"What's with the tight security?" Kenshin frowned. He could sense up to hundreds of devils roaming the structure's vicinity, not counting those inside. For some reason, something or maybe someone was blocking his senses from perceiving past the metallic walls.
"It's weird, isn't it?" Kenshin tilted his head to the side, staring at Yasaka.
She nodded, "It's probably a top-secret military base."
Kenshin nearly scoffed, "Yeah right, you've been watching too many Hollywood action films, watch less of Tom Cruise and more of Robin Williams."
What he just said was true, during the past few weeks, Yasaka has been spam watching Hollywood films in her free time.
Her favourite genre was surprisingly not romance or anything fluffy. But hardcore action including even gore.
For some reason, Kenshin was thinking about whether it's a good idea to expose her to Hollywood films.
"You! If I'm right, you'll spend an entire week with me every night!" Yasaka glared at him and growled, throwing a bet along with a threat.
Kenshin licked his lips, resisting to rub his hands like a cartoon villain, "Deal!"
Why would he refuse? The so-called threat sounds like a win for him.
"Hmph!" Yasaka smirked in triumph, thinking she finally had Kenshin dancing in the palm of her hands.
"How do we get in? Want to just stride in and ask around like we own the place or do it the ninja way?"
Right exactly as he finished his words, the answer came instantly, "Ninja Way!" and it came not only from Yasaka but also from Ophis.
"Alright then. We'll have to change clothes to something more inconspicuou—" Before Kenshin could finish his words, an explosion suddenly occurred from inside the large structure.
BOOOOMMM!
Gathering not just their attention but also the patrolling devil guards. Following the explosion was the siren putting the guards on high alert.
"Quick! Get inside!"
"Is it an intruder? Dammit, did somebody slacked off?!"
Staring at this, Kenshin turned to the two and said, "Well, I guess that's our cue.", They just shrugged their shoulders and went on forward.
The guards have diminished, from hundreds to mere 10, and all of them looked skinny and malnourished, though not to the point that they looked like beggars.
"Let's take them down. Silently then rush inside." Kenshin instructed, pointing at the guards on the west part of the vicinity, "You two take those guys and I'll handle the rest."
Yasaka grumbled about doing something unladylike but still went on to take down the guards.
"Ophis? Want to follow her?" Kenshin raised his head to the Dragon Goddess sitting on his shoulders.
The girl vehemently shook her head, preferring to stay on Kenshin's comfy shoulders for the rest of the trip.
Kenshin quickly understood and didn't press her.
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"Hey, you! Stop over there!" When the guards spotted Yasaka, still wearing her Kimono and walking towards them gracefully, they were momentarily stunned before recovering.
"Her clothes look Japanese. A reincarnated devil from Japan perhaps?" Among the guards, only one noticed something unusual, Yasaka's calmness, her face bearing a soft smile, and her aura, although it smelled like the familiar devil energy, seemed a bit suspicious. Not to mention, her clothes—though he just writes it off as her being a reincarnated devil of Japanese descent.
Although humans aren't the most sought after when it comes to reincarnation other species into devils but they're still around the top five in choices simply because of the Sacred Gears that only they can inherit.
Yasaka's gaze scanned each of the guards and when she saw the lust and ogling, her face reeled into disgust. She pointed her finger at them and uttered a single word, "Die."
Achieving a great mastery in Ki that no one else, not even her own mother has achieved, Yasaka has attained the capability to manipulate other people's life forces without direct touch or using a medium such as a ball of pure Ki.
At the first few seconds, nothing seems to have happened and this left the devils confused and chuckling, "Lady, are you crazy perhaps—"
Those were the devil's last words when his face suddenly scrunched in pain. His already thin arms became even thinner and his sunken face which looks like it hasn't met the sweet pillow and bed for a while intensified.
Yasaka wasn't just absorbing his Ki. She's also doing it slowly and painfully. She was not usually this violent and sadistic but for some reason, when she saw their eyes on her was mixed with lust, she instantly felt an unbridled rage.
Her body, her face, her everything. They all belong to a single man. No one has the right to stare at her with lust, only her beloved Kenshin has the right to do so.
So without hesitation, she pulled not just one but all of their Ki's slowly but painfully. She'll make sure they'll remember this pain even in the afterlife.
If they have one.
Soon enough, five corpses lay bare in front of her, their sucked appearance looks as if they've seen the rise and fall of civilizations.
Yasaka snickered and patted herself on the back. Ever since meeting Kenshin, her life has taken a sharp turn. Her mother returned to her normal state, she became the Queen, inherited not one but two Leylines, and finally, gained herself an extremely powerful lover who is willing to share her burdens.
Once she's done at her job, Yasaka turned to the other side, curious as to how Kenshin would finish his part.
Unfortunately for her, she was a few seconds too late as Kenshin had already dealt with the remaining guards, using a new technique that Ophis is currently teaching him.
———
A few minutes earlier.
"So how do I do this? Just wish for them to disappear?" Kenshin rhythmically tapped his foot on the ground.
The answer came from above his head, "No. That's Baka-Red's domain. What you have to do is do is to combine all the energy you can think of. Coalesce them like a single knot but instead of doing it outside, manifest it inside their bodies. If their bodies are weak enough, they wouldn't stand a chance and quickly vanish into nothingness."
Kenshin paused, eagerly absorbing the teachings she was laying. To others, it might sound like she's mumbling nonsense or utter bullshit but Kenshin's mind doesn't operate on the same level as the others.
He quickly found the lesson from the words she said and instantly understood the meaning behind them.
And then he raised his arm, pointing at the patrolling guards in the distance. Thanks to a cloaking spell, they wouldn't be able to see him even if he stood right in front of them.
"Use all sorts of energy. Combine them like a knot but inside their bodies…" Kenshin closed his eyes, letting his unique fusion of wild imagination and cleverness to handle the rest.
It didn't take long before Kenshin finally felt something inside him. At first, it hurts, as using every energy in the whole wide universe would put a strain on his body despite his stats already being on three digits.
But eventually, relief came soon after, like the feeling when you came from beating your meat after an entire year of not doing it.
And in front of him, the patrolling guards, some gazing at the sky while others standing still with their eyes closed, clearly trying to sneak in a light nap when suddenly, they felt something inside them, churning, and before they could react, they were already gone, leaving only their clothes.
At the same time, a nostalgic notification sound rang inside his mind.
[Ding!]
[New Active Skill learned!]
[Void Manipulation]
[By combining countless different energies. One would achieve the ultimate form of energy, the Void. An absolute nothingness that once touched by those who possess a weak body and spirit, would instantly be erased from the entire universe including their parallel ones. Effects may differ depending on the user's mastery and the target's resistance.]
Kenshin was calmly reading at first but the moment he arrived at the second to the last sentence, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Erased even their parallel timeline selves!? Ophis didn't tell me anything about this!"
"Ophis…" He squinted his eyes at the bundle of infinity sitting atop his shoulders and murmured.
Ophis took notice of him and cutely tilted her head in confusion, "Hmm?" Kenshin rolled his eyes at her fake attempt that she didn't hear what he just said.
"You didn't fully explain what it can actually do. It's literally a Universal breaker ability!" Kenshin exasperatedly explained, repeating his previous words but complete.
It's not like he's exaggerating or anything. In fact, he's still downplaying it. This ability should be around Multiversal-level of destruction if developed well enough.
If something like this exists in her arsenal, I'm getting the chills just by imagining why she couldn't beat the Great Red, Kenshin murmured under his breath, his body shivering in the process.
Seeing that Ophis was really evasive about it, Kenshin decided to forget about it and discuss it with her in the future.
On the other hand, when Yasaka was also done on her side, he decided to finally bring themselves in.
———
Inside the structure, an illegal science facility in disguise. Each room was painted red as the devil guards kept swarming throughout the hallways, wielding their arsenal of magic spells and cold weaponry.
"She's over there! Get her!" One guard on the front spotted their target, Kuroka, who's not only on the run but also carrying her little sister, Shirone.
Sweat and blood covered Kuroka's face as she outmaneuvered the flying spells being thrown at her, her feline features finally showing their true strength.
Due to her sudden power-up earlier, her senses were enhanced along with her bodily strength, what she couldn't do previously, she could do now.
Such as fighting over hundreds of Mid to High-class devils that are out for her blood.
She needs to get out of this place before her master, the current head of the Naberius clan, catches wind of what she just did. She's not doing this to make herself safe, she's doing this for Shirone, her little sister.
Unlucky for her, Shirone isn't exactly informed of what's truly happening to her behind the scenes. To Shirone, the Naberius clan has always been good to her, providing her with everything she needs ranging from toys to sweet delicacies.
That's why when she saw what her big sister had been doing, Shirone saw it as Kuroka being drunk on power and killing everyone around her—destroying the place that she loves.
The white-haired neko cried, "Why're you doing this, Onee-chan! Answer me! Are you turning into a monster!? T-That weird Ki you're using, it must've been that isn't it? Let go of me!" Despite trying her best to save her, Shirone still misunderstood the situation and recklessly flailed herself to escape from Kuroka's grasp.
"Shirone, it's not what it looks like—" Before the black-haired neko could finish her words, she suddenly found herself trapped. Sandwiched between two raging devil guards from both her front and back without any left or right to turn to.
Gritting her teeth, Kuroka set Shirone down on the ground softly before raising her sharp claws as she prepared herself to take everyone down with her if it was necessary for the sake of her sister.
"Kill that monster!"
"Take the sister away!"
Kuroka growled and was ready to pounce when suddenly, something unexpected happened.
In just the blink of an eye, everyone around her vanished, leaving only their clothes sprawled all over the marble floor.
Kuroka widened her eyes in surprise. This is her first time seeing something like this. How can a batch of devils whose strength doesn't dip below middle-class suddenly vanish as if the God of the Bible himself sneezed in front of them?
Thuck!
Thuck!
Thuck!
Her sharp ears instantly caught the sound of footsteps belonging to two individuals. Even Shirone perked up by the sound.
The sisters quickly snapped their heads behind them, staring at the newcomers.
On the left was a black-haired teenager, holding the tiny ankles of a little girl who seemed to look similar to him, sitting on his shoulders, her cold and indifferent eyes staring at them made them shiver.
When their eyes went on to the next person, this one made their Ki's flare up all of a sudden along with their furs straightening up.
Just from the look on this woman's face, they could already feel the boundless anger being held inside, she looks as if a mother who just watched the slaughter of her own children.
This woman was angry. So much.
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[Next Chapter: Ch. 87 - Naberius clan head arrives!]