Becoming a Shadow in the New World

"Ready to join forces? Ladies first, you go first..."

Before he could finish speaking, Claire appeared out of thin air beside Sid and launched a powerful attack on him.

He tilted his head slightly to dodge the attack, caught the black sword with his right hand, and followed the trajectory of the black sword to slash at Claire, whose attack had missed... Claire disappeared.

Claire appeared on the right, and after Sid blocked the attack, Claire disappeared again.

Every time Sid counterattacked, Claire would appear on the other side to continue the attack. This happened several times in a row, leaving Sid only able to defend, as if he had been driven into a corner.

But is that really the case...?

I'm a little envious...

Looking at the spatial magic hidden in the void, Sid blocked Claire's attack while expressing envy for Natsuki-chan's silent spatial movement.

It's not that he can't teleport, but with his magical skills that are practically diodes, the teleportation point would probably experience a spatial quake as soon as he teleports.

To be honest, Sid always felt that the title of God of Magic given to him by the world was wrong; he should be called the Magic Killer.

Any magic in his presence will have its core seen through, and he can either destroy the spell or invade it through the spell itself, making him a true nemesis of mages.

Even the strongest mage formation he had ever seen, "The Norm of Life," he was confident that, with its master in control, he could dismantle all of its thousands of spells within three minutes.

In a sense, based on the character settings he gave "Roland Augusta," excluding the anti-dragon special attack, "Roland Augusta" is the weakest among the top five in the world, since neither of the top five dragons are mages.

So... Roland Augusta only made one move, yet he was hailed as the "God of Magic" by the world.

Oh... the main reason is that his feat of instantly killing the First True Ancestor in his first move was too powerful, plus the magical destructive ability he set for "Roland Augusta" has never been shown, so he is called the "God of Magic," Le.

After amusing himself for a moment, he once again swung his sword to block Claire's attack, and before Claire could be teleported, he changed the direction of his attack. The slime sword turned back into liquid and merged into his black coat, and he swung his fist backward.

After making this move, Claire appeared out of thin air in Sid's attack trajectory.

Because it hadn't been shown in the previous battles, Claire didn't expect Sid to be able to predict her location. She didn't have time to defend and was hit in the stomach head-on by this attack.

"Guwa!"

"bump!"

Claire's body crashed heavily onto the sand, leaving a trail before finally stopping at Nangong Nayue's feet. She spat out a puddle of acidic liquid; with just one blow, Claire had lost her fighting ability.

Looking at Claire at her feet, who had lost the ability to fight and was spitting out blood, Nangong Nayue's lips twitched. She knew this would be the outcome.

She sighed heavily in her heart, mobilized all her magic power, and prepared to teleport away with Claire.

...Why can't I find my way?!

"Want to leave? I'm sorry, this is an isolated island."

A flippant voice rang out, and Sid held up one finger.

"listen…"

Nangong Nayue raised her head, her pupils widening. She saw the azure sky like a shattered mirror, with the shards falling to reveal the void and darkness behind it, where even light had been swallowed up.

"Spatial abilities are troublesome, so it's much easier to just blow up space."

While it's not impossible to directly destroy the core of the spatial spell, it's not advisable. The ability to destroy spells is reserved for "Roland Augusta" in the lore, and Shadow disdains using magic.

Sid didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Nangong Nayue didn't need to hear it either.

Dark magic erupted from the void and attacked Nangong Nayue—no, the island.

"what……"

The immense pressure pressed down on Nangong Nayue, instantly shoving her into the sand and causing her to scream in agony.

"Boom boom boom..."

The rampant magic swept across the entire deserted island, causing the sea level to drop and everything on the island to be reduced to ashes.

"Snapped!"

With a snap of his fingers, the magical surge ceased, the void of darkness was covered by the azure sky, and smoke shrouded the island.

"Pfft... Ha, ha, this body still exists!"

Getting up from the ground, Nangong Nayue spat out the sand in her mouth, surprised that her magical body hadn't disappeared during the attack.

"clatter!"

Before Nangong Nayue could recover, footsteps sounded, and a figure walked up to her.

Crouching down, Sid looked down at Nangong Nayue with an icy tone, mimicking the super cool look he had once seen in the eyes of the Seven Shadows, Zeta.

"Please remember, whether it is you, the True Ancestors, the Gods, or the Diablo Order, you are all mice in a cat-and-mouse game, the only difference being that one is bigger and the other is smaller, and I... am the cat in the cat-and-mouse game."

After saying that, Sid stood up, turned and left, but then stopped and spoke again as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Please pass on a message to the Diablo Order: the game of cat and mouse has begun."

A violent sonic boom rang out, the sand beneath Sid's feet was ripped up by the impact of the takeoff, and the black figure disappeared.

"The Diablo... Order?"

Lying on the ground, Nangong Nayue muttered the name, guessing that this organization was the "rat in the dark" that Sid had mentioned at the beginning, and it was also very likely the terrorist organization that she had been investigating recently. If not, it was definitely related to it.

Her gaze swept over her side and she saw Claire, who was completely unaffected by the attack that had leveled the deserted island. She remained in the same position where she had been knocked to the ground, and apart from the acidic fluid she had spat out from the punch, she was completely unharmed. Nangong Nayue's face twisted in disgust.

Neither of them died in the fight. They had even deliberately provoked Claire with words to provoke her into attacking. This...this...this...

"What kind of person is this, stirring up trouble and having fun?!"

One sentence perfectly encapsulated Nangong Nayue's frustration. Judging from the current situation, Shadow had no intention of killing them. Therefore, his earlier verbal provocation of Claire was probably not just a casual act of itching for a fight. What an undeserved disaster!

After finishing her rant, Nangong Nayue collapsed to the ground, intending to rest for a while to replenish her strength. In any case, the island had been leveled and there was no danger.

Okay... I can't rest.

He glanced around resentfully; the giant waves of seawater surrounded the island.

That attack just now knocked down the sea level of the island, creating a deep abyss. If they really sleep here, they'll probably drown when the power at the edge of the abyss dissipates and seawater rushes in.

With a sigh, he placed his hand on Claire. The damaged space had been automatically repaired by the space, and the spatial teleportation was activated, returning them to Itogami Island.

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Within Claire's mental space, Aurora gazed at Claire with a deep, unsettling look. Claire, however, averted her gaze, twirling her long black hair with her fingers, not daring to confront Aurora.

Chapter 118 Why not just make a pact with your brother?

Within the pure white space of consciousness, an anxious atmosphere was spreading. Aurora looked at Claire, who seemed to think that nothing had happened as long as she didn't make eye contact with her, and couldn't help but speak up.

"Tell me, how did you manage to bypass me and control that power?"

"Hahaha...haha...ha...what are you saying, Aurora? Didn't you let me go?"

"..."

"If there's someone inside my body who can control me without my permission, I have to take some precautions just in case."

"Ah!"

Claire's nonchalant attitude made Aurora laugh.

"Yes, yes, yes, your so-called methods... if I hadn't restored your body, you'd be a pile of minced meat on the ground right now. Don't do that again. I had no intention of harming you. If I wanted to, you would be dead long ago."

Upon hearing Aurora's words, Claire simply turned her head away and responded with an awkward laugh.

With a witch of unknown origin suddenly appearing inside her body, who is suspected of destroying several races, it's still a bit difficult for her to completely trust Aurora, even though the witch has helped her several times.

Whether the other party wants to or not is one thing, whether they have the ability or not is another.

It can only be said that the time she spent with Aurora was somewhat useful, at least it fostered some feelings between them. Otherwise, she would have already taken action when she found a way to deal with Aurora, instead of leaving Aurora in her body. This time, she mainly used this method because Sid was involved.

"Tsk, whatever, there's nothing I can do about you. Anyway, it's your body, so just take care of yourself."

"whee…"

When her reprimands were ineffective, Aurora gave up, since she no longer had control of the game.

From the moment Claire bypassed her and took control of the three sources of power within Claire, she knew that her life or death was now in Claire's hands.

Her only role with Claire now is probably to repair her body. Claire will only use this power, and Claire will not repair any damage caused to her body by this power during the process.

Of course, that's what she said, but it's still her power after all, and if she really wanted to seize control, she was quite confident she could win.

What truly alarmed her was Claire's astonishing control over her primal power. She couldn't believe this was the first time Claire had used it; judging by that level of proficiency, Claire had been hiding this technique for at least six months.

These two siblings are both incredibly twisted.

While Aurora was internally complaining, Claire, seeing that Aurora was no longer angry, came closer.

"Aurora, it seems like we can't defeat Shadow. Can you help me think of any other way to save Sid?"

"Save Sid??? What happened to your brother?"

Seeing Aurora's puzzled look, Claire was bewildered.

"Didn't you say that Sid's coma was caused by the shadows?"

"Ah...you mean that? Your brother just fainted. He'll wake up in a bit. I was just teasing you because you looked so worried. Although your brother's fainting was indeed related to the Shadow."

Aurora shrugged and chuckled, covering her mouth. When Sid suddenly fainted, Claire tried various methods to wake him up. However, she sensed a trace of Sid's magic power coming from the direction of the explosion, which made her immediately guess that it was something like a clone.

At that time, she was annoyed by Claire's constant physical abuse and the daily repairs of the hole, so she told a lie that wasn't quite a lie, intending to teach Claire a lesson.