Volume 8 Chapter 20 Trap And Ambush
We left the house, each heading in different directions to subjugate the monsters. My first target should be the center of the deployed area.
The Magic Domain is generally deployed around the spellcaster. I don't know if they're still there, but it's worth checking.
After activating 'My True Name,' I leap from roof to roof, moving around.
The coordinates of the center have already been determined by Kagami-san, who is using a communication device to guide us.
I must catch them before they escape.
While running, I spotted several goblins.
Ugly faces, vulgar laughter. Their resolution is unbelievably high, not like anything from the gaming world. If these beings were created from scratch, the spellcaster's skill is incredible.
However, being just goblins, their combat prowess is mediocre. With a slash while running, I easily defeated them.
Nevertheless, to an ordinary person, the threat of being attacked with murderous intent alone is sufficient.
Find the culprit and lift the Magic Domain as soon as possible.
As I approach the city center, the number of people increases.
It's Sunday, so there were already many people out. Some transportation has stopped, and if this continues, it could lead to people harming each other.
I stand on the rooftop of a nearby building, concentrating magic power in my throat.
Then, with power in my abdomen, I release all my magic power as a voice.
"'Calm down!'"
The spiritual power turned into a thunderous roar in the clear sky, showering down on the confused crowd.
I hope this brings some calm to the chaos, but it won't be a fundamental solution.
While releasing the spiritual power, I send sword strikes at the monsters as I run.
And finally, I arrive at that location.
Near the border of Shinjuku and Shibuya wards.
However, this is clearly just a road. It's a wide boulevard with buildings nearby, but no suspicious places are found. I thought there might be something underground, but there doesn't seem to be any special spaces like that.
If I were to activate magic in a place like this, it would be seen by many people.
Or wasn't it activated in the center?
If not, then where was it activated?
There's no point in thinking about it. I'll have to gather information on foot.
With that thought in mind, just as I was about to turn back, fear ran through me.
The Magic Domain wiggles unnaturally behind me.
"'...!?'"
When I looked back, magic power was just about to manifest itself.
I've been tricked. They saw through my plan to come to the center to investigate the magician.
But this one is impossible.
The density and compression of the magic power is impossible. Magic power that shouldn't exist is emerging from the void, trying to take form.
What is this?
In front of my gaze, the high-density magic power turns into a cocoon, emitting light.
I mustn't touch it. The trembling sword was tightly gripped.
It advanced as if dragging a heavy body out of a cocoon. Amidst the sound of ground scraping, the sound of wings flapping resonated.
*Boom!*
Immediately after, a pure pressure that ignored all physical phenomena smoothed the earth and caused the surrounding buildings to shatter and collapse.
In the face of my manifestation, as if mocking my figure.
I stabbed the sword into the ground and raised my face while emitting magic power. If I didn't do that, I wouldn't be able to stand.
Now, in front of me, a face of a beautiful woman, mistaken for porcelain or a sculpture, was looking down on me from a far higher position.
The upper body definitely had the appearance of an enchanting woman, but everything else was clearly deformed.
Giant white wings spread out, covering the sky. And a lower body, thicker than a log and longer than a train, lifting the woman's body like a snake.
A colossal spear held in the right hand struck the ground, scattering sparks.
The upper body of a beautiful woman, and the lower body of a monstrous snake. And wings on the back.
This is a quite distinctive-looking monster, but what stands out the most is its remarkable power.
"Divinity."
A power that no ordinary "mystery" or magician should possess. Simply by existing, it exudes an otherworldly presence that can bring all living things to their knees.
My mind goes beyond reason and perceives it intuitively.
This creature is not just an ordinary monster. It is a being that is close to a god. Perhaps even a god itself.
And in this form, I knew of a being worthy of possessing divinity.
The mother of many famous monsters, including Cerberus, the dog of hell, the Hydra, the many-headed serpent, and the Chimaera, the incarnation of the storm.
"'Could it be Echidna?'"
A monstrous figure from Greek mythology.
But it is not just a mere monster. Being said to be immortal, her husband is Typhon, the strongest being in the Greek mythological system, surpassing even Zeus.
Every child born from them is widely known as a monster even in modern times.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Echidna possesses divinity.
But that's not the issue.
Kagami-san said. There shouldn't be any gods from the mythological system in the present day.
And yet, they exist within the Magic Domain.
In other words, the magician who activates this Spiritual Penetration Art (Shinrei) can create a different dimension and manipulate divinity.
Now, her armor makes a sound under tremendous pressure, and the scenery warps.
Within that, I raise my bastard sword and look up at Echidna's face.
Anyway, that's fine. I fell into the trap, but all I need to do is break through it quickly.
"'I'll understand the reasoning when I cut it.'"
I point my sword towards the god.
* * *
The Magic Domain expands, and many monsters rampage through the city.
The headquarters of the Anti-Demon Special Forces are bustling with people coming and going.
Most of the Anti-Demon Officials have been deployed to the scene, dealing with the monsters. The remaining personnel at the headquarters provide support.
In the midst of it all, the strongest man who should be suppressing the situation was sitting in a room at headquarters.
Tsuchimikado Seirin remained seated on the sofa, eyes closed.
Tsuchimikado was supposed to be the first on the scene. However, the higher-ups in the Anti-Demon Special Forces wouldn't allow it. Simply put, keeping the strongest magician at headquarters was for their own safety.
It's rotting.
"...Is Hitogata a stepping stone to this? Try Order..."
Tsuchimikado, with one eye open, muttered.
The scene unfolding now, it was destroying everything that the Anti-Demon Officials, no, the magicians of Japan, had built up until now.
Despite Try Order supposed to have kept magicians from the public eye, they were now dismantling it themselves.
The unnaturalness indicates the determination of the Try Order.
Tsuchimikado is observing various parts of Tokyo in real-time through Shikigami. The humanoid was probably a test to create monsters in complete form.
The problem is what this incident was caused for.
The true intention is unclear.
It seems that Yamamoto Yuusuke and his companions are also working to rescue civilians. Tsuchimikado is also moving some of his own Shikigami.
All that's left is to find the magician.
"――I see."
Tsuchimikado said so and stood up.
For what reason did they perform such large-scale magic in Tokyo?
Tsuchimikado disconnected from all the Shikigami he had released in various places and circulated magic power. And instead of the door, he went towards the window.
Looking down, there was a figure walking towards the Anti-Demon Special Forces.
A black-haired woman wearing a hoodie walks with her head down, wearing headphones. When she enters the Special Forces department, the woman looks up at him.
Her eyes, peeking from beneath her dark curtain-like hair, capture Tsuchimikado, who should be far above.
"She'll do it."
The target is the Anti-Demon Special Forces.
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