Chapter: 93. After the Great Battle (3K2)
The earth-shaking roar has subsided.
The coast has returned to silence.
Waves crash against the rocks, producing a gentle rustling sound that echoes throughout the shoreline.
However, one breath amidst it all stands out distinctly.
“That damn guy, how could he let me fall to such a fate…” Yincheng drags his severed arm and mutilated body, making his way across the ground.
At this moment, he has exhausted all his magical energy, and even the power of the Azure Authority can no longer be stirred.
However, the traits granted by his contracted beast, Chimera, still remain.
He struggles to crawl toward the unconscious girl in front of him.
Her silvery hair reflects a dreamlike sheen under the moonlight, and together with her perfectly delicate features, she looks just like the sleeping beauty from a fairy tale.
But unfortunately, approaching her is not a white horse prince, but a monster intent on devouring her whole.
“Hehehe, Tianyu… in the end, you can’t escape the fate of being merged by me. It seems I truly am the protagonist chosen by fate. Once I gain your power and restore my magic—”
Just as Yincheng is about to reach Tianyu’s side, an overwhelming sensation of being watched floods his mind, interrupting his murmurs.
“…..” Yincheng presses himself against the ground, holding his breath, daring not to move.
In this state, both his body and magical energy have reached their limits.
Even an ordinary person passing by would be enough to kill him.
So he can only hope that the other party will overlook this nearly lifeless “body.”
But Yincheng’s gambit does not succeed.
The sensation of being observed becomes increasingly clear, and he can even sense that the gaze comes from directly behind him.
A subtle fear begins to well up in his heart and spreads along his spine to his limbs.
“No! If this continues, she will definitely notice me…”
Overwhelmed by fear and holding onto the thought of making one last desperate attempt, Yincheng suddenly stretches his hand toward Tianyu, intending to devour her before she has a chance to react and regain his strength—
A strange mist envelops the nearby sea surface.
Yincheng feels his palm reach out to Tianyu’s delicate arm, and she still has not attacked him.
“Hahaha, it seems heaven is really on my side—” Yincheng reveals a fierce grin, his arm writhes, and fleshy bits turn into mouths that begin to devour the “Tianyu” in front of him.
“This ability… Is it something like a synthesized beast?” A childlike voice floats from behind Yincheng.
However, Yincheng is not afraid because it is already too late for the other party to react.
“You know quite a lot. Then let’s make you a part of me too—!!!” As Yincheng fully devours the girl in front of him, he instinctively tries to rise, but—
His limbs, with bones completely shattered, cannot support him in completing the action.
“What!?” Yincheng stares in disbelief, eyes wide open.
Having devoured Tianyu, he should have regained some of his strength.
Confused, he looks at his outstretched arm.
Then he notices that he hasn’t actually touched Tianyu at all; he merely grasped a stone.
And around the stone, a white mist swirls—
The Authority of Mist.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not really interested in men, so allow me to decline your request to merge with me~”
A doll the size of a palm responds with a childlike voice, slowly materializing in the seemingly empty air.
In its small hand appears a pendant that gives off the aura of Authority.
—A Grand Class!?
Realizing the identity of the other party, Yincheng gasps sharply.
As Yincheng’s mind rapidly churns, pondering how he could escape from this Grand Class fantasy creature.
Unexpectedly, he feels memories from his past flashing through his mind.
Whether it was his childhood memories of using Chimera to abuse and kill the family that adopted him, or everything that just transpired—
“You are truly a rotten person.” The doll’s voice shifts from lively to chilling.
“I, I can cooperate with you! I can provide all the information I know! Whether it’s info about SEMA or the three major academies, or various anti-ability organizations…” Sensing the threat of death, Yincheng hurriedly shouts, trying to plead for mercy by offering to sell out the ability-user organizations.
“Refused. I have already seen enough of what you know, and I don’t think sparing a miserable person like you for that little information is a worthy deal. Besides, since you have offended what seems to be a carbon-based lifeform, dying by my hands may well be a better outcome.”
“Wait, I—”
“To prevent that child’s overly good nature from causing trouble, please die before that child returns.” The doll raises its hand, and a swirl of white mist envelops Yincheng.
“Do you have any last words of confession before you die?”
“Damn! Damn! Why! Clearly, I am the protagonist of this world—” Yincheng screams out, unwilling to accept his fate.
The doll, however, reveals a sinister smile.
Yincheng is taken aback by this expression.
While the other party chuckles and says, “The deal is struck. Your wish to leave last words has been established, so permit me to collect my dues.”
“Eh?!”
Yincheng’s eyes widen, the last image reflected in his gaze is the pendant glowing in the other party’s hand.
As the white mist enveloping Yincheng flashes with a brilliance, he falls silent.
When the smoke dissipates, Yincheng’s corpse lies motionless on the ground, as if he had died here from his severe injuries from the very start.
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“Ah~ Truly, the Authority of Mist is impressive~” DD-chan contentedly retracts the pendant in her hand.
This is the first time she has used this power in battle, and she did not expect such good results from her first attempt.
She looks at what she holds in her other hand—
A ring reflecting a deep azure light.
The Azure Authority.
This is one of the dues she just recovered from Yincheng using the Authority of Mist.
And the other due is—
“I never thought it was really the renowned fantasy creature Chimera…”
Fantasy creatures cannot form contracts with other fantasy creatures.
From Yincheng, she obtained Chimera, which now has transformed into a tiny fly and quietly rests on DD-chan’s arm.
“It’s a pity that I could not take away your former abilities, but I hope you will be of assistance from now on~”
The fly-like Chimera looks at this already two-authority-holding fantasy creature and can only obediently nod.
“By the way, since this child has a rather close relationship with a carbon-based lifeform…” DD turns to use the Authority of Mist on the lying Tianyu.
Leveraging the dues she had previously recovered, she at this moment transforms them into the power of “granting wishes.”
Under the cover of white mist, Tianyu’s injuries heal at a visibly rapid pace.
But to avoid raising suspicion, DD only performs the most basic treatment, ensuring that she won’t die before being rescued in a little while.
Once DD has finished treating Tianyu’s injuries and quickly covered up the traces of the scene.
It seems that everything is under DD-chan’s control.
At this moment, a pleasant female voice comes from behind her.
“DD-chan, how’s the situation?”
DD turns her head toward the sound.
A golden-haired girl, sporting red dragon wings, hovers in mid-air, with a person cradled in each of her arms.
“I’m afraid this guy is too severely injured; by the time I arrived, it was already too late.” DD instantly shows a pained expression, then adds, “However, I was able to acquire his contracted beast at the last moment, as well as find an Authority that should become our strength.”
As DD speaks, she discreetly hides the Authority of Mist, then showcases the Azure Thunder Authority and Chimera in her hands to the golden-haired girl.
“Really? Thank you for your hard work, DD-chan.”
“By the way, Alice, who are the two you’re holding…”
DD leans forward out of curiosity.
With the bright moonlight, she can see a head of fiery red hair—
“One is the victim of this incident, the other is an acquaintance.” As Alice speaks, she slowly descends, placing both individuals on the ground.
These two are the Azure Dragon, who had fallen into the sea due to the battle between Yincheng and Kanade, and Maria, who is bruised and battered from being taught a lesson by Garuda.
The former is completely soaked, unconscious but still alive, as indicated by the rising and falling of his chest.
The latter struggles to rise, her crimson eyes holding a complex gaze as she looks at Alice, who is draped in a gray cloak.
“Little Alice… why are you here…”
“It’s been a while, Sister Maria.”
Facing Maria, Alice merely nods slightly in greeting.
“This appearance, and this fantasy creature… What exactly are you, Little Alice…”
“Sister Maria, we need your help.” Alice retracts her half-dragon wings and crouches before Maria, gently supporting her while speaking.
“My help? You mean…”
“I’ve come to understand the truth from that time and why no one has blamed me for ‘killing the master’…” Alice pauses, her golden dragon pupils shimmering with the surge of magic energy. “The current SEMA and the three major academies are not to be trusted.”
“I hope to rely on Sister Maria’s strength to overturn SEMA and the three major academies.”
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“Target located. One confirmed dead, but two are still alive. Requesting medical personnel—”
The once quiet seaside has once again become lively.
The belated ability-users, guided by the first to discover them, Wind, arrive at the location of Tianyu and others, successfully finding Yincheng and the Azure Dragon lying not far from Tianyu.
The former shows no signs of life, while the latter has been stabilized by the emergency responders.
“What on earth happened here based on the battle traces at the scene…” The ability-users, waiting anxiously for medical personnel to arrive, quietly watch in the direction of Tianyu.
The camera pulls back.
Before the ability-users are several claw marks that have torn through the earth, a powerful force that has altered the original contours of this coastline, as if the land had been rent asunder by some monstrous entity, leaving behind wounds that are difficult to heal.
The surging sea waves crash into the gaps formed by each claw mark, producing a soft sound of rustling waves.
On the coast.
A large number of personnel from SEMA and the three major academies have gathered here, dealing with the aftermath of this battle and the impact it has caused to the people of this coastal city.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the sea.
The artificially created Academy Island, isolated in the ocean, is brightly lit at this time.
Countless searchlights shine into the night sky.
On that artificial island, more matters await resolution.
