Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

Old Simon's face tightened, and he immediately stepped forward to block Ariel, his expression solemn.

"Little girl, hide in the back!"

“Okay… okay…”

The mermaid girl Ariel also suppressed her joy, timidly shrinking back and looking anxiously towards the center of the church.

The next second, the bricks on the church floor moved on their own without any wind, and dust swirled up.

A stream of light and illusion slowly converged in the center of the open space, causing distorted ripples to spread across the space.

A figure slowly descended from the void.

She was slender and graceful, with fair, almost translucent skin.

Her long, loose hair, fading from silver to light purple, hung down, with a faint, iridescent glow swirling between the strands.

Her exquisitely beautiful face had an unreal, dreamlike quality, and her eyes were pale and glassy, ​​empty and indifferent, as if all the joys and sorrows of the world were just a false drama to her.

She wore a gorgeous yet ethereal tulle dress, the skirt layered upon layered, like a bubble that could burst and dissipate at any moment.

Pandora, the Witch of Deception!

The girl landed lightly on the ground, her steps so light that it seemed she had never been touched by the mortal world.

His gaze calmly fell on Green, his tone still carrying that detached and wistful air.

"There's no need to be so wary."

"I've only come to offer blessings from this world to visitors from another world..."

Before Green could finish speaking, the powerful energy within him surged wildly into the invisible hand, making up for his slow movements.

"Buzz—!"

The air was torn apart by the giant hand, producing a piercing explosion, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the space on the spot.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Countless demonic claws slammed into Pandora's body without any suspense, accompanied by deafening thuds.

Her ethereal gauze dress instantly turned to ashes, and her body exploded like glass crushed by a heavy hammer.

"Sizzle—!"

Blood mist splattered, and severed limbs mixed with energy fragments streaked through the air in a blinding streak of light, so fast that even the afterimage was invisible.

Old Simon shuddered, clutching a dagger in his hand, his teeth chattering, as he stammered, "Dead...dead?!"

Green's eyes were cold, and the magic at his fingertips was still swirling. He spoke calmly:

"If that's the question, then you're definitely not dead."

next second.

hum~

A faint, ethereal sound of something breaking through the air rang out, and the void in the center of the church once again rippled with distortion.

Pandora's figure descended slowly from the void without warning, still looking as delicate and ethereal as ever.

Her sheer dress was perfectly intact, and a calm, indifferent smile graced her face, as if she hadn't been the one crushed into a bloody mist just moments before.

"Grimm, why are you so irritable?"

She parted her red lips slightly, her tone languid and innocent, her voice still lingering.

"call out--!"

A cold glint flashed in Green's eyes, and an invisible, pitch-black hand suddenly reached out from his body, wrapping around Pandora's slender waist like lightning.

Before she could react, he suddenly pulled her in front of him!

Before Pandora could break free, Green's left hand shot out instantly, gripping her soft, slender arm tightly. Magic surged in his palm, and the power of Gluttony erupted!

"Pandora!"

He shouted out the false witch's true name, and a faint devouring power swirled around him.

He then raised his left hand, slowly brought it close to his lips, and gently licked his palm with the tip of his tongue.

The devouring power in the void surged wildly, and the hissing sound of magic tearing apart was incessant.

Pandora simply blinked her empty, glassy eyes, her expression innocent and indifferent.

"Mr. Green, how can a false name possibly be true?"

The moment the words fell—

Buzz!

Green abruptly pulled his left hand back, his wrist trembling slightly.

An indescribable sense of backlash rushed up my arm to my brain, my stomach churned, and a faint feeling of nausea and dizziness swept over my whole body.

Just as Green was momentarily stunned by the backlash, Emilia, who was standing to the side, could no longer bear it.

The hatred and grief that had been building up in her heart for years finally erupted, and a chilling aura suddenly spread from her body.

Click—click—!

The extreme cold magic suddenly solidified, and countless sharp ice spikes appeared out of thin air. The ice layer spread wildly along the ground, instantly sealing off the entire space.

A biting chill swept in, and in an instant, hard ice wrapped around Pandora's limbs and body, binding her firmly and freezing her completely in place.

The crystal-clear ice wall froze her skirt, immobilizing her, and the surrounding air was so cold it was almost solidified.

Emilia's eyes reddened, and anger, sorrow, and hatred surged within her purple pupils.

"Pandora!"

"The murderer who destroyed our hometown and harmed everyone!"

"You won't take my Green away this time!"

Emilia's long-suppressed anger finally ignited. She raised her arm, her icy magic surging wildly, and her lips clearly recited the magical incantation:

"Ul-Shuma!"

Boom—!!

The earth trembled violently, the church floor suddenly cracked open, and a thick, towering giant icicle rose from the ground.

Carrying a biting wind and piercing frost, it rushed straight ahead with unstoppable force.

boom! !

Before the ice had lasted long, the giant ice pillar slammed into Pandora's body, forcefully slamming her against the wall behind her.

The wall shattered and collapsed, ice crystals splattered everywhere, and flesh and blood, along with the illusory body, were crushed on the spot, directly smashing into a pile of minced meat stuck to the wall.

The church was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the chill lingered for a long time.

But in the blink of an eye.

hum...

The void rippled and twisted once more, and a faint, iridescent mist slowly drifted down.

Pandora's figure remained intact as she gracefully descended from the void once more, her long hair swaying gently, her skirt fluttering, her expression carrying a hint of helplessness and disappointment.

I originally thought that you would be more at peace when we met again.

Old Simon, standing to the side, swallowed hard, his throat bobbing, barely able to hold the dagger in his hand, his voice trembling to the extreme:

"What... what kind of monster is this... is it some kind of unkillable demon?"

The situation has completely spiraled out of control; leaving them behind will only drag the two innocent people into the battle of witch powers.

Green suppressed the dizziness from the backlash of his gluttony, his expression calm and resolute. He turned to look at old Simon, his tone steady yet leaving no room for refusal:

"Old Simon, take Ariel and those girls outside and get out of here right now!"

"Leave things here to Emilia and me."

Old Simon gritted his teeth, looked at the immortal and illusory witch before him, and finally nodded fiercely.

The old man grabbed Ariel and quickly retreated towards the church entrance, not forgetting to turn back and shout before leaving:

"You all need to be very careful! I'm going to get help!"

"Clang—"

As soon as he finished speaking, old Simon closed the church doors tightly.

Pandora watched the two people leave in a hurry, her glassy eyes remaining completely calm as she turned her gaze back to the two people in front of her.

She sighed softly, her tone still calm:

"Why be so confrontational? I mean no harm."