One-way traffic

But we can be sure of at least a little bit.

Being with this human isn't so bad.

Is it because the other person completely accepted everything I showed?

Or is it because—

I feel like I see a reflection of myself in the other person... Is that why?

Unbeknownst to her, the girl's hand holding the doll had tightened slightly.

"...What am I spacing out for?"

Quickly snapping out of her daze, Alice swiftly placed the doll back under the table.

It was already 1:30, but there was still a long time before dawn.

Although the number of people in the house is different from before.

But tonight, as usual, will probably be spent in the long process of making dolls.

The blonde girl smiled serenely and gently picked up the doll from her hands again.

then.

—What burst forth from outside the window was a sound of some deadly threat.

It attacked her directly and bluntly.

Bang——! ! !

The horrific explosion shattered the walls of the entire house.

Alice's figure was completely obscured by the explosion of that magnitude.

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Boom——! !

A strong, powerful wind tore through the walls of the mansion.

That's the result of excessive pressure being applied from the outside into the house. Because of the damage to one wall, the center of gravity of the entire house is affected, making it shaky and unstable.

The figures outside then roared out of the darkness.

Just one glance is enough to tell that their numbers are absolutely overwhelming.

The destruction they just witnessed was nothing to them.

If they weren't acting for their own purposes, these terrifying monsters could easily wipe out the lives of everyone in the entire village in just a few minutes.

Even in the realm of monsters, they are considered extremely dangerous.

however.

The moment the smoke and dust dissipated, a certain brilliance burst forth.

Om-! !

It was a dazzling light, as brilliant as a seven-colored rainbow.

These beams of light are extremely thin, looking like colorful threads, but in terms of quantity, they are in no way inferior to these monsters.

Zizzi——! !

The monsters that were directly hit by the light had their bodies charred, and their overwhelming numbers were instantly suppressed by the equally powerful light.

The moment they were struck by the light, these monsters met their end, their bodies pierced through.

"If you think that level of attack was enough to finish me off, then I'm really sorry."

Then came the sound of footsteps.

The surviving monsters looked ahead warily into the smoke and dust of the explosions they had created.

A beautiful and glamorous blonde figure walked directly out from it.

The difference is that she wasn't the only one here.

Around the doll-wielding girl, countless petite figures floated up and looked in the direction of these monsters.

"It's a pity. Although I don't know why you invaded my mansion, the result of the invasion doesn't seem to be what you wanted."

Roar!! The monsters immediately let out a howl.

The dolls named Alice made the girl not even glance at them.

The serene girl stood there, gathering something into her hands.

It is a glittering object shaped like a card.

"Spell Card: Curse 'Hōrai Doll' --!!"

In this fantasy world, there exists a highly refined fighting method, condensed from the power of the caster themselves.

Before the battle, inform the opponent of the power and number of uses required, and condense that power to create a unique attack method.

That is, spell cards.

As Alice loudly proclaimed the name of her spell card, countless dolls around her instantly coalesced.

The dolls are depicted with blonde hair and wearing red bows.

These tiny dolls appeared all around Alice in one breath, pouring the immense magical power that only a Seven-Colored Mage could perfectly unleash into their own bodies.

The radiance expanded.

A massive beam of light, several times larger than before, roared out in an instant.

It evokes the image of a tsunami with its astonishing force.

However, its actual range is much wider than that of ordinary light.

Boom! Halfway through its burst, the beams emitted by the Penglai dolls distorted, transforming into dozens, or even more, rays of ultimate brilliance.

Although the range of moves is very wide, their ultimate goal is still only one.

That is to completely devour all the monsters in front of us.

Then, even the sound became difficult to detect.

After striking countless targets, the terrifying radiance surged into the sky like a tornado.

The pitch-black night sky was instantly illuminated by the magician's powerful technique, becoming bright and extraordinary.

This is merely one spell card belonging to Alice.

If the power of just one spell card is enough to achieve this level of output and range, then what level would the most powerful spell card be?

In any case, engaging in a sudden duel with this seven-colored puppet magician would be an absolutely pathetic choice.

The Penglai dolls flew back to her side, and Alice raised her hand and simply took the spell card she had just used.

Click.

From within the soil, a sound came as if something was about to burst forth.

Alice had already noticed that.

In response, nearly dozens of monstrous figures emerged rapidly from the nearby mud, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

Nevertheless, Alice still did not make any defensive move.

The dolls around her remained still, showing no intention of retaliating.

And so, the scene unfolded as the blonde girl was about to be devoured by those monsters.

An unnatural wind of fear swept over them in an instant.

Whoosh—! That was definitely not a wind that could be blown by nature; it wasn't even that strong.

A gale, far faster than the most terrifying tornado to date, swept in and instantly engulfed all the monsters' bodies.

Alice couldn't possibly have accomplished all of this.

It was another figure who had been waiting nearby for quite some time.

The opponent merely stomped the ground lightly, and a powerful tornado enveloped the monsters' bodies and attacked. Despite the high-speed whirlwind that could blow houses and cars away, the person was completely unaffected.

Then, Accelerator gently raised his hand.

As he made that movement, something purplish-black silently floated up behind him.

Zzz-ga!

A jet-black current coiled around the monster's fingertips.

The first monster cleverly changed the direction of this power.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!!!

An intense electric current, too powerful to be seen with the naked eye, flashed forth in an instant.

With the energy supply from six generators, and after performing operations such as giving this energy a new form and completely changing its direction—

The new forms of power have been fully gathered in their own hands.

He didn't hesitate at all when faced with the first monster.

Just like the scene where Alice manipulated the puppets before, the six generators behind him, which looked like floating cannons, also moved in sync with his movements, just like puppets.

He condensed a purple-white plasma ball directly in his hand.

He pushed the sphere forward with his right hand, and six generators gathered around it like a cage, bringing together most of the related particles inside.

then.

In this region, particles called neutrons underwent a massive distortion.

The current became even more volatile, and the aftershocks alone instantly disintegrated the tornado that had been formed earlier.

The monsters caught in the tornado then fell to the ground.

What awaits them is certainly not a happy ending.

An irresistible, forceful suction instantly enveloped the surroundings.

Click—! ! That's it.

The bodies of countless monsters were directly drawn into the expanding purple-white sphere, unable to break free even slightly.

The first being merely observed the entire situation with an indifferent gaze.

He uttered the name of the Absolute Power in a whisper, almost silently.

"Neutron Bomb..."

Thus, the power was completely concentrated in the very center.

As if shaking the entire world, a massive shockwave spread from mid-air to all the surrounding mountain areas in one go.

The clouds were thus briefly redirected, the ground trembled slightly as if shaken, and even the torrents along the distant mountains were affected by the immense force in an instant.

What's amazing is that even with such a massive energy burst, it still didn't actually damage the environment or people in the distance, not even a single blade of grass.

That legendary being at the pinnacle was one who had reached such a level of exquisite control over power.

The aftershocks gradually dissipated, leaving only the puppet magician girl and the person who had used the move behind them.

"Oh no... this is really bad..."

Alice's mansion was so badly damaged that one wall was completely destroyed.

Moreover, for some subtle reason, even the places that were not originally damaged by the monsters have become quite broken.

The girl clutched the book she always held tightly in her hands, a troubled and worried expression on her face.

"To think it's been damaged this badly, this is truly the first time in history... There's absolutely no hope of fixing it before dawn, hmm..."

"That's true."

Accelerator, who had come over, also seemed to sense something was amiss.

But the look in his eyes as he gazed at Alice seemed even more ominous.

"...But haven't you realized there are other problems?"

"Huh? Is there anything else I need to worry about?"