One-way traffic

In less than a few minutes, everything had completely changed.

The oppressive, apocalyptic scene plunged the girls into a deep and desperate situation.

"Even the humans with the strongest abilities can't fight me head-on, so how can you possibly contend with me with your strength?"

DO Apis paid no attention to these girls, and didn't even look at them properly from the beginning.

After being strengthened and absorbed by the power, the power it gains is not simply an increase of one plus one equals two.

If I had to use an analogy, it would be like one plus one equals X.

The meaning of X is that it is an unknown—and also infinite.

"This is the end. I'm going to destroy this place, and then start slowly expanding, eventually the whole world, and then other worlds beyond this one."

"A finite world, an infinite world, or a world that contains an infinite number of infinityes... Numbers are meaningless. Just destroy everything I can see before my eyes."

"Creation only comes after destruction, and new life only comes after annihilation."

"And I am the only being that is both destruction and creation, one inside and out."

Although it sounds like something out of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) story, if you think about it carefully, you can hear the truly terrifying meaning behind it.

That demon possessed the power to destroy the entire world in an instant, but it did not do so.

For it, the greatest performance is to control its power to the most perfect degree, to use the power to destroy the universe to grab an ant without killing it, and to use the force to pick up a grain of rice to dig the entire Milky Way out of existence.

That's exactly what it's meant to do.

The best way to do that is to start by attacking Gensokyo, which is right in front of us.

"The gap is too big."

Completely consumed by pure power, Yakumo Yukari, who could barely stand, finally understood the gap between them.

"This... is no longer a question of whether we can fight it. If this continues... not just Gensokyo, but the entire world...!"

"Indeed, if that's the case... then it's probably all over..."

Under Yukari Yakumo's gaze, a figure still stood up.

Even though he can no longer walk.

Blood even flowed down his face, running from his forehead across his right eye and leaving a bloody mark on his face.

even so.

"But it's different; it's not over yet. Combining our power will be enough..."

"Enough what... what's enough! Everyone was defeated in one blow by that guy! They don't even have a chance to stand up and fight anymore!"

"...You didn't even understand what I was saying, did you?"

Ignoring Yukari Yakumo's surprised gaze, Accelerator continued to speak his own thoughts.

"The one I'm saying is enough is not you, but myself."

"What…"

“I still have other trump cards to fight with. I can sense that that guy isn’t unimaginably strong. Although there’s no guarantee, I do have other ways to fight... and that’s enough.”

He looked down at his neck, where the "Doomsday Destroyer" had been forced back into necklace mode due to the aftershocks of the attack.

Particles, spirit, spacetime.

There are three modes in total, and each mode has two super skills, so there are a total of six super skills that can be used.

He had faced the demon of the abyss in the past when he was on the verge of death, and at that time, the superpower of using three generators was enough to help him completely defeat DO Apis once.

If we unleash all six super skills now, there might be hope.

However, as he himself said, it was nothing but an uncertain thing.

'It's all just my calculations. I can't be sure I can defeat that guy with my full strength... no, defeating him is already impossible. At most, I can only hope to at least hold him off.'

If we're lucky, we might be able to injure that thing and render it unable to move for a short time.

If I could take this opportunity and utilize the unique characteristics of my abilities to pull that guy out of this universe—

Boom! As he thought this, everything in front of Accelerator turned into a sea of ​​blood.

He looked up and found that even more blood was flowing from his forehead.

"Is it not just a physical burden, but also a mental one that's starting to give out...?"

Accelerator is certain that if he were to move again now, mental breakdown and physical paralysis would be mere appetizers.

He maintained a calm gaze, clenched his fist again, and took a step forward.

"You...what are you doing?"

"Yukari Yakumo, you can still move, right? Take the guys around you and run as far away as you can. Now you'd better get out of here."

"No...I'm not talking about that! Are you even listening to me?!"

The person who stopped him was no longer Yukari Yakumo.

The blonde puppeteer who had been supporting him from the very beginning.

She stared wide-eyed in disbelief and quickly grabbed his body.

"Take a good look at your own body... You're already like this! And you still want to fight?!"

"Stop talking nonsense, you can get out of here too."

"Are you an idiot?! You moron! You'll really die if you keep going like this!!"

This is completely different from all the incidents that have occurred in Gensokyo so far.

This was not an anomaly caused by anyone in Gensokyo, nor was it a disaster caused by anyone in this world at all.

Just as Alice said.

Accelerator's body was already on the verge of collapse. If the fight continued, not only would the demon not make a move, but he might even collapse before engaging the enemy.

He knows this very well.

Therefore, he made a wise choice.

"Alice."

Accelerator held the blonde girl firmly in front of him.

He placed his hands on her shoulders and gazed into the girl's shocked, incredulous eyes.

—Then he struck her on the back of the neck without any mercy.

"Hello…!!"

"Marisa, right... Sorry, this is the first time I've actually called you by your name. I'm leaving this to you."

Marisa Kirisame, who had just arrived, immediately saw Alice's body being thrown over by Accelerator with one hand.

She quickly tried to defend Alice... but she had already fainted.

"That Hakurei Shrine Maiden should be able to finish the rest of the barrier defense. Take everyone from Gensokyo and run as far as you can. If necessary, it's okay to leave this place altogether. Don't talk about humans or youkai or anything like that at a time like this. If you don't run, you'll all die. Saving your own lives is the most important thing, understand?"

"Wait—wait a minute! What are you going to do then?!"

In her final moments, she desperately shouted to Accelerator to confirm.

But he could no longer hear it.

Boom! Something shot out from behind the monster.

They are wings, but they are pure white.

This has nothing to do with physical or mental strength. As long as Accelerator still has the corresponding feelings in his heart, then the pair of wings can use his own feelings as fuel to appear in this world endlessly.

After placing his right hand on the necklace around his neck, six generators appeared simultaneously behind him.

Then—in just a moment—the monster's body shot into the air thousands of meters above the ground.

"...Marisa."

Patchouli arrived.

Marisa remained staring blankly at the sky, watching the figure slowly fly towards the top of the sky.

"Let's go. Reimu's injuries are still very serious. We need to get her to a safe place as soon as possible."

"How could this be... how could he just leave like that... didn't you see?! He charged straight at that guy all by himself!!"

"...Of course I saw it."

Patchouli took a deep breath, her voice muffled.

"so what."

Marisa, who was about to say something, was completely stunned.

Each of them may still have unused power, or the ability to fight again.

But what's the use of that?

Just as that demon said, the strongest humans among them have done their best to hold off the front line for them. If their level of combat power catches up, what would be the point?

Was it just a pointless suicide rush? If so, why did Accelerator go to such lengths to help them escape?

The only option we have is to leave.

"Right now, we are still quite a distance from the Hakurei Shrine, which is also the border between the Hakurei Great Barrier and Gensokyo."

"If we escape over there, we might still have a chance to leave this place completely."

Patchouli didn't say anything more; she simply hugged the book in her arms and quickly retreated.

"hateful…"

Marisa was still holding Alice in her arms.

She gritted her teeth, this black and white magician who always maintained a positive attitude... could only watch despair descend upon her now.

But she was completely helpless.

"hateful!"

She had to leave, all so that the person covering the rear would not have to make a meaningless sacrifice.

The girl pressed down her black and white witch's hat, seemingly to conceal her expression, and at the same time summoned the witch's broom, then immediately left with Alice.

The gloomy sky transformed into a hellish place where shackles were torn off.

And all of this was just the beginning of the complete destruction of Gensokyo.

Chapter 501 A Battle Beyond Limits

Looking down from the sky, the entire Gensokyo seemed to be falling apart.

As the sky began to spread outwards, the ground and space slowly began to dissipate.

Before long, the barrier around Gensokyo will collapse on its own.

At that time, it will be the true destruction of Gensokyo.

And if he wanted to end it all, even if it was just to delay it—

You must complete the action before everyone else.

boom--! !

Relying on an unknown force to generate power, the white figure flew towards the sky with all its might.

What should have been a mere few thousand meters to him now felt as distant as walking towards the end of the universe.

The perceived time was probably less than two seconds, but to him it felt almost like it took him a whole day to fly up there.

He finally arrived before the enemy he was supposed to face.

Even at this point, you still have the strength you need.

The demon stood with its arms crossed, suspended in mid-air.

"But as I expected, I never thought from the beginning that such minor skirmishes could render you completely helpless."

Just a small-scale operation...?

Recalling the scene where a single blow completely broke through his reflexes, and the aftershocks were enough to crush the entire dimensional realm covering the world, even Accelerator couldn't help but shudder.