Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

She smiled, a twisted yet tender smile, and then she said:

"Thank you, and I'm sorry. I am Syluès Romanée-Conti, the Archbishop of Wrath of the Witch Cult."

"There was an ominous aura about her, an ominous aura like that of the twisted Petitchius, so everyone could immediately tell that she was not lying, that she was the Archbishop of Wrath of the Witch Cult."

"—Heave-ho!"

"Therefore, the moment she announced her name, a barrage of ice spikes rushed toward Syrus. Emilia, who had been deeply poisoned by the Witch Cult, acted immediately, giving Syrus no chance to speak."

"That's enough! I don't know what you're planning, but now you'd better surrender!"

"A melodious, bell-like voice drowned out Syluès's explanation. Emilia's eyes sharpened, and her kind demeanor transformed instantly, exuding an aura of reliability that made her more handsome than anyone else."

"Splash—"

"All the ice spikes were stopped by the iron chains and shattered with a clang, causing a shower of icy rain. The crowd that had been stunned at the foot of the tower realized that such a fierce battle had broken out, and immediately all of them shouted in panic and ran away from there."

"It stinks..."

"Compared to the composure and harmlessness she had just feigned, at this moment, Syludes' eyes were filled with madness and passion, and she wailed fiercely, muttering festering resentment."

"It stinks, it stinks, it stinks, it stinks... The stench of that vile woman, so filthy and disgusting, the stench of that half-demon who stole that person from me—it's clearly not that person, but the filthy stench on her body is so similar, ahh, ahhh, so disgusting!"

"Are you testing my love for that person? Elf! Isn't taking that person from me enough, you filthy half-demon!"

"She went mad, and flames suddenly appeared out of thin air from her hands raised above her head. The flames attached to the iron chains and burned fiercely."

"Her actions, her frenzy, her shouts, were all filled with utter loathing for Emilia."

"I! The Archbishop of Sin of the Cult of the Witches, Syluès Romane-Conti, the Lord of Wrath, you wretched half-demon, I will burn you and all these wretches to death, and grind your bones to dust before my husband's grave!"

"Her name, her expression, her words have already revealed too much."

"Having met Regulus, Hachiman Hikigaya knew that Romani-Conti was not the suffix of all bishops of the Great Sin. This could be deduced from Syluès's words; she was Petruccius's wife, or at least she believed herself to be."

"Pettyus is utterly obsessed with Satella, so it's only natural that Syluris, who loves Petycius, would hate Emilia, who looks just like Satella."

"Splash—"

"The burning chains crashed to the ground with a loud thud, and with a thud, Syluris, who had just jumped from the top of the Tower of Time, landed on all fours, looking as ferocious as a demon from hell."

"Take care of yourself, Hachiman!"

"She only had time to say that one sentence before facing the iron chains that were being swung at her. Instead of retreating, Emilia advanced. She had to protect Hachiman Hikigaya by her side."

"Emilia conjured solid ice swords with both hands, struck the joints of the iron chains, created skating sleds with her feet, and charged toward Syrus in one go, getting much closer."

"The grappling hook at the end of the chain, unaffected by the movement of the middle section, burst out with a sonic boom and swung straight at Anastasia, who was obviously the most vulnerable and defenseless. On the verge of danger, Hachiman Hikigaya, who reacted the fastest, drew his sword and slashed out, and was simultaneously knocked back by the grappling hook of the chain."

"Beatlece, hold her off!"

"With a backhand sheath, leaving Beatrice, who possesses formidable fighting power, behind, Hachiman Hikigaya turned around and grabbed Anastasia, rushing towards the outer perimeter."

"Stay close to me, Crusch!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya's order made the bewildered Crusch subconsciously follow him away from the battlefield, running more than a hundred meters in one breath, until Hachiman Hikigaya put Anastasia down at a distance that could barely be considered safe, and then turned around to go back to join the battle."

"Wait, Lord Hachiman, I want one too—"

"Only then did she realize she had deserted. Crusch reached out her hand, but it was slapped away viciously. Hachiman Hikigaya said in a rapid, breathless voice, 'Listen carefully, it's just a high-ranking archbishop. The situation isn't so dire that you need to go up there too—protect Anastasia, Crusch. You have your mission. Help me protect Anastasia, okay? Understand? Take Anastasia and run a little further away, Crusch!'"

"Leaving these words behind, Hachiman Hikigaya didn't give her a chance to refute them. He immediately turned around and shot out like an arrow. With the explosive power of his muscles, weight, and inertia, he cracked the stone bricks under his feet."

"She almost died, but Anastasia felt no fear whatsoever. She clenched her fists, filled with rage towards the Archbishops of Sin, and a strange emotion that was more abundant in her body and spreading through her soul than ever before."

"Please protect Anastasia for me—"

She pondered those words, then grabbed Crusch, who was trying to disobey Hachiman Hikigaya's orders, and pointed in a direction. "We have our mission, Miss Crusch. We have what we can do!"

"In the direction she pointed, Felt's messenger, Ajin, was also fleeing in panic. If it were him, he might have a special token given by Reinhard, which would allow him to summon Reinhard more quickly."

Crusch immediately nodded to Anastasia, and like Hachiman Hikigaya, she grabbed Anastasia and ran toward Ajin to intercept him.

"The same posture, but this time, Anastasia didn't experience the same feeling as before."

"She gazed at Hachiman Hikigaya's retreating figure, a look of sorrow in her eyes, and murmured softly involuntarily."

"We must win... Your Excellency!"

306. Wrathful Extermination Battle II

"The collision of the icicles and the chains produced one resounding clang after another, and each time Syluès's weapon struck the ground, it caused a thunderous roar, as if an earthquake had struck, which was awe-inspiring."

"For some reason, amidst this thunderous roar, everyone grew increasingly furious—yet the angrier Emilia became, the stronger her fighting spirit grew, and she began to gain the upper hand, gradually putting pressure on Syrus."

"Nevertheless, the sight of Emilia wielding her ice sword amidst the clanging of the chains was still worrying."

"If Beatrice were at her peak, her Spatial Exile technique, which dealt with the Dorabbis, could have immediately dealt with Syrus. However, the Mana accumulated over four hundred years is all in the Forbidden Library. Although it's not that they can't be mobilized once they leave the Forbidden Library, the Watergate City is just too far away."

"The mana she currently possesses is insufficient for her to unleash such high-level Yin magic; she can only assist from the sidelines."

"If you refuse to surrender obediently, then for everyone's safety, please be prepared!"

"With Betty's help, Emilia gained the upper hand more and more. She seized an opening, swung her ice sword, and slashed across Syrus's left arm in a furious declaration."

"Her left arm detached from her body, flying high into the air, dripping with blood. This was Emilia's moment of triumph, a moment to remember, a moment to be proud of. However—"

"Left arm. The left arm was severed from the body, flying high into the air, covered in blood."

"Not only Syluris's, but also Emilia's, Beatrice's, Hachiman Hikigaya's, everyone's."

"How could this be?!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been looking for an opportunity to intervene in the battle, was shocked by the sudden and undeserved disaster. He turned around and looked around. He saw Anastasia and Crusch in the distance, as well as Ajin, who was near them, also with a severed hand. He stared at the laughing Sylures, and a terrifying thought formed in his mind."

At the same time, a sound-barrier-breaking explosion approached from afar, shouting, "That's enough, villain! Your life cannot be spared; it's too dangerous!"

"Reinhard, who was summoned by Ah-Zhen with a token, looked solemnly at the people present who had suddenly lost their arms. He immediately deduced that this was done by the enemy with bandages using some special method."

Knowing the danger posed by the enemy, and for the safety of everyone present, Reinhard had no intention of leaving any survivors. Gathering his strength in both fists, no longer holding back as usual, Reinhard moved in front of Syrus in a split second, raising his fist high.

"—Wait, Reinhard! Don't kill her!!"

"Hachiman Hikigaya figured out the effects of Syrus's power very quickly, and he stopped it just as quickly, but Reinhard, going all out, killed the enemy even faster!"

""impeach!""

"With the sound of a fist falling, Syluès's solid head shattered like a watermelon."

"Then, all that Hachiman Hikigaya could see was Reinhard turning his head, and after a moment of astonishment, a deep despair suddenly swept over his entire body."

"And what Reinhard saw..."

"The same broken and cracked heads as Sylules, at the same time—the heads of all people!"

"After a year, Hachiman Hikigaya, the Return of Death, has been activated once again."

"—"

Everyone was stunned.

Just moments ago, Anastasia was secretly pleased with herself for being part of the official history, but by a twist of fate, she had started calling her prime minister by the very name he loved to hear her use. Now, Anastasia was filled with rage and shock, and was caught off guard as her prime minister met another unexpected death.

"If we had Reinhard, we could do it. If we had Reinhard, we could... That should be it, that should be it, right?"

Ferut clutched her hair, unable to comprehend what had happened.

Reinhard's dragon sword fell to the ground with a clatter, and his dejection and slump were clearly visible as he swayed unsteadily.

The exchange between surprise and despair came too suddenly.

“Emilia severed her left arm, and everyone’s left arm was severed. Reinhard smashed her head, and everyone’s head was smashed… Heh, I see. One of the effects of Syrus’s power is to replicate the damage he suffers on everyone in the same area.”

At Advanced Nurturing High School, just like Hachiman Hikigaya who halted Reinhardt's progress, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji deduced the effects of Syrus's power around the same time.

His intelligence was convincing, but the effect was so terrifying that it was too far-fetched, and the students in the classroom found it hard to accept for a while.

"How is this possible? Such an effect!"

"...But that is indeed the power."

At the Karlsten mansion, Crusch felt a chill run down his spine and had to accept reality. "Syluise is strong, but she is far from being as strong as Regulus and Pandora. If Emilia, Beatrice, and Lord Hachiman join forces, they might be able to exhaust Syluise's strength and capture her alive."

"At that time, Lord Hachiman had already deduced the effects of Syrus's power. He could have stopped Emilia and prevented her from killing him. The initial attack on him had actually been neutralized, so he didn't have to die."

"But it was because of my and Anastasia's unauthorized actions that we summoned Reinhard, which led to the death of everyone."

Helping Hachiman-sama inadvertently made things worse, which was more unacceptable to her than anything else!

“Not only me, but you, Lydia… even Anastasia, Crusch, and Reinhard, those incredibly reliable people, have their moments of becoming masters of civil war.”

On the main street of the capital, Parker tried to distract his daughter with this, but even after hearing these words, Emilia remained upset.

Although she had died many times, she couldn't get used to death. Every time she saw Hachiman die, she felt extremely sad.

"Regulus, Sylures... Two archbishops of the highest sins have appeared in the Watergate City at once. What is this? Is it a self-fulfilling prophecy?"

Recalling their past boasts of "With Reinhard around, we don't need to fear even two or three Archbishops of Sin," many couldn't help but slap themselves, exclaiming, "What a jinx!"

"Syluus is clearly incapable of defeating Reinhard, yet her power is specifically designed to kill Reinhard, who was trying to save someone, preventing the invincible Reinhard from attacking her. What kind of situation is this..."

Miyuki Shirogane smiled wryly, "Power... Archbishop of Sin... We underestimated the power we've been dealing with."

"It's disgusting, it's really disgusting!" Bai Yingui said indignantly.

"With Reinhard-senpai around, the opponent is someone who's his nemesis. It's like they're deliberately targeting him. They just don't want to make things easy for Hachiman-senpai's side."

"This damn other world!!"

307. The Wrathful Extermination Battle III

"I'm sorry, thank you. I'm sorry, thank you. I'm sorry, thank you, thank you, hehehehe."... If Sylures had seen the future of Watergate City from the very beginning of the light screen, this would definitely have been his reaction.

But for some reason, looking at herself, who was better than dead, Syludes could only feel a splitting headache, and her mind kept replaying Emilia's childhood in the Frozen Forest.

Those scenes, those people, one after another.

Syrus was tormented by this relentless torture, his eyes bloodshot. Although he had already begun to be affected involuntarily back in the Sanctuary, seeing himself and the half-elf Emilia kill each other and ultimately perish together was even more devastating.

For some reason, her breathing became even heavier, as if something was about to burst out.

At the same time, in the grave, Echidna, covered in mud and soaked with tea, was disheveled and had become accustomed to the feeling of being favored by misfortune.

She looked at this future with a mixture of surprise and amusement, clicking her tongue in amazement. "Oh my, this is really a twisted sense of humor. Pandora, Pandora... Jus becomes Petritchius, Fortuna becomes Syluès, and even though both of their memories have been distorted, Fortuna still deeply loves Jus."