Return to the Underworld vs. the Celestial Crusade (4,000 Words) (Continued)

Her eyes were a deep, ruby red, and her gaze was like a crimson moon, a symbol of misfortune.

And her long, snow-white hair hung straight down to her waist.

Upon seeing a young girl, anyone's first reaction would likely be to be attracted to her.

Because she is like a spirit of the snow mountain.

But if you saw the girl's eyes, everyone would hesitate to approach!

Despite possessing such profound strength and stunning beauty, her eyes held an expression that was impossible to understand.

It was an expression that only appears after one has been abandoned, betrayed, and rejected by the world.

This expression wasn't unfamiliar to William either.

But from whom could he have seen such an expression?

Those were expressions that could only be seen on the faces of soldiers who had already suffered greatly and were ultimately abandoned by their own country.

William had never seen such an expression before, back in the world of the Irregular at Magic High School World.

Back then, he often went to interrogate spies in their cells as part of the Kudo Family's missions, which is why he was familiar with that kind of expression.

But the question is, why is this woman, who should be full of vigor and confidence, making such an expression?

Neither William nor Ophelia spoke; they simply gazed at each other.

The audience members on stage also stopped talking, and the entire venue fell silent.

"The match begins!"

A mechanical sound echoed throughout the venue.

A sound like an explosion rang out from Ophelia's body, followed by a surge of violent Star Power.

The air vibrated, emanating a fierce and threatening aura that seemed to crush and oppress everything.

"You're quite interesting!"

"Even though you were already in a posture ready to attack, the sadness in your eyes only grew stronger."

"The word 'contradiction' couldn't be more fitting to describe you right now."

William's words were like a torch that ignited a powder keg.

The surging, violent Star Power was unleashed unrestrained within Ophelia's body, causing the space itself to tremble.

William could clearly sense that the flow of Prana in the atmosphere was becoming disordered.

Countless arms rose from beneath her feet like smoke, twisting in the wind like the death hands of hell.

The purplish-black body hovering around Ophelia's feet continued to erode the floor beneath her feet, making gurgling sounds.

"I see. Just as Xinglu said, she can create any form of deadly poison using her Star Power."

"And this Star Power..."

William nodded, then narrowed his eyes, his body now in a state of readiness for battle.

In fact, the ability to produce poison gas alone would not have aroused William's suspicion.

Even if the poison gas is highly toxic, there are many ways to deal with it.

But what truly set his alarm bells was the girl's Star Power.

Because the Star Power she unleashed at full strength completely exceeded his expectations.

Honestly, his Star Power was already beyond what ordinary people possessed, but this girl in front of him had now surpassed him.

If he wanted to directly compete with the girl in front of him in terms of Star Power, the only time would be at night.

It's important to know that Star Power can be transformed in various directions.

This means that during the day, if the girl converts her Star Power into defense, then she is the Genestella with the strongest defense.

If she could convert Star Power into offensive power, she would be the most offensively powerful member of the Genestella.

The same applies to other aspects!

This is why, when she first debuted, she was implicitly hailed by the Asterisks as the World's Number One Witch.

"But if this girl is so strong, why hasn't Xinglu shown any interest in her?"

"Never mind!"

William, looking at the arm formed from Miasma, also revealed a long-lost hint of fighting spirit.

"Since that's the case, let's come all the way here after so long!"

He raised one hand high above his head, and everyone was wondering why he did it!

A powerful incantation, imbued with the Star Power, was rapidly uttered from William's lips!

"Dance! Dance, Soldier of Thunder!"

"Summon lightning, a thousand lightning bolts, ten thousand lightning bolts!"

"No one lives forever; they only crave fleeting pleasures!"

Under William's influence, the pitch-black Dark Cloud expanded and grew at a visible speed.

"Give it all up in this instant!"

"You who are still alive, you must not die yet! Tonight will be a once-in-a-millennium sacrifice!"

"End it! End it! End it!"

"Let all life wither and end, let the soul be liberated and ascend!"

Golden lightning bolts, faintly visible within the thick clouds, darted about, and a heavy sense of oppression weighed on the hearts of everyone present, like a boulder.

For the first time, Ophelia's indifferent expression showed a hint of emotion, while the others were already feeling breathless from the lingering force of the attack.

However, she was directly at the center of all the pressure. If she hadn't activated her Star Power in time to defend herself, her Miasma would have been crushed by the pressure.

"The feeling of soaring freely between heaven and earth, free from all burdens!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"