4-03: -B: The Uncertainty of Good and Evil, the Anomaly That Cannot Be Shaken (3/4)

4-03: -B: The Uncertainty of Good and Evil, the Anomaly That Cannot Be Shaken (3/4)

They were giants of rock, and every one of them was more than 2 meters tall.

With limbs of black steel wider than the shoulders and torsos of adult men, a single eye akin to that of a dazzling jewel on their head, and with mass and hardness that overwhelmed any and all, they were none other than that ever famous combat familiar, the Golem.

They were life-sized dolls that moved. They were featureless and white all over.

They moved awkwardly and looked around with pairs of eyes that looked as though someone just stuck them on.

They laughed as they looked around them, and when they opened their mouths to the point of tearing, a set of saw-like teeth was revealed.

Curved blades could be seen extending from their limbs, no doubt meant to cut humans.

Though human in shape, they were artificial killing dolls that preyed on life with inhuman movements, they were the Murder Automata.

They were a fusion of all sorts of beasts, abominations that ignored all evolutionary genealogy.

Snakes, lions, wolves, birds of prey, fish, insects

There were all sorts, yet every one of them was a creature in their own right, and not one of them had the same combination.

With dark eyes blinded by instinct, they looked at the humans not as prey but as targets.

They were artificial creatures birthed by forbidden magic, the Chimera.

It was such creatures that now greeted them.

And with little in the way to obstruct the view of the royal mansion, guests and employees alike could see clearly the monstrosities that now filled the land.

Yet even then, the number they could grasp was limited by the scope of their vision.

The exact number of enemies remained unknown, and that stirred further the fear within their hearts as the abominations and aberrants approached.

Its like a trade show for all the tragic examples of Magic Alchemy As usual, my intuition is always right.

Alchemy by itself was a field of study that sought to unravel the truth and construct of the world, while Magic Alchemy was a field of study under magic.

One that used mana to analyze and understand the construct of materials, transforming them anew.

And indeed, the count was speechless, but who could blame him? Their survival rested on his answer.

If the only thing that mattered was their survival, then the right answer was of course to abandon the princess.

But as someone who has been entrusted with this land, he was faithful to the royal family.

If it were only him, he would choose the princess no doubt, but he had a responsibility to ensure the safety of the guests whom he invited.

What should he do? What was the correct answer?

The count desperately thought of it, but he couldnt find it in himself to decide.

Ku ku, you lucked out, Count.

What do you mean?

I dont dislike that dilemma(answer).

From the wry smile that surfaced on Shinichi, it was evident that hed seen through him.

For a moment, the count was taken aback by that and the mischievous smile he wore, but Shinichi ignored him and leaped to where Youko was fighting.

Well go after we clean this upNow pray.

Because that was all that they could do.

Though sullen, the count and his guards could only pass through the gate.

And with a swing of Shinichis arms, the supposedly unreachable giants of black steel where split into six, while the resulting shockwave scattered the automata, and the remnants of the golems crushed the chimeras.

With a single swing of his arms were all the enemies within a 30m square area destroyed.

The external application of the Magic Raiment Battle Law formed a claw as he unleashed that attack, and for a moment it appeared as though the hand of a giant beast had been summoned.

Master!

As lightning scorched the chimeras around Shinichi black, Youko came running toward him, and the battle line that had gradually been pushing toward the villa now showed signs of stopping.