It was tightly wrapped around the brocade bag, tied in a dead knot, without revealing a single bit of analysis.

Initially, Mokaka thought this was a special security mechanism for the Bottom Power Burst, added to prevent the main combatant from misusing it, so she wasn't too anxious and patiently tried to untie the knot.

However, the more she tried to untie it, the more Mokaka felt something was off.

Why is it getting tighter and tighter?

She sensed something was amiss and intensified her efforts, trying to forcibly undo the red string.

Yet no matter how hard she tried, the string wouldn't budge, it couldn't be untied at all.

Mokaka was sweating profusely. This Bottom Power Burst brocade bag was her and Yun You's trump card. If it couldn't be used, what was she to do?

"No need to exert yourself, my lady."

At this time, Vitinya, who had already stepped onto the stage, gently waved her hand and said to Mokaka, who was on the high platform, "I know for this last battle you must intend to use some brocade bag you haven't used before."

"So before going on stage, I had already instructed our main combatant to use the last brocade bag item on our side — the Seal Absolute. Its effect is simple: it prevents the opponent from using any brocade bag items this round."

"Though normally its effect is average, in this last duel, it is indeed a trump card."

With that, Vitinya lowered her head and looked at Yun You.

"Little junior sister, we meet again. Hope you've been well."

Facing Vitinya, whose expression was calm, Yun You was somewhat silent.

Although Vitinya usually didn't like to smile, and even when he did, it was just at the corners of his mouth, giving a somewhat difficult-to-approach impression, Yun You didn't feel the same danger from him as from Tang Jin.

In fact, she could tell that this duel might be the safest of all; even if she lost, Vitinya would never resort to a killer move.

But the safer it seemed, the more Yun You felt saddened.

These senior brothers and sisters of hers didn't seem inherently bad, yet under the trickery of fate, they had to be divided into factions and fight each other.

Yun You didn't like this feeling of strife among fellow disciples.

And Vitinya felt the same.

"Little junior sister, you should know my tier, it's Tier Four... to be precise, the peak of Tier Four, just a step away from Tier Five, which is not something Shen Ye and your third senior sister can compare to."

"My sequence is the Guard, but my evolutionary path focuses primarily on attack, combined with my talent abilities, making me able to match a Tier Five Apprentice Death God."

"I know, little junior sister, that you possess some special ability that can summon the phantom of a Great Buddha, allowing you to fight across tiers, but trust me, I also have corresponding ways to counteract it. It might take some effort, but if it comes down to it, I will be the only winner, with no other result."

Vitinya was quite candid, immediately introducing his sequence and tier, even directly stating that he had a way to counter the Karma Remnant Buddha.

Judging by his expression, he probably wasn't lying, this seemed to be his honest words.

"So, Fifth Senior Brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Yun You tilted her head and asked, "Do you want me to concede directly?"

"Yes."

Vitinya didn't hide it, speaking directly, "Although we now stand on opposite sides due to some special reasons, we are ultimately students of the old man, essentially family from another perspective. There's no need for us to fight for some unimportant people... it's truly not worth it."

"Unimportant people?"

Yun You chuckled.

"In your eyes, what kind of person is an outsider? An unimportant person?"

"Senior Brother, I respect you and am willing to accept you as family, but if you wish to harm my friends, I'm sorry, I will never compromise, this is my bottom line."

"And besides..."

"I want to know, Senior Brother, what are you fighting for now?"

"Shen Ye is for her ideals, so I understand her. Senior Sister Tang Jin also has her ambitions, wanting to climb higher, wanting to help her family stand at the peak of Nest City, for this reason, they don't hesitate to betray their principles."

"But what about you? What's your reason?"

"Dignity? Ambition? Or... a higher position?"

Upon hearing this, Vitinya's advancing steps suddenly halted.

This question truly caught him.

At this moment, everyone in the Supreme Heaven Purification Field has their reasons for having to participate in battle.

Yun You and Tian En's reason is to protect their comrades; Tang Yue and that group of soldiers' reason is to take sides with the mayor; Shen Ye, Hikamu, Galland... and Tang Jin's reason is to satisfy their ambitions.

But what is Vitinya's goal, really?

At first, he thought that if he could kill Mokaka, his friend Shen Ye could become the mayor, thereby bringing him glory and benefit.

But after Shen Ye died, he became a bit lost.

Who could he continue to support? Shen Ye was already dead; could he continue to support the middle-aged main combatant's mayoral candidate?

Yes, perhaps after the third candidate takes office, he could still bring some benefits to the Puliscaro family, but for these benefits, should he fight against his little junior sister, creating a new tragedy? 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Vitinya often felt this way — unsure of what he should truly do, every choice seeming possible, but when taking action, it was like a quagmire, making him unable to move.

At this moment, what probably keeps him going is just the expectant eyes of Tang Jin.

"For Tang Jin, let's say."

"For Tang Jin."

Vitinya took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then slowly revealed his sequence.

"I'm sorry, little junior sister."

"But I must do this."

Yun You laughed.

"Haha, so grandly spoken, yet in the end, an inevitable battle."

"No matter."

After all, Yun You truly didn't care much about Vitinya's thoughts.

She was already prepared for the worst.

Even if the Karma Remnant Buddha couldn't suppress Vitinya, and if the Mad Dog Sequence and Dragon Gun couldn't secure a victory, Yun You would never retreat.

She swore to protect Mokaka behind her, and she would not break her word.

The duel was about to begin; as long as both main combatants clicked to confirm, the final battle would commence.

The middle-aged main combatant took a deep breath; Yun You's earlier one-against-five act almost shook his confidence.

Luckily, in this final bout, with Vitinya joining, coupled with his "Seal Absolute" brocade bag, beating a half-exhausted Yun You should be a sure win, right?

He licked his dry lips, slapped down the confirmation button, his eyes full of excitement, as if seeing the victory goddess beckoning to him.

And what about Mokaka?

At this moment, the girl was sweating profusely, her palms slippery, and when she tried to wipe her sweat, it only got stickier.

She wasn't afraid of failure; after all, losing would just mean death. She had already experienced the feeling of death approaching on the Floating Island, so the threat of death wasn't that big of a deal to her.

Mokaka was worried whether Yun You would get hurt.

Vitinya was definitely not an easy enemy; she could tell, which made her hesitate about whether Yun You should take the stage.

She even considered conceding, directly giving up her life, so that at least Tian En and Yun You could suffer less and might even survive safely.

Thus, Mokaka couldn't make a decision for a long time.

But time waits for no one.

"Countdown: two minutes."

With the Great Colosseum host's urging, Mokaka didn't have much time left.

"One minute left for preparation time."

Mokaka bit hard on her lip, her gaze dithering between the confirm and concede buttons.

"Thirty seconds."

The voice was steady as ever, and her spirit was already stretched to the limit.

"Fifteen seconds!"

She finally made a decision, placing her finger on the concede button.

Mokaka wasn't distrusting Yun You but was purely making a realistic judgment, thinking this might be the best choice for the moment.

Yun You had already done enough; she couldn't burden Yun You with any more for herself.

"Ten seconds!"

But just as she was about to press the button...

A golden light suddenly emerged from her hand!

"Buzz...!"

And then... four brand new cards appeared in her hand!

Along with them came an old but incomparably calm voice.

"You've all done enough, girls."

"Now..."

"Leave all the difficulties to us."

"From here on, Elrond Gold and his students will fight for you."