Bab 119: The Tragedy of a Hundred Years Ago
The scene shifts. Archi has escaped with Emilia, while Fortuna rushes in the opposite direction, ready to support Geuse.
On the battlefield, Geuse kneels on the ground, covered in wounds, gasping for breath. The surrounding land is riddled with craters, and the trees are felled, leaving only bare stumps. All this devastation was caused by the Unsee Hand. This limb, invisible to the naked eye, possesses immense power. A single tentacle can easily tear an adult into pieces, leaving no trace on Regulus's body, not even a speck of dust.
"You must also admit that everything you've done is in vain." Regulus sighs, shaking his head. He gently waves his hand, and Geuse's right arm is suddenly severed. Blood spurts out like a fountain, and Geuse collapses to the ground in pain.
From beginning to end, Pandora watches all this with a smile, taking no action.
Although Ayanokouji is more concerned about Pandora's whereabouts, she has not taken any further action, so he cannot obtain any further information from her. He now looks towards Regulus, pondering the principle of the technique earlier. From the current perspective, Regulus's power can not only be used for defense but also for offense.
Is it similar to the Sin Archbishop of Greed, a kind of power invisible to the human eye? Ayanokouji believes that the special physique given to him by Satella allows him to clearly see the Unsee Hand, so the possibility that he cannot see the power of the Sin Archbishop of Greed is relatively low.
So from the current perspective, is Regulus using the air as his weapon?
"In the end, consciousness, determination, or anything else is nothing more than this." Regulus says with closed eyes. "I have no sadistic tendencies. It's because you're too weak, so you appear before me, making it seem like I'm oppressing you!"
"Don't blame them too much, Bishop Corneas." Pandora always has an enigmatic smile on her face. "You are more special than anyone else. You are extraordinary in your perfect body. They are also quite extraordinary despite being imperfect."
Hearing Pandora's words, Regulus shows an impatient expression on his face. He ignores the other party's words and walks straight towards Geuse, lifting his foot and stepping on his head.
Suddenly, a large ice shard flies out and hits Regulus directly, knocking him back. Fortuna has rushed back here, ready to help Geuse.
Now, Ayanokouji somewhat understands the meaning of Fortuna's return. It's the impact of her emotions. Perhaps it's her hatred for Pandora, perhaps it's her concern for Geuse, or maybe it's both.
'But this is clearly not a wise choice. Facing an invincible enemy, and there's even one person who hasn't taken action yet, the worst choice is made, and it's very dangerous. It's possible that the escape opportunity created by Geuse's life will be in vain,' Ayanokouji thinks to himself.
With the premise that Geuse has chosen to risk his life to cover Fortuna's departure, Fortuna's return is a very unwise choice in Ayanokouji's eyes. The most appropriate choice would be to escape directly and gather enough intelligence to determine whether to fight in the future.
And there's also a problem with Geuse's choice. Since his main goal is to buy time, he should spend more time communicating with the enemy rather than blindly fighting to save his own life as much as possible.
The enemy's goal is to get Emilia, not Geuse, and Pandora seems to have no intention of killing him. It would be better to pretend to surrender and then obtain information about the enemy's strength.
"I was about to step on his head, and you dare to obstruct me, obstruct me, obstruct me! What right do you have to obstruct me! Don't obstruct me!" Regulus appears in front of them both again.
He is furious, and his facial expression becomes extremely ferocious. Fortuna's attack remains ineffective.
"Wait a minute, Archbishop Corneas." Pandora says slowly.
"Ah? What else, Pandora?" Regulus's face continues to show an undisguised expression of impatience.
"Please calm your anger, I won't let them be killed now." Pandora always has a gentle smile on her face, but her words contain an irresistible majesty. "Looking at those two, don't you have any ideas in your mind?"
"You order me... to calm my anger? Don't think I'll just show you respect, you bitch!"
Regulus becomes enraged, and the veins on his face bulge.
Ayanokouji notices that this sudden change shows that Regulus's personality is also a very extreme type, and he might be able to communicate without violating orders.
Then, Regulus waves his hand, lifting sand and sprinkling it directly onto Pandora's body. In an instant, Pandora explodes into dust, and the air fills with a mist of blood.
Ayanokouji once again discovers Regulus's special ability. This time, he chooses to attack with sand so he can see the abnormal situation more clearly. The sand that killed Pandora flies forward, as if gravity has no effect at all.
'Is this exerting infinite kinetic energy on an object? If so, the speed of the sand should also be infinite, but I can see – no, in this world, there is no such knowledge before. To use an analogy, rather than exerting a tremendous amount of force, it seems more like keeping the sand moving. Is his power related to this?'
Ayanokouji continues to analyze. There is no doubt, if he will fight against Regulus in the future, in terms of power, it will definitely be more complicated than Petelgeuse.
But if it can be deciphered, it might not be too difficult to overcome.
And did Regulus really manage to kill Pandora?
"It's all because of your disrespect that I ended up like this. Don't get in my way." Regulus frowns and says as he watches the blood mist slowly dissipate in front of him.
"Fortuna-sama, please run!" Geuse, who is seriously injured, says to the woman beside him.
"Don't be silly, I said goodbye to Emilia and came back here." Facing such a powerful enemy, Fortuna smiles calmly. "Just in case, I can also die by your side..."
Fortuna embraces Geuse and confesses to him as if she is ready to die. Seeing the scene in front of him, Ayanokouji thinks.
Is it family affection? Is it friendship? Or is it love? Ayanokouji doesn't know, but Fortuna is willing to sacrifice her life for these so-called feelings.
Camilla cries and keeps wiping her tears: "I'm sorry... just seeing them like this, I can't help it..."
Ayanokouji shakes his head and continues to focus his gaze on the image.
"You not only ignored my existence for a long time, but you also got intimate there without permission! I will turn you into a puddle of blood!"
Regulus is filled with a terrifying murderous aura, and he rushes closer.
"I told you to wait a minute, Archbishop Corneas."
Pandora's soft voice sounds behind Regulus. The next second, Regulus is instantly impaled on the ground, filled with a terrified expression.
There is no doubt that Regulus does not know what Pandora's power is.
Although Regulus is still complaining about Pandora, his tone is completely different from the previous anger and arrogance.
But Pandora always has a smile on her face: "Let me do it. You shouldn't be here, you should be in your room, surrounded by your wives."
As she finishes speaking, Regulus disappears without any process, as if the frame has been taken from the screen.
"Since Archbishop Corneas is no longer here, the consequences of his actions have naturally disappeared." Pandora says with a smile. "But there's no way to change the fact that you inhaled the sloth witch factor."
Geuse and Fortuna are shocked by what happened in front of them, but their eyes become extremely firm, and they are determined to fight Pandora.
Ayanokouji observes all this carefully. Although Pandora is safe and sound, her performance is completely different from Regulus's power. Regulus uses several methods to intercept the opponent's attacks, and Pandora must have been hit by the attack earlier.
Even if she has regenerative abilities, being blown to pieces would definitely cause death.
Judging from her appearance, Pandora has some ability to alter reality – but this must be very limited. Otherwise, she wouldn't need to come to the forest directly.
The scene shifts. Currently, Emilia is walking alone in the forest. Archi, who just escorted Emilia, was attacked and killed by the black snake, one of the three Mabeasts.
Right now, in front of Emilia, there is a very sudden and large gate.
Next to the gate, Pandora seems to have been waiting for a long time.
"W-Why are you here?" The young Emilia lets out a frightened voice.
"My purpose is this seal. My appearance here is inevitable, but I don't know where the key is." Pandora says with a smile, seeming full of closeness. "The mother you are worried about and Archbishop Romani Conti are fine."
"Really?" Emilia's eyes widen.
"Yes, I and the faithful do not wish to harm anyone."
"Will you come back after processing the seal?"
"We don't want to see meaningless sacrifices, so please give me the key." Pandora narrows her eyes slightly.
"Key? I don't know what key there is." Emilia shakes her head vigorously.
"Hiding it is not a good choice. The key is on you."
"No, I really don't know what the key is! No one gave me the key!" Emilia says very seriously.
"So, to find this key, we'll have to dig up the entire forest."
"Let me see, I can open it!" Emilia doesn't want to let the forest where she and her family live be destroyed, so she can only agree – she herself is the key to this seal.
And as Pandora uses words to coax Emilia into opening the door, countless ice shards are suddenly fired, blasting Pandora into pulp.
As if appearing out of nowhere, Pandora reappears from another location and sees the source of the attack, which is Fortuna.
Fortuna chases after her and launches several attacks on Pandora, but they have no effect. She holds Emilia to ensure her safety while looking at Pandora.
"Fortuna-sama!"
Geuse also arrives late. His eyes are full of red blood, and his eyes are fixed on Pandora's face. He will do his best to protect Fortuna, he releases his power and stabs Pandora in the eye.
At this moment, Pandora's face shows a meaningful smile.
*Pu-chi*
It's the sound of a human body being pierced, and then Pandora falls into a pool of blood.
In Geuse's eyes, he has finally defeated Pandora and protected the two people he cherishes most.
And at this moment, the scene in his eyes changes.
The person pierced by him and falling into a pool of blood is not Pandora, but Fortuna.
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