Chapter 460

This time, during the time standstill, the pitch-black sky reversed into daylight, the sky was a blank, indistinct white, and everything that should have been floating was still.

Torch Dragon Black Death Cult slowly walked behind Thousand Sins and raised his long sword again.

Once again—the long sword fell.

The daylight was ripped apart by black flames, like a curtain being torn open. The boundless black flames melted the frozen time, dragging out the silent night from the day.

The black and white colors briefly intertwined before utter darkness enveloped everything.

Night fell again, and time began to turn once more.

Thousand Sins suffered another heavy blow.

Seeing Thousand Sins fall in such a sorry state, the pupils on the body of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult were extremely cold:

Therefore, only strength matters.

Pursuing other things is merely a waste of one's inherently meaningless brilliance.

For it, everything else is nothingness.

The Demon King's orders, the Magic girl's mission, and the fate of humanity are all meaningless.

Nothing is better than this moment, when it clearly feels its own power, rather than its powerlessness.

"Just powerful? No plans to use it for anything?"

But Thousand Sins was able to rise again.

She seemed completely uninterested in the topic.

However, at this moment she was staring intently at the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult himself:

"This doesn't sound like something Magic girl would say."

Although the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult did not use Time Magic, time briefly fell silent.

Torch Dragon Black Death Cult seemed to pause for a moment, but then showed no sign of wavering, simply saying:

[So you already knew.]

However, that's not important to it at all.

Rather, it's meaningless at this point; it's almost completely forgotten about the past.

Thousand Sins shook the dust off his body with his armored claws, casually stabbing to death several nearby Flower Monster that tried to approach, and said---

"Witch of Time, I couldn't find your real Magic name. You were one of the genius Magic girls whose brilliance was buried by the brilliance of the Overlord Era."

"You are one of the few Sacred Domain Magic girls in history who, without becoming Crown Rank, has mastered the Magic Spell of time."

Even in the history of R'lyeh, such talent is enough to be recorded as a dazzling achievement, after all, even the genius top student of the Moon Academy Cangyue Yuri, had not touched the truth of time at this time.

Torch Dragon Black Death Cult added without any interest:

[And the Lord Gemstone and the Overlord achieved this at an even younger age.]

"Later, you participated in the war against the Overlord Lilith. According to records, you did not have the chance to advance further and died as a member of the Holy War Army."

Thousand Sins didn't care and continued talking to himself.

"And now, you've been resurrected as Monster, just like the other Black Death Cult under the Overlord."

A genius Magic girl who would have left her mark on the history of R'lyeh, but in that era, she vanished into thin air, her Magic name never even recorded.

Although it is also related to the Witch of Time's own reclusive and otherworldly personality.

But there is no doubt that in the past, Torch Dragon Black Death Cult was also a Magic girl, and fought as Magic girl for many years.

To everyone's surprise, when Torch Dragon Black Death Cult heard this, it was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

[You mean I died in battle?]

Its emotions finally underwent a noticeable change, but it was clearly a laugh that was a mixture of sarcasm and self-deprecation, a laugh that was so joyful.

[No, no, little girl, nobody died in that war.]

[Oh, perhaps there are a few guys like that girl named Color Feather who became Monster because their minds were twisted, but I chose to be this way.]

The Torch Dragon Black Death Cult said something that Thousand Sins found hard to understand. Although that period of history was as vague and exaggerated as a fairy tale to Thousand Sins, it was still... a war that actually happened.

But what is this Black Death Cult, who experienced it firsthand, saying?

[That woman, after easily crushing me, only took away my ability to transform, reducing me to a mortal, nothing more.]

It raised its paws, examined its monstrous body, as if trying to recall something.

Then, it slowly clenched its fist and looked at Thousand Sins again.

Thousand Sins looked surprised, still not having processed what Torch Dragon Black Death Cult had just said.

[At that moment, that woman truly made me realize how weak and insignificant I was, and how utterly worthless my talents were. It also made me think about how I could possess real power.]

For it, that became the meaning of everything.

This posture was also the result of its initiative in making a deal with the Flower Demon King.

It finally got its wish and obtained power similar to that woman's; this Serpent System Black Death Cult's body and Magic Power were close to the power of Demon King.

And this is not the limit.

The battle has begun again.

Both are of the purest Serpent System, one is a Magic girl from the Sacred Domain, and the other is Black Death Cult.

In terms of strength, Magic Power, combat experience, and all the elements required for this battle, the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult is superior.

Their battle was incredibly dangerous, and the verbal exchanges during it were equally intense.

[And you, Thousand Sins, your pursuit of power disappoints me.]

"... I?"

Having learned of Torch Dragon Black Death Cult's thoughts, Thousand Sins naturally had no intention of continuing the conversation.

After all, she already knew that the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult had completely severed ties with Magic girls.

But when it came to herself, Thousand Sins was still confused.

The blind face of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, with only a pair of huge horns replacing its eyes, still seemed to be staring at Thousand Sins before it, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

[Your talent shines as brightly as Lilith's once did, yet you haven't devoted your time to nurturing it.]

[You're not truly focused on becoming powerful.]

In other words, you have no respect for power.

Is it because this power came too easily?

The entire body of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult was engulfed in jet-black karmic flames.

The karmic flames fluttered like tattered ribbons, resembling a general's cloak or a dragon's whiskers and horns.

Its words were also utterly absurd.

However, its unwavering belief in this makes this absurdity an inextinguishable flame.

The power of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult is not for achieving any goal, pursuing any belief, or realizing any grand ideal.

It simply pursues power.

Torch Dragon Black Death Cult stared intently at Thousand Sins ---

[Thousand Sins, you were once weaker than anyone else, so you should understand even more clearly the meaning of strength.]

In the past, Thousand Sins didn't even have Magic name and was the weakest apprentice among all the Magic girls in Maple Plain City.

The former Thousand Sins must have also desperately craved power.

I was secretly disappointed because of this.

He was also deeply resentful about this.

She even looked up at others' backs because of this, feeling utterly pathetic.

Upon hearing this, Thousand Sins lowered his head and fell silent.

However, the next moment, the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult felt a heavy pressure on its hand supporting the weapon. Thousand Sins increased the force in its hand, and even it felt the pressure increase in that instant.

What... what's going on?

By the time it realized what was happening, it had already been blasted away, a large gash appearing on its chest from which blood was gushing out.

What followed was Thousand Sins's calm narration---

"Your pursuit of power, which is so futile, is meaningless to me."

Thousand Sins didn't use any strong tone, nor did she express her thoughts firmly. For her, this was just a casual thought during a break from the battle.

But she didn't slacken her efforts in the slightest. She raised the Cross Nail high again, its surface radiating Magic Power, and a terrifying dark red light flickered incessantly.

"Whether strong or weak, from the moment I became a Magic girl, I decided to use it where it was meant to be used."

"I have no right to judge whether you are right or wrong, but---"

Before Thousand Sins could finish speaking, Torch Dragon Black Death Cult activated the Time Magic Spell once more.

Still in shock and doubt, it instinctively activated the power it knew best and relied on most.

Just now, it sensed that the power of Thousand Sins had become even stronger...

However, compared to the power it wielded after becoming Black Death Cult, Thousand Sins still had no chance of winning.

After becoming the Torch Dragon, the Time Magic that she used to have to exert all her strength to activate and that could fail at any time has now become its natural claws, as natural as breathing.

It once again raised its jet-black longsword, its expression turning slightly cold, and then it was about to use this strike to completely finish off and defeat the Magic girl Thousand Sins.

In the frozen spacetime, the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult swiftly approached the motionless Thousand Sins, then swung his blade heavily—

"------Bang!"

It froze.

Thousand Sins, whose time should have been stopped, moved his body and picked up a weapon as if nothing had happened.

The weapon of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult was knocked away, and its claws were also cut off.

At this moment, Thousand Sins smoothly continued from where she left off—

"But the strength you seek is utterly insignificant to me."

The Torch Dragon Black Death Cult finally recovered from its shock. It quickly adjusted its fighting stance, trying to regain its composure. It reached out again and recalled its longsword.

It looked at the world around it.

The sky remained a reversed daylight, with all the dust particles clearly visible and motionless in its eyes.

The Time Magic is still active, but it has already come into contact with Thousand Sins. Why?

[How is that possible? Why would you...]

How can we act during a period of stagnation?

The frozen time begins to flow again.

The body of the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult was hit several times in that attack, his armor shattered, and his entire body was riddled with holes.

Only then did Thousand Sins manage a slight smile.

"Why, you ask? It's because I also used Time Magic."

Did you use Time Magic?

How could that be? Thousand Sins didn't even recognize himself when he used the time Magic Spell before, so he couldn't possibly be a student of Time Magic...

Wait... could it be...?

At this moment, Thousand Sins answered the question for Torch Dragon Black Death Cult:

"I've been studying time Magic Spell with Dean Roland for a while now, and as you can see, this is the result of my learning."

"Of course, I'm not as skilled as you, which is why I couldn't chain attacks with you the first few times. But just now, I've gotten a little bit of a feel for it."

Even though he had already seen many unreasonable geniuses and powerful Torch Dragon Black Death Cult's mind was still blank at this moment.

At that moment, only the simplest thought was in its mind.

Are you kidding me?