Chapter 234 – #2-9 Transport Raid, Darkness Appears (3)
Those who are called Awakeners are those who have been chosen by external beings called 『Constellation』.
It is unknown whether this “Constellation” Is actually a constellation in the sky.
A simple colony of stars, even a concept defined by people from long ago, selects people with self-consciousness… It is incomprehensible in many ways.
Mutants, new people, revelations from the sky… There are many theories about the origin of the Awoken, but none of them have been able to give a proper answer yet.
The Awoken are a special human race.
They receive unknown energy from unknown sources.
Using the unknown knowledge to deal with that energy, it causes a special phenomenon.
For convenience, that energy is called magic power.
The phenomenon caused by that energy is called magic.
The amount of mana each person wields and the type of magic they cast are different.
Through training, the amount increases, and through mental growth, new magic can be used.
Their powers and abilities are unknown to the general public.
Even today, when more and more people are considering the Awoken and their abilities, many people fear the very existence of the Awoken.
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Ha… Ha… Ha…
“Kuh….”
Middle of the road.
Confronting her her villains who suddenly attacked her, Mer held her breath while manipulating her gravity and floating her in the air.
One arm his drooped down, the sleeve of his uniform his was torn and bleeding red.
During the repeated confrontation, he was caught off guard and cut himself.
Even if it wasn’t a big wound, the battle itself that got hurt like this is fresh because it’s been a while.
Mer’s eyes her are stern, and her expression her is quite hardened.
It wasn’t particularly because of the wound on her arm.
It just shows hostility and wariness towards the scenery that is unfolding in the field of view and the person who created this scene.
‘… It’s incredible.’
Beneath Mer’s feet her floating in the air.
The streets that would have been enjoying normal daily life a little while ago are now covered with pure white snow and ice.
It looks as if only this place was hit by the cold wave of Siberia.
It was still early in winter, and I saw a truly rare sight.
Everything within Mer’s field of view is covered with her snow and ice.
A single villain, a single individual’s strength can produce such a result.
She had no choice but to stick her tongue out for Mer.
So, so, so, so, so!
“Ah, aha, ahahahahaha! How long are you going to wait for a while, Captain!!”
“…… !”
Although she was Mer who was trying to maintain her while floating in the air for a while.
As if she wouldn’t give Mer a chance to rest,
The villain with her knife rapidly approaches Mer.
A column of ice forms at its feet her, pushing back the knife villain’s body…!
“It’s not some kind of ssam chicken….”
It’s burdensome in many ways because it’s been clinging to me with such vicious momentum since earlier.
Using the rising pillar of ice as a stepping stone, the villain approaches in an instant like a single sword.
As if trying to pierce Mer, the villain approached with her knife, and Mer gestured gracefully even while bleeding from her arm.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Kwaji Jijik!
With that alone, the pillar of ice that Villan used as a foothold shattered from the middle and turned into powder.
Compression by omnidirectional gravity.
With that, he broke the ice scaffolding at once.
“Ugh… Damn year…!”
The villain, who lost his footing and fell, threw the knife in his hand toward Mer.
The thrown knife was full of magic power.
Even the slightest touch to the skin would freeze the entire body starting from that point.
Mer sensed it as well, and the knife that had flown to her distance her was also compressed with all-directional gravity and crumpled.
The steel knife was transformed into a round ball by the strong compression.
The falling villain clicked his tongue and looked up at the scene.
And Mer stretched out her arm again toward the villain.
Not with one hand, but with her two hands crossed as if interlaced.
“【Fall】!”
A voice with a strange resonance.
Along with that, an invisible pillar of gravity formed above the villain Mer was targeting.
It falls precisely towards the falling villain, pulling the hit villain down to the floor with even more terrifying momentum.
“Write, rotten girl!!!”
If it falls that way, it will surely become like a dented tomato and die.
Assuming that would happen, and prepared to kill, he launched an attack with sufficient intent to kill.
Wooooo!!
The villain’s body crashes violently, and fragments of his snow and ice scatter to form a thick fog.
There was enough taste.
It pierced the thick ice and fell down with such force that it completely shattered the asphalt road beneath it.
It was a blow that could easily end even non-normal Awakeners with mighty abilities.
But even with such a powerful blow.
Looking down at her, Mer’s expression Her is not bright.
“Ah… Aaaaa!!!]
Fuhuaaaaa-
A loud cry that sounds like a roar.
With a cry that seems to echo through the streets,
The pure white fog and snowstorm that had risen thickly lifted in a circle.
The windows of some buildings were shattered with a tinkling sound.
It wasn’t even magic, it was just a voice filled with mana to cause this phenomenon.
I can’t even fathom how much magical power I have….
‘… After all, even this much isn’t enough.’
‘Proper attacks don’t work at all.’
‘What the hell is that, that absurd woman?’
Mer judged that the opponent was at least an S-class hero or a captain-level.
Furthermore, even if the battle continues like this, it is not certain that we will be able to win.
‘Where did a guy like that come from?’
At first, when we confronted each other wielding a knife, I thought she was an insignificant enemy.
However, as the battle continued, it was confirmed that the force was getting stronger.
At first, the power was enough to simply create sharp pillars of ice, but it became so powerful that the entire street was covered with snow and ice.
Mer caught the opponent off guard and crushed his limbs her, but the magic power was so powerful that the shattered limbs even recovered at that moment.
‘There, somehow….’
Magical power that becomes stronger depending on the opponent.
Powerful ice and snow magic.
Each of those elements reminded me of someone Mer knew.
Her classmate and friend her, and also the captain of the 7th division――
Boo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo
I was about to be lost in my thoughts for a while, but suddenly my smartphone started ringing in the pocket of my uniform coat.
I was in no situation to answer the phone, so I declined without looking at it properly, but it started ringing again right away, so I accepted it this time.
It was an unknown number that was not stored on the smartphone.
But the voice that came out of the speaker was familiar.
[Hello, Captain Mer.]
“…… Was it Apple? How did you know my number?”
[Ahaha. There is a contact network for the Hero Association. If you search the intranet organization chart a little, it will come out.]
Apple is a member of the 7th division’s general affairs department.
No wonder she knows all about her organization chart her.
However, the fact that the woman who had been complaining as if she was in the middle of the transportation a while ago speaks in such a relaxed voice over the phone makes me slightly irritated.
“In the meantime, your voice has improved quite a bit, hasn’t it? So, what did you even call to say?”
[I contacted you to suggest that we end it here. How are you? Are you going to continue?]
Mer looked down at her, holding her smartphone to her ear.
Through the splendidly lifted white fog a while ago, I can see the figure of Apple looking up this way.
Beside her, the violent villain from a moment ago, who seemed to be still intact even though he had fallen a moment ago, was standing there.
It seemed obvious that those two, and the group of villains who had attacked earlier, were colleagues with Apple.
“Do you have any excuses? I don’t think I’ll ever feel unfair no matter what I do.”
[You didn’t listen to me until the end. It’s just that my friends have come to help.]
From the other side of the speaker came a huhu-huh and a loving laugh.
[My friend, isn’t it great? It’s a child who has been adjusted in many ways with Captain Rahe as a motif. Not too long ago, I wasn’t ready yet, so I showed an ugly appearance in the 7th division, but….]
Apple boasted of her “Friends her,” Like a child boasting of her toys her.
Is that attitude a sign of confidence or simply stupidity?
“No more bragging about useless friends. I am not a person who can listen to others and like them.”
[Oops. I knew it, but Captain Mer seems to have less empathy for her. What do you think?]
“It’s the pole T (Thinking), my MBTI.”
[Indeed.]
Apple says so, as if convinced.
“Therefore. Can I ask my men what the hell they did?”
[You may not know the insipid captain who calls himself a pole T, but everyone just sympathized with me.
He must have known that I was innocent.]
“… Dog noises in moderation. So, what specifically did you do?”
A chuckle came from the speaker.
At the teasing attitude, anger boiled in Mer’s heart, who was not very patient.
However, before the anger exploded, Apple responded as if to soothe Mer.
[It’s nothing special.]
[It’s simply a type of hypnosis or brainwashing.]
[A person with excellent empathy… If you are an F-type person, you can easily hypnotize them by suggesting small actions.]
[Even people who aren’t like that can do something if they put in a little more effort.]
[… ] Oh, the person who was driving had met me one day, so he hung up with the combination… I didn’t know that this would be so helpful.]
Still relaxed, and in a coquettish tone, Apple continued.
[So, Captain Mer. Let’s make a smart transaction from now on.]
[I will free your minions from here.I will also remove all the hypnosis and brainwashing I put on.]
[Instead of All you have to do is send us away.]
[Anyway, if we continue fighting like this, even the ordinary people in this city will not be safe.]
[… ] … What do you think, Captain Mer?]
