Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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"We will also let you know that your home will not be easily destroyed!"

"Alice!"

Hiding behind the stone statue, Xue Li shouted in a trembling voice:

"—Kill them all! Use their corpses as materials for your body!"

He shouted this and brandished the oil pastel. Several overlapping lines transformed into threads that manipulated the stone statue.

"It's not that easy! Option B! Protecting the general public is the top priority!"

At a guard's roar, all the rifles spewed flames.

The guards worked in pairs, the one in front carrying a transparent shield and the one behind firing. The shields weren't for defending against Alice's attacks, but for stopping stray bullets.

A deafening gunshot, almost piercing eardrums, rang out. Jing Shen and Feng Zhan were pulled to the ground by male guards standing nearby. The male guards held transparent shields to protect Jing Shen and Feng Zhan.

dong dong dong dong!

The shield in front of them let out a mournful cry.

The Pure God was dumbfounded. Even the bullets that bounced off Alice had such power. Perhaps because of his experience of being hit by stray bullets, Kazezaki trembled like a child afraid of thunder.

Jing Shen looked at the stone statue in front of him.

Alice's feet were under heavy fire, looking like sunlight concentrated through a magnifying glass. Alice tried to take a step, like trying to walk against the strong wind in a storm, but she couldn't move.

Because Alice's body is as large as a wall, with an extremely wide surface area subjected to force, it looks like a sail billowing in a storm. The concrete and glass shards that make up Alice's body are constantly being knocked down, but Alice absorbs the surrounding floor and walls, and even the bullets that hit her, quickly healing her wounds.

"Tsk!"

On the other side of the barrage of gunfire, Xue Li roared in anger.

"'Godlike One,' 'Divine Medicine,' 'Divine Power,' 'Divine Fire'! These four symbols represent the four realms, placing the right power in the right direction and providing the correct guidance!"

The crayon quickly drew a twisted cross in the air.

Squeak... Alice's body began to creak.

This is Alice's wailing.

The statue had no mouth to speak, but sounds of pain emanated from its joints. It seemed to be desperately turning gears jammed in tattered cloth, desperately trying to obey a forced command. The statue's massive body emitted a constant, terrifying creaking sound.

Even so, Alice continued to move desperately.

With a terrifying creaking sound, it finally took a step forward.

boom!

The heavy sound shook the ground slightly.

Xue Li was overjoyed upon seeing this and continued to frantically wield the oil pastel pen.

"Ah...ah...what should I do..."

Amid the explosion of gunpowder, Feng Zhan couldn't help but ask.

"The situation isn't great, but it's still within the range of what was originally predicted. It would be best if we could push that guy back or maintain the balance of power, but it seems things aren't going as planned."

Jing Shen's words made Feng Zhan doubt his own ears.

Then, the female guard holding the transparent shield said:

"Young man, are you really going to do this? Even if you back down at the last minute, no one will blame you."

“I have no choice but to go into battle. You just saw it yourself; that huge piece of junk broke the moment my right hand touched it. That's the kind of power my right hand possesses.”

"Indeed, Ms. Tsukuyo also mentioned it to me..."

Feng Zhan felt his power draining away from his fingertips.

What are they saying?

Feng Zhan thought to himself.

It seems there's an amazing plan about to be executed, but I'm completely unaware of it.

"If I don't intervene, that thing will come sooner or later. Besides, bullets can't last forever, and your hand holding the shield can't hold on for long."

"You only get one chance. If you fail, we can't save you; we'll have to shoot you. Then you'll become a target along with that statue."

Feng Zhan was taken aback by what the guard said.

"...Wait...please wait a moment...what...do you want to do...?"

"Is there even a need to ask?"

Without hesitation, Jing Shen replied, "...Of course, it's to stop that monster."

boom!

The heavy footsteps of the stone statue rang out again.

The sound was even more powerful than before. Xue Li and Alice were gradually getting used to the power of the barrage.

"No...this...is too dangerous...!"

"Unfortunately, my power can only be unleashed by touching with my right hand. If I could launch long-range attacks like a certain railgun, it would be much easier."

"It can be activated remotely," Fang Cun thought to himself, "I'll just chop off my right hand."

Boom! The ground shook again.

The stone statues moved forward slowly, like travelers resisting the north wind.

The two sides were less than ten meters apart.

"I'm about to give the order. One last time, are you sure you want to go? Girl, are you really going?"

"……yes."

The plan had already been discussed and agreed upon before we arrived here.

Therefore, the answer from the Pure Spirit only needs to be brief. There is no need for any unnecessary words.

"What a cool girl who loves to show off. Sigh, Tsukuyomi-sensei is really lucky with her students."

The male guard chuckled softly, then took out a small cordless phone.

"Alright, then we'll play along. But you have to succeed, and you have to come back alive. We'll do everything we can to help you."

Upon hearing this, Jing Shen's lips curled up slightly.

Only then did Feng Zhan realize that the girl was desperately trying to suppress the trembling in her body.

"Ready—Three!"

The male guard gave some kind of order into the wireless telephone.

Feng Zhan felt a chill run down his spine. Was Jing Shen really planning to break through the shield formation and run towards the stone statue?

In the midst of this hail of bullets, even the shooter could not predict which direction the stray bullets would fly.

If you get hit by even one shot, you're dead.

She couldn't help but feel afraid.

"--two!"

Jing Shen, who had been lying on the ground, slightly raised her upper body.

Chapter 297 The Girl with Super Strength

Chapter 297

"Wait... No! This... I'll definitely die... This... I can't...!"

"Don't stop me, Kazezaki."

Facing the almost chaotic Wind Slash, the most dangerously positioned Pure God spoke calmly:

"Your fear of me is probably due to this right hand, isn't it? Regardless of good or evil, anything that belongs to supernatural power will be destroyed by this right hand, and you are no exception."

Jing Shen continued, "So don't be foolish enough to reach out and try to stop me."

Kazezan was deeply shocked and could barely breathe.

Seemingly sensing the guard's intention to take some action, Shirley swung his crayon even more frantically. Alice, whose foot was under heavy fire, stomped forward with even greater force.

But for that very moment, Jing Shen didn't even glance at Xue Li.

He simply stared intently at the boy in front of him.

Having understood the power of the Pure God's right hand, and also understood why he had been deliberately avoiding the girl's wind slash, he could not hide the astonishment on his face.

Jing Shen looked at Feng Zhan and said, "However, don't worry too much. Even if I can't reach out and touch you, you're still my friend. And don't think about dying easily. I will definitely come back alive. You hear me, I definitely will."

"Ah...alive...back...?"

"Yeah. Let's bring the Index of Forbidden Books with us, and the three of us can go together."

After she finished speaking, she smiled.

Then, she turned her head to look ahead.

The guard's voice was as if severing the last connection between Jing Shen and Feng Zhan.

"--zero!"

moment.

All guards ceased firing.

Even Xue Li hadn't anticipated this step.

Because bullets are the guards' last line of defense. Once the firing stops, everyone will become victims of Alice's fists in the next instant. Generally speaking, no one would willingly commit such a suicidal act.

However, it did work.

Alice's heavy body suddenly lurched forward.

It was as if, while struggling against a strong north wind, the wind suddenly stopped completely. The excess force generated by her own body caused Alice to lose her balance and fall forward.

The Pure God skipped over the transparent shield and rushed straight out.

The distance between him and Alice is about seven meters.

"Damn it! Kill him, Alice!!"

Seeing Jing Shen rushing towards him with the speed of an arrow, Xue Li hurriedly waved his oil pastel pen.

Alice, faithfully obeying orders, clenched her fist. However, Alice's body was unbalanced. If she forced a punch in this precarious position, she would surely fall to the ground. In that case, there would be no need for Jing Shen to intervene; without her shield, Xue Li would be riddled with bullets by the guards. Jing Shen would only need to lie down to avoid being hit by stray bullets.

Even so, Alice still raised her fist.

Sure enough, Alice, who was already on the verge of falling, lost her balance and collapsed onto the ground. The statue was over four meters tall, and the original distance between the statue and the Goddess of Purity was seven meters, so the Goddess of Purity would not have been crushed.

Jing Shen clenched his fists tightly, intending to seize the moment when Alice fell to the ground.

Boom! Alice threw a punch.

However, when Alice fell forward, she wasn't aiming her fist at the God of Purification, but at the ground.

"What……?"

Centered on Alice's fist, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the ground within an eight-meter radius. The entire area swayed like a spring, and Jing Shen's body was flung into the air. Terrifying creaks echoed throughout the underground street from every corner—walls, ceiling, pillars, and more.

Then, the purifying spirit, who had fallen to the ground, looked closely...

The stone giant Alice used the reaction force from punching the ground to spring back to her feet.

Xue Li waved his right hand.

Alice raised her huge fist high again, as if she wanted to smash a tiny insect crawling on the ground.

"hateful…"

Jing Shen heard a faint clanging of metal behind him, as if the guards had raised their rifles. But they didn't fire. If a hail of bullets were fired, Jing Shen would surely be hit by stray bullets.

"How could such a stupid thing be done! Quick, think of something to do...!"

Alice, with her fist raised, completely enveloped the Goddess of Purity. In this state, if one were to block with their right hand, even if Imagine Breaker's power could destroy Alice's fist, the several tons of rubble would collapse and crush the Goddess of Purity to death.

Even if she wanted to escape, she would only have enough time to take one step at most. Alice, who is over four meters tall, has an arm that is over two meters long. No matter if she jumps to the left or right or rolls backward, she cannot escape the attack range.

"Damn it! Is there any way...!"