Chapter 291: War
How should a magnificent decisive battle be unveiled?
In the manga that Rinko Hori used to read, it was often accompanied by revenge that had been laid out for a long time, all the teammates who were assembled and the miscellaneous soldiers who formed the army.
But the actual decisive moment may be at dusk when the sun is shining, checking the natural gas in your home before going out, being reminded to lock the door and finding that you have forgotten about it, and then just wearing clothes of your choice, stepping into the infinite void 6.4 billion kilometers away.
There is no revenge, no miscellaneous soldiers, no big scenes, and even the teammates are procrastinating to assemble, and even the people who send them off are only a few people.
"Why did you choose to meet here?"
She looked at the familiar furnishings around her with some disappointment, "I thought it was going to be crammed into a landing module and launched." β
"I'm really sorry for the actual contribution."
Shiratori looked at her with his back against the railing on the outside, and the bundled green silk fluttered in the wind, "And isn't it quite memorable?" β
The desks that were brought in last time were still piled up in the corners, with a thick layer of dust on the surface.
On November 15, the school building was deserted, and the boys and girls on the rooftop were about to head out into the universe.
"Are you all ready? Do you have all the support runes and props? Is there anything else to do? β
"Seniors, like mothers who send their children on spring outings."
"Please, can you say it's my sister?"
On the other side, Lu Liangxiang is thinking about her junior magical girl non-stop.
She was joined by representatives of two of the most influential and extraordinary organizations in the region.
"It's a shame that we can't help at all when it comes to the end."
Lilia Moriarty, who hadn't seen her for a long time, had a complicated expression.
The detective he met when the combination of Li Wu and Hoshikawa Aoi made their first "debut" was just reminding Shiratori of the precautions for using his abilities, but he was hit by the proficiency shown by the other party.
"It's okay, I'm used to this situation, it's like this in Lesson Nine."
Li Wu thought about it and comforted.
Looking at the face of Miss Detective, it seems that it has little effect.
"You must come back safely!"
Yuki Akabane was still wearing her usual shrine maiden robe, grabbed the idle Arisa and hugged her and cried, "It's all because I don't know where the wine I brought to Kyoto last time went, otherwise I can hold a celebration banquet when everyone returns." β
"Is this the sad thing......
The vampire, who was no longer nervous because of someone else approaching without permission, smiled bitterly and patted the clergyman's back, and then suddenly reacted, "That bottle of wine was Miss Akabane's at that time!" β
There's a feeling of solving the last puzzle before the end - even though no one wants to know the truth.
After saying goodbye to each other, the few who remained on Earth stepped back to make room for them to go out of the sky.
"Isn't this exactly like a strange group summoning aliens from the rooftop?"
After forming a circle, Hoshikawa Aoi complained awkwardly.
"It has been observed that the enemy negative realm monster is accelerating towards the earth, with only a change of position and no intermediate path, so it is presumed that it should also use the ability of space jumping."
The former magical girl of the countermeasures bureau passed on the latest information received, "The image has been handed over to Shiratori-san. β
Mao Shiratori, who was in charge of the transport, stared at the picture of the hideous monster and constructed an imaginary image of the other party's location in his mind.
The three-dimensional space spreads out to her layer by layer as if it were a two-dimensional plane, and the invisible boundaries are like chains that block her movement, skillfully bypassing and crossing.
In order to make better use of his abilities, the virtual images he built in his mind appeared in his field of vision instead of these images, but this time the train did not run underground, but on the moonlit wasteland.
Please help me.
The terminal was too far away, and as the abstract "distance" approached, she could sense that the enemy had set up corresponding defenses to prevent people from passing through the space.
Not only to pray to Yuehua, but also to have more strength.
Even the gods who live in seclusion are probably waiting for the outcome of this battle.
Will the new world that Lilith is advocating come to fruition in her hands, or will their side win?
"Just help, Mom or any other uncle, uncle, relatives and friends?"
She followed the connection in the shadows and prayed to the Lord beneath some Yellow Spring.
In mythology, He is the Mother who meets on a moonlit night.
ββ¦β¦ Why, you ask? β
In the imaginary picture, the girl puts her hand on the invisible barrier that hinders her in front of her.
"Do you need a reason to help your lover? Aren't you still sick because your husband became a negative man? β
The space itself is like a fragile piece of glass, creeping up with tiny cracks.
"I'm not going to end up like this."
Mai Shiratori smiled slightly, "Because we like each other." β
An illusionary clicking sound suddenly sounded.
With the help of the gods, the barrier in front of her burst open, crossing countless distances and revealing her final destination as far as she could see.
Now is the time.
The train seized the moment and basked in the bright moonlight through the dark tunnel.
Before the distant starlight was projected, the four people on the rooftop had disappeared, leaving only Shiratori Makoi who had fallen backwards due to the loss of strength.
"Did it work?"
Lilia, who was closest to her, lifted the girl who had been under pressure beyond her limits.
"Not entirely successful."
She turned pale and shook her head with some concern, "There was a disturbance at the last moment, and it must have been done by Lilith." β
But now, they can only pray for the people who go on the expedition.
Outside the building, the everyday world still runs peacefully, as if it had never been disturbed by them.
And in the anomalous world separated by a line, the battle to reach the highest peak in the world has begun.
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"Separated? I've used this method too many times. β
Hoshikawa Aoi floated in the dark void, looking at the pitch-black earth below that seemed to merge with the cosmic space.
The vacuum cut out her whining, cosmic rays and icy temperatures could theoretically wipe out any life in the area, but the threat far above them opened its eyes between the asteroid belts.
It was like a continental plate cracking a ravine, and the negative monster named Typhon opened its dim pupils and stared at the small existence.
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"Everybody's gone...... again"
Arisa was also immune to the current situation, so she didn't panic, just walked around on the gray surface, "Where the hell is this?" β
It was as if she had been exiled to a strange celestial body, surrounded by horrific layers of skeletons.
As she stepped on one of them, they moved and converged on their own like a rushing torrent, forming some kind of familiar existence.
The craggy body hung with rotting flesh, its wings outstretched like a tattered membrane, and the dragon made of skeleton was the embodiment of death, roaring at her with the sharp teeth that lined her white skull.
The hollow eye sockets burned with a faint blue flame, and through them it was seen that what should have been the dragon's brain was a lump of rotten flesh pierced by a sword.
"A-bu-ha-ta-k!"
Even if he died, he could not escape the vampire who was forcibly dragged into the game, and he roared bitterly, calling out his former name without any sense.
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On the white earth, where there was no edge in sight, the light once again stood before the throne.
This time, she didn't hide her dark heavy armor, but maintained a light outfit almost the same as herself.
If it weren't for the gauze that covered my left eye, I am afraid that the light would not be able to tell the difference between the other person and oneself at all.
"This time, I'm going to kill you seriously."
The Brave King from the Otherworld slowly rose from his seat, pulled his weapon from the scabbard resting on the armrest, rubbed and released a heavy sound.
She dragged the sword body taller than herself, rubbed a splash of sparks on the ground in another dimension, and walked towards herself in this world step by step.
"I'm here to correct you."
Light looked directly at the pupils that were exactly the same as his own without fear, "You are a second disease!" β
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"It's finally time."
Lilith closed the book in her hand and spoke to the enemy in front of her in a tone that seemed to be a chance encounter in the library.
"Welcome to Pluto."
She sends the voice directly into the other person's head.
Located within the Kuiper Belt and covered in solid nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide, the icy planet welcomes perhaps its first and second guests since its inception.
"I'm not going to cut it again this time."
Li Wu calmly looked at the great enemy who maintained the appearance of the little girl.
"There is still one last chance for a truce, I have found a way not to kill you, and to fix the principles of the world."
Ignoring his threat, Lilith suddenly changed her words, "Do you want to hear it?" β
"If there was such a perfect plan, would you come up with it at this time?"
That being said, one of the goals of this battle is to find out the full picture of the plan prepared by the other side.
So Li Wu didn't do it on the spot.
"Because it was only recently that all the ingredients for a successful plan were put together."
Lilith spread out the book she had just looked at with one hand, and it floated like a lilting bird, levitating beside its master.
"Archetypal Theory...... I think it's the first time I've taught you in person, remember? β
"I was the same as I was saying at the time," she reminded. β
Li Wu's memories are brought back to the day it all began.
"It's a shame that you can pretend to be bald and middle-aged."
"Awards, awards."
Lily didn't care at all, "My ability is something like this, and by influencing the otherworlds in my long life, I have buried corresponding backdoors in most of the supernatural worldviews, such as being the oldest witch, as one of the founders of the modern occult, and as the ancestor of humanity in the branch of Cruciform mythology...... Some are true, some are fake, and are essentially just plans to embed me as a prototype in their system. β
"For example, you should know the history of magical girls by now, right?"
She admitted in disguise that Lu Liangxiang's speculation that the other party and the founder of the magical girl were the same existence.
"Almost all the power that is acquired by the hands of men, I can control it with almost ease."
This is the essence of Lilith's power, almost the strongest power that has been laid on the foundation of human history.
That's why she will find a way to cultivate Shiratori Mayi's spatial ability and use it indirectly.
The book floating beside her quickly turned the pages automatically, and with Lilith's body as the origin, a magnificent aura of twelve rays spread out in all directions.
It is like the majesty of the gods in myths and legends, in which the images of a sorcerer in a robe, a pious priestess, a boy with natural abilities, a girl in strange costumes, etc., finally stop at a long sword.
"Now, I've got the final pieces of the puzzle."
She looked at him with almost gratification, "You helped me obtain a weapon strong enough to harm the world itselfβthrough the wreckage left behind by the collision between the two worlds, the individuals you call the Negative Monsters, I can open the way to world consciousness and destroy it." β
"What about after the destruction?"
Although he didn't want to admit it, Li Wu did have a part of his attention drawn to the plan she had laid out.
"After that, it will be up to me to take its place and become the creator of the new world."
Lilith twisted a strand of her hair and looked feverishly at the starry sky, "The principle of the world is dependent on consciousness in the final analysis, if it is about to break, it is good to format it from the source." In the new world, there will be no need for that boring [everyday] worldview, and it will become a paradise for gods and demons. β
"I will complete, the complete decoupling of myth from humanity."
She declared this in front of Li Wu.
"Good speech, but I refuse."
There's no need to listen to it anymore.
He lit a red flame and pressed it into his chest.
"Is it for those ordinary people?"
She tilted her head.
"Part of the reason is because of this, and why should I believe that you can keep your promise after being the only God? If you want to cooperate, you can let me play the role of killing the world, how about it? β
After a series of events in the past, they have completely lost the basis of mutual trust.
And he already knew the way to defeat Lilith and completely get rid of the world's consciousness and avoid that unfortunate future.
"I see, I see, you want to tamper with everything according to your own heart, right?"
As if hearing a wonderful joke, a distorted smile hung on her young face, "Great, then let's fight, you and me, students and teachers, demons and saviors, heroes and witches, the prize is everything in this new world-"
In the ultra-low temperature, where everything seemed to be still, two voices almost overlapped and sounded in their respective consciousnesses.
"Are you ready to die?"
(End of chapter)