NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 158
“Ugh…!”
“……”
Deliberately letting emotions run wild, extracting the ego and controlling it separately.
It feels really strange, but somehow it’s working.
Is it possible because of this unknown new power?
…Probably, yeah.
I couldn’t even dream of doing something like this before.
“What the hell is going on…! Rampage…!!”
“Who knows.”
Somehow, this contradictory state of mine is just hilarious.
Thanks to that, I’m making full use of my talents now, and I can judge the situation even more calmly than usual.
So at first, when I saw Clock Hands activating “Time Reversal” with “Time Limit” without any penalties or preparation, I thought it was annoying, but surprisingly, I’m at a huge advantage.
“Time Limit…!”
“Useless. It won’t work twice.”
“Tch…”
Clock Hands uses “Time Limit” again.
But I’m not stupid enough to let it happen twice after already falling for it once.
I immediately destroy “Time Limit” with “Ca□□ Blast.”
In the end, breaking that big clock is all it takes.
Honestly, it’s a stupid technique that only works on the first try.
But to think he used it so boldly in front of me and succeeded… That’s some guts, Clock Hands.
“I’ll destroy it.”
“Don’t you dare…!”
“Collapse.”
“Ugh?!”
Hmm… Using “Collapse” with this power just shatters the magic staff.
Well, it’ll recover immediately, but that should create an opening.
Like this.
“Got me…!”
“Since I only used one technique, you forgot for a moment, huh?”
“……”
By the way, since the power of erosion has grown stronger, even things that are usually hard to destroy can be shattered with “Collapse.”
It’s a bit unsettling that I still don’t know the true nature of this power… but if I want to win, I have no choice.
“…No choice.”
“Why? Are you going to use that?”
“Correct. But it’s on a completely different level from what you’re thinking.”
“Try me.”
Then it must be “Time Break.”
Clock Hands’ powerful ultimate move.
A simultaneous strike that gathers attacks from countless timelines in an instant.
A significant technique that can cause serious trouble if not handled properly…
I need to be a bit careful.
I don’t know how much stronger he’s become.
“…Don’t regret it, Rampage. ‘Time Road.'”
“…What?”
Wait, when did he learn another technique…
…No, assessing the situation comes first.
My body feels a bit sluggish, probably because it doesn’t affect me much in my current state.
It’s probably closer to time deceleration or time stop, and secondly… he’s summoning versions of himself from countless timelines to attack.
Thousands, tens of thousands… pouring in relentlessly.
It’s clearly the perfect upgrade of “Time Break.”
First… I need to deflect them all.
I’ll discard “Chaotic Frenzy” and “Domain Collapse” entirely, pouring everything into “Collapse” and “Rampage.”
And with all my might, I’ll destroy all the Clock Hands from other timelines…!!
Avoiding the summoning of overlapping timelines while destroying them.
And with each swing of the light sword, “Ca□s Blast.”
While the phases don’t overlap, I’ll destroy the attacks from other timelines’ Clock Hands and reduce their numbers.
Even so, Clock Hands keeps summoning thousands, tens of thousands of attacks from other timelines.
“……”
But, it’s a bit strange.
Clock Hands wasn’t this powerful when I checked before.
Moreover, all these attacks from other timelines are capable of dealing significant damage to me.
There are even attacks from timelines where he uses techniques, making it quite threatening.
And this level of timeline manipulation…
…I must be pushing myself too hard.
Well, I’m prepared to die, so it’s obvious.
“Ugh… Aaaah!!”
…This is going to take a while.
Being a witch, it’s natural to last long, and dragging this out won’t do any good.
Alright, Clock Hands showed me something good, so I should show him something good too.
Originally, I planned to save it for Pandora, but I changed my mind.
Even if I’ve become a witch, I can still acknowledge his efforts.
That said, using this level of technique and just standing there…
It’s hard to tell with all the other timelines’ Clock Hands, but he’s definitely just standing there.
It seems the technique isn’t fully perfected yet.
It’s only practical up to a certain point.
Still, it’s threatening enough.
“This is the end!! ‘Destruction of Time’!!!”
“Destruction of Time”… So he even made a proper finishing move.
But this time, he picked the wrong opponent.
I just happened to be in the process of awakening a new power, and I brought a new technique too.
…Equally unfinished.
“……’Divine Demon Slash.'”
All of me… “Concept,” magic power, and even the rampage of emotions… I pour everything to the limit into this technique.
It’s still unfinished, so I have to pour everything into it to barely use it, but its power is absolute.
In this single strike, compressed to the limit, I slash.
“Take this, Clock Hands.”
“Uwaaaaaah!!!”
Gripping the sword that feels like it might shatter at any moment with both hands, I strike.
Simultaneously, the dimension splits, and the space dominated by Clock Hands’ “Time Road” is destroyed.
As a result, the countless Clock Hands from other timelines disappear, and without any resistance, my “Divine Demon Slash” charges toward Clock Hands.
“Uryaaaaah!!!”
Even so, Clock Hands doesn’t give up and thrusts the time sword created by “Destruction of Time.”
But even that is swallowed by “Divine Demon Slash” without resistance, and Clock Hands, along with the dimension… is torn to shreds by “Divine Demon Slash” and vanishes.
“……”
…Just before dying, Clock Hands smiled at me.
Was he really thinking of me?
Of course, I can never forgive him, but it made me realize this new power quickly.
I’m grateful for that… but still, it doesn’t sit right with me.
The fact that Sis and Clock Hands had to play the villains and stir up my emotions because I was so immature.
If not, they wouldn’t have had to make such a choice.
It’s all my fault.
“Sigh~…”
Having used all my power, I just plopped down.
I made my resolve, thoroughly crushed and killed him… but a strange discomfort creeps up on me belatedly.
It’s really nauseating, intensely so.
It’s the kind of discomfort that makes you feel like vomiting any second.
“Pandora…”
Honestly, I don’t care what Pandora is planning.
What matters is that she invaded the human realm, and on top of that, turned my close comrades Sis and Clock Hands into this.
Whatever her plan is… I’ll kill her first and think later.
“Sigh…”
By the way, since I used everything at once, it’ll take a while to recover my magic power.
That said… even I can see the tremendous destructive power.
Part of the dimension was destroyed and swept away, and it’s still there.
…This isn’t the human realm, so I guess there’s no need to restore it.
“……”
So that’s what the inside of a destroyed dimension looks like.
It’s like… “Chaos” itself.
Just like when I unleashed that big technique with this unknown power…
“…Huh?”
…No, well… it’s similar.
Whether it’s because I used that power to destroy it, or if the gaps in a destroyed dimension naturally look like that…
[……Miss Rampage! Can you hear me?!]
[…What?]
[Uh… didn’t you hear what I just said?]
[What? I didn’t hear it.]
[…What happened? Why did the connection…]
Was the connection cut off for a while?
…Now that I think about it, I didn’t hear Fairy Queen’s communication at all during the fight.
Was it because of Clock Hands’ time manipulation, or because my new power went out of control?
Anyway, Fairy Queen’s communication wasn’t as useful as I thought.
[Are you tired?]
[I just used a new technique against Clock Hands. I’ll recover and go again.]
[…Understood. Whether the next one is Pandora or another witch, given your current state, it’s better to prioritize stability.]
Stability, huh… Yeah, stability is important.
This new power is hard to control, so if I can manage that, it’d be great.
First, I need to figure out what this new power is…
“Wonder what Senior is up to…”
Speaking of which, what about Senior and the others?
I can faintly hear the sounds of battle from here, but it’s hard to tell exactly.
But going to help them isn’t ideal with Pandora ahead…
I never planned to fight together anyway, so there’s no reason to go.
The three of them shouldn’t lose to a witch, and fighting together would just be a hindrance…
“……”
Is my magic recovery still not complete…
Physical recovery is quick, but magic recovery is too slow.
Is it because of the unique atmosphere of the Demon Realm?
It wasn’t like this in the human realm or the Fairy Realm.
But… ever since I started to understand this power, the speed has increased significantly.
The recovery speed after killing Sis and after killing Clock Hands is clearly different.
Is this power fundamentally similar to the one that created the Demon Realm?
“…Well, whatever.”
For now, I just need to kill Pandora, the current disaster, and destroy the Demon Realm… That’s all I need to think about.
I’ll think about the rest later.
Alright, my magic recovery is almost done, so I should get going.
“That place over there is intact.”
For some reason, even after all that chaos, the building over there is completely fine.
I don’t know how or why it’s intact, but if it’s intact, Pandora must be there.
So heading there should do it.
Alright, let’s go there.
To fully recover the remaining magic power, I slowly walked toward the intact building.
Upon reaching it, there’s a large door, as expected.
Slowly opening the door… inside, instead of Pandora, there’s another witch.
Of course, it was too greedy to think I’d reach Pandora after just this much.
“…Who are you?”
“…Oh, you’re here. Come in.”
The witch who greeted me was quite eerie.
Dark clothing, pale skin with a slightly bluish tint, lifeless eyes reflecting nothing, withered green hair… It felt like a corpse was welcoming me.
“I am the Death Witch who guards Pandora-sama’s body… You can call me Sephirota.”
“Alright, Sephirota. So… what do you do?”
“I just told you, didn’t I? Seems like your ears are half-closed.”
“So, are you going to fight too?”
“Hmm… My purpose is to ensure the success of Pandora-sama’s grand plan. Besides… it’s too late to back out now. I hope you prove worthy of being the ‘vessel’ that will become its natural enemy, so I’ll test you a bit.”
“You’re going to fight. Then I’ll kill you and go to Pandora.”
“…Try to kill me. If you can.”
…Such confidence.
Alright, I’ll kill you quickly, just as you wish.