The Fastest Evolution of the Unrivaled Slime: My Rejected Skill was a Cheat for Super Efficient Leveling, So I Trained 100 Times Faster to Become the World’s Strongest

197. Ultima Thule [Side – Ludmilla]

“You’ll never lose—? What kind of nonsense is that!?”

The mocking laughter, tinged with anger, echoed at the edge of the world.

In an instant, what assaulted me was a massive tornado, reminiscent of raging waves.

“! A spell I couldn’t use because of its massive mana consumption works just fine in this space!”

The tornado rapidly expanded, now exceeding 30 meters.

Caught in that would spell doom, even for a royal palace.

Reaching level 100 must count for something…

“How’s that, Lyudmila?! Your legend of invincibility ends here and now!”

Nine advancing tornadoes—a calamity beyond description.

As the gale roared around me, I stood firm, uttering a single word.

“.”

In that moment, the rampaging wind unraveled like tangled thread—disappearing.

“What?! … vanished!?”

“I’ve mastered 99.99% of the magic in this world and can recreate it.

By reversing the process, I can dismantle any spell. nullifies your magic, plain and simple.”

“Lies… I’ve never heard of such a thing!!”

“To destroy magic, you need to understand its construction and expend more mana than its activation.

No one but me can use . That’s the trick.”

“You coward!”

“Call me what you want after you see this.”

I clapped my hands together in front of my chest, then spread them apart like performing cat’s cradle.

From my open palms emerged a soap-bubble-like sphere.

As it ascended to the heavens, it gradually expanded—

and at a certain point, it began to swell rapidly.

“W-What are you doing?!”

“This is . Think of it as a pot that can create anything.”

The celestial spread with the momentum to engulf the entire sky.

“Raize and the others are waiting. It’s time to end this.”

In the next moment, white, glowing spheres rained down from above, targeting Shirayuki.

Hundreds—no, thousands of them.

“GYAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!”

The countless spheres descended upon Shirayuki at light speed, triggering explosions around her.

“. Each one carries the force of a celestial body.”

“Ugh… uuuuugh…”

As the explosions subsided, Shirayuki’s crawling figure emerged from the smoke.

“Your skill is , right? Its effect… allows you to transplant others’ lives into yourself, dying up to nine times.”

Shirayuki glared at me bitterly, as if confirming my words.

“With that, you’ve died once. Which means… eight times remain.”

Shirayuki, startled, tried to flee from me.

But there’s no escape. I chose this battlefield for a reason.

“.”

From , eight orbs emerged.

They aligned in a row before me, each a different, mesmerizing color.

“Each orb contains a unique ability, and one can destroy a planet.”

“No… no way, that’s—”

“Indeed. I’ll imbue my fists with these orbs’ power and strike you down.”

With teleportation, I delivered an undeniable, straight punch.

Shirayuki’s body flew several hundred meters and met her second death.

“AAAHHH! NO! Someone, help me!!”

“Those words are the same ones uttered by those you’ve killed.”

The second orb-powered punch struck Shirayuki, engulfing her in hellish flames.

“Stop! Please! I’ll do anything!”

I ignored her pleas and struck again.

“I don’t want to die! Not here—”

No, maybe I didn’t even hear her anymore.

“You dare defy the gods like this?! It’s unforgivable!!”

Mechanically, like routine, I tightened my fist and delivered blow after blow.

“Why won’t you listen to meeeeeeeee?!”

…No, that’s not true.

If I were truly indifferent, I wouldn’t grip my fists this tightly.

“Enough alreadyyyyyyyyyy!!”

I hate her.

I’m avenging fifty years of torment and my disciple’s regret with these strikes.

“…And now, you’ve died eight times. One more remains.”

Moving the final orange orb, I prepared for the last punch.

“W-Wait!! Please, I have something to say!”

Shirayuki was at her limit. Her eyes were wide open, her hands raised desperately to stop me.

“If you kill me without hearing me out, you’ll be a murderer, just like me! Heartless! Isn’t that true?!”

Hearing that from her made my blood boil.

But still, letting her say her last words might bring me peace.

“I’ve kept silent… but my skill has a hidden ability!”

“What is it?”

“It lets me inherit the memories of those whose hearts I transplant!”

A whirlwind of emotions surged within me.

“In other words, your disciple lives on in me!”

“Don’t spout nonsense! Who’d believe such a thing?!”

“It’s true! Please believe me!”

Even though it couldn’t be true—this vixen couldn’t be telling the truth—

a part of me wanted it to be.

“…Even so, that doesn’t mean you deserve to live. Die.”

“Wait! Your disciple has something to say!”

“Shut up! I’ll kill you right now!”

“Master…”

The punch I was about to throw froze.

Shirayuki’s tone, expression, and words—

everything overlapped with my disciple’s memory.

I was never fit to be a master.

Clumsy and distant, I couldn’t connect properly. But that child always spoke to me with such warmth.

“Master…”

I couldn’t move.

Shirayuki stood up and smiled.

“Thanks for falling for it.”

The next moment, her arm pierced my stomach.