Chapter 344: Spirit Alliance Synthesis Evolution

Kurumi Tokisaki came to track down the traces of this world's second Spirit.

She had always been searching for news of this world's second Spirit, intending to find a breakthrough from them.

For example, learning more clues about the First Spirit, including their attributes and weaknesses...

Hmm, it sounded a bit like trying to collect a strategy guide for a game.

But she had not succeeded, until she activated the Twelfth Bullet, preparing to return to thirty years ago, yet still did not see this world's second Spirit.

And after that, although she had not been able to successfully deny history and rewrite the timeline as she wished...

However, Kurumi Tokisaki saw a glimmer of hope from another angle—

She found that compared to irrationally confronting Mio Takamiya head-on, choosing the promotion operation seemed more likely to overthrow this detestable First Spirit...

So she put the matter of "the second Spirit to appear in this world" even further behind her.

But unexpectedly, after going around in circles, she still had to return to this target.

"Fine, I'll believe you this time..."

Tohka Yatogami pouted her lips, but still nodded.

In her clear pupils were both doubt and anticipation, as if she were anxiously waiting for something.

—However, strictly speaking, she still had no name now.

—This was a nameless Spirit girl as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

"Don't worry, I won't lie to you. You are my peer... in this world, we can only trust each other, right?"

Kurumi Tokisaki smiled slightly, gazing at the nameless girl, speaking generously and openly, her tone and demeanor both elegant and dignified, like a young lady from before.

If one only looked at the surface, someone unaware of the truth might actually believe her nonsense.

After all, when it came to who had killed the most Spirits, aside from Mio Takamiya, the instigator, it might well be her, who had gone astray back then.

And even if she later woke up, she might not have become such a benevolent person.

Because she wanted to use her own ability for time travel, to return to the past and change history, and also because of the characteristics of the Twelfth Bullet...

To say this mad Spirit of Time had never thought of plundering her peer's Spiritual Power was definitely impossible; she just hadn't found a suitable plundering method before that.

But this nameless girl, the future Tohka Yatogami, indeed fell for this.

She was cautious like a frightened little beast, long since filled with fear and resistance toward this world because every manifestation would be attacked by humans.

In such a situation, whoever first showed her kindness and sent a friendly signal...

Whoever could quickly gain her trust and acceptance...

Plus Kurumi Tokisaki was indeed a peer, so she naturally couldn't help but subconsciously trust the other party; even though she still showed some resistance now, it was only that she hadn't fully let down her guard in a short time.

But even so...

Just meeting Kurumi Tokisaki once, believing her one-sided words, and following her to this DEM branch base on Tai Ping Shan...

—was enough to show this Spirit girl's inner inclination.

Kurumi Tokisaki, however, didn't notice this; she simply wanted to win over Tohka Yatogami, so she was very dedicated and enthusiastic about it.

After all, as her first target, such a pure girl—if she couldn't even deceive her, that would be unacceptable, so only success was allowed, not failure...

—The total number of Spirits was very scarce.

—And the frequency and regularity of manifestation were uncertain.

If she wasn't more diligent, when would she ever gather all the Spirits' power to prove she could replace the First Spirit's existence?

Moreover, Mio Takamiya wasn't someone to be trifled with; if too much time passed, she would inevitably notice. Therefore, to avoid long nights and many dreams, Kurumi Tokisaki had to focus on efficiency.

This was also why she decisively brought this Spirit to find this world's second Spirit.

She didn't expect this Spirit to be the type who knew nothing...

She originally thought she would at least remember some things, like at what desperate critical moment, meeting a mysterious existence, being granted a Spirit Crystal to become a Spirit...

Kurumi Tokisaki originally thought she only needed to grasp this point, explaining that the mysterious existence was the culprit, and even that the person becoming a Spirit might be the result of being schemed against...

However, the nameless Spirit girl simply didn't remember any of these.

She really was like a blank sheet of paper, remembering nothing, as if she had been born a Spirit.

—How is that possible!

Kurumi Tokisaki naturally hadn't thought in that direction; one thing she was very clear about was that Spirits' previous forms were all transformed from humans.

Regarding the nameless Spirit girl's situation, she felt it should be that the other party had suffered too great a shock, or perhaps the First Spirit was playing tricks behind the scenes.

After all, she herself had been like that back then.

After realizing the truth, her spirit was on the verge of collapse, falling into despair, about to undergo Darkening...

And because of Mio Takamiya's black hand, she ultimately lost her memories, drifting in the Neighboring World, later managing to return to reality, regain her memories, and remember who she was...

Reasoning by analogy—

Kurumi Tokisaki naturally felt that the Spirit girl opposite should be in the same situation.

She estimated that solving this problem was very simple: just point the gun at the other's head and fire, using a special time bullet to reset their state.

But that was just a thought.

The other party didn't fully trust her yet, and Kurumi Tokisaki didn't plan to do such a crazy thing.

So, she could only compromise, choosing another witness to corroborate her words.

It could also absorb a third member into the group at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

Tohka Yatogami didn't know what her peer beside her was thinking; she just waved her Giant Sword excitedly, wantonly destroying the base on the Island, trampling the remnants of DEM.

Those who dared to step forward and confront her...

Or those who saw the situation was bad and wanted to run away...

As long as they entered her field of vision and were sensed from afar, she would simply raise her sword and slash them down.

Even at a distance of hundreds of meters or more, the heavy sword pressure could easily cut through the air, slicing through solid concrete ground, building surfaces, or alloy facilities at the waist.

Those tactical manifestation devices of the miscellaneous cannon fodder were even more pathetic.

Even if ordinary artificial magicians were called elite units, they absolutely could not contend with spirit power.

Moreover, tactical manifestation devices were, to some extent, inclined toward a more idealistic technology; the firmer the user's will, the more formidable the effect exerted, and the more intuitive the effect of distorting reality.

Coincidentally, right now was precisely a time of wavering morale...

—The headquarters had fallen, struck hard by decapitation tactics, and the once-mighty DEM Company had fallen apart like a tree toppling and its monkeys scattering.

—For the DEM employees left behind at this secret base on a Pacific island, it was nothing short of the sky falling; they woke up from a nap to find the company had gone bankrupt.

—This was exactly a time when people were panicked and could not enjoy a moment's peace; everyone wanted to find a way out, and just then, the enemy had directly attacked their doorstep.

Facing this string of debuffs, a great drop in morale was inevitable.

Who could still have any power of firm conviction, then become a human legend, to contend with the spirits' violence?

Tohka Yatogami was like whacking a mole, effortlessly intercepting all targets.

Merely, despite having been fierce again and again before...

Now that the time to truly act had arrived, she still subconsciously held back a bit, basically having no occasion to strike to kill.

………………

At the same time.

On the other side, however, it was truly kill every enemy seen.

A transport plane had just taken off, left the ground, and come to the sky above the island...

Then a flash of dazzling sword light slashed down.

A tremendous roar!

Brilliant fireworks burst in mid-air; amidst the flames, shattered cabin sections roared as they smashed onto the ground.

Immediately—

Then a negative energy ray of a spell tore through the air, piercing straight through the transport plane's original position, missing entirely.

miss!

"Geralt, let me handle this one..."

Ciri furrowed her brow, turned around, and looked at the witcher behind her who seemed somewhat aged.

The other party seemed even more aged, changed into modern clothing more convenient for movement, and leaned on a cane in hand.

It was remodeled using the only remaining magic sword.

It could be used as a cane, and at critical moments could still be driven as a magic tool; now Geralt was leaning on the cane, walking somewhat unsteadily.

Obviously, his injuries had not healed.

Or rather, it was also very difficult to heal, as there were no suitable medical conditions in this world.

And if relying on time to slowly heal and make up for the deficit, that was absolutely unacceptable.

"I have no major harm; what's important is not letting a single person escape and leak our whereabouts..." Geralt waved his hand, indicating his condition was fine.

"Right now the situation has finally become chaotic; we must seize the opportunity to act, but we must also pay attention to hiding ourselves, and absolutely cannot attract open attention at this time."

"I understand..."

Miss Ciri nodded, also casually scanning this unfamiliar Pacific island.

"The base they built here is very concealed; I estimate the escape facilities will also be very complete. I'll go elsewhere and plant a few more 'eyes'..."

Summon a few more Surveillance Eyes.

Should be able to ensure absolute safety.

"No need, I've already been watching..."

Geralt shook his head, his voice low: "Cultivators have always mastered the means of Divine Sense Searching Heaven and Earth, or have learned the Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing Technique..."

"I happen to have mastered such a spell; within the Pill Palace is carried a talisman corresponding to the 'Heavenly Vision' type, which can just be used for this kind of technology..."

"..."

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—A 'Heavenly Vision' type talisman?

How this sounded, like some kind of enhancement plugin, the appearance of a Cyber Talisman?

Miss Ciri couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth; after this period of in-depth understanding, she had also mastered more related knowledge and terminology.

How to put it, although Geralt did not appear very optimistic or very proactive.

But in her view, the heterodox cultivators who walked the path of synthetic evolution were truly... extremely convenient.

"Then you—are you already watching the entire island?"

Miss Ciri hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth to ask.

"Already watching... I had already linked to the orbital satellite earlier, obtaining the cloud-top perspective."

Geralt nodded affirmatively, reached out and pointed a finger at the sky—

"Now this island and nearby waters, and the place a hundred zhang below the sea surface, can all be taken in at a glance."

Between his words, in his eyes, there seemed to be faintly data streams reflecting and flashing.

"..."

"..."

Linking to the orbital satellite, obtaining the cloud-top perspective...

Is this the heterodox cultivators' "Heavenly Vision" technique? It really is terrifying.

Miss Ciri suddenly didn't know what to say; she even let her thoughts wander and made associations because of this.

So to speak, that so-called Thunder Magic...

Could it be aiming at a location, marking the enemy, and launching a laser strike from the satellite orbit toward the ground?

(Chapter End)