The smoke and dust raised by the collapse of Ogawa Apartment quickly spread to the open space where Shinji and Orange were, and Orange's bright red sports car was suddenly covered with a layer of gray.
"I see, it's Fujino." Orange quickly understood Shinji's plan, "Yes, only Fujino's 'Mystic Eyes' can directly destroy the 'Temple' outside of Araya's barrier."
"But Araya's barrier is really powerful. Even at such a close distance, I didn't hear any sound or feel any vibration." The air was filled with smoke and dust, but there was no sound of abnormality. This strange sight made Shinji marvel.
"If not, how can we hide from the restraining force?" Orange sighed, not knowing whether it was because of Araya's persistence or because of his failure. "What are your plans next? If my guess is correct, Shiki should be at the highest point of the west building, which is nearly 30 meters high. Even if Shiki is very skilled, I don't think she can be safe."
"Haha, this is when Sakura has to take action."
As if in response to Shinji's laughter, a girl with purple hair and purple eyes appeared on the wall outside Ogawa's apartment. The girl was wearing the same uniform as Fujino and holding a strange-shaped cane in her hand. It was a symbol of the Egyptian divine power and also a symbol of the Egyptian pharaoh's authority - the scepter.
The scepter that Matou Sakura was holding was the one that one of the pharaohs had used. The scepter was endowed with divine power by the goddess worshiped in Egypt. Sakura held the scepter high, with the T-shaped end of the staff pointed at Ryougi Shiki in the air.
After Wujo Kirie moved Ryougi Shiki out of the room, she threw him out from the tenth floor. Sakura used the power of the scepter to mitigate the impact of Shiki's fall and heal her injuries at the same time - healing and protection were powers shared by Isis and Seleket.
The fall of Ryougi Shiki and the collapse of Ogawa Apartment occurred almost simultaneously. The moment Ryougi Shiki landed, the circular apartment building also turned into ruins.
At the edge of the ruins, two men with the character "Ba" in their names collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
One is a chess piece that is unconsciously controlled by Araya, Tiaoba; the other is Araya's collaborator, Aruba.
The former fled in panic after Ryougi Shiki was captured, but just as he reached the courtyard attached to the apartment, the building collapsed.
The latter was originally in a coma, but a piece of rubble happened to hit his head and woke him up. Yingying saw the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, so he quickly used magic to break through the wall and escaped. Although Aruba is a first-class magician, he dare not guarantee that he can survive the crisis of the apartment collapse unless he carries a defensive gift like "Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid". Shinji chose to follow Orange into the apartment instead of destroying it first, and this was also a consideration.
Then, the owner of Ogawa Apartment, Araya Soren, also appeared in the courtyard surrounded by green grass. His "64th Floor of the Temple of Offering" was not only limited to the interior of the apartment, but also included the courtyard attached to the apartment. Although after the main body was destroyed, the remaining barrier could no longer be called a "temple".
After nine steps of climbing a mountain, all efforts are in vain.
The duck that was cooked with great difficulty flew away.
Even with Araya Soren's more than 200 years of experience and determination, he couldn't help but reveal an angry expression. He glanced at Matou Sakura standing on the wall, then looked at Asagami Fujino standing outside the apartment door, and finally looked at Yustisa and Mujo Kirie who were floating beside Ryougi Shiki in the form of spirits, and figured out a lot of things.
"That's why Matou Shinji and Aozaki left so readily—"—because they knew that even without them, there were still other reinforcements, and Ryougi Shiki's support group was very large.
However, the effectiveness of the compulsory certificate is absolute. Without the two most difficult people, Araya and Aruba may not be without a chance of fighting.
Just as Araya was hesitating whether to retreat or fight hard, an invisible breath of death filled the air - the focus of everyone's competition, Ryougi Shiki woke up.
She was wearing a white kimono and a leather jacket that didn't match her at all. Her black hair was as gorgeous as if it had been wet, and her pure black eyes, dotted with blue, didn't show any distraction or confusion caused by her coma.
"I'm going to kill you here." The girl who woke up looked at the black magician who injured her. Her expression was very calm, as casual as kicking away a stone blocking the way. She just didn't want to be bothered by this magician in the future, that's all.
Facing Shiki who was approaching with natural steps as if taking a walk, Araya also made a decision.
"—Alright. I shouldn't have planned to capture you alive in the first place... Things haven't changed at all. Although I may not be able to revive you successfully, I will remove your head and replace it with mine. I may die, but as long as I can touch the root, this life is nothing—"
Shiki did not answer the magician, nor did he stop, and the distance between them became smaller and smaller.
"Shiki." An extremely familiar voice sounded behind Shiki, accompanied by the sound of a heavy object breaking through the air, "Next."
Shi didn't look back. He stretched out his right hand as if he had eyes at the back of his head and caught the thing.
"You brought it." The girl, who usually doesn't like to laugh, actually laughed excitedly when she picked it up, "Ying, Qian Shen, don't make a move, he is my prey."
The clear dim light tore through the silent night. The girl looked unpretentious, like a warrior standing on the battlefield, and the clear light in her hand was her samurai sword.
This is an ancient sword. The blade is made of fine iron that has been repeatedly forged, and has a delicate texture similar to copper. There are nine ancient Chinese characters engraved on the blade stem - "临兵斗者皆阵阵在前". Throughout Japanese history, only one ancient sword meets this condition, and that is the famous sword "九字坎登" made by Izumi no Kami Kanesada of Japan. It has a history of more than 400 years. Only an equally ancient family like the Ryogi family can produce such a national treasure-level treasure sword.
History itself represents mystery. The older something is, the stronger the mystery it contains. When the accumulation of history reaches a certain level, ordinary objects will have the ability to resist magic.
Shiki simply pulled out the "Nine-Character Kanesada" in a normal way, and the only remaining barrier around the ruins was shaken. This was the power brought by four hundred years of history.
But even so, Araya still believed that he would not lose. Even if the "Nine Characters Kanesada" could tear the barrier, Shiki's fighting skills were still inferior to his own. Without considering capturing him alive, Araya had enough confidence that he could win.
The black magician raised one hand, and three circles appeared around him.
The triple barrier was about four meters in diameter, and Shi came to a place about two meters outside it.
The murderous aura emanating from the two men turned the winter evening breeze into the hot summer wind. This quietly released murderous aura burned everyone's skin.