A low hum filled the air. Qiweiya watched the colossal purple triangular magic array unfurl above, feeling the atmosphere grow increasingly oppressive.
“Ah, this sensation is truly unsettling. Though I only possess Tier 6 military-grade power, I won’t retreat simply because of that!”
She gazed up excitedly at the sealing magic array, now riddled with cracks and on the verge of collapse. “After all, I am Qiweiya, the First Origin God! Ice God’s Rupture Form Shift: Five-Star Barrage!”
Her twin blades merged within a radiant blue divine light, transforming into a compact, sci-fi-esque orbital cannon.
The cannon’s base rotated with a whirring hum, as ice-blue divine power continuously surged into its barrel, deepening the glow at its muzzle.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK… BOOM! The sealing magic array finally succumbed to the strain, shattering into countless fragments of purple light.
“ROOOOAARRR!” Qiweiya watched a colossal, blood-red hand, large enough to blot out the sky, extend from the rift. The bizarre sensation in her heart immediately reached its peak.
****I think I know you****
Indeed, Qiweiya felt it. She found it utterly baffling. To think she would recognize a monstrous entity sealed away for so long, despite arriving in this world for the very first time—it was truly preposterous.
However, Qiweiya had no intention of dwelling on such trivialities. [Target Locked: Sequence 01, Annihilation]
She raised the Five-Star Barrage, and what was once ice-blue divine power transformed into a dark, destructive energy orb as it shot from the muzzle.
BOOM! To Qiweiya’s astonishment, an attack capable of obliterating a continent, even with her current strength, was effortlessly crushed by the colossal hand.
Yes, it was crushed without the slightest delay, with frightening ease.
“ROOOOAARRR!” The monstrous entity within seemed enraged. Amidst its furious roar, another massive blood-red hand emerged, gripping the spatial rift with both hands. To Qiweiya’s utterly dumbfounded expression, it violently tore the rift wide open.
” ‘What the absolute hell! Boss, that’s a spatial rift! How did you just tear it open as easily as paper? Do you think this is pulling open curtains? That’s utterly ridiculous!’ ”
Qiweiya stared at the colossal blood-red humanoid. A conservative estimate placed its height at several thousand meters. ‘This… I’m not even enough to stick in its teeth! And it looks like I can’t even break its defense? What am I supposed to hit it with? Even if you gave me the Heaven and Earth Dividing Star of Creation, I wouldn’t stand a chance! Can’t you see it’s toying with spacetime like it’s clay?’
With remarkable composure, Qiweiya stowed her weapons and bowed to the humanoid, which stared at her with vacant, bloodshot eyes. ” ‘Sorry to bother you!’ ”
*Whoosh!* Indeed… Qiweiya shamelessly bolted.
” ‘Seriously, what’s the point of fighting? It’s so unfair for me to face such a terrifying thing alone! If a few gods from this world don’t team up with me… I feel like I’ll just be feeding it kills. I’d just fatten it up, let it get First Blood, and then that slight deviation would turn into it dominating the battlefield! So this isn’t cowardice! It’s strategy, pure strategy!’ ”
The humanoid, seeing Qiweiya flee, expressed extreme indignation: ” ‘Hey! Little loli up ahead, stop! You have my cough syrup!’ ”
THUD! THUD! THUD! The earth-shattering footsteps and tremors growing closer behind her made Qiweiya feel as if she might vomit her dinner from the night before.
She glanced back. ” ‘Big bro! I don’t have Yukina the b*tch, nor Touma the homewrecker! What’s with you chasing me like this?’ ”
As the ever-growing shadow threatened to descend upon her, Qiweiya, terrified, executed a donkey roll followed by a ‘salted fish’ flip, narrowly evading the colossal ‘Buddha’s Palm.’
She continued to sprint, her mouth agape in a comical expression of horror as she stared at the enormous palm print on the ground. ” ‘Hey, big guy, how about we negotiate? Why don’t you go wander around and find a new target? Look at me, I’m tiny, not even enough to get stuck in your teeth, and I’m slippery too. Wouldn’t it be better to catch someone easier? After all, they’d have guaranteed quality—lots of meat, thin skin, and plenty of filling! Good for you, good for me, good for everyone… right?’ ”
Qiweiya’s response was two enormous slaps.
She performed several more carp leaps, narrowly and nervously dodging the colossal, crimson, ‘harmonious’ slaps that could have flattened her into a pancake. Without another word, she ran. ‘Damn it, if I can’t beat you and I can’t talk sense into you, can’t I just run?’
Seeing its attacks prove ineffective multiple times, the humanoid went berserk. ” ‘Behold my Foshan Shadowless Palm!’ ”
” ‘Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! I jump! I jump again! I keep jumping! You can’t hit me, you bastard! I’ll piss you off so much you can’t even take care of yourself! Na-na-na boo-boo!’ ”
****No Problem for the Adult****
Lysander observed the dust-choked town and the tiny figure continuously leaping within the swirling haze. ” ‘Based on predictions, Lady Qiweiya’s chances of escape, given her current physical condition, are zero.’ ”
She then shifted her gaze to the impossibly vast blood-red humanoid. ” ‘The lingering traces of its attacks strongly suggest powerful negative influences… a 1000% chance of erosion, 200% chance of assimilation, and a conservative estimate of 100% absorption and strengthening. Therefore, the conclusion is: Qiweiya… deceased.’ ”
A thoughtful expression flickered in her eyes. ” ‘Creator God’s Messenger, butterfly wings unfurl. Mission objective: engage and rescue Lady Qiweiya.’ ”
Qiweiya, looking bored, continued to dodge the giant’s increasingly swift palm strikes. ” ‘Hey, big guy, aren’t you tired? I’ve got some cool and refreshing Jade Leaf Herbal Tea here. Want a sip? With all that internal heat, if you don’t cool down, you’ll definitely get kidney deficiency! And right now, it’s not 1000, not 299—just 998 for premium Jade Leaf to take home! Don’t miss out, you deserve it!’ ”
Just as Qiweiya was about to pull out the herbal tea she had secretly brewed yesterday, *Whoosh!* Her vision blurred, and she suddenly found herself being carried into the sky by Lysander. ” ‘What?!’
” ‘Huh? Hey, hey, hey! Lysander, what are you playing at? Don’t you know children shouldn’t interfere in adult matters!’ ”
Lysander executed a sidewinder maneuver, dodging a dual palm strike from the giant behind them, and simultaneously achieved the ‘Qiweiya, shut up and eat the wind’ accomplishment.
” ‘Lady, do you not think you’ve already run out of ways to escape? In your current physical state, a single strike from it would send you into slumber. My mission is to assist you in completing matters in this other world.’ ”
Qiweiya felt Lysander’s forehead, then her own. ” ‘Strange? No fever? Are you going through puberty now? Lysander, honestly, how old are you?’ ”
Lysander performed a whirlwind flight, successfully evading the giant’s ‘Three Thousand Fatal Punches’ from behind. ” ‘Lady Qiweiya, please do not jest. As a deity, I cannot fall ill, nor do I experience anything akin to human puberty.’ ”
Qiweiya, observing the palm shadows that had nearly struck them multiple times, spoke with a serious tone. ” ‘If you still intend to assist me, then put me down and evacuate the crowd over there. I can stall this monster during that time, and then we can deal with it together.’ ”
” ‘Rejected. Based on projections, Lady Qiweiya’s survival rate is zero. A Lady detached from her original origin has absolutely no possibility of counterattacking.’ ”
Qiweiya, fuming, rapped Lysander on the forehead. ” ‘Why do you always mess up at the crucial moment? I’m an old hand who’s lived for tens of thousands of years! Do you think I don’t cherish my life? This old lady hasn’t lived enough yet!’ ”
Lysander gazed at Qiweiya with an impassive expression, speaking just as she was about to panic. ” ‘Lady, I have more or less discerned your true nature. All your actions are predicated on considering others first. You have never once acted selfishly. Therefore… Lady, you are lying.’ ”
Qiweiya lowered her head, speaking grimly. ” ‘Are you going to let go?’ ”
” ‘No. If you go down, Lady, you will surely die.’ ”
” ‘Heh heh heh~ Very well! Then I have no choice but to resort to this.’ ”
*THUD!* Qiweiya delivered a powerful donkey kick, successfully pushing Lysander away as she lunged towards the rapidly approaching giant palm.
” ‘Lady!’ ” Amidst Lysander’s cry, Qiweiya was struck by the giant palm and immediately bound by blood-red tentacles, dragged into its depths.
Lysander watched Qiweiya being swallowed, hovering in mid-air as if frozen in silence.
” ‘Aaoo?’ ” The blood-red humanoid turned its head, looking at the stunned Lysander in mid-air. It seemed puzzled why the tiny person hadn’t run away. It hadn’t finished playing yet.
” ‘Lady… I will avenge you!’ ” Lysander suddenly looked up, her pink pupils twisting and swirling like vortices, continuously expanding.
*CRACK!* Her butterfly wings split, transforming into six translucent, crimson light-wings. A light armor, like that of a phoenix, flowed over her body, while her skirt ended in a phoenix tail-like design. The shimmering, sharp gleam of the blades emanating from it left no doubt that anything merely grazed would be severed.
” ‘Butterfly Dance Judgment: Slaughter Angel, at your service! You shall surely perish by my hand!’ “