I will be crowned king

It is no exaggeration to say that when he noticed Lisa's aura approaching quickly, Anson, who was almost at his wits' end, really had the illusion of seeing an angel.

The feeling is really no less than waking up at five in the morning, approaching the window and happening to see the first ray of dawn.

He has always tried his best to exclude girls from his plans. Naturally, he hopes to reduce accidents as much as possible, but more out of his commitment to August and Thalia. , to prevent Lisa from falling into too dangerous an environment.

But the reality is that every time her plan is about to collapse, she is always the first one to rush out to remedy the situation.

The Battle of Thunder Castle, Carindia of Vast Earth, Royal Court of Iser, White Whale Port...the number of times is almost too numerous to count.

The girl who descended from the sky rained down the judgment of fire and thunder, cutting off the obstructing tentacles one by one. The spurting plasma and blazing flames made Philus' face twitch violently, and the look of surprise solidified on his face.

Wait, could it be that...he doesn't know about Lisa's existence?

Although the target sent by the Judgment Knights to assassinate him before did not know Lisa's situation, he should know the specific situation, but Philus's expression was as if he knew that there was such a girl for the first time.

So the information given by the Truth Society is actually true, and the situation is even more exaggerated than what they said... Ansen secretly thought in his heart.

"Anson! Get out of the way!"

The girl's scream rang in his ears, so someone who was still distracted a second ago decisively released the [Nine Palaces Chessboard], used the law to simulate Francisco's "acceleration" ability to directly open the distance, and moved to a full twenty From a few meters away, I witnessed the moment when the girl threw all the grenades from her body and then pulled the trigger.

Cursed magic, [Rising Fire].

"boom----!!!!"

Under the huge fire that bloomed grandly, all that remained was the endless roar.

Like thousands of thunders piercing his ears, Ansen, who had basically given up struggling, held the girl in his arms at the moment she fell into the sea of ​​fire. His mind was rapidly recalling his participation in the Olympics in Boridim. Some details from Gust's experiments.

The beginning of the experiment was derived from the biological mutation that was first called "elf", and the premise of this mutation is the "stress response" produced by the body encountering danger. In essence, they do not want this mutation. occurring.

If the hypothesis is true, then Philus is constantly experiencing this kind of mutation at this moment... He thought that he was prevented from being killed by the interference of Rune's power. In fact, it was the aura produced by his mutation that affected Rune. There was an adsorption effect, and everything that happened was due to his mutation.

As for how long this mutation will last, and whether Philus will be promoted to a blasphemous mage, or even go further and directly become another "August", he doesn't know; but this state is obviously very important to him. The impact of runes is severe and continues to increase with the number and magnitude of mutations.

"Anson, give it!"

The girl jumped out of her arms and handed over the long knife she was carrying - San Fiore Type 98, referred to as "Dragon Flame"... The blade itself is just a container, inside the scabbard It stores dragon flames. When used, the dragon flames will be attached to the blade, giving it the power to cut through gold and iron. When unleashed with full force, it can even break the suppression of the blasphemous mage himself.

After taking the weapon, Anson casually hung the saber behind his back, his eyes still fixed on the burning sea of ​​fire. The familiar aura did not disappear because of this. On the contrary, it was stronger than before.

Sure enough... along with the smoking tentacles, the figure finally walked out slowly. The unquenched flames and flesh merged into one, spreading out behind him like a cloak, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression. .

"Then, what is that?!"

The girl's voice was slightly trembling, but it was not fear... From the beginning, she felt that the other person was unusually familiar. This behavior of pulling the trigger on someone close to her made her very painful; if it were not for protecting Anson, the chief police officer would probably Choose something as far away as possible, and the further away, the better.

"He's a bad guy."

Anson gave the answer concisely and concisely: "If we don't kill him here, he will endanger the life and death of the whole world...the bad guy."

"……worldwide?"

"It's the Storm Legion, Thalia's family, Louis and those from Beluga Port."

"Ah——!" The girl suddenly realized, and then showed an extremely angry expression:

"That's really an unforgivable villain!"

At least for Lisa now, she has no concept of "world". Only those who have given her food, those who are close to her, those who have a good relationship with her, those who have hurt her... these various living beings are Her "world".

Of course, this is because someone is not a qualified brother, and it is Thalia who is responsible for the education of girls later... The extremely noble head of the Luen family, of course, will not take the so-called "whole world" in his eyes. ...Subconsciously, Lisa, who was like a blank slate, created such a weird, twisted, and worldless worldview.

At this moment...

"boom--!"

A loud noise that shook the earth came from behind, and Anson's pupils shrank slightly without looking back.

It was a mass of sarcoma, a huge... sarcoma with a radius of no less than twenty meters. It was breaking through the ground and booming out from the center of Red Hand Bay.

And that was a part of Philus' body... to be more precise, it was the latest mutation just after the battle. The expanded energy seemed to have begun to exceed the upper limit that Philus could bear.

"What? Your meaningless death struggle only yields this result."

The flames gradually dissipated, and Philus, whose face was completely purple, stared at his eyeballs that were bleeding to dryness, and said in an understatement: "The more harm it causes to me, the more Rune will have to use it." Its power protects me."

"So...what are you going to do? What else can you do?"

Along with the oppressive pace, every word seemed to be endowed with infinite power, beating the hearts of the two.

Holding the rifle tightly in her arms, the girl's eyes were already completely scarlet, and she was vigilantly waiting for the best moment to take action.

The next second, the body already wrapped in tentacles showed a speed completely inconsistent with its own, dragging a tentacle connected to the ground, and attacked the two of them.

"Bang-bang-bang!!!!"

The steam gun fired rapidly, and the dazzling flames shot overhead, launching dazzling fireworks in the night sky.

Easily dodging the incoming attack, Philus, who was unharmed, flashed and moved in the air, and then suddenly stabbed hundreds of tentacles all over his body to the ground.

The expressionless Anson drew his knife and snapped his fingers with "Pah!"

Curse magic, [Yam Entertainment Home].

The "wall of smoke" formed by the billowing smoke in front of the two men quickly shattered under the repeated impact of the tentacles like repeating rifles.

But that was enough... Taking advantage of the moment when the attack was not over, the girl ran wildly and fired at the top of her head; the heavy metal fixed bullet showed a power that the original lead bullet did not have, and Philus had to dodge in all directions.

Then, Anson, who used "Acceleration" again, quietly appeared behind Philus, his tense body assuming the same posture as Louis.

Hold the sword, draw the sword, and chop.

"clang--!"

The bright silver sword light was blocked by tentacles covered with thorns. Even though it was burned and fester, it was still growing wildly and wildly.

"Using the same trick twice will have no effect. Have you even forgotten this simple truth, Anson Bach!"

Philus grinned ferociously as if roaring, and his tentacles quickly wrapped around the entire blade. At the same time, his chest squirmed rapidly, as if something was about to rush out.

"puff--!"

Four sharp bones broke open the chest and penetrated directly into Anson's body.

"Anson!!!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine!"

The pale-faced Anson quickly spoke to comfort: "Lisa, be prepared!"

"yes--!"

The girl who responded loudly did not hesitate at all, holding a steam gun and quickly approached the place where the two were fighting.

"Preparation? What kind of boring plan is this? How long can you continue to fight with your fragile body of flesh and blood? My vitality is endless!"

Philus was still grinning ferociously, and the bones that had penetrated Anson's body began to grow new tentacles, squirming wantonly in the body cavity.

Dark red blood began to overflow from the corners of Anson's mouth and nostrils.

"If I remember correctly, the power of your blood seems to be able to bring you back to life?" Philus continued: "But this ability should have its limits...for example, tearing you apart until only the flesh is left on the ground. Will the minced meat, or the whole body be completely infected, rotting, turning into carrion covered with mushrooms and breeding flies, still survive as if nothing happened?”

"You might as well try."

Anson sneered weakly, blood was still flowing out of the wound on his chest, and his pale face showed no sign of being able to fight back.

"Yeah, I should give it a try." Philus nodded seriously, a tentacle stretched out from under his eye socket, spitting out a mouthpart that looked like a fly, and slowly approached Anson's cheek:

"The body of the Curse Mage is your legal domain, but it relies on your consciousness to operate. If I completely suck your brain dry, I don't know how long it can last?"

As he spoke, Philus suddenly laughed heartily. He laughed so happily, as if he was a man who had spent his life doing nothing but finally found the meaning of life.

But Anson, who still hasn't turned off his "superpower", knows very well that he is afraid... Philus has begun to realize that there is something wrong with him.

Every time he becomes more powerful and the magnitude of his mutation increases, he becomes less and less like himself, and more...

August.

The slight fear in his expression was the best proof.

"Um?"

For a moment, Philus, who was distracted, finally noticed something abnormal. The tentacles that penetrated Anson's body suddenly lost their activity and were slowly turning into...

"Metal?!" Raising his head suddenly, Philus looked at Anson who was vomiting blood and smiling at him with disbelief: "You actually... you will die in this way, you know?!"

"So? If you let your tentacles wreak havoc, won't the result still be the same?"

Anson was quite indifferent. He was almost in a state of death and seemed to look away: "It's just that I'm very curious...if you turned into metal, would Rune's power still have any effect on you?"

Of course there is, because it is not rune at all, but the power from August. Even if 99% of his part turns into a big iron block, the remaining part will be completed at the moment of death. mutation.

There was only one way to kill Philus, and that was to stop the mutation, stop the thought that repeatedly threatened the power in his body, or simply give up on the idea of ​​dealing with the crisis... Philus would be dead.

"puff--"

With an ugly face, Philus had to cut his own metal flesh, throw Anson, who was seriously injured and dying, like a sack, and turned to face Lisa, who was holding a gun and firing at him crazily.

Even though he kept insisting that it was just a coincidence, his subconscious mind had already realized that the girl in front of him could indeed pose a threat to him.

"Ugh wow wow wow wow...!!!!"

The girl pulled the trigger while running wildly. Her agile figure was like a swallow soaring in the sky, shuttled up and down among dozens or hundreds of tentacles, jumping, sliding, dodging, and in the blink of an eye, she was so close that she was only twenty years away from Philus. The location in meters, then...

"Crack——!"

Two tentacles crisscrossing from left to right wrapped around the front half of the steam rifle and broke the barrel of the gun!

The girl decisively released her right hand holding the gun, and with her left hand, she simultaneously pulled out the short-barreled shotgun from her waist - if there was one - and blew the tentacles in front of her into pieces.

Ten meters... With a surprised look on his face, Philus suddenly raised his right hand. The flying Lisa was about to land when she suddenly exploded, and withered palms burst out of the ground.

With her right hand free, the girl pointed the shotgun at the tentacles attacking behind her. At the same time, she pulled out the Inquisitor's revolver, pointed it at her feet and fired six shots.

"boom--!!!!"

The grenade tied to the shotgun barrel exploded and roared, clearing the obstacles in the road for Lisa, and her rapidly fluttering little feet stepped on the broken bones all over the ground and continued to fly.

Five meters... The girl who threw the revolver as a dart took off the Borne rifle on her shoulder and installed the bayonet skillfully.

"you……?!"

Philus' eyeballs... rotten to the point of dryness, suddenly began to tremble: "Who the hell are you?!"

"Lisa, Lisa Bach!" the girl gritted her teeth: "In the name of the Chief Sheriff, I declare the death penalty for you, the bad guy!"

While roaring, the girl pointed the bayonet at Philus' chest and stabbed it out.

"Snapped!"

The rifle snapped. It broke into several sections like a biscuit.

Looking at the disappointed and frightened look on the girl's face, the corner of Philus's mouth curled up with a hint of pride.

Until...he heard a gunshot from behind!