Chapter 1452 – 1452. Dark Moon
The place where Invisible Blade arrived was a run-down factory reeking of stale oil. I carefully scanned for traps.
“Persistent, aren’t you? You know, persistent guys aren’t popular.”
The female ninja held her sword in her right hand, her left hand on her hip, pretending to be relaxed. However, her acting was only about 70 out of 100. Her voice trembled, and her chest rose and fell rapidly. It was evidence that she was exhausted.
“Is there a reason you chose this place?”
“Not really. If I had to pick one, it’s that I don’t think anyone would find out if I killed someone here?”
She swung her left arm. A water shuriken flew and hit the barrier. The water shuriken lost its shape and fell to the floor with a thud.
“Hehehe. You only have one barrier? Well, I guess it’s hard to maintain two or three all the time.”
“…I just thought one was enough.”
She was about to swing her arm again but relaxed her shoulders. The tip of her ninja sword pointed to the ground.
“Why don’t we just stop here?”
“If I were going to stop here, I wouldn’t have even started.”
“My career, which hasn’t been going on for long, is ruined thanks to you.”
“That’s your fault. Who told you to take a double request? The moment we agreed to carry out this request together, we were temporary allies. But you betrayed us.”
“Are you from the military? You smell strongly of that. Are you going to tell me to get my act together?”
“……”
“I know what you’re worried about. I swear. This is the end of it. I won’t seek revenge on you.”
“An assassin wearing a mask. And you, who took a double request and betrayed us, you want me to believe you?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t take off this mask. I’m a ninja, after all. And we weren’t close enough to call it betrayal, were we? Isn’t this kind of thing common in this industry?”
“It’s not common. Absolutely not.”
“Hmm. Okay. Actually, I lied about one thing. This place. It’s actually one of my favorite training spots.”
Her foot stomped on a certain part of the floor. Clunk, clunk. The machines inside the factory started moving, taking on the form of wooden puppets.
“I never dreamed that the day would come when I’d use them like this.”
She retreated, sticking close to the wall. The sensors of the mechanical puppets, which had been facing her, turned toward me.
‘If she sticks to the wall, they don’t recognize her as an enemy, huh?’
I couldn’t go to the wall. I was in the center of the factory, and to get to the wall, I would have to push through the mechanical puppets.
Keeeeeeng.
The mechanical puppets moved in an orderly fashion. They formed a line like soldiers and slowly began to close in.
“It won’t be easy.”
Invisible Blade said triumphantly.
I took out a glass bottle filled with blue liquid from my coat pocket. I opened the lid and immediately poured it into my mouth.
Some of my depleted mana surged back.
Mana potion.
In this world, it was rarer than recovery potions, but in the previous game, it was less popular than recovery potions. Simply because it wasn’t very efficient. Even a high-grade mana potion restored very little mana. And the price was still high. In this world, unless you were a mage who used a large amount of mana, it was something you wouldn’t bother using.
‘Flash.’
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 3]
I calculated the spell.
The magic I was about to use was a 6th-grade lightning magic. Before, I wouldn’t have even thought of trying it, but for some reason, I was now in a state where my overall power and control over lightning had increased. In this state, I should be able to use a 6th-grade lightning magic, which was one grade higher.
The spell calculation was complete. Next, I used the mana rod to construct the spell.
Zzzzt.
Lightning sparked from my body. It was mana that leaked out during the process of the mana rod converting mana into lightning-attribute mana. This process was the most dangerous. Mana with an attribute was difficult to handle. That was why mages only focused on attribute magic that suited them.
In my case, I had never felt any burden using any attribute magic. It was just that lightning-attribute mana was much faster than any other attribute.
‘It’s probably because of my ability.’
The spell construction was complete.
In my grasp was a clump of lightning. Up to this point, it looked similar to Lightning Grab.
[Chain Lightning]
The clump of lightning shot forward. It stuck to the mechanical puppet in front of me, electrocuting it.
Boom!
The mechanical puppet exploded.
The lightning didn’t stop there. It split and stuck to the mechanical puppets on the left and right. The mechanical puppets exploded again. And the lightning split again, sticking to other mechanical puppets.
Chain Lightning stuck to the bodies of enemies, electrocuting them, and absorbed electricity and mana, splitting and spreading in all directions. If the conditions were right, it could kill thousands of humans.
‘Even if they’re not mana awakeners, humans rarely have no mana at all, and machines run on electricity.’
1 to 2. 2 to 4. 4 to 8.
Chain Lightning increased with each chain.
The dozens of mechanical puppets that had surrounded me exploded one after another. The factory floor was instantly cluttered with machine debris.
“Amazing. I’ve never seen magic like that before. But aren’t you forgetting about my existence?”
Invisible Blade appeared behind me. She slowly cut through the single barrier, speaking in a tone of assured victory.
Looking at the barrier that was barely holding up, I opened my mouth.
“I haven’t forgotten about you once since I got here. I also expected you to go for my back. You’re a ninja, after all.”
Chain Lightning started from the front and spread to the left and right. It was obvious that its final destination was behind me.
In other words, all I had to do was hold out until Chain Lightning arrived. Just block or dodge her attack once.
And that was a simple task.
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 2]
I dodged the blade that had cut through the barrier and was right in front of me. But that wasn’t the end. A water blade extended from her left hand. I had expected this too, so I calmly used Flash.
[Using Flash (刹那). Remaining stacks: 1]
I dodged everything.
I could see the only visible part of her fox mask, her eyes, shaking.
Zzzzzzzzt!
Chain Lightning, which had grown larger by absorbing the electricity from the mechanical puppets, covered her body.
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
Invisible Blade screamed and collapsed to the floor.
I was impressed. I never thought she would even scream after getting hit by that.
‘If she were a normal person, she wouldn’t have even been able to scream before dying. She has an amazing physique.’
I looked down at her. She wasn’t dead. She hadn’t lost consciousness either. She was twitching, glaring at me. Chain Lightning still lingered on her body.
I took out an attribute sword from my coat, held it in my hand, and approached her.
“Let’s see what kind of amazing face you have.”
I kicked her in the abdomen. She lay flat on the floor, and I grabbed her mask and pulled it off. The mask came off, revealing the face of a beautiful woman with a neat impression. Sharp eyes, a high nose, and moist, crimson lips. There wasn’t a single flaw.
“I thought you were wearing a mask because you had an ugly face… but you have a decent face.”
“Did you fall for me or something?”
“Nonsense.”
I gripped the attribute sword. If I stabbed it into her chest, it would be over. But after seeing her face, my lust surged. I guess you could say she was like a female ninja. She had a strong face. And she had an undeniably lewd body. Through the torn suit, I could see her smooth skin.
‘…If I’m going to kill her anyway.’
I could satisfy my lust and then kill her. There was no one here but me and her.
“Your eyes have become lecherous. You want to fuck me? Hehe. You’re just another man, aren’t you?”
“…Don’t provoke me too much. There’s nothing to gain from messing with my temper, is there?”
“You’re not going to kill me easily, are you?”
“Aren’t you afraid of torture?”
“I’m a ninja. Ninjas are patient. I can endure torture as much as you want.”
“You’re still looking for an opportunity even in this situation.”
“Because I’m a ninja.”
“……”
I felt a sense of crisis.
My reason was telling me to kill her right now. But my instincts were telling me to violate her. I wanted to see that proud female ninja submit.
“Hehehe.”
The female ninja laughed as if she had read my mind. And she opened her crimson lips and stuck out her tongue.
Her tongue, wet with saliva, was very long. It reached all the way to her chin.
Her tongue moved. It was as seductive as a living snake writhing. It was hard to believe it was a human tongue.
“By the way, I’m a virgin. And I haven’t been in my twenties for long. They call a woman like me a ‘young thing,’ right?”
“…A virgin in her twenties?”
I was genuinely surprised. Her face aside, her voluptuous body gave the impression that she was at least in her mid-to-late twenties.
“That reaction is a bit annoying. If you want to fuck me, then hurry up and do it. I don’t want to die a virgin either.”
“…I thought there was a possibility that you would kill yourself.”
“I’m not an ordinary assassin.”
“Yeah, yeah. You’re a ninja.”
I put the attribute sword I was holding on the floor. And I grabbed her broken cyber suit. It was surprisingly thick. 5mm. It didn’t look like it was even 2mm.
“Why can’t you take it off? Do I have to teach you how to take off a woman’s clothes?”
The female ninja sneered.
It was true, so it was hard to argue. The suit was so durable that it was hard to take off by force.
[Material Conversion]
In the end, I used alchemy. I changed the material of the suit from metal to a glossy synthetic fiber. I created a subtle wind magic and tore her suit.
Tzzzzzzzzzzip.
Thump!
Her voluptuous breasts burst out.
It wasn’t my imagination that they seemed bigger than when she was wearing the suit.
Her white breasts and protruding nipples were wet with sweat.
“Haa. I feel like I can breathe now. This suit is good for everything, but it’s so stuffy. My whole body is always soaked in sweat after work.”
“……”
I reached out and touched her breasts. The surface was smooth and soft because of the sweat. And they were warm and squishy. I could touch them all day and not get tired of it.
“Hmm. The way you’re touching me feels kind of skillful… Do you touch women’s breasts often? A size like mine is rare…”
“Can’t you shut your mouth? You’re being violated by me right now.”
“Hehe. Should I scream for you?”
She wagged her long tongue from side to side as if she was teasing me.
“This won’t do.”
“Huh?”
I got up from my spot. And I snapped my fingers and used magic.
[Material Conversion]
[Shape Conversion]
The nearby machine debris turned into smooth tentacles.
I used telekinesis to control the tentacles. The tentacles grabbed her arms, legs, waist, and chest and lifted her up. It was the perfect height.
“Kyaaaaah! That’s disgusting! What is this?!”
She screamed and struggled. She couldn’t shake off the tentacles, as if she couldn’t exert her strength properly. I smiled with satisfaction as I watched her horrified expression. And I tore off the suit that was covering her genitals.
