The Crisis World XX

Chap. 82: Murasaki Oita vs. Astaroth

Meanwhile at the place where Oita-san and Astaroth were fighting. Their fight was so chaotic and brutal. Whatever they poked and passed through would all be smashed into pieces due to their strength.

Both of them issued a grin indicating that they both really enjoy moments like this.

As if they had not expended their full strength for a long time, they seemed to ignore the surroundings and fight like possessed people.

Punch after punch is launched alternately by the two, buying and selling attacks do not stop for a second to just rest. But in one of the moments when Astaroth hit Oita-san fell down and destroyed the house underneath, their fight came to a halt for a while as Oita-san looked at the occupants of the house she had just destroyed.

The eyes of Oita-san and the occupants of the house were directly fixed. The difference looks striking where the other one gives a frightened look and the other a normal look.

Kreeks…

The ceiling of the house that had been half destroyed earlier suddenly cracked and fell right on the head of the occupants of the house earlier. Quickly, Oita-san directly carried her away and lowered her right outside the house where it could already be said to be safe.

"Quick get out of here! It's dangerous!"

"Receive ka— Hiiikh!"

Unable to thank Oita-san yet, Oita-san had already disappeared from her sight due to being hit by a crushing blow right on her cheek from Astaroth.

"What are you doing?! Distract yourself in the middle of a fight like that?!"

"Of course I help people! Don't you see?!"

"Just leave those useless people and focus on me!"

"You're like a woman who's asking her boyfriend for attention, huh?"

Even though the punch was hit hard on Oita-san. But it didn't make him sick or it looked like that. Astaroth pushed his fist that was still hitting Oita-san's cheek which made him bounce quite far away.

Oita-san finally stopped bouncing when she hit a big tree which in the end also fell due to the collision earlier. Oita-san then stood up and cleaned her scratched and dirty cheeks.

"Well, whoa, whoa. Looks like the score's an empty one for you, huh?" Oita-san.

"No intention to make it balanced again?"

Astaroth jumped up and stopped as he was already within Oita-san's sight.

**

Murasaki Oita PoV's

"Cuih …."

I threw the salivary mixed with fresh blood beside me as a result of the blow that Astaroth had launched earlier. The punch was quite crushing because my focus was split.

In a way, I have to fight Astaroth right now. But on the other hand the damage we inflicted from the fight also I cannot ignore. Many ordinary citizens are now trapped in the ruins of the house because of my fight with Astaroth.

I can feel their existence because of my Unique Skill. Besides being able to awaken power like I did before to Iraya-kun, I can also tell someone who is around me whether he is alive or not, he is an Exception or not, thanks to this ability.

Putting that aside first, now I must determine which one I will prioritize right now, fight Astaroth or secure the surrounding citizens. And I chose the second option.

I smiled at the choices I knew would hurt myself, but still I did. Astaroth who noticed the smile coming out of my mouth then asked me.

"What's so funny?"

"No. I just thought I was stupid."

"What the fuck? I don't know if I should be happy or sorry to hear it" Astaroth said.

"Both are okay, too."

I focused my aura and saw a black aura with a purple gradation surrounding my body. Just letting out an aura alone was already producing enough strong winds to blow away the clothesline if it was near here, but unfortunately it meant nothing to Astaroth.

A few seconds later, next to me were created as many as ten imitations of me that were similar to me. It's just that my clone doesn't show any expression and his face seems flat and soulless.

I cast this shadow to spread out and help the people around and take them to a place far away from here and safer.

I've confirmed the person I need to save. The number is about 1,532 people who are around here and are within the radius of my fight. A quarter of the injuries vary between minor injuries, moderate injuries, to serious injuries.

I should have been able to make more of my imitation. But the person in front of me is not an opponent I can underestimate, so I guess ten is enough for now. If I ran out of energy from making many imitations, it would be a danger to myself.

"Go!"

After the cue I gave, my ten imitations dispersed quickly and began to lead to people who needed help.

But Astaroth who saw me made a lot of imitations like that looked unhappy. He felt that he was being underestimated because I divided my focus on saving the citizens first.

"You really don't take this fight seriously, do you?" ask Astaroth.

"Sorry, yes. But I can't let innocent people just die, let alone that happening in my area. You may not understand because you never assume that kind of responsibility."

"Heh .. 'responsibility', huh?"

My words just now seemed to trigger an old memory from Astaroth as his face changed. While from Astaroth's own side, he remembered the figure of someone who told him to go here. He resuscitated himself again by clicking his tongue. Then his eyes refocused on me

"Don't be arrogant Murasaki Oita, don't think that you're the only one with a big responsibility here."

"Hmm? If you're the same as me, you should understand."

"You're right, I totally understand that."

Tap. Braakkh…

Astaroth darted swiftly until it smashed his previous footing straight into my face. Although the speed was very fast but I could still endure it by crossing both my hands in front of my face.

We had a chance to fight resilience. That clashing force caused the area around us within a radius of 10 meters to disintegrate and left a deep enough hollow ground.

Srrt. Blaaaa…

While we were fighting, Astaroth still had time to make a basketball-sized fireball that swirled in the air and numbered in the hundreds. Just being nearby, the heat was already very pronounced and burned the trees that were here.

"What's a—?!"

"Try to survive this!"

Astaroth directed the hundreds of fireballs right at me who was locked with him at the moment. A huge explosion occurred and caused this area to become a dead forest with many dead trees burning. Even this dark night had briefly become as bright as day due to the attack earlier.

Astaroth was silent for a while and checked on me now. But again his face showed his displeasure as he looked at the silhouette of my body that was getting clearer and clearer as this smoke started to slowly dissipate.

"What are you holding back on?"

I was still standing straight as usual. But my appearance can't lie because right now I look so messed up. With the clothes of the arms and legs that have begun to tear, and my hair is also starting to fall apart. My face was no less dirty than my clothes, but I could still smile at the question from Astaroth.

"It's okay, just have a little fun."

I admit that my strength has diminished considerably because I am maintaining my clone which is currently saving the citizens. So I can't bring out my best attack and all I can do right now is wait.

Bluubb... Bluubb...

"?!!"

The ground that I was treading at this moment suddenly softened and both of my legs went into it. Then a moment later, the ground hardened again and locked my legs so I could not move anywhere.

Swuush...

Astaroth quickly darted towards me and attacked me using his punch. But this time his attack was a little different, on his fists were coated in a mixture of rocks and soil that made his fists very large. He dropped his fist at once so that gravity made his punch even tighter.

Duuaarr's...

Astaroth's punch made a huge hole and destroyed the area around it. But unfortunately he still couldn't hit me because I had dodged a few seconds before his fists reached.

This guy's power is not playing. I have to buy some time until they're all done evacuating people. But I'm sure it won't be that easy because the opponent is him.

I retreated into the forest deeper at once to outwit him. I looked back and no one was chasing me. Has he lost track of me?

But the mud wall was too liquid to be a footing so my feet pierced through it. Then after penetrating all the way to the calf, the ground hardened again and trapped me again.

"Damn! A trap like this again?!"

Right now my body is in a horizontal position with my legs stuck. I could also feel that a great amount of energy was coming towards me.

Blaar... Blaar... Blaar...

A cluster of fireballs came from behind the shady trees as if they had their own thoughts and shot towards me. But I quickly rebelled violently and destroyed the mud wall trap so I could avoid the fireball.

Not finished there, when I was still falling and wanted to stand on earth, Astaroth quickly came from the dark part of the hill while planning to hit me. I just crossed my hands in front and received the fist launched by Astaroth.

Braaakh...

I bounced and destroyed the mud wall that was trapping me. Astaroth, who had been constantly smirking, suddenly disappeared from his face. Right now his face was filled with a feeling of bewilderment and wonder as he continued walking towards me.

While I stood back up to clean the dust on my clothes due to penetrating many objects and trees earlier.

"You know, I've been looking forward to times like this. But you're holding yourself back and making me uninspired ...," Astaroth said in a dispirited tone.

"Maybe you're the one who didn't try harder to get me out of all my abilities" I said provoking him.

But he no longer seems interested. I seem to be holding back too much, huh? Even so, this is indeed what I can do for now so that my clone does not lose his power.

"… Well then, if you can't comfort me .. I'll just kill you right away" continued Astaroth.

"You look so confident, don't you?"

Even though I talk like that. But I know what he said wasn't a joke. I could feel from him a great power that was even very dangerous to me. This guy—Astaroth really wants to kill me right now.

**

Meanwhile somewhere else, in place of the former fight were Astaroth and Oita-san. The atmosphere was truly terrifying, many houses and streets were destroyed by it.

Many people who had been sleeping soundly woke up and did not know about what was happening at this time. Some of them think that there has been a large earthquake when they are asleep, but the earthquake did not cause a large fire and heat as it is today.

Confusion and fear envelop the citizens of today. There was no exception for a child crying in the middle of his house that was half destroyed and burned.

"Young …!! Mum, Dad! Where are you?!" yelled the girl.

As he was crying, someone suddenly called out to him. It was his mother who ran straight towards him. But at the same time, the skeletons of their already fragile home caught fire just above the little boy and were ready to hit his little head.

"No!"

Brraaakkh…

The skeleton of the house fell to the ground, but it did not hit anything before it fell to the ground. The little girl who closed her eyes in fear then opened her eyes when she realized that she was okay.

It turned out that he was currently being carried by someone with a full maroon tuxedo shirt and purple-colored hair. With an expressionless face, he carried the little girl back into his mother's arms.

"Thank you very much" said his mother, bowing her head.

"It's not safe to stay here, to take shelter to safety quickly."

"Well."

The mother and son went straight from before him with a small run to a safer place. While the man was—the imitation of Oita-san looked up again and darted looking for people who needed to be saved.

Other than him, there were nine other clones who were also in charge of rescuing people. But their work is not an easy one, because there are more than a thousand people who need to be saved so it takes a short time.

Then there was someone wearing a white robe of unnatural length. The robe looked too big for her to cover almost all of her face except for her mouth.

He is seen hiding in a small alley at a time when this chaos is happening and seems confused. And at that moment also came one of Oita-san's clones who came from above the sky and questioned her condition.

"Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm fine."

"If you can walk, quickly go to the designated point. It's dangerous if you continue to be here" said Oita-san.

"I understand."

After Oita-san's clone found out that the white-robed person was fine, she immediately left him after giving him a warning to immediately go to a safe place.

While the white-robed person just looked towards the clone of Oita-san who had disappeared from earlier.

"He, if not wrong ...."

He muttered and tried to guess who was talking to him earlier. But he immediately ignored her and chose to go to a safe place that had been told before.

That night was filled with ten people who darted fast to and fro, jumping from the roof of one house to the roof of another house, taking turns in saving people.

Indirectly right now Oita-san is currently fighting in two different places. No wonder if the stamina is getting thinner even though the original only holds Astaroth attack.

**

Back to the Oita-san fight. Yep, back to my seemingly unbalanced fight. Astaroth was gathering his aura which was clearly enormous and was ready to be directed towards me.

I deliberately brought him to the area on the back hill that was deserted by the population and at the same time minimized the casualties. But on the other hand, I was also worried that my former fight would give rise to an incredible mark. Hehehe .. It seems like I'm too concerned about trivial things.

"Death in this one attack, Murasaki Oita."

Shiii. Blaaaaarr…

The energy ball that Astaroth had gathered this time had reached five times his height and he released it towards me.

The energy ball was so powerful that it destroyed anything he passed through. Starting from the ground, trees, even hard stones also did not escape from its ferocity. While I was still standing still here, with my eyes widened and there was only one thought of my mind at the moment.

If I don't avoid. I'm gonna die.

Blaaaaarrr…

After the ball of energy disappeared, leaving a trail that was like something big to damage the ground and create a hole or a new cave lip on this hill. Astaroth walked a few steps.

He was watching whether the target he was targeting had been exhausted by his attack earlier or not. But unfortunately the prediction missed, because I'm still alive now.

"You looking for something?"

Astaroth looked back and raised his head. A sneer was created in his eyes when he saw me currently floating in the air. He focused his aura into the area of his eyes and realized that something was making me float above the air at this moment.

Zii…

"Truely, it should be. You're not gonna die that easy, are you?!" shout Astaroth.

"Ahahaha .. don't worry, I won't let your expectations drop."

Right enough. Because my fight elsewhere is over. Several auras from ten different places shot back into my body and my body felt as if it was regaining new energy.

I walked down using the Invisible Hands that I used as stairs and walked leisurely back to the ground. Although his name was supposed to be Invisible Hands, but with Astaroth's ability, he could see it clearly without any constraints at all.

Invisible Hands—Materi that I created from my ability as a Transformation. Made many things like gloves move freely as I wished while still within my reach. The Invisible Hands were as if they were flying freely around me if someone could see them. But unfortunately not many can see my ability on this one.

It's enough to base his explanation, it's time to get back to my fight. This time I was in front of Astaroth. With a more messy appearance than him who still looks fresh fit because I've got some slogged attacks from him.

But now it's different. Because I will bring out my full abilities at this time.

"The game will start again" I said.

"I'm ready for it" said Astaroth.

Seriate