Chapter 538: Kirie
The light screen, like the sharpest blade, cut towards the incredibly vulnerable neck of the [Black Fog] with a speed that ordinary people couldn’t react to.
At this moment, Kazumi held nothing back. Since the other party intended to kill her, the girl naturally had no intention of letting them go.
“Clang!”
Just as the green light screen came into contact with the opponent’s flesh, and the visible skin split, blood splattering, a strange energy fluctuation emanated from the [Black Fog]’s body. Following that, the black fog surrounding its body slowly transformed into a pale white mist. The seemingly transparent mist possessed an indescribable supportive force, preventing even the [Ghost Gate] from closing at that moment.
“A defensive trump card?”
Kazumi was prepared for the [Black Fog]’s potential countermeasures. After all, as an assassination-type ability user, they would usually have some preparations for defense against ghost killers.
Raising her right hand, almost simultaneously, several blades condensed from death energy shot towards the half-exposed body trapped by the [Ghost Gate], along with the corpse crows in the sky.
” Humph!”
A dissatisfied female voice abruptly echoed in the arena. The previously condensed white mist suddenly erupted. The energy blades were instantly reduced to scattered motes of light under the impact of the mist, while the charging corpse crows instantly lost their instinct to “devour” bodies. They fell to the ground with a thud, turning into a puddle of bloody pulp.
“Lost control?”
“What’s going on?!”
The sudden turn of events caused a flicker of surprise on the girl’s previously calm hands. Under Kazumi’s control, she perceived that the corpse crows, which were still under her command, had completely lost control the moment they touched the white mist, as if they were disconnected.
This was perhaps the most alarming thing for the girl. Regardless of how powerful other abilities were, Kazumi would only think that her own abilities were not strong enough.
As for the current performance of the [Black Fog]’s mist, it was almost equivalent to a [Nether Master], directly countering her abilities.
One had to know that the girl, who relied on summoning troops within her territory for combat, had summoning as her core combat method. Now, a strange ability had appeared that could directly sever her link with her summoned creatures. If it truly took hold, it would be equivalent to cutting her combat power in half.
Before Kazumi could recover from her surprise, the surging white mist made another move.
The white mist did not shrink back but instead expanded and spread out. The strange ability even encircled Kazumi, who retracted the Ghost Gate that had been blocking the [Black Fog]’s head. The surging white mist continuously distorted, outlining the shape of a door. The door made of clouds and mist slowly opened, and from within emerged a small figure.
“You deserve to die.”
This time, a cute voice echoed with intense anger. Emerging from the cloud door was a girl with a round face, wearing a purple lolita dress and twin ponytails.
The girl waved her small hand, and several streaks of white mist instantly shot towards Kazumi’s location.
“Roar!”
The mist moved with extreme speed. Kazumi didn’t even have time to react before it reached her. Her internal Little Black, with its injured body, emerged to block the attack, but the mist passed directly through Little Black’s flesh and entered Kazumi’s body.
“What is this?!”
A strange sense of weightlessness instantly spread from her mind. Following that, the familiar sensation of controlling corpse crows, her control over corpses, began to disappear. Her mind was covered by a layer of fog.
However, Kazumi did not panic. The calmness that came from her body, and her abilities, could not control her current emotions. She felt no fear or dread due to her current situation.
If one were to describe Kazumi’s current emotions, perhaps it would only be a palpable, overwhelming rage.
Because she recognized it. She recognized the person using this familiar ability.
Or rather, the culprit who used their abilities to toy with her and Sato Shinichi’s emotions during that academy attack.
“This person must die!!!”
The dissipating cloud door randomly scattered, merging into the girl’s translucent body, making it a little more solidified. The girl, ignoring Kazumi, who was under her control, turned and walked in front of the [Black Fog], asking with slight dissatisfaction.
“What’s wrong? You even triggered my ability, were you about to be killed?”
“Lord Kirie… I…”
The girl’s simple words were like a death sentence. A distorted look of terror instantly appeared on the [Black Fog]’s previously blank face. Cold sweat streamed down its forehead. The entire person bent over like a dog, heartbroken, and was about to fall to their knees, desperately trying to apologize.
“Bang!”
The sound of flesh being struck echoed. The lowered [Black Fog] was sent flying like a cannonball, sliding several meters across the ground while maintaining its original posture.
“Trash!”
After sending the [Black Fog] flying with a single blow, the dissatisfaction on Kirie’s face slightly receded. She finally shifted her attention back to Kazumi, who stood with her hands hanging by her sides, motionless.
Walking with light steps, she slowly approached Kazumi. Kirie’s face gradually shifted from displeasure to amusement, until she was almost close enough to Kazumi’s face.
Kirie nodded and lightly clapped her hands in front of Kazumi.
“Uncle Kurokawa has found a good subordinate. To be able to beat the wild black to this extent, I actually quite admire you. However…”
“After seeing my abilities, you still intend to continue attacking? Should I give you a little reward?!”
She grabbed Kazumi by the collar, like she was playing with a doll. Kirie’s tone suddenly shifted from gentle to a sharp haughtiness. A long whip, shimmering with sharp spikes, appeared in her small hand. The spikes, inlaid with black, ominous light, were unleashed with a touch of madness towards Kazumi’s expressionless face.
Just as the spikes were about to touch the girl’s cheek, a crimson tentacle extended from beneath Kazumi’s cloak, directly fending off the whip in Kirie’s hand.
Then, several tentacles simultaneously landed on the ground, twisting and intertwining to form a corpse-like figure. At the top of the flesh-formed tentacles, gray-white lips parted, and a cold, displeased voice emanated from them.
“What do you want, Kirie!”
