There was absolutely no room for hesitation. They were the dead, and only by striking them down could their souls be saved.
Although the brain understands, reason and emotion are another matter...
At this moment──
“—『Tenjutsu』!『Summon』!!”
A heroic chant echoed from beside Ryuutarou. It was Ling, who had fallen to the ground.
She knelt on one leg and erected several barriers, instantly surrounding Ryuutarou and Shizuku. At the same time, a light shone from her hand. She held a "key," unlocking the path to the sea of trees—no, the beast path carved by the demons.
“““““Hoarululululuahhhh!””””””
The summoned monsters in the form of tigers, wolves, and giant snakes pounced on the corpse beast soldiers at the same time.
"What? I thought you were trying to pull some kind of trick by pretending to faint, but it turns out it was just this little trick."
"Even if it's just a small thing, it can buy time for Nagumo-san to save everyone!"
Even though blood was still flowing from her head, Ling didn't care at all and continued to wave her two iron fans.
A healing light shone upon Ryuutarou and Shizuku. They regained the strength to stand, and were able to catch their breath under Suzu's defense. This brief moment was enough for them to prepare themselves. They used reason to subdue their emotions and stir up their fighting spirit.
"My good friend, I'm going to beat you up!"
"Eri, this might cost you some limbs, so just bear with it."
"Aha! You'll soon realize that all this is in vain!"
Huili remained calm, sneer-speechless, and turned her gaze towards the fierce battle area.
There, Hajime and Shia were fighting hard and gradually advancing.
Nearly ten apostles fell to the ground, unable to fight.
A single apostle alone was a catastrophic threat. Meanwhile, although Hajime and Shia were also injured, their fighting spirit and power remained undiminished.
Shia's "Future Vision - Apocalyptic Vision" allows her to glimpse several seconds into the future, and her physical abilities are still developing. Furthermore, Hajime's accumulated experience, analysis, and simulations from his battles with Noin are gradually being smoothly applied to actual combat. These factors contribute to the ever-evolving and refined combat styles of both of them.
More importantly,
"Mr. Hajime! Double burst!"
"!bring it on!"
The two work together seamlessly.
He carried the large shield on his back, crouched down, and planted his feet firmly on the ground, like a tree taking root.
Shia shouted, "Hum!" and struck the great shield with her Drukken. Suddenly, a red and bluish-white shockwave erupted, sending the approaching apostles flying like blooming flowers.
This is a double shockwave created by combining Druken's "Magic Shockwave" with the Great Shield's impact reactive armor function.
Hajime and Shia have a perfect rapport.
Now, the two were less than ten meters away from Yue.
"Stop, stop! Anomaly!"
The apostles, dragging their afterimages, rushed towards Shi from the side. Previously, the apostles and he were clearly evenly matched; now, it was different. Even with so many apostles, he couldn't be stopped.
Although there weren't many individuals in a state of functional suspension, the fact that the apostles were unable to stop Hajime's attack made even these emotionless ones express anxiety.
The apostle who rushed forward raised his sword and swung it violently.
"Don't look around────!"
The terrifying BUG rabbit caused chaos with its war hammer, completely obstructing the apostle's actions.
She used her simple body-strengthening skills to match the apostle's arm strength, and literally sent the apostle flying, blasting him out of the battle zone.
"Get out of the way, get out!"
Three cross-shaped floating cannons moved forward and then exploded.
After breaking through the apostles' defenses with such a strong method, Hajime continued to advance.
"... Yarbu-sama, this guy is really..."
"With so many apostles blocking his way, it's amazing that he was able to break through..."
Fried had never expected that even the might of dozens of apostles wouldn't be enough to stop him, and his expression turned to trembling. Yarbu's face was filled with admiration and astonishment. They both raised their hands simultaneously.
A space explosion and dark golden magic bullets with a diameter of at least three meters were fired at Hajime and Shia simultaneously.
"Don't even think about it!"
The one who intervened at this time was Tio who had transformed into a dragon.
No matter how spacious the throne room was, transforming into a dragon within the confines of the space would only make her a mere target. Tio knew this all too well. She chose to transform into a dragon despite this knowledge, intending to use her massive body and black scales to shield Hajime.
"Uh-huh!"
Although Tio set up several wind walls at the same time, trying to disperse the power... it was a pity that the opponent was too strong.
Tio's beautiful black scales were completely shattered, and the fragments spurted out along with the blood.
"Tio! Don't be so stubborn!"
"Miss Tio!"
Hajime and Shia couldn't help but shout at the sight. But Tio, ignoring their attempts to stop her, unleashed a dragon's breath, sweeping towards Yalu and Fried. Yalu's barrier easily blocked the breath, while Fried continued to cast magic to shatter the black scales. Meanwhile, Tio continued to shout, encouraging the two.
"If not now, when will you show off your strength?! Hurry up and go!"
At the same time, Tio cast a spell to create fire bombs and wind blades in the void, and scattered them towards the apostles surrounding Hajime and Shia.
"That light is extraordinary! We must rescue her immediately... Don't worry. I will never die before I receive the Master's favor!"
“Thank you so much, please!”
"Well, leave it to me."
Tio sacrificed herself to block the two of them, and at the same time, she used all her life force to exhale an extremely huge dragon breath, clamping down on Yarbu and Fried.
The raging fire ignited by the dragon's breath was like Tio's own awakening. In response to her awakening, Hajime rushed forward without regard for his own safety.
Five meters left.
"Don't even think about getting past here! Come on!"
Shia stopped, turned back, and fired all of Drukken's shotgun shells without reservation. She then took out a huge kendama and swung it around while grabbing the chain.
The massive attack formed a round shield, blocking the enemy like a localized typhoon, buying time for Hajime.
Hajime never looked back.
He fired all of Alcorn's remaining bullets in all directions, summoned a reserve unit of the Cross Floater, and rushed forward with all his might—
"moon!!"
“──!!”
Finally, he arrived in front of the person he loved most.
From the space where flames and smoke erupted, and the bodies of the apostles flew everywhere, Hajime's figure rushed out. Trapped in the pillar of light, Yue supported her hands on it and moved her mouth. However, her voice remained inaudible.
However, Yue was panting, one hand clutching her chest, her expression extremely anxious, and she kept shaking her head, as if trying to shake something off. Looking at her appearance, it was not difficult to see that she was in a serious situation.
The silver beams that continued to shine like heavy rain seemed to have some negative effects on her.
"Look at me destroying it."
Hajime cast aside his large shield and Alcorn, and used the cross-shaped floating cannon to cast a barrier to prevent any external interference. At the same time, he pulled out a new weapon from the void—the "Pile Bunker."
Despite being extremely anxious, Hajime still used sublimation magic to explosively increase the destructive power of the weapon to its maximum.
The weapon flashed red, indicating it had reached a critical point. At the same time—
"Yue! Get out of the way!"
He pulled the trigger.
An extremely sharp impact sound resounded throughout the surroundings, and a giant black spike pierced through the light column.
How could the beam of light, which couldn't even be damaged by Yue's magic, be penetrated so easily?
However, Hajime didn't have time to wonder now. The hole the giant spike had made in the light column began to crack and spread outward. Hajime activated his prosthetic arm's "Vibration Shatter" and, with all his might, punched the light column.
The crisp sound of shattering "bang" shook the air.
The silver light that continued to shine down surged like a flood, and light particles splashed everywhere, making it impossible for others to see the figures of Hajime and Yue.
“—Tsuki!”
Shi raised his hand to push away the silver particles and reached towards where the moon was.
His expression was extremely anxious.
I should have successfully rescued Yue. But why? My heart was still restless, and the uneasiness was only deepening.
"moon!"
“…I’m here.”
I called for the second time and finally heard her response.
Hajime reached out and felt something soft. It was Yue's hand. Hajime pulled her towards him with one swift movement, and Yue flew out of the silver particles. Of course, Hajime hugged her.
"Great. Yue, are you okay!?"
"...Hehe, I'm fine. Or rather, I feel very refreshed right now."
“Huh? Yue, you—!?”
Yue replied, resting his face against Hajime's chest, his tone sounding cheerful. Hajime narrowed his eyes in confusion. At that moment, he felt the anxiety in his heart transform into a chill and disgust. At that moment, he was about to jump back reflexively.
“Ahem…you…”
"Hehe, this is so refreshing, Anomaly. I can't even remember how long ago you last appeared..."
I couldn't pull away.
That was definitely the moon's voice and appearance. But that person was definitely not the moon. That was impossible.
The figure exuded a dangerous and ominous aura, making Hajime certain she was definitely not Yue. However, he couldn't distance himself. Because—the figure pierced his abdomen.
The murder weapon was Yue's slender arm. With a knife-like thrust, it pierced Hajime's body completely, exiting through his back. Yue's hand, usually delicate and white as porcelain, was now bloodied, as if it had been flayed, stained with a sinister crimson.
Then, the wildly swirling silver particles shrank back into the sky as if reversed and disappeared without a trace.
Seeing the apostles suddenly stop their movements, Shia and the others, though surprised, remained cautious and kept a close eye on their opponents. Then, everyone turned with a startled look towards Hajime and Yue.
Witnessing the unbelievable scene, everyone's mouths opened in amazement.
In a desperate situation, Hajime unleashed his "Magic Wave" to try to distance himself from Yue. He concluded that since Yue was possessed by an unknown entity, he had to keep his distance from her.
However, he was unable to do so.
"In the name of Esid, I command—'Don't move.'"
"What!?"
Hajime's eyes widened in surprise. Not just because of the 'name' that rushed out of Yue's mouth, but also because his body obeyed the other party's command without resistance. He felt as if all the nerves in his body were blocked, and he was fixed like a specimen.
Looking at the motionless Hajime, the figure in front of him, who had the appearance of Yue—if the truth was as he said—the "Creator God Esid" smiled at him.
Hajime was impressed by this smile.
This wasn't Yue's smile. Long before, Hajime had seen a similar smile... That was when he had just been summoned to this world, in the great cathedral of the Holy Church's main mountain, located in the "Kamiyama." Hajime had seen a portrait of Esidé there. The smile on that portrait was the same as the one before him. The same feeling of disgust that had repelled him then was now welling up within him.
He was unable to move, and cold sweat continued to form. Only then did Esheed withdraw his hand from his abdomen.
Suddenly, blood gushed out of Hajime's abdomen as if a faucet had been turned on. The spurting blood stained Eshid's body a dismal crimson. Eshid raised his blood-drenched hand and slowly licked it.
"Oh, is this the sweet taste of a vampire? Not bad. I was hoping to see you die after tasting despair... but keeping you like a livestock doesn't seem so bad either."
“Ughhhhhhhhh!!”
Esheed had a sweet smile on his face, but spoke words full of malice.
Hajime unleashed a powerful aura that pierced the air. He ignored the blood pouring from the hole in his abdomen and continued to gather strength. The light of "Limit Breakthrough: Dominant Smash" grew even stronger.
After a beat of time.
A snap, like something breaking, rang out. At the same moment, Hajime's body was free. He leaped back, drawing his Donner and firing.
Physical damage is meaningless to Yue's body. Therefore, subduing the opponent should be the priority now.
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