Chapter 333: Army of Clones

*Tick, tock*

As the digital clock reached zero, a flash of light appeared, and Emilia and Puck returned to their world, preventing Minene from further consuming their power and vitality.

"Huh?"

This surprised Minene; she should know that escaping that pressure, with gravity altering space and time being stolen, teleportation shouldn't be possible. Yet, before her eyes, the impossible happened.

"Well, I'd love to keep playing with you, but I'm afraid my time is up"

Kurumi, witnessing this, smiled. Just like Emilia, her time had reached zero.

"You won't escape!"

Snapping her fingers, a sphere shot out at high speed. Minene couldn't allow another prey to slip through her fingers.

(It's all up to you, Yuki-san.)

Unfortunately, she couldn't stop Kurumi from returning to the world of the Gods with a flash of light, smiling into the distance.

"..."

However, Kurumi and Emilia escaping were the least of Minene's worries. A massive presence was rapidly approaching.

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*[Energy at 100%, Master]*

"Good."

Opening his eyes abruptly, Yuki clenched his fist, feeling incredible power within.

The Tower of Apocalypse had been completed, marking the beginning of destruction.

[What a waste, creating such a good tower and not using it.]

Mana, disappointed, was reluctant to leave things incomplete. They only gathered enough energy to create the tower, not to wipe out all of humanity. For Mana, this felt overly extravagant.

"Yuki said he didn't want to destroy humanity."

However, Yuki didn't want to go that far; there was no need to annihilate an entire race. He only needed the tower and its ability to gather energy at high speed.

"I'll take care of it; you can go back now, Inori, Mana."

[Hmp! I hope you make good use of all that energy.]

Sighing coldly, Mana crossed her arms, turning her head.

"Be careful, and please bring Yuno safely when it's all over."

Inori, on the other hand, hugged him affectionately, awaiting good news. As a friend, Inori would welcome Yuno with open arms to the world of the Gods.

"Don't worry; I'll protect her."

Kissing her forehead tenderly, Yuki patted her head, and a flash of light illuminated between them as Inori disappeared, returning to the World of the Gods.

"Est, I leave full control of my spiritual world to you."

[Understood, Master.]

With a series of hand movements, the tattoo on his forehead expanded.

*Ninpou: Souzou Saisei*

*Tick, tock*

His tattoo had collected a considerable amount of energy. Zafkiel appeared on his back.

[Sennin Modo]

*Hisssss*

*Creakkkkk*

With the spirit snake coursing through his body, Yuki looked at the crumbling tower. With its energy depleted, the Tower of Apocalypse could no longer exist.

(I didn't think I'd have to use this, but I have no choice.)

Shaking his head, the shadow descended, his feet expanding, and thousands of clones emerged from it.

Minene was powerful, and her abilities were challenging to deal with. Therefore, Yuki was forced to use his trump card.

"It's a shame; I was hoping to use this on Danzo."

Turning his head, a total of 10,000 clones came out of his shadow. Each of them had entered Sennin Mode. This was his secret weapon, designed to deal with Danzo. He had to invest a lot of time and power to create this army of clones, and losing them felt like a heavy loss. Once his clones died or ran out of chakra, they would disappear, losing this precious army.

"Well, there's no cure for regret."

Sighing, Zafkiel's needles behind him began to move.

"All right, let's go for that explosion girl."

"Hm, let's go after her."

"Sure, she's pretty, but she must die."

"Yes, it's a shame."

Agreeing, both Yuki and his clones shot up into the sky like rockets, creating a dark spot in the sky.

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"That brat... He's not dead!"

Gritting her teeth, Minene's body trembled. She had locked away one monster, while the most dangerous one was still alive.

"Impossible... Impossible! How can you be so strong?"

The energy gathered by Yuki was even more vast than that of a Biju. Enough to stand on equal footing against Minene, a High Tectonic.

Minene could feel it; the powerful presence was growing.

*Shiiiii*

In a fraction of a second, her Diary made a sound. Minene didn't need to check it to know what the message said.

[DEAD END]

Her death had been predicted...

"No... as long as I have that ability, I'm invincible."

But just like with Keigo, the [DEAD END] appeared. However, due to her ability to return from death, Minene was invincible. No matter how many times she died, she would come back to life, so she could ignore the [DEAD END] in her Diary.

Suddenly, a black spot appeared in the sky, thousands of clones flying at high speed.

"This brat! Don't think you can kill me! I'll teach you to respect your elders!"

Stepping on the ground, 2,000 Minene clones materialized.

This was a battle between armies, and Minene refused to lose. Although her clones were fewer in number, she would compensate with quality.

*Bam...

With clenched fists, the clones and Minene also shot up like rockets. This was the final battle, and she would ensure to sit on the throne of God.

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"Target in sight!"

"Kill!"

*BOMM

With the distance closing in between them, several black spheres were launched, creating spatial explosions.

"Don't underestimate me!"

However, Yuki had seen this technique too many times, so he and all his clones instantly entered his shadow, avoiding the first hit.

"Our goal is to seal her or deplete her vitality! Remember, she can come back from the dead!"

"Understood!"

Instantly emerging from the shadows, the thousands of clones dispersed and attacked.

"Damn brat!"

Sensing danger, Minene's body teleported instantly.

However, Yuki was even faster. With a quick succession of hand signs, the weather changed again, this time to absolute zero.

[Senpo: Kōri no ryōiki ]

But this wasn't over; the arms of several clones lit up with electricity, attacking their enemies, amplifying their attacks with natural energy. The area instantly turned into chaos; Minene's clones could only teleport to escape; otherwise, they would die instantly whenever one of the attacks hit, illustrating how devastating the Sage Art-amplified jutsus were.

*BOOMMMM

The sky had turned into a war zone; ice and lightning illuminated the scene, along with terrifying explosions that swept everything in their path.

Every time a Minene clone died, Yuki made sure to injure one of his clones.

At this rate,Yuki was securing victory. After all, they outnumbered Minene's forces, but what left Yuki vulnerable was that her annoying ability to return from death applied not only to her but also to her clones.

[Senpo: Hakai]

Another Minene clone fell, but like a curse, the clone stood up again and continued launching deadly spheres.

[¡Toki Hami no Shiro!]

Using the Time-Devouring Castle, Yuki quickly began consuming Minene's time. However, sensing the anomaly, Minene clenched her fist, and a black hole materialized, devouring all the energy, including Yuki's barrier.

"Damn! Can't I stop her even with Zafkiel?"

The Sennin Mode wasn't working; it was evident that Yuki was overwhelmingly superior to Minene. However, her annoying ability to return from death was a pain.

Even Zafkiel couldn't stop that ability. At this rate, Yuki would run out of energy, and Minene would win.

(How much energy does she have? Why aren't there any side effects?)

Creating so many clones required immense energy and strong control. Moreover, the participants should experience the side effect of losing their lifespan every time they used their ability.

However, Minene kept attacking without seemingly aging. Even after robbing the vitality of three participants, there should still be a limit. Yet, it appeared she was breaking the rules.

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TN: Sleep? What's that? Can we eat it?

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