Shinji Matou at Your Service-Chapter 1044: Rainbow Light

Spirit particles converged, and divine light flickered.

In his left hand, black and white; in his right, gold and yellow.

The black and white object was a shield engraved with a captivating human face.

Athena's Shield!

Indra's Thunder!

First, the left hand—

"The war goddess of Olympus, Athena, embedded the head of the Gorgon, presented by Perseus, into her shield, creating the Aegis—Athena's Shield, a Noble Phantasm forged by the goddess herself. Those who stand before this shield shall all be turned to stone—Cybele, open your eyes!"

The surface of the shield, covered in obsidian, slowly revealed a pair of eerie, otherworldly eyes. In an instant, the world turned gray. The entire horde of beasts, controlled by Nrvnqsr Chaos and charging toward Shinji, was caught in the gaze of the eyes, and almost all of them turned to stone.

Of course, a few managed to escape this fate. These were high-ranking Phantasmal Species, whose powerful resistance to magecraft allowed them to survive even the highest-level Mystic Eyes of petrification. Yet, despite not being petrified, their movements became sluggish, still affected by the gaze.

This bought Shinji the time to unleash the Noble Phantasm in his right hand.

"This is the primary weapon of Indra, king of the Indian gods. The vajra, formed from divine lightning, serves as a tool of heavenly punishment, subduing all demons!"

Divine thunder descended!

The brilliant divine lightning spread outward at speeds second only to light itself, weaving a cage of electricity over ten meters wide, ensnaring the last remnants of the black Phantasmal Species.

In Buddhism, Indra holds a status equivalent to that of Archangel Michael in Christianity, and his primary weapon is as sacred as Michael's holy sword. The destructive power of such a divine artifact against the Dead Apostles is unimaginable. Even though the vajra in Shinji's hands lacked the divine faith that would enhance its power, it still wielded enough force to obliterate these blasphemous creatures.

"You creatures lurking in the shadows of human history can only negate weapons created for humans. You can't nullify those forged for gods or demons. Earlier, you said it was hard to come by artifacts of this level. Well, as it happens, most of my weapons are exactly like this."

As Shinji spoke, the cage of divine lightning disappeared, but the divine energy in the air didn't fade. Instead, it continued to rise.

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In the span of just a few seconds, the dark clouds that had dissipated after Faker's sneak attack once again covered the night sky. Thunder rumbled within the clouds, and lightning coiled around them, its power nearing that of Gordius Wheel as if the thunder god himself was raging.

It was clear that Shinji had no intention of stopping. He intended to wipe out all the Dead Apostles around him in one fell swoop.

At the moment when the divine thunder reached its peak, the golden vajra floating in Shinji's right hand shot forward, aiming directly for the black murk where Roa was hiding.

Then, the thunder exploded.

Golden lightning poured down like a waterfall—from the sky to the earth, or perhaps from the earth to the sky.

This force ravaged everything in its path, like the punishment of Indra himself, smashing all twisted forms. Even the Soil of Genesis couldn't withstand such pure power, much less the severely injured Roa hiding within it.

"Didn't I tell you? I'm a professional vampire hunter. If you had just stayed hidden in the shadows, clinging to life, maybe you could have lived a few more days. But you just had to come to my turf and stir up trouble. Now you've sealed your fate... Sigh, why must you make things difficult?"

Shinji's arrogant declaration ended with a sigh, this time directed at Araya Souren.

"You've only just been revived, so why return to stillness so soon?"

As Indra's thunder was about to pierce the last of the Soil of Genesis, the only human in the Split-Personality Group finally broke free from Gray's entanglement. Araya charged into the divine thunder, using every bounded field and his Diamond Body to protect the Soil of Genesis and the dying Roa.

Indra's divine thunder, deadly to Dead Apostles and other demonic creatures, had little effect on a monk who had walked the path of the Diamond Body. Though his body was burnt and mangled, Araya survived, and he could still speak.

"I don't want to die again either, but Roa absolutely cannot die."

"Oh? Why's that? It can't be because of your uncanny resemblance, can it? You look alike, sound alike, and are both unkillable monsters. You're closer than real brothers."

This retort had been on Shinji's mind for a while, and now he finally had the chance to say it.

"No," Araya denied flatly.

"It's just that, until my goal is achieved, Roa's existence is necessary. He cannot die."

"Similarly, Roa is necessary to me. He must not die."

A black unicorn descended from the sky, carrying Nrvnqsr Chaos on its back. He had arrived just in time to protect Roa as well.

"Is that so? Then you can all die together. Since you've gathered in one spot, it'll save me some trouble."

Shinji's expression became emotionless. He extended his right hand, and the red markings under his white cloak began to glow.

"By the command spell, I order: Release the divine weapon—Indra's Thunder: Broken Phantasm!"

A crystallization of great magecraft, the power closest to a miracle, descended. It not only restored the depleted artifact to its original state but also unleashed its maximum destructive potential, beyond its usual limits.

By using all of its phantasmal power and magical energy as fuel, it created an explosion even more powerful than the previous thunder strike.

While controlling Indra's Thunder, Shinji also activated other forces under his command. If the enemies somehow survived, they would face wave after wave of attacks. Shinji, who fancied himself a frog, was going all out to kill the snake, sparing no effort.

Yet, even with all this, his onslaught still didn't achieve complete success. Shinji's preparations were sufficient to deal with three snakes, but standing before him, there was a fourth.

Yes, a human, not a snake.

Assassin, summoned by Araya using a command spell at the critical moment.

This figure, cloaked entirely in darkness, their true face obscured, snatched the three serpents from the terrifying explosion of Broken Phantasm and retreated without a word, their speed terrifyingly fast.

"Trying to run? Do you think you can escape?"

Shinji's body floating in midair. As he crafted more phantasmal bombs, he accelerated his pursuit. He had no habit of letting enemies escape, especially not snakes, which were even more troublesome than tigers. If one snake survived, there would be endless future problems.

Whether it was above or below ground, Shinji would chase and eliminate them, even if it meant exposing his Third Magic.

However, something shocking happened.

Even with a top-tier flying Noble Phantasm, Shinji couldn't catch up!

Yes, Shinji, unburdened, couldn't catch up with Assassin, who was carrying three others. The distance between them grew wider and wider.

By the time Shinji mounted his Pegasus, the four black-clad figures had vanished from sight.

And that wasn't even the most surprising part. The most shocking thing was that even as Shinji pursued at low altitude on his Pegasus, following the enemies' escape route, he found absolutely nothing—no traces whatsoever.

Whether by scanning with mental energy, sensing their presence, or using the concept attached to Roa to track them, there was no trace to be found.

After thoroughly searching the surroundings, inside and out, Shinji finally gave up.

Tracking down clues and people wasn't his forte. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken so long to find Aozaki Touko.

Shinji needed an expert to help—Waver Velvet, detective extraordinaire, the modern-day Sherlock Holmes. With him on the case, there was no way they wouldn't find a trace.

Just as Shinji was flying back to his original position, a radiant rainbow light suddenly broke into his view.