Anime Crossover: Post-Apocalyptic Survival, My Stand is the World

“Su Chenjun. You…”

Yukino Yukinoshita instinctively wanted to speak up and dissuade her.

But Su Chen simply raised his hand and stopped her with an unquestionable look in his eyes.

He looked at Kurumi in mid-air, who was also slightly taken aback by his decisive answer.

His face regained its calm and composed expression.

It was as if what was about to be given up was not one's own precious power, as if it were the very essence of life.

It was just an insignificant lunch.

Under the incredulous and anxious gazes of Yukino and the others, he voluntarily extended his right hand.

"bring it on."

"I promise you."

"However, I also have a condition."

"Oh?"

"You must release her first."

Chapter 124 City of Food

"You must release her first."

When Su Chen's unquestionable conditions resounded as firmly as a rock on the desolate rooftop.

Every speck of dust in the air seemed to freeze because of these calm words.

midair.

Kurumi Tokisaki raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly.

Her suspended posture remained unchanged, her scarlet spirit dress hem motionless in the deathly night wind, as if she herself were the absolute master of this frozen space-time.

A wicked smile, like a little devil finding a new toy, spread across her face. The smile bloomed on her sickly beauty, both eerie and alluring.

“Ara ara…”

She chuckled softly in a voice so sweet it seemed to drip with honey, and in the golden clock eyes, the hands trembled slightly and pleasantly.

“Mr. Su Chen, it seems you’ve made a mistake.”

"You're not in a position to negotiate with me right now."

Her voice carried a hint of innocent cruelty, as if stating a simple truth.

In her eyes, the girl named Kato Megumi, whom she was pointing a gun at, was the perfect bargaining chip in her hands.

"is it?"

Su Chen looked at her and smiled.

That smile was calm, devoid of any worldly warmth, yet it carried an absolute confidence that made Kurumi feel a little uneasy.

His lips curved upwards in an almost imperceptible arc, but deep within his dark eyes, it seemed as if an endless starry sky was slowly rotating.

The power it contained made Kurumi, who called herself the "worst spirit," instinctively sense danger.

"You can try it."

He spoke in that same calm tone, as if he were not in a life-or-death standoff, but rather inviting the other party to dinner.

"Let's see if your bullets are faster, or my 'world' is faster."

"..."

"..."

The air solidified again.

This time, it wasn't Su Chen's killing intent that froze, but rather the silent yet deadly battle of wills between two monsters who both wielded the power of "time".

Sakurajima Mai held Kato Megumi tightly in her arms, unconsciously holding her breath. She could feel the air pressure on the rooftop rising at an alarming rate, as if an invisible hand was gripping everyone's throat.

Kurumi looked into Su Chen's unfathomable, dark eyes, as calm as an ancient well.

She knew it.

The other party was not joking, nor was they bluffing.

It was a pure, calm statement stemming from absolute confidence in one's own power. That confidence even transcended arrogance, reaching a level akin to "truth."

If she really dares to hurt that "ordinary" girl here.

So, the next second.

She will inevitably be met with the thunderous rage of the man before her, a rage capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, and possibly even erasing this entire space-time.

Although she was confident she could kill the hostage before the other side stopped time.

She has absolute confidence in the speed of her "Flash" bullet; the speed of a bullet, at certain times, transcends thought.

But she wasn't confident that she could survive after that, from the hands of this utterly enraged man.

Her "time" was precious; every minute and every second was a valuable sustenance she had plundered from countless lives, the cornerstone for realizing her grand and tragic aspiration.

No, absolutely not, should we waste our time on worthless "snacks" that we can no longer enjoy.

Weighing the pros and cons only takes a moment.

"hehe…"

In the end, Kurumi gave in first. The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly like a punctured balloon, and the dangerous aura on her face vanished in an instant, replaced by her usual enigmatic and alluring smile.

"As expected of Mr. Su Chen. Despite being at a complete disadvantage, he can still turn the tables and threaten me."

"That's incredibly brave."

"I'm growing more and more fond of you."

After saying that, she decisively moved the antique gun barrel that had been pressed against Kato Megumi's temple away.

The moment the cold metal left her skin, Kato Megumi's tense body relaxed slightly.

Then, Kurumi gently pushed Kato Megumi forward from behind with an almost tender gesture.

Kato Megumi's petite, stiff body, like a puppet that had lost all its power, was slowly floated toward the rooftop by an invisible force.

In the end, Mai Sakurajima, with quick reflexes, caught her steadily in her arms.

"It's alright... Hui, it's alright..." Mai hugged her tightly, comforting her softly, while keeping a wary eye on Kurumi in mid-air.

The hostages are safe.

"All right."

Kurumi clapped her hands, like an innocent and good child who had kept her promise. Her pure and flawless appearance made it impossible to associate her with the demon who had just pointed a gun at the girl.

"Now it's your turn, Mr. Su Chen."

Her voice became sweet again, and her golden clock eyes were filled with an undisguised, gluttonous desire.

Let's fulfill our 'deal'.

……

Su Chen looked at Kato Megumi, whose body was still trembling slightly but whose eyes remained calm and composed. After confirming that she was safe and sound, he nodded gently to her.

There was a hint of apology and reassurance in his eyes.

Then she glanced at the Time Witch in mid-air, who was smiling broadly and already looking rather impatient.

He slowly closed his eyes.

Then he completely released the suppression of the primordial energy surging like a dragon within his body.

That moment.

boom--

It wasn't a sound, but a tremendous roar originating from the depths of the soul!

A vast, pure golden energy, brimming with the most primal life and time, was like a volcano that had been dormant for billions of years deep within the earth finally breaking free from all its constraints, transforming into a golden pillar of light visible to the naked eye!

It shot up from his body!

The beam of light pierced through the heavens and earth, tearing apart the dark red barrier that shrouded the sky and illuminating the entire sky with a brilliant, sacred gold.

The warm and majestic golden light shone down, even miraculously causing the withered plants on the ground to sprout a faint green glow!

"Oh oh oh oh-"

midair.

Kurumi Tokisaki felt the overwhelming torrent of time, filled with the aroma of ultimate deliciousness.

That wasn't just simple energy; it was "time" concentrated to its extreme, the most primordial essence! It was the golden sustenance she had always dreamed of, enough to reverse everything!

An unprecedented look of ecstasy and fervor instantly appeared on her sickly beautiful face.

She even squinted her eyes in comfort, opened her mouth like a greedy cat, and sucked in the sweet golden scent in the air.

"That's...that's amazing..."

She let out a dreamlike moan, her body trembling slightly from the intense pleasure.

"This is the taste...this is the taste of gold, full of infinite possibilities. To have you is my greatest wish..."

"So…"

She suddenly opened her eyes, and in her heterochromatic pupils was undisguised greed and madness.

"I won't stand on ceremony then."

A delightful smile spread across her face, a smile that suggested she was about to enjoy a top-notch feast.

She slowly opened her arms, like a queen about to embrace the whole world.

Her skirt moved without wind, and countless dark shadows spread out from her feet, as if to drag the whole world into her shadow kingdom.

Then, in a tone filled with divinity and demonic power, like an aria, he proclaimed loudly:

"Come out."

"A castle that devours all of time."

"【Betula】"

The words fell.

Rumble, rumble, rumble——

The entire Shinjuku Central Park.

The entire land.

At that moment, everything began to tremble violently. The earth cracked, and skyscrapers shook, as if an ancient behemoth slumbering underground was awakening!

Followed by.

Under the shocked gazes of Su Chen and the others, an enormous, semi-transparent, blood-red barrier, engraved with countless ancient runes and clock markings, shot into the sky from the center of the monster's lair!

On the outer wall of the barrier, the huge Roman numerals I to XII were clearly visible, and two enormous pointers made of blood-red light were slowly rotating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is a huge area that has been transformed into a "dial"!

The barrier instantly enveloped the entire Central Park, including the high-rise building they were in.

This created a realm completely isolated from the outside world.

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And the moment the barrier is fully formed.

Another anomaly occurred.

Within the barrier, the three bodies of the raging beasts still in a berserk state, the various demons lurking in the shadows, and even the long-dead plants and cold buildings all began to show faint specks of light representing "time".

Some of those points of light were as red as blood, representing vibrant life; others were as gray and dull, representing decaying, lifeless things.

Then, as if drawn by some irresistible gravitational force, those points of light were forcibly ripped off from their respective hosts!