Chapter 443

Two forces collided directly and violently……

Intertwined light streams tore apart several nearby abandoned blocks……

The Snow-Haze Wolf's magical radiance and the True Ancestor's blood-colored spiritual pressure crashed together at the intersection; the instant the two powers came into contact, the air within a five-hundred-meter radius was completely ionized!

The erupting spherical lightning caused over a dozen buildings to disintegrate on the spot, reinforced concrete thoroughly shattering into countless fragments, exposed steel skeletons twisting into braids amid the chaotic magical turbulence.

The overflowing shockwave even lifted the pavement over a kilometer away, heaving surging concrete waves.

"Hmph……"

The girl let out a muffled grunt, borrowing the tremendous recoil to vault herself high into the air.

After a single bound, she landed far outside the blast radius, on a street that was still relatively intact.

Yet she seemed unable to arrest her body's momentum, stumbling back three steps in succession, each step leaving a deep footprint on the fragmented ground.

The next moment——

The Fourth True Ancestor's attack had already caught up.

It was as if space itself had been abruptly torn; black-red thunder spread through the cloud layer like blood vessels, followed by bolts of lightning slashing down in a frenzy, one after another!

Forced to retreat and evade, the girl's toes triggered chain explosions every time they touched the ground——

The already potholed asphalt road bulged upward in rings one after another; high temperatures melted the streetlamp poles and billboards along the path.

Each branching lightning strike that hit the ground set off astonishing ground fissures, blasting out huge craters.

Himeragi Yukina dodged a fraction too late; a small corner of her school uniform's skirt hem instantly carbonized into ash.

"Snow-Haze Wolf——!!"

Knowing that simply retreating was no method, the girl, after dodging the final lightning bolt, spun and slashed out a crescent-shaped strike, a magic block compressed to its limit plowing through half a city district.

Where the light blade passed, buildings on both sides were severed at the waist, their upper halves sliding down at a slant and collapsing with a roar.

Stirring up dust that filled the sky, smoke and dust permeated the air.

The Fourth True Ancestor raised a hand, as if a gigantic blood-colored barrier unfurled, blocking this fierce strike.

However, it was not that easy——

The intense remnant waves of the energy clash caused this entire already dilapidated street to finally collapse completely.

The blood-colored barrier was also rapidly worn away, like winter snow meeting the blazing sun; in the blink of an eye it was already on the verge of collapse.

Only the massive magical power that erupted immediately afterward, pouring in in a continuous stream, barely kept it intact.

——Just what kind of energy intensity is that on the opposite side……

——How is it like a ghost……

The Fourth True Ancestor couldn't help pulling at the corner of his mouth.

Although he himself had some suspicion of crying wine and selling vinegar — called the Fourth True Ancestor, yet in a certain sense he could not count as "complete".

At least not "complete" enough right now.

He relied more on the vampire's basic abilities, plus the vast magical power surpassing the earth's dragon veins, to fight.

Although, this was already very powerful.

Especially with the assistance of the Alien Great Qin's ancient technology, he could wield this vast magical power very well, easily unleashing terrifying power.

But…… is that girl on the other side really human?

He really wanted to retort, but then it seemed he thought of something, and could only keep his face taut, trying his best not to reveal too much of an unusual expression.

Although right now it had entered a one-on-one mode……

He himself had also received the mission to arrest the current target……

However——

The Xuan Bird Drone Swarm in the high altitude……

And the distant Terracotta Automaton Legion……

These war machines were all observing from outside the battlefield; from sensors to radar arrays, scans across every channel and waveband were operating at every moment.

And the Great Wall on the satellite orbit, as well as the Efang Palace Starship suspended above Xianshen Island……

He did not want to have any suspicion on himself in what came next.

Thinking of this, the high school student who had inherited the name of the Fourth True Ancestor could only maintain a cold, stern expression, waving his wrist without hesitation and releasing powerful magical power.

——At least in the subsequent instrument readings, make his DPS absolutely meet the standard……

——As long as the magical power threshold he outputted always stayed at a high-intensity level, then no one could say he hadn't exerted himself……

Even though doing so would put the opposite side in great danger.

But there was no help for it; at a time like this, being able to do this much was already the maximum limit he could achieve, and also taking a huge risk……

"This kind of output……"

The girl gritted her teeth and blocked horizontally with her spear; blood beads seeping from her tiger's mouth had not yet fallen before they evaporated into red mist.

She barely tilted her head to avoid flying concrete fragments; her left cheek was still gashed with a thin, long blood mark.

Although she had already squeezed her body to the utmost, her essence, energy, and spirit had nevertheless reached their limit; she was already at the end of her strength.

No matter how they fused, she could not squeeze out any more Qi Ji.

Even the most basic power used to protect her body could barely be maintained.

You must know that before this, she would still try to use a thread of spiritual energy to protect herself; otherwise she simply could not withstand this kind of energy clash.

But now……

She was truly exhausted.

The components at the Snow-Haze Wolf's core seemed to be emitting a faint tremor; the shaft was so hot it was almost impossible to grip.

The backflowing magical power torrent reversed into the spear body.

The magical power that had permeated her blood vessels seemed to be burning.

Himeragi Yukina strained to support herself with this Seven-Style Assault Demon-Subduing Machine Gun, keeping herself from collapsing, barely standing at the edge of the ground fissure where magma flowed horizontally.

She attempted to mobilize the last of her magical power, only to discover the Circuits inside her body stinging like burnt circuit boards—

Her right eye's Vision began to be eroded by a blood-red color.

At her ears resounded the fine, fragmented sounds of capillaries Rupturing.

Bang—

Bang—

Bang—

And ahead, the Fourth True Ancestor trod upon melted asphalt as he approached slowly, his military boots bringing a wave of intensely Oppressive Dull Sound each time they touched ground.

"……"

"……"

The girl raised her head slightly, keenly Sensing the Condensation of immense magical power.

In her Blurring Vision, she saw the crimson vortex Condensing at the Fourth True Ancestor's Fingertips had swollen to the height of a three-story building, boiling magical power melting the asphalt road surface within a hundred-meter radius into sticky black slurry.

The Enemy's next strike was About To Chop down.

And her own trembling Fingertips could no longer grip the light blade that had begun to Disintegrate.

This is the end……

In her Consciousness which was likewise beginning to Blur, the girl thought this, a final thought Flashing through.

However.

Just at the instant the Destructive energy poured forth, Spacetime underwent a dislocation within one-thousandth of a second.

On Himeragi Yukina's Retina remained the afterimage of the crimson magic cannon piercing the Void, immediately followed by the scent of Nangong Yueyue's dress's unique black tea fragrance.

The Gothic Lolita held her parasol horizontally, the parasol tip lightly tapping the Void.

Complex and profound Magecraft Bounded Fields unfolded overlapping before the two, refracting the onrushing Shockwave toward the Other Side's Direction.

In the abandoned city district on the Other Side, in a split second it was completely swallowed by the crimson torrent.

Road surface, Construction Integration, buildings, melted and collapsed like wax figures under a scorching sun.

Although the Bounded Field had only appeared for an instant, it soon could not withstand the torrent, Disintegrating and Disappearing.

A spherical Annihilation zone fifty meters in Diameter continued Expanding at the original position, almost about to swallow everything.

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"……Can you still Breathe?"

The Witch's voice drifted on the Night Wind; Himeragi Yukina tried to nod but pulled at her scapular fracture, a stifled Dull Sound escaping her throat.

Perhaps it was the Night Wind's chill, perhaps the Mors Sudden pain, that made her Consciousness clear up considerably all at once.

Through eyelashes stuck together by blood, Himeragi Yukina gazed upon the long-unseen Night Sky, and that massive Starship that Isolated the Sun.

Although still on Xianshen Island, it seemed this was no longer the previous Battlefield.

She seemed to have been brought to

"Y……yes."

Himeragi Yukina inhaled deeply, wanting to support herself and rise.

"Good, then endure a little longer, we're leaving Zheli directly——"

Nangong Yueyue spoke with a determined voice, Tone brooking no refusal.

"W……wait——! L……leave? Leave Xianshen Island?" Himeragi Yukina perked up instantly, Subconsciously retorting.

"Wasn't it said Zheli is very important……"

"It IS very important! Even the Empire…… cough cough, the first station directly occupied Zheli, Afang Palace hasn't moved position to this day……"

Nangong Yueyue Shook Head: "Considering this Artificial Island's special nature, I'm afraid……"

She did not continue speaking, instead Pausing a moment, then saying: "So I also felt before, since we can stay on this island, have legal Identities, then we can make good Utilization——"

After all, entering and leaving Xianshen Island is especially difficult right now.

If there really are troublesome problems later, we can also coordinate from inside and out, retake this Star's future in one fell swoop and such.

It's just a pity that ideals are ideals precisely because they are unrealistic.

"The situation has deteriorated to this extent, the Meaning of us being Limited to Zheli is no longer great, moreover…… we've been Exposed now."

Miss Witch said this.

"……"

"……"

Himeragi Yukina pressed her Lips tightly together, not speaking.

She Of Course knew tonight's operation, however you looked at it, was not merely Exposing a few traces and then attracting Investigation.

But rather without any warning, those war weapons launched a one-sided slaughter with overwhelming Mors Quantity.

Absolutely——

Absolutely there was a traitor among them——

In This Time's critical operation, betrayed everyone!

"Rest assured, we still have people left behind…… at least Kojou Akatsuki he shouldn't be Suspected next."

Nangong Yueyue Cautiously manipulated the Jutsu pre-arranged in the Surroundings, concealing her own traces, while Speaking.

"What? Him?"

The girl panted slightly, still couldn't help but stare Wide Eyes: "How could it be him? He…… he just now still wanted to Kill Me!"

"If even you can feel he doesn't want to kill you, then who can this still be hidden from……"

Nangong Yueyue neither confirmed nor denied: "He's already taken a huge risk to achieve this much; even a little more, and there will definitely be problems."

"Moreover, we must take the combat theory of 'Qi' out of here; we can't leave it here, can't leave it to them."

Miss Witch faintly sensed something.

Perhaps this Alien Great Qin that is conquering Earth, controlling Mors Star, is actually also inextricably linked to a certain Existence.

But...

This ancient Empire that is entering the Interstellar Era, however, seems to indeed not know the combat theory mastered on this side.

As if the two sides on a chessboard hold different chips.

If one discards the biggest chip on one's own side, then there is truly no hope at all.

This seems a bit too ruthless...

The feeling it gives her is that that Existence does not care about the civilization on this Star; although there is behavior of pulling up seedlings to help them grow, but...

If this Star, this World's civilization cannot bear it.

He would not mind letting another ancient Empire revived from the long river of history take over all of this.

"Alright, prepare, hope we won't be discovered."

Gently drawing a breath, Nangong Yueyue gazed toward the more distant Skyline; in the Night Sky, the Xuan Bird Drone Swarm broke through the Cloud Layer.

The Cold Light of the weapon-laden Drones connected into a death constellation beneath the pitch-black night.

(Chapter End)