Volume 6, Chapter 42 – Everything According to Plan

Tianyin could sense, in a distant place, that aura which only the Seven Original Sins possessed.

But if it were anyone else trying to sense it, they actually would not feel anything at all.

However, in Tianyin’s perception, Seles’ unique Original Sin aura was as obvious as a lighthouse in the night. Even if she deliberately tried not to focus on it, Tianyin could almost still feel the power of Original Sin.

Actually, when Tianyin had just used that incantation “This sword above, all foes beneath”, at that moment Tianyin… had briefly activated the full form of her Seven Original Sins.

Yes… even now Tianyin still did not know how Pride had crossed such a distance to descend upon her. But… At that time Tianyin had clearly felt that mighty power within her body.

But… because Envy was missing, Tianyin’s full form could only be maintained for a fleeting instant. Still, in that one instant Tianyin had managed to grasp the method of using the Seven Original Sins.

And this method that now let her so easily sense Seles’ Seven Original Sins aura was exactly something Tianyin had grasped in that instant.

That was not all.

Tianyin had also learned how to restrain the power of Envy on Seles.

That was… Gluttony.

Gluttony restrained Envy. Although she did not understand the principle, yesterday Gluttony’s rampage had been precisely because Gluttony sensed Seles’ existence.

It was exactly because it felt the power of Envy on Seles that Gluttony had lost control and gone on a rampage.

Actually, if Tianyin had not suppressed Gluttony at that time, Seles would have been killed by Tianyin yesterday thanks to Gluttony’s presence.

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At this moment, Tianyin was flying toward the place where Seles was.

Back on the previous battlefield, while Tianyin was slaughtering that million-strong army, the other two enemy forces had also sent out troops to provide support. However, because Tianyin had long since prepared to encircle the point and ambush the reinforcements, all those relief forces had fallen into the traps she had set up in advance.

The situation on the battlefield could be described as utter chaos. Even so, Tianyin no longer wanted to keep dragging things out.

“To stop this war, the only way is to kill Seles…”

Flying in the direction where Seles was, Tianyin’s speed grew faster and faster.

From far away, one could vaguely see only a single “meteor” streaking across the vast endless sky.

“…Have you come?”

In the hastily built main camp, Seles, whose arm had been cut off by Tianyin yesterday, sat in her seat and looked toward the sky outside the tent, her face pale.

At this moment there was actually no one else left in the tent.

To be precise, Seles had driven out the Dark Elves who attended her so that news of her serious injuries would not be exposed.

The severed arm had already been reattached. Even so, Seles’ injuries had not truly improved.

“My wounds are recovering far too slowly… in this condition, the chances of me taking Xiaoyin back are almost zero…”

After weighing the pros and cons, Seles planned to hide for a while and only confront Tianyin again after her wounds had healed.

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But Seles herself had no way of knowing that as long as she still possessed the power of Envy, no matter how well she hid, Tianyin would be able to find her with ease.

And just as Seles had begun to slip away, Tianyin, who had turned into a meteor, finally arrived above this encampment.

A small figure appeared high in the sky, and with the appearance of that figure, the Dark Elves stationed in the camp, unlike the minotaurs, instantly lost their will to fight and fell into chaos.

Clearly, these Dark Elves had recognized Tianyin as a Throne-tier…

「Xiaoyin… how did you know there was a camp here?」

As Tianyin arrived in the sky above the camp, it was not only the troops below that were in chaos. Even Samael in her mind was surprised at Tianyin’s sharpness.

『That is a secret, Samael~』

Brushing it off with those vague words, Tianyin once again shifted her attention back to the camp below.

In Tianyin’s perception, the intense Original Sin aura on Seles stood out clearly before her mind’s eye.

Moreover, that aura seemed to be slowly moving away…

“Hm? Trying to run?”

It was obvious that Seles was planning to escape.

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Tianyin’s brows knit slightly, and she quickly realized Seles’ intent to flee.

“If you want to run, you should first ask whether I agree or not.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Tianyin swung her sword fiercely toward the direction of that aura.

Blood-red sword light burst from the tip of her blade and shot straight off in the direction of her swing.

Where the sword light passed, the ground was sliced open, leaving a bottomless chasm.

Bang—!

Just before the sword light was about to hit Seles, it was scattered by an invisible force. As the sword aura Tianyin had sent out dissipated, a Dark Elf flew into the sky and appeared not far in front of Tianyin.

“Xiaoyin… you came all this way just to bring me such an important gift? Xiaoyin, you really are so friendly~”

“Cut the crap, Seles, today I am definitely going to kill you!”

Tianyin had no intention of wasting words with Seles anymore. As soon as she finished speaking, her figure flickered and she appeared right in front of Seles.

Immediately, countless sword shadows wrapped around Seles.

“Xiaoyin, you do not have to be so impatient~ if you rush too much, accidents can happen~”

Tianyin had indeed struck the Seles before her, but unfortunately what she cut through was only a construct of illusionary projection and not Seles’ real body.

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As for Seles’ real body… she had already appeared behind Tianyin without a sound.

Seles spread her five fingers and a dazzling magic circle gathered power in her hand.

Right after that… a giant dragon formed of flames roared as it flew toward Tianyin.

“First you send out an illusion to draw my attention, then you take the chance to attack me from behind…”

At the critical moment, Tianyin saw through Seles’ battle tactics.

She had to admit that against her current self, this method really was something she would easily be caught by, but…

“A magic attack huh… Seles, this is exactly the magic attack I have been waiting for!”

Feeling the huge flaming dragon rushing at her, a satisfied smile appeared on Tianyin’s small face.

Because Seles was behind Tianyin, she did not see the smile at the corner of Tianyin’s mouth for the moment.

Very soon, the roaring fire dragon engulfed Tianyin.

But… right at this key moment when it looked as if Tianyin had been grievously wounded, Seles’ expression suddenly changed.