I'm just an internet cafe owner

What kind of delicious food is this? Why do I feel a sense of happiness?

Hermione calmly asked, "Is this what I get for ruling the world with you?"

Tom wanted to stubbornly say yes, but the delicious lollipop made him unable to say it.

Seeing his expression, Hermione sighed.

Then he shook his wand: "You can't do this, you can't do that, you're putting me in a difficult position."

World domination? She had absolutely no interest in that. All she wanted was to study regular magic diligently with her teachers while she was in school, then use magic to improve her life and eventually live a relatively stable life after graduation.

Of course, if the internet cafes were still open when she graduated, she would consider traveling during the day and coming online at night to experience a happy life.

World domination? We can't afford to sit here.

"hateful!"

Tom gritted his teeth, while Hermione asked curiously, "What? You're not convinced? Here's what we'll do: I'll give you a chance. Let's have a duel. If you beat me, I'll consider it."

Upon hearing this, Tom revealed a smug smile: "I have never seen your magic, but your strength is too weak. With your power, you cannot defeat me."

"Give it a try. If I win, I'll consider going with you to rule the world."

Tom was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! You think you can kill me?"

"Why not give it a try? I'm bored anyway. I haven't really had any real matches with anyone at this school."

Rather than a friendly spar, Hermione actually wanted to kill the being before her. However, she dared not act rashly because she could see that the entire soul of the being was attached to a book in Ginny's arms.

If this causes a chain reaction and harms my friend's sister, then it would be a losing proposition.

"Alright! Then I'll show you what truly powerful magic is."

"bring it on!"

Hermione smiled slightly, while Tom picked up Ginny's staff, ready for battle.

This was a battle between wizards, and Hermione's first real-life combat experience made her involuntarily nervous.

However, before the battle, Hermione suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a minute, I have a question for you."

"what?"

"How many people have you killed with the Killing Curse in your lifetime?"

"Several hundred?"

Upon hearing this number, Tom actually saw contempt in Hermione's eyes. Hermione simply sighed and shook her head: "Too few. I thought the legendary Dark Lord could kill tens of thousands, but it turns out he killed more in a single day."

"?"

"Alright, let's begin!"

As Hermione uttered the words "Begin," the battle began. Tom had originally planned to torture Hermione with Exorcism and some minor magic, since he hadn't sensed any killing intent from her.

However, since his killing intent was insufficient and his magic power appeared weak, he was unable to use the Killing Curse. As a result, he witnessed a terrifying scene.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Her attack was a deadly strike. Hermione now knew that her enemy was none other than Voldemort, specifically a young Voldemort. She just didn't know how Voldemort had become so young, but it didn't matter; Hermione didn't intend to hit him with this attack, she just wanted to scare him.

Tom smiled as the Killing Curse brushed past his face: "This curse is very difficult to control. Let me teach you what Avada Kedavra is all about!"

"Rebound! Heart-Piercing Bone-Scraping! Apparition! Magic Shield!"

Hermione kept casting spells, pulling Tom's soul further away as she did so. When he was five meters away from Ginny, Hermione activated a large magical shield to isolate Tom's soul.

At that moment, Tom finally understood what fear was.

He didn't actually know the exact method of the Basilisk's death; he only knew that Hermione must have cast the Killing Curse and then killed the Basilisk in a special way.

But now he realized he had underestimated this second-grade girl. Wait a minute? She's in second grade? Had he wasted his entire life?

In Tom's view, a larger magical shield bound the three of them together, and then he saw Hermione's wand begin to release magic.

Why could Hermione cast spells so effortlessly? Because she used a magical technique from Noita, storing the magic in her wand and releasing it sequentially. Hermione also switched to a different wand, one with abundant magic power and a perfect match conceived during the Hogwarts Legacy.

Repeat casting, multiple casting, chain magic, barrage, cooldown reduction, repeat casting, Avada Kedavra, chainsaw.

Previously, defeating the basilisk was only described as using a powerful killing spell once, but this time it was a large-scale clearing killing spell.

After all, the other party was a powerful Dark Lord, but after hearing that Tom had only killed a few hundred people, Hermione mocked him while casting a spell: "I always thought the Dark Lord was a terrifying being, but I didn't expect you to have only killed a few hundred people. You know, I killed six or seven people in my last Potions class. Tom, you should train properly and start anew."

Hermione's attack was merely sarcasm and verbal abuse. Based on her experience, she would go all out against monsters. But against intelligent beings, killing them wasn't enough; she had to destroy their spirits. Moreover, she wasn't killing them, but exorcising them.

If it really came down to killing, Hermione wouldn't dare to lay a hand on the person; at most, she'd just knock them unconscious and hand them over to Dumbledore. But when it came to souls, especially the soul of her best friend's sister, Hermione felt no remorse whatsoever.

After saying this, the green Avada Kedavra was launched wildly within the magic circle.

This is a magic circle that Senior Madoka studied based on Avada Kedavra. The effect of the magic circle is to deflect all magic within its range.

The damage, combined with the enhanced Avada Kedavra on his staff, caused green magic to fly wildly within the magic circle.

Hermione arrived outside the magic circle almost instantly and drew Yamato.

"Little Tang, be a good person in your next life."

The Yamato Blade was drawn, and the Dimensional Slash was activated. Poor little Tang had no chance to use teleportation magic, because space had been severed, and he could only wait to die on the spot.

Hermione, holding Yamato, watched Tom dodge within the magic circle, but how many times could he dodge? As the barrage of comments increased, Tom, the younger version of Voldemort's soul, could only die within it, tears streaming down his face.

However, it's clear that Hermione lacks combat experience. Before Tom died, he passed on some important information. For example, the fact that Hermione had to kill several teammates during her Potions class, and the final, desperate scene.

Indeed, in Tom's and even Voldemort's understanding, this would be the most desperate scene. Countless killing curses bounced back and forth within the magical barrier. However, this wasn't the most terrifying part. The most terrifying part was seeing a second-year Gryffindor girl who could calmly cast hundreds of Avada Kedavra curses in an instant with a smile, and then calmly smile and even start thinking about what to eat for dinner?

And Hermione? Seeing the enemy disappear, she silently picked up the Horcrux. Destroy it? Impossible, because she saw that this Horcrux was extremely valuable. She'd just sell it to the owner and let him solve the Horcrux problem.

As for the surviving souls? This world can't solve that, but Liu Yuan can.

Chapter 465 Saeko Busujima Slays Zombies.jpg (Bonus Chapter)

While Hermione was dealing with one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, in another world, Saeko Busujima, a high school student, looked at a photo of herself and Alicia, as well as a solo selfie of Alicia, and a smile of excitement spread across her face.

"Cute, is it a girl?"

Saeko Busujima was overjoyed by Alicia's praise. However, her joy was mixed with memories of her time in the game, where she had spent the first half of the day mindlessly killing.

For the next half day, already excited, Saeko followed Alicia's advice and began experiencing the game world. And let me tell you, the three-brick-and-one-person strategy and the game's superb silent assassination techniques thrilled Saeko.

Although she studied katana, she was very interested in things like violence.

"If I go online again, it will be tomorrow."

Saeko Busujima reminisces about her experience at the internet cafe while in the kendo club. She was captivated by a girl named Alicia, and the exhilarating combat in the game made her even more addicted.

"It's a pity that I can't express myself so freely in the real world."

Having already unleashed her desires in the game, Saeko Busujima no longer has particularly strong violent urges, but she still fantasizes about how wonderful it would be if mushroom-like beings appeared in the real world and she could happily hack and slash them.

Just as she was thinking, the noise outside the room caught her attention.

"What is that voice?"

Saeko Busujima took out a wooden sword and walked out of the room, but as soon as she stepped out, she saw a group of students scattering in all directions.

Are there any bandits?

As Saeko Busujima pondered this, she grabbed her weapon and charged forward, but halfway there, she suddenly stopped. What did she see? Zombies?

Why are there zombies?

On the day she spent playing games at the internet cafe, Saeko Shima also learned about other games. Although there weren't many zombie-themed games, there were still quite a few, especially Left 4 Dead. Those noisy zombies had become her next gaming target.

However, she decided to follow Alicia's advice and experience the story first before trying this type of Musou game.

I never expected to encounter zombies in my own world.

"Was it the internet cafe's doing?"

Saeko Busujima considered this direction, but then shook her head. According to feedback on TT, the internet cafe's customer acquisition mechanism should only allow customers to enter the internet cafe when their world is in danger or when the customers themselves encounter problems.

In other words, the zombie crisis was destined to occur in his world before he even entered the internet cafe, and he was just incredibly lucky to be the one chosen by this world.

Saving the world? Saeko Busujima recalled her casual conversation with Alicia at the internet cafe.

"In my opinion, Saeko is a very cute girl. Who knows, maybe Saeko will save the world someday?"

Saeko Busujima didn't think much of it at the time, treating it as a joke.

But now, faced with this crisis, she couldn't help but think more deeply. In her eyes, Alicia was her guiding deity.

Saving the world? She didn't know if she could do it, but since Alicia believed she could, why not give it a try?

With this in mind, Saeko Busujima bought a katana directly from the player shop, intending to test it out on these zombies.

She wasn't just mindlessly slashing with her katana; she was also observing while attacking.

These zombies move very slowly when they don't see people, but they move incredibly fast when they do. When they get going, each zombie has the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

They will bite anyone they encounter, and after biting, they will turn into zombies in about ten to thirty seconds. After attacking one person and successfully turning that person into a zombie, they will immediately move on to another target.

"Is this... a zombie?"

Screams echoed throughout the school because Saeko Busujima had appeared.

When they arrived, the zombies had already blocked all the escape routes. The students, however, chose to escape through the escape routes, and thus the zombies and the fleeing students met.

The zombies immediately feasted, and the students who became the feast quickly became members of the zombie army.

"That's terrifying speed..."

Saeko Busujima, observing the rapid mutation and terrifying running ability of the zombies, felt a slight sense of unease. This unease wasn't due to the difficulty of clearing them out. The katana she purchased was a mass-produced item from the industrialized manufacturing of the Machine Race. According to Shubi, "It's just leftover materials from building the spaceship; I casually made a few weapons to sell."

Saeko Busujima tried to save more students, but the scene was too chaotic. The zombies, now completely impervious to pain, ran faster than normal, and even with the classroom doors closed, the zombies continued to ram into the students like madmen.

However, while these zombies were attacking wildly, Saeko Busujima managed to contact Alicia via TT while saving the teachers and students at the school.

Inside the internet cafe, Alicia fell into deep thought.

"How do I do it?"

Alicia wanted to ask Liu Yuan directly, but considering she would have to face many more similar situations in the future, she decided to make the decision herself first. However, Alicia wasn't giving orders blindly. While giving advice to Saeko Busujima, she also sent Liu Yuan information about the clients she had encountered and offered him her own suggestions.

"Saeko, you can prioritize saving the students inside the academy and get them to the rooftop. At the same time, you should kill as many zombies as possible from the rooftop, observing their characteristics as you go. Focus on gathering a group of survivors before considering anything else."

"understand!"