Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

Chapter 72 A Strike Across Time and Space! (6/10)

The instant the blade shattered the lightning core.

The aftershocks of the energy annihilation exploded in a ring, instantly clearing away all raindrops within a radius of twenty meters.

Sizzle—!

Kurokawa's legs sank deep into the ground, splashing mud and gravel, leaving two scorched ravines tens of meters long.

With a roar, the lightning core completely disintegrated into countless golden lightning bolts flying across the sky.

His left-hand katana finally gave way under the strain, cracks spreading across its blade before shattering into countless metal fragments with a "crack," which were swept away by the turbulent energy currents.

The fragment even grazed Kurokawa's cheek, leaving a deep bloodstain.

Before the body could even settle into a stable state, it suddenly slowed down.

The colors faded, and gray and white encroached on the field of vision.

Raindrops hovered, forming beads; fragments solidified like paintings; even the trails of light emanating from the sun were frozen into stiff strands.

This is not a standstill in time.

Accel World has returned!

The two people's senses were elevated to a level that was able to capture "ultra-high speed".

Tian Shan's figure pierced through the gaps in the lightning fragments.

The movements are clear against the gray background, like a slow dance in the deep sea; with each step, the ground ripples gently.

If it hadn't been overloaded, Kurokawa would have had no choice but to watch helplessly.

but now!

200%!

Color was breaking free from the crimson in his eyes and spreading rapidly to his limbs like splashed ink!

Shoulders, arms, waist and abdomen —

The crimson lines were rekindled, and the body burned fiercely in the gray-white world.

In a gray and white world, he regained color!

Tian Shan's pupils suddenly contracted.

How is that possible?!

Kurokawa slowly raised his only remaining right sword, the tip of which dipped to the ground.

Behind him, the tentacles shone brightly, twisting and splitting wildly amidst a shriek of 200% overload—one ten became ten!

Ten rules can become a hundred!

Divide it into 100 more!

Ultimately, it transformed into countless fine, crimson energy threads, as thin as hair, densely packed, dancing wildly like living creatures.

They are spreading in the accelerating world, climbing up Kurokawa's spine, wrapping around his arms, and then swooping down the hilt of his knife!

Energy threads, like blood vessels, wrap around the blade, stacking, fusing, and extending layer by layer!

The blade grew wildly amidst a hissing sound.

One meter, two meters, three meters!

Ultimately, it transformed into a ferocious giant blade, five meters long, woven and condensed from countless crimson threads!

On the surface of the blade, energy flows like blood, hissing and steaming with scorching heat waves.

Kurokawa gripped the handle with both hands, lowered his waist, and assumed a slashing stance.

He slightly raised the giant blade, aiming the tip at the direction from which Tian Shan stabbed.

"The final blow."

His voice exploded clearly in the ashen silence.

Both sides are "slowing down" in an accelerating world.

Tian Shan felt an overwhelming sense of impending doom.

But she had no way out.

At this point, it was completely too late to change direction!

She gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with lightning.

Then let's fight to the very end!

Hiss!

The dark golden lightning surged back from behind, instantly engulfing her!

Lightning compressed and sculpted on her body, transforming into an enormous, fanged thunder wolf head!

The wolf head "held" her in its mouth, revealing only a pair of pupils burning with dark golden flames.

She became the core of the wolf's head, the very essence of this final blow.

Sprint—!

Wherever it passes, the ground no longer crumbles.

Instead, it melts and boils, burning into a flowing, crimson liquid glass!

The accelerated world fell into a deathly silence, with only the wolf's head trailing a molten trajectory as it crashed straight into Kurokawa.

A flash of red light appeared in Kurokawa's pupils.

The acceleration effects of the plugins are layered and stacked, and the perceived speed is still increasing.

He stared at the oncoming wolf head, fragments of his mind flashing through his mind: if in his previous life, the plug-in system could have been developed ahead of time.

If in his past life, he could have reached this 200% overload.

If only he could have been a fraction faster in his past life.

Will the company not collapse?

Will Sakura not die on that day?

----No.

No if.

What has happened is a done deal.

He was given a second chance at life not to reverse the past, but to make up for the regrets of the past!

It is to forge a new future!

"Then let's begin in this life—!"

He growled, gripped the hilt with both hands, and raised the giant blade.

This strike, drawn from the ashes of the past, is aimed at the still uncertain tomorrow!

This is him—

The first strike aimed at the magical girl!

In an accelerating world, time loses its meaning.

From the drone's overhead view, only a blurry afterimage can be seen: a crimson giant blade and a dark gold wolf head passing each other in an instant.

boom!!!

The sound caught up later, like a belated thunderclap.

The energy dissipated instantly.

Kurokawa's body seemed to lose all strength; his legs buckled, and he knelt on one knee. The giant blade in his hand crumbled inch by inch, turning into a sky full of crimson sparks.

The energy interface on the back of the combat suit exploded with a roar, the armor plates twisted and fell off, revealing the charred skin and surging electric arcs underneath.

The combat suit finally gave way and shattered under the strain.

Kurokawa shuddered and coughed up a mouthful of hot blood.

We lost—?

next second.

Click, snap.

A crystal-clear cracking sound came from Tian Shan's chest.

The lightning around her suddenly went out, and the wolf head phantom dissipated and vanished.

A straight cut appeared on the chest of the magical combat suit, and blood gushed out a moment later.

"Uh... Ah..."

Her pupils dilated, her transformation was violently shattered, and she reverted from [Heavenly Flash] back into an ordinary girl, [Hayami Tenshou].

Three crystal cores shot out from her body, clattering and rolling into the mud.

She collapsed, falling heavily into the mud.

Around her neck, the life-saving pendant issued by the Magic Association automatically activated, humming as it unfolded a pale golden shield that enveloped her.

The healing magic slowly seeps into the wound, stopping the bleeding and repairing it.

But she was too weak to get up.

The backlash from the triple-core overload erupted simultaneously, causing every muscle to groan and every nerve to burn.

She lay in the mud, gazing at the gray, rainy night, her eyes empty.

Kurokawa supported himself on his knees and slowly got up.

Every muscle was screaming, and the bones felt like they were falling apart.

He dragged his nearly ruined combat suit, slowly moving towards Tian Shan.

Raindrops hit the pale gold shield, splashing out tiny shimmering halos.

The girl lay in the mud, staring blankly at the night sky, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Kurokawa looked down at her, his voice hoarse: "It seems—you can't take anything away from me."

Tianxiang's lips moved, but no sound came out.

His vision was gradually swallowed by darkness, his head lolled to the side, and he completely lost consciousness.

Kurokawa did not finish off the enemy.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't.

Each magical girl has a life-saving pendant issued by the association.

That was a life-saving measure issued by the A-rank magical girl [Suisei] to all magical girls.

It's impossible to break through without reaching level A.

Moreover, he never intended to kill Tian Shan.

It's too early for him to start a full-scale war against magical girls.

He looked up at the drone hovering in the air.

A faint red light flashes, and recording stops.

As he turned around, he caught a glimpse of three crystal cores that had rolled into the mud.

F-grade Windlass Head, E-grade Price Increase Vengeful Spirit, and D-grade Godless.

He bent down and picked up the crystal cores one by one.

The crystal nucleus was slightly warm to the touch, and its surface still flickered with residual lightning.

He casually stuffed it into the inner pocket of the tear in his combat suit.

Just then—

Chinatsu's excited shouts exploded in her earpiece, mixed with the rumbling echoes from inside the tunnel: "President! Highway Granny's been contained! How's it going on your end?! I heard a really loud noise—!"

Kurokawa twitched the corner of his mouth, which aggravated the wound on his face, causing him to wince in pain.

He pressed his earpiece, took a deep breath, and said, "Mission accomplished."

"Let's retreat."