mesbooks Chapter 1845 All things in the world, all that 'exists,' have their 'end'; '
Chapter 1845 All things in the world, all that 'exists,' have their 'end'; '
Chapter 1845 All things in the world, all that 'exists,' have their 'end'; 'existence' is the right to 'kill.'
While Su Yunqing and Tony were chatting, in the virtual battle arena...
Perhaps due to differences in strength, compared to the near-endless starry sky during Aizen and Loki's battle with Shendu and Morgana, the scene of Hachiman Hikigaya and Kazuma Sato's battle was a vast plain.
At this moment, the two stood facing each other, a hundred meters apart.
Before the battle even began, the air was already thick with invisible gunpowder smoke.
Kazuma Sato, hands on his hips and a smile on his face, said:
"Hey, Hachiman! It's not too late to admit defeat! I'm a completely different person now after my job change! Watch out, or I might just steal your dead fish eyes!"
"Then I should be happy."
After hearing what Kazuma Sato said, Hachiman Hikigaya's lips twitched slightly as he spoke.
"It seems like I should reward you a little."
Sato Kazuma felt something was off after Hikigaya Hachiman said that, but he shook his head.
"You'll see how powerful this is in a moment! Stealing!!"
The battle began abruptly with a shout from Kazuma Sato!
In an instant, Hachiman Hikigaya felt an indescribable sense of unease, as if some invisible "power" within him had been weakened.
At the same time, the faint aura of luck surrounding Kazuma Sato seemed to brighten even more.
What did he steal?
Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes narrowed; though somewhat puzzled, he remained calm.
He had already analyzed Sato Kazuma's abilities, so he had simulated what he would encounter during the battle and was not surprised by this.
A strange light suddenly shone deep within his eyes!
The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, activate!
The world instantly lost its color in his eyes, turning into a collection of black and white lines and dots.
Everything has its death, and at this moment, he can see the trajectory of that end!
Countless fine, twisted lines, exuding an ominous aura, filled the entire space, including Kazuma Sato's body, as well as the invisible energy surrounding Kazuma Sato, representing "luck"!
"can see!"
Hachiman Hikigaya was certain in his heart.
This means that Sato Kazuna's seemingly unsolvable luck ability also has the concept of "ending" under the vision of the Mystic Eyes!
He pushed off with his feet, his body shooting towards Sato Kazuma like an arrow released from a bow. His speed was astonishing, clearly showing that he had honed his basic skills extensively.
At the same time, he unleashed his full Observation Haki, capturing every subtle movement and energy fluctuation of Kazuma Sato.
"Wow! That was fast?!"
Kazuma Sato was startled and instinctively wanted to back away, but then remembered his "advantage," forced himself to stand firm, and hurriedly shouted again:
"Steal! Steal! Steal your balance!"
Hachiman Hikigaya's sprint paused slightly, as if he had stepped on an unseen obstacle and stumbled; however, he had extremely strong control over his body, and his Armament Haki instantly covered his legs, allowing him to regain his balance and maintain his speed almost without decreasing!
"Useless? How about this! It'll steal your aim!"
Kazuma Sato retreated while frantically unleashing his skills.
As Hachiman Hikigaya closed in, he unleashed a simple, direct straight punch at Kazuma Sato's face, the force of the punch fierce!
However, at the moment he threw the punch, he clearly "saw" that the "causal line" his fist was pointing at was slightly distorted by an external force!
The punch, which was supposed to hit, grazed Sato Kazuma's cheek, only lifting a few strands of hair.
"Hahaha! You missed, didn't you!"
Kazuma Sato laughed triumphantly and took the opportunity to kick Hachiman Hikigaya in the stomach.
Hachiman Hikigaya's Observation Haki had already anticipated this kick.
He neither dodged nor evaded, but blocked the attack with his arm covered in Armament Haki!
"boom!"
With a muffled thud, Kazuma Sato was thrown back several steps by the recoil, grimacing in pain.
"so hard!"
But Hachiman Hikigaya's brows furrowed slightly.
Because he "saw" that the power contained in Kazuma Sato's attack was far less than he had expected, and could even be described as very weak.
This guy's actual combat strength is still trash!
The key lies in that troublesome "luck"!
Kazuma Sato clearly realized this as well and began to change his strategy; he no longer attempted direct attacks, but instead darted around the field like an eel, constantly shouting:
"Steal! Steal your stamina recovery speed!"
"Steal! Steal your skill cooldown time!"
"Probability distortion! Increases the probability of you missing a step by 50%!"
"Probability Distortion! Increases my chance of dodging your next attack by 50%!"
For a moment, Hachiman Hikigaya's attacks became extremely difficult. Sometimes the ground beneath his feet would inexplicably collapse, sometimes his attacks would be deflected at the last moment by tiny air currents or flying pebbles, and sometimes he would feel an inexplicable stagnation in his energy flow.
Kazuma Sato is like a monkey who has been kissed by Lady Luck; he leaps and bounds, always managing to escape danger in all sorts of incredible ways.
"It's useless! Hachiman! All your attacks are futile in the face of my luck!"
Kazuma Sato was panting heavily, but his tone became increasingly arrogant.
Hachiman Hikigaya stopped his pursuit, stood still, and breathed slightly.
His Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are always locked on Kazuma Sato, especially those invisible lines that connect him to the source of "luck".
What just happened was not unexpected in his previous assumptions.
However, "stealing" skills is one thing, after all, the difference in strength between him and Kazuma Sato is not that great, and with his luck, it's normal for him to succeed many times.
But what causes this "probability distortion"?
Isn't the ability of "probability distortion" about consuming one's own energy to slightly distort the local probability of a single event? And it's only a slight distortion.
Why does Kazuma Sato feel such a strong sensation when he uses it?
Is this right?
But, in vain?
Although Kazuma Sato was very lucky, in front of those eyes, anything that was alive, even a god, would be killed!
Hachiman Hikigaya slowly raised his head, the eerie light in his eyes growing even more intense.
"Every ability has its 'death'."
"Your 'luck' is no exception."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya vanished!
The next moment, he appeared behind and to the side of Kazuma Sato. His fingertips, wreathed in black and red energy, were like the sharpest scalpel, precisely slicing through one of the thickest "death lines" connecting to Kazuma Sato's back, symbolizing "luck"!
"what?!"
Kazuma Sato couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Although he couldn't see the death line, he could feel a deadly crisis coming from an incredible angle!
He instinctively activated [Probability Distortion] with all his might: "Dodge! You must dodge!"
hum!
Just before Hachiman Hikigaya's fingertip touched the line of death, space seemed to distort slightly, and his movement deviated by an extremely small margin!
It was this slight difference that prevented the fingertip from completely severing the dead line; it only caused it to fluctuate violently and dim considerably!
"puff!"
Sato Kazuma was struck hard, spitting out a small mouthful of blood, and the aura of good fortune around him dimmed considerably in an instant!
He felt as if he had lost something important, and a strong sense of weakness and misfortune welled up inside him.
"Your Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can actually kill my luck?!"
"No, can something like this really kill people?!"
Kazuma Sato stared at Hachiman Hikigaya in disbelief. He knew, of course, that Hachiman Hikigaya possessed the overpowered ability of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but he never expected that even the elusive "luck" could be attacked.
If "luck" can be attacked, then what about "love"?
Can you also use a knife to cut it?
It's too ridiculous.
Seeing the look of utter disbelief on Sato Kazuma's face, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but smile slightly.
He shook his fingers, which had just touched the death line, feeling the strange sensation lingering at his fingertips as if he had cut through some invisible law, and explained:
"All things in the world that 'exist' have their 'end'."
"Luck is also a form of 'existence'."
"Since it exists, it can naturally be killed."
He didn't know if other "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" had this ability, but his "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" certainly did.
As he spoke, he looked at the dim and disordered "luck" lines around Kazuma Sato, which had become dim and disordered due to the attack just now.
He could "see" that these connections representing good fortune were becoming fragile, and that Kazuma Sato's exaggerated aura of luck was noticeably dimming.
"Now!"
Hikigaya Hachiman's mind raced; he knew this was the crucial moment for victory.
He pushed off with his feet, his figure transforming into a swift shadow once more, rushing straight towards the weakened Sato Kazuma! Black and red energy condensed again at his fingertips, targeting those still recovering, the most critical points of his life force!
He wanted to seize the opportunity and completely sever Sato Kazuma's "destiny"!
Faced with this deadly pursuit, Kazuma Sato almost instinctively activated his ability:
"Steal! Steal his 'guaranteed hit' concept from this attack!"
"Block it! Block it for me!!"
As the sound faded, just as Hachiman Hikigaya's fingertips were about to touch those fragile death lines again.
A sudden change occurred!
"Buzz!"
A torrent of good fortune, far more powerful, more dazzling, and even imbued with a kind of enraged "activity," seemed to be activated from Kazuma Sato's body, spontaneously erupting without any command!
The golden auspicious clouds instantly reformed, becoming even more solid and magnificent!
The phantom of auspicious beasts playing in the clouds let out joyful roars, and the auspicious light they scattered was like tangible gold dust! This was not the result of Sato Kazuma's active manipulation, but rather an almost instinctive self-healing and counterattack generated by the incredibly vast "luck" within him after sensing the threat of "death"!
Hachiman Hikigaya's deadly strike, which was just a hair's breadth away from death, was forcibly deflected by this sudden burst of even higher-level luck!
It was as if the "cause and effect" of his attack itself was forcibly altered by an absolute "lucky" will, causing his attack to inexplicably miss its target!
This is not finished!
Hikigaya Hachiman was astonished to see that, in the vision of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the death lines of luck that he had previously severed and dimmed did not collapse. Instead, as if stimulated by the strongest force, they spontaneously repaired, thickened, and became even brighter at an almost insane speed!
Even more numerous and robust new death lines extended from the void, reconnecting to Sato Kazuma's body! The total amount and "activity" of "luck" contained within them were even stronger than at their peak!
Kazuma Sato was also bewildered.
His previously listless aura was instantly filled by this immense power that surged out of nowhere, replaced by an indescribable sense of fullness that seemed to resonate in sync with the "luck" of the entire world!
His aura of good fortune was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at him!
"How can this be?!"
Hachiman Hikigaya's pupils shrank sharply, and for the first time, he showed an expression of near-dumbfounded disbelief, a stark contrast to his usual deadpan expression.
His brain even briefly went blank.
The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception have stopped working?
No, it wasn't a failure; rather, it was that Sato Kazuma's "luck" under the threat of "death" produced some kind of passive rebound?
"Are you kidding?"
Hachiman Hikigaya muttered to himself unconsciously, his tone filled with disbelief.
"Is this guy's luck like that of a phoenix? He can even recover and become stronger?"
"This is practically cheating!!!"
How could luck possibly be like a living organism, exhibiting a stress response or even evolving when faced with the threat of "death"?
The human body's potential can be unleashed in dire circumstances because of physiological mechanisms such as adrenaline.
But what is "luck"?
It is a probabilistic bias, an invisible trend, an ethereal concept! How could it possibly possess such resilience as "life," or even "become stronger with each setback"?
If possible, why wasn't it shown that Kazuma Sato died so many times in the memory copy?
It was because Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness's "suppression" was too strong, causing most of his luck to be used to offset these negative effects, leaving him with no energy to display this "near-death burst" characteristic.
Or is it because in that world, Kazuma Sato clearly knew that even if he died, he could be resurrected by Aqua, so "death" was not a real ultimate threat to him, and could not reach the critical point that would trigger such an outburst?
But if that's the case, then the virtual battle arena also doesn't actually kill, so the level of threat should be similar to that of the "Konosuba" world.
Why is it triggering now?
Could it be that the "premonition of death" simulated in the virtual battle arena is more realistic? Or is the "finality" concept brought about by his [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception] far more intimidating than ordinary death?
If it's not that, then Aqua and the others weren't present?
Because he was freed from the "suppression" of those terrible teammates, Sato Kazuma's long-suppressed luck, under the stimulation of a real threat, burst forth with unprecedented vitality and power, like a beast breaking free of its shackles.
"No, is this even allowed?!"
Hachiman Hikigaya was stunned when he realized this possibility.
If that's the case, how will he fight Sato Kazuma? Will he get stronger the more he fights?
(End of this chapter)