The metal remains were evenly scattered in various positions, and the members of the Kendo Club who fought bravely lay on the ground, preferring to die and raise their bamboo swords in their hands.

The Martian Corps, which had been coming like a wave, was now gradually weakening, and even began to replenish its forces from the space fortress that smashed into the ground.

Ryoko Aoki and her two friends, along with the remaining members of the club, are using the ultra-luxurious open-air stage dreamed up by someone from the dance club as a base to clear out the remaining enemies and liberate the captured teachers and students.

Ryoko crouched on the ground and burned the handcuffs in front of her with the ion spray gun she picked up from the wreckage, and the students whose hands were locked behind their backs immediately got up from the ground, shouting that they would not let the 99 accident repeat themselves and run to the battlefield.

Everyone at this school has a heavy past.

As one of them, the former sewer lord shapeshifter, the current sub-race idol girl muttered to herself:

“…… Does it really matter? ”

Hoshikawa Aoi and Arisa soared through the sky as the main output force, white magic bullets and crimson dragon's breath turning the matter on the ground to ashes, leaving craters as if they had been bombarded by artillery clusters.

They even advanced all the way to the front of the space fortress, and they were about to fight into it.

Everyone else is also trying to play their part, and even those who are not fighting are putting order in order, arranging to escape, and even picking up weapons and putting cold guns.

And she's doing a simple job that borders on laziness here.

Because hiding one's otherness has become an almost instinctive pattern of behavior.

Ryoko sighed, pulling back the handful of hair that she had forgotten to change back after turning red last time, and tried to speak.

Subtle tunes flow from lightly opened lips.

After hearing that song in the gymnasium, she had a vague premonition that she could do it again.

It's as if some invisible force field that had been enveloping the air and clogging the throat has dissipated, replaced by a pleasant sense of release and a strong urge to make up for something.

Just when she was wondering if it was time to put down the burden of idols and howl to try to be a battlefield singer to see what the truth of this impulse was directing, the bald teacher who had just been rescued next to her pointed to the sky and exclaimed.

"Look, it's Lord Nero's live broadcast room!"

It turns out that you can also look at it, teacher.

Ryoko raised her head and saw a familiar figure in the projection screen that suddenly appeared in the air.

Li Wu withdrew his gaze from the screen that inexplicably appeared in the sky, and threw a heavy punch at the automatic door in front of him.

The surging force that is enough to shatter the reinforced concrete acts on the fragile glass, but what appears is the result of counter-sense.

A hexagonal honeycomb-like shield appeared on the surface of the entrance to the Lembongan Tower, creating a colorful ripple similar to that caused by pressing a phone screen as a result of the attack just now.

He had left the group of people who were clearly out of shape and came to the front of the Blue Dream Mansion, which was entrenched by winged humanoid creatures.

At this distance, the striking difference in scale is more and more felt.

If you could still see the whole picture of each other before, now you can only see an endless intertwined light, like an extra thick white wall growing on the outside of the building.

It didn't react in particular to its approach, but the lower half of its double helix breathed and contracted, as if it was savoring the nearby sea breeze.

"If you can't get noticed at once, then do it again."

Like drawing a bow and stringing, Li Wu's whole body tightened, and he had already opened the state of manifestation of the law phase.

"Break the barrier and return to the universal King Kong!"

Ever since he was able to enter the state of manifestation at will, it had been a long time since he had deliberately recited the spirit of words to gain further strengthening.

At this moment, without the interference of the enemy, the blood seemed to boil, and even the exposed skin was dyed crimson.

The immovable force that weighs as heavy as the earth is blessed on the right arm, and it is more like lifting a giant hammer than a fist.

In the instant of a fist swing, the shockwave left a deep pit in the foothold, uprooting the surrounding low plants for greenery.

Due to the supernatural powers, the hexagonal protective barrier collided with another invisible protective wall, and the shadow that turned into the shape of a dragon began to ooze cross-shaped blood, and under the double blow, it bloomed with a strong glare and shattered.

The entire floor of the building seemed to become a resonance chamber, and the door was shattered first in the aftermath of the conflict, followed by the sofas and furniture used for the reception were blown off and broken, and the walls trembled and crawled with cracks.

As the creator of the tragic situation, Li Wu walked out of the smoke and dust and saw the elevator in the center of the floor open the door as if to welcome guests.

…… Is this an invitation?

He stepped into the elevator, the metal door closing behind him.

There were no sudden falls from tall buildings or enemy invasions from above, and the number of floors went from one to one hundred and nineteen without incident.

The entire top floor is a large through-line room with crystal chandeliers, soft carpets and a pool table in the corner, making it less than an office but a VIP room in a casino.

Behind the dark wooden table facing the elevator, a blue-eyed man leaned back in a leather seat and spoke in an infectious voice.

"Welcome, welcome, this friend who forced me to abandon the Isokai group."

No matter how you look at it, his appearance is exactly the same as the president of the dead Blue Dream Technology.

"Duplicants?"

Li Wu walked out of the open elevator hall and glanced out the window, the corners of the white wings brushed by from time to time, like the legendary sea snake swimming.

"I thought you'd ask me why I'm not dead so I can pretend to be mysterious."

He sighed in disappointment as if he had leaked the key because the words on his head were read out, "That's right, I used a production template with the underworld clones you once saw, and all the memories were transferred to me, in short, they are like swamp people." ”

Although it sounded like self-deprecation, the replicant didn't mind at all.

He suddenly lowered his head and looked at his chest that had exploded.

The blood had been vaporized by the heat before it flew out, leaving only the blackened edges, and the heart was still beating by inertia under just the right amount of fire control.

Li Wu put down his raised right hand and threw the black wooden table that was blocking between the two of them out of the window.

"Okay, at this time, skip the part of talking about your ambitions or big plans, let's go straight and dismantle this different space."

He squeezed out the ribs that were in the way, holding his heart, and President Lembongongan's replicant squeezed out a painful hiss, "Sorry, I think this step is necessary. ”

The sound of organs bursting sounded, and the guy who looked like he was behind the scenes fell to the ground.

He took his own life, but the conversation went on.

From the broken window, a loud voice sounded.

"What do you think by superpowers?"

The wind from the movement of the huge objects poured into the house, and the extravagant decoration of the room was blown upside down.

A white human face connected to the light appeared on the outside of the top floor, blocking the view of the outside world like a wall covering the sky, it was like a voyeur with a sideways face, slowly opening its orange right eye, staring through the glass without emotion at the only life in the room.

After death, you can still control the big guy outside the building, which is a little difficult to deal with in the face of this size gap.

Stimulated by the sudden rise of warning in his heart, Li Wu stepped on the floor under his feet and fell to the next floor before his pupil was fully opened.

Almost as soon as he hit the ground, crystal clear white powder poured down from the quicksand of the cavity he had created, along with the night sky that had been obscured by the ceiling and the wings of light that had piled up through the night.

“…… It is the smell of salt. ”

If one could look through the twisted wings of light from the outside, they would see the top floor of the entire building collapse like a building block, turning into a thin layer of salt.

"Just because people look back and turn into a pillar of salt, isn't it too harsh?"

Combined with the name [Primordial Adam], Li Wu guessed the source of this ability.

It is a legend recorded in the Crucidian scriptures about the unlucky man who turned into a pillar of salt after escaping from a city destroyed by divine punishment and ignoring a warning and looking back at his hometown in the midst of fire.

Duplicant ...... Or Adam's voice still echoes: "The superpowered are not monsters or phantom beasts, nor are they aliens who have transformed their bodies into magic blocks or sacrificed to serving gods, but are authentic human beings." ”

Above the entrance to the cave, the human face reappeared, but no small figure was found.

"The faculties that we classify as peculiar perception and peculiar actuation are essentially atavistic phenomena of the senses—an indication of the flawed human being today's desire to return to the perfect state before the Fall. ”

As if explaining the theory of evolution with theological theories, Adam's voice echoes like a sermon in the sea at night, in the drunken Hanaya Town, and even through the ubiquitous sky projection to the entire city of Chiyo, which is engulfed by other dimensions.

"To attain that state, one needs to turn one's dreams into reality, so that the mind can be completed to a state of fullness."

Floors 118 to 100 were reduced to powdered salt, crushed by invisible telekinesis, incinerated by flames, and swept by lasers.

Although the intruder has not yet been found, the plan has met the conditions for reaching the next stage by spreading the gospel.

Adam stretched out the twenty-two wings of light behind him, intertwining inwards in the shape of a ring.

"I will sing the hymn and lead all to the original perfection and give the blessed the power of transcendence!"

In this world, cognition itself has power.

Monsters can be born from the stories that are recited by everyone, myths and legends and even folklore based on various cultural systems can evolve real techniques and powers, different perspectives can divide different worldviews, and even the solid cognition of seven billion ordinary people can isolate all transcendence from their own lives......

As someone with memories of building a giant business from scratch, Adam naturally didn't have much interest in explaining his intentions, but when it was part of the plan, it was a different story.

First of all, in order to fight against the [everyday] worldview, he needs to drag the entire city into an unrealistic alien dimension, which is the inspiration he got from a madman who tries to take away his nephew.

Secondly, the explanation of the superpower theory researched during the period of Azure Pharmaceutical is implanted in the hearts of the residents here to ensure the stability of the program.

Finally, open Pandora's box.

Once again, a sacred hymn is played in the city, but it is not dedicated to the gods, but to everyone here.

In Hanaya Town, people who had been indulging in dreams covered their heads in pain, and lightning, fire, and wind appeared around their bodies.

A huge figure that spreads its wings of light like an angel smiles clearly.

Forcibly realizing the desire of the heart with the help of external forces and achieving the state of perfection is tantamount to pulling seedlings to help grow, and there is naturally considerable danger.

But those who survive will awaken from mediocre mortals to superpowers, and those who die will live happily and eternally in the Eden it created.

A feeling of emotion welled up in his chest.

"Through Nero, I will help make everyone's dreams come true."

There may be a commonality between the emotions that religion brings to believers and the emotions that idols bring to fans, which is why its ontology makes Nero a virtual idol.

Now's the time to give relief to the fans!

Perhaps because he was so excited, Adam even forgot about the vanished guy for a short time, until the sea began to boil in the distance.

“…… What? ”

The tall angel-like figure looks across the seaside road next to the building and casts its gaze into the distant sea.

On the sandy beach dotted with craggy reefs, new stone pillars rise to form a temple of boulders.

Consuming today's chance to fulfill his prophecy, Li Wu, who had managed to sneak out under the noses of the enemy, stood in the center of the boulder pillar and spread his hands against the wind and waves.

After obtaining the text of [Dragon Slayer], he gained two abilities.

The first is the [Dragon's Blood Cross], which is resistant to abnormal powers.

The second is the power called the Sea Dragon of Jealousy.

The use of the latter not only consumes a lot of energy, but also has restrictions on the site, but fortunately the Lembongan Technology Building is a building built on the seafront.

With the help of Stonehenge, he activated a new power, and a black shadow like a mountain emerged from the waves.

It makes the abyss open like a pot, makes the ocean like the anointing oil in a pot, is a snake that bends and moves quickly, and it is also a seven-headed dragon defeated by the god of war Anat in Canaanite legends, a giant serpent representing the primordial water in Sumerian mythology, and after being absorbed by the myth of the Cross, it has become a monster representing the envy of the seven deadly sins, and a messenger before the end of the world.

In mythology around the world, dragon slayers, in addition to killing evil dragons, also have the meaning of subduing dragons and snakes.

"Where tall he is, he despises everything, and he reigns on the proud waters!"

Li Wu pronounced the summoned spirit of words, the size of which was higher than that of Adam, and the ancient dragon from the abyss showed a scale and half a claw in the monstrous waves, revealing the words hidden in the seawater.

Leviathan.

(End of chapter)