Hajime fired three bullets at each of the Apostles with this move, and knocked down four of them in one go.

He didn't use any high-powered weapons, but relied solely on his skills to break through the apostle's unmatched defense. This was undoubtedly a joke that the apostle didn't want to believe.

However, the apostles still bought enough time.

"That's too presumptuous, Anomaly. Don't think that shield can withstand this attack."

Elufort spoke coldly, a chilling death sentence. Then, the three apostles simultaneously swung their swords.

A silver sun, formed by concentrating vast amounts of energy to a critical point, radiated a destructive beam, resembling a prominence erupting from the sun's surface. This incredibly thick beam, at least ten meters in diameter, barreled down, powerful enough to annihilate everything.

Hajime felt Shizuku and the others behind him tense up nervously. Shia and Tio shrugged helplessly at Hajime's reaction.

"I don't have that intention."

Suddenly, the "treasure house" glowed, and ten discs appeared out of thin air and flew forward.

These discs have holes in their centres. Five of them are placed in the path of the concentrated decomposition shells, with their flat parts facing the shells, like shields.

The disc is then split into thirds, instantly expanding the size of the central hole.

After the disc disintegrated, each part was connected to each other by thin lines, and in the blink of an eye, a huge ring was formed in the air. Before the concentrated decomposition artillery fire hit, the ring began to glow.

So──

“That move is…!”

The strongest attack, capable of breaking even the barrier of space magic, was unexpectedly swallowed by the gaping hole in the center of the ring and launched from elsewhere. The other five discs dispersed imperceptibly, forming the same large ring and launching a concentrated barrage that was swallowed.

——Variable crescent Orestes.

The hole in the center of each crescent wheel can activate a "Space-Time Gate," firing space-jumping bullets. With improvements, it can be used to deflect enemy attacks in this way.

No matter what kind of attack, if it misses, it's meaningless—this exile-type offensive defense fully realizes this principle. The apostle's face seemed to be unpleasant, perhaps because someone had used the same method against them before.

The concentrated bombardment was diverted back intact, and the apostles scrambled to avoid the trajectory.

Of course, Hajime would not miss this opportunity. As the gunshots rang out, countless more apostles fell.

"It's not over yet."

New apostles emerged from the brightly colored space.

However, this doesn't make sense.

"You've said before that you've thoroughly analyzed me."

The decomposition bombardment, the sweeping of silver feathers, and various offensive magic were all diverted by Orestes and turned towards the apostles.

"I will return these words to you intactly."

Even if the apostles wanted to go forward and engage in close combat, they would be driven back by the shock wave barrier formed by the space bomb.

"How can you be so cowardly after failing to kill your prey twice?"

Whenever an apostle reveals a flaw, he will be shot through by the magic bullet that is sure to kill him.

"Unchanging magic, weapons, and tactics—"

Donal and Hulak kept spinning.

The super-fast mid-air reloading of the gun by Hajime's hands made it look like he was holding a round shield in each hand.

Hajime himself also moved his feet, spinning in circles. At the same time, his hands moved in other directions as if they were different creatures.

Achieve maximum efficiency with minimum actions, and every action is the most reasonable judgment.

The scarlet magic bullets Hajime unleashed with this movement were undoubtedly the embodiment of death. A continuous stream of crimson flashes emanated in all directions, each one capable of striking down a single 'Apostle of God'—a single scourge capable of devastating the world—with the ease of swatting a mosquito.

Such a scene is hard to believe is real.

Bright red flashes blazed everywhere, and silver light fell like raindrops, so dazzling that the scene seemed even more unreal. Shia, Tio, Shizuku, Ling, and Ryuutarou could not help but stare in fascination, even though they knew they shouldn't be dazed at this moment.

"I've imagined it. I worked hard to modify my weapons, improve my proficiency, prepare multiple strategies, and mass-produce killer weapons. While I was doing all this, what were you doing?"

Before anyone knew it, new apostles stopped appearing in the brightly colored space.

The apostle seemed to be caught off guard by this situation. A look of astonishment crossed his face, and he turned his empty gaze towards Hajime.

"Shut up, anomaly. We are complete beings. Mere humans have no right to be compared to us—"

She couldn't continue talking halfway. Her core had been shot through. I began to judge her nonsense as worthless and didn't want to hear her continue.

"You won't make any progress. You won't fight tooth and nail for survival, for your dreams, for the things that matter. Just like I said at the beginning—"

When I came to my senses, I realized that only one apostle remained in the air. Coincidentally, this apostle was Tuent, the tenth apostle, making him a perfect ending.

Donal pointed his gun at Tuent.

The apostle stopped moving and met Hajime's eyes. Hajime's mouth curled up defiantly.

"You're just a bunch of puppets."

The sound of gunfire echoed around.

For some reason, Tuente didn't resist at all, letting her core be penetrated. Finally, she spoke.

"You monster..."

"Thank you so much."

The apostle collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut, falling straight down. He took her final insult as a compliment and responded with a smile.

He spun the gun in his hand, shaking off the white smoke that billowed from the muzzle, and smoothly holstered it. This action seemed to announce the end of the battle.

Turning around, I saw Suzu and Ryuutarou crouching, frozen in silence. Shizuku gave a wry smile. Shia and Tio stared at Hajime's back with passionate eyes.

"Sorry, it took me sixty seconds to figure it out."

He felt a little ashamed of the boast he had just made and scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"No, that's not what we meant, Nagumo-kun."

"We were frightened by you. Don't be so insensitive."

In terms of the results alone, Hajime single-handedly defeated nearly two hundred "Apostles of God," not only remaining unscathed but also completely defeating them all within a minute.

The ferocious power unleashed by the combination of divine artifacts and magic skills was beyond the comprehension of Ling and Ryuutarou.

"You can only blame the apostles for providing a lot of information but failing to kill you, right?"

"I see. The cost of their mistake was truly high."

"From this, we can see that the more time we give Hajime, the more rapidly our chances of winning will decrease."

Having just entered the [Divine Realm], Hajime has already demonstrated many new weapons and tactics.

The "Meteor Strike" that would flatten the "Sacred Mountain" at the outset of the war, the new solar beam laser cannon "Barus Hyperion", the electromagnetic acceleration Gatling Pile Bunker, special ammunition...

How could this be a non-combat vocation? How could this be an ordinary job?

While Hajime's body possesses monstrous capabilities, his true weapon is his unbridled imagination and the research and development capabilities to realize it.

And what threatens humanity is often something newly created.

From a certain perspective, the talent that Hajime possesses is the most terrifying.

Only now did Shizuku and the others truly understand this. Witnessing the reality before their eyes, they had no choice but to understand.

"I overwhelmed the apostles with minimal force. Therefore, they probably won't waste their time sending a large group of apostles. However, everyone should remain alert. Let's go."

Having said that, Hajime continued walking towards the front of the passage.

Shia and Tio followed happily behind.

“Speaking of which, I think it’s a shame! Hajime-san’s heroic display just now should have been seen by Miss Yue!”

"Haha, I anticipated this need and brought along a recording device. Once everything is finished, let's hold the screening!"

"Miss Tio is truly amazing! You truly deserve to be called a peerless pervert whose name will go down in history!"

“Hahaha, don’t praise me like that! I’d be embarrassed… Eh? You’re not praising me?”

It was a normal conversation, just like any other.

Shizuku, Ling, and Ryuutarou looked at each other for a moment, then smiled wryly. They realized then that if they panicked over such a trivial matter, they wouldn't be able to continue following them. The three of them braced themselves and stood up with full determination.

At the end of the hallway, Hajime was pressing his hands against the brightly colored wall.

As expected, that seemed to be the boundary of this space. Wherever Hajime's hand touched, ripples appeared, and his hand could penetrate it like reaching into water. It was a wall that could be passed through.

Hajime reached forward with one hand and took out the compass with the other to confirm. The distance to the moon had not changed.

It should lead to another place, but I can't predict where it will be.

"one way or another……"

Hajime removed a palm-sized cylindrical object from the holster at his waist, activated "Thunder Entanglement" for a brief moment, and threw it to the other side of the spatial ripple. Shizuku tilted her head in confusion and asked:

"Hajime? What are you doing?"

"I threw a grenade in."

“What are you doing!?”

"If there are any enemies inside, it would be best to kill them first."

However, what is troubling is that even if you use a compass to sense the conditions on the other side of the ripples, you cannot see the specific results.

It's like it's changing all the time.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Hajime threw in a "space distortion grenade".

It was a new type of grenade, capable of twisting, breaking, and shattering the surrounding space like a whirlpool. Its advantage was that it was extremely lethal yet silent.

Imagining everything on the other side of the wall being quietly destroyed, Ling couldn't help but shout.

“What if Eri and Kouki are there!?”

Hajime was mentally calculating the grenade's duration. Hearing Ling's words, he blinked, looked at Ling, Ryutaro, and Shizuku in that order, and then—he looked away. Far away, he looked into the distance.

"It's common sense to throw grenades to contain the enemy before charging into their positions."

"Don't answer irrelevant questions..."

Ryuutarou muttered, holding his head. Shizuku also looked up helplessly.

Ignoring their reactions, Hajime shot out wires from his prosthetic limbs, entangling everyone.

"We might get separated during the transfer, just like we did in the Great Labyrinth with Hartrina and Schnee. When we go in, we should stay as close together as possible."

Are you ready? — Hajime asked with a glance.

It's already been done! —Everyone responded with this look.

So, the group jumped into the ripples without hesitation.

Hajime and the others felt dizzy as their vision was filled with a chaotic and violent array of colors, as if they had strayed into a kaleidoscope. The sticky, slippery feeling on their skin was also very uncomfortable.

However, the discomfort only lasted for a few moments.

The sensation of walking on cushions quickly gave way to the solid touch of hard ground. The vibrant colors in front of my eyes were no longer visible. Instead, a different, unusual sight greeted me.

“W-Where is this place…!?”

Ryutaro muttered in embarrassment. He looked around blankly.

Hajime and the others didn't dare to be careless and carefully observed their surroundings. The same feeling emerged in their hearts.

"The style of these buildings is truly unique... I've never seen anything like them in Todas."

"Wow! What a tall building... All made of metal or stone-like materials."

“Hey, Hajime, this isn’t…”

Shizuku's tone seemed a little hesitant, probably because the scene before her looked somewhat familiar.

"No, this is not Earth."

Yes, the scene on the other side of the brightly colored wall looks very similar to modern Earth.

The place where Hajime and the others appeared was on the top floor of a building. The building was about thirty stories high and made of a material similar to cement.

From this spot, one could see a road paved with a material resembling asphalt, and numerous skyscraper-like buildings stretching out into the distance. However—

"Should I call it a ruined city? They've probably moved an entire city that perished long ago. It's probably to commemorate a fallen civilization or something, but it's definitely for some ridiculous reason like that."

Hajime said this with disdain. As he said, the city looked completely destroyed, no doubt about it.

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