The astonishing feeling of oppression made Ryougi Shiki gasp instinctively.
Her neck was tightly strangled, making her feel unable to breathe.
"Not—human."
Realizing that the cold body in front of her did not have a single human quality and that even breathing had long since stopped, Ryougi Shiki instinctively wanted to resist.
However, the difference in power between the two sides was obvious, and Ryougi Shiki was unable to break free from the other's grip.
Moreover, Ryougi Shiki had no will to live at all. For her, death might be more satisfying.
But…
"Ryougi Shiki, did Ori really die in vain?"
Aozaki Touko's question echoed in her ears, and a surge of strength suddenly burst out from the girl.
“—I don’t want to.”
Shi instantly gathered his strength and kicked the monster in front of him away!
"I don't want to fall in there again!"
After being kicked away, the deceased rushed towards Ryougi Shiki again and forced the girl into the corner of the room.
"Don't hesitate."
In an instant, when the enemy pounced on her again, Ryougi Shiki suddenly rushed out of the window behind her and fell out of the window together with the living corpse.
At the moment of falling, the girl threw the deceased under her body with amazing movements, and jumped up based on her instinct!
“Bang!”
The deceased fell heavily to the ground.
Shika used the reaction force to slide across the dirt floor of the hospital atrium and land on his hands and feet.
"It's just such a simple thing, I see..."
Ryougi Shiki's original confusion gradually dissipated, and she realized why she took this approach.
Because I want to live, I don’t want to die.
…
The plot of the film aroused the audience's nervousness. No one expected that such a monster would appear to attack the heroine.
"What is this thing? It looks like neither human nor ghost."
"I'm not sure, but it seems to be a dead person. Could it be a corpse ghost resurrected by undead magic?"
"There is no such thing as necromancy in Kara no Kyoukai. I guess this is just an ordinary corpse that has been taken over by soul residue. After all, those soul residues wanted to take over Ryougi Shiki's body before."
"Oh, so those scumbags didn't succeed before, so they just stole a body and wanted to occupy Ryougi Shiki's body directly."
"This is really scary. This kind of thing shouldn't happen in reality, right?"
"Who knows? But in the end, if undead appeared in the empire, magicians and church priests would probably rush to purify them. These are all genuine merits, enough to be rewarded by the empire."
"… "
People were talking loudly, and everyone was staring at the scene in the picture with nervous expressions.
…
Compared to ordinary people who are more concerned about the living dead, magicians don't pay much attention to this corpse because they know enough.
What they are actually concerned about now is something else.
"By the way, why did Ryougi Ori die? If she took the initiative to die in place of Ryougi Shiki, why didn't Ryougi Shiki realize the meaning of life until now?"
"Maybe it's because it happened so suddenly that Ryougi didn't have time to explain. After all, the attack happened so suddenly that even we were confused."
"But I think this may be something Ryougi Shiki is deliberately hiding, as if she doesn't want Ryougi Shiki to know that she is going to die on her own initiative."
"In the final analysis, Ryougi Shiki's situation is not a dual personality, but a dual soul. Two souls occupying one body, and the changes that will occur are simply unclear."
"Yes, and Ryougi Shiki suddenly gained the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception after she regained consciousness. It can be said that the chaos has doubled. It is not impossible for her to have a mental breakdown."
In response to the other magicians' comments, Geblen suddenly spoke again:
"Your view is too superficial. In the final analysis, Ryougi Shiki just can't find the fulcrum to support herself to live. Humans are social creatures. They cannot determine themselves through self-recognition, but can only recognize themselves from others and through the perspectives of others. Ryougi Shiki hasn't come into contact with many people since she woke up, so it's naturally difficult for her to stabilize her self-recognition, let alone her own consciousness."
"Oh, I see."
Once again, hearing the unusual words from the mouth of this problem student of spiritual and spiritual subjects, the students around him nodded in surprise.
Of course, although they admired Geblun's rich knowledge, judging from the way they still kept their distance, most students were still hesitant to approach this special student of spiritual and soul subjects because of the rumors.
Geblun didn't care about this at all. He just stood aside quietly and watched the movie on TV.
Chapter 177 Episode 4: Galan Cave (VII)
Chapter 177
"That really scared me, are you a cat?"
In the film, Aozaki Touko came from a distance and saw Ryougi Shiki jumping directly from the second floor.
Based on the magician's judgment, she believed that there would be changes tonight, so she stayed in the hospital and even set up a barrier. However, she did not expect that the spirits would rely on their actual bodies to force their way through the barrier, making all her methods ineffective.
At this moment, in order to solve everything, Aozaki Touko decided to use her magic to destroy this body driven by the undead.
However, facing the flames released by Aozaki Touko, the deceased was not affected at all.
"Tsk, this is really troublesome. If it's a living person, we can just burn the heart, but it won't work for a dead person, because it's already dead, so it doesn't matter if it's missing an arm or a head. If we want to solve it, we can't rely on crematorium-level firepower - otherwise we have to find a high monk."
"Anyway, you just can't handle it?"
Faced with Ryougi Shiki's ridicule, although Aozaki Touko wanted to refute, she was ultimately unable to say anything.
This was indeed beyond her ability.
In response, Ryougi Shiki suddenly said:
"Whether he's dead or not, it's still a zombie, right? In that case - no matter what it is, I'll kill it for you to see."
After saying that, Shi gently untied the bandage covering his eyes and cut off his beautiful long hair that had grown during his two years of sleep.
The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were thus clearly exposed in the darkness—
"Bang!"
In an instant, Ryougi Shiki, who was determined to fight, started a fierce battle with the dead.
After a battle between the two sides, Ryougi Shiki almost completely annihilated the ghoul with her bare hands.
However, because she used too much force, Ryougi Shiki's finger was slightly fractured.
"Mode!"
Seeing this, Aozaki Touko threw a short knife over.
Ryougi Shiki immediately used it to cut off the corpse's flesh, but...
"No, the main body is not hurt!"
As Aozaki Touko's voice fell, a lot of white mist rushed out at the moment the stabbing hit the corpse, and desperately rushed into the girl's body.
“——”
In an instant, the girl collapsed to the ground.
"Did you go too easy at the end, idiot?"
Aozaki Touko sighed helplessly and planned to go forward to help.
But Ryougi Shiki stopped her action with her eyes, and held the dagger with both hands, pointing the tip of the knife at her chest.
"Don't even think about escaping now."
Murmuring, the girl seemed to be looking directly at the death of the object inside her body.
"I will kill my weak self and will never hand Ryougi Shiki over to a guy like you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ryougi Shiki's blade pierced through his body, completely destroying the ghoul in his body.
…
After the fierce battle, the audience seemed very satisfied.
Although the battles in "Kara no Kyoukai" are not as gorgeous as those in "Fate Zero", it still has a different sense of urgency, and the battle between humans and the undead is also unique, not to mention that the heroine of the story, Ryougi Shiki, is so beautiful and handsome.
At this moment, the vast majority of the audience were conquered by Ryougi Shiki and fell in love with the heroine of this film.
"Ryougi Shiki is so handsome. Even though she's a woman, she's still very handsome!"
"Yes, the character design of Ryougi Shiki is originally neutral, and it doesn't deliberately lean towards either side. It incorporates the advantages of both women and men. It is truly handsome and appealing to both men and women!"
"Yes, it really gives people a heroic feeling."
"Even if I were a woman, I would probably fall in love with her."
"Don't fight with me, Ryougi Shiki is my wife!"
"You were calling Saber my wife in the cinema just now, right?"
"This, you can't experience the happiness of having a wife +1!"
"… "
Various discussions were heard in various TV bars, and the audience had now relaxed. After all, anyone could see that the current plot was about to end.
His Majesty the King and many knights sitting in the tavern now relaxed and began to communicate.
"Have you ever experienced fighting the undead before?"
Many knights shook their heads in response to King Hubbard's sudden question.
After all, church priests and magicians are the best choice to deal with non-material spiritual creatures like the undead. No matter how powerful the knight's attack is, it is difficult to have an effect on the undead.
However, as an imperial general, Wilhelm nodded and said:
"Haven't I been to the Chaos Realm before? During that time, I fought against the undead in the Chaos Realm. To be honest, they were really difficult to deal with. Neither slashing nor sword energy had any effect on them."
"Well, how did you solve it in the end?"
All of a sudden, everyone who heard this question pricked up their ears, including the orc prophet who was thinking about the "deep meaning" revealed in this film in the distance.
After all, whether it is a knight or an orc, their combat capabilities against the undead are very weak. If they do not use magic, they generally have no way to deal with them.
Facing everyone's curiosity, General Wilhelm just smiled bitterly and said:
"It's not really a solution. To put it simply, although I couldn't do anything with the undead, the influence of spiritual creatures like the undead on the living was also very low. I was still young at the time and was confident that I could break through all the laws with one force. I charged forward despite the weakening auras of many undead creatures, and finally left them all behind."
"… "
No one expected that this calm imperial general had such a "tough" side when he was young, and many knights showed surprised expressions.
The orc prophet was even more surprised. After all, he knew very well that even the strongest orc soldiers would quickly become exhausted and die when faced with the weakening aura of a group of undead creatures.
From this we can see how powerful General Wilhelm, the most powerful swordsman in human history, is.
This was when he was young. Now, after such a long period of accumulation, his strength is probably infinitely close to the sixth level.
…
Compared to the cinema audiences who expressed more love for Ryougi Shiki and excitement for the wonderful battles, the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy had a completely different focus.
"No, Ryougi Shiki's move is too reckless. When facing the undead, the first reaction should be to pull them away first, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness to cast a Holy Light Purification or Mental Storm!"
"Do you think Ryougi Shiki is a magician like you? Others don't know magic at all, okay?"
"If you don't know magic, you shouldn't easily come into contact with the undead. Being possessed by the undead is a small matter. If you are not careful, your soul may even be assimilated and become a part of the undead."
"Yes, yes. Before the Mage's Tower was built, countless powerful magicians were possessed by the undead and had their souls eaten away because they had not received professional education on dealing with spirits."
"I also think this part of the plot is a bit... it could easily teach newcomers bad lessons..."
"Don't forget that Ryougi Shiki has the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. She is not an ordinary person at all. How can an ordinary person imitate such behavior?"
"That's true. Besides, how to deal with spirits is just common sense."
The magicians were talking like this.
For the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy, the common sense they understand is different from that of ordinary people, so the content of their communication also appears to be different.