The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

After committing so many devilish acts, who can still smile and coexist peacefully with everyone?

Sigh, who knows if she'll cause any more massive destruction if she takes action?

Eris was unaware of this.

The only thing she was certain of was that she absolutely could not let Kiana cause any more trouble!

"that!"

The goddess puffed out her chest and raised her head, like a triumphant rooster trying to project an image of authority.

Unfortunately, even with her head held high, she still had to look up at Kiana.

With a figure like that of an ordinary young girl, she is still a little smaller than Kiana.

Therefore, in terms of sheer presence, this goddess is completely outmatched.

"I think...we can't act rashly right now!"

Despite her fear, Eris faced Kiana head-on.

Despite being so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes, the goddess stubbornly stood there, blocking her way.

Judging from her expression alone, it's clear that Kiana must have done something to offend her.

This left Kiana, the person involved, somewhat speechless.

"I clearly didn't do anything to her, right? Why am I acting like this? System, do you have any hints? Could this be related to the main storyline?"

[Indeed, what does the host plan to do next? Should he push this goddess away, or listen to her continue?]

"Well..."

Kiana lowered her head slightly to look at the goddess, and after a long while, she made a very wise move.

"Aqua, help me."

"Ugh! Why do I have to deal with this idiot thief...?"

The foolish goddess Aqua couldn't understand Kiana's request at all.

The goddess stomped her feet arrogantly, shouting that she would never do as she was told.

However, in the distance, the mobile fortress that looked remarkably like a spider suddenly shot out a red laser beam.

Such an attack, so distinctly different from anything in this world, caused considerable casualties on its very first appearance.

Almost without exception, the laser caused a violent explosion wherever it touched.

"Oh my god! Who did this?!"

"Help!"

"Hey adventurer, hurry up and take down that fortress!"

Adventurers who shouldn't have been here, unable to resist their greed, ventured into the dangerous abyss.

The price they paid for doing so was heavy casualties.

Fortunately, this place is far from that spider-like mobile fortress, which prevented heavy casualties.

Even so, these adventurers, who were already quite undisciplined, still suffered a lot.

Having encountered setbacks, they naturally lost all will to resist and immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Like sheep fleeing from wolves, they filed into the city.

Soon, only the dust stirred up by the breeze remained at the city gate...

"These guys run really fast!"

[After all, self-preservation is a biological instinct, host. That fortress is about to breach the city, what do you plan to do?]

After hearing the system's notification, Kiana slowly raised her head.

The fortress, which looked like a spider, was slowly advancing with an unstoppable momentum.

Because of its enormous size, the mere approach to this fortress could darken the sky.

The terrifying sight of the sky covering the sun was enough to frighten Kazuma and the others into retreating.

"What...what do we do! Darkness, hurry up and hold them off!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Kazuma!"

Surprisingly, the female knight, who originally found pleasure in enduring all sorts of harm, began to resist the order to attack.

She abruptly waved her hand and denied it urgently in a very decisive tone:

"No matter how you look at it, we'd die if we charged in now!"

"Were you afraid of dying before?"

"Of course! Who isn't afraid of death!"

The argument between the two was so loud that Kiana, who was busy tying up the disguised goddess Eris with Aqua, couldn't stand it anymore.

She frowned slightly, turned to the two of them, and said:

"Well, she's right. But can you guys just shut up for a bit?"

"Alright, I'll leave the rest to you, Vice Captain!"

Kazuma saluted Kiana, then slipped into the city without stopping, completely disregarding any risk.

Seeing him leave so decisively, Kiana and Darkness both showed helpless expressions.

You could say this guy is incredibly cunning; he knows to hand over the responsibility at the crucial moment.

But it's alright.

"From now on, no one can stop me!"

Kiana walked slowly forward, her azure eyes filled with an unwavering desire to win.

Even though she was indeed insignificant compared to that spider-like mobile fortress, for some reason the goddess Eris, who was bound, and the goddess Aqua, who inexplicably betrayed her and captured her disguised junior, felt that...

Compared to that magnificent and terrifying sports fortress, she exuded an overwhelming aura...

"System, unlock the gem's restrictions!"

[Ding! Which gem do you need to unlock, host?]

"Pandemic Gem."

[Ding! Unlocking power requires 1000 Herrscher Points. Consume? (Friendly reminder: Since the host is currently wearing the latest combat suit - Time Gravel Chasing Light, releasing skills will grant additional special effects.)]

"Extra...effects?"

Just as Kiana was filled with curiosity about the so-called extra special effects, the spider-like giant mobile fortress suddenly reflected countless lasers.

Although the scarlet laser appeared thin and weak, it could cause a chain of explosions wherever it passed.

Like countless cannons striking the area where the laser passed, the shockwaves from the simple chain of explosions even made the two goddesses sway precariously, almost falling over several times.

As the explosion drew ever closer, Aqua and Eris were filled with terror, and the female knight Darkness reached out and lunged forward to try and push Kiana away.

"Spirit Flame! Draw your sword!"

Kiana instantly unlocked the gem's power, then unleashed a sword strike accompanied by star-like powder, with strange clockwork patterns appearing on her back.

With just one sword strike, the sound of a pendulum swinging back and forth suddenly echoed throughout the world.

Immediately afterwards, a non-physical hemisphere spread across the sky as if it had exploded, in just a moment.

The entire world was shrouded in a pale purple hue, as if time and space had been fractured.

The goddesses' expressions of horror froze on their faces, while the female knight Darkness remained in mid-air in her leaping motion, yet she did not fall.

The city fell silent, the world fell silent, and the deadly laser, along with its owner, was frozen in a stillness.

This sword strike severed time itself...

A Certain Infernal Affairs in Another World (Konosuba): Chapter Twenty-Two: Passionate Defender Megumin vs. Cold and Beautiful Prosecutor Serena

Kiana never imagined that she could freeze time in the entire world.

She could clearly sense that this was a sign that the uncontrolled fracture capability had not been used for a long time.

Strangely, in her previous world, she had tried to use this ability time and time again, but she was never able to succeed.

If she weren't so confident in her abilities, she would have forgotten everything her teacher had taught her because she was too respectful of him.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that she has not only failed to return this compulsory course for the Valkyries to her teacher.

On the contrary, they achieved an unbelievable level of performance?

"This...I made it?"

The question had barely crossed Kiana's mind when time, which had been frozen, suddenly began to move again.

In the blink of an eye, the world began to collapse, as if the barriers between planes had been broken, or as if the world woven by space and time had been shattered.

Patterns resembling cracks in glass appeared out of nowhere and stretched into the distance.

In just a moment, the strike of the Flame King Sword was over.

Countless star-like particles enveloped the spider-like giant moving fortress.

All that could be heard was the sound of glass shattering.

Those who had been forbidden from living in time finally came to their senses from the rupture in time.

"What...what happened?!"

"Look! What's that!"

"Is this going to explode?!"

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, the massive fortress, resembling a spider, seemed to have suffered an unbearable blow under the power unleashed by Kiana.

Twisted, deformed, and cracked.

Like an explosion from the inside out, it shattered into countless fragments that flew into the distance.

These shooting stars against the wind are the strongest symbol of the power Kiana unleashed.