Chapter 344: Pinokangni Chapter (33)

「At the moment the monster emerged from the purple mist, Liuying almost instinctively blocked in front of Xing, but the next second her wrist was grabbed by Xing, who then pulled her behind him. 」

「「——Fall back！」」

「The metal rod let out a sharp whistle in the air, viciously smashing the monster's sharp tail spike; amid the metal's piercing hum, Xing was flung away by a huge force, and when she struggled to her feet, she saw Liuying already coiled by its tail and lifted before her eyes. 」

「The icy, hard tail tightened around her waist; Liuying clenched her fists, her knuckles whitening. She seemed to hesitate about doing something, but in the end she gave up. 」

「Suddenly,, the air around the monster suddenly rippled like water. A point of azure light quietly appeared, like a meteor's trailing flame; the light swiftly spread, forming a huge circle that enveloped the monster—」

「That circle was so gorgeous it made people want to hold their breath. 」

「Countless fine light threads wove into various patterns, like the rose window of an old church appearing in the void. The next second, accompanied by the sound of shattering glass, five violet-crystal-like giant claws stretched out from the circle, 'Bang!' pressing the monster firmly against the wall. 」

「「If you haven't mastered the correct method……」」

「Not far away, a white-haired woman draped in a purple veil sat elegantly on a TV set, her slender fingers flicking a floating, iridescent card. 」

「「But it's impossible to withdraw unscathed from the shadow of 【Death】. 」」

——

OVERLORD。

Lizardfolk, Green Claw Tribe.

「That purple woman can actually summon a demon's arm? 」」

As one of the few females in the tribe skilled at mastering multiple magics, Kouer Xiu may not grasp deep magical theory, but she can roughly judge the quality of magic.

That huge circular magic circle had just unfolded centered on that monster; its patterns were intricate and gorgeous, looking dreamlike. More importantly, the circle did not merely suppress the monster—it was a passage to another world, revealing only a tiny corner of the sealed monster within.

That woman seemed to need no chanting—or rather, no chanting motion was visible—but the magic she cast was flawless in both completion and precision.

Then, there is only one answer——

This woman must be a quite dangerous demon summoner.

「Demon's arm…… are you saying she can summon a being as powerful as a Great Supreme to join the battle? 」 said a taller black male lizardfolk nearby.

「…Salus, your words are really too disrespectful. 」」

「Ah! Sorry! 」」

After the lizardfolk tribe swore allegiance to the Supreme Sovereign, Kouer Xiu dared not speak ill of Lord Ainz within the tribe—although under his rule the tribe has indeed become more prosperous, but such disrespect… who knows if there are unseen watchers or informants in the tribe?

「It's hard to say whether what that woman summoned is a demon or not; perhaps it is an existence beyond demons——」」

Beyond demons… Salus could only think of the Supreme Sovereign. But listening to Kouer Xiu's tone, it seems the thing that purple woman summoned is even stronger than the Supreme Sovereign.

But…… that should be impossible, right?

He really finds it hard to imagine.

「…Does such a thing really exist? 」」

「Perhaps it doesn't exist on this continent, but in the cosmic civilizations beyond the continent it's not uncommon—for example, star gods and envoys. 」」

「Oh oh, that would mean the Supreme Sovereign's power——」」

「Shh! 」」

Kouer Xiu seemed to anticipate her husband's upcoming dangerous remark and quickly spoke up to interrupt.

「Salus, you can guess, but if you guess right, please don't say it out loud. 」」

It seemed the wife's rare solemn gaze startled him; Salus felt a bead of cold sweat slide down his forehead, and he hastily nodded: "Good, okay!"」

——

「The monster strained to break free of those crystal-like hands and returned to the center of the room. 」」

「「Who are you…? 」 Liuying glanced at the elegant lady beside her. 」」

「「Relax, little sis, I'm on your side. 」 The woman covered her mouth and smiled lightly, 「How about I call myself… 【Remembrancer】 Black Swan. 」」」

「The Black Swan wildly flicked the cards in her hand; each tiny motion caused countless unnameable huge hands to burst from the ground, frantically attacking the monster. 」」

「But it's pretty tough…… even after several rounds of the Black Swan's firepower it still jumps around alive and kicking. 」」

「「See you next time. 」」」

「The Black Swan elegantly drew a card; azure light suddenly condensed into a huge magic formation that descended from the sky and covered the monster. 」」

「In an instant, the monster let out a piercing shriek, its countless eyes rolling wildly, yet its body was pressed to the ground by an invisible force, as if desperately resisting an inviolable law. 」」

「「Hurry up. 」 The Black Swan flicked her fingertip, and a card formed a portal beside the two of them. 」」

「Liuying was quick-eyed and quick-handed; she grabbed Xing and dove in, disappearing in the blink of an eye. 」」

——

Naruto.

「Remembrancer……」」

Tsunade withdrew her gaze from the sky curtain in shock.

「Flowing Light Remembrance Court is really that powerful? It seems she's using the cards in her hand to cast different 'techniques'; the number of cards she has equals the number of means she possesses. 」」

「But she's a person of the Memory Path, right… I thought her attack would trap the opponent in memories…」 Terumi Mei recalled when Xing first entered the simulated universe, when the Memory Star God first appeared, she had actually been hard-controlled by memories for dozens of seconds.

「Besides that, there's also something strange. 」 Gaara suddenly said, 「She's from the Flowing Light Remembrance Court; why would she help Xing? There's no reason at all. 」」

In his view, those who can come to Pinokangni… aside from this relatively frank Miss Liuying, seem not to be any good.

Moreover, this Black Swan even generously showed a trick in front of everyone——

This woman's power is unfathomable; she can easily suppress a monster that even Xing can't handle…… even if she saved herself, she must remain extremely vigilant.

「Moreover, the Black Swan seems to know Pinokangni better than Xing…… is this the Remembrancer's authority, or does she have her own way of gathering information? 」」