Symphony for the Insect Princess

boom! ! !

The domineering starlight illuminated the false night sky. Riversta used his own magic to forcibly block the opponent's magic flow. The man who was trying to escape had his teleportation magic interrupted and was trapped!

“—The game is over!”

The moment he confirmed there were no civilians in the path of his attack, Rivista unleashed his killing move! A vast star map detached from a corner of the Star Palace high in the sky, and a slender beam of light descended from the sky, piercing the target's heart with pinpoint accuracy!

With a flash of silver light, Riversta disappeared again, and when he reappeared, he had already arrived next to the murderer who had been killed.

“…Tsk tsk.”

So young.

Riversta couldn't help but express an inappropriate thought.

This girl with a big hole in her chest looks like she is less than 18 years old. She is so powerful at such a young age. The young are really formidable.

But precisely because of this, we must not allow such dangerous people to grow up——

"——!?"

The moment Riversta let down her guard, the girl's body suddenly swelled like a balloon! A strange black mist emerged from her mouth, nose, and eyes. The girl who released the black mist immediately deflated, leaving only a superficial appearance!

Fake! ?

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Ni! Er! Big! Bad! Egg!

Chapter 154 Sage × Sage

The moment Riversta let down her guard, the girl's body suddenly swelled like a balloon! A strange black mist emerged from her mouth, nose, and eyes. The girl who released the black mist immediately deflated, leaving only a superficial appearance!

Fake! ?

But the magical fluctuations emitted by this dummy were too realistic! Faking magical fluctuations was easier said than done. Unless one used magic that confused the five senses, it was extremely difficult to create fluctuations that matched those of a real person. She had actually managed to do this without using any illusions...

"And this fog..."

Black fog floated, with a strange sticky feeling. Although it was fog, it did not feel like gas, but rather like liquid or the condensation of countless particles.

Riversta instantly raised his hand, and at the same moment, the black mist suddenly attacked him! A silver-white barrier appeared before him, and the black mist crashed directly into it, making a hissing sound where it made contact! Riversta, one of the few sages alive today, had casually created a barrier that was enough to easily defend against strategic-level magic, but it was actually cracked by the erosion of the black mist!

With the discerning eyes of a sage, he immediately recognized the true nature of the black fog—it wasn't fog, but a living creature, capable of absorbing magic! While there were many creatures capable of absorbing magic, this was the first time he'd seen one this powerful!

"cut!"

Several star-like magical nodes enveloped the black fog. Under the blazing silver light, the black fog vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving no trace. This creature must have been a swarm of tiny creatures. They emitted no magical fluctuations from beginning to end, moved silently, and once fading into darkness, were difficult to detect. They were definitely an excellent weapon for assassination.

...assassination?

Excellent weapon?

And the one who was killed here was a substitute?

He suddenly reacted.

"hateful!!!!"

Eye of the Star!

With his scalp tingling, Riversta opened his Star Eye, revealing every corner of Okomi. He looked up and saw the rooftop of the tall building where he was before, directly below the Star Palace in the sky.

The girl just stood there.

The same black mist surrounded her, but on a much larger scale.

At her feet was a corpse, most of which had turned to bones. Wisps of black mist flowed from the corpse, devouring the remaining flesh.

He recognized the clothes wrapped around the skeleton. It was the same black background with white patterns as his own. It was Xiuer.

He also recognized this miserable and strange death that turned into bones, which was exactly the same as the hundreds of thousands of deaths in Kasol City.

The girl turned her head. Logically, she shouldn't be able to see Riversta, but judging by her gaze, she was clearly looking into his eyes.

At this moment,

Rivista feels,

There is something,

It snapped in my head—

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Rumble, rumble, rumble! ! !

The false night sky shone brightly, countless stars merged into a galaxy, and countless galaxies merged into a sea of ​​stars, carrying a vast and boundless magical power that rolled and surged across the sky! Waves of devastating magical pressure enveloped the entire city, and all living things trembled under the vast power of the sky. Hundreds of thousands of residents screamed and fled the city, and the entire city was instantly paralyzed!

boom! boom! boom! ! !

Bombs of astrological magic rained down from the sky, but each time they missed the target by a hair's breadth. The girl riding on the flying insect moved at an astonishing speed, and she could successfully escape even when being chased and blocked by the surging galaxy!

“Stop it!!!!”

"It would be a miracle if it stopped..."

Every word Rivista roared contained the wrath of a sage, and any ordinary person would faint at the mere mention of it, but the girl's speed remained undiminished. She was as light as a feather, yet as swift as lightning. Between the flutters of her insect wings, she had already reached the Atlas Tower.

"Star Spirit, bring down divine punishment!!!"

A massive cluster artillery barrage descended upon the imposing building—but it was too late. The girl vanished between the cracks in the building, while the cluster artillery barrage only impacted the building's outer wall! The entire land trembled, and the aftermath of the bombardment shattered all ground within a one-kilometer radius, leaving only tiny cracks and burn marks on the building's exterior!

"……hateful!"

It is worthy of being Oshimir's fortress. Even for him, it would take some effort to break through from the outside.

As soon as he thought about it, he immediately turned into a stream of light and landed at the main entrance of the building. The alchemists in the building were rushing out of the main entrance in a panic - and then ran into the furious Sage head-on.

The only thing Riversta has no good feelings towards is the alchemist.

"Get out or die!"

A violent explosion blew away everything in its path. The incredibly solid main entrance collapsed in a single blow, and Riversta strode into the hallway. With each step, a large hole appeared in the steel floor. The space was filled with an extremely dense magical energy, and even an ordinary person would be suffocated by the pressure just being there.

Ka la la la la!!!

The structure of the lobby suddenly changed. The floor and ceiling split and reassembled. Precision mechanisms triggered changes in the building's internal structure. In the blink of an eye, the lobby became an enclosed space like an isolation room, sealed by light gray unknown building materials.

however,

“Ul’as addari

templari Khas!!!”

In Riversta's hand, the starlight converged into a giant sword. With one slash, the thick wall, covered with countless layers of barriers, was split in two! Another strike, and the entire enclosed space was shattered. Finally, the giant sword stretched out into a spear. Riversta sensed the magical fluctuations coming from all over the building, and then hurled it with all his might—

"..."

stopped.

The spear flew only a dozen meters before hovering in space, as if caught by an invisible hand.

Then, the man emerged from the space where there was nothing.

"How about my new improved optical camouflage, Rivista?"

The strange man in a mask and a white coat grabbed the Starlight Spear with a mechanical hand extending from his side, and with a squeeze, it exploded into pieces.

"...It's really your style of bad taste."

"Huh? Hey, hey, hey, don't be so mean. A guy who goes into someone else's house and makes a scene actually says I have a bad taste?"

"You know why I'm here."

The hostility in Riversta's eyes grew stronger and stronger, and it was too difficult to resist tearing this bastard into pieces at this moment.

"Can't you just pretend I don't know?"

And Oshimir was still talking nonsense as usual, or rather, he didn't want to talk properly at all.

"Just now, my friend, my subordinate, was attacked by criminals and died on the spot."

He suppressed his anger and said this in a trembling voice.

"Oh, so the self-righteous hermits were attacked and killed? It seems your level has declined quite a bit in recent years!"

"...and the attacker, if nothing unexpected happens, is the person you are currently protecting."

Hold on, hold on, hold on, don't explode immediately.

"As compassionate as I am, I protect so many people. Who are you referring to? If you don't explain clearly, I won't know!"

"That woman with blue hair and golden eyes!!!"

boom! ! !

The starlight suddenly condensed, and Riversta, who could no longer bear it, slashed down with a sword. A shield wrapped with wires and complex instruments appeared out of thin air in Osmir's hand, blocking all the power of the starlight sword.

"...You're really getting rude, huh, Riversta?"

"Don't be so vain! Hand over those guests of yours! I saw it, and I can confirm that the blue-haired woman is the murderer who massacred Kasol City! And that insect user is a forbidden spell mage!!!"

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? I've examined Asia Curtis more than once, and she doesn't possess any forbidden spells... But wait, you said insect user? Haha..."

Oshimir seemed to understand something, sneered, and shook his shield to push Riversta away.

"I see, I see. That's truly despicable, Ms. Zelah, or is this also your method? Creating a situation where I have no choice but to make this choice even though I know I'm being tricked..."

"You really know something! Asia Curtis is the name of that blue-haired girl, right? And who is Zelah? Explain it to me!"

"Your brain is still so dull. They're naturally my guests, of course. Zelah is the insect user you mentioned. From what you've described, she probably did this disguised as Asia... Oh no, I underestimated her abilities. Isn't that girl incredibly powerful? Hahahaha! What a shame I didn't dissect her sooner!"

"Is that so...? Then you've unknowingly sheltered a criminal. We'll settle our scores later, but for now, get out of my way."

Riversta rubbed his brows in annoyance, strode around Oshimier, and walked deeper into the building.

Click!

Oshimir stood in front of him.

The camera's eyes met his.

"...What are you doing, Oshimir?"

"I have another question for you, Riversta."

The voice of the Sage of All Skills grew colder.

This is the real him.

"What are you going to do to my precious test specimens?"

"You've hidden these vicious criminals who killed my only family, murdered my apprentice and best friend, and massacred hundreds of thousands of people. You may not hand them over voluntarily, but that won't stop me from settling accounts with them!"

"Are you doing this for justice or for personal revenge?"

“All of them!!!”

In anger, Riversta pushed Oshimir away, but the latter did not move and even clamped his hand.

"Again, don't get in my way!"

"I'll say it again—don't touch my important experimental samples!"

"Asshole... have you finally lost your mind? What are they doing—"

"They're using me, leveraging my passion for research and our strained relationship to protect me. Yes, I know it very well. I know it very well."

"Then you still?!"

"But what can I do? Among them, there are the most perfect artificial humans in the world, high-level insect masters and necromancers, people with unknown powers, and those who possess execution magic. Each one is extremely rare. No alchemist—especially me—can resist the temptation to study them! This is their cunning. Even if I know I'm being used, I can't let them go!!!"

A huge force burst out from Oshimir's mechanical hand, pushing Riversta away. Riversta was shocked and furious.

"This is the ultimatum, Oshimir. Either get out of the way or—"

"——Shut up, I choose the second one!

……

That being said.

They both knew deep down that this fight would not have a resolution, and even if it did, it would not be decided by force.

In principle, fighting between sages is absolutely prohibited.

Because the "Yoke of Mercy" will not allow it.