Chapter 2049 – 2049. Savior Of The Academy
Yuria easily crossed into the space-distorted barrier. For her, who had a grasp of not only space but also time, the flaws in the spatial distortion were obvious. To stop Yuria, they would have had to distort all space without leaving a single gap. However, that would have been inefficient and would have made the inside of the barrier dangerous as well. In the end, Yuria was able to identify the gap in space and enter.
Yuria moved silently. Her target was just one thing: to assassinate the human who had made contact with Tsukuyomi. No, it was hard to call that thing human anymore, but as long as it had a physical body, killing it would solve the situation.
She completely erased her presence and approached her target from behind. Until the moment she swung her dagger, there was no sign of her. Her skill, as the one called the Dark Empress, had not deteriorated in the slightest.
The dagger sliced through the woman’s neck.
“……”
Normally, when something is cut, there should be a sound and sensation, but she felt nothing. It was no different from swinging a sword at empty air.
Crack.
The woman turned her head backward like an owl. Unlike an owl, her neck muscles were severed and her bones were broken, but she didn’t care at all and glared at Yuria. There was no sign of life in the woman’s eyes.
The woman reached out with a ghostly hand. Her skin was so pale it was almost white, and her black nails were sharpened to a point.
Yuria stepped back, focusing as much as possible. Mana and shadow quietly gathered at the tip of her dagger. Then, the dagger was swung, and space was torn apart. But even this time, she failed to kill the woman. The dagger simply passed through the woman’s neck.
Crack.
The black slash that started from the dagger fell to the ground.
‘……Spatial distortion, huh.’
Yuria quickly created some distance. If she were the one from the [White Ring] world, she would have cut through the distorted space, but with her current specs, it was impossible.
“Aaaaaaaah.”
An eerie voice flowed from the woman’s mouth.
The spatial distortion barrier disappeared in an instant, and the demons that had been lurking around began to gather.
-The assassination failed.
Elena’s voice flew into her ear.
“Yes. I’m sorry.”
-No, I’m not blaming you. That thing is already half a god, so to speak. It seems that physical attacks don’t work at all… Is there a way to kill it?
“This person’s body is distorted in space. It’s difficult to eliminate it while the space is distorted. The only way is to calculate the distorted space and attack, or… to continue the battle and drain its power.”
-Or I could twist the concept and laws of space itself with my power.
“…Is that possible?”
-If I use a large amount of lifespan. But I can’t be sure that’s the end of it. Tsukuyomi is a well-known god, after all. There might be more troublesome powers. We need to fight it and figure out its power.
“I agree. It’s better to be thorough with our work.”
The demons rushed in, screaming. They seemed to have no intelligence and were clearly being controlled. Yuria swung her dagger without hesitation. The black slash that started from the tip of her sword cut the demons in half, killing them.
Elena and Yuria were indifferent to their deaths.
-I’ll save the three students who are having their life force drained. Stall for time.
“Understood.”
Yuria retreated appropriately, attracting the enemies’ attention by throwing sword energy. Three blue butterflies fluttered down from the sky toward the three students who had fainted.
The first butterfly landed on Hyodo Yuki’s shoulder. Hyodo Yuki moved to the entrance of the mountain.
The second butterfly landed on Shinbo Reika’s head. She also moved to the entrance of the mountain.
The third butterfly landed on Miyakado Mieko’s chest, who had fainted and fallen forward. Bang! The butterfly burst.
-Failed. Another power interfered and blocked it. It seems you’ll have to move that woman yourself.
Yuria sliced through a demon with sword energy and looked at Mieko.
She had a beauty that was above average. She had an appearance that was enough to catch Sung Yoo-jin’s eye.
“I’ll move her out of here. Please distract the enemies for a moment.”
-They’re just animals left with only instincts, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to illusions. I can distract them as much as you need.
The demons that had been targeting Yuria began to fight each other.
Elena’s illusion had been applied. The scariest thing about her illusion was that you couldn’t tell when it was activated. You would realize you were under an illusion only after it had already taken effect. It was a maddening situation for those who had to face it.
Yuria grabbed Mieko’s waist and lifted her up. She could feel Tsukuyomi’s power from the unconscious Mieko. It was a different feeling from that ghostly woman.
“…Tsukuyomi’s power is divided. Maybe that woman isn’t acting on Tsukuyomi’s will.”
-Does that matter? Ah, dodge.
The ghost woman rushed at Yuria’s back.
Of course, Yuria had sensed the ghost woman’s movements.
Whirr.
Three chains of shadow stretched out from the darkness and bound the ghost woman. Even if the ghost woman’s body was distorted in space, it didn’t matter.
“……!!!”
The ghost woman let out a silent scream and moved violently. The taut shadow chains shook uneasily, clanging.
The binding power of Gleipnir, which could bind even ghosts, was affected by Yuria’s current stats. With Yuria’s current power, she couldn’t bind the ghost woman for long.
-What are those chains? Do they bind concepts themselves? You have some ridiculous items.
“They’re useful in their own way. But wasn’t Elena’s illusion supposed to work on that woman?”
-Illusions and everything else didn’t work at all. She has neither reason nor instinct. Her body is alive, but her mind is as good as dead. That thing is a doll.
“It seems that Tsukuyomi isn’t directly controlling her.”
-That thing is neither a god nor anything else. In my opinion, it’s something heterogeneous created by the mixing and mingling of divine and ghostly powers. But that power alone cannot be ignored.
“I’ll take this student to a safe place and come back. Please deal with that thing.”
-I will.
Crack!
The shadow chains broke. But Yuria had already disappeared with Mieko in her arms. The ghost woman turned her head in the direction Yuria had disappeared. The moment her legs tried to move forward, the ground flipped over.
The ghost woman lost her balance and fell. No matter how distorted space was, she couldn’t be completely free from the laws of gravity.
The demons, who were under the illusion, rushed at the ghost woman as if they had been waiting for this. But they couldn’t inflict any significant damage. The ghost woman’s spatial distortion was an excellent defense and weapon in itself. The teeth and hands of the demons that attacked the ghost woman were distorted and broken.
‘What a troublesome power.’
Since there was no mind, direct and indirect illusions didn’t work.
Click.
Elena snapped her fingers.
A spear of fire created in the air fell on the ghost woman. But the spatial distortion distorted even the fire and its heat. It was truly an invincible defense.
Elena stared at the ghost woman, then raised her head at a strange sensation. The sun in the sky had turned pure white. It was obviously not a natural phenomenon.
‘Is that Amaterasu’s power? It feels like a desperate struggle, using her power so suddenly.’
A golden line flew from the ground toward the white sun. Elena knew instinctively. That was an arrow. The arrow, which had been scattering golden light, finally pierced the pure white sun. The sun shattered and broke, returning to the original, real sun.
‘Amaterasu is dead, and Yoo-jin has won.’
It was something she had predicted, so she wasn’t particularly surprised.
‘Shall I take care of this one too?’
If necessary, she could use full recovery. If that didn’t work, she could use limit break.
Elena moved as leisurely as ever. Her body moved in front of the ghost woman.
Elena’s expression instantly crumpled. Now that she was facing it, she understood. Spatial distortion? That was just a byproduct. That thing was indiscriminately corrupting people’s minds.
‘I misjudged. The spatial distortion barrier wasn’t to protect that thing. It was sealing it.’
Mieko was having her life force drained. If that wasn’t giving power to the ghost woman?
‘It means it was blocking the ghost woman instead.’
As if to confirm her thoughts, the ghost woman’s body began to swell. The heterogeneous power, a mixture of divine and ghostly energy, burst out like a rampage. Elena shuddered. A cold chill ran down her spine.
‘My head hurts, and I feel disgusting.’
How could Yuria have been so unaffected when facing this head-on? The answer was obvious. Absolute Mind. As long as she had that, Yuria’s mind would be immune to corruption and everything else.
“It’s more dangerous than I thought. Even if I die once, it’s right to deal with it now.”
Blue butterflies appeared.
From the ground, from the air, from the sky, from the trees, from the rocks.
Dozens of blue butterflies quietly flew around and then disappeared.
She deceived the world.
With her elegant illusions, she twisted the laws of the world and took them into her hands. The space around her was in her grasp.
Her finger moved. She felt the sensation of an unorganized tangle of threads. She touched the thread on her ring finger. Space was torn into dozens of pieces. The spatial distortion that had been protecting the ghost woman was no exception.
The ghost woman, whose spatial distortion had disappeared, was an ominous thing. She had already shed her human form. Elena flicked her index finger to finish the job.
A blade of space, an invisible guillotine, fell down and struck the ghost woman’s neck. Her long hair floated in the air for a moment before falling.
“……”
There it was, where her head had been.
It was incomprehensible.
Her reason was paralyzed.
The center of her mind began to collapse.
Her ego was slowly disintegrating.
What was I?
Why am I here?
What is it? I feel like I was moving for someone?
Something slimy was eating away at her mind. It felt disgusting. She had to shake it off. How? There was no way to shake it off.
Before it was too late, magic, illusions….
……What were those?
I’m hungry, is there anything to eat? That fallen head looks like a tempting fruit.
She moved her hand toward the fruit.
Thud.
A sharp pain covered Elena’s head. When she looked down, a dagger was sticking out of her chest. Blood flowed down the blade.
[Death Resistance has been activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
