On that same night Magi was left by Shanti, he stood there to gaze at the blue-ish night sky. Shanti's words seemed to treat the problems in Moonblight as something small and trivial.That feeling itself couldn't remove itself from Magi.Shanti was hinting that there was far larger than it was. Something that would result in war, like the one from the legends hundreds of years ago.Magi had always thought of the future, but to think that their dream to live peacefully would become less likely. It was something to stress about after all they had been through. However, for now, he must finish what he needs to do. "Tch. Open."Extending his hands, he opened a one-way portal, entering it as soon as he opened it. It led him back to the headquarters of the Red Trackers but as he looked at it, it was but more than a half-destroyed, abandoned building.There was a large hole in the building that exposed the office, but it was still holding up. It was more surprising that it was still be
As Magi fled both sides of the group, Sabrine and Violet tried to after the trail he left, only to vanish as soon as they thought they would be able to catch up.All the while that happened, Teresa and Michael walked amongst the crowd on the way to the entrance of District B."We'll go on by foot from here. They'll be alerted if I used a waypoint inside Districts B and A. We'll just have to take a snippet of their operations."Walking along with Teresa who hid her face in her hood, Michael looked around, wary of people that could be watching them.There was no expecting that Dokuji's lackeys might suddenly attack."Haah?! What the heck do you mean? Dokuji just told us to roam this place and look out for that guy. But you know, I'm kinda tired of breaking bones for a guy like him. I was just in for the money, you know?"From the right side, a voice would catch both of their attention.It was a small tavern or bar that served a few people at the outside tables, and one of those customer
"Whoa!"Dodging left and right, Cian tried to fend off Marina with all he can without using his explosive skills."After realizing your flames don't work, you become defensive."Marina kept moving forward, slashing left and right as well as she tried to hit Cian. Despite not looking like it, Cian was fairly capable of redirecting attacks with his bare hands. It looked like he was taught by Magi, but due to his usual aggressive behavior in fights, they never got to see him do it.Kalina, Marina's sister, was only outside the training room, observing them through the clear windows."Despite being an offensive fighter, there are not many offensive skills he can use without his Grants."She would speak out her mind, looking at her side where Sumire was observing them as well."Violet did tell me he was being over-reliant on his Grants but, his mana is something that can't be taken lightly of."Pulling out holographic windows of information from nowhere, Sumire would display Cian's comple
"Fire."Letting go of the string, Cian's flaming bow fired a blazing phoenix. It shook the entire complex as the red light flashed everywhere. It alarmed everyone that was below the complex.It was beginning to pierce through the supposedly indestructible walls."H-He's breaking through?! If that attack goes out, the base will be done for!"Kalina stood up as she tried to watch Cian, pressing buttons on the control panel to try and stop it. However, his attack kept pressing on, intensifying as the walls were repeatedly destroyed and repaired, slowly losing to the rapidly increasing rate of destruction. None of the buttons worked as Kalina tried to activate any of them. The system was already compromised as some wires had already melted from the heat.This was an unprecedented disaster for them."What the hell is going on?!"However, just as Sumire, Marina, and Kalina planned to evacuate, Violet and Sabrine arrived.Sabrine was the first to speak up as she stood still on the shaking
"Sniff... eugh..."Groaning at the scent of sewers, Michael kept on wiping his nose as he led the way. "Man up, will you? Haven't you smelled your own–""Shut up."Teresa would call him out only to be shut down by Michael before she could finish her words. He knew that nothing good would come out of her mouth when they were in here. "But to think this is accessible..." Teresa would only look around to see more, keeping her guard up in any case that might happen."Where does this sewer lead? If we were going to take evidence, why at District A when Dokuji is at District C where the colosseum is at?"She added to ask, but Michael only remained silent as he had his back turned.This made Teresa a bit warier as he could be leading her into a trap. "Hey! Answer me you–!"She would pull him by the shoulder, turning him around to face her, and to her surprise, he showed her a face that was on the verge of vomiting.He was pale and somewhat retrained of every hole in his face. "I-I didn
"Show us.""..."As Marina stepped forward to set Mia aside, Cian couldn't refuse to comply. They were right about utilizing everything they had to win, and if Cian couldn't recreate what he had done, he would become useless."Tch. Just don't blame anything on me if something happens!"Facing the other direction, Cian quickly took a stance and performed a movement similar to drawing back a bow, however, just as he did, flames would begin to ignite from his fingers into the shape of a flaming bow as he drew it back."––?!"They were all shocked to see him effortlessly materialize the weapon out of nowhere.However, Marina's eyes were only somehow more determined than ever. "That is something that would be far better than a Grant. I've never seen anything like it in person but there has been history about that."As if Marina knew something about it, she only wore a smug face as she puffed her chest. She was right all along. "Anything like this?! What are you–?""That's something the
"Of course, why wouldn't the mayor carry a weapon, right?"Midari held both of her hands up as she walked side to side in a circle with Michael who tried to keep his distance from her. Michael knew that Midari could still fight him nonetheless if he did not have a gun, but the only thing that was stopping her was the gun."Of course. I always carry one."Michael feigned a smug face, looking at Midari as he pulled the hammer back. This was only but a bluff.The gun that he was holding had no bullets inside. After Shanti had removed the bullets when he left, Michael wasn't able to load them back due to his worries. He had completely forgotten about it and took his gun without any ammunition at all."Hmm. Lying isn't good for you."At that moment, Midari lowered her hands as she looked back at Michael, making a smug face as well now that she have realized something.It only had hit him but Midari had the capabilities to read minds. If that was the case, bluffing against her was a bad
"Ah heck. Those idiots!"Suddenly, Vincent exclaimed as the display he was looking at lost its signal.They were still at the restaurant and each of them took a seat at a different table, scattered over the place. Vincent had been tracking the two via the phone he gave Vincent, however, the signal would suddenly vanish, meaning it was interrupted."W-What's wrong?" Saeko quickly went to check on Vincent as she looked at the mini-console he had. They completely lost track of the two and their last coordinates were located at District A."Did Michael turn on us?! Fuck, I have no idea! I didn't know how to make a bug goddammit!"Vincent slammed his fist into the table before taking the mini-console, folding it as he stored it in his digitalizer.Everyone else stood up as Vincent did, looking at him. "Stay here. I'll follow them. I'll go to check what happened then I'll send a signal or go back if things get rough. Got it?""But, how can you even go through the gates in District A?! O
Chapter 161 "Go back to Newyark after this is done, huh? I suppose I'm being treated like a Deux Ex Machina."Whispering above the roofs of the building, Magi kept himself hidden from the eyes of those who were below him. The Brainless were everywhere as few of them survived, moving towards the office as a battle ensued right outside it, wrecking the place open.However, in his position, he could also see Cian, trapped in a barrier with Mia. It looked like it was because of their technology, however, that wasn't something that they would normally do. "An evil man like me cannot be the hero of this day."Cian fired his pistol, his bullet breaking the barrier instantly before Cian could attempt to stab himself with his bare hands. Cian was startled at first as Magi observed him, but his eyes immediately went in his direction, looking up with a look of gratitude. Even after all this, Cian was still nonchalant with his actions. He still cannot believe that they were twins in blood.T
Chapter 160: "Watch out!"Barely keeping up with Dokuji's speed, Sumire and the others couldn't get closer to force him into a close combat battle as they tried to dodge his attacks.His ranged attacks were too powerful for them to normally dodge as each slash would alter the terrain and create such a large breeze."I can't use my Blood Shackles on him. If anything else, I could use it if he was his normal size!"As Michael stood behind Kalina and Saeko, he was being protected by the ladies.It was far-fetched for a man like him to be useless right now, but he had to admit that he can't do the physical feats they can do right now. As he is now, he'll be a burden if he tried to help them."Tsk. We gotta close the gap somehow. Two people aren't enough to stop him."Sumire's assessment of the situation was right as all of them nodded in agreement. Sumire, Saeko, and Kalina might be able to stop him even by a moment if they worked together, however, that meant leaving Michael to his o
Chapter 159 "Tch!"Flying around, Sumire carried Saeko around as they tried to dodge the debris that Dokuji began to throw, firing and destroying the small ones, but dodging the hopelessly large ones.Sumire couldn't move all that well with someone on her back, and just as she thought Saeko could be the only one that could disable Dokuji, his transformation made it far harder."This is getting out of hand! If we spend too much time here, we'll lure the other Brainless in!"As they looked around, their battle was beginning to attract the other Brainleas that survived their battles, gathering up near them as they slowly walked up them.Their men had been slowly wiped out by the others. However."Boss!"As a voice called them from below, three surging arrows would whistle out as it splits the wind, hitting the other Brainless right into their eyes as they fall, defeated with one arrow each. Their heads were impaled through the eye. This was but an easy fit for someone capable of contr
"R-Red?!"Before her, was the almost disgusting sight of Red whose body was half rotten. On his back, there was a tube that seemed to be suctioning something out of his neck, delivering it to a machine that seemed to produce material on a tube.It was a purple substance that dripped down into a tube that glowed, and as far as Kurumi knew about it, this could be the substance that that Brainless runs with as their blood. "Kekeke... You aren't supposed to be here...""—?!"From behind, a voice suddenly spoke, laughing silently as he lurked within the dark corner of the basement.His eyes glowed green and each of his steps sounded metallic as it stomped into the concrete floor.Kurumi had her guard up, her magic flowing in the environment as she was ready to cast magic."Sniff... Sniff... That's a sweet smell. Do you mind if I...?"Just as the crazed man stepped out of the shadows, he began to suck in air with his mouth, and just as he did, Kurumi felt like her magic was being sucked i
Chapter 157 "Just where the heck are they all coming from?!"Amidst their travel towards the red light, Michael and his mercenary companions encountered yet another group of Brainless.They've been seeing almost countless numbers of Brainless inside the city, and if they were to be released and known to the public, his image was good as gone. Rather, his image was already gone when the whole attack began. As the mayor of this city, he shouldn't have let those criminals fool him in the first place."Tch. Mayor! Go ahead, I'll have my team take care of this! You are to assist the Boss!"The leader of the mercenary group would wield their Grants, taking on the three Brainless with his other companions. He pointed in the direction where the red light originated, urging him to rush."Alright!"Michael nodded in response, following through with their suggestions.Their group of twenty became reduced as similar encounters would happen, leaving Michael with the last three mercenaries that
"Heh. What's wrong? You're making a sad face when you're winning. Are you pitying me?!"Looking at the skies, Violet stood there with a sad expression. Her expression kept quiet for a moment as if grieving someone."Oi! Face me when I'm talking to you—"Unsheathing her blade, Violet had already taken two steps past her. It was all too fast. Violet was just a few meters in front of Asa earlier, but now, she was walking past her, stopping before long.But only then she realized that something happened as Violet sheathed her blade away."GUAAAAAGH!"Her right arm fell off, rolling down as a lifeless limb. No blood came out, but only immense pain came with it as she saw the organic parts that were the inner parts of her limb. "You won't die even if I cut your limbs. This blade severs the limb but prevents the blood from going out of the wound. It was a blade for surgical operations, yet perhaps, for Gods."Asa rolled on the ground as she held her severed arm, crying out as it turned
"That's everyone.""Yep—. Pretty much."Dusting away his hands, Vincent would respond to Kira as they wiped the floor with the enemies. With Kira using her abilities more proficiently with range, Vincent didn't have to constantly teleport in and out, treating Kira as some kind of explosive whenever she attacks. "Let's go."After all that, they entered the backdoor, and just as they thought that things were going smoothly, the corridor was blocked by Sentient Guards."Oh no," Vincent muttered.There were five of them and with both Kira and Vincent blacklisted, they all fired on sight.With less than enough space to dodge, Vincent quickly held Kira by the shoulder and blinked past them."Run!"Both of them ran deeper into the corridor and took a turn, hoping that it would be the way to the office.The Sentient Guards dashed to follow them, but as soon as they took the turn as well, the two were already out of sight, proceeding to clear the corridors."..."Vincent and Kira were able t
Chapter 154 "You're not going out alive."Standing before Cian, Violet, and Mia was Asa Narasu. She was the only remaining enemy and with her absorbing the blood of the Brainlesses as her weapons, she might as well be the final boss of this fight. "That's stupidly overpowered!"Cian muttered to himself observing Asa wield that kind of power.The blood around her flossed and encircled her in a sphere and if any of them were to be caught in it, their powers would be disabled. "Oh? That's troublesome. I might have to put this one away."Although, as Narash had the Blood Shackles on, the flames that were enveloping her hands and the Gravity Magic that made her afloat became weaker, seemingly reacting to the Blood Shackles' ability to disrupt magic itself. They all knew that it was an ability that made a mage a normal person if they made contact with it, however, seeing Asa have trouble using it with other abilities meant that it wasn't built to be along with another.It made Cian thi
"Hup...!"Jumping out of a portal, Magi would end up on another roof again, avoiding confrontation with the others as he helped them from a distance. He was able to get an array of weapons from the helicopter before it exploded such as a pistol and an automatic firearm which was a type he never had used before. He knew weak weapons like this wouldn't work against wouldn't work on Brainless, but he had something that most of the people in the fight don't have. He had deadeye accuracy, and when it comes to the Brainless's weakness, it was the eyes.There was one problem, however. "This is troublesome..."As he aimed down on the surface, there was still a thick cloud of smoke coming out of almost everywhere. He could barely see Cian as he had his back against a building, facing three Brainless that were running after him. Considering the air and the distance, Magi estimated that the bullet would travel less than a second and hit the Brainless, but if he misses, the distance between