Chapter 44

On the side of Yachihata Shizuka, the situation had reached a fever pitch. The curse of the war axe used in the dance was that the wielder would never stop until all enemies were killed, and even if the wielder died, the axe would continue to swing on its own, as if the axe itself was the one swinging it, and the human body was being manipulated by the war axe. Because it was not a human using the war axe, Tsuchimikado could not calculate the movements to use her sword to cross and destroy the war axe without destroying the axe itself. Even if Baroi's body died, the attacks of the war axe would not stop, and Yachihata Shizuka and Tsuchimikado found themselves in a difficult situation. At this moment, Fia finally decided what she wanted to do and decisively attacked Baroi, temporarily repelling her. Just when everyone thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the class president of Yachihata Shizuka's class, Ueno Mizuka, came to visit him and was immediately taken hostage by Baroi.

"I'll count to ten. If you don't show yourselves by the time I reach zero—this place might become quite colorful. Alright. Ten, nine..." Baroi pointed the sharp edge of the war axe at Mizuka's tender abdomen. A slight downward push would immediately spray a vivid red. Yachihata Shizuka and the others planned for him to hide Tsuchimikado inside a steel construct, and in a semi-activated state, Yachihata Shizuka would not be harmed by the torture device, allowing them to ambush Baroi. However, this would place a heavy burden on Fia.

The tactic was quite successful. Baroi never expected anyone to be hiding inside Fia's steel construct. Yachihata Shizuka leaped out of the steel construct with all his might, and Tsuchimikado, with her sword in its sheath, was thrown at Baroi's remaining arm by Yachihata Shizuka. However, an unexpected situation occurred. Yachihata Shizuka's goal was to attack Baroi's arm and disable her offensive capabilities, but Baroi twisted her body just before the sword hit her right arm, and the blade only struck her abdomen. Baroi, due to the spasms in her abdomen, vomited profusely, but she was filled with excitement. Yes, the excitement of seeing the thing she hated being torn apart right before her eyes. Her arm was no longer under her control, as the war axe had already taken over her body. But it didn't matter; as long as she could split the person in front of her in two and see the hot blood gush from their body, that would be enough. With this thought, Baroi's giant axe swung towards Yachihata Shizuka's waist. The ominous red blade was about to split Yachihata Shizuka in two, and Fia, watching from below, was filled with anxiety, but it was too late to change form and save him.

"Clang..." A metallic sound came from Baroi's war axe as a wolf-tooth arrow struck the blade. Of course, a regular wolf-tooth arrow couldn't stop the cursed weapon, and it was easily split in half by the war axe. But if one arrow wasn't enough...

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang..." Six intense collisions sounded from the war axe as six wolf-tooth arrows, each traveling at several times the speed of sound, struck the same spot on the axe. Even a cursed weapon like the war axe couldn't withstand the impact of seven arrows, and the giant axe was deflected, the force of the spin was neutralized, and Baroi, now in the air, was unable to move due to the massive force.

"Ugh, damn it..." Baroi's face was twisted with hatred, and the prey that was almost in her grasp had flown away. Such anger was understandable. But the sonic boom from the supersonic arrows caused Baroi to cry out in pain, and the sound of the sonic boom only reached her ears now, giving Yachihata Shizuka and the others time to escape.

"Traceon, False Spiral Sword (Caladbolg II)." The arrow, charged with lightning, sliced through the air, and the roaring lightning burned everything in its path, heading straight for the target. At the last moment, Baroi used the giant axe as a shield, blocking the False Spiral Sword with the side of the war axe.

"Boom..." The moment the sword tip and the giant axe collided, the power of the lightning exploded from the False Spiral Sword, causing a violent explosion. Fia and Yachihata Shizuka were blown away by the storm, and Baroi, who was hit head-on, was slammed into the wall of the Yachihata family's yard by the force of the explosion. The surface of the giant axe was cracked, and visible fissures spread across it.

"Phew... It seems I didn't mess up at the crucial moment. Projecting seven wolf-tooth arrows and a False Spiral Sword in just a second without any mistakes, I must have had some good luck." A figure gradually emerged from the smoke and dust, and the rustling of clothes in the wind drew everyone's attention to the source of the sound.

"Well... If you had arrived earlier, maybe with an instant teleportation or something..." A pleasant female voice came from the smoke, and for some reason, the scene suddenly became quiet.

"..."

"..."

"Eh?"

"Ah, I forgot I have the ability to teleport up to a kilometer." The atmosphere that had been building up was instantly broken by this voice, and as the smoke cleared, Shinjin appeared with a frustrated expression.

"Um... Uncle Shinjin, it's better to deal with Baroi first." Yachihata Shizuka stepped forward, reminding Shinjin.

At this moment, Baroi also stood up from the rubble. Small metal fragments were falling from the side of the war axe, and Baroi's body was covered in countless wounds. But Baroi stood up, not by her own will, but because the curse of the war axe forced her to stand, even though she was nearly unconscious. The axe, which would not stop until it was drenched in the blood of its enemies, made Baroi continue to swing the axe at everyone like a puppet.

"It seems her consciousness is almost gone, but the strength to swing the axe hasn't diminished at all. This curse of the war axe is quite powerful." A glint appeared in Shinjin's eyes, and suddenly, dozens of spikes shot out of the ground in front of Baroi. Even though the war axe's swing shattered most of the spikes, three sharp spikes still pierced Baroi's body. Blood gushed from the wounds, and if it were a normal person, this would have been a severe injury that would prevent movement. But for Baroi, or rather, the war axe, she simply swung the giant axe to cut off the spikes that had pierced her flesh and charged at Shinjin, who had caused the most damage.

"Given this situation, we can't stop her without destroying this giant axe." Shinjin drew Kikyou Sen Mikkazuki and the Infinite Blade, and the two swords blocked the giant axe coming down from above.

"Shinjin, use the technique you recently mastered." Yaezuki's suggestion reached Shinjin's ears.

"Ahaha, die, scream in pain, you filthy insects." Even though her consciousness was unclear, Baroi still cursed Shinjin and the others, which only strengthened Shinjin's resolve.

"Alright, I'm ready. Yaezuki, Akuren." Shinjin pushed Baroi away with force and then positioned the two swords directly at Baroi. A massive amount of magical power was released from Shinjin's body, and the space around him began to distort. In everyone's eyes, the two swords in Shinjin's hands were no longer two but eighteen.

"Kikou Tenken Ryuu, Kirenn Kusei." It was still Kirenn Kusei, but this time, eighteen real swords appeared in the air, using the power of space to overlap the sword's space, achieving a multiple reality. This time, Kirenn Kusei truly attacked from nine directions simultaneously, an unavoidable and undefendable absolute killing move. Eighteen swords, thirty-six attacks, and Shinjin's enhanced magical power. The already damaged war axe shattered into pieces under thirty-six attacks, and one of the fragments blinded Baroi's eye. The massive impact sent Baroi flying again, and she crashed to the ground heavily.

Seeing that Baroi was no longer moving, Shinjin and the others quickly ran to Mizuka to begin first aid.

'Stupid, I won't stop just because of these injuries.' Baroi, with a sinister smile, reached for the gun that had been pressed under her body when she fell from the air.

'Die, I'll take you with me, damn it.' Baroi suddenly raised her body and pulled the trigger with her right hand, the bullet flying towards Shinjin's head. But Baroi was in despair; the bullet stopped next to Shinjin and couldn't move.

"I forgot to mention, this outfit is made of special material and has nearly a hundred spells to counter different types of attacks. It even has my spatial power, which can block any attack below the level of a Tenjin for a short time. A bullet is far from being able to hurt me." Shinjin's right hand grabbed the bullet, and with a light flick of his index finger, the bullet was sent back at Baroi at a faster speed, completely breaking her remaining right hand. This time, Baroi had no more strength to resist and fell to the ground, unconscious.

Afterwards, when Mizuka stood up unharmed from the ground, Yachihata Shizuka and the others were quite surprised. It turned out that Mizuka had a cursed weapon called Gimeister Blanty, which ensured she would not die from external injuries, though there was a limit to the damage it could handle. If she received a destructive attack like spatial division, spatial vibration, or high-temperature flames that burned most of her body, she could not recover. Additionally, Mizuka had a binding belt called Kurokawa Reika, which could be used for both attack and defense. After understanding Mizuka's explanation, the group also understood her, and Baroi's body was taken by Mizuka to be used as a bargaining chip with the research institution and the knight domain she belonged to. In summary, the incident was resolved perfectly, and Shinjin and the others returned to their respective homes to rest, preparing for any future crises.

PS: Sorry, I came back late today. Please recommend, collect, and review the book.

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