Shen He glanced at his backpack at that moment.
Just encountering these two characters from the plot had already yielded a silver treasure chest.
It seemed that even in this world, there were levels of rewards. Saving or defeating ordinary people only triggered the lowest-level rewards, but it was different for those of some importance.
So, what if he defeated, no, just fought against such a person?
An idea surfaced in Shen He's mind.
"We aren't here for Index," Shen He said with a blank expression, "We're looking for Kamijou Touma. We need his Right Hand for something – of course, it would be better if Magic Index could help too."
That last sentence was deliberately added. If the other party was wary and believed in preconceived notions, it was no different from declaring they were enemies here to seize Magic Index.
"They even know about that guy's Right Hand." Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori exchanged a look, understanding the leader's meaning. "There's no other choice..."
He flicked the ash from his still-burning cigarette. The orange fire ball exploded mid-air, completely obscuring Shen He and his group's vision.
"Flames..."
Stiyl whispered a chant, and a sword of materialized flames appeared in his palm, swinging towards the group.
Just by looking at the sizzling, distorted air, the temperature of this fiery strike was at least two thousand degrees, enough to melt and destroy even a steel body.
Of course, judging by the earlier destruction of the barrier, Stiyl didn't think this simple attack would defeat the enemy. He began to prepare a more complex and powerful killing move.
"Accelerator, you hold off the one in the back," Shen He's voice came from within the flames.
"Hold off? Are you underestimating me?"
Accelerator stomped on the ground and charged towards Kanzaki Kaori, his hand reaching for her face as if about to grab a basketball.
As long as he touched them, he could easily crush their heads like bubbles, or twist them off as he pleased!
That's how it should have been, however—
Whoosh!
In a flash that the naked eye could barely follow, Kanzaki Kaori vanished. Then, with a deafening boom and the roar of the wind, a blade of light compressed to its limit filled Accelerator's entire vision like a terrifying laser beam. Because she was determined to kill him, Kanzaki Kaori unleashed her killer move without mercy.
——Seven Strikes!
The slashes Kanzaki Kaori unleashed with the longsword "Seven Heavens Seven Swords" could kill seven times in an instant.
In fact, this painstakingly honed sword speed indeed far exceeded the limits of what Accelerator could perceive. Judging from the seven blade marks stretching dozens of meters on the level road surface, each strike had hit Accelerator's body squarely.
However— completely unharmed!
"Creak... creak..."
That was the sound of teeth grinding. Accelerator seemed to have only just realized, through his body's automatic vector reflection, that he had been attacked seven times by that longsword.
He had just boasted, yet he couldn't even see his opponent's attacks.
"How annoying!"
A massive gale whipped up, the ground instantly shattered, and a large amount of flying debris formed a vortex in the wind. It rushed towards Kanzaki Kaori, and even the trees and metal lampposts on the roadside were easily torn to dust, as if thrown into a meat grinder.
If he couldn't keep up with the speed, then he would destroy everything!
The battle here had generated an astonishing momentum from the very beginning, and Shen He's side also became intense in an instant.
With just a slight exertion, Shen He's entire body charged forward at a speed that compressed the air to its limit, the tip of his spear emitting a piercing, metallic screech.
Stiyl only had time to fall flat on his face in an undignified manner.
He rolled away, and a purely brute-force strike flew over his head. The unrestrained wind pressure shredded his monastic robes, leaving them hanging on his body like rags. However, his killer move was already prepared.
With a loud boom, a huge fireball erupted from his palm, but instead of exploding like before, it twisted into a humanoid shape, like tar. It burned with flames on the black foam, even continuing to writhe, transforming into a flaming giant wielding a giant cross!
Its name was — Innocentius!
"I thought I could interrupt it..."
Shen He, who had overshot, returned to the battlefield.
He had noticed the dense runes hidden in inconspicuous places around the area earlier. According to the setting in the animation, if he wanted to destroy this magic, he would have to destroy all the runes, otherwise, it would reassemble itself again and again.
However, as the battle began, a silver treasure chest appeared in Shen He's backpack, as expected.
Boom——!
The flaming giant's burning cross collided head-on with Jeanne d'Arc's spear.
The scattered high temperatures continuously distorted the light, but the result of the impact was that Innocentius easily dissipated under the spear's holy light.
"How could this be!"
Stiyl, who had just gotten up from the ground, happened to see this scene.
Although the dissipated Innocentius quickly reassembled under the effect of the runes, such poor performance simply couldn't form a fighting force.
If it hadn't resisted a little this time, he would almost have thought he had encountered another Imagine Breaker.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot..."
Shen He finally realized what was happening.
Because of her unwavering faith and the protection of her Lord, Jeanne d'Arc's resistance to magic was at EX level, but her previous enemies hadn't been magic users.
"Although we are both believers, if you intend to harm my Master..."
Jeanne held her spear behind her back with one hand, her flag unfurled, and her other palm faced Stiyl.
"Oh Lord, bestow your punishment—Divine Judgment!"
The flag bloomed with light in an instant. Stiyl watched the incomparably holy power with a face full of fear. Even the most orthodox sacred spiritual equipment couldn't display the Lord's power to this extent. At the moment he was enveloped in the white light, he felt as if he saw the Lord standing behind the girl.
—This was a Saint protected by the Lord.
Stiyl trembled all over, finally realizing where that inexplicable respect had come from before.
This girl's unwavering faith was so profound that it could even summon the power of the Lord to this place.
As if he had given up resisting, Stiyl sat on the ground, his head bowed.
No, even if he hadn't given up, he was no longer able to use magic.
Jeanne, though she had lost her Ruler status, had her abilities solidified within her after being summoned by Shen He, unaffected by the world's differences. The so-called "Divine Judgment" was that privilege of the Ruler, transformed into a skill that bound an enemy's combat abilities.
Stiyl could no longer use any magic. Before the judgment dissipated, he was just an ordinary person.
So, it was only natural that Innocentius had also completely dissipated.
"Accelerator, you don't have to fight anymore," Shen He called out from afar.
Kanzaki Kaori had also noticed what had just happened. After Accelerator stopped, she came to Jeanne, ten meters away, put away her long sword, and lowered her head, performing the etiquette of a bishop.
No matter who she was, her faith, so devout that it was recognized by the Lord, was enough for her to hold the position of the highest bishop in any Christian sect.
Even whichever Christian sect obtained her could openly claim to be the most orthodox sect, the one closest to the Lord.
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