One-way traffic

"I mean! You used so much force, what if you hurt Emilia?!"

"No need to worry about it."

Instead, two other figures emerged directly from the dust.

White, red.

The two men with this hair color calmly observed everything inside the church.

"I know how to deal with bastards like that."

Accelerator, Subaru Natsuki, Reinhardt.

The three of them appeared at the scene, while the others were outside, helping them deal with any witch cultists who tried to rush over.

"Pleiades…!"

Although it caused a series of chaotic events.

However, Emilia still saw the boy who came to rescue her at the doorway.

"Amelia! Are you alright?!"

Upon noticing Emilia's presence, Subaru Natsuki didn't even prioritize the current situation and decided to rush over directly.

"You wait! I'll drag you out right now—"

"Watch out! Subaru!"

But just then, Reinhard's voice came from in front of him.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Before Natsuki Subaru, a shadow faster than a sound appeared, already raising a sword wind that tore through the air.

bass--!!

Dragon Sword Saint.

He immediately drew his sword and blocked the opponent's direct attack.

That was a chair.

Through Regulus's intervention, imbued with some unknown power, it sped forward in a straight line, transforming into a wooden chair that resembled a cannonball.

"Are you alright, Subaru?"

"Ah...oh..."

"It's dangerous here. Please move to another place for now!"

"Even if you say that, Emilia is still here...!"

Regulus watched this scene and spat directly onto the ground.

"Ha, who did I think it was? Isn't this the defeated opponent I chased away once before?"

"...The Bishop of Greed, is that it?"

"The Dragon Sword Saint seems to be nothing special. He's not as terrifying as those guys say. He's just a fox borrowing the tiger's might!"

Then, Regulus pulled out his right leg again and kicked several boulders off the ground.

It was such a huge rock; judging from his small stature, he shouldn't have been able to kick even a third of it.

But those rocks did fly away.

Not only that, but they all came at an overwhelming speed.

That speed and scale are beyond the range of normal human vision.

then.

Faced with all this, the number one in Academy City made a decision immediately.

In an instant, he leaped to the front of those rocks.

--boom!

reflection.

Countless rocks flew back at an even faster speed than before.

"what?!"

Regulus stared in shock, seemingly completely unprepared for such an event.

However, the rocks did not harm him.

The moment it hit his body, it vanished into thin air, as if it had struck something extremely hard.

"how…"

But it was clearly the person who did all of this.

But on Regulus's face, there seemed to be a very incomprehensible expression.

He seemed completely unaware of what had caused this to happen.

"I see."

However, even though it was only their first encounter, the first player had already figured out the situation.

Accelerator stood in front of Subaru and Reinhard, looking directly at the Bishop of Greed.

"Is it possible to obtain a powerful secondary phenomenon by stopping one's own and others' time?"

"One side!"

"No, I'll take care of this one first."

Looking at Reinhard and Subaru behind him, Accelerator simply uttered those words.

"You're not suited to handle this guy's abilities."

To take over the land.

The first one turned around, revealing her entire body—

A certain overwhelming momentum.

"For a guy like that."

"As expected, someone like me is the most suitable to kill him."

Under the shocked and somewhat shaken gaze of Regulus, the bishop of lust.

The opponents they fought against had changed.

Accelerator revealed a cold expression and faced the boy directly in front of him.

"Let me see."

Even their tone of voice exuded an overwhelming aura.

"Just how far can you take that ability? Don't make me finish this too soon, you scoundrel."

Chapter 857 The Unspeakable "Strongest"

Has the battle begun?

No.

Although the battle has only just begun, unfortunately, it will soon come to an end.

Because of the opponent's overwhelming strength.

Boom——! ! !

The explosions continued to spread throughout the city of Watergate.

Fortunately, before entering the city, Subaru and his group had confirmed that most of the civilians in the city had been evacuated, so the riot did not harm any civilians.

However, the area affected was limited to civilians.

Regulus Cornias, the Archbishop of the so-called lustful sins.

At this moment, it was rolling around on the ground like a worm.

"Puwaa ...

He was desperately trying to avoid something, while the sounds of explosions kept coming from all around him.

"Bastard... bastard bastard bastard ahhhhh!!!"

The white-haired boy, his face contorted with extreme terror, ran frantically toward the exit of the Water Gate City.

But does all of this really still have any meaning?

Click.

It seems I heard some kind of sound.

But by the time Regulus realized what had happened, everything around him had changed.

thump—

Then, his body was grabbed.

A body that should be untouchable by anyone, a body that theoretically wouldn't be harmed even if the moon fell on it—was captured by someone else.

"I said."

It was like a chilling sound coming from the abyss.

A voice that could freeze Regulus's blood ran cold came from in front of him.

"I clearly gave you a chance to fight back, so why didn't you cherish it?"

boom--! !

Accelerator, the number one in Academy City.

The first man ruthlessly pulled Regulus's body up with one hand.

Manipulate vectors to surround yourself with immense power.

In this way, the boy's body would become like a missile, possessing unparalleled impact force, and judging from his movements, he would crash headfirst into a distant house.

The outcome might be even worse.

This shouldn't be a simple case of just a head injury and bleeding. If it crashed into the wall at that incredible speed, it would probably turn into a cannonball and pierce through the city wall for tens of kilometers in one go.

Regulus's mind had almost stopped.

However, his biological survival instincts allowed him to barely overcome this obstacle.

"lion--"

He seemed to be trying his best to shout something.

Although the gusts of wind and resistance made it difficult for him to speak after he was thrown out, he still mustered all his strength and shouted with all his might in order to survive.

"The heart of a lion!!"

thump.

In the world, it was as if the sound of a heart beating could be heard from somewhere.

In that critical moment, Regulus's body stopped.

Ignoring the cannonball-like acceleration, his body inexplicably stopped in mid-air and began to fall.

But Regulus was not at ease because of this.

Just because he can dodge the first day of the month doesn't mean he can dodge the fifteenth.

"what…!!"

The bishop of lust, who had been so confident just three minutes before, looked around in a panic.

He sat on the ground, using all four limbs to move around, a sight that was truly unbearable to look at.

However, he no longer cares much about his image.

Right now, Regulus just wants to find that person as soon as possible.

Throughout those long three minutes, the person who stayed by my side the whole time.