Chapter 199: Terra, Once More

In the courtyard, Shiro and Castoria are alone.

"Shiro."

"Don't worry. I'll be back after 2~3 weeks at most." He said. "I'll also bring you there next time."

Even though she already has a materialized soul, making her independent of the grail, she still couldn't 'pierce' through world barriers easily. Only Altera is an exception as she possesses the power of "destruction". While Castoria can mimic it with her [Rhongomyniad], she doesn't possess abilities such as [Outer God] unlike Altera who has it due to her past nature.

(A/N: Altera is a vanguard force of gods who came outside Nasuverse.)

Furthermore, it is only now did he realize Terra's specialty. If it wasn't Altera, someone who has the essence of an "Outer God", no other foreigner could visit it successfully.

It's as if the entire world is focused on repelling what is outside.

Albeit, Castoria can forcefully do so at the cost of serious injuries, something that Shiro doesn't want to happen just for a two-week visit to Terra.

"You better not forget it." This time, she pouted to show off her dissatisfaction.

'Damn.'

Wordlessly, he turned back and cuddled her once again. Shiro simply dug his face onto her neck, in which she responded by placing her arms around him.

For the first time, Shiro brought himself to say three words with no other thoughts but affection.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Shiro."

Fortunately, there wasn't anyone present to witness this scene...

*****

Wasteland.

A cloud of smoke blocked Shiro's vision as he heard the sound of a moving city not far from here.

Reacting quickly, he placed [Infinity] to block him off from that. This formed a scene whereas a man in white overcoat is standing still in a wasteland.

Just as he was about to bring out his [Motored Cuirassier], he "sensed" the presence of more than 30 people. They got off from the moving city with their vehicles at full speed.

Though, the main reason why he paid attention at them is due to the people they are chasing. To be exact, the girls who has these strange peculiarities.

"That girl... She's only a mortal, but she has such strong [Conceptual Powers]?"

In the end, he decided to check them out of his curiosity. What's more, he's sure enough that most people in this world couldn't threaten him except for the irregularities like that girl.

With a snap, he used [Space Displacement] and appeared right in that place. His materialized soul allowed him to process information at a very insane speed, hence he swiftly found out the numbers of the chasing people as well as their motives.

"Hand her over."

A Sarkaz with white horns spoke within the chasing group. He wore a black mask and black robe to hide his identity. Though, what made him more mysterious is the fact that he also has some kind of [Concept] controlled by him.

"Death, huh." He mumbled as he saw the dreary atmosphere that surrounds him with his [Six Eyes]. "I might use my full power if I faced him as a Demigod."

Shiro did expect that the waters would be deep in Terra, but he was still surprised to see four such individuals at the same time.

"It's time to do the usual thing." He said as he wore his [Archangel's Halo] and manifested his [Aura Wings] as its miniature version.

Bam-!

Bam-!

Zoom-!

At this time, all sorts of attacks targeted the girls' vehicle, only to be impeded by a flash of white light. It continued to fend them, not being able to even scratch it. Furthermore, they seem to have no intentions of stopping, so it'll end in a chase with the girls' group having a higher chance of winning.

"Never mind. These girls seem capable, so I'll help them finish the job instead."

Shiro proned in the flat ground before placing the [Sniper Rifle] on top of it using its bipod.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Click.

Bang-!

Through the scope, he saw the Sarkaz man's head exploding a second later. His physique didn't help as Shiro's current strength is already god-level. Coupled with the fact that he added more than 100,000 units of mana for its penetration power, it is overkill.

Moments later, he saw the rest of the group "collapsing" after the man died. in the first place, they are merely puppets that the man ahd been using with his <Necromancy>, thus Shiro cleaned everyone up in a single shot by killing that man.

Boom-!

Boom-!

Unintentionally, the vehicles bumped each other as the drivers are already dead, causing a chain of explosions.

"Tsk. I forgot about this."

Still, he didn't worry much as he knew that the man's corpse would be fine after that explosion.

Shiro went back up and teleported besides the man's slightly charred corpse. His surroundings are filled with ruins of the vehicles at this moment, making it quite menacing for the "eavesdropper".

Suddenly, Shiro looked at the direction of the three girls and smiled. Then, he mouthed off a series of words...

*****

"Nice meeting you, pitiful one?" Liz muttered puzzledly as she "heard" the Sankta even in such a long distance.

"What's the matter?" The cloaked Sarkaz besides her, Shining, asked.

"No, it's just that... there's a man..."

Soon, she began telling what she had experienced to the other two girls. They were surprised to hear that he could transmit his voice to Liz alone in such a stealthy manner.

"Hm... Do you know him?" The Kuranta Knight asked with a solemn expression.

"No..."

"A Feranmut." Shining said. "Only they can do inexplicable things like this."

Hearing this, the knight, Margaret Nearl, formed a serious expression as she asked, "Are we going to fight?"

"No." Liz replied. "He doesn't have any ill intentions, or at least that's what I felt. He's also a Sankta, so he should not be from their group."

"A sankta... Wait a moment."

Shining grabbed a piece of paper and began drawing with a pen. In less than a minute, a picture was drawn immediately.

"It's him! Do you know him..?" Liz asked.

"No. But, someone I know mentioned his appearance before."

In that paper, Shiro's vague features are present.

"Who?"

"...That old doctor."