Chương 159: This Trainee Fatui Harbinger is Too Unreliable [159] [4?0 ?S]
Bon?s C?apt?r!
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The Raiden Shogun glanced at the item in Luo Qing's hand. It was indeed an unrestricted access pass to the Tenshukaku, something only she could issue.
"Hmph. Even with that, you won't escape death!"
A faint blush colored her cheeks as she swung her blade at Luo Qing.
Activating his Time Zero ability, Luo Qing barely managed to dodge the strike.
"Shogun-sama, are you serious right now? Wait, what?!" Luo Qing exclaimed.
Their eyes met, and he noticed her labored breathing, flushed face, and the faint rise and fall of her chest. The look in her eyes was tinged with madness.
[Frustration Points from Luo Qing +1]
What kind of yandere nonsense is this?!
Didn't she say she was off training? Is this what she brought back?!
Before Luo Qing could utter another word, the Raiden Shogun slashed at him again.
It was unclear whether she was savoring the chase or testing his limits, but her speed matched the exact threshold of Luo Qing's Time Zero ability, forcing him to evade by the slimmest of margins.
Minutes passed, and the once pristine room was reduced to rubble—razed entirely by the Raiden Shogun's own blade.
At that moment, the Guardian Angel's revival mechanism activated.
The air in the room began converging at the spot where Rosalyne had perished, forming bones, organs, flesh, and finally, skin.
…But not her clothes.
"…"
"…"
Rosalyne's sudden resurrection—completely bare—froze both combatants in their tracks.
They turned their gazes toward her simultaneously.
"Cough… cough… cough…"
Rosalyne gasped for air, kneeling on the ground and staring at her hands in disbelief.
"I thought I was already…"
"You are. You're dead. Welcome to hell."
Luo Qing's voice was flat as he spoke, immediately lobbing a Master Ball at Rosalyne's head.
At the same time, he pulled a large coat from his inventory and tossed it over her.
Thunk.
The purple Master Ball opened, transforming into a streak of light that entered Rosalyne's body.
[You have successfully signed a servant contract with Rosalyne-Kruczyscka-Loefvadt.]
[PS: Feel free to enjoy her~]
"…"
Luo Qing's gaze lingered on Rosalyne's pale, flawless skin for a moment before he swallowed hard.
"You're not allowed to look!"
The Raiden Shogun mistook his gaze for fascination and, for reasons she couldn't quite understand, let out a furious shout and swung her blade at him again.
"…"
Seriously? Can you give it a rest already?!
Luo Qing was speechless. What had she been doing during her so-called training? Why was she so intent on cutting him down now?
This wasn't her usual playful sparring—she genuinely wanted to split him in half.
Just then, Natalia and the others finally reached the room.
From their vantage point, they couldn't see Luo Qing or the Raiden Shogun. All they saw were two streaks of blurred motion wreaking havoc across the room, with Rosalyne sitting on the floor, draped in a coat.
What on earth is going on here?
"Master?!" Natalia called out, startled.
"Don't worry about me! Take her and go!" Luo Qing's voice echoed through the room, though his figure was nowhere in sight.
"Rosalyne, behave yourself and wait for me to return. Understood?"
That was his first command as her master under the servant contract.
At that moment, a powerful shockwave erupted, blowing a hole through the ceiling.
Through the newly formed opening, the group saw Luo Qing's figure hurtling into the sky, followed closely by the Raiden Shogun, who leaped after him in a blur of lightning.
"…"
The group exchanged uneasy glances, unsure of what to do.
"Follow Master's orders! Take Lady Rosalyne and get out of here!" Natalia barked.
"That's right. We need to complete Master Luo Qing's mission," Teresa agreed, slinging Rosalyne over her shoulder as they made their escape from the Tenshukaku.
Meanwhile…
The Raiden Shogun's sudden burst of power overwhelmed Luo Qing, sending him hurtling out of the Tenshukaku.
His trajectory took him straight toward the main gate, where Lumine, clutching her aching head, had just arrived with Paimon's help.
She looked up just in time to see Luo Qing's body crash to the ground, carving a deep trench in the earth.
"…This woman really is trying to murder her husband," Luo Qing muttered through gritted teeth, spitting out blood.
Pain coursed through his battered body as he struggled to his feet.
He should have known better. Gods weren't so easily controlled.
The Raiden Shogun and Ei must have found a way to circumvent his Favorability Boost, rekindling their desire to kill him.
Behind him, Gorou and Kaedehara Kazuha led the Resistance forces in breaking through the Tenshukaku's defenses. As they reached the main gate, Kazuha saw Luo Qing's bloodied state and Lumine's shaken demeanor.
Believing both to be allies, he stepped forward to assist them.
But before he could reach them, the Raiden Shogun descended in a flash of lightning, her blade aimed directly at Lumine.
In that instant, Kazuha's eyes sharpened.
His dim Vision flickered to life, glowing with a renewed light.
Like lightning, Kazuha intercepted the Raiden Shogun's strike.
The Raiden Shogun's gaze flickered with surprise. She hadn't expected anyone to wield two Visions simultaneously.
However, the gap in their strength was undeniable. After just a few moves, Kazuha was sent sprawling to the ground.
Lumine gripped her sword tightly and charged at the Raiden Shogun.
"Hmph…"
With a cold snort, the Raiden Shogun raised the Musou Isshin, summoning an endless darkness from behind her.
The shadowy force enveloped Lumine, who vanished in an instant, drawn into the Plane of Euthymia.
"Now…"
The Raiden Shogun turned her gaze to the kneeling Luo Qing, her cheeks flushed and her eyes gleaming with a dangerous light.
"It's time for me to end you…"
She raised her blade high into the air. A moment later, it slashed downward.
Thunder roared across the skies as a massive lightning bolt descended, aimed squarely at Luo Qing.
"You…" Luo Qing muttered, shaking his head. "Once this is over, I'm definitely giving you a proper lesson…"
As the lightning struck, Luo Qing raised his hand.
Purple energy surged around him, condensing into a massive arm that punched through the bolt of lightning, shattering it completely.
The onlookers—Resistance, Shogunate soldiers, and Inazuman citizens alike—watched in awe and terror as Luo Qing rose into the air.
The violet energy enveloped him, expanding rapidly until it took the form of an enormous armored warrior, towering even above the Tenshukaku.
For a moment, the entire city stood still, every eye fixed on the giant.
"Hmph. So, this is your trump card?"
The Raiden Shogun sneered, rising into the sky until she was level with the giant's gaze.
Deep purple lightning coiled around her form.
Musou Shinsetsu.
This was her eternal form.
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Chương 160: This Trainee Fatui Harbinger is Too Unreliable [160]
The Raiden Shogun, in her eternal form, stood face to face with Luo Qing's Susanoo-like transformation. The sheer force of their presence seemed to split the sky in two.
On one side was the Raiden Shogun, ruler of Inazuma since time immemorial. Thunder roared behind her, and lightning in the clouds illuminated the Tenshukaku's rooftops in stark white.
On the other side was an enormous armored warrior, a figure never before seen in Inazuma. Lightly clad yet wielding dual blades, the giant resembled an ancient swordsman from local legend.
The Resistance forces, having stormed the Tenshukaku, looked up at the scene in awe. Uncertainty flickered in their hearts as they debated whether to consider the giant warrior an ally.
Yet one thing was clear—they could not let this moment slip by.
"This is our chance! Storm the Tenshukaku!"
Gorou rallied the Resistance, leading the charge to seize control of the stronghold.
Meanwhile, the Shogunate forces under the Tenryou Commission finally regrouped, countering with an assault of their own to halt the Resistance's advance.
Thunder cracked across the sky as the two armies clashed, throwing themselves into a chaotic melee.
Above the battlefield, the Raiden Shogun raised the Musou Isshin high. Behind her, an immense arm of lightning mimicked her movements, lifting its blade as well.
In a flash, she surged toward Luo Qing like a bolt of lightning.
Luo Qing crossed his dual blades to block the attack.
Boom!
The clash unleashed a massive shockwave, scattering tiles from the Tenshukaku's roof like leaves in the wind.
"You… how did you manage this…?"
Feeling the numbing vibration from the impact, Luo Qing's thoughts grew heavy.
Even with just one strike, he could tell—her eternal form far surpassed him in strength.
If this fight dragged on, he would surely lose.
"Hmph…"
The Raiden Shogun let out a cold snort, giving Luo Qing no time to recover.
Her form flickered like lightning as she darted around his Susanoo-like entity, each pass leaving a deep cut on its ethereal armor.
Though the wounds regenerated swiftly, thanks to the energy sustaining Susanoo, Luo Qing knew it wouldn't last.
His stamina was finite, while she could battle for centuries. If this continued, he would burn out long before she did.
"Damn it…"
Finally spotting a small opening, Luo Qing slashed at her.
But her reaction was too fast—she adjusted her stance effortlessly and deflected his strike.
"Foolish mortal, daring to oppose eternity?"
The Raiden Shogun raised the Musou Isshin above her head, her eyes glowing with deep violet light.
She gazed down, godlike and indifferent, at Luo Qing and the Resistance soldiers fighting valiantly below.
"You've lost your mind!"
Luo Qing shouted, alarm surging through him.
She's planning to use the Musou no Hitotachi?!
He stared at the ground below.
This was Inazuma City!
If she unleashed that technique here, the entire city would be split in two, just like the severed land at Musoujin Gorge.
What the hell happened to her? Why has she gone completely mad?!
In a desperate move, Luo Qing used his will to activate multiple emotion cards, throwing them at the Raiden Shogun.
The energy visibly wavered in her raised arm, and the build-up for the Musou no Hitotachi dissipated.
"You can influence my will?"
Her gaze darkened with murderous intent as she locked eyes with Luo Qing.
"I see now. No wonder I've felt an unrelenting urge to erase you. To manipulate eternity itself… You are the enemy of eternity!"
With those words, lightning surged around her, and she became a blur of motion, encircling Luo Qing.
Her speed was overwhelming.
Trapped in the Susanoo-like state, Luo Qing couldn't use his spoken-word powers. All he could do was endure her relentless attacks.
Thankfully, the Susanoo's armor held firm, and his regenerative abilities kept mending the damage. Otherwise, he'd have been cut down long ago.
"This isn't working…"
Luo Qing gritted his teeth, fending off her strikes while frantically searching for a way out.
Her focus was entirely on him now. As long as she wanted him dead, she wouldn't relent.
Yet escaping outright wasn't an option. The Susanoo lacked the speed to match her lightning-quick movements.
There was only one way forward—endure her onslaught until Lumine could convince Ei to stop the war.
If that happened, the Raiden Shogun would no longer view the Resistance as enemies. Even if he fled, she wouldn't redirect her blade at the rebels.
But if he faked his death and fled now, the Resistance wouldn't stand a chance. They'd be lucky if their bodies remained intact.
"…This is the plan."
Resolving himself, Luo Qing switched to a purely defensive strategy. The blade in his right hand dissipated, reforming into a shield.
Using his emotion cards and the Susanoo's armor, he braced against her relentless assault.
Above, a battle of gods raged.
Below, the Resistance and Shogunate forces fought bitterly, blood staining the earth.
Within Inazuma City, civilians cowered inside their homes, peeking nervously through cracks in their windows at the distant clash around the Tenshukaku.
All they could do was pray for the conflict to end.
On the roof of the Komore Teahouse, Kamisato Ayaka and Thoma watched the battle from afar.
Though Ayaka supported the repeal of the Vision Hunt Decree, as the daughter of the Kamisato Clan and a representative of the Yashiro Commission, she couldn't risk her family's position by joining the Resistance openly.
"Luo Qing… So you're also…"
With the heightened vision granted by her Vision, Ayaka recognized the violet warrior's form from its silhouette and attire.
It's him.
He stood alone against a god.
"Luo Qing… Please, come back safely…" Ayaka whispered her prayer.
Though she didn't understand why Luo Qing, who had seemed on good terms with the Raiden Shogun, would oppose her now, her heart yearned for his safe return.
Elsewhere, Luo Qing's subordinates dressed Rosalyne in simple clothes and carried her through the shadowed alleys of Inazuma City, heading toward the cave where the samurai had been held.
The sounds of battle from the Tenshukaku grew louder with every moment. From afar, they could see the city's skyline shattered by the fight between their master and the Raiden Shogun.
While they doubted their master could truly defeat the Raiden Shogun, they remained loyal. Completing his orders came first.
Finally, they reached the city's outskirts.
Theresa paused, glancing back at the distant Tenshukaku.
"Do you think Master will be okay?"
Natalia placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"You know him better than that. He never acts without a plan. Let's focus on our mission."
"…You're right."
Theresa exhaled slowly, easing her nerves. But before she could turn away, a deafening crash echoed from the Tenshukaku.
They all turned to look.
The towering ethereal giant that was their master's Susanoo suddenly dissipated.
In its place, the Raiden Shogun held Luo Qing by the throat, lifting him high into the air.
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