Taeko and Nana followed closely behind, their faces gradually turning ashen.
"That's just..."
"B-but...wasn't he already defeated by Konangumo!?"
Nana cried out like a scream. It was natural for her to think that. But Yuka didn't answer.
She couldn't answer and could only let the anxiety and sense of crisis surge in her heart, and her expression couldn't help but twist.
So the three of them rushed to the outer wall of the palace.
At that moment, a loud bang was heard. Then, the three saw a familiar stream of magical light emerging from the residential area. A massive stone spear burst through the wall, shattering the outer wall. The three then saw the light of the barrier within the wall.
Because this wave of attacks was so silent and came from an obscure angle right above, the palace guards had no time to notice and only now began to panic.
Yuka didn't stop, and shouted to the guards to pass on the message, and then—
"Nana!"
"Leave it to me—Icicle!"
Their target was the hole that had been torn through the residential area. Though it was over ten meters high, it was no problem for Nana, whose calling was "Ice Mage." An icicle suddenly rose from beneath the three of them, and they leaped into it in one swift movement.
Then, what they saw was—
"Everyone! Teacher Ai!"
The sight before them was simply unbelievable—the walls between the rooms had vanished without a trace, and the entire living area had become like a vast hall. Shinji, Yoshiki, and the others huddled in a corner at the other end, looking helpless and terrified.
Only Kentaro stood up and stood in front of them. He was covered in cold sweat, and his face was fierce and urgent.
This is not surprising, as all the reliable forwards have been defeated.
A little distance away from them, Jūgo and Junshi lay in a pool of blood, motionless.
Ayako, weeping, cast a healing spell for them. However, Aiko, with a desperate expression, deployed a complex magic circle she had never seen before. It seemed their injuries were so severe that they had to struggle to stay alive.
Sheng stood in front of Aiko and the others to protect them, but his battle axe was broken and he used it as a cane to support himself, and he had to rely on Mingren to support him to stand.
As for the culprit who caused such a tragic situation, it was the "True Apostle of God" who should have become Kaori's new body. She turned around and looked at Yuka and others with cold and lifeless eyes. At this time...
“Everyone, cooperate with me! Uooohh ...
With Mao's support, Kentaro chanted the spell as if he was about to scream his throat out.
Then, the ground around him began to churn, and countless sharp stone spears emerged.
"Taeko! Nana!"
"Know!"
“—Ice Spears: Seventh Wave!!”
Yuka focused light onto her short sword and launched it. Taeko swung her thorn-like whip, and Nana fired a continuous stream of ice spears. Physical and magical attacks from all sides surrounded the Apostle of God.
But—with a light flap of the silver wings, all attacks were forced back into nothingness.
then……
"Okay, let me see what you choose."
The apostle uttered these incomprehensible words, and her figure blurred. In an instant, her fist struck Yuka's heart from below.
Yuka's body flew upwards. The indescribable impact made her unable to breathe, and her consciousness was flickering and intermittent.
Then, she saw Nana and Taeko being similarly assaulted, each being sent flying to the left and right. She also saw Kentaro kneeling on the ground, a silver feather piercing his abdomen.
Yuka's consciousness was about to sink into darkness. But──
──You are a guy with some backbone.
She seemed to hear the voice of that annoying guy saying this to her.
“Aa ...
Yuka suddenly opened her eyes, spitting out blood and roaring wildly. She unconsciously grasped three short knives in one hand and shot them out from the air.
“—『Thunder Entanglement』!”
She attached an electric shock to the short sword. The electric shock was so powerful that just touching it could kill you.
As Yuka landed, she tried to recall the short sword she had initially launched and continue the pursuit. However—
“—Huh?”
With a "bang," she felt a slight impact on her abdomen. Puzzled, she looked down and saw her own dagger piercing deep into her abdomen.
Yuka couldn't believe what she saw. The moment she raised her head, she heard two more "bangs" and a dagger stabbed into each of her legs.
It turned out that the apostle simply caught the dagger and shot it back at a speed that Yuka's perception could not keep up with. That's all - when Yuka realized this fact, her legs could no longer move.
After a beat, the pain made her sweat all over her body, and her breathing became shallow and rapid. However, in order to save her breath, Yuka refused to whine, no matter what, and forced herself to keep silent.
"Yuuka! Damn it...!"
To save her friend, Taeko swung her whip. Her expression was filled with pain, as the blow had apparently severed her arm.
She utilized her natural talent as a whip wielder, allowing the tip of the whip to easily exceed the speed of sound with unparalleled precision.
This strike was flawless, aiming precisely at the opponent's eyes.
“Eh? Ah—”
However, the opponent easily caught the whip with two fingers. It was ridiculous. Then, he took advantage of the situation and yanked Taeko forward, giving her a powerful heel strike.
"Taeko!"
Taeko's body bounced on the hard floor and finally fell to the ground, groaning in pain. She could hardly move, and the best she could do was scratch the ground with her fingertips.
Nana was excited and angry, and stretched out a hand to the enemy.
"Freeze to death, bitch! — 'Frozen Coffin'!"
And so, the apostle who was strolling towards her was instantly enveloped in ice. But the next moment, the ice cage that enveloped his entire body shattered with a "crack," and as if nothing had happened, the apostle continued to stroll towards her leisurely.
“Damn it…!”
Nana's eyes showed a hint of fear, and she began to fire the "Ice Spear" continuously without hesitation.
However, every ice spear was chopped down or blocked by the apostle with his hand knife, and only with one hand.
Yuka unleashed all her remaining daggers. Kentaro, enduring the cramping pain, released "Petrifying White Smoke." Even Aiko, Akito, and Mao were busy healing themselves while firing flaming bullets.
However, it was completely ineffective. The apostle remained completely unmoved by the petrifying smoke. The crowd couldn't even discern the movements of her sword, only barely making out its afterimage. All attacks were completely blocked by her sword strikes.
“Monster…!”
Despair began to spread. Everyone had to realize that what stood before them was a true monster created by God.
In such a desperate situation...
"What exactly is your purpose!?"
Yuka was the only one still shouting at the enemy. She pulled out the dagger stuck in her body and, even though her whole body was shaking with pain, she managed to stand up.
"I want a choice. Lord, I ask you to join the chessboard."
"On the chessboard?"
"But, beings without the ability to become chess pieces have no right to be on the chessboard. In my opinion—"
Having said that, the apostle turned his gaze to those who had been unable to stand up from beginning to end and could only huddle in the corner and tremble, namely Shinji, Yoshiki, and the classmates who had been locking themselves in their rooms for the past few days.
"Those people are not qualified."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Ignoring Yuuka's retort, the apostle continued speaking emotionlessly.
"Therefore, I decided to deal with them. However, Hatayama Aiko and the others rejected my decision and chose to fight me. Even though I explained to them that as long as they obeyed the Lord's decision, I would never harm them."
The apostle's goal seemed to be to take Yuuka and the others somewhere. However, she believed that students without the will to fight were unnecessary, so she intended to kill them. If one understood this, it would be easy to understand what she meant by "choice."
"Don't be ridiculous! Of course we won't abandon them!"
"Are you guys really going to choose this as well?"
After he finished speaking, the apostle looked at Yuka, Nana, Taeko who was lying on the ground and barely raised her head, as well as Kentaro, Aiko and others.
"Are you really going to protect worthless, incompetent beings and throw yourself into a battle you have no chance of winning for them?"
Shinji and the others looked at Yuka with anxious, pleading eyes.
Yuhua realized that her expression in their eyes must be full of fear and she wanted to cry but couldn't. She gritted her teeth because she was unwilling to accept it.
Yuka felt regretful and ashamed that she had no power and could only act like a clown, joke, and listen.
Now, she was terrified. The being before her was so terrifying that she felt like she might give way at any moment.
But Yuka knew that someone could defeat such a terrifying existence.
"That's strange."
"What?"
"The one who defeated your comrade was someone you called incompetent. Isn't that right?"
"..."
The apostle's expression remained impassive. His eyes remained as blank and lifeless as glass beads. It was so eerie and terrifying that Yuka couldn't help but tremble.
However, she still mustered all her strength to show off her strength, turning her head desperately and making provocative remarks. At the same time, she imitated the man's smile, that defiant smile.
"You want us to obey? Humph, what a joke! What God's decision? Eat shit!"
Come, pay attention to me—Yuka thought to herself, praying intensely.
In order to prevent the apostle from noticing the figure she had spotted, she bet everything on this chance of resurrection, staring straight at the apostle.
"I see."
However, Yuka desperately tried to achieve this goal, but overlooked an important flaw.
That is - since she herself could sense that figure, it meant that her wishful thinking was doomed to fail.
"Now, all the people from the other world are here."
“Ugh!?”
The apostle turned back and struck someone with the back of his fist. The victim was Kosuke, who had used all his strength to hide himself, sneaking up on the apostle in an attempt to assassinate him. Kosuke was sent flying, his body spinning in the air.
"Endo...Ahh!?"
Finding that the surprise attack had failed, Yuka gnashed her teeth in frustration, but she still immediately shot out the dagger.
The dagger struck the apostle between the eyebrows—the moment she saw this scene, she felt a shock from behind. As she was crushed to the ground, the apostle's figure in front of her blurred and then disappeared. It seemed that it was only an afterimage.
The apostle's entity circled behind her at a speed beyond her perception and stepped on her to the ground.
Before Yuka could struggle, a knock was heard.
“Ah…”
It was a crackling sound coming from her back, as if she had suffered some fatal injury. The extreme pain prevented Yuka from even uttering a cry. She saw stars, and incredibly, she began to lose feeling in her hands and feet.
"Damn it!"
Kosuke was bleeding heavily from his nose and had no time to care about his slightly crooked cheekbone. He cast a flash magic and became invisible again, moving around to the back of the apostle.
He held the dagger and stabbed the apostle's heart from below in the side.
"Well, I guess those guys still have some use."
However, the apostle seemed to be aware of Kosuke's movements as if it was natural, and kicked out at an ultra-high speed as fast as a whip, breaking Kosuke's right arm, right shoulder, and right ribs at the same time.
Kosuke's whole body was blown out like a ping-pong ball, flying past Shinji and others by a hair's breadth, and hitting the wall behind them heavily.
The students screamed in panic, their throats cramping. Amidst the wailing, Kosuke's body slid down the wall, blood smearing on the surface.
“…I really am still… not good enough… Captain…”
Not only his body, but his fighting spirit was completely shattered. Kousuke couldn't help but utter dejected words. Then, he lost consciousness.
"Please, stop it!"
Aiko finally couldn't help but beg for mercy.
There was no one left who could fight.
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