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"Shā Shā..."
Under the gentle breeze, the trees in the schoolyard, bathed in the setting sun, began to sway.
Fang Li and Ciel stood on the treetops, seemingly weightless. As the treetops swayed, their bodies moved with them, yet they maintained perfect balance and composure, facing each other from a distance.
Fang Li looked at Ciel.
Previously, this Senpai had always worn a kind and gentle smile. Now, her charming face was as cold as ice, her gaze as mechanical and devoid of emotion.
Although she still wore her school uniform, her fingers held Black Keys - nail-like swords used for throwing. These weapons shone like steel, reflecting the glow of the twilight.
It was as if they were painted with blood.
Ciel's aura, cold and unlike anything ordinary, seemed to expand slightly.
If Tohno Shiki were here, he would probably not be able to believe that this mechanical, emotionless, and cruel girl was the same Senpai who had shown him such gentle concern and care earlier.
Fang Li looked directly at that cold look and aura.
Seeing Ciel standing on the treetop against the setting sun, her expression extremely cold, Fang Li narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.
"What a unique greeting. Could it be that the Executors of the Burial Agency are always so rough?"
Indeed.
The Executors of the Burial Agency.
The girl named Ciel in front of Fang Li was one of the Executors from the Burial Agency, which gathered the most powerful combatants of the Sacred Hall church.
Last night, this young girl had been the one to kill the deceased and the wild beasts at the construction site.
"Being a student is just a disguise, isn't it?"
Fang Li spoke casually.
"Using suggestive Magecraft to hypnotize everyone at the school, making them believe that there is a gentle Senpai like you here, hiding your true identity—what a clever tactic."
Fang Li's words didn't seem to provoke any reaction from Ciel.
Until Fang Li's next sentence.
"But you seem to have a very good relationship with Shiki."
With these words, Ciel finally lifted her head.
The cold and merciless look in her eyes changed to a hostile and indifferent look.
In the next moment, Ciel suddenly moved.
"Shuā Shuā Shuā Shuā Shuā Shuā----!"
Like a dance, Ciel moved with such speed that only afterimages were visible, throwing the Black Keys from her fingers with great force. The keys sliced through the air, making a sharp wind sound, and shot violently towards Fang Li.
The speed of the projectiles was comparable to bullets, even exceeding them.
However, before they could reach him, Fang Li's figure flashed and jumped into the air.
The Black Keys that were shot at him, hit the tree instead.
"Pēng Pēng Pēng Pēng Pēng----!"
The next moment, a series of explosive sounds erupted.
The Black Keys pierced through the tree with tremendous force, shattering the huge tree into pieces.
The power was far beyond what had been observed before.
This was a throwing technique known as the Iron Plate Effect, a secret technique of the Burial Agency.
The Black Keys are special weapons for throwing, and they are effective against spiritual bodies. However, they lack the power of a sword, which makes them difficult to use. Nevertheless, they are the most commonly used weapons by the Executioners.
To compensate for the lack of power of the Black Keys, the Burial Agency developed the Iron Plate Effect, a secret technique that increases the impact of the thrown swords by dozens of times.
Each Black Key now has the power to pierce steel.
Now, Ciel, like a War Princess of slaughter, seemed to produce one Black Key after another from somewhere, each time causing the sword edges crafted from Magic Power to emerge. These transformed into massive, nail-like swords that Ciel threw with the Iron Plate Effect technique.
The thrown Keys sliced through the air in quick succession, moving at an astonishing speed and shooting violently at Fang Li.
Fang Li, who was suspended in mid-air, seemed to have no way to dodge the powerful thrown Keys. He had no choice but to face the incoming attack.
Just as the thrown Black Keys were about to strike Fang Li's body, he also made his move.
"Pā tà..."
A sharp dagger fell into his hand.
"Clang Clang Clang Clang Chāng----!"
With the crisp sound of collision, Fang Li swung his Moonlight Dagger with extreme speed, no less impressive than Ciel's, and flicked away all the incoming thrown Black Keys.
The powerful impact caused gusts of wind to swirl at the point of contact, disrupting the surrounding air.
Seeing this, Ciel remained expressionless. With a flick of her palm, she threw another Black Key.
The nail-like sword that was thrown flew like lightning and landed on Fang Li's Moonlight Dagger.
This time, however, it was not deflected.
"Pēng----!"
The moment the tip of the Black Key struck the Moonlight Dagger, a berserk flame erupted from the point of impact.
"What is this..."
Fang Li's eyes narrowed.
It was a type of Magecraft attached to the thrown Black Key.
As an organization that rejects heresy, the Sacred Hall Church has a bad relationship with the Magecraft Association, and they are almost like water and fire.
The doctrine of the Sacred Hall Church makes them unable to accept any mystery other than divine miracles, leading them to unilaterally reject Magecraft and the Magecraft Association that administers it.
Thus, the use of Magecraft is a taboo against the teachings of the Church.
However, behind the scenes, to eliminate heresies, the Sacred Hall church also adheres to a strength-based ideology, welcoming any strong individual capable of removing inconvenient targets for the church, regardless of their identity or faith, and even if they use Magecraft.
Ciel falls into this category.
At this moment, Ciel was using a Magecraft known as the Cremation Sacrament, which causes the target of the Black Key to burst into flames.
In addition, Ciel can use other Magecrafts such as the Burial Sacrament that petrifies the target, the Wind Burial Sacrament that desiccates the target, and the Bird Burial Sacrament that summons crows, among others.
Now, the Cremation Sacrament Magecraft ignited a blaze centered on the point of impact.
"Burn to the ground…"
With this merciless pronouncement, several more thrown swords shot violently towards Fang Li, striking him.
"Pēng————!"
Amidst the explosion, a roaring blaze erupted, instantly engulfing Fang Li.
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