[Spell Return] Beast of Despair

83.

—August 2018, 8, Tokyo, Old Shipyard—

PM4: 11

A colossal giant entwined with thorns is a black frog.The slender legs support the round body, and the long and thick tail is dragging behind, reminding me that the shape of a tadpole still remains.The spherical eyes protruding from the top of the head are also dim and deep black, as if they have sucked away all the light.In these eyes, Yezhi couldn't see the focus, and didn't know whether it was looking at him or not.

But she had to look at it.This is her ancestor, and also the ugly curse spirit that condenses all the negative emotions of the Yae family.This is the detail that I was aware of when I first came into contact with it.

The house she lived in since she was a child is full of all kinds of little curses scattered around.Some are jealousy, some are self-hatred, and other weirdly negative emotions.These are not dangerous curses, but there are too many of them, and new curses are born almost every day.When the accumulation reaches a certain level, these curses will disappear without a trace.

Yezhi used to think that it was Grandpa who exorcised the curse caused by all the ordinary people in the Yae family who were not magicians.It wasn't until this day three years ago that she realized for the first time that all the negative emotions of the Yae family had flowed to Shizhi.

So this is the curse spirit that the frog is not only her, but also the entire Yae family.

All along, Yezhi has been very careful to restrain his negative emotions, not to let himself resent this curse spirit, but it is not for any righteous reason, it is simply not to let his curse power flow to it.

At this moment, it lay down quietly, only its tail slapped the ground, and the outermost thorns slowly spread out and fell to the ground.It seemed to be calm, obviously how terrifying it was when it first appeared in front of her eyes.

It puffed up its mouth, and the calls it spit out were broken words.

"Yae... Ai... Yes. Your name?"

The thorns hanging on the ground crawled towards it, like black snakes, but with sharp thorns.Before these branches could restrain her actions, they were all cut off by her.

The thorn branches that were broken into several short pieces fell into the ground full of black water, but did not cause any ripples, as if they were dissolved in it.Unsurprising result.

It was the left hand holding the knife that was shaking.Not because of fear, nor fear.There was no feeling of cowardice in her heart at the moment, she just couldn't help laughing.The corners of the mouth were pulled by some unknown emotion and turned into an upward arc, exaggerated like a clown's smile.

It's that red fake smile painted on the outside of the lips.

She thought about it countless times, if she saw the curse spirit of Yae's family again—seeing Yae Shike, what should she do, and what kind of mood would she have.

Countless times of imagination failed to give her a complete answer, just as at this moment she did not know whether the rapid beating of the heart at this moment was the result of various emotions secretly stirring up trouble.

The frog ran towards her, and its huge body hit the ground, causing waves of shock.Yezhi watched it raise its front paws, as if in the blink of an eye, the slender toes and translucent webs were within reach.

What will happen to her if she is touched?This is a question worth pondering.

Of course, you don't have to worry about it.Yes, this possibility has not been realized.

She cut off the frog's claw.

Pata—black liquid gushed out from the flat cut, which might be its blood, and splashed on Yeshi's face.

Yes, I can't laugh anymore.

Why do you get your face dirty every time you meet it?I really don't understand.

The last time it was Suzune's blood that spilled all over his face, this time it was black water that was so filthy that he didn't know what its ingredients would be.She suppressed her smile and wiped it casually with her sleeve, the clean white clothes were immediately stained black.

From this moment on, her mood began to turn a little bad.

"The field expands—"

She gripped the knife tightly and stabbed it to the ground.

"I won't let you take the lead this time..." she murmured, "Yae. "

The overflowing mantra centered on the tip of the knife, forming a vast barrier that seemed to have no boundaries.The blue sky and the tumbling sea water under the feet, surrounded by mountains, slowly spread outwards.

This is the backside of "infinity," the "finite" with its many constraints.

When the mountains disappear into the boundary of the field, it is "one heavy".Then new mountains will immediately emerge from the uneven surface and spread outward again.Every mountain will make Shizhi stronger, but when the eighth mountain is submerged by the boundary of the enchantment, the domain will be forcibly released, even if her spell power is completely enough to maintain the existence of the domain.

Her time is limited, and from this moment is the countdown.

The frog flopped and uttered strange words with unclear meanings.Yes, I don't want to hear it anymore.She dodged all the attacks with a cold face, but still accidentally cut her ear.

A little pain.Blood seemed to flow deep into the ears.

Do frogs have ears?She really wants to know.

"How long are you going to hide in this frog, Branch?"

She laughed shrilly, and cut off the frog's hind legs.It can no longer dance until it restores itself.As a result, the heavy body smashed to the ground, and the sea water was splashed like waves.

"I said, are you running away?"

Shizhi jumped on its head, broke the knife in his hand without hesitation, and stabbed the broken blade into the protruding eyes of the frog.

The round eyeballs instantly shrunk, and what sprayed out from them turned out to be clear liquid.Yes, I was really surprised.She laughed louder and stabbed the broken knife deeper.

The frog under her feet kept struggling. It turned out that it also understood pain, which she only knew now.

Yeszhi's left hand was still trembling—she was exerting too much force, and the mechanical arm couldn't bear the pressure.

But it doesn't matter.She'll end it all before the realm is lifted.

The sea-wet shirt clung to her body.Through this layer of translucent fabric, the metallic left arm is so striking that it is impossible to ignore it.

I really hope it can take a good look at itself.

"Now, are you willing to open your eyes and take a look? This is your masterpiece... Oh no, I blinded your frog, so you shouldn't be able to see it?" She spun the Broken Blade, " You actually hid until now, don’t tell me you were born to like to curl up in this small, unfree space? No wonder you ended up dying in the well.”

After the voice fell, the frog stopped all movements, as if it was ready to go, and it seemed to be dead.Yes, he doesn't care.

She saw ripples on the frog's back, and something wriggled in them.

Suddenly, a certain part of the back became wrinkled, as if it was suddenly tightened from the inside, and a seam was torn open.

The twisted figure slowly crawled out from the gap.

So Zhi raised a more exaggerated laugh than the clown.

84.

—August 2015, 8, Tokyo, Old Shipyard—

PM10: 26

When his sight became clear again, he saw the head of his sister who had fallen to the ground.With half of her face submerged in black water, her last expression was one of despair.

There were no tears, no cries of pain, just standing stiffly.She didn't feel like she was stuck in a brain blank - she believed her brain must be filled with crimson blood.

The frog was still croaking, making strange and eerie sounds, which sounded like human language.

"Yeah...yes?...lovely, kids."

Others are screaming.

"Yaee's... come... child..."

The frog is also yelling.

Yu Zhi was forced to regain his sanity, and was forced to look away from the head on the ground.She saw several other people standing not far behind.Here, she has fulfilled her request very seriously, and has already called everyone over.And their terrified expressions are the best proof that they saw Lingyin's death.

——The ringtone was torn apart.

"Don't stand there stupidly, go and contact the assistant supervisor! This is a curse spirit beyond your ability!" Yezhi almost screamed, pulling up the already collapsed Fleeing Frog and the fragmented corpse, "Let They send more people over, and you all retreat to the outside of the tent! "

— Suzune stretched out her hand.

"Come here... let's go... I... miss..."

The frog's cry gradually turned into more meaningful words.

Is it trying to talk?If it is a curse spirit with language ability, it will be very troublesome.I hate this kind of curse spirit the most.

—I couldn't hold her hand.

Messy and sharp memories would always sneak into Yezhi's mind inadvertently, giving her a headache.She didn't want to think about it anymore, but she still thought about it.

Failed to save her.Failed to keep her.What a pity, what a pity.

if it is possible……

"what--!"

The screams of the younger brothers and sisters were heard again.On their faces, Yezhi saw more ferocious pain than before.Especially during this time, he had already knelt down on the ground, as if heart-piercing.

what are they doingI can't figure it out.She just wanted to bring the other party to join them.You can't let them spread out, otherwise the result will be very bad.

The short distance seems to have become extremely long at this moment, especially when stepping in this weird black water, every step becomes a little more difficult.Yezhi felt as if he had gone through a long long-distance run—only long-distance running would be so exhausting.

The younger brothers and sisters standing together looked at her with fearful expressions, but she didn't understand their expressions.

She brought the other party here, didn't she?

The other party's weight was on her arm.She raised her hand and told him to stand up quickly.She was so tired that she was a little angry.

"Don't lean so hard, and don't lower your head like this! Bifang, now is not the time to be lazy...Eh?"

It wasn't until this moment that she realized that she hadn't brought him back.If the length of the name corresponds to the height, the one in her hand should be just "He" - or "Fang".

What she dragged was only half of the other side's body.He died quietly.The other half of the body was held in the mouth of the frog.It wasn't until Shizhi looked at it that it opened its mouth wide and raised its head, swallowing the half amputated limb.

Yes, it is still very calm.She didn't seem to feel anything, but her vision fell into a moment of darkness.

She thought it was a side effect of the emotional shock, and even thought that maybe she was going to be blind soon, but soon the gloom covering every part of her vision faded away.What she saw was a black sky and a dark gray sea, surrounded by mountains.

so familiar.It was terrifyingly familiar to her.

All eyes were on her, and she seemed to hear someone asking:

"Isn't this... the domain of my elder sister?"

"..."

Can't answer, but this is not her domain at all, and she has not expanded her domain at all from the beginning to the end.

It still feels very familiar.what on earth is it?It seemed that he was speechless.

The only thing she could say was, "Get out of here."

"This is definitely not something you guys can solve, get out of here immediately!"

They stood sluggishly, like puppets, but trembling puppets.In their eyes, they saw despair.

The same despair, as if they were bewitched by the most terrifying thing in the world, and they couldn't wake them up no matter what.

There are thousands of arrows falling from the pitch-black sky, but there are no arrows, densely packed, like slender rain.Yezhi knew that her eyesight was poor and it was difficult to distinguish the spell, but she recognized what spell it was almost immediately.

It is a spell that reflects the bow and arrow spell—a spell unique to the Yae family.

It seems to realize something, but this is too weird.What exactly is going on?

Falling arrows separated her from her siblings.Under the intensive attack, Shi Zhi couldn't take care of himself, he could only watch them fall one after another, and those who hadn't fallen were also wrapped up by thorns and swallowed by frogs.

In the end, only her brother was left standing.The arrow pierced his shoulder, and nothing but despair could be seen on his face.The thorns wrapped around his legs and dragged him into the frog's mouth.

Yes, grab his hand.

"Hurry up and use the spell! Don't show such an expression! Now... only... I must not let you die!"

"There is no other way, we have no way to defeat this curse spirit..."

She held her brother's cold hand, and the ring hurt her knuckles.

"So run away, or...sister, run away."

"No! I must..."

The thorn pulled suddenly, and it was also pulled towards the huge mouth that looked like an abyss.

Cracks finally appeared on Daisuke's desperate expression.

"Sister, save me!"

The frog closed its mouth.

Daisuke disappeared.The ring disappeared.The left hand disappeared.

The frog opened its mouth.The frog closed its mouth.

Blood gushed out.The right leg disappeared.

It seems that I can't feel anything.The emotion called "despair" finally spread to her body.

She fell powerlessly to the ground, and the frog was still croaking.It became very difficult to breathe, and all that appeared in their minds were their desperate eyes.

The zenith cracked, the domain slowly disintegrated, and even the "tent" dissipated.Who lifted the "account"?

Yezhi looked at the bright moon that was nearly full tonight, and heard the sound of footsteps on the water.

It seemed that there was an icy body lying on her body, someone's face blocked the moonlight above her head, and the long curly hair hanging down fell on Yeshi's neck, but she still couldn't feel anything.But she saw that the woman who was clinging to her had a face that was almost identical to hers.

Looking at her seemed to be looking at himself.

Horror, fear, fear.Facing another person who is like a mirror image, Yezhi actually only has these emotions left in his heart.

Yes, he heard a sharp cry—it turned out to be him screaming.

And the one who was exactly the same moved her lips slightly.

"You...you are a child of the Yae family. What's your name? My name is Kore."

she says.

"'Yes' in 'whether', 'branch' in 'branch'. My name is zhi. Yae is zhi."

In the eyes of the woman named "Shizhi", Shizhi saw her own reflection, and also saw Shizhi caressing her face with his hands, wiping away the blood on her face little by little.

Shizhi's hand was pitch black, with an unreal touch, as if it was made of this black water instead of solid flesh and blood.

"Let me tell you, remember it. Don't trust Six Eyes, he will only lie to you... He said he would save me. He said so."

He was not listening to her words.

But the moment she was touched by her fingertips that were as cold as a corpse, he saw her past.