpected sight met their eyes.

Their attacks had really connected... However, they had connected to weird metal contraptions which looked exactly like their targets.

The real women were still standing on the wall.

But how was that possible?! They could swear they saw Lisa and her group coming down. And their auras were clear as day along with how they looked.

What they didn't know was that they were all under Muku's Telekinesis domain. And under the domain, he could make people see nothing as well as see what he wanted them to see.

Yes, that's right, his domain could project mirage-like images of existing objects according to his will.

If one were uninformed, they might think that it was mind control. But it wasn't. It was just Muku messing with light and whatnot...

"You know. I was actually still considering giving you a last chance. In fact, let's say I gave you your last chance. But what did you do? You proved to me why being kind to your enemies is being ruthless to oneself. Now prepare to die!" Lisa addressed Draco's group one last time then she and her group jumped down for real this time.

And so, a battle ensued between the two sides.

This time Draco didn't try to talk his way out of the situation. After all, even he wasn't that shameless. And he doubted he could talk his way out of this situation anyway...

BOOM! BOOOOM!

Explosions rang out everywhere as the two parties fought.

Domains, domain armours and such clashed left and right. And as expected, Lisa's group which was stronger and driven by emotions to end this rivalry once and for all was winning...

Interestingly enough, Lisa and Draco both had the earth element. However, Lisa's was a black variant which was stronger than Draco's even if they were the same level in strength.

Then there was Draco's partner who had the flame element.

Which honestly, wasn't doing too well against Lisa's earth either. Which was to be expected since the flames weren't intense enough to make quick work of Lisa's earth.

For that reason, Draco and his partner had little hope of defeating Lisa.

The best they could hope for was sticking it out until she was tired then taking advantage of that and finishing her off.

However, with the amount of mana they were burning to keep her at bay. They doubted that she would run out of mana first. Hell, it was more likely that they would run out of mana at the same time or they would run out of it first.

For that reason, they completely gave up on defeating her. They decided on keeping her at bay until a chance to escape presents itself then they would make a break for it.

However, running away from someone who could control the earth was easier said than done.

She could literally turn the earth into a treadmill if she wanted to.

And flying away was out of the question because they didn't know how to.

The battle was really frustrating because they couldn't see a clear way of escape.

This was very different from all the times they had faced Lisa before.

It was clear to them that she really had been holding back before. That was another blow to their confidence, knowing that they were ganging up on her before, giving it their all, and yet she was holding back.

But their will to live was as strong as cockroaches. So even when their hands, legs and ribs were sprained or broken. They kept on fighting with the hope that they would somehow find a way to escape.

Even when they looked around and noticed that their men were dropping like flies. With more than half already dead on the ground. They didn't lose hope for survival.

Surviving long enough to win against Lisa seemed impossible. But surviving long enough for her to get sloppy enough for them to escape seemed doable. And that's what they were betting on...

Soon enough... Well, after more than an hour of intense fighting. Lisa finally got sloppy enough to allow one person to escape.

Both Draco and his partner noticed this. However, the partner hesitated since only one could escape.

On the other hand, Draco took it without delay. He immediately made a break for it...

Then...

Stab!

He suddenly stopped before he had even gotten far. He looked down at his chest and noticed it... A beast bone was lodged deep in his chest. It had completely stabbed through his heart.

At that point death was certain. And instead of panicking, he looked behind him. Before he died, he had to know what happened...

And as expected, Lisa was looking at him with a small smile on her face.

Her right hand was holding Draco's partner's heart. She had quickly made quick work of him as soon as Draco left...

"H...how?" Draco asked.

"A lot simpler than you might expect. I prepared that for you a long time ago. I was just waiting for you to be yourself then pay for it..." Lisa replied calmly.

"Ha..." Draco made an acknowledging and self-deprecating sound before falling to the ground, dead...