207 – Collapse of common sense
The flames are overflowing, as if the contents of the cauldron of hell have been poured.
Fireworks flowing like waves. The color is as mysterious as the galaxy. A baptism of flames that uses the darkness of night as its keynote, yet embraces the brilliance of the Milky Way.
It is so dense that it is a shapeless flame and yet sticky like lava.
“Wow….”
It was such an unrealistic sight that an exclamation of horror came out of Red Vega’s mouth.
The majesty of natural disasters that humans cannot compete with. The awe of the overwhelming destruction is felt in those flames.
Advance of flames. Everything in its path turns to ash and is submerged.
That is the majesty of a lion.
A monster of the galaxy, said to be the strongest beast.
“Whoa….”
Red Vega swallowed hard and then exhaled to let out the tension.
It reminded me of the tsunami that hit the city in the past.
A time when flood damage occurred due to excessive flooding in November.
Even though it wasn’t that long ago, it feels far away.
This is probably because there is a big difference between who I was then and who I am now.
My body and mind are on a different level from then.
“…Like a comet in your heart.”
Red Vega took a ready stance to run.
Just now, the Watcher witnessed the building collapsing and falling down with it.
He is not someone who will die easily, but we cannot ignore him.
It’s different from the flood season when nothing could be done.
I wrapped my arms around the heart-shaped pendant hanging around my neck. He closed his eyes and concentrated.
Embers slowly rose from within that hand.
It was a girl’s heart, as hot as a comet.
“I’m going.”
Boom! As soon as he stretched out his foot, a loud noise like an explosion erupted. A long flame extending from the tip of a shoe. The flower that bloomed like a flower became her driving force.
One second. Maybe less time than that.
It only took a moment to reach the wave of hellfire.
Can you stand against a flame filled with the power of the galaxy? There was no need to think like that. Act before thinking.
Whatever your heart desires.
When dealing with a problem that could not be answered no matter how much she thought about it, she always came to the same conclusion.
Fire boiled in Red Vega’s hands. The fireworks condensed into a round sphere wriggled as if they might explode at any moment.
When she opened her palm, the condensed flames exploded! And it was scattered. A flame so huge that it is hard to believe that it originated from a small sphere.
A flame the size of a typhoon blocked the path of hellfire.
A curtain of flames was spread in haste without any thought. It was a technique that was useful when blocking Sagittarius’ attack.
But the size is different from then. The density of the flame is different. The heat is different.
The flame containing divine power was completely different from what had been used so far.
Being conscious of the damage to the surrounding area, this was my first time using it since the fight in Scorpio.
‘Huh? ‘Maybe I’m a little strong?’
The curtain of flame she spread seemed to simply block the lion’s roar.
But that illusion is only temporary. The galactic flame slowly ate the divine spark.
“Huh?!”
“Think before action.”
Someone stood next to Red Vega. Is it Watcher? With a bright smile, I turned my head in the direction the voice came from.
“You’re still not good at using your newly awakened powers.”
“Ah….”
“hahahaha, don’t make a blatantly disappointed face.”
Mosun grabbed his main weapon, the spear. I planned to aim for the moment when all of Red Vega’s flames were consumed.
“For me, too, you are a bit pushed down the list of priorities. “I’m looking forward to my own growth, but it’s not as good as others.”
“What?!”
Red Vega asked sharply, with a heavy heart. It was already unpleasant because my expectations were different, but suddenly I wondered what that meant.
“I don’t think of you as a rival at all?! “It’s not even a priority?!”
There is only one rival in this world. There is only one person called Watcher.
Hearing a strange sound from an unexpected person made me very irritated.
“What kind of competition is this all of a sudden? Now, calm down and listen.”
Contrary laughed and breathed starlight into the spear she was holding. The spinning starlight soon took on the same color as the mane hanging around Contradiction’s neck, and burned like hell.
Lion’s flame. The power of that galaxy.
“Originally, you were also one of the people I was paying attention to. But when I realized that divinity, I became a little disappointed. “For some reason… should I say it’s intuitive?”
The moment when the fully swollen flames condense on the tip of the spear, and the barrier spread by Red Vega collapses.
It was fired.
“I no longer feel the endless possibilities that seemed to you.”
Kwagwagwagwang-!!!
It is literally a devastation. The ground beneath his feet burned and crumbled. Concrete returned to its original form. All things in its path came to death.
Disaster-like disasters met and overlapped each other. The two flames pushed each other away and soon stopped in the middle, as if drawing parallel lines.
“Of course you will continue to become stronger. If you get used to divine control, most monsters will be no match for you. Of course, in addition to power control, there will be additional requirements such as the difference in level between the enemy and oneself and cool-headed judgment, but time will resolve those issues.”
The flame does not die out. The flame, which would have burned everything it could burn, turning even the air into ash, did not stop existing even when the three elements of combustion disappeared.
“But in the end, that’s it. You won’t go any further than that.”
“…What are you talking about?”
“Maybe it’s your mindset. You stepped back. Too. The heartlessness and madness have disappeared. “Your passion for your dream has faded.”
“Yes?”
I flinch. Red Vega closed his lips as if he had hit the nail on the head.
My heart sank. I couldn’t think of anything to refute that statement.
Because it was true.
Because my heart for justice has faded. Because I have now awakened to divinity only through personal feelings.
New star.
New star. A kind of rebirth for a magical girl. The body remains the same, but it is completely different from what it was before. That strength and heart.
Red Vega was like that too.
The flame lit by love used the heart of justice as fuel.
If Han Jaejoong completely turns into a monster, he must be killed. You must make him your enemy.
No, it should be so even if his reason does not disappear.
It is necessary to instill in citizens a sense of safety, and I must remain a symbol of peace to them. You can’t live and live with a monster on friendly terms.
You must have murderous intent beyond simply using it as a stimulus for your own growth as a competitor.
If a magical girl and a monster meet, that’s the way it should be.
But when I look back at myself now.
“….”
I could never do that.
To tell the truth, I never even thought of them as enemies.
Baek Ah-hee’s face turned pale.
Disgust filled her as she realized that she had abandoned her duty in love.
Contradiction did not give her a single glance and saw the two beings flying over her.
“Compared to you, I’m looking forward to those two more.”
A magical girl with blue rough straight lines and a monster with pink flowing curves.
Blue Sirius flew through the sky and swung his rapier along its path.
Wow! Sigh! Cold air flew across the sword, and flame and cold touched.
It was a heat that would melt even a glacier in an instant, but her ice was an exception.
Absolute temperature.
Absolute freezing containing the mysteries of the universe.
The solid ice, which would not melt under any circumstances, lovingly embraced the hellfire.
Jeok-! At the same time, the hellfire froze. It was a rare sight where flames turned into ice, but Blue Sirius was not surprised.
“…It’s done.”
Instead, I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this spell also worked on galactic beasts.
The magic that had a great impact in reducing damage by blocking the movement of merged scorpions in the past was still effective.
In the opposite direction of Blue Sirius, a miracle was unfolding that made a greater contribution than her own in the fight against Scorpion.
The flap of a butterfly’s wings that evacuated people and reversed the loss of those who had been lost.
It was a miracle that connected the end to the end.
‘I don’t like it, but… work is work right now.’
I wasn’t very happy about collaborating with the monster once again, but there was nothing I could do about it now. Blue Sirius swung his rapier once again. The flame froze.
On the other side. When the flock of butterflies, like a flock of crows at dusk, touched the flame, everything disappeared like a crab closing its eyes.
Fire and butterflies.
It was above the lion’s head that the disappeared flame appeared. The beast roared and the flames spread out fell on its head.
-Crumbling.
But the lion is like a flame falling on him. He shook himself lightly, as if shaking off water, and seemed to have gotten rid of all the flames.
“No, what… Is the attack not effective?”
“Yes.”
Helios jumped out from behind Odette who muttered that.
“Are you surprised? Huh? Wait… Have you grown up a bit?”
“Well, it’s kind of like that.”
Unlike before his transformation, Helios was in the body of an adult woman.
She was swimming in the sky riding on the palm of her favorite fire giant, the Great God of Heaven.
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As Helios moved her right hand, the Emperor’s right hand also moved. Several fireballs were created in her outstretched right hand, and when they were large enough to fill her large palm, she hurled them forward.
The fireball grew in size as it advanced, and when it got right in front of the lion, each fireball was similar in size to the lion.
Even in that fireball, not only red but also the color of the galaxy shimmered.
This is because it is a unique magic that absorbs the surrounding magic power and starlight, and the dregs of the galactic flame spread by the lion were used to increase its size.
Several fireballs containing the power of the galaxy struck the lion’s face. However, this time too, it did not give the lion a single scratch.
“It’s so strong.”
“I agree. “To persuade someone like that with words makes me want to learn your gift of speaking.”
“Oh hoho! Then I can hurt you!”
Shoot! A moonlight wind passed between the two figures, who were clicking their tongues at the lion’s strength. At that moment, Odette’s annoyance grew even more.
An unpleasant sound of laughter. It’s Silver Luna.
If he could do something that even Odette couldn’t do, he would definitely acknowledge it.
“I am recognized by my benefactor~!!!”
However, Silver Luna’s efforts were never recognized.
Silver Luna, who was overexcited and exerted all her energy in confronting her Watcher, immediately fell into his front paws as soon as she approached her lion.
“aaah!!”
“Oh, that idiot!”
“I’m sorry, that princess is a bit… Like that.”
If you really want to become the strongest, you need to change that moody temperament. Helios muttered and moved on.
In front of her was Odette, and on the other side of Odette was Blue Sirius.
Motradiction and Red Vega followed one after another.
Han Jaejoong was watching the whole scene from afar.
‘…Will it be just them?’
First of all, I’m staying quiet like this because of my promise with Ayun. Honestly, I feel a little sorry. I feel like I’m committing a sin.
More than anything, I feel uncomfortable.
What is the voice heard from the belt earlier, and is the messenger’s target really himself? I couldn’t figure out anything.
In times like this, it is easier to fight in person.
[Focus On.]
Of course, since a promise is a promise, Ursa Major is not used.
A form specialized for support from a distance.
[MERAK.]
Merak. His body turned bronze and a long gun was held in his hand. A gun named Geomun.
The Watcher aimed the gun at the lion.
The lion’s eyes through the scope were still aiming at him.
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The fight continued for quite a long time. Will it be enough for 3 hours?
It may be nothing compared to the nearly three-week fight that Mo-sun mentioned, but it is a fairly long fight by human standards.
It still seemed difficult to stop the lion’s advance.
It only slowed down the advance a little, but even though all these people poured their all into it, they couldn’t even make it take a step back.
The biggest reason was the strength of the lion himself.
The body was so strong that it could not be described with the word ‘solid.’ The scorpion’s body was also overwhelmingly stronger than other monsters, but compared to a lion, it was no different from tofu.
It was so hard that I wondered if there was anything in the world that could hurt it.
Even though he was hit by the galactic flames he used, he was unharmed even by Silver Luna’s fist, which had the strongest one-point attack. Even though Blue Sirius froze his feet, he easily broke it and moved forward.
Even though the ice had not melted, it did not mean it could not break.
“Holy sh*t!”
Odette, who was worse off, took out the final resort. A flock of butterflies spread out behind her, covering the entire sky.
Half of the herd flew far behind the lion, and the other half rushed towards the lion.
I was planning to move the lion entirely.
If it were original, it would not be possible to move such a huge body.
But it is possible now that you have awakened your divinity.
Although a large amount of starlight is used, it is possible to move that huge body with only a little effort.
Of course you can’t stop the lion. However, it would have been possible to gain some time to rest and consider future measures.
“Go away!!”
The flock of butterflies that rushed in like that were shattered into ashes by the lion’s mane.
“…Huh?”
I should have known them. There is something slightly different between the color of the lion’s mane and the color of the mane created by copying the contradiction.
The lion’s mane contained a mysterious power that nullified all magic and miracles of starlight. Even contradiction could not replicate this power.
Because I couldn’t copy it, there was no way to know. Because the way he discovered his abilities was always by copying.
No one knew. Of course, Odette herself did the same.
“Be careful! “That mane nullifies magic!”
I thought it was just a slightly stronger flame. I thought it was strange because I thought it was particularly strong.
Tsk. Odette felt pain in her bones because she had consumed a lot of starlight.
The starlight that has already been used cannot be returned. For monsters, the starlight used to use miracles is equal to their stamina, so they can recover by resting a bit.
However, the lion did not allow any time to rest.
“Oh no! Everyone evacuate. “I can stop this… ugh.”
It seemed quite angry that its advance had been hindered, so it started spewing out more flames. The size of the mane became even bigger, and the roar was endless.
A contradiction with similar strength tried to stop him, but there was a big difference between the range of flames emitted by a humanoid monster that was only about 2 meters tall and the range of flames emitted by a giant beast monster that was well over 30 meters long.
Everyone was helpless.
Han Jaejoong watched the scene anxiously.
As expected, it was not enough against the galactic monster.
Unlike the scorpion, whose main point is venom, the main point of the lion was nothing.
It’s just strong.
That’s all.
After seeing that part of Blue Sirius’ arm was burned, I couldn’t bear it any longer. Her breath is tinged with pain.
The reason she decided to transform was because she was her.
If you can’t protect it, why do you need this kind of power?
“…I’m sorry.”
Han Jaejoong expressed a small apology to Jo Ayun.
His hand slowly moved to the belt. He pulled out the lever for the Big Dipper and inserted the crude, sharp lever for Ursa Major.
Cheolkeong. The belt clicked together with a metallic sound.
“Because 10 seconds is enough….”
[I obey my fate.]
Let’s first taste the seasoning and decide. The idea is to evacuate those who are currently in danger first and then slowly decide the next action.
Do you know anything? Will the lion retreat because of me like last time?
I have fond memories of the scar on that strong right eye.
The lion’s body is large, but its movements are so fast that the eyes cannot follow it.
Unfortunately, we cannot give up our precognitive abilities.
[URSA MAJOR.]
The body is dyed in pure white lightning. At the same time, the vision changes.
The brain is governed by the function of observing the belt’s possibilities. A new perspective overlaps my vision. A vision that is slightly out of sync with reality.
Possibility of happening in the future. Among them, the eye that sees the most reliable possibilities. That power is no different from predicting the future.
[START UP.]
[0.01]
The second hand counts down.
At the same time, the second hand stops.
“…Huh?”
Your vision changes.
The vision of reality has disappeared, and only the vision of the future remains.
What you see before your eyes is a lion.
But there are no other people anywhere. Has disappeared. Everyone who had been struggling with the lion until now disappeared.
What is it? Where did they go?
Han Jaejoong, who was looking around like that, soon changed his thinking.
It’s not that the other person went somewhere.
Where did you go?
“Hello?”
I heard a greeting from behind. Let’s look back at that place as if we were mesmerized….
“This is your first time meeting me? Should I say that? Or how? Well… It’s difficult. Since we’re both only familiar with each other, we’re meeting… Yes, I’ve decided. “It feels like it’s my first time greeting you.”
Sky Polaris.
There was a woman with the same beautiful face I saw in the webtoon.
“This is crazy.”
Han Jae-joong’s common sense collapsed.
The dead person is alive.
