Subtle surprise showed in her eyes when seeing the lion-headed man but she swiftly recovered and gave a snort. "Hagal, I should have know you Water Lions aren't to be trusted. Are you serving that damned snakes now."
Hagal was the youngest brother of the Water Lion's head of the tribe and their best warrior. He was also the one to initially suggest the marriage between the Earth and Water Lions, at least according to her father.
Hagal was drawn back when seeing the little lioness wasn't as shocked by his current looks than he expected. "No, you are quite wrong to believe we proud lions would bow our heads to snakes. The only one I serve is the Lord."
His hand then extended forward and Lulu immediately drew back a couple steps away.
Shi!! Shii!
The location she was at previously was then hit by dozens of water needles.
Her enhanced instincts she got after evolution could feel an enormous power within the Hagal which gave a similar feeling to the energy within herself.
'I see now so he's also connected to the demons.' Her confusion cleared a little then was wiped away. Hagal had gotten way stronger since gaining demonic energy, he should have advanced from 5-star beast to 6-star. This shouldn't be possible giving the fact the water lions are only a 4-grade beast with very little prospect of even reaching 5-star, kind of in a similar situation as her dad who's been stuck at 5-star for the past few decades.
The water lion then stepped forward, waterdrops flew like bullets shot at Lulu.
"Die!"
The voice drops at the same time, four standing tall and erect rocks are pierced by numerous water needles before falling apart.
The low and deep dull thumping sound spreads, Lulu turns around and successfully dodged. The tall lion-headed man sole stamps the ground, rises with a spring, his body encased in golden glow.
Finally, more needles approached as Lulu land but the ground bellow her feet trembles directly, then the ground shattered into pile of powder and dust.
"Little puppy has gotten strong, even your dad shouldn't be able to dodge so many of my attacks. But I'm not the same anymore, thank to the lord I have risen to new heights, I have become more than a mere beast like you can ever compared! Even thirty of you father can't even hope to touch my fur."
Hagal shot a look straight at Lulu, a cold glint flashing past his eyes. A astonishing imposing manner fills the air making the space around them both grow increasingly dense. "Forget about the numerous lion tribes for I am the Lion King!"
His body shot forward like a lightning bolt and clashed with Lulu as she's still in the air.
"Bang!"
Low and deep dull thumping sound resounds through Lulu's bones at the lion-headed man's heavy palm met her back. Her purplish fur was blow away leaving a large dark spot as the light energy defense layer was easily broken by Hagal.
"Bang!" Lulu's body fell maliciously fell in the ground and the earth shook as a big crack in the ground opened.
Her eyes looked at the direction of the army wondering why no one was attracted by all this ruckus when she noticed a thin transpired wall in the distance.
Hagal's horrendous lion head showed a hint of a smile. "I planted an Acoustic Formation around both of us so we can fight all we want and no one would be able to hear us. A friend of mine would also be happy to know I got you, yet, I'm still very surprised you've lasted this long against."
"Shut the F*ck up!" A loud voice echoed as Lulu slowly crawled from the hole in the ground, her eyes filled with vitality.
"I just have to thank you, though. Brother told me to not reveal myself to others under any circumstances but I guess there is nothing holding me back now."
Lulu's small body began to expand before the water lion's very eyes.
Turbulent energy ripples fluctuation intensifies, the entire surrounding space is shakes rapidly shivers, the surroundings already being cracked square ground, at this time once again intensified even further.
Lulu's form then changed together with a astonishing increase in her aura.
She then expanded before shrinking once more, but this time in a womanly body with elegant and pretty face coupled with a fierce and somewhat daring eyes.
her smooth and delicate hands also instantaneously once again changed to act like a sword, overbearing nimble and graceful, she exchanged numerous moves before taking a single, straight thrust at the Water Lion's chest.
"Scoffs!"
Hagal wasn't very much used to his Daemon powers but still gets to avoid lethal blow before drawing back A bloody hole opened in his chest, but it didn't seem to bleed for long as a blueish-golden light overflows, closing the injury in a couple seconds.
Once healed, Hagal's aura weakened several levels but he still seemed able to fight. His eyes were bloodshot and he stuttered mid his disbelief. "This can't be possible. Why can you transform like that? Only the ones the Lord has chosen by hand can become Daemons, wait that boy who's similar to lord. He's given the power to you isn't he? It seems I can't leave you alive like he wanted. Soon the others shall have finished the job and all your family will be able to join you."
"What do you mean?!"
Lulu hand which was about to strike again froze, her voice growing anxious as she realized something. She was too focused on the battle to realized the Water Lion Tribe was more than just Hagal, if the water lions have betrayed the city, how many more had done the same?
She then realized the allied forces may fall before even reaching the front-lines if it was really like this.