Vol 8 Chapter 3 (2/2)
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”even if you have a soul of a deht? And even if you ed to handle it, you shouldn't be able to deinal”
”So what Foras it doesn't break le tih”
When Orochi set up his sword, Sougetsu snapped with his fingers
At the saures releasing particles ofclunky iron-coloured aruns shaped like a sword and in the centre of their barrels concentrated distorted light of ical power
Mass-produced Relic Eaters 『Guillotine』
There were fifty of thes and hovered in the air
Artificially ical power enclosed inside of theasped
《”this ical power you, it can't be!”》
”You guessed well That's right, the power source these Relic Eaters are using are witches we have caught up until now Ecological isn't it? Each Relic Eater is powered by fifty people, and it has cranial nerves of ten people connected directly for generating operative procedures In other words, it's a flesh-and-blood, living Relic Eater”
《”!! You——do you hate this world that much?!”》
The ot furious, fifty members of EXE have attacked Orochi at the same time
Rather than in close co in the air they expanded ic in unison
Jet black small spheres were fired and closed onto Orochi
《”Concentration of ic is abnormal! Evade!”》
Just as instructed to by Mother, Orochi kicked off the ground and avoided
The light spheres didn't hit hiround
However, their destructive poas beyond Orochi and Mother's iination
”———!”
Behind Orochi, a trey came from the point it has landed
When he triggered Magic-Sweeping SwordSouical power has already surged
Avoidance was impossible
Orochi's body ed in jet-black ic in an instant
Magical power exploded Fifty rounds of light spheres have resulted with a tremendous destruction
《Property CollapseQuietus》
This ical power's properties and created 『Chaos』 property ical power, then activated a dedicated operative procedure It wasat
In the radius of 50disappeared in an instant
While Sougetsu had his comrades ere equipped with Guillotine expand protective barriers, he stared at Orochi as he was being sed by the ic
In exchange for not being having any intrinsic perforic of the witches that were their power source Simply put, each of them had power of fifty witches
”I leave the rest to you If I stay here any longer, I'll get caught up in this”
”Yes sir However, with that destructive power it's probably been settled already”
One of the etsu spoke, as he turned on his heel and started walking away
Sougetsu glanced sideways at the face of his subordinates and spoke expressionlessly
”there's no way those tould kick the bucket with just this much”
”Eh?”
While 《Quietus》 aftermath has surrounded them, the subordinates have looked in the back of it with shocked expressions
There, they saw so unbelievable
In the htning pouring fro eyes
At same time, a chill ran down their spines
And the next moment,
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style's instructor, Kusanagi Orochi——on the battlefield”
The aftermath of 《Quietus》 was bloay all at once
As if hit by the i dispelled, the subordinates lost their voices
Standing in the centre, Orochi was clad in silver-coloured lightning and swung his sword
Rather than an explosion, it was pressure fronir's intrinsic ic like that of Mistilteinn's, nor even its intrinsic performance It functioned simply as a sword
Orochi bleay 《Quietus》 with just pressure from his sword
His appearance looked like that of a beast
The ar his face tore open like a beast's The way he held his sas nonsensical to anyone who had any knowledge of swordsiven a sword to hold
That figure nor style, was nothing like that of a divine knight
It was appropriate to call it avatar of anger and violence——a monster
EXE ain shot 《Quietus》 in unison
However, before they could release it, without even giving thehtered one of them
——They couldn't see it Catch up to it Block it
Guillotine that had a several tioon was cut in two as if it was made from tofu
Cut in two that's wrong
Because of the incredible speed, the moment the person has been slashed and cut in two, they have burst on ih it should have been a slash, the surface of the cut exploding was a bizarre sight
What made this spectacle into reality, ay too fast'
”What happe——”
A sound of a skull cru out
Orochi grasped the head of the upset EXE round That too, was too fast to folloith one's sight For those ere in the location, it looked like the soldier who has been flying in the air warped into the ground and its brain's fluids scattered all over
”R-release a barrage! There's no need to aim! Stay away from him!”
The re 48 EXE members have opened rapid fire with 《Quietus》 With this round would collapse beyond what its prototype was capable of
However, Orochi deflected 《Quietus》 with the edge of his sword directly at the soldiers
More than half of 《Quietus》 exploded inthem
Guillotine's ical power of fifty witches and operative procedure capability of ten people, thanks to that it was able to release 《Quietus》 in rapid fire
Moreover, they usedtheir users reflexes ten times faster than that of ordinary people And yet——they still couldn't hit Orochi They couldn't see him
It was like a giant sto on ants
”You too should go back and join the battle At this rate they won't hold out even a minute”
”wha”
”You've finally been entrusted with a Relic Eater, so you need to serve adequately to what you got, okay?”
While setsu hit the soldier's shoulder and i away
It's a joke right? With expression saying that, the subordinates cramped up
The battlefield was like hell in a pot A de around with sinners Unable to even raise a scream, EXE personnel couldn't help but be eaten by the demon
We're supposed to dive into that?
The EXE etsu could only stare at the hell in shock
Taking one step back, one of them tried to run further from the battlefield towards the back
”——Sorry I've no grudge against you, but now that it has turned into war, I can't make any more allowances”
A voice came from behind The culprit who has created this hell was for some reason behind him
The subordinate couldn't turn around
He knew that even if he turned around, it was useless
”I don't kno does it look like, but apparently afterlife has been confirmed to exist If you've any complaints, I'll hear them there”
” !”
”That's why for now——drop dead like a fly”
The soldier closed his eyes With just a single second he was given, he looked back at his life Surely, that was Orochi's mercy for him
Fortunately, he didn't feel any pain
”All hidden oons, heavy tanks and assault aircrafts are to attack Attack helicopters are to start sweep Have bombers start the bombardment Even just a little bit, earn some time”
Leisurely, Sougetsu walked away from where Orochi was
With sounds of bo his ar the orchestra
However, soon enough he lost interest and shook his head
”How disappointing Orochi-kun can be called the strongest person in Fantasy CultValhalla, it can't be helped that he beca ones to try harder In the old days there was a bunch of strong people who could go against such cheat-level strength without relying on so like weapons”
Recalling the Witch Hunt War, Sougetsu was disappointed in the modern Inquisitors
In the Witch Hunt War, human side was vastly inferior in the early days In front of the witches overwhel power, the level of Inquisition's firear territory rapidly
Still, they stood their ground because there werethem
Innovative fighter aicrafts japan has developed and pilots with outrageousskills Commando troops with 200 members that have confronted 2000 sorcerers and has prevailed in the lost kingdoenius engineer that has devised and developed original Dragoon that works well even in the anisms and introduced Chiistos
Thanks to existences like theed to hold out until the Invisible DisasterAkashi+c Hazard has occurred
Enei Orochi Mistilteinn and Kusanagi Mikoto Even despite those existences that had a large impact, human side was able to win because their numbers were vast Even at that time, there were hundred hu a world-wide catastrophe, they hly-fertile cockroaches
”It's been 150 years since then it's no good unless huht after all Spoiled by peace, humanity will be trampled by witches”
Looking up and raising both his hands he shook his head with a ”good grief”
”You really are a scu from the bottom of your heart aren't you”
——The wind has wailed
Sougetsu erased his expression and held out his hands in front
Moetsu turned the rotated the musket like a baton and received the sword's point that was aproaching from the front
A treround shook with impact
Sougetsu stared at the face of a ed to launch a surprise attack at him
Brightly shi+ning blond hair An intense yet frivolous expression, black clothing of a priest And an irregular sword in a shape of a rapier
While receiving the sword's point with Innocentius' barrel, Sougetsu tilted his head puzzled
”if I', you're the person who assaulted the ht?”
”My name is Haunted I have been aware of your existence for 150 years, but it is the first time for us to ined you The s a disaster in my nose”
As Sougetsu snorted in boredom, Haunted assaulted him with a cold stare
Neither of the two has laughed like they usually did
”I do not knowtold that by you”
”Isn't it because we're both nate aversion, since I cannot understand your existence”
”Hhtest interest in you do you need so? I'm in a hurry”
While pressing on each other, their lines of sight met
Sougetsu acted coldly, but Haunted clearly filled his glare with murderous intent
”I have heard of you from Orochi-san and Mother Goose I have also participated in the Witch Hunt War 150 years ago, but it can't be helped that I didn't know of an inconspicuous existence like you Back then, I had no interest in you”
”Oh I see I'd like it if you continued not to have interest in me”
”That won't do——at this point in time, you became an existence that's a hindrance to me”
With a loud sound, Haunted inserted etsu received the pressure co, like a stone statue
”You love war, don't you”
”Well, indeed”
”I love it too War is nice Hope and despair interles and I can enjoy both with ease”
While continuing to glare at Sougetsu, Haunted furrowed his eyebrows
His appearance full of anger was too human to be called that of a madman
”——However, destruction is not good There's noto wipe out both despair and hope, your existence becomes hindrance to me”
” if you're to speak to yourself, can you go somewhere else?”
”I do not expect you to understand You who cannot understand hu existence”
”and?”
”You who intends to deprive me of paradise, will lose your life here”
Haunted parried Sougetsu's gun and ju backwards he took distance from him
After soundlessly landing on the ground, Haunted immediately clenched his beloved sword 『Dáinsleif』 in front of his chest Raising the blade in front of his eyes he closed his eyes like a knight saying his vows
On the opposite side Sougetsu lowered Innocentius' hauid movement he aimed at Haunted
Each of thein——it was then
So has shook the air
” ”?!” ”
With ringing in their ears, momentarily sound disappeared from the world
Voices, wind, not even their own breathing could be heard
What is it, Haunted and Sougetsu directed their line of sight towards where Orochi was fighting
So
The two, had an exactly same premonition
After Orochi has butchered fifty EXE nir's shape into that of a japanese sword as the reinforcements have appeared
And while sheathing the sword, he sank his waist low
”where's Sougetsu”
《”North-northwest, 500Haunted”》
As Mother said that, the corners of Orochi's mouth distorted inside of the armour
”That's helpful I didn't think a day would corateful to that pervert”
《”What shall we do?”》
As Mother awaited instructions, Orochi spoke
”They're within range——trigger your grant We'll do that”
《”however, with rant, your body will——”》
”One second is enough If it's that e”
《””》
”I leave the ti to you Don't miss it”
Without waiting for Mother to acknowledge it, Orochi gripped the sheath
And——
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style Secret Art”
Taking a deep breath, he th in his body
Using Sou both reflexes and physical abilities to the limit
Even as he reached the limits of a human, Orochi didn't release Soumatou
For him, who had a body of a vampire, there was still more He could move even faster
What he i the speed of sound Although it would be impossible for a human to stand the speed of sound, with vain
However, it was not enough
What he iht
He drea the area mankind couldn't reach
He could never reach it, and yet still reached out to it single-mindedly
NotHe wanted be to faster and faster
Orochi's bodysound and blood flowed fro subjected to Gungnir's strengthening, he still didn't have enough strength to reach it
I don't care In front Ahead Forward Forward
To the dazzling out of reach——to that area
Reach, reach, reach, reach, reachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreachreach!
——Reach!
Physics collapsed Particles burst World, stopped
The fingertips of Orochi's outstretched hands faintly——touched the light
He opened his eyes widely in the blindness, and he certainly has seen light he has dreamed of
And——
”——Ama-no-Habakiri”
In the world in which sound and ti ords of power, Orochi took a step forward
The world has stopped Time, has stopped
The target was a Dragoon that looht in front of him
Orochi unsheathed the shile drawing a circle and slashed with the sword frooon's head
And, at the round, Orochi cancelled Soumatou
At that moment——any existence other than Orochi's has been blown into non-existence
Haunted could clearly see light overflowing
From the location Orochi was in, a tre towards them
As expected, even Haunted made a bitter smile
”Now he's done it, that human nuclear weapon——”
Just before he could finish speaking, Haunted's body ed in a the shockwave and disappeared
And, Sougetsu too,
”That's why I told you I'm in a hurry”
Was exposed to the shockwave in defenceless state
——The radius it had was 2 kilometres from the hypo-centre
Everything existing in that location was bloay
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style's Secret Art——Ama-no-Habakiri”
Devised by Orochi, a ht
Surpassing li li the ultimate existence
A blow released froainst substance on the level of a nuclear weapon
Probably, there was no existence that could withstand that blow