I am a god-slayer, not your hero.

Even though the flame of her life is about to be extinguished today, she has no regrets.

"Buzzing—!"

The cries of bats echoed between heaven and earth. Darkwing bats flew into the sky, constantly splitting into multiple parts. In the blink of an eye, huge, jet-black steel bats filled the sky, their numbers reaching thousands in an instant.

Snapped!

The Darkwing Bat seemed to have been freed from something, letting out a joyful yet angry roar.

There's another question posed.

What should be done about the contract?

Whoohoo!

The sound of wind breaking filled the air, and Claudia couldn't help but close her eyes. The "death" she had witnessed before was about to be reenacted in reality—a gruesome scene of dismemberment. Even she couldn't help but tremble.

Fierce!

The imagined feeling of being dragged into the air and torn apart by countless Darkwing Bat clones did not occur.

Instead, I felt a sense of warmth.

Claudia slowly opened her eyes, and the world before her seemed to be swallowed by endless darkness and flames.

Black flames spread wildly all around, like the breath of a demon, trying to devour all light.

Before her stood a steadfast figure, like an unshakeable mountain, shielding her from all possible harm.

Amidst the raging black flames, Mingxian's figure appeared even more upright.

Clad in jet-black and silver-gray armor, he resembled a demon god emerging from the abyss, cold and ruthless.

He slowly drew out a card and placed it into the summoning device on his left arm.

"Advent!"

A deep, powerful voice echoed across the battlefield.

A powerful force surged around, tearing apart the shackles of space.

Bathed in the black flames, a steel dragon about three hundred meters long spiraled out from the shadow beneath Mingxian's feet.

Its body was covered in jet-black metallic scales that gleamed with a cold light, while its belly was made of silver-gray metal, like the belly of a mirage.

The giant dragon circled around the zither, as if expressing its sincerest respect and loyalty to him.

"Roar!"

The dragon roared at the swarm of bats in the sky, and scorching black flames gathered in its mouth, which it then spat out at the bats.

Those black flames were like the kiss of death, turning everything in their path into scorched earth and ashes.

boom! boom!

The sound of explosions in the sky continued incessantly.

Sparks flew everywhere, and hot air swept through.

Claudia stared at the scene with her mouth slightly open, lost in thought.

Those who are given a Knight Card Box by the Stars and gain the qualification to participate in battles can forcibly use the power of the Divine Beast after signing a contract with the contracted beast, and will also receive a few pages of the Heavenly Book randomly distributed.

If they win, the stars will grant their wishes...

As long as they can defeat the last knight.

In short, the knights were warned when they signed the contract.

"If you don't fight, you will die."

If you are unable to fight, you will be devoured by your contracted beast.

Contract beasts are both the source of a knight's power and his watchful eye.

Conversely, killing one's contracted beast allows one to escape the Knight Battle.

However, this is very difficult. Contract beasts are genuine divine beasts. If they get serious, even Rina, a demigod, could be defeated. Not to mention that as "mythical creatures," they also have the characteristic of "returning to nothingness." The science of the earth is meaningless to them.

In eighty reincarnations, only one person has ever killed their contracted beast.

However, besides relying on oneself, there is another way to break free from the knight's contract, and that is—

Let the other knights kill their contracted beasts.

Just like now.

"You... are you even going to shatter this future?" Claudia's tone became complicated.

It turns out that Pandora's "future" is so fragile; it was just a dream, like a bubble that could burst at any moment.

So……

The death I saw in my dreams before.

The betrayal of those closest to us.

Those malicious killers.

And... the only person who didn't kill him.

Are these true?

Perhaps they knew it was fake, but they still clung to it like a lifeline, hoping to find a moment of respite from this endless suffering.

At least I have the courage to wake up tomorrow.

Mingxian drew a card and placed it into the dragon shield-shaped summoning machine.

"Final Vent!"

Mingxian's figure leaped lightly off the ground, his body freed from the constraints of gravity, hovering leisurely in mid-air, and posed with a sharp flying kick towards the dense swarm of bats in the sky.

"Roar!"

The jet-black dragon surrounding him seemed to sense its master's will. Suddenly, it opened its massive maw and spewed out a blazing black flame that instantly enveloped Mingxian, carrying him like a meteor as it streaked across the sky and hurtled towards the swarm of bats that blotted out the sun.

boom!

There was a deafening roar, as if the heaven and earth were shaking.

Black flames surged forth like a raging sea, engulfing the entire sky. The scorching flames and rolling heat waves intertwined, igniting the surrounding air.

A scorching stream of air surged forth, sprinkling down gusts of hot wind. The world seemed to be shrouded in an invisible curtain of fire, and everything was submerged in this raging sea of ​​flames.

As the flames gradually dissipated, the zither slowly descended to the ground.

In the sky, a "spirit" with only an outline floated in the air. The black dragon happily flew towards the "spirit" and swallowed it into its mouth.

Mingxian lowered his head and looked at Claudia, who was sitting on the ground.

……

Amidst the swirling white mist, the three who had entered the inner world were transported back to the real world.

It was still by the same pool. Claudia's pretty face was covered in dust, and her clothes were scorched black. She looked rather disheveled, like a princess in distress.

Mingxian stood opposite her, dressed in jet-black armor.

Between the two, Kirin Toudou shielded herself with her small hands, and only after confirming that both of them were safe and sound did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Mingxian deactivated his armor and said to the lost-in-thought Claudia, "Back to the topic, I want to make a deal with you. As you can see, I am an undocumented immigrant, and I hope you can use your power to obtain legal status."

This sentence is like a light, drifting leaf.

It's far too light.

It was as if the battle that had just taken place had never happened.

Claudia's mouth agape slightly as she couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious? I was just about to kill you to fulfill my wish... Why?"

Mingxian raised her eyes and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"I don't mind."

Girl, with your skills, who can you kill?

At most, it's just an opponent I'm matched with in the game; I can just casually hit them and that's it.

Even if I lose, I won't care.

Surely no one would actually lose their temper in a game and then travel 300 miles offline to solo kill their opponent?

Besides, you can't beat them.

Mingxian also discovered that he had an absurdly strong luck. The instinct of a god-slayer as a "victor" would affect the probability, making it like a game of pure luck, in which he would win every battle.

Claudia stared blankly at Mingxian, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears.

"What an incredibly stupid idiot..."

Mingxian: "..."

Has this child misunderstood something?

Or maybe we should just kill them.

In any case, the strong always bully the weak!

Forget it, I'm too lazy to make another trip and waste my social energy getting a legitimate identity from someone else.

Are you going to make the deal or not?

Mingxian asked impatiently.

Claudia took a deep breath, regaining her composure, stood up and straightened her dirty clothes, saying, "It's an honor to make a deal with you. What kind of identity do you want?"

Mingxian nodded, then suddenly beckoned to the two initiators on the ground with his finger.

The two launchers immediately flew into Mingxian's hands.

呲味——

The sparks ignited, reminiscent of the gleaming lights of a steel mill.

The pure Starlight-style weapon "Pandora" was transformed into a steel weapon.

Mingxian did not bring it under her control, but instead issued an order with [Thousand Body Scorching Star], making it recognize Claudia as its master, and at the same time no longer forcing Claudia to pay the price.