“Oh? It seems the Elf Lady has finally made her appearance.”
Kurumi glanced sideways at Wan Mie, her body constantly exuding an eerie aura and oppressive presence, making it impossible to discern what she was truly planning at this moment.
“Is there something you want from me?”
Wan Mie cautiously took two steps back.
Kurumi was one of her favorite characters, so naturally, she was well aware of Kurumi’s personality.
If Kurumi had designs on her, she would need to be extremely careful—after all, Kurumi was widely recognized as the most evil Elf.
“Don’t be so scared, I’m not going to eat you.”
“Who knows…”
A faint smile appeared on Kurumi’s face as her tone turned slightly ambiguous.
“Hehe, you really are interesting. How should I address you, Elf Lady? Calling you Elf Lady all the time is a bit inconvenient.”
“Wan Mie, Wanmie Ayase.”
“Ah… Wan Mie. Nice name.”
“What exactly do you want from me?”
“Just came to say hello to a newly appeared kin. I still have some unfinished business, so let’s call it a day.”
With that, Kurumi vanished into the shadows.
Just as Wan Mie was about to exhale in relief, Kurumi suddenly popped her head out from under Wan Mie’s feet, nearly scaring her into falling over.
“Miss Wan Mie, I hope you won’t do anything unnecessary.”
Kurumi’s voice carried a threatening tone, as if warning Wan Mie.
“What is this…”
Before Wan Mie could finish speaking, Kurumi disappeared into the shadows again, leaving Wan Mie utterly confused.
Though she couldn’t understand Kurumi’s sudden appearance, since she was gone, there was no need to worry.
Wan Mie refocused on testing her skill.
The Extinction Gun seemed capable of directly eradicating both living beings and objects alike.
Well then, she would try it on the tree in front of her first.
“Appear, Oblivion!”
The Angel materialized from the void.
Wan Mie gripped the gunstock and pulled it out, continuing, “Extinction Gun!”
The next moment, the void expanded at the gun’s muzzle, simultaneously devouring the surrounding air while black gas continuously flowed outward.
However, the gas did not disperse; it was immediately sucked back into the gun’s muzzle.
The entire process took only a second before the void disappeared.
Oblivion’s appearance hadn’t changed, but Wan Mie could feel a tremendous force in her hand reaching a critical threshold.
She aimed at a small tree ahead and gently pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The black bullet shot out like an arrow from a bow toward the target.
The instant it touched the trunk, the bullet instantly transformed into a black hole. In the blink of an eye, the tree was absorbed, leaving a depression in the ground.
Everything happened so fast that if the tree hadn’t disappeared, Wan Mie would have thought she had imagined it.
“This is too ridiculous…”
Wan Mie had originally thought the Extinction Gun merely amplified the Angel’s power, but it actually changed the method of attack entirely.
Beep…
Before Wan Mie could recover from her shock, an air-raid-like alarm suddenly sounded in the city.
If she remembered correctly, it was a Spacequake Alarm, which meant an Angel had appeared?
Wan Mie walked to an open platform in the park, scanning the city but found no Angel. Instead, several figures appeared in the sky, flying toward her.
“Are those… AST troops? Why are they heading this way…”
Before Wan Mie could finish, AST members led by Lieutenant Kusakabe Ryouko suddenly opened fire on her.
The barrage spread through the air like a flood, rushing toward Wan Mie.
“Hey, hey, hey… No way?! Are they targeting me?!”
Wan Mie began to panic.
Could the Spacequake just now have been triggered by her skill use?
Why hadn’t this damn System warned her that using the skill would cause a Spacequake?!
Just then, a crisp notification tone sounded from her phone, displaying a message:
“Extinction Gun”
Notice: Risk of triggering Spacequake. Use with caution.
“I…”
Wan Mie’s heart felt like ten thousand wild horses were galloping wildly inside.
Why wasn’t such an important detail included in the skill description?
Was this a blatant trap?!
AST’s shots continued as Wan Mie dodged constantly.
Although her physical strength was far beyond that of a human since becoming an Elf, she was still flesh and blood with limits.
Continuing like this would only lead to a dead end. She had to counterattack.
“Divine Spirit Armor: Myriad Might!”
Wan Mie donned the Spirit Armor and aimed Oblivion at the AST members.
But the next second, a shadow suddenly appeared before her.
A sharp pain burst in her abdomen as her body was flung backward, crashing against a large tree.
The pain on her back felt as if it were burning with fire.
The powerful inertia crushed her chest at the impact, making it hard to breathe and clouding her consciousness.
The one who kicked Wan Mie away was an expressionless short-haired girl.
She raised a knife and slowly approached Wan Mie.
“Origami Tobiichi…”
Wan Mie was surprised but considering that Origami was an AST member, this encounter wasn’t unexpected.
What surprised her was how strong Origami was.
Her face, just like in the anime, showed no expression, but her eyes burned with hatred for the Elves.
No doubt, she intended to kill Wan Mie.
“Extinction Gun!”
Although Wan Mie didn’t want to hurt Origami, if she didn’t fight back, there was only one outcome waiting for her.
She had only just reincarnated into this world and wasn’t ready to report to that frivolous Kami so soon.
The black bullet shot out with a gunshot.
Origami just tilted her body slightly and dodged, but the bullet hit an AST member in midair, who, along with their Territory Field, was swallowed by the void.
Seeing her comrade fall, a subtle change appeared in Origami’s expression.
She gritted her teeth tightly and stabbed the knife directly into Wan Mie’s chest.
Origami withdrew the knife after piercing Wan Mie’s heart.
Blood sprayed from the wound, drawing a crimson rose on the ground… that’s how it should have gone.
But although Origami’s blade had entered Wan Mie’s body, it felt unreal, as if it had pierced a black hole.
The blade seemed gripped by a powerful hand, tugging it back.
Wan Mie was also bewildered because when the blade entered her body, she felt nothing—no pain whatsoever.
Yet, when Origami kicked her away earlier, she had felt the pain distinctly.
“Tch…”
Origami clicked her tongue and immediately released the knife, retreating to fire ranged shots.
The knife was directly absorbed into Wan Mie’s body.
The incoming bullets were similarly swallowed.
No matter how many bullets were fired, they caused no damage.
Her body was like a black hole, endlessly devouring the bullets—even missiles.
“Could this Elf really absorb everything…?”
Ryouko’s heart suddenly filled with a bad premonition.
She had never seen this Elf before and didn’t understand her abilities.
Continuing the fight was extremely dangerous.
“Extinction Gun!”
Another black bullet shot out.
Another team member vanished as if evaporated.
A cold sweat appeared on Ryouko’s forehead.
Their weapons could do nothing to this Elf, yet she could kill their own members.
Total annihilation was only a matter of time.
Wait…
Origami’s melee attack seemed to hurt the Elf.
If they could get close… they had to gamble on it.
“Cease fire! Everyone, engage in close combat!”
With a command, all AST members on the battlefield descended to the ground, heavily surrounding Wan Mie.
The AST troops were professionally trained, and their melee skills rivaled professional boxers.
Wan Mie, who had been a NEET until a few days ago, could hardly cope.
Even if the Extinction Gun could eliminate enemies one by one, the AST soldiers charged like a suicide squad.
Defeat was inevitable.
“Ahhh! Doesn’t this damn System have any escape function?!”
While using Oblivion to annihilate AST members approaching her, Wan Mie frantically tapped various icons on her phone.
Suddenly, a white figure flashed in front of her.
A small fist punched toward her at a speed that belied its size.
If it hit, it would be fatal or severely injurious.
Yet, just as the fist was about to touch her, she was swallowed by the black void and disappeared.
“Escaping?”
Origami withdrew her fist, frowning, unwilling to accept Wan Mie’s disappearance.
Ryouko hurried over as well.
“What exactly is this Elf? We’ve never seen such an ability before.”
“A new Elf.”
Origami answered coldly, a trace of reluctance in her eyes.
“Sigh… Princess only disappeared not long ago, and here comes another new Elf. People really can’t catch a break…”
Ryouko sighed, shaking her head helplessly.
This Elf’s abilities were more troublesome than any other Elf they had encountered.
Although they had found a way to deal with her, eliminating her would be far more difficult than with Princess.
***
“An Elf I’ve never seen before…”
Kanzaki Kotori chewed on her lollipop as she watched the footage of the Elf battling AST on the screen.
The black, sexy short dress Spirit Armor, the gun-shaped Angel, and the ability to devour all weapons—AST seemed completely powerless against her.
“Commander, are you still watching Abysm’s battle?”
Kannazuki Kyouhei walked into the command room holding a cup of coffee.
Kotori had already watched the clip for over an hour.
Even if she wanted to thoroughly study the Elf, a few minutes of footage wouldn’t suffice.
“Ah… So the recent attacks on civilians reported in the news were by Abysm. Didn’t expect Shidou’s intuition to be this accurate. But since this has already happened, it means she has probably fully integrated into human society. Sealing an Elf like this won’t be easy.”
“Shidou’s judgment should be fine. Besides, Abysm doesn’t seem malicious. The civilians attacked were only lightly injured, with no abnormalities.”
“Attacking passersby without intent to kill… what is she thinking?”
“That, I’m afraid, only she knows.”
Kannazuki smiled helplessly and continued, “Shall we send Shidou out? We’ve already located Abysm’s residence.”
Kotori popped her lollipop out of her mouth, looking at Kannazuki with interest.
“You’re really efficient.”
“Thanks for the compliment, Commander. After all, using a suspected Angel weapon during an attack on civilians, I, as Ratatoskr’s deputy commander, couldn’t just stand by.”
“Inform Shidou. Our battle (date) is about to begin!”
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