“Spacequake?”
Wan Mie’s brow furrowed slightly, because she didn’t recall using any skill herself.
That meant this spacequake wasn’t caused by her.
So does that mean there’s another Spirit appearing now?
No, if it were a spacequake, as a Spirit herself, she should be able to sense it.
Given the current technological level of this world, a false alarm was impossible.
Someone deliberately triggered the Spacequake Alarm?
Wan Mie was full of questions.
Who would activate the spacequake alarm on purpose?
And why?
A bad premonition flashed through her mind, and soon that premonition became reality.
Everyone in Tengū City had already evacuated into shelters, so theoretically no one should be wandering the streets.
Yet at this moment, a lone figure entered the shopping mall. It was a cold, beautiful blonde woman, equipped with a CR-UNIT, radiating a chilling aura of murderous intent.
“Ellen…”
Wan Mie whispered her name softly.
As the strongest human magician, even multiple Spirits working together struggled against her.
But what was her purpose here?
“Miss Ayase, watch out!”
Shidou’s shout came from behind.
Regaining her senses, Wan Mie found Ellen had already vanished from sight.
“What?”
Wan Mie immediately turned back, but a cold blade had already pierced her body.
Thanks to her passive skills, she felt no pain or injury.
“Hmph, just as the files said.”
Ellen withdrew the blade and immediately put distance between them.
Wan Mie took the opportunity to summon her Spirit Armor and Angel, preparing to fight.
However, she only had one active attack skill.
Though her passive made it nearly impossible for Ellen to harm her, escaping was no easy task.
“Ellen Mira Mathers, what exactly are your intentions?”
Wan Mie’s expression grew serious.
Her weakness was close combat, so she absolutely couldn’t let Ellen get close again.
“You know me? Did Nightmare tell you?”
Ellen seemed surprised. Kurumi Tokisaki, code name Nightmare, knew many secrets but had never been known to share them with others.
“No, she didn’t.”
“Then where did you hear it? From AST?”
Of course, Wan Mie had no intention of revealing the truth to Ellen.
Even if she did, they wouldn’t believe her.
“That’s none of your business.”
“Well… it doesn’t matter if you don’t say. We have plenty of time to talk later.”
With that, Ellen dropped her weapon to the ground.
Wan Mie was puzzled. Did Ellen believe she could defeat her without a weapon?
No, Ellen was proud as the world’s strongest magician but not arrogant enough to underestimate her.
Has she already learned my weakness?
Wan Mie took a sharp breath.
Not long ago, she was a shut-in who nearly died running a hundred meters.
In fighting, she might not even stand a chance against a child.
And now, she had to face a human who could be called a monster.
“Tsk…”
Wan Mie clicked her tongue.
From Ellen’s words just now, she planned to capture her and take her to DEM Corporation.
I don’t want to end up imprisoned for five years like Niya…
“Extinction Gun!”
Wan Mie raised her Angel and aimed at Ellen, but in the blink of an eye, Ellen vanished, as if she had evaporated from the world.
Yet the next moment, a powerful hand grabbed Wan Mie’s right hand and yanked hard, sending sharp pain straight to her brain.
“Ahhhhh!”
Accompanied by a miserable scream, Wan Mie’s right hand twisted 180 degrees, and Oblivion fell to the ground.
“Hmph, boring.”
Ellen glanced at her coldly, disappointment filling her eyes.
“The boring one is you!”
Suddenly, Wan Mie plunged her left hand into her own body and pulled out a knife, swinging it at Ellen.
To Ellen, Wan Mie’s attack was as slow as a snail and effortlessly dodged.
But this was exactly as Wan Mie intended—to force Ellen to keep distance.
“How do you have CR-UNIT equipment?”
“Classified.”
That knife was stolen from Origami Tobiichi.
Not exactly a proud confession…
But now was not the time to dwell on that.
“Shidou-kun, excuse me for a moment.”
“Miss Ayase?!”
Wan Mie rushed behind Shidou at top speed, ignoring his shocked expression and grabbed him tightly.
Ellen’s face showed confusion, not understanding her intention.
“Shidou-kun, it might hurt a bit later. Just bear with it.”
“Wh… What do you mean?”
“Of course…”
Wan Mie took a deep breath and shouted at Ellen, “Ugly witch, if you dare hit me through this guy, I’ll go back with you!”
“Miss Ayase?!”
What was this woman thinking?
Was she trying to use me as a human shield?
Shidou struggled desperately to break free, but Wan Mie’s grip was surprisingly strong; he couldn’t escape.
Meanwhile, Ellen seemed utterly enraged, two veins bulging on her forehead, exuding suffocating killing intent and pressure.
An ordinary person would flee immediately just from feeling this aura, but Wan Mie showed no sign of panic, even appeared calm.
“What did you just call me?”
“Ugly witch~”
Wan Mie repeated the insult, making a face after.
“You!”
Though Ellen’s expression was calm, her anger was at a breaking point.
She had been a genius since childhood, always indulged by those around her.
Wan Mie was the first to openly provoke her like this.
“Isaac originally ordered me to capture you alive, but now I can only bring back a corpse. I hope your Spirit Crystal is still usable after death!”
With that, Ellen charged at them with a speed too fast for the naked eye to track.
The human body was weak, but under CR-UNIT’s power, it could achieve firepower equivalent to firearms.
Piercing through a human body was effortless.
This is it, I’m done for!
Shidou gave up resisting.
Although he possessed the power of Efreet, being immortal didn’t mean he didn’t feel pain.
He still remembered the agonizing pain from the gunshot Origami fired during his date with Tohka.
“It’ll be fine.”
Wan Mie leaned close to Shidou’s ear, whispering reassurance.
Just as Ellen’s fist was about to hit him, Shidou suddenly felt his body tilt backward, then his vision went dark…
The two were instantly swallowed by the void.
Ellen, moving too fast, slammed her fist into the mall wall.
A loud “boom” echoed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
When the dust settled, a large hole had appeared in the wall.
Ellen coughed twice from the dust but her hands were uninjured.
“Tricked…”
Ellen sighed lightly. Wan Mie had deliberately provoked her just now.
If she had maintained her composure, there was no way she would have escaped.
“Ellen, looks like you have your off days too.”
A familiar male voice sounded from behind.
Ellen turned expressionless and said, “It was just a moment’s carelessness. Next time, I won’t let her escape.”
“Next time?”
Isaac chuckled, “Next time might be a long wait. You haven’t forgotten why we came to Japan, have you?”
“Of course not. But aren’t you planning to capture Abysm?”
“Well… Abysm’s abilities are truly amazing, but that’s part of my future plans. We’ll deal with Abysm after successfully capturing Princess.”