Volume Three: The Academy's Full-Scale Rampage - Sick Spider and Raosen

"... So, what's going on here?"

"It's far away, shouldn't it? Shouldn't it be learned to be strong? It's certainly not possible to come out of the standard, according to the law of the world."

"Isn't it far? No wonder that idiot Stone Strike said something about 'teaching his subordinates a lesson' and then ran off on his own. He must be heading towards the League of Scholars too."

"The rock was moving too fast in the real world; it was probably impossible for him to catch up."

"Tsk! Never mind him for now, the main problem is... these bugs here are really annoying."

The location was the top floor of the largest shopping mall in the Central United Academy. The once bustling scene had been completely destroyed. Everyone was screaming and running away, and all kinds of goods were scattered everywhere.

That's understandable.

Suddenly, a door made of gray-black cloth strips appears in the most bustling center. Out emerges a beautiful woman, a stone statue, and a grotesque figure so twisted that it's unbearable to look at. Anyone would be scared away.

As Stone Strike stepped out the door, he frowned, tossed out a sentence, "My subordinates are in trouble, I need to teach them a lesson," and vanished into the rocks beneath the floor tiles. Only the Sick Spider with a long ponytail and wearing a butler's uniform remained, along with Raosen, whose eyes were vertical and whose limbs were twisted.

"What should we do?" Raosen asked.

"Well..."

The Sick Spider frowned as it looked around at the chaotic environment and the screaming crowd fleeing, a hint of impatience on its face.

"Let's clear the area first. There's no need to show mercy on the way to the League of Scholars. Just kill any annoying swarms of insects you see."

"I'm happy to have lived through this, but I can't bear the cruelty."

"Then let's not waste our time!"

The Sick Spider clasped her hands together, and when she opened them again, countless silver threads appeared between her palms. Each thread was so fine that it was almost invisible if it weren't for the faint silver light it shimmered. It was also impossible to tell where the threads came from; they didn't originate from her palms or fingertips, they simply hung on her hands.

"... Silver Ripple!"

Centered on the Sick Spider, silver lines spread out in a circular pattern, like ripples caused by a pebble falling into water, beautiful and serene.

However, this beauty brought with it extremely cruel deaths.

The silver lines moved silently yet with incredible speed. In a flash, everyone on the same floor as the Sick Spider was severed in half! Each person's cut was perfectly smooth, without even their internal organs spilling out; only splattered blood stained the ground red. Those cut in half did not die immediately; they would struggle desperately and scream in agony for the last few seconds before death, until the pulse of life finally ceased.

Faced with this situation, the Sick Spider didn't even blink.

Her face showed neither disgust for the victims nor pleasure in killing the nuisance insects, and certainly not the slightest remorse. She remained expressionless throughout; dismembering people was second nature to her, no different from chopping vegetables. Does anyone feel guilty about chopping radishes or cabbages? Of course not.

But--

"Raosen, you're blocking my way."

"I've already been cut up, so I can't do anything about it."

Raosen was still standing there, perfectly fine.

When the Sick Spider unleashes its deadly attack, it doesn't consider the safety of those around it, including its accomplices.

Raosen was unharmed.

All the silver threads that passed around him curled into spring-like shapes and passed by him, no longer able to cut anything.

"Twisting again? What an annoying ability—hmm?"

"What happened?"

"Someone's there..."

The Sick Spider looked in a certain direction outside, a murderous glint in its eyes.

"Someone is spying on us!"

One minute ago--

The Blood Flame within my body burned quietly. I could feel that after devouring the Serpent's Egg, my mastery of my power had reached a new level. To use a mechanical analogy, it was like the efficiency of a machine had greatly improved, and energy loss had been significantly reduced.

When I first sensed the Divine Item's fluctuations, I didn't know where it was, but now, as I get closer, I'm fairly certain of its location.

It is the League of Scholars.

Xiao Wu had already explained to me about the League of Scholars, including its location. Now that I think about it, it's only natural that the fluctuations of the Divine Item came from there. In general, the gathering places of geniuses and freaks in novels are often key plot locations, so I'm used to it.

The biggest uncertainty right now is that freak, Fiaz.

If things go as expected, the final outcome will likely be that Haoyue and I join forces to deal with Fiaz, while also seizing the opportunity to take down the Boundary Breaking Armor. Depending on the situation, Xiao Wu, Shino, and Givinia may also join the battle.

Five against one? Even if this Fiaz really has strength comparable to the higher-ups, we don't need to worry too much. After all, we don't need to defeat him. As long as the other four can attract his attention, I'll go and attach the forced contract to the Boundary Breaking Armor, and that will be a great success.

--Of course, at the time I didn't know that Xiao Wu had already fought with Ling Ye, that Xiao Wu and Givinia were dealing with the Black Crystal, that the fluctuation that caught my attention didn't come from the Boundary Breaking Armor but from the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire within Evelynths, and that Fiaz had already left the League of Scholars.

The situation is spiraling out of control.

"Xiao Ye!"

Haoyue, who was next to me, suddenly grabbed my hand and made me stop.

"What's wrong?"

Something's not right...

We stopped on a building and carefully observed the surroundings.

There seemed to be nothing unusual in sight, but...

"It smells of blood."

My sensitivity to Blood Energy is becoming increasingly acute; I can sense biological activity from hundreds or even thousands of meters away. At a distance of about one kilometer, the distribution of Blood Energy is quite unusual; it is not in the form of "points," but rather forms a continuous expanse.

Feel it more carefully, let your consciousness flow there, and explore the situation.

Wow!

"Waaaaa!!!"

A sudden, sharp pain shot through my head, and an inexplicable fear filled my heart, as if I had run into a monster covered in thorns! Just as I regained consciousness, an extremely terrifying killing intent erupted a thousand meters away, which I could feel clearly even from such a distance, as if a rain of needles had fallen on the entire area!

They are the enemy.

A truly terrifying enemy.

I tried to sense the other person's location using image recognition, but instead, they discovered me.

"Bright moon..."

"I know that if anything unexpected happens, we will immediately—"

"Run away?"

"Bright Moon!!!!"

"--Oborozuki Step!"

An unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared behind me. I didn't know how the enemy appeared, nor what abilities they possessed, but my long-standing combat instincts compelled me to act. Haoyue suddenly accelerated, leaving afterimages as it leaped into the air, while my surging blood transformed into a ferocious beast that pounced on the enemy!

The Blood Beast —the hunter pounced on its opponent, and with a thought, it immediately self-destructed! Crimson Blood Flame enveloped the enemy, but I quickly jumped back to create distance—I wasn't foolish enough to think that would be enough to defeat it.

Just then--

The bright moon overhead exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Ye! The thread!!!"

The instant I heard her exclamation, my body reacted before my mind, and a surge of Blood Flame erupted throughout my body—I crouched down with my hands over my head at the fastest speed I'd ever been, a posture that could only be described as utterly pathetic. At the same time, I felt something brush past my hair! The next instant, the water tank on the roof was split horizontally in two, and clear water gushed out.

"Xiao Ye!"

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine too..."

I straightened up, and the bright moon fell from the sky. We stood back to back.

I am facing the direction from which the silver line is cutting.

She faced the enemy who had appeared at the beginning.

"..."

The silence lasted for a few seconds, then--

"Well, I think there are two of you, tsk tsk."

The air around the Blood Flame distorted for a moment, and the raging Blood Flame vanished instantly, revealing a human figure.

"... You really are the ugliest person I've ever seen."

Haoyue's complaining voice came from behind.

The fact that she's willing to vent like this shows just how despicable her enemy must be. And what's with that guy? Why is he speaking... like it's backwards? Mirror text?

However, I had no time to worry about the enemy behind me; I didn't even have time to glance at him.

My opponent is someone else.

Suddenly, a thin silver thread appeared on the eaves of the building we were standing on, seemingly vibrating slightly, and a sound could be heard coming from it.

Who are you?

Can this wire even transmit sound?

It was an extremely cold female voice, filled with intense disgust and disdain, which made one feel uneasy. However, this unpleasantness was immediately suppressed by the strong murderous aura and turned into fear.

It can't be wrong.

The man and woman are members of the organization.

And he's incredibly strong, extremely strong! He's on a completely different level from I. B. and Payne back then!!

"Not going to say anything...?"

The thin thread stopped vibrating, and the woman's voice stopped as well.

A flash of silver light, covering a vast area, stretched from the far left to the far right of my field of vision.

Then, the building in front of me was cut in half.

From left to right, there are two office buildings, one large commercial building, one main school building, and three transmission towers.

In a flash of silver light, it was sliced in half, the upper part slowly sliding down the smooth cut, crashing to the ground amidst countless screams. The deafening impact and violent tremors lingered for a long time.

How many people were in the upper parts of the buildings that were cut open? How many were below these buildings? Hundreds? More than that? Thousands? Even tens of thousands? The death toll from this disaster could easily exceed four figures.

What kind of scum must humanity be viewed as to so casually orchestrate such a tragedy?

"Ah, you've already said you'd do it, but... what do you mean I'm not a big shot? Look at what you've done, you spider... oh dear."

Clack, clack, footsteps came from behind. Someone had reached the edge of the building, and I could feel Haoyue tensing up.

I tilted my head slightly, using my peripheral vision to observe the enemy's movements behind me.

He squatted down with his back to us, his limbs bent in a strange direction.

His twisted fingers touched the building wall, and then I could feel a slight tremor under my feet, which gradually faded away.

Something seemed to be rapidly descending along the building wall, reaching the ground.

"""""Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!""""

A second round of screams came from below. I turned around and glanced sideways downstairs.

Although I could see very little from my vantage point, I could still discern that the ground had become a sea of blood and debris, and some force was moving along the ground, crushing everything nearby—especially humans.

"Don't try to cause me trouble, Raosen. They're just ants. It would be more troublesome to crush them one by one."

A sound came from directly in front of me, drawing my attention back to the source of the noise.

Several silver lines stretched out and connected to the rooftop, like a cable car. A woman rode one of the silver lines, flying gracefully. In the blink of an eye, she reached the rooftop and stood in front of me.

This was a tall and elegant woman, whose beauty was unparalleled, but her cold expression and solemn killing intent completely overshadowed her beauty. She wore a very neat female butler's uniform, her long black hair was tied into a single ponytail and hung down her back, and her hands, which were covered with leather gloves, were wrapped with silver threads.

Sick Spider. (And, Raosen. )

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Note: Raosen is the Japanese pronunciation of spiral.

Finally, the real boss is coming! Ye Jiang vs. the Sick Spider, Yue-chan vs. Raosen, Wu-chan vs. Stone Strike.

Writing battle scenes is really tiring _(:зゝ∠)_