TN: And we're back! sorry for the week long hiatus, it was not intentional since I had to get my right leg in a cast after tripping 3 floors down a stairwell (like an idiot ://) and be unable to use my PC setup upstairs BUT I should be OK now.
Anyways, Thanks for Arcanic Madness, WeissAkumu and WolfWTF for becoming as Supporters!,
===BREAK===
"I'll just take that as a compliment."
Yanagi gave a faint smile, a little speechless.
"Come to think of it, Null_Face really doesn't seem very smart," Harumasa said, stroking his chin. "Maybe he's a hacker specialist, but a low-brain idiot in everything else? I really want to go out and catch him fast, see what he's like in reality."
"We have to catch him."
Miyabi said firmly.
A sharp glint flashed in Yanagi's eyes. "Then let's depart quickly. Once we deal with the last special data entity, we can go find him."
"Damn it!"
Null_Face had been monitoring the group's conversation at all times, and now he felt a chill run down his spine.
Three special data entities—two of them had already been dealt with so quickly. His ethereal data entity hadn't even formed yet, and among the three, only the archer man's data analysis had reached a level capable of becoming a Bangboo.
Right now, the hand he held couldn't take on Hollow Special Operations Section 6!
And it was all that pink-haired woman's fault, like a fox making him look foolish, always coming up with ideas to ruin his schemes.
The key was, that pink-haired woman wasn't wearing the problematic badge—she couldn't become a Bangboo and always maintained her combat power.
If it weren't for her, his plan would have succeeded!
"So, get lost!" Null_Face summoned his control panel and decisively kicked Yanagi out of the VR system. "I won't kill you today. But leaving any of Hollow Special Operations Section 6 alive won't make you a big shot either!"
Phew. Seeing that irritating pink-haired woman disappear, he actually exhaled in relief.
Without her giving ideas and turning the archer man into a Bangboo, that little blue-skinned one would also turn soon. Miyabi alone, even as a virtual entity, couldn't hold out until the end.
Hollow Special Operations Section 6, I'll f**king crush you!
…
At that moment, Yanagi suddenly disappeared from the middle of the four, and Harumasa turned into a completely black Bangboo.
Now, combat power only remained with Miyabi and Soukaku, who was about to become a Bangboo.
"Eh-ne! Eh-ne! (How did I turn into a Bangboo)!"
Harumasa Bangboo waved his little stubby hands, frantically patting his body, terrified.
"Hmm, probably your data has been fully collected."
Miyabi poked Harumasa Bangboo with her scabbard, and it felt just like a real Bangboo.
"Then where's Yanagi-senpai? Why is she gone!"
Soukaku's eyes were filled with worry, afraid that her beloved Yanagi-senpai had run into trouble.
"The enemy considered her troublesome and let her go," Miyabi said calmly, patting Soukaku on the head. "That's good—she's safe."
She could no longer sense Yanagi's will; she had completely detached from this virtual world.
"Is that so?"
Soukaku exhaled in relief, smiling. "As long as Yanagi-senpai is safe, that's what matters."
"Mm." Miyabi patted Soukaku, her gaze growing even more determined. "But from now on, it's just the two of us."
"Understood, section chief!"
Soukaku nodded heavily.
To see Yanagi-senpai again… and the fried chicken burger!
"Eh-ne! (I'll cheer for you)!"
Harumasa-Bangboo waved his little hands—this was all he could do.
The two and the Bangboo just approached the VR system, only to find they couldn't enter anymore. The data entity monsters had already appeared directly on the streets of Lumina Square.
They bared their teeth and claws, densely packed outside the HIA Club.
And the last special data entity was still hiding somewhere in the virtual space of Lumina Square.
Things suddenly became troublesome.
Miyabi and Soukaku had no choice but to break through outside the HIA Club to find and eliminate the last special data entity.
"Where the heart leads, all things under heaven shall be severed!"
Miyabi drew her katana, a surging aura of extreme sharpness radiating from her.
She had been deliberately slowing the collection of her data under the cover of the three all along.
But now, there was no need to hide anymore.
This was the final fight.
She swung her katana across, a cold frost-white blade slashing in front of her. "Evil, sever!"
The powerful blade energy tore through the air, and even the virtual reality seemed to tremble slightly.
Time in the entire VR space seemed to slow under the blade's force.
But in truth, it was simply that the blade was too fast.
Watching in secret, Null_Face was terrified, a sense of imminent death washing over him.
But how could he die? This was only a virtual reality; he hadn't been foolish enough to enable pain sensations. There was no way he could die.
He assumed it was an illusion—that Miyabi's blade was terrifying, her aura alone commanding fear.
With one slash, the clawing, snarling data entity monsters were cut in half.
No matter the data attributes of the monsters, even if Null_Face had amplified them several times using his permissions, before this blade, they were like paper.
"One slash, cut half my data entities… is it really that exaggerated?!"
Null_Face looked at the data entities falling like wheat, his heartbeat delayed, and he involuntarily shouted, "Revive, my monsters!"
As he operated, the computing power of the chopped-down data entities reformed into new monsters surrounding Miyabi.
One slash—half. Two slashes—entire field.
Even if his data entities could revive, even if the last special data entity was still several blocks away from Miyabi, if she kept slashing like this, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be completely destroyed.
Miyabi's data was still thirty percent from being fully collected; assuming each slash collects one percent, she could still slash thirty times.
Within thirty slashes, she wouldn't really rush over to destroy his special data entity, right?
Miyabi's gaze was as cold as moonlight, sword in hand, advancing relentlessly.
Her wide azure haori fluttered, exuding a demonic aura.
Stunningly beautiful, yet brimming with killing intent.
Beside her, Soukaku held a flag in support, creating an icy environment to amplify the section chief's power.
Meanwhile, Yanagi, exiled to the real world by Null_Face, was quickly thinking of a way to return to the virtual space—she had to save her section chief and friends.
With staff assistance, she quickly identified the difference between herself and her friends, locking onto the badge.
Without hesitation, she wore the badge and entered the virtual reality again. Even this time, she would be affected by data collection, unable to leave freely.
The moment Yanagi reentered virtual reality.
Lumina Square in the VR space.
Miyabi had already fought from the HIA Club entrance to the edge of the Simmer Hot Pot Restaurant.
Soukaku had turned into a blue long-horned Bangboo, following behind with Harumasa, cheering them on.
At this time, Null_Face, possessing the last special data entity, had altered its data to mimic Harumasa's form—his strongest data entity aside from the unfinished Miyabi data entity.
In front of the special data entity in Harumasa's form, there were still a large number of ethereal-form and rebel-form data entities.
Even so, Null_Face was trembling.
Miyabi had only one slash left in the tank—he didn't know if his data entity could survive it.
===BREAK===
Like the story and want more chapters?
Join and support me by joining my Patreon!
[email protected]/SiRoasa