In her purple eyes, the last trace of confusion and tenderness vanished completely, replaced by icy killing intent and a madness that sought to destroy everything.
Her gaze, like the sharpest arrow, instantly locked onto the direction from which the bullet was coming—that high vantage point!
"Unforgivable... Absolutely unforgivable!!!"
Tohka's figure transformed into a purple meteor, carrying a world-destroying momentum, soaring into the sky and charging straight towards the location of the AST unit!
Her target was clear and singular—the guy in white who fired the shot!
She no longer suppressed it, and her immense spiritual power was completely unleashed, transforming into a purple meteor that soared into the sky, carrying with it a furious rage capable of destroying everything!
Wherever it passed, the air distorted, and the ground of the plateau was torn into deep ravines by the dissipated energy.
...at the highest point.
The moment Origami Tobiichi pulled the trigger, it was as if all her strength and soul had been drained away.
The CCC sniper rifle in her hand slipped limply to the ground with a dull thud.
Her knees buckled, and she collapsed to the ground. Her face beneath the helmet was deathly pale, and her eyes were terrifyingly empty.
Through the sniper scope, she clearly saw the burst of blood from Shido's chest after the bullet hit him, and his unfocused eyes as he fell to the ground.
(I... killed... Shido...?)
This realization was like the most vicious curse, instantly shattering all her psychological defenses.
My mind went blank. All I could hear were Captain Ryoko's exclamation, the noisy commands on the communication channel, and even Tohka's soaring spiritual pressure and murderous roar in the distance.
...She could no longer hear anything.
The world lost all color and sound in her eyes, leaving only the image of Shido lying in a pool of blood, which endlessly looped and magnified in her mind.
"I... killed Shido... I... killed..."
She knelt on the spot like a broken doll, muttering to herself over and over again, unresponsive to any external threats.
The immense shock and regret left her mind blank; the world seemed to have lost its sound and color.
She pulled the trigger herself; the target was an elf, but the bullet pierced the chest of the person she most wanted to protect.
This realization was like the most vicious curse, instantly destroying all her beliefs and rationality.
She even ignored Tohka's figure, which was carrying boundless rage and rushing straight at her.
"Origami! Danger! Get up! You need to reflect on this. I'll scold you to death when we get back. Now stand up!"
Ryoko Kusakabe was terrified. She grabbed Origami, who was like a walking corpse, and quickly regrouped with the other AST members, forming a defensive formation to protect Origami behind her.
"Everyone! Form defensive formation!" Liaozi shouted hoarsely, even though she knew that against the berserk [Princess], these defenses might be as fragile as paper.
They held aloft the defensive barrier generated by the display device, nervously facing Tohka, who descended like a vengeful goddess.
Tohka's figure crashed down in front of the AST formation like a meteorite, and the slashing gong, accompanied by a shrill shriek that tore through the air, slashed down fiercely!
"Boom——!"
A violent explosion rang out, and the random domain twisted and shattered the moment it came into contact with the blade! Several AST members were directly blasted away by the violent energy shockwave, and their equipment emitted alarms indicating that it could not withstand the strain.
"Hand over that white guy...!" Tohka hovered in mid-air, her voice as cold as ice as Origami, who was heavily protected by AST.
Her anger needed to be vented, and her grief demanded blood for revenge!
Even in her rage, she deliberately avoided distant cities and ordinary areas, focusing all her destructive energy on the AST's defensive lines and Origami behind them.
Tohka has only one goal—that Origami kneeling on the ground like a doll!
Although her attacks were ferocious, they still carried a heartbreaking "precision." All her anger was focused on the direction where Origami was, without deliberately affecting the other AST members who were desperately defending around her.
This restraint—maintaining a bottom line of not harming "unrelated parties" even in the midst of extreme anger—further highlights the tragic nature of her actions at this moment.
The AST members gritted their teeth and fought desperately against Tohka's storm-like attacks.
They knew the origami was not working properly, and they knew this operation might have led to a huge mistake, but protecting their companions was their only belief at that moment.
Just as Tohka raised her weapon, preparing to break through AST's defenses and deliver a fatal blow to Origami—
A soft, yet seemingly soul-stirring, spatial tremor resounded.
In the air between Tohka and the AST unit, the space above the platform rippled like water with a stone thrown in.
Immediately afterwards, a spatial portal with dark purple electric light flashing along its edges opened silently out of thin air.
A leg, encased in high-quality black stockings and with lines as beautiful as a work of art, gracefully stepped out from the doorway.
The heels lightly touched the air, yet it felt as if they were stepping on invisible steps, producing a crisp sound.
【Heavenly Judgment】is like a deity descending to earth, appearing completely from the spatial gate.
She maintained her haughty and aloof demeanor, her long white hair swaying slightly in the night breeze, her golden eyes scanning the chaotic battlefield below with an all-knowing indifference.
She looked down at Tohka, who was consumed by rage and frantically attacking AST, and spoke in her unique, seductive yet icy voice, preparing to extend the invitation once more:
"Tohka, do you see this? This is humanity's 'protection'! They only bring harm and death! Your anger and sorrow are the injustice this world has inflicted on us! Join 'Anti-Entropy' and stand with me..."
Her voice was cold and penetrating, like a demonic chant, like a pre-rehearsed script. She was trying to guide Tohka completely to the opposite side of humanity.
However, just as her gaze "inadvertently" swept across the battlefield, her casually sweeping gaze inadvertently...
...I caught sight of the blue-haired boy lying in a pool of blood, his chest a mess, his fate unknown.
Time seems to be frozen at this moment.
[Tianchai] The originally smooth and magnetic voice was abruptly stopped, as if gripped by an invisible hand.
The expression on her face, which held an air of complete control and a hint of mockery and indifference, crumbled like shattered ice.
Her golden eyes, which had been brimming with arrogance and aloofness, instantly lost all their luster and brilliance, becoming empty and lifeless.
The sounds of the world seemed to vanish instantly; all she could see was that blinding red and the lifeless profile of the boy.
Time seems to freeze at this moment.
Her half-open lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a single syllable.
It was as if all the calculations, all the schemes, all the prepared lines were completely swallowed up by those eyes reflecting a blinding crimson.
The light in her eyes gradually faded.
All that remained was a chilling, bone-deep coldness, as if even the soul had been frozen in an instant…
She remained frozen in mid-air, her hand still slightly raised, completely still. Like a perfect doll that had suddenly lost all power and command.
The sounds of the entire world seemed to fade away from her. Only the image of the boy lying in a pool of blood remained, endlessly looping in her eyes, which had lost their light.
Chapter 154 Desperate Audience
After Shido and Tohka boarded the Yuuyo Terrace, the atmosphere on the Fraxinus bridge was quite relaxed, even carrying a hint of fatherly satisfaction.
The main screen is displaying Shido and Tohka's conversation and interaction in real time.
Hearing Shido's clumsy yet incredibly sincere affirmation, and watching Tohka gradually open her heart from confusion and self-doubt, even the usually strict Kotori nodded slightly.
"Hmm... Although he's still a bit green, he's much better than that virgin who would blush even when talking normally to girls."
Qinli held a jewel in her mouth, a slight smile playing on her lips. Unusually, she wasn't sarcastic; her tone carried a hint of barely perceptible approval.
"Although it was a bit clumsy, it was still quite reasonable. It seems that our silly older brother has finally made some progress after experiencing some setbacks."
"Indeed, Xiao Shi's performance this time was full of genuine power, which was crucial for calming the elves' emotions."
Murasame Reine nodded slightly: "Shi... has indeed grown. Compared to his previous state of simply repeating our commands, he is now able to understand and connect with Spirits from the bottom of his heart."
"This is the power of love! Commander!" Kannazuki Kyohei immediately seized the opportunity, knelt on one knee, cupped his hands to his heart, and exclaimed in an aria-like tone, "It is your wise leadership, your selfless dedication, it is you... (his gaze inadvertently swept over Kotori's flat chest)... uh, it is your broad and open heart, as vast as a plain, that gave Shido-kun the soil to grow!"
"Bang!" The familiar kick came again, and Kannazuki rolled to the side with practiced ease.
But even as he rolled, he stubbornly shouted out the second half of his sentence: "—And I believe that it was precisely the failure of the last strategy against [Heavenly Judgment] Chinatsu that brought Shido-kun such a huge shock and reflection, which is why he has improved so rapidly! Failure is the mother of success, Commander!"
The atmosphere on the bridge froze for a moment because of those words.
Kotori and Reine exchanged a glance, but neither spoke. Although Kannazuki's words were absurd, they might have pointed out part of the truth.
The complex and painful entanglement with Chinatsu may indeed have become a catalyst for Shido's accelerated growth.
But when Kannazuki unintentionally mentioned Chinatsu, it still made everyone's heartstrings tighten subtly for a moment.
That white-haired, golden-eyed elf was always the sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
However, this brief, slightly comforting atmosphere was completely shattered in the next second.
On the screen, the flash of the sniper rifle disappeared in an instant! Shido's figure jolted violently, a blinding spray of blood bursting from his chest, and then he collapsed limply to the ground.
"Mr. Shido!" A panicked cry rang out from the bridge, the crew members' faces filled with disbelief and fear.
"Shut up! All of you, be quiet!" Kotori slammed her hand on the armrest of the conductor's chair and shouted angrily.
"What's the panic! It's not like it's the first time we've seen this! That injury won't kill Shido right now!"
She scolded them fiercely, but she understood her subordinates' wavering. After all, witnessing someone being "targeted" was a very powerful shock.
However, Kotori, Reine, and Kannazuki, who had just gotten up, did not show much panic on their faces.
They knew very well that Shido now possessed Kotori's spirit power, giving him an extremely strong self-healing ability.
What would be fatal to an ordinary person with a gunshot wound might just be a "serious injury" for him, something he could recover from by lying on the ground for a while and expending some spiritual energy.
The real trouble lies in what happens next.
The spacequake alarm sounded shrilly, but it was too late. Tohka's spiritual power went completely berserk, and the slash unleashed by the Fiend easily cleaved the vast developed area in two, creating a shocking abyss.
This destructive power, far exceeding anything she had ever shown before, made Tohka seem like a docile kitten.
The AST forces struggled against the berserk Tohka, while their strongest "weapon," Shido, lay dead in a pool of blood, his fate unknown. Everything seemed to be spiraling towards the worst possible outcome.
"Well, while it's not very elegant, it's a passing grade for a knight." Kotori even had the mood to make a sarcastic remark.
"If the princess had been killed just now, it would have been a terrible sight."
She tried to maintain the composure of the bridge in this way, planning how to clean up the mess, such as how to appease the rampaging Tohka after Shido recovered.
However, this feigned composure was shattered in the next instant!
A spatial portal with ominous electric flashes along its edges unfolded without warning above the battlefield!
[Divine Judgment], descend!
The moment they discovered the portal, Kotori, Reine, and Kannazuki's expressions froze instantly. Their previous forced composure shattered like fragile glass, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness, and even... a hint of barely concealed pressure! Cold sweat almost instantly seeped from their foreheads.
[Divine Judgment]! She did indeed appear!
“It just so happens to be at this time…” Lingyin’s voice was dry.
Kannazuki also dropped her playful expression, her eyes sharpening: "The worst of times, we've encountered the 'audience' we least wanted to see."
(How did she get here?!)
(And of all times!)
Kotori and Reine exchanged a quick glance, both seeing the same shock and worry in each other's eyes.
Both of them thought of the complicated and ambiguous relationship between Chinatsu and Shido: their seemingly tragic farewell in the industrial area, the precise reprimand she gave Shido for his "greasy" behavior yesterday, their intimate interaction on the way home from school, and her awkward yet seemingly caring and proud attitude...
(It's not hard to deduce... that this aloof spirit most likely harbors special feelings for Shido! At the very least, she cares about him to a considerable extent!)
(What's more, her nominal "brother," Senin, is Shido's good friend!)
Both publicly and privately, how would Chika react to witnessing Shido's "death" at this moment?
Would she consider this yet another despicable betrayal by humanity?
Will she unleash her anger on AST or even the entire Tiangong City?
Could she... become utterly desperate, thus transforming into an even more terrifying and uncontrollable avenger than the currently rampaging Tohka?
All previous analyses and contingency plans seem pale and powerless in the face of the combined effects of "Shido's death" and "Chika's witnessing"!
An elf who was originally hostile to human institutions, possessed dual powers of terror, and could go completely insane if her "closest friend/someone she cares about" were to fall.
...What she is about to do is very likely to be no longer as simple as "recruiting new employees", but will evolve into a hysterical revenge and disaster against the entire society!
All possibilities point to one outcome—disaster! A social catastrophe far exceeding Tohka's rampage, powerful enough to overturn the existing order!
The three of them stared intently at the screen, watching as Chika began her "anti-entropy" recruitment speech to Tohka as expected, their hearts pounding in their throats.
Then, they saw Chinatsu's words come to an abrupt end.
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