บท 74: Chapter 74: Revenge Set To Hold

Seeing Trenza thrash about within my grasp, I grunted and eased my grip around her just enough to allow her to breathe, prompting her to take several gasps of air.

"Now, don't make me repeat my words for a third time; where is Diddy!" Yelled Freyja in a deep, guttural voice as she pressed Trenza deeper into the side of the cave.

"I-I d-don't know!" Replied Trenza between her grunts of pain as she tried to escape Freyja's clutches.

"Don't fucking lie to me, Trenza! I know Diddy is here; tell me where he is this instance, or I'll be more forceful!" Stated Freyja angrily as she slammed Trenza against the wall, causing her to bleed from her head.

"I-I'm not lying! D-Diddy had left a l-little while ago, I-I don't know w-where he currently is." Said Trenza, her thrashing was significantly reduced after being slammed against the stone wall.

"Then when is he returning!?" Exclaimed Freyja anxiously in anger at the thought of Diddy escaping, her grasp tightening around Trenza's neck, once again choking her.

"I-I d-don't k-k-kn-" Said Trenza softly as she started going in and out of consciousness from the lack of airflow.

"Do you know anything, Tre-" Said Freyja angrily as she held the dying Trenza by her neck, and just when she was about to slam her against the wall for a second time, something caught her attention.

Halting my actions, I snapped my head to my right, looking directly at the cave entrance; I saw Diddy just standing there while looking at me with a frown, causing me to display a ferocious smile as I finally found him. Before intending to kill him, I first checked his body, just to make sure I'd arrived early enough as he's got a very powerful healing factor, yet to my delight, I could tell he was still injured; to what extent, I don't know, but I knew it was hampering his strength.

"Hehe, finally, I can finally kill you, Diddy!" Yelled Freyja with sadistic glee as she threatened to snap Trenza's neck, though before that happened, Diddy suddenly vanished, only to reappear before Freyja.

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Appearing before Freyja, I held back my strength a little and punched her in the face, flinging her toward the back of the cave and embedding her into her wall. Catching Trenza, who had gone unconscious with my tail, I set her down on the ground and stood over her as I took a large breath of air.

"ROAR!" Bellowed Diddy, his powerful voice echoing throughout the nearby forest, causing every animal to flee or hide in fear.

"AAHHHHHH!!" Yelled Trenza as she snapped her eyes open, only to look up and see several razor-sharp teeth a foot above her head, causing her to scream in fear.

Seeing Trenza awaken, I stopped roaring and slapped her with my tail to shut her up; since she was now fine, I ignored her and focused on Freyja, who had come charging toward me with impressive speed, something I didn't know she was capable of achieving.

"Heh, it seems like you've been hiding your strength from me; what a clever Vice-captain, Freyja." Said Diddy with a smirk, and despite his injuries, he could still block her attacks, though his words utterly shocked Trenza, who was watching the entire battle unfold before her eyes.

"F-Freyja? Captain, that monster is Freyja?" Asked Trenza in disbelief as she rubbed her neck while eyeing the hideous and monstrous appearance of Freyja.

"Yeah, this thing right here is Freyja; now you must feel foolish to believe her title as the most beautiful woman alive when, in reality, this is her true appearance: a hideous monster." Remarked Diddy with a feral grin as he firmly planted his feet on the ground and used one of his seventy techniques.

'72 Bian, variation 54: Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.' Thought Diddy, and despite Freyja's relentless onslaught of attacks, he effortlessly blocked and redirected each one, which only fuelled her anger.

"Hehe, come on, Freyja, is this the best you can do? Don't tell me after seven years; this is all your strength amounts to? I'm sure your family must be disappointed as they watch you from the depths of hell." Said Diddy with a feral smile, his words sending Freyja over the edge as she set herself aflame, greatly increasing her strength and speed, yet even so, Diddy could still divert all of her attacks.

"ARGGHH! Demons Screech!" Yelled Freyja in anger as she closed her mouth before blasting Diddy with a mighty roar of fire, which only caused him to smile.

Seeing the incoming wave of fire that literally blocked my entire view, I was kind of forced to stop this; otherwise, Trenza would end up dying, so with a smirk, I switched up my stance.

"72 Bian, variation 43: Evening Elephant." Muttered Diddy as he punched toward the inescapable wall of flames, and by using geppo to increase his power, he created a dense wall of air, stopping the wall of fire dead in its tracks.

Although the flames had been stopped, the fire wasn't ever a problem, to begin with; it was Freyja who emerged from the wall of flames while heading straight for me.

"Satan's End!" Yelled Freyja as all the fire that covered her body converged toward her fist while she speedily approached Diddy.

"Hehe, Beast Fist!" Yelled Diddy with a savage grin, squeezing his fist and powerfully flexing his muscles as he eyed Freyja.

Once Freyja arrived before me, I directed all the strength in my body toward my fist as I punched her, while Freyja did the same thing; when our fists collided, neither one was able to overwhelm the other immediately, but given enough time, I started to force her back before eventually breaking through her fist and punching her face, flinging her toward the back of the cave.

"I-Is it over?" Asked Trenza softly, wishing to keep her presence as inconspicuous as possible, lest she accidentally get caught up in the fight.

"It should be; the final clash was pretty much the end of this battle. After testing the waters and realizing I wasn't injured to the point where she could defeat me in battle, the smart thing would be to give up. Unless she wants me to kill her, though, she won't do that; she's not that stupid." Said Diddy with a grin as his excitement started to die down from the earlier battle, though his words did end up surprising Trenza.

"Testing the waters? Did you mean to tell me, Freyja, and you were still holding back? Aren't you injured!?" Questioned Trenza with widened eyes as she suspiciously looked at Diddy's several wounds that had yet to heal.

"Of course, you think that was Freyja's full strength? She was still holding back some of her strength, and as for me, most of my severe wounds have healed, so these external wounds, other than being painful, are really just for show; they may affect my strength, but not to the point where I can't take care of a mere Succubus." Remarked Diddy calmly as he headed towards the cave entrance to pick a lion that he had hunted.

"Want some, Freyja?" Asked Diddy as he focused on butchering the lion.

"Tch, I'm good; I'm not really in the mood to speak with you, so don't talk to me." Replied Freyja with an ugly expression as she sat on the ground beside Trenza in her human form, which considerably calmed Trenza's fear.

Seeing as Freyja didn't wish to speak with me, I didn't bother entertaining her, and for the next couple of minutes, I butchered the lion before me into several slabs of meat; once I was finished, I threw the carcass out of the cave and started cooking the slabs of meat with my lightning, which were the fastest way to cook things, though they didn't taste that great.

"Here you go, Trenza; so, what's the deal, Freyja? Don't tell me you only came here because you missed me?" Questioned Diddy with a mocking smirk as he tossed Trenza a slab of cooked meat, though Freyja caught it with her hand before it burned her.

"No one in their right mind would ever miss a crazy person like you; I had come here because I intended to kill you, but unfortunately, I arrived too late." Said Freyja with a snarky remark as she looked at Diddy, her words laced with killing intent, but other than that, she seemed relatively fine.

"Heh, you seem rather calm though, much calmer than last time when you realize you missed out on the chance of killing me; don't tell me you've lost your desire to kill me." Remarked Diddy with a frown as he took a big bite from the slab of meat in his hands, though his words earned him a ball of fire that nearly hit him in the face.

"Tch, I'm still as determined as before to kill you. Don't get things mistaken just because I'm calmer than before; I may have missed my chance today, but another opportunity will present itself, and when that happens, don't expect you'll be so lucky. One of these days, I'll kill you; I've already promised you that; it's only a matter of time now." Replied Freyja with a frown as she finally handed the slab of meat to Trenza after it sufficiently cooled down, to which she cautiously took it out of Freyja's hand.

"Hehe, I'm not someone who relies on luck for anything, but I'll say one thing: my luck is quite high." Stated Diddy with a chaotic chuckle as he continued eating while Freyja promptly ignored him.

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