Chapter 206
"Wh-What in the world...?"
Even Ryu was stunned by the destructive power of Kiriya’s technique.
She had believed that reaching Level 5 would allow her to close the distance between them, at least slightly.
The evidence before her shattered that illusion.
The gap between them remained enormous.
’Does a monster like him even need outside help?’
For a moment, Ryu began to wonder whether coming here had been completely unnecessary.
"Don’t lose focus, Miss Ryu. It’s our turn."
Kiriya drew the sword at his waist.
"You take those four little runts. I’ll handle everyone else."
"Can you do that?"
"...Yes."
Ryu quickly recovered from her shock, and fierce fighting spirit entered her eyes.
The four Gulliver brothers were veterans among Level 5 adventurers.
Their coordination was said to be so flawless that they practically shared a single mind, allowing them to contend with a Level 6 when fighting together.
As the first opponents she faced after reaching Level 5, they would present a serious challenge.
That was exactly what she wanted.
Only by proving herself against powerful enemies could she truly help Kiriya.
"Is your Mind all right?"
As they began charging forward, Ryu remembered the enormous attack he had just used and hurriedly asked the question.
"Nothing to worry about."
Kiriya flexed one arm to show off his biceps.
"I’ve got more than enough energy left. I could tear down the rest of the fortress without breaking a sweat."
After reaching Level 4, every aspect of Kiriya’s body and abilities had improved again.
The potential of his sage body had been further awakened, while the advancement of his Mangekyō Sharingan had also strengthened him considerably.
By his very scientific estimate, he now possessed almost two hundred Kakashis’ worth of chakra.
He could fire ten attacks on the level of the previous Lightning Release: Rasengan Railgun without difficulty.
With Spirit Healing and the passive recovery provided by his sage body, the actual number would be even higher.
Kiriya could now declare with absolute confidence that he could fight all day.
Seeing how certain he was, Ryu relaxed.
"CHARGE!"
At that moment, a huge force of adventurers poured through the breach in the wall.
Every one of them wore excellent equipment and moved with the discipline of seasoned warriors.
Their momentum was fierce, and not one showed any fear as they charged Kiriya and Ryu.
"They’ve already recovered?"
Ryu was briefly surprised before she remembered the reason.
"Heith Velvet. Their healer is extremely powerful."
Her expression turned serious.
"We need to eliminate her first, or this battle will never end."
"Good point."
Kiriya nodded.
"I have a plan. When I finish counting down, jump over their formation and throw this at the healer."
A shadow clone appeared beside him and handed Ryu a marked kunai.
"Understood."
Ryu accepted it immediately.
She did not ask what his plan was, nor did she show the slightest concern that it might place her in danger.
She trusted Kiriya’s abilities completely.
"All right."
Kiriya watched the rapidly shrinking distance between the two sides.
"Three, two, one—jump!"
The instant the command left his mouth, Ryu launched herself high over the approaching adventurers.
"What is she doing?"
Many members of the Freya Familia instinctively raised their heads, their attention drawn toward the elf above them.
That momentary distraction was all Kiriya needed.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
His hands blurred through a rapid sequence of seals.
A towering wave more than ten meters high erupted before him and crashed toward the tightly packed Freya Familia.
The adventurers’ faces turned green.
Only one thought passed through their minds.
’Where the hell did he get that much water?!’
They never received an answer.
The wave slammed down upon them, and the impact immediately swallowed their consciousness in darkness.
Not every adventurer was caught.
A considerable number of elites reacted in time, using various methods to leap over or escape the first surge.
But that had only been the opening move.
Before they could regain their balance, Kiriya’s shadow clone activated its Three-Tomoe Sharingan and attacked the airborne survivors.
"Water Release: Severing Wave—Fission."
One high-pressure blade became ten.
Ten became a hundred.
In seconds, the water streams spread into a vast forest of cutting lines, surrounding and piercing every adventurer who had escaped the wave.
Even the Freya Familia’s elites could not evade supersonic water blades while suspended in midair.
One after another, they fell bleeding to the flooded ground.
Ryu froze briefly at the brutal efficiency of the attack.
Then she remembered her task.
Still airborne, she hurled the kunai toward Heith with all her strength.
Heith stood on the wall, staring in disbelief at the landscape that had suddenly become a vast lake.
When she noticed the kunai flying toward her, confusion crossed her face.
Trying to remove the healer first made sense.
But did they genuinely expect to defeat her with a single thrown weapon?
"They’re certainly underestimating me."
Heith smiled and casually stepped aside, allowing the kunai to pass.
"I may be a healer, but I’m perfectly capable of fighting monsters myself."
But a hand suddenly caught the kunai beside her.
Kiriya’s face appeared directly in front of hers!
"AHHHHHH!"
Heith released a startled scream.
It ended halfway through, as abruptly as though someone had seized her throat.
Kiriya’s Mangekyō Sharingan spun, trapping her within a genjutsu before she could react.
Heith Velvet was out of the War Game!
"You bastard!"
Allen’s eyes went bloodshot with rage.
How much time had passed since the battle began?
Their lower-ranked forces had already been annihilated, and their greatest healer had been forcibly removed from the field.
The Freya Familia called itself the strongest in Orario, yet even after deploying its finest warriors, it had been reduced to this state by only two people.
It was extremely humiliating!
A disgrace that would haunt them forever unless they did something immediately.
For their goddess, they had to win!
"HEDIIIN!"
Allen roared.
"I know."
Hedin took a deep breath and extended one arm toward Ryu, who was still in the air.
He began an extremely short chant.
"Eternal conquest, undying soldiers of lightning."
Attacking Kiriya directly was pointless when the boy could teleport.
The only way to create an opening was to strike something he would be forced to protect.
And the only such target was the elf above them.
"Forgive me, my fellow elf."
A massive pillar of lightning formed before Hedin.
"This is for the glory of my goddess."
The lightning erupted toward Ryu.
’An ultra-short chant? It’s too fast!’
Ryu tightened her grip on her weapons and prepared to block the spell directly.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
"No!"
The cry escaped her instinctively.
She had no time to do anything else, then the pillar of lightning struck.
BOOOOM!
Ryu squeezed her eyes shut as the deafening explosion shook the air.
One second passed.
Then two.
She heard no scream from Kiriya.
She had not even felt the slightest trace of the lightning’s impact.
Confused, Ryu slowly opened her eyes.
Then they widened as everything she understood about the world was shaken once again.
A skeleton surrounded them.
Enormous red-gold ribs enclosed both her and Kiriya, shielding them completely.
Two skeletal arms extended from the sides, while a gigantic skull rose above the spine at the center.
The towering figure resembled a demonic guardian that had crawled directly from the depths of hell.
"What... is that?"
The question did not come from Ryu alone.
Across the battlefield—and throughout every corner of Orario—countless people stared at the Divine Mirrors and wondered the exact same thing.
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