One-way traffic

That was the same move the opponent used to defeat Takamiya Makoto.

However, there's no time to remind them, and there's no need to remind them at all.

Just as it was about to be hit by the bullet, the white figure vanished from its spot.

"Well--?!"

The bizarre scene made Itsuka Shido open his eyes wide in disbelief.

The monster's speed far exceeded that of a pistol bullet.

Buzz—Then, a small area of ​​black and red formed on the ground that was hit, causing time to stand still for everything inside.

But the white figure was nowhere to be seen.

But Kurumi Tokisaki was not alarmed at all.

If the enemy were only this weak, she wouldn't have been worn down to this extent.

So, in an instant, she took action.

"—There it is!"

Boom!! The gunshot rang out faster than her own thoughts. Kurumi skillfully wielded the gun without even needing to look.

Dozens of rounds of ammunition were fired at us in a manner that defied the laws of physics.

but.

Each of those bullets was directly neutralized by the same type of bullet.

“…!!”

She quickly raised her head.

overhead.

The first person, with a hand tightly gripping a silver, glowing gun, was in that position.

Yes, when did it arrive? And how exactly was it transferred there?!

A series of questions raced through her mind, but Kurumi Tokisaki didn't have time to think about them.

She strained with all her might, twisting her body in the air.

A white beam of light exploded past me.

Almost grazing Kurumi's spirit dress, something resembling a floating cannon launched a precise, locked-on attack from the outer atmosphere towards the rooftop of Raishin High School.

ended?

joke.

The moment they landed, the terrifying white object rushed towards them with a strong gust of wind.

"—Zafkiel!"

Without hesitation, he shouted out the angel's name.

Kurumi quickly channeled her power and leaned her body backward just before being hit.

A finger, like the scythe of death, swept past in front of him.

At the critical moment, the bullet from the pistol pierced through his body.

Aleph.

Whoosh—! With a loud bang, Kurumi's body shot off to the side and rear like a fighter jet.

…That was close.

The girl felt beads of sweat forming on her forehead, but she had no time to care.

There was no time to speculate about what would have happened if the other person had touched her body.

one way or another.

"With the Aleph's power, my time will be accelerated to a terrifying level that even a shadow can't catch up with... With that kind of speed, you won't be able to hurt me."

"That's right."

—?!

The girl felt her heart pound.

Even faster than thought is the body's own movement.

Under the powerful time acceleration of the Aleph, every movement of Kurumi Tokisaki reached a level that was absolutely impossible for human dynamic vision to capture.

If she wanted to, she could easily shake off even her own shadow.

however.

This is a speed level that is absolutely unmatched in the world.

The monster arrived at the rear before I did.

With white hair and red eyes, and arms outstretched, he seemed to be welcoming the Grim Reaper who would judge him as he entered hell.

"It is indeed fast enough."

How could this be!

"How... could you?!"

The enemy cannot answer this question.

Completely bewildered, Kurumi Tokisaki swiftly veered to the other side in a straight line, managing to escape the enemy at the end of the road.

The moment she escaped, she immediately pulled out her pistol and started firing wildly at the end of the road.

"--No?"

Nothing exists.

At the end, there was only a blank half-sky, where all you could see were distant skyscrapers and an endless expanse of blue sky and white clouds.

boom--! !

What followed was a sound like an explosion.

At that moment, Kurumi Tokisaki understood.

How exactly do enemies manage to keep up with a speed at my level?

From the purplish-black spatial rift that had been torn open directly in front, Accelerator's body slowly emerged.

"Ugh——!"

How... is this possible?

Is that how you move by tearing space apart?!

At this moment, Kurumi Tokisaki probably didn't notice at all the six dark black, spike-like generators floating behind Accelerator.

The mystery has been solved.

The answer to being able to catch up with one's accelerated time self is—the ability to teleport by tearing open space.

But how exactly did they do that? Why were they able to do something so terrifying?

So far, all the opponent has shown is powerful destructive force and the ability to deflect all attacks!

"what…!"

After a fleeting thought, what came into view was still the monster's face.

A face devoid of mercy, filled with the aura of killing and death.

A sense of fear gradually crept into my heart.

"Seventh Bullet (Zayin)!!"

The power of the angel was reinfused into the muzzle of the gun.

Raising her retro-style rifle, Kurumi Tokisaki fired a shot directly at the enemy's forehead.

So what if you can reflect all physical attacks?

If time were to stand still, even such an invincible reflex would lose all meaning!

This is Kurumi Tokisaki's most cherished and powerful move, imbued with all her hopes.

bang——

Then, it was bounced away.

To be precise, it was the other party's initiative.

Accelerator didn't even look at the seventh bullet (Zayin). He simply clenched his right fist and swung his arm from left to right, smashing it against the right rear of his body.

The warhead exploded in mid-air some distance away, and before it could even stop time in the vicinity, it was smashed to pieces along with the spiritual energy inside by the overwhelming force.

Along with it, what was shattered was the hope that belonged to Kurumi Tokisaki's heart.

His most prized move was thus easily countered.

But, it's not over yet.

Even faster than myself at that moment was the fist that came flying towards me.

The first monster clenched its right fist and slammed it into its own abdomen.

They couldn't even let out a scream.

Because of the excessive speed, his body moved faster than the sound barrier, transforming into a rocket and crashing into the rooftop below.

The smoke and rubble then exploded.

The entire battle probably lasted only a few seconds in Itsuka Shido's eyes.

Judging from his expression, he probably couldn't even imagine how all of this was done.

"Gurgle...woo...!"

"Forget about playing dead. I deliberately restrained my strength. If I use your spirit armor as a medium to weaken my power, I won't die at this level."

Yes, they didn't die... but they ended up with a result that was even more oppressive than death.

Kurumi slowly got up and quickly used the power of the Fourth Bullet (Dalet) to reverse the time in her body.

Even so, how drastically have my thoughts changed from the beginning until now?

"What just happened? I didn't see anything..."

"...It's unbelievable."

"Wow, so strong...!"

The three people, Itsuka Shido and his companions, who were hiding not far away, could only sigh like this.

Kurumi gritted her teeth and took out her pistol again.

"Zafkiel! The Eighth Bullet!"

"What's the use now?"

Countless clones reappeared, filling the entire rooftop.

In response, Accelerator simply raised his right hand.

Subsequently.

Earth, this planet, is once again undergoing unprecedented and enormous changes.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

Unseen by anyone, a tremor emanated from the depths of the Earth's core.

Even though the tremor lasted for less than a second, it still caused the planet to experience a slight tremor unlike anything seen before.

But that's not the main point, nor is it the primary means of attack.

That's just a prerequisite.

Emerging like a wormhole was a force field powerful enough to engulf all the clones in one go.

"This is bad!"