Hearing Orange's words, Araya Soren's expression suddenly changed and he exclaimed:
"Wait, you mean?!"
"Yes, if you want to lock up Shiki, just bury her in cement. If you want to lock up Shiki, who only has the strength of a young girl, you only need to prepare a sealed iron room. Araya Soren, because you are a magician, you regard magic as an absolute. Unfortunately, this apartment that is almost in another world is meaningless. This half-hearted thing will soon be broken through!"
As Aozaki Touko finished speaking, Araya Souren found that he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body. Before he could react, he realized that his body was cut off by something.
Of course, the current Araya Soren no longer has any so-called body. His real body is actually this huge apartment itself!
So, the body being cut off meant that the apartment itself was cut off by someone!
And when they saw the scene on the screen, the audience's expressions finally became excited.
After all, anyone could realize that the figure slowly walking out of the elevator at this moment was the heroine of the film, Ryougi Shiki!
Chapter 125 Episode 5: The Spiral of Contradiction! (Twenty-three)
Chapter 125
The sudden turn of events made all the audience's hearts stop. At this moment, the plot of Kara no Kyoukai is like a train that keeps running. Under the huge inertia, there is no room to step on the brakes and it rushes madly towards the finish line.
In an instant, as a large number of past scenes kept flashing, a series of amazing edits brought together the chaotic plot in the previous timeline, and the audience's hearts were deeply shocked.
At the same time, the moment they saw Araya Souren injured, almost everyone instinctively realized the source of this incident—Ryougi Shiki.
In fact, the girl did appear in the elevator.
However, her situation seemed different from normal. In addition to the staggering way she walked, there was a long sword in her hand. It was the Kyuji Kanesada that the 臨條巴 had brought with him earlier but dropped in the elevator!
At this moment, Ryougi Shiki grasped the hilt of the sword without hesitation, like a warrior on an ancient battlefield, exuding a quiet breath of death.
On the other side, Araya Soren couldn't help but speak:
"How did you escape, Ryougi Shiki? The injuries I inflicted on you have not healed yet. Why is your body able to move? Why did you wake up? Why didn't you stay asleep for a few more minutes?"
After a while, facing the girl who did not respond at all, Araya Soren couldn't help but give an answer himself.
"Is it because of the smudge?"
However, Ryougi Shiki answered decisively:
"It has nothing to do with him. I woke up on my own without anyone's help. There is no point for me to come here."
After saying this, Ryougi Shiki suddenly drew out the long sword in his hand, and Araya Souren also vigilantly deployed the triple barrier around him.
However, Ryougi Shiki did not seem to be nervous at all, and spoke slowly with a sense of nothingness:
"It's really strange. This is the first time that I can't feel excited in front of my prey. I know I can fight you to a draw, but I can't even smile."
"But I also roughly understand that I don't want to kill you. I just can't stand your existence."
As soon as the words fell, Ryougi Shiki's murderous intent completely erupted, and a shocking battle began in this narrow corridor!
…
Seeing the final decisive battle between Ryougi Shiki and Araya Souren about to break out, the audience couldn't help but get excited.
There have been so many wonderful plots in the entire series of Spiral, but what the audience is really looking forward to is the wonderful performance of Ryougi Shiki herself.
After all, "Kara no Kyoukai" has already aired five episodes, and everyone has fallen in love with this seemingly weak but actually extremely strong-willed heroine.
Right now, people are looking at the scenes on the screen with anticipation, waiting for a fierce confrontation to begin.
At the same time, some people couldn't help but speculate about the difference in combat power between the two sides in the movie, and who would win or lose in the end.
"Who do you think will win? It feels like the fighting power of both sides is already the pinnacle of all the characters that have appeared in Kara no Kyoukai so far."
"Then it's still Ryougi Shiki. She's the heroine after all. How could she lose?!"
"But she has already lost once, right? Araya Soren's strength should not be underestimated."
"The reason why we lost last time was that we didn't understand Ryougi Shiki's abilities and underestimated him. If we actually fight, I think Ryougi Shiki has a better chance of winning."
"That's not certain, but isn't Aozaki Touko still here? I believe that if Ryougi Shiki is really no match for her, Aozaki Touko will definitely help her. Facing two powerful enemies, I don't think Araya Souren can possibly be a match."
"… "
Various discussions broke out, and most people had their own opinions on this battle, expressing their understanding.
…
Compared to the superficial evaluations of ordinary people, the views of the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy are much more profound.
"A duel between a magician and the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. To be honest, this is very similar to a fight between a magician and a knight. Generally speaking, it depends on who moves faster. The goal of the former is to always keep a distance from the knight, while the goal of the knight is to get as close to the magician as possible."
"But Araya Soren is not a normal magician. I feel that his fighting ability is much stronger than that of a normal knight."
"Yes, and Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can be effective with any sharp blade. Plus, she has an ancient sword that seems to be very powerful. Her attack range is probably quite wide. An ordinary magus will not be able to withstand her attack at all."
"It can be said that the abilities of both of them have surpassed the level of ordinary magicians and ordinary swordsmen. Only God knows who will win and who will lose."
"… "
The magicians were discussing this heatedly. Apparently, they were unable to make any effective and reasonable judgment due to the fact that the characters of Araya Souren and Ryougi Shiki were portrayed in a very different way in the plot.
But excluding rational factors, the majority of the audience is undoubtedly supporting the heroine Ryougi Shiki, and everyone hopes from the bottom of their hearts that she will win in the end.
…
In the picture, Ryougi Shiki's Death Perception Eyes suddenly opened, and she rushed towards Araya Souren at an extremely fast speed.
"—Su!"
For this reason, the wilderness immediately let out a roar, as if opening the devil's hand to destroy space, destroying everything in front of it.
However, facing this astonishing attack that directly destroyed the space, Ryougi Shiki simply swung the long sword in her hand!
“Bang!”
An astonishing flash of light flashed by, and Ryougi Shiki actually cut off the crushed space distortion with one strike, cutting off Araya Sōren's outstretched right hand as well!
Unable to imagine the amazing changes that had taken place in the girl before him, Araya Soren looked at the wounds on his body in shock and could not help but mutter to himself:
"I see. Was it self-suggestion? You switched your personality the moment you picked up the weapon! I was fooled by you. It seems that you didn't fight Asagami Fujino with all your strength."
However, Araya Soren reacted first after he finished saying this. He looked at the girl in front of him whose temperament had fundamentally changed in some sense, and couldn't help but say:
"So that's how it is... I finally met...! You are now the real... Liang Yi!"
After hearing what Araya Souren said, Ryougi Shiki's Death Perception Mystic Eyes suddenly disappeared, and a feminine smile that could not be described in words appeared on her face.
The next moment, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception appeared again, and Ryougi Shiki rushed straight towards Araya Souren.
Soon, without giving the audience any time to react, as Araya Soren took the initiative to attack, the two sides immediately launched an amazing and fierce battle that was so fast that it was dazzling!
Chapter 226 Episode 5: The Spiral of Contradiction! (Twenty-Four)
Chapter 226
On the TV screen, a shocking and fierce battle between Araya Souren and Ryougi Shiki is breaking out.
While using his only remaining left hand to block the ancient sword in Ryougi Shiki's hand, Araya Souren crawled on the floor like a snake and attacked Ryougi Shiki's neck.
Since there was a relic buried in his left hand, even the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception could not cut off his left arm.
To this end, he tried his best to attack Ryougi Shiki. His palm compressed the space in an instant, and the impact from various angles came towards Ryougi Shiki's body with a force that could crush all the bones in her body.
"—Su!"
Faced with Araya Souren's unavoidable attack, Ryougi Shiki took the initiative to retreat, but she had no intention of running away. Instead, she suddenly jumped into the air, and in the instant, the long sword pierced the magician's chest straight in the middle.
“—what a joke!”
Feeling the taste of death, Araya Souren immediately kicked the girl in front of him.
The amazing physical skills that she had demonstrated before were displayed again, but Ryougi Shiki, who was already on guard, stepped back in advance and dodged the kick.
Even Araya Soren felt fear when facing this girl whose flexibility and lethality far exceeded the limits of human beings.
For this reason, he no longer had the intention of fighting with it. Instead, he simply wiped out his body and disappeared from the scene.
Seeing the enemy suddenly disappear, Ryougi Shiki was stunned for only a moment. She quickly realized the enemy's thoughts, lay on the edge of the apartment with a sneer, and jumped out suddenly!
"I will never let you escape."
Like a white butterfly, the girl's figure flickered brightly in the night sky.
At the same time, under the control of Araya Soren, the entire apartment began to shake violently. He was determined that only by destroying this barrier could he kill Ryougi Shiki, and he had no confusion at all.
However, what he never expected was that Ryougi Shiki, whose body was just that of an ordinary human girl, would actually dare to jump down from a ten-story building and rush towards him like a ghost!
"Liang Yi-shi!"
Araya Soren couldn't help but roar.
But the next moment after he roared, the girl's sword had pierced his body, causing blood to spurt out of his mouth.
"Bang!"
After falling from a height of dozens of meters, the two crashed into the dusty mud at the same time. Even with the slowdown of Araya Sōren's stillness barrier, both of them suffered serious injuries almost at the same time.
"I never thought that you've already thought that if you can't hit me, you'll hit the ground? No, even if you die with me, you'll still do the same thing!"
Looking at the unconscious Ryougi Shiki, Araya Sōren, who was already as good as dead, said unhappily:
"This looks more like a girl of this age."
At the same time, Aozaki Touko slowly walked over from the side. She silently looked at Araya Soren who was lying on the ground and said calmly:
"How pitiful, Araya. Why do you push yourself to such an extent? Why are you so stubborn in pursuing the Origin Vortex? Are you still seriously pursuing your dream of saving humanity when you were a monk?"
In response, Araya Soren replied indifferently:
"I am nothing but a person who seeks conclusions. If I knew that the ugly and hopeless existence is human beings themselves, I would be at peace."
"Is that why you want to contact the Origin Vortex? All the records are there. Even if there are none, it can make everything return to nothingness."
"Yes, there is only one step left. Just a few steps away, the world blocked me. Even those who were born with a passage were blocked. What an ugly struggle before death. Obviously no one knows the crisis of the world, but everyone unconsciously hopes to survive. Obviously no one saves the dead world and indulges in pleasure, but everyone unconsciously eliminates things that are harmful to the world. What is this contradiction? The desire to survive pollutes the prayer to survive. That evil thought is my enemy."
"The world? Araya, no, it wasn't the primate's restraining power that stopped you this time. You did a really good job. The restraining power didn't work. From beginning to end, there was only one thing that destroyed Araya Soren. You just lost to the family love called Niu Tiaoba."
"Even if it was him, the people behind it were rotten people who wanted to maintain the primate world. A true scoundrel would never do that. It wasn't family love that made him act. Humans don't have that kind of thing. All they have is the desire to survive. He just used something like family love to cover up his ugly true heart."
"Araya, I'll tell you something good. Although you probably don't know it, there is a famous psychologist who once defined the existence of 'group unconsciousness'. He believes that the deepest level of all human consciousness is connected to the same lake, which is the consensus of primates under the unconsciousness, and calls it Alaya consciousness."
"What?"
"It's strange, isn't it, Araya Soren? The world really has set a trap with evil intentions. There seem to be many contradictions this time, but in the end, you, as the ruler, are the biggest contradiction!"
After hearing what Aozaki Touko said, Araya Soren fell silent. After a long while, he said in his dying words:
“This body has reached its limit.”
"Are we going to start all over again? How many times has this happened? You really haven't learned your lesson."
"Without a prepared body, the next time we meet will probably be in the next century."
"There will be no such thing as a magician then. How lonely you will be. Even so, will you not stop?"
"Of course, I will not admit defeat."
"Araya, what are you pursuing?"
"—real wisdom."
"Araya, where are you pursuing?"
"—only in your own heart."
"Araya, where is your target?"
"You're asking even though you already know the answer. Of course, it's the end of the endless spiral in this contradictory world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the magician Araya Soren disappeared in the wind.
…
The shocking and impactful battle scenes coupled with the gloomy and dark ending made all the audience feel a shock as if they could not breathe at this moment.
Unlike any previous episode of "Kara no Kyoukai", this "Spiral of Contradiction" not only contains profound and obscure truths, but also a hollow essence with nihilism at its core, and has a length and intense fighting scenes that are comparable to any previous movie.
From the beginning to the end, there is hardly any room for breathing, and the density of the plot is enough to make any audience feel addicted.
Even the most discerning nobles, after seeing the current scene, could no longer show any hostility towards movies and TV in public, and could only secretly criticize in their hearts...