Taming The Villainesses

Episode 318.2

(EP-318.2) Destined Rivals #4

318 – The Twins Are Destined Rivals #4

“Where’s the statue?”

Just as Narmi said.

The statue that had been right before us moments ago was nowhere to be seen. That massive figure had disappeared. A chill crept down my spine at the ominous development.

Instinctively, I tilted my head upward.

And there I met its glowing gaze—clinging to the ceiling with its multiple arms like a spider.

The statue opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar that threatened to tear my eardrums apart. Mirna covered her ears and crouched down at the intense sound.

“Ugh—!”

Whoosh.

Sreung-.

The statue suddenly launched itself from the ceiling, swinging its enormous axe at Mirna. The blade, larger than a human body, would have easily cleaved her in two if it landed. �

“Shadow Bind!”

Just as the axe was about to hit, Narmi drove her sword forcefully into the ground.

The well-honed blade pierced the floor, and in that moment, the statue’s movements froze mid-swing. Its massive arm was suspended in the air.

“Unnie, I can’t hold it for long! Get out of there now!”

“Ah!”

Snapping back to her senses, Mirna rolled to the side, narrowly escaping the axe’s deadly reach.

Immediately after, the axe smashed into the ground where Mirna had just been. The impact shook the room, sending dust cascading from the ceiling.

━......

What was strange, though, was that the statue stopped moving after that. As I opened my eyes to grasp the situation.

Paseuk-.

Dust or something similar got into my eyes. Reflexively, I blinked and raised a hand to rub my face.

“Sir Theo, be careful!”

At Mirna’s loud shout, I took a step back.

Swish— Clang!

A massive axe blade came hurtling toward me. Though made of stone, if that attack had landed, my body would split in two from top to bottom.

What’s the fastest chant?

Should I dodge?

Or counterattack?

In that split second, countless thoughts flashed through my mind with Calm Thinking.

Their nimble movements, dodging the axe by mere inches while counterattacking, looked almost like a circus performance.

The option of not blinking even once was already out the window.

“Summon, Black Coffin!“

“Narmi, give me your sword!”

Had the two of them ever trained together before?

No, that couldn’t be the case. Watching them work together so seamlessly, I found myself momentarily lost in thought.

Then thinking I couldn’t just stand still, I began chanting a spell—

“It’s done!”

Crunch!

Mirna drove the sword into the orb near the statue’s navel. With that, the statue came to a complete stop before breaking apart into fragments of stone and crumbling to the ground.

Crash!

“Wow, Unnie, we did it!”

“Yeah, we did!”

Narmi raised her hands high in the air in celebration. Mirna followed suit, and the two of them clapped their hands together. Seeing that, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of emotion at the sight.

Sisters were sisters.

They may fight each other, but they join forces against external enemies.

━Yingyingyaing.

Just then—

Yingying, who was sitting on my head, flew to the remains of the shattered statue, picked something up. It then flew back to me, extending its find.

“A key?”

What it brought back was a key made of stone.

At first glance, it looked no different than a mere debris. But the distinct, strange pattern suggests it was a key. While I was studying it for a while, Mirna discovered something.

“There’s a hole in the pedestal where the statue was sitting. If we insert the key Sir Theo has, it might open up a path.”

“That’s probably it.”

I inserted the key into the hole. With a clunk and a loud creak, I could feel a heavy mechanism turn. Then, the pedestal suddenly broke.

Crash!

“Why did it break?”

I was briefly taken aback...

“Theo, look! There’s a hole under the pedestal!”

We found a staircase leading underground.

A dark and damp path.