Origin Dark · Possibility · Future

With a soft sigh, Cong Yu casually gripped her training wooden sword, waiting for Xian Kui to finish work.

Xian Kui is working overtime today.

After Xian Kui gets off work, I'll come over and practice swordsmanship with him... Xian Kui's Sword Intent is quite good, but his swordsmanship is terrible.

Because he lost his father at a young age, Xian Kui is basically not very good at using a sword... but he is much better than a complete novice.

But it can only be compared to someone who's a complete novice.

Rather than saying that Xian Kui treated the sword as a sword, it would be more accurate to say that she treated the Xian Kui as a staff... But in this respect, Cong Yu has no right to criticize her.

After all, Cong Yu had also used the Sword of the Seven Emperors as a magic staff for a long time, so they were the same in this respect.

There are quite a few kings who have helped Cong Yu charge up the Sword of the Seven Emperors. And although Etzel didn't help charge it up, she knew about it.

"Do you really know how to use a sword?"

Etzel raised this question, her face full of doubt and her eyes revealing a disdainful attitude.

Etzel, as a teaching assistant, was also waiting for Xian Kui's arrival.

Of course, her main reason for coming to Xian Kui as a teaching assistant and observing Cong Yu's class was to observe Cong Yu's power.

This falls into the category of being eager to hunt.

When asked about Etzel, Cong Yu didn't directly answer whether she would or wouldn't, but responded with a helpless expression.

"Etzel..."

"Um?"

"What do you think...?"

As she said "What do you think?", Cong Yu gently stroked the wooden sword. "Am I a born weirdo?"

In response to Cong Yu's question, Etzel raised an eyebrow slightly. "Aren't you one?"

Ah, that seems to be true.

I did share what Cong Yu did in the past not long ago, but I didn't share it with Etzel or anyone else.

Only the people of Japan knew about Cong Yu's past.

Others probably don't know about Cong Yu's past with the Saint King...

"I was originally human."

As she said this, Cong Yu didn't intend to explain her time in Europe to Etzel: "It was because I spent too much time with the Snow Woman and was influenced by her magic that I became a weirdo."

"During that time, as an ordinary person, I successfully led the not-yet-powerful Snow Woman... I did pretty well, I guess."

As she said this, Cong Yu slowly drew the wooden sword from its sheath, and then the slender blade drew an arc in the air.

Even though this sword looks like it's made of wood, and it is indeed made of wood, it really is a wooden sword...

However, even a simple swipe through the air seemed to carry an indescribable sharpness.

It was as if the air itself had been sliced open.

"An ordinary person? With the Snow Woman... they managed to survive in this chaotic world, is that what you mean?"

Etzel asked this question, and looking at Cong Yu nodded modestly, she honestly stated her thoughts. "I don't believe it."

If you were to say that Snow Woman- Cong Yu make a name for herself, then Etzel would believe it... because she trusts Cong Yu's intelligence.

But to say that Cong Yu, who has absolutely no magic power and isn't even a weirdo, is doing quite well with the Snow Woman...

This Etzel is a bit hard to imagine.

"It's normal not to believe me, after all, I wasn't a completely ordinary person back then... Although apart from having the ability to flip tables, I was no different from ordinary people. But that mindset made me reckless."

"In the struggles of ordinary people, those who are reckless and fearless are generally called..."

"A warmonger."

With a simple explanation, Cong Yu recalled the days when she and Snow Woman served as Oda's advisors, "However, my title was 'Sword Saint,' that's all."

The sudden turn of events clearly startled Etzel.

"Huh? A sword saint? The kind who goes to battle with a sword?"

Etzel had never heard of such a thing, and in response to Etzel's question, Cong Yu coughed lightly. "Ah, it's not like we're going to the battlefield."

Who goes to war with a sword...?

Cong Yu is usually portrayed as someone who devises strategies, but when faced with a battle that is truly unavoidable, he typically uses ice spears that the Snow Woman helped him conjure.

Yes, although he is a sword saint, Cong Yu has no magic, chooses to use a spear.

In ordinary times, their titles of "Sword Saint" are all incredibly prestigious; when it comes to real combat, the spears they wield are all incredibly long.

"Even Miyamoto Shizou used an extremely long wooden oar when he dueled with Sasaki Kojiro..."

"It can only be said that for ordinary people, as long as the weapon is long enough, even a wooden oar is more useful than a sword."

If Cong Yu's words were spoken more than a decade later, they would likely be well-known basic theories.

But for this era, and for Etzel who didn't know much about weapons for ordinary people, it was a relatively novel thing.

However, it's not that one cannot apply this principle to other situations.

"For mortals, is the length of a weapon everything?"

Etzel understood this, and she nodded. "Just like us, the terror of magic is enough to give us a huge advantage."

"If the difference in magical power is too great, many 'instant death' or 'instant kill' spells will not work."

Yes, it's the same principle.

Cong Yu nodded, took out her phone and looked at it, wondering how much longer Xian Kui would have to work overtime... Then, as if sensing something, she suddenly realized something.

Yes, that's the feeling.

Cong Yu also understood why Etzel and Xian Kui were able to sense the "appearance of the Angel Barrier" earlier.

Because it's really obvious...

Moreover, it even struck Cong Yu as somewhat absurd and comical.

Because that "feeling" is a "sacred" feeling that conveys "justice," "correctness," and "holy light."

This is the complete opposite of what those Angel did.

"It's happening again? Only two days have passed."

Cong Yu frowned and walked straight out of the meditation room, looking into the distance under the watchful gaze of the magical girl at the door.

Etzel followed behind him, looking with a touch of wistfulness at the two Angel emerging from the same barrier in the distance.

However, it's still two, just like before... that's good news. If it became three, things would be much more serious.

If there are four... four in itself is not a problem, but it is an increase compared to the number of [1, 2, 3].

The increase in the number of [1, 2, 4] symbolizes even more outrageous things... Cong Yu might be in a real bind.

"We just fought them the day before yesterday, and they're here again today... Hey, Cong Yu, do you think they'll just spawn two for us to fight every day from now on?"

As Etzel spoke, bored out of her mind, she immediately summoned her weapons. "One for you, one for me... let's see who's faster!"

Cong Yu had no interest in competing.

"If I win, I'll sneak into your bed tonight... I've heard everything about you. No magical girl can sleep in your bed, so why can't I?"

Etzel added this.

Cong Yu: "..."

"Source Darkness - Apophis!"

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Chapter 726 Source Darkness, Possibilities, and the Future

[Source Darkness Apophis]

[The Demon of Evil and Destruction, the Enemy of the Sun, the King of the Seventh Kingdom, the Buried Curse, the Pure Evil God...]

[These are my destiny— the Source Darkness —the identities and positions I've held, some fates she didn't care about at all but couldn't escape.]

Others then asked me to do...

[Extinction Formula]

[A being burdened by a mission and troubles throughout his life, forced to compromise for the sake of world destruction, falls in love with a host he shouldn't love, and...]

"Shut up."

[Oh.]

Source Darkness An Apophis obediently responded to Cong Yu's reprimands, then her voice turned manic again—[Kill! Kill! Kill!]

"..." Cong Yu was speechless for a moment, and began to wonder if it was a good idea to call on Source Darkness to fight.

After all, even without using the Source Darkness, his movements wouldn't necessarily be slower than Etzel's. To put it another way...

Even if she loses, Etzel will at most just climb into her own bed.

Anyway, it's not like I haven't slept with other people, so one more person wouldn't make a difference... But the problem is, this girl can't talk.

Cong Yu sighed.

There's always something odd about what Etzel says... no matter how serious the words, they always sound off.

If it gets from Etzel's mouth to other people's mouths, it might really change from "sleeping together" to "sleeping with Cong Yu" or something like that.

That would be bad.

So...

"Later, once the Angel truly descend, you must act swiftly... annihilate them as quickly as possible."

Cong Yu gave these instructions

Meanwhile, [Source Darkness Apophis] was somewhat confused: [What does this have to do with me? You're the host.]

That makes sense. Although Source Darkness Apophis has some personality issues and his hobby (World Destruction) is a bit of a problem.

The individual's personality is also more dynamic, independent, and thorough than other known Extinction Formula.

Ultimately, Extinction Formula is still a spell, and how a spell is used is basically determined by the caster.

In terms of being a "technique" practitioner, she was quite competent and never thought of secretly killing Cong Yu and then going independent.

"That's true."

As Cong Yu spoke, she watched as the Angel gradually dissipated, revealing the descending figure within.

"Then let's solve it in the shortest possible time."

As she said this, Cong Yu reached out and stroked the Source Darkness An Apophis that was hanging around the back of her neck and wrapped around her neck.

This almost tangible, ethereal magic wrapped around Cong Yu's neck. If you didn't look closely, it would resemble a scarf.

However, this scarf speaks in Hatsune X's accent.

"It only takes a moment..."

As Cong Yu spoke, he watched Etzel gather power on his spear, his hand imbued with the magic of annihilation.

The magical power emanating from [Source Darkness Apophis], who had materialized, formed a terrifying sphere in his hand.

[That's enough to eliminate any possibility of the other party's survival]

"This is still faster than Etzel's Final Apocalypse, isn't it?"

[This locks onto the future within 0.1 seconds.]

"Not enough."

[Then it'll be 0.01 seconds]

"Let's do it this way."

[I could also World Destruction in about a minute--]

"No need."