Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

After briefly looking into each other's eyes, Roland hugged the girl's slender body without hesitation.

But this scene that was supposed to be romantic and ambiguous became a bit more terrifying in the context of the long knives that passed through Kanzaki Kaori's chest and abdomen, one on the left and the other on the right.

Because they were so close, Roland could clearly feel that the soft body holding his arm began to gradually become slightly stiff.

In such a miserable and desperate situation, Kanzaki Kaori still did not give up hope and forcibly locked the thin blade with his heart.

It's a pity that as a unique skill in the Hell Knife, even if it is just a simple show off without killing intent, the power of the Hell Piercer Sword is not so easy to resist.

——The next second, Kanzaki Kaori let out an uncontrollable scream.

“Pfft——!!!”

The blade roared with abandon like a caged beast finally freed.

For a moment, there was only the bloodthirsty buzz left in the world.

Starting from Kanzaki Kaori's pierced heart, a long and narrow blade completely transformed into a part of the girl's body along with the sweeping wind.

The sword light radiated from Kanzaki Kaori's body like a blooming rose, and like a huge wave when the tide came, it was speeding along surrounded by sharp blades.

Arms, thighs, back, toes.

This is the true meaning of Ten Thousand Blades.

Even the bloody wounds solidified when the hell knife spread, turning into a red luster that flowed like lava.

In an instant, Kanzaki Kaori was imprisoned by this beautiful and terrifying shackles, completely falling into silence, like a sculpture.

When Roland pulled out the blade and let her body fall to the ground, Kanzaki Kaori lost the strength to move her fingers.

"Ding ding——"

This tragic scene made Motoharu Tsuchimikado, who had been mentally prepared, tremble a little. He looked at Roland with an indifferent expression in fear, wondering whether he should approach.

"Big...big sister..."

But because of this scene, Steele, who had regained some of his sanity, could not sit idly by.

He groaned in pain, and regardless of his unruly body like a puppet, he shook off Tsuchimikado Motoharu's hand next to him and crawled towards Roland.

"Don't worry, it's just a fatal injury, it's nothing."

Roland was much calmer.

He had indeed praised Kanzaki Kaori's strength before and thought it was remarkable that the girl could cut off his nails on her own.

But the premise for saying this is because there is a gulf-like gap in strength between him and this female saint.

If he didn't even have this level of power control, Roland would have hated himself in the battles along the way.

Although Kanzaki Kaori's miserable appearance with his bones broken and his whole body soaked in blood is really daunting, it is also a fatal injury, and the saint can persist much longer than ordinary people.

As long as no one aggravates her injuries, she can survive for at least a few hours before dying.

During this period, as long as he received emergency treatment, Kanzaki Kaori's life could be saved.

But Steele obviously failed to follow Roland's train of thought and still tried to struggle to crawl over, but was immediately knocked unconscious by Tsuchimikado Motoharu next to him.

"Sorry, Lord Roland, I will take him back first and hand him over to Ya Fei for custody."

Tsuchimikado Motoharu sighed.

As a migrant worker who has just changed jobs, he not only has to deal with a bad boss, but also has to adjust to his irritable former companions. This job is no better than that of a spy.

"Oh, I'll leave it to you. You don't have to worry about Kanzaki Kaori. I'll let Yafei take her back after processing."

After Tsuchimikado Motoharu's figure gradually disappeared, from the faint light in the night sky, the new iron bird had risen again and began to stabilize the state of the female saint.

Taking advantage of this time, Roland also reassembled the Seven Heavens and Seven Swords that were previously integrated.

After the strengthening of his magnetic field power, this sword that could only be regarded as a fine product before is now no less than a magical weapon with spiritual equipment.

"After all, I said I would show you the true use of the Seven Heavens and Seven Swords. The rest is up to you."

If this female saint's understanding was high enough and she could capture the feelings and traces left by Roland when she used it, she would be at least ten times, or even nine times more powerful than she is now.

"Next, it's almost time to go to Index's place, and she should be activated."

Roland shrugged, sheathed the knife, and inserted it into the ground next to it.

But just as he was about to leave, a pale hand quickly grabbed his ankle.

He was slightly stunned at first, then laughed dumbly.

"Let me ask, are all saints monsters? After suffering such an injury, they should lose the strength to move."

Roland turned around helplessly and spoke unconsciously, as if he had forgotten that he had just used his nails to resist the attack that could destroy the city.

"Or...are you already planning to die, Miss Kanzaki?"

"..."

"Don't you want to answer? Then I'll leave first. Anyway, your opinion doesn't matter to what I'm going to do next."

"I won't give up Index."

Kanzaki Kaori raised his head and looked up at Roland, his blood-stained brows full of determination to die.

"That child has finally earned such a life. Even if I risk my life, I will protect him."

To be honest, Kamisaki Kaori doesn't think that Index's current life is truly happy.

That child always lives happily. Not to mention what the outside world is like, she may not even have a qualified friend.

Even though she has such a painful fate, she has never given up and resented her duties as a member of the Magical Index.

Even if the only place she lives is that church, even if the people who accompany her are all weird magicians.

Because this is enough to satisfy the girl named Index.

So, when she heard that even such a small wish must be restarted in a year, Kamisaki Kaori vowed to protect Index.

——Even if it costs her life, it doesn't matter.

As a saint, Kamisaki Kaori is born with the intuition to roughly distinguish the good and evil and tendencies of others.

But in the battle just now, even after gradually understanding Roland's character and true meaning, she can still feel chaos in the deeper part.

The last time she felt this way was the archbishop who always smiled.

Therefore, Kamisaki Kaori can be sure that no matter what Roland wants to do to Index next, it will not be a good thing.

Roland sighed.

From the perspective of others, he is probably a big villain who is hated by the heavens and the people.

Although he does not intend to deny this, Roland thinks that he is still a little different from them.

At least this time his starting point is not to destroy the world, but to destroy the world by the way when he completes his goal.

"Well... because I do have expectations for the wisdom recorded in the Magical Index, and your idea cannot be said to be completely wrong."

Roland tilted his head and looked down at Kamisaki Kaori and muttered.

"But, in terms of the result, your actions will push Index into an irreversible abyss. After all, the direction brought about by my interference is absolutely a good thing for her."

"Don't joke, you clearly admitted that you came for the 103,000 magic books..."

Kamisaki Kaori's resolute expression did not waver at all.

During the pursuit and protection in the past year, she had encountered magicians who were greedy after discovering Index's abnormality.

Those people were either fools who didn't know how to live or die, or crazy people who were determined to make a big news.

Judging from Roland's performance of laying out both magic and technology, he was obviously the latter.

And what he would do to seize the wisdom stored in Index's brain, just imagining it made Kamisaki Kaori shudder.

"I see, you haven't understood what I mean yet."

"There is a very simple reason why I said that no matter how much my interference is, it is a good thing for Index."

"- After all, people who are already at the bottom of the valley will go up no matter how they go."

Roland lowered his eyes and said as if jokingly.

"Huh?"

Kamisaki Kaori was stunned for a moment, and did not question Roland because of this strange statement.

The power gap between the two was too great, even if the other party just left it alone, she would have no chance of survival.

Therefore, Roland had no need to lie to himself.

In fact, he also frankly admitted that his goal was to get the magic book of Index's memory.

Kamisaki Kaori hated the practice of the Puritan Church, but she would rather swallow the bitter fruit of erasing her memory than let Index fall into the hands of a malicious magician.

But if Roland said that it was a good thing for Index to fall into his hands, it was not a bad taste...

"... This one-sided statement is not convincing."

Although she said so, the hand that had unconsciously loosened from Roland's ankle still showed the girl's true thoughts.

"One-sided statement?"

Roland raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a frivolous arc.

He grabbed Kamisaki Kaori's arm, letting the power flow over the body of the female saint like water, repairing the injuries on her body, and then with a slight force, he embraced the other's waist.

Unlike the previous battle, Kamisaki Kaori's fair and delicate cheeks were also stained with a strange blush when she was so closely touched by the opposite sex at ordinary times.

In close contact, even the female saint who had no feelings about this matter had to admit one thing.

This frivolous guy has a face that is very easy to seduce the opposite sex. With his powerful strength and the transcendent charm that seems to come from a higher level of life, it is not surprising to be attracted to him.

"Let go..."

Realizing that she had lost her composure, Kamisaki Kaori pretended to be calm and kept a straight face, but before she finished speaking, the boiling magic power in the distance, like the sun, immediately took away all her attention.

"In this case, why not come and see it with your own eyes? Are you ready? Miss Kamisaki, next... I'm going to get serious."

The gentle and indifferent voice made people unconsciously feel good.

But what Roland said made the darkness around them boil completely.

The next moment, before Kamisaki Kaori could react, the hideous shadow of the evil beast completely enveloped the two.

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"Jianqi, is the target okay?"

Maiye Shenli kicked away the stone with steel bars in front of her, and then used her power to turn it into powder, and quickly rushed out of the smoke.

Frenda behind her also followed closely, coughing and complaining.

"Why did the earthquake happen suddenly?"

"Stupid, it's obvious that someone attacked us!"

"No way, at this point, are there still ignorant guys who dare to challenge our Blue Dream Organization?"

Frenda was surprised.

Although she was only tamed by Roland at first, when she realized how fast Blue Dream Company was developing and how powerful it was, she had a deep sense of belonging to it.

"Even if it happened today, it's none of our business," Mai Ye Shenli said impatiently, "Our only goal now is to bring that nun back."

"The goal is fine. When I felt the vibration, I had already built a barrier for her. What's more, there is Takitsubo. In terms of strength alone, she is the strongest among us."

Kumaki Zuiai calmly dispersed the smoke and dust around her, revealing the two figures next to her.

Index, who was unharmed, was being held tightly against Takitsubo's chest, and was about to drown in that plump mass.

"Mmmmm..."

After a lot of effort, Index barely managed to gain some breathing space for herself.

"I'm not that nun. My name is Index, and my official name is Index of Forbidden Books!"

The silver-haired nun puffed her lips and angrily corrected the girls' impolite address.

"Also, although I am very grateful for your kindness in giving me food, this level of crisis can't break through my mobile church at all!"

"Mobile church?"

Takitsubo Riko tilted her head and looked at Index with some doubts.

"It's this nun's robe on me," Index, who had no ulterior motives, proudly stretched out her hand and revealed the truth about her spiritual outfit.

"It is the ultimate defensive barrier. Every decoration and weaving method has been carefully calculated. It has a defense comparable to the London Cathedral. It can perfectly resist both physical and magical attacks, so you don't have to worry about me at all."

At this point, Index also struggled hard, as if she wanted to prove that her words were reliable.

But with her strength, it was impossible for her to escape from Takitsubo Riko's embrace. She could only bite the sleeve of the girl's upper arm helplessly to vent her anger.

Such a cute move made Takitsubo Riko blink her eyes, and then she realized what Index meant, lifted her waist and put her down steadily on the ground.

Index, who was free again, showed a bright smile, but soon turned into worry.

"There is no time, you should leave quickly."

"The attack just now was probably launched by those magicians who were hunting me. In order to seize the original text of the 103,000 magic books in my memory, they will not have any scruples."

"If you don't leave now, you may be involved in danger."

Such naive words made the girls of ITEM look at each other in bewilderment.

They did not deliberately conceal their purpose in the conversation at all, and completely used food to lure Index to this road.

Even so, the other party still didn't realize that they were not kind people passing by?

This kind of naivety is a bit lovable.

"Implicate? Ha, since he personally ordered this mission, I want to see who dares to get involved?"

Mai Ye Shen Li's eyes flickered, and his tone was full of disdain.

"What's more, this is the sphere of influence of Lan Meng Company. Don't worry, kid, although it is not my intention, since we have agreed, we will protect you."

"This is not as easy as you think. I really have to leave."

Index shook her head and denied Mai Ye Shen Li's decision, her long silver hair swaying left and right.

Along the way, she did not meet kind people who helped her, but she knew very well what kind of strength Kamijou Kaori, who was chasing her, had.

These girls were obviously not on the magic side, so they had some deviations in their understanding.

Because the enemy was already behind, Index did not intend to waste words here. She quickly moved her steps, wanting to leave here quickly to avoid Mai Ye and others from being affected.

"Hmph, didn't I say that? Stay here."

Maiye Shenli didn't plan to talk nonsense with Index anymore.

She stood in front of Index, pressed against her forehead, and unceremoniously snapped her fingers loudly.

She had heard the introduction of the Mobile Church, so she deliberately didn't use her ability and magnetic field power, and just snapped her fingers normally.

As expected, the Mobile Church did not respond to this attack that did not contain any malicious intent. Index squatted on the ground with tears in her eyes, raised her head angrily, and seemed to want to say something.

However, she suddenly stopped in place just halfway through this action.

The originally lively expression slowly became silent, like an inorganic doll.

"Maiye, you seem to have messed up..."

Frenda's pupils shrank, and she subconsciously exclaimed.

"Shut up, Frenda! I didn't even use my power, how could I cause such a phenomenon!"

Maiye Shenli glared at Frenda angrily, and stepped back vigilantly.

As she said, Index didn't even look in her direction.

She just looked at the sky in the distance, repeating the simple yet great words over and over again in a childish yet solemn voice.

"Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!"