Shen He, who charged towards Behind the Water, as usual, used his spear to fiercely stab.
Just like in training, no matter how the enemy dodged, his eyes were fixed on a single target. Each strike used all his strength, even abandoning defense, ignoring all the opponent's attacks, and immersing himself in the continuous, repetitive attacks.
Such a beginner's attack was extremely simple for Behind the Water.
However, the iron rod he wielded was like being trapped in a quagmire. An invisible restrictive force acted on his entire body. Accelerator, from behind, rushed forward with his fists. The Water Source Magic Circle had to be used to block Ryougi Shiki, who brought him a great sense of crisis. Facing the siege of multiple powerful individuals, Behind the Water, who had shown an invincible stance, was locked in a stalemate.
He can win.
This was Shen He's absolutely certain thought.
All his means were used, and morale was high. He only needed to discard all worries and fight with all his might.
Such a vast battle, the huge sounds almost swept through most of Academy City, naturally couldn't help but attract the attention of others.
Those who feared war could only cower in corners, trembling and praying that the battlefield wouldn't reach them. There were also those filled with anxiety, striving to get closer to the battlefield, such as Shokuhou Misaki, but most were simply watching.
On the tip of a certain wind turbine, a girl was standing and gazing out.
Explosions, shockwaves, and violent collisions, even space itself was distorted and swallowed by darkness, as if the end of the world had arrived. Without a doubt, it was a monster's battlefield.
But the girl didn't care about these things, because she was also one of the monsters.
What she cared about, or rather, what she was focused on, was the dazzling flashes of lightning that occasionally flickered.
That person was there, that fake Misaka Mikoto.
Misaka Mikoto Alter bit her lip tightly. Ever since she realized the darkness of the world, realizing that she had been deceived and betrayed by this world, she had abandoned everything from before, including kindness, purity. It didn't matter if people feared her, if they loathed her, but why, why did the self she had abandoned still exist?
"Onee-sama."
A familiar voice suddenly appeared behind her,
and then a small figure pressed close to her back, her face rubbing against the back of her neck like a puppy.
"Kuroko."
Even though she felt an unknown liquid dripping onto her skin, Misaka Mikoto Alter just called out softly.
Because she trusted the person behind her very much; in the memories that belonged to the past, Kuroko had always stood by her side.
"Is Sister really concerned about the battle over there? Hehehe."
Even though she was asking about serious matters, she made a strange sound at the end, and Kuroko's little hand moved down her shoulder bit by bit.
She touched it, she touched it! Wow, she wouldn't wash her hands for the rest of her life.
Misaka Mikoto Alter seemed to react, finally, but she simply reached out and pulled Shirai Kuroko, who was clinging to her back, to the front.
"Stop messing around."
There was no blame in her tone, nor was there any of the usual "loving punishment."
A hint of heartache flashed in Shirai Kuroko's eyes, almost imperceptibly.
"Sister Mikoto, do you want to go and see the battlefield over there?" Kuroko rolled over again and rubbed against Misaka Mikoto Alter, "Kuroko can take Sister Mikoto there, you know."
"No!"
Without even thinking, she refused, causing a look of astonishment to appear on Kuroko's face.
It seemed she realized her reaction was a bit too extreme, which made Misaka Mikoto Alter even more irritable. She directly pulled Kuroko in front of her, her eyes filled with a cold aura as she stared at her.
"No matter what happens, you won't leave me, right?"
"Onee-sama." Kuroko's expression gradually froze, her face flushed with an unnatural redness. "Th-th-th-this, is this a proposal? Kuroko, Kuroko is so happy! Ah, no, my heart, Kuroko is going to..."
With a voice that caused misunderstandings, Shirai Kuroko's figure vanished in a flash.
When she reappeared, she was in a bright room, her small hand pressed against her chest, and she couldn't help but gasp for breath.
Almost, almost couldn't help but reveal herself.
"Kuroko."
A soft, sweet voice suddenly came from the side, scaring Kuroko so much she almost screamed.
But she found Uiharu Kazari curled up in the covers, her eyes, filled with dark circles, were lifted towards her.
"You nearly scared me to death!" Kuroko exhaled deeply.
"Kuroko." Uiharu Kazari's voice was laced with a hint of tears, "We can't break through, no matter what, we can't break through that building without windows."
"" Shirai Kuroko fell silent as well.
During this time, she and Uiharu Kazari had searched nearly every research institution within Academy City, trying to find out why Misaka Mikoto had become like this. In the end, they were left with only the "building without windows" where the Chairman was located. It was as if that place was a complete forbidden zone.
Even the elder sister, whose strength had become abnormally terrifying, couldn't break through that building.
Did Uiharu's electronic intrusion fail too?
"Damn it!" Shirai Kuroko slammed her fist against the wall.
Although she often gave the impression of being a "pervert," Shirai Kuroko was undoubtedly an excellent member of Judgement, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and justice.
Most importantly, she didn't believe it.
She didn't believe that her beloved onee-sama, the onee-sama she admired so much, would do such a thing. Even if it was because of the Misaka sisters, onee-sama would never take her anger out on innocent people.
Shirai Kuroko wanted Misaka Mikoto to return to her former self.
"What do we do now?" Uiharu Kazari wiped her eyes.
"If it's not science," Shirai Kuroko gritted her teeth, "then it can only be magic. I've long felt that those two mages were suspicious, and they suddenly went to fight tonight. That wasn't onee-sama's order at all."
Even though she said this, the two of them felt helpless.
Magic, this kind of thing, they only recently learned of its existence. How could they investigate it?
Shen He didn't remember how many times he had stabbed with his Spear.
The constant high-intensity battles were allowing this team to gradually figure out how to fight cooperatively.
The core of their winning strategy was to protect Ryougi Shiki and get her to Behind the Water. Even if she only had a brief chance to engage in close combat, she could easily disable the enemy's weapons, or even inflict serious injuries.
But such an obvious intention and sense of crisis made Behind the Water become fully vigilant.
He began to move around the battlefield, using the power of God's Right Seat to control water and obstruct his enemies, retreating after each strike. At the same time, with the strength of a Saint and God's Right Seat, Behind the Water could maintain high-intensity combat throughout the night on a night with a moon.
"He's stalling the battle!" Kanzaki Kaori realized the unbelievable gap in strength.
The power of the divine would bring enormous pressure to the user, so she could only use the "The Flash," a one-hit-kill technique. But the opponent seemed tireless, constantly remaining in the divine state.
Shen He didn't respond.
Jeanne d'Arc had already arrived at the periphery of the battlefield. As long as he gave her the last Intermediate Enhancement Card, and let the level 60 Jeanne d'Arc join the battle, they would immediately gain an overwhelming advantage.
But after Shen He realized his side wasn't at a disadvantage, he wanted to save that Intermediate Enhancement Card.
And the hope of achieving this lay with Ryougi Shiki.
"Mercy of the Virgin's Punishment Reduction."
The whisper echoed again in the night.
Shen He and the others, hearing the voice, could only reluctantly create some distance.
That was a purely magical formula, coupled with the strength of a Saint, capable of unleashing destructive power like a falling meteor. It could even seriously injure Kanzaki Kaori, who was also a Saint, exceeding Accelerator's calculation limits. Even Shen He, equipped with Oni's Embrace, didn't dare to take it head-on.
However...
"I'm ready," Shiki's voice suddenly rang out.
"That's the moment!"
Shen He's spirit steeled, and he advanced instead of retreating.
Behind the Water had been dodging Ryougi Shiki, but the immense impact of this aerial attack didn't allow for any retreat.
Having seen the same move several times, Ryougi Shiki no longer needed to temporarily capture the Death Line with her eyes.
She followed closely behind Shen He. As the massive impact arrived, she thrust her long knife forward with an angle she had simulated hundreds of times in her mind.
At that position, there would be the largest Death Line!
Light burst forth everywhere.
That was a huge Iron Rod, which was turned into fine powder.
Success!
Shen He immediately dropped the spear and locked his arm around Behind the Water's wrist.
This was a move that Behind the Water could handle with his close-combat experience. However, with Kusuo Saiki's telekinesis surging forward, and even Kanzaki Kaori dropping her own longsword to simply use grappling techniques to restrain the other arm, along with Accelerator's energy control going all out, the sudden gust of wind hindered the water serpent that was whistling towards them. All of this left Behind the Water unable to move for several seconds.
This was already enough.
"Aaaah!"
Behind the Water finally let out a yell that belonged to his Berserk state. However, Ryougi Shiki's longsword had already mercilessly pierced into his body, killing off all of the power that belonged to the Holy Grail's Berserk state.
With a whooshing sound, the massive water source that had been floating in mid-air obeyed the planet's gravity and fell to the ground, washing over the city that had already been reduced to ruins.
Behind the Water's swelling body also collapsed like a deflated balloon, reverting to its original form, and then fell into a coma. Without the Berserk enhancement, he could no longer withstand the impact brought about by the change in his mental state.
"Finally, it's over," Shen He exhaled deeply.
After such an intense battle, constantly using Oni's Embrace had nearly exhausted him.
However, a massive surge of experience flooded his body. As his level rose once more, a golden, glittering treasure chest materialized in his backpack.
It was actually the first gold chest!
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