Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

Eliza had a hard time trying to keep up with Eren as he attacked her in every form he could.

Her skin was getting scorched by the flames that didn't burn. And this was her first time getting injured by someone else's flames who had the same Ranking Status as her.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

No matter how hard Eliza tried, she had to face the brutal attacks Eren subjected her to in various forms. His Weapon Comprehension was as profound as hers if not more. This was despite the fact that she had centuries to hone her skills while he barely had a few decades.

Eren's Elemental Attainments in the fire-element weren't as profound as Eliza's. However, he made up for it by using his various Elemental Fusions, Spell Fusions, and Spell Integrations. Eliza felt like she wasn't fighting with one man but an entire army of elite Rankers by herself.

When the Witch of the Enderflames tried to summon the Wraiths to impede Eren's movements, he tapped into his white-haired transformation. Turning into a necromancer on the fly, he used his Sin Series Authority and necromancer powers against her.

The Wraiths that Eliza had summoned turned against her, attacking her in hordes. Eliza had to forcefully make the Wraiths disappear by disrupting her own Sin of Wrath Domain.

When Eliza was metaphorically pushed against her wall, she activated another of the trump cards.

"Don't fucking underestimate me," Eliza screamed before casting a triple-layered domain. This domain was created using the combination of the Enderflames-driven fire-element domain, Domain of Wrath, Domain of Pride, and Domain of Envy.

Eliza's third Sin Series Ability– Domain of Envy.

The Domain of Envy allowed Eliza to create a spectral version of someone she envied. She could use this Ability along with the Sin of Wrath, combining them to create a Wraith as strong as her opponent was, copying the opponents' attacks and Elemental Attainments.

Eliza's Sin of Envy Ability wasn't as strong as it sounded if it was cast as a standalone Ability. However, after combining it with her always-active Sin of Pride Ability as well as Sin of Wrath Abilities, it was taken to another level. The synergistic effects of the three Abilities Combined allowed Eliza to wield Authority-like powers even when her soul hadn't touched the divine.

In the past, Eliza had employed this triple-domain attack on a group of Titans who had tried to surround and kill her. She was able to take care of a pseudo-Saint Ranked Titan using this power, making her the strongest Titan Slayer in the history of Anfang.

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Eren found his base stats suppressed when he was subjected to Eliza's triple-layered domain. In the next moment, he saw someone he had killed on the battlefield between the two kingdoms earlier to be resurrected as a Wraith by Eliza.

This Wraith was no other than the King's Hand Garos Renar. Eliza also summoned a bunch of Sages Eren had killed before turning them into wraiths who had strong grudges and resentment against Eren.

She then used her Sin of Pride Ability to give them the same kind of powers that Eren possessed, in the hopes of allowing them to contend against him long enough for her to finish him off once and for all.

Since Eliza had summoned these Wraiths using the combination of her two Sin Series Abilities, she believed that Eren wouldn't be able to take control of them like before. She was indeed right. However, she had missed something very crucial in her calculations.

"Fucking maggots," Eren screamed in anger as he looked at the mangled forms of the Sages he had already killed. He then watched as these Sages spectrally made themselves look like him.

The effects of donning the Hex Artifact Set were strong on him. As a result, Eliza's move irritated Eren to no end. In his rage, he wielded his divine powers once again without caring about the repercussions it would have on his body.

"Nobody's coming between you and me anymore. I won't allow it," the butcher's voice was akin to a divine oracle spoken by the very sky itself. He raised his hands before driving his right fist into his left palm.

Sin Series Authority: Domain Cancellation

"Aaaaaargh!"

Eliza received another backlash as her Sin Series Abilities were forcefully canceled by Eren's Authority. She couldn't even employ the trump card she had used to fight against Titans.

Eren's Wraith clones dispersed on their own when Eliza's triple-layer domain was canceled forcefully. The trump card was reversed as soon as it was cast. Eliza hadn't felt this helpless even when she fought against the Titans all by herself.

Eliza stopped caring about her physical and mental well-being after her Abilities were canceled. She decided to use her complete bloodline transformation at this point just so she could pummel Eren into the ground and completely crush him.

The green flames surrounding Eliza's hand shot up, forming a protective shell around her. The flames transformed into a beast, starting with large wings, followed by a serpent-like torso and four powerful limbs. Razor-sharp talons formed on the limbs, and horn-like protrusions grew on the beast's crown and neck. Dragon scales covered its body, including a long tail with protrusions.

The green dragon, standing 70 meters tall, appeared intimidating in the grand hall. Despite its size, it was a significant threat to the vulnerable human teenagers in its presence.

The dragon roared loudly.

Eliza felt in complete control of herself when she transformed into her true dragon form. The muddled memories and interference that subconsciously came from Lady Zee completely disappeared.

In fact, Eliza could feel that she would be able to sustain this transformation for longer because of her soul fusion with Lady Zee. This was something she hadn't expected. Otherwise, she would have made use of the transformation a long time ago.

"ROARRRRRR!"

The butcher looked at Eliza's transformation with cold eyes. "I was waiting for this," he mumbled to himself while controlling the feelings of rage as best as he could.

"Do you think I'm as gullible as I used to be in the past? Do you think I can get scared into submission by that?"

Eren asked as he stepped forward. A red tattoo of a blazing sun appeared between his eyebrows before he triggered a unique transformation for himself as well.

In the next moment, Eren's form was surrounded by golden lightning as his body started to shapeshift. A blinding golden thunderbolt was struck from the sky on him, enveloping his form.

Titan Transformation!