The shuttle in the second dimension

　After talking for a while, Ram and Rem came, and then just like in the first week, Count Roswaal came back, and Lin Xuan and others were taken to the restaurant. Having learned from the last lesson, Subaru no longer treated Roswaal as a clown this time, but the wish he put forward was exactly the same as last time - to let Roswaal hire him to work here. Of course, Lin Xuan's wish was the same as before.

　After breakfast, Subaru was taken by Ram and Rem to choose clothes for the servants, while Lin Xuan was wandering around the open space in the courtyard with nothing to do.

　After strolling for a while, Lin Xuan sat on the guardrail of the courtyard pavilion, leaning lightly against a stone pillar. He looked up at the azure sky and murmured with a hint of self-mockery. "I keep saying I want to regain my memories, but can I really regain the memories I've already lost?"

　"of course."

　"Eh!?" Hearing the sudden voice behind him, Lin Xuan turned his head in surprise, and then he saw Emilia standing not far behind him.

　"Aren't you going to study the affairs of the King's Selection?"

　"Yes, but someone who saw you just now was not very reassured, so he came over to check on you, and then he heard your negative words." As she spoke, Emilia sat next to Lin Xuan.

　"Ha-ha-" Lin Xuan laughed dryly twice and scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

　"You and Subaru are really strange people." Looking at Lin Xuan, Emilia shook her head in confusion, "Especially you. When we were in the royal capital, you obviously needed help more than me. Obviously, I couldn't help you at all at that time, but you said you wanted to repay me. You helped me find the badge, and even helped me repel the killer regardless of danger. You helped me so much, but all you wanted in return was to stay for a while..." Emilia's voice became weaker and weaker, and finally she lowered her head.

　The guilt in Emilia's words was clearly conveyed to Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan also knew what Emilia felt guilty about. It was because she thought Lin Xuan had done her a great favor, but she had repaid him very little.

　"You know what, Emilia?" Looking at Emilia's guilty look, Lin Xuan called out.

　"Hmm?" Emilia raised her head and saw Lin Xuan's serious eyes.

　"Before I met you in the capital, I was at a loss and panicked, because I was unfamiliar with my surroundings and myself. Everything made me feel unfamiliar, as if I was redundant. But when I was most helpless, panicked, and lonely, you extended a helping hand to me. Maybe you think you didn't help me at all, but for me, your actions at that time helped me get out of my helplessness and panic. At that time, you were like the light in the darkness and hope in despair." As he said this, Lin Xuan suddenly sneered.

　"Besides, I had other motives when I helped you find the badge. I was worried that you would fall into loneliness and helplessness again after you left. That's why I offered to help you find the badge. I just wanted to stay by your side so that I wouldn't be lonely anymore."

　"For me, whether it was helping you find the badge or fighting with the killer, it was all to repay your kindness and my ulterior motives towards you at that time. So, don't feel guilty. Even if there is guilt, it's me. After all, I took advantage of your kindness at that time." As he said that, Lin Xuan took a deep breath.

Chapter XIII

　"This is just the beginning. Look at you two..." As soon as the words fell, Lin Xuan's body suddenly burst out with a huge amount of curse power. At the same time, above him, a huge figure blurred and then became clear, slowly appearing above him.

　It was a massive, pitch-black steed, its massive body covered in a mane that resembled crimson flames, fluttering in the wind. Its head had a horn like a unicorn's, but unlike a unicorn's, this one had a horn shaped like a tuning fork.

　That was Lin Xuan’s ninth familiar, corresponding to the familiar of Sagittarius – the Double-Horned Deep Crimson.

　“Yu——!” An extremely loud roar came from the mouth of the Double-Horned Deep Red, shaking the surrounding atmosphere and causing it to vibrate slightly.

　"Hey, hey, hey, why are there more?!" Kusanagi Godou twitched his eyes, a trace of horror flashing across his eyes. "If I hadn't sealed the two powers he stole from the god Chronos, I could still explain it by saying that he was using those powers to simulate the abilities of others. But now it seems that these powers are all his own. He is too terrifying. Did he really become a God Slayer less than a year earlier than me? The difference between them is too big~~~~"

　"It seems that we have to evacuate first, but before evacuating, let's take a look at what ability he uses this time, so as to prepare for the future. After this time, it can be said that he and I will basically fight to the death. It seems that we have to hide tightly in the next period of time, otherwise it will not be fun if we are found. Look at the "wool.line, Chinese, network" Susanoo murmured with narrowed eyes.

　"This is the only way, but wait for me. I'll bring Erica here first. You can test him here and see what his abilities are this time." With that, Kusanagi Godou quickly left here, thinking of Erica in the distance.

　"Huh!?" Kusanagi Godou's action caught Lin Xuan's attention. Glancing at the direction he left, Lin Xuan easily found Erica in the distance. He saw that he frowned slightly. "At this time, he actually went to find that woman. Does he want to run away? But-wait!! Damn, how could I forget that the underworld is different from the real world. Here, as long as you think about the land reflected here in your mind, you can go to the land you want to go to in the underworld." After remembering the rules of the underworld that were different from the real world, Lin Xuan curled his lips in annoyance.

　"Forget it, let's stop playing. Let's use all our strength to at least ensure that they can't escape from this space." After saying that, Lin Xuan's figure suddenly blurred, and the next moment, Lin Xuan turned into a dazzling ray of lightning and appeared in front of Susanoo.

　Looking at the dark eyes that suddenly appeared in front of him and were only a fist away from him, Susanoo suddenly felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet.

　'Damn it! How come he's even faster than before? This guy's been hiding his abilities from the beginning!' Just as this thought came to his mind, Susanoo felt a pain in his abdomen. Furthermore, a terrifying lightning bolt spread through his body along with the pain. Then, he felt himself moving backwards. However, during this process, he suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the crack in space behind him.

　"Not good!!" Susanoo shouted loudly and hurriedly prepared to correct his tendency to move backwards to avoid sinking into the dark space crack. Although he didn't know where the space crack led to, Susanoo knew that Lin Xuan would never let him have an easy time and he must not follow his wishes.

　However, his body was paralyzed by the thunder released by Lin Xuan, and he could only twist his body in mid-air with difficulty, trying to avoid the spatial crack. However, it was too late. Lin Xuan turned around and kicked him into the spatial crack. Then, Lin Xuan also stepped into the spatial crack.

　……

　the other side

　"Erica!!" With the speed of transforming into a Phoenix, Kusanagi Godou arrived at Erica's side in a short while.

　"Godou, isn't the battle over yet? Why are you here?" Erica said in confusion as she looked at Kusanagi Godou who came through his incarnation.

　"The battle with the godslayer is about to come to an end. The intelligence we have obtained is not complete at all. He has hidden a lot of his strength, which makes it impossible for us to continue with our plan. Therefore, we need to leave here first and make long-term plans." Kusanagi Godou sighed, glancing at the place where he had fought before.

　It would have been better if he hadn't glanced at them. The moment he did, Kusanagi Godou was horrified. "Gone! ! How is this possible? Damn it, where did they go? ! ! Could it be..." Thinking this, Kusanagi Godou suddenly glanced around, but then he found Susanoo, with strands of dazzling lightning wrapped around his body, and Lin Xuan, with a smile on his face, standing not far from him.

　"You want to leave? It's not that easy~~~~" Lin Xuan said with a smile, "Ragnarok"

　Then, a huge amount of cursed power suddenly burst out from Lin Xuan's body, stirring up the surrounding air and causing the surrounding airflow to become turbulent.

　When the huge cursed power burst out from Lin Xuan's body, Kusanagi Godou and Erica subconsciously raised their arms to block their eyes, but the next moment, they both felt something was wrong. They found that the scenery in front of them had changed, and it was a complete change.

　What comes into view is an endless desolate land, on which ruins stand desolately.

　The sun in the sky is lifeless, giving people a sense of deadness. The sunlight at dusk shines on this desolate land, adding a sense of desolation to it.

　"!!!" His pupils suddenly shrank as he stared around in horror. "This place is not the space in the netherworld we were in before. Where on earth is this place?"

　At this moment, Lin Xuan's smiling voice suddenly sounded

　"Welcome to Ragnarok"

Chapter 1: Battle within the inherent barrier

　"Welcome to Ragnarok"

　Hearing Lin Xuan's voice with a smile, the faces of Kusanagi Godou and Susanoo suddenly darkened.

　Although no one knows where they are now, it is obvious that it is not a place that is very advantageous for them. Moreover, the two people's original plan to evacuate first through the rules of the underworld that are different from the real world, and then make plans was completely disrupted by Lin Xuan.

　"It seems he's well aware of the rule in the netherworld that as long as one thinks of the land reflected here, one can travel to the land of his choice. He's blocking all our escape routes." Susanoo, looking grim, stepped out and said, "Now, there's really no escape."

　"We can only fight with all our might." Looking at Lin Xuan, Kusanagi Godou replied solemnly. "Otherwise, I don't think the guy on the other side will let us go."

　"Godou, I too..." Erica was about to say something when she was interrupted by Kusanagi Godou.

　"Although it may not sound nice to say this, Erica, you really can't intervene in this battle. If you join this battle, you will only be a drag."

　"...I understand, Godou." After saying that, Erica consciously moved away from the area that was about to turn into a battlefield.

　"Hey, King Kusanagi, do you feel that your body feels strange after arriving here?" Suddenly,

　"Weird!? No, did you feel something strange?" Kusanagi Godou frowned, not understanding why Susanoo would ask him this.

　"After arriving here, I felt very depressed, and there was always a feeling of disgust in my heart towards this place." Susanoo said, sweeping the endless ruins around him. Suddenly, he stared blankly in one direction, as if he had seen something incredible.

　Kusanagi Godou, who noticed that Susanoo was acting strangely, followed Susanoo's gaze and saw a collapsed shrine. The statue enshrined in the shrine was broken into several pieces. However, looking at the fragments of the statue, Kusanagi Godou always felt a sense of déjà vu.

　"Wait, could that be you..." As if remembering something, Kusanagi Godou looked at Susanoo in surprise.

　x"That's right, that piece of ruins is the ruins of the shrine where my statue is enshrined. Moreover, there is not just one, but many, and they have all become part of this endless ruin. I think these ruins are probably the ruins of some shrines or temples of gods. Damn, what on earth is this place?" Susanoo said with gritted teeth, frowning.

　At this moment, Lin Xuan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "Didn't I tell you? Isn't this the Ragnarok?"

　"This place is a manifestation of the landscape of my mind as a Godslayer, specifically designed for Godslayers. After entering here, you must feel a little strange, Susanoo."

　"It turns out you're the one behind this--" Staring at Lin Xuan, a hint of anger flashed across Susanoo's face. It was obvious that no matter which god it was, he would not be in a good mood if he saw the shrine dedicated to him turned into ruins and his statue shattered.

　"Here, as long as the strength does not exceed a certain limit, the higher the divinity, the more the strength will be suppressed. So, as a god full of divinity, your strength has been suppressed." Looking at Susanoo with a playful look on his face, Lin Xuan grinned and said, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, smiling.

　“——” Susanoo did not answer Lin Xuan’s words, but his tacit attitude explained everything.

　Kusanagi Kotō's face became increasingly ugly. Originally, he and Susanoo had little hope of winning against Lin Xuan, and it could even be said that it was very small. Now that Susanoo's strength was suppressed again, the hope became even slimmer.

　"You'll have to fight tooth and nail from now on, otherwise—" As he spoke, Lin Xuan transformed into a dazzling streak of lightning and disappeared before the eyes of Kusanagi Godou and Susanoo...

　While he was hurriedly searching for Lin Xuan, Kusanagi Godou suddenly felt a piercing chill on his back.

　"--You will die." A devilish whisper sounded in Kusanagi Godou's ears. With the corner of his eye, Kusanagi Godou saw a figure standing behind him. It was Lin Xuan who disappeared from their sight.

　Before Kusanagi Godou could react, Lin Xuan's right palm gently placed on Kusanagi Godou's back, and the next moment, deep red ripples emanated from his palm.

　However, as the deep red ripples emanated from Lin Xuan's palm, Kusanagi Godou turned into a shadow and disappeared in front of Lin Xuan.

　"The incredible speed of the Phoenix? But this speed might not be comfortable for your body." As he spoke, Lin Xuan glanced at a place where Kusanagi Godou was half-kneeling, looking disheveled.

　"Hahahaha——" Kusanagi Godou covered his heart with his hands, his face full of pain. Not only that, wounds of varying sizes appeared all over his body, and each wound looked like it had been torn apart. His clothes also had numerous tears.

　Originally, seeing Kusanagi Godou's appearance, Susanoo was planning to go over to take a look. However, after noticing Lin Xuan's gaze staring at him, he temporarily suppressed the thought in his mind and looked at Lin Xuan with a vigilant look.

　However, at this time, Kusanagi Godou shouted to Susanoo, "Don't let him touch you. The crimson wave power he releases is a high-frequency vibration that causes resonance and destroys objects. If you are touched by him, your body will definitely not be able to bear it!!"

　"Oh~~~~ You were able to figure this out after just one try. You have quite good analytical skills, Kusanagi Kotō." Lin Xuan praised Kusanagi Kotō after glancing at him who was half-kneeling. "But—don't you think you talk too much?"

　As he spoke, a golden light suddenly burst out from Lin Xuan's palm. The next moment, golden lightning with dazzling light suddenly attacked Kusanagi Godou.

　boom--

Chapter 2: Battle within the inherent barrier

　boom--

　Dazzling golden lightning instantly flooded the area where Kusanagi Godou was. However, as if he had discovered something, Lin Xuan turned his head and looked elsewhere, where Kusanagi Godou's figure had just appeared.

　"Hahahahahahahaha" Gasping for breath, Kusanagi Godou felt the pain coming from his heart and all over his body, his whole face twisted.

　Although he had used the Phoenix's incredible speed to dodge when Lin Xuan attempted to inflict the high-frequency vibrations that resonated and destroyed objects on him, it was still too late. A portion of the crimson ripples still entered his body, resonating with various parts of his body, nearly causing his entire body to collapse. This was just a partial attack; he couldn't imagine what would happen to his body if he had endured the full impact.

　"Hmm?" Lin Xuan, who was still looking at Kusanagi Godou, suddenly felt a huge burst of cursed power behind him. When he glanced behind him, he saw Susanoo raising his hands high, and violent and rich cursed power burst out from his body, turning into a substantial storm surrounding him. After a while, the storm turned into a tornado that raged between the entire world, from top to bottom, through this world, and the ruins on the ground were directly caught in the tornado, and even the rock layers of the earth were directly lifted up and rolled up.

　"This power is really good——" It seems that there is no intention to stop Susanoo from continuing. Instead, Lin Xuan crossed his arms and looked at the tornado.

　"Don't underestimate me, God Slayer!!!" Looking at Lin Xuan's nonchalant action, Susanoo roared angrily. The next moment, the gray tornado was like a terrifying whip, carrying a violent whistling sound, sweeping towards Lin Xuan.

　However, facing the gray tornado sweeping towards him, Lin Xuan still looked indifferent, as if what was sweeping towards him was not a terrifying storm tornado, but a light gray ribbon.

　When the gray tornado was less than five meters away from Lin Xuan, he took a lunge step, clenching his right hand into a fist. The muscles of his entire right arm arched slightly, and veins stretched through the skin, revealing them. At the same time, a deep red light condensed from the palm of Lin Xuan's hand.

　Just as the gray tornado was about to hit him, he swung his fist.

　When the fist condensed with crimson light and the gray tornado, which were of very different sizes, collided with each other, a huge muffled sound suddenly rang out with a "bang".

　Lin Xuan's figure looked extremely small in front of the big gray tornado, not to mention his fist, but it was this seemingly small fist that stopped the gray tornado.

　The deep red light condensed on Lin Xuan's fist turned into deep red ripples, invading into the gray tornado. The next moment, the huge gray tornado suddenly collapsed and turned into violent air currents, overflowing in all directions and ravaging the surrounding ground.

　"How is this possible?!" Susanoo couldn't help but exclaim after seeing his full-strength attack being crushed by Lin Xuan's punch. Not only him, but even Kusanagi Kotō, who was half-kneeling nearby, resisting the violent air currents raging around him, was shocked. He hadn't expected such a powerful tornado to be crushed by Lin Xuan's single punch. This made Kusanagi Kotō even more grateful that he had previously dodged most of Lin Xuan's attack. Otherwise, he could imagine what would have happened to his body.

　However, after rejoicing, Kusanagi Godou's expression turned even uglier, because their hope of surviving Lin Xuan's hands and defeating him became even slimmer. However, Godou was not discouraged by this. He believed that as long as the matter was not over, they still had a glimmer of hope.

　"I can't lose now. If I lose, I will let down those who trust me—" Glancing at Erica who was looking at this place in the distance, Kusanagi Godou's fighting spirit continued to rise like a wound-up spring.

　The next moment, he appeared beside Susanoo. As soon as he appeared beside Susanoo, Kusanagi Godou got straight to the point and said, "Susanoo! I'm going to activate the [Goat] incarnation, but this incarnation requires the life force of a like-minded companion, so you understand what I mean."

　"Are we of one mind? Putting aside other things, we want to defeat the one in front of us, which is enough for us to be of one mind. As for vitality? This kind of thing is nothing to the gods. Take as much as you can." Susanoo grinned.