Chapter 441: Kazumi’s Resolution
“What kind of monster with a brain full of muscles is this!!!”
In the unknown woods, the black-robed young girl’s usually calm expression was tinged with anxiety. The [Ghost Gate] in front of her kept opening and closing as she moved through the forest at an extremely fast pace.
Behind Kazumi, like an earth dragon flipping over, waves of massive impacts were continuously stirred up, like a mudslide with a target, rolling towards the girl’s location.
Kazumi truly did not expect things to develop in this direction. Initially, [Takeru Kamikami]’s actions had indeed startled her. In the girl’s opinion, macro-type ability users like him generally lacked group and ranged attack skills. As long as she maintained a certain distance, relying on the abilities of [Ghost Gate], she had a high probability of shaking him off.
Kazumi also understood his intention. After all, a jungle with such a complex environment was perfect for a girl with the [Ghost Gate] ability. With various obstacles blocking the way, even if [Takeru Kamikami] possessed extreme physical strength and speed, it would still be somewhat difficult for him to get close to her.
But the problem was… you can’t just stir up trouble with every step you take!!!
Who knew how such terrifying explosive power could be repeatedly used for such a long time? The range [Takeru Kamikami] stirred up was not large; most of the energy was used to destroy the surrounding trees. Theoretically, it was a rather futile act of rage, as Kazumi would have already run a long distance during the time he was messing around like this.
However, this guy, this muscle monster, had truly terrifying stamina. It was as if his muscles had no tolerance limit. Even now, after tracking Kazumi’s energy direction, he was still accelerating, showing a determination to destroy the entire forest.
“No, I need to find a way!”
Kazumi had already pushed the speed of [Ghost Gate] to its maximum. Although she had the energy supply from her territory, there was definitely no problem with her energy. However, continuously using energy also consumed some of the girl’s mental power. This consumption was not very large, but it couldn’t withstand prolonged repeated use, not to Mention that she clearly couldn’t match the stamina of the guy behind her.
Just as she had analyzed before, hiding in her territory was always a last resort. The girl would absolutely not use it until the last moment.
She had indeed gotten rid of the tracking-like mark on the Black Coffin before, but Kazumi didn’t dare to gamble whether he had other ways to continue tracking her location. If she really hid there and her position was guarded, she would probably become a turtle in a jar, waiting only to die.
[If I hide…]
A silly smile inexplicably flashed in her mind, and the girl quickly dismissed the strange image, but her eyes became serious at this moment. She glanced back at the still surging energy outburst, then at the clearing in front of her that had been completely forced out of the forest, and resolutely walked forward.
…
“Still running?”
The tall golden-haired giant slowly emerged from the mess that could no longer be called a forest. His already terrifying muscles bulged even larger due to blood rushing to them, twitching like living things and emitting visible, tangible mist, giving off a terrifying visual impact like a giant.
Seeing the black-robed person who had stopped in the distance as if resigned to fate, Sato Shinichi slightly calmed his breathing, raised his head, and asked with a slight smile.
“…”
Kazumi did not give any extra answer. She raised her right hand, and a barrage of death energy formed by countless shades of green shot towards [Takeru Kamikami] in front of her. Simultaneously, [Ghost Gate] opened, and ghouls emerged from the green light gates, baring their fangs and claws and launching a fearless charge towards the fresh flesh in front of them.
“Is this all you’ve got?”
Sensing the energy contained in the attack, Sato Shinichi’s body couldn’t help but relax for a moment. It seemed that her main means were evil energy summons and spatial abilities. This level of energy and summons was not enough to deal with him, and her most troublesome spatial ability had lost its effect on this vast plain. If it was just short-distance teleportation, all he needed to do was accelerate and he could control her.
Looking at the increasingly approaching energy barrage, Sato Shinichi threw out a fierce punch with his right hand. The violent gust of wind directly dispersed the incoming energy barrage, and the remaining scattered fragments weakly hit the boy’s body, not even managing to scratch his protective clothing.
“It’s time to end this. If you are willing to cooperate with us, I will persuade them not to deal with you.”
As if crushing trash, Sato Shinichi patted his hands and said encouragingly to the black-robed person not far away.
Of course, this was not the boy’s saintly heart overflowing, attempting to convert an opposing enemy in this situation. It was just that the black-robed person in front of him was indeed slightly different from his usual opponents; at least she was willing to communicate and appeared to be a normal person.
More importantly, it was her ability. Spatial abilities were rare in any place, but this alone was enough for the Association to offer her special treatment and try to persuade her to surrender. It could even be said that as long as the bad things she had done in the past were not too serious, they could all be written off.
It was known that Hamano Tsukasa was able to bring about an era of peace, not only due to his unparalleled strength but also, very importantly, his incredible mobility that allowed him to instantly reach any city or location.
“…Are you telling the truth?”
After a moment of silence with her head down, Kazumi slowly raised her head. Her hoarse voice seemed to carry a hint of hope, as if a drowning person had grabbed the last rope. Her eyes under the cloak stared directly at [Takeru Kamikami] in front of her.
“Mhm, you can completely trust me, we…”
Seeing the black-robed person’s reaction, a hint of joy flashed across Sato Shinichi’s face, and he quickly took a few steps towards her.
But the energy fluctuation that suddenly appeared overhead froze the boy’s joy in place. His walking posture instantly transformed into a charge, and his steel-like arm reached out to grab the black-robed person who was just within reach.
However, the next moment, a spectral green light gate, appearing as if with foreknowledge, shattered Sato Shinichi’s intention to control her. His outstretched arm only felt a cold sting and was then firmly fixed in place.
Forcefully breaking free from that momentary control, the boy, realizing he had been tricked, quickly tried to reposition himself, but it was to no avail. The heavy coffin, carrying immense force, accurately smashed onto the central axis of Sato Shinichi’s spine with gravity. The powerful impact even pressed the more than two-meter-tall giant down, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
At the same time, an ice crystal emitting a blue light was thrown into the air by the girl. A massive amount of ice energy erupted from the ice crystal, finally forming an ice frost giant several tens of stories high. Its heavy foot, larger than a road roller, mercilessly stomped down towards the position where [Takeru Kamikami] had fallen.
