Chapter 340

If Luluvi had only killed one person, Rei wouldn’t have said anything.

After all, the other side had provoked them first.

And they clearly hadn’t had good intentions.

If she had simply killed everyone who surrounded them—

Rei still wouldn’t have cared much. He could’ve chalked it up to Luluvi finally releasing pent-up madness.

They had only been traveling for two days.

They departed on April 29th, and now it was the evening of the 30th.

The final day of the month.

A time when the influence of the Lunar Cycle surged once more—chaos and madness thickening again.

Like the last day of November bringing a massive snowstorm—

The Lunar influence always grew strongest in the final hours.

But...

Luluvi—

You’re too abnormal.

Killing one person was fine.

Killing two didn’t matter either.

Even wiping out those who clearly intended to harm them—

Rei wouldn’t object.

The four fighting her in the sky were enemies. Killing them was justified.

But...

These onlookers?

Even if many had committed wrongdoing—

At this moment, most of them were merely bystanders.

Even if they weren’t entirely clean...

Even if some were connected to hostile forces...

In Rei’s view—

They hadn’t reached the point where every single one of them deserved to die.

Even if the strong held certain privileges...

Still—

Luluvi.

This isn’t like you.

"Rei?"

Luluvi’s voice echoed through their mental link, filled with confusion.

"Are you trying to protect these bad people?"

Rei let out a faint sigh.

"Luluvi... you’re acting strange today."

The countless arrows in the sky, shattered by Rei, quickly reformed—

But this time, they no longer fell.

Instead, they hovered high above.

Each arrow hung like a suspended blade—

Pointed at the crowd below.

"Strange? Me?"

Far in the distance, Luluvi tilted her head.

Despite the vast distance between them—

They could still see each other clearly.

"A little."

"Luluvi... let’s just stop."

"Deal with the ones who attacked us, and then we leave."

Luluvi tilted her head again.

"Rei... are you just going to ignore the evil here?"

Rei replied calmly:

"Evil exists everywhere."

"This situation... doesn’t really have anything to do with us."

"And Luluvi..."

"Are you really the kind of person who would slaughter innocents like this?"

His tone grew heavier.

Both of them stood suspended in the air.

Meanwhile, the Level 6 mage was healing his injuries.

Mages had fragile bodies—

Even at Level 6, a direct hit could cause severe damage.

More figures rose into the sky.

Level 6 class-holders filled the air.

Luluvi’s earlier attack hadn’t threatened them directly—

But an indiscriminate strike like that...

Was essentially a provocation against everyone present.

"Rei."

"I only intend to kill those who are guilty."

Guilty.

Evil.

Sin.

Those words—

Reminded Rei of someone both familiar and distant.

Yelia.

And the Church of Light behind her.

Their words always spoke of sin.

Their actions always delivered judgment.

BOOM!

Before Rei could respond—

Explosions rang out across the sky!

A spiraling gale tore through the air, rushing toward Luluvi!

"Sorry—"

—FLASH!

A streak of light shot forward instantly—

Reaching Rei in a blink.

A leg came crashing down in a descending strike!

BOOM!

A straight beam of light slammed downward—

Crashing toward the sea.

Rei turned his head toward Luluvi.

This time—

His tone was no longer gentle.

"Luluvi."

"I think you need to stop."

"Rei... I think you’re the strange one."

"Are you really going to interfere with how I uphold my principles?"

"Didn’t your teacher say everyone has their own way of following their path?"

Rei replied:

"Iz... did say that."

"But following your path doesn’t mean walking down the wrong one."

"If I lost my way—he would pull me back."

Luluvi’s gaze sharpened.

"So when Kiyomi kills evil people, it’s not wrong..."

"But when I try to kill a few bad people, suddenly I’ve gone astray?"

"Rei... you’re really biased."

Rei shook his head.

BOOM!

In the next instant—

A streak of light shot toward Luluvi at extreme speed.

Rei.

The countless arrows in the sky turned—

Swarming toward him!

BANG!

Thunder roared.

Winds howled.

Lightning and storm surged downward—

Shattering every arrow in their path.

The broken arrows reassembled—

But they couldn’t harm Rei in the slightest.

Luluvi tried to retreat—

To widen the distance.

But compared to Rei—

Her speed was far too slow.

Her arrows, which had crushed Level 6 opponents with ease—

Now struck something immovable.

Like crashing against an indestructible fortress.

No matter how their effects triggered—

Rei didn’t budge.

In just a few dozen seconds—

He was already in front of her.

Luluvi swung her bow—

Striking at him in a close-range arc!

"Luluvi... you really are acting strange."

"If I’m just asking you to stop..."

"There’s no need to attack me."

—CLACK.

Rei caught her wrist in a single motion.

「Heavenly Flow — Fifth Form: Lock」

HUM—

Seals activated simultaneously.

Luluvi’s strength vanished instantly.

Even her sea of consciousness began to close off.

At the moment of contact—

Rei also obtained her latest status information.

Her spirituality...

Had been contaminated?

Tch.

When?

Spiritual contamination—

It drove people to obsessively pursue higher levels at all costs.

Making them ruthless. Cold.

Unrecognizable.

Luluvi...

How did you get infected?

Why didn’t I notice anything?

Or...

Wait.

A trace of fear crept into Rei’s thoughts.

Could I... have been affected too?

His own advancement had always required avoiding spiritual contamination.

He believed he had never been tainted.

But Luluvi—

Had no reason to be contaminated.

And yet—

She was.

Did that mean...

He might already be infected as well?

—SHHK!

Rei grabbed Luluvi by the neck.

A sedative toxin flowed into her body.

Her consciousness began to fade.

In the next instant—

He vanished into the void.

At the same time—

All traces of their existence were erased from memory.

A few minutes later—

The sky returned to calm.

No one remembered what had just happened.

No one knew where the attacker had gone.

Rei returned to the port.

Inside a hotel room—

He released Luluvi’s unconscious body.

This was bad.

Spiritual contamination...

The greatest problem so far—

Once infected—

There was no known cure.

...

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