Collapse of iron, but I am the Supreme Strange

A huge monster appeared in front of An Yi and Clara, and the monster's shadow gradually covered the two of them.

It was a gigantic, octopus-like creature with red skin covered with sharp barbs and numbing bumps. It was about three or four stories tall, but where the head should have been was replaced by a giant eye.

"One eye plus tentacles, well, it has a bit of Cthulhu flavor." An Yi said.

"What a disgusting face!" Clara hid behind An Yi.

"..."

An Yi felt Clara hiding behind him and frowned slightly.

"...Let's eat squid tonight," An Yi said, "Tentacle this big is enough to eat for several days."

"Well... after growing up like this, I would rather eat vegetables." Clara said, pulling on the corner of An Yi's clothes.

"Squeaky-"

The monster seemed to have no mouth and no organs for making sounds. Its large eyeballs trembled back and forth in its eye sockets, and it could only make such a tiny sound.

An Yi raised one of my hands, and a magic circle appeared, followed by a golden laser rushing out from the center of the magic circle.

"The seven suns of Sinebus..."

Clara muttered to herself as she watched the magic released by An Yi.

The golden light passed through seven circular magic circles, its power gradually increasing, and in just a moment it swallowed up the monster's huge body.

"Squeak!"

Clara thought she heard the monster's screams, and she saw the monster's limbs slowly dissipating in the laser - first the eight tentacles, then the skin, and finally when only one eye was left, it disappeared in an instant.

“Has it been solved?”

Clara swallowed her saliva.

"..."

An Yi put down his arms and stared at the space-time storm in the crack of the universe behind the door.

"I think so."

An Yi turned around and walked into the lobby: "After that, I have to add another layer of protection to the temple, and then repair the door of the temple. Oh, of course, the matter of this creature is worth studying."

Clara followed him and glanced back with some concern.

There are no monsters left at the gate, and everything is normal in the temple now.

...Well, with Brother An Yi here, there will be no problem.

Clara pursed her lips and then said to An Yi: "Teacher——"

"What's wrong?" An Yi replied: "I have to start teaching you the last lesson today. After learning these, you can--"

"Eh? Not so fast!" Clara interrupted An Yi: "I... I want to take a day off today, is that ok? Teacher An Yi, Brother An Yi, can you take me to another world today?"

"Rest? You want to go on vacation to another world again? But--hmm?"

An Yi's footsteps suddenly stopped, and Clara, who was behind him, didn't pay attention and bumped into An Yi's back.

“Hmm… what, what’s the matter?” Clara tilted her head and continued, “How about Amamiya City? How about Academy City? Fuuto? Any place will do—hmm?!”

Before Clara could finish her words, An Yi turned around suddenly, grabbed Clara's shoulders, and threw her to the other side.

Before the girl could figure out what was happening, her vision began to spin and she felt a pain in her arm. She looked up and found that the giant one-eyed tentacle monster had appeared next to Teacher An Yi.

"install--"

Before Clara could finish her words, a scene appeared that she could never imagine, not even in her dreams.

The tip of the monster's tentacle became extremely sharp at this moment, like a hot knife cutting butter, and it pierced through An Yi's chest in an instant.

"...I...teacher..."

Clara's eyes widened and she froze in place.

"Gu--cough--"

An Yi's entire body was lifted up by the tentacles, like clothes hung on a clothesline, which made him let out a painful sound.

After several seconds, Clara slowly came back to her senses. She felt her whole body numb, as if she had just woken up from a big dream.

No, what's going on? How could Teacher An Yi——

Her eyes trembled.

That's right, this must be the teacher's plan. The teacher must have noticed the monster's attack a long time ago. The teacher who was stabbed must be a fake, right? !

Clara instantly thought of at least ten ways that An Yi could escape - turning into a butterfly and disappearing, making the body ethereal, or all this was simply an illusion...

"cough……"

An Yi suddenly coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood, which made all of Clara's assumptions go wrong.

"Teacher!" Clara shouted, "Brother An Yi!"

"Quick...quick..."

An Yi turned his head with great effort and looked at Clara. He looked so struggling, as if this small movement of turning back had exhausted all his vitality:

"Clara... run away..."

Shila-

As soon as An Yi's words reached Clara's ears, the monster pulled out its tentacles and threw An Yi out with a big hole in his chest.

An Yi's body flew backwards and hit the door frame, and then was instantly sucked away by the space-time storm outside the door.

"Teacher An Yi!"

Clara stood up and ran towards the place where An Yi disappeared, but there were still traces of An Yi's blood on the door frame and the floor. The huge visual impact almost made her brain crash. Her legs went soft and she fell to the ground, but she still supported herself with trembling arms and tried her best to move forward.

"Teacher An Yi, please don't...why is this happening..."

Clara burst into tears involuntarily.

She looked at the time and space storm outside the door unwillingly. Now An Yi's best outcome was to be thrown into some unknown world, and the worst outcome...

Clara just thought about it for a moment and felt cold all over, and her hands and feet were powerless.

No... Is this a magic trick of the teacher?

But I couldn't sense it - even if I opened all my magical perception abilities, I still couldn't detect any trace of Teacher An Yi's aura.

She slowly lowered her head, lay on the ground, and let her tears wet her long hair.

The monster moved its huge body and slowly approached Clara. The shadow also covered Clara with a full sense of oppression.

"..."

Clara's body suddenly stopped shaking, and then she slowly and forcefully clenched her fists.

She pressed her fists to the ground and stood up.

There were two tear marks on the girl's face and sparks of extreme anger were flashing in her eyes.

"You... give my teacher back to me!" She gritted her teeth, trying not to cry, and shouted to the monster with the sound coming out of her teeth: "Give my brother An Yi back to me!"

"Squeaky-"

Clara's trembling figure was reflected in the monster's single eye, and it waved its huge tentacle angrily.

"Eh?!"

Clara looked at the tentacles coming down from above and immediately rolled sideways to avoid them. Then she squatted down and turned around swiftly, attaching two magic circles to her hands.

boom! ! !

A huge explosion was heard, and the ground where Clara was standing was smashed to pieces by the monster's tentacles. Broken bricks and dust flew everywhere, blocking Clara's vision.

I must go save Brother An Yi...

Clara told herself.

There should be equipment in the temple that can locate Teacher An Yi, as well as a cross-universe portal. As long as the teacher is still alive, there will be no problem bringing him back!

but now--

Clara looked up at the one-eyed monster approaching through the dust.

Let's get rid of this guy first! This bastard who dared to attack An Yi's brother!

The tentacles swept across, and the Ring of Raggador unfolded in Clara's hand. Two small magic shields immediately attached to Clara's fists.

boom!

The moment the tentacles hit the shield, the entire magic shield turned into sparks and scattered everywhere. Clara's small figure flew backwards and fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

"Ugh—it hurts," Clara gritted her teeth and pressed her injured calf hard with her hand.

The monster's power is much greater than I imagined...

That’s right, after all, it is a monster that can launch a sneak attack on Teacher An Yi.

Clara's tears slowly slid down from the corners of her eyes, and her heart trembled slightly.

In this case...can I win?

She couldn't help but doubt herself.

"Squeaky-"

The monster let out a sharp cry, twisted its huge body, and attacked Clara again with the help of its tentacles.

No, we can’t think about winning or losing at this moment.

Clara took a deep breath and wiped the tears from her eyes.

If we don't find a way to kill this monster, the temple will be occupied by the monster, and Teacher An Yi may be in complete danger!

She struggled to her feet, steadying herself and watching the one-eyed monster's movements.

Must win...

She told herself so.

Clara closed her eyes, took out a pink hairpin from the pocket of her wizard robe - this was also a gift that An Yi had once given her - and tied up part of her long white hair.

As her long hair, which was almost touching her knees, was gathered to waist length, the expression on Clara's face began to change from weakness to bravery.

There is no one left to rely on... I'll just have to rely on myself!

She suddenly opened her eyes, and her wine-red pupils met the monster's single eye without fear.

The monster attacked again, waving its tentacles. This time, Clara didn't dare to take it head-on - she condensed the sparks in her hands into an energy whip and swung it at the pillar on the other side of the lobby.

Bang! Bang!

The monster's two tentacles smashed towards Clara, causing a large area of ​​the ground to sink downwards, but the girl used the energy whip to swing to the other side of the lobby at the critical moment.

“Phew…that was close…”

Clara stood up and looked at the monster seriously.

"I'm sure you won't be able to withstand a few more hits from this level of attack."

"Squeaky-"

After discovering that Clara dodged its two-hit combo, the monster seemed to get angry and rushed towards Clara while making a sharp sound.

The monster's huge tentacles grabbed the surrounding stone pillars and used suction cups to fix itself to the ceiling. It approached Clara as quickly as a gorilla moving through the trees.

“…Move like this?”

Clara didn't have time to think about it, and used her magic whip to fly on the stone pillars in the lobby.

We have to find a chance to attack...

Clara thought to herself.

She used magic to enhance her senses and faster reaction time to avoid the monsters' attacks.

Several times, the monster's tentacles were just a little bit away from hitting Clara's head, but they always brushed past her hair and missed.

The girl moved while observing the surrounding situation. She remembered the monster's movement style and speed, but at this moment, a tentacle swept across her head and broke the magic whip in Clara's hand.

Clara felt a sense of weightlessness and was stunned for a moment. Then she fell to the ground and rolled forward several times.

"Ah——" Clara gritted her teeth, supported her waist, and looked painful.