As the incantation concluded, a layer of holy light emerged around Hinata.
Layers of brilliant base magic arrays unfolded, as dazzling and radiant as the stars.
God responded to her prayer.
Countless glorious and brilliant spirit particles gathered here from all directions, intersecting with each other, dreamlike and illusory.
When Rimuru devoured those non-attribute spirits, what awaited him was the highest tier of 'Holy Magic' capable of rivaling an ultimate skill.
The special particles that constitute Magicules, "spirit particles", seemed very difficult to predict in their movements.
"Spirit particles" could ignore the flow of time and space, passing through any barrier at will.
Even the 'Universal Barrier' within Rimuru's 'King of Covenant', which possessed "Absolute Defense" that severed space, would be pierced by it.
"Answer: God's Miracle refers to the efficient manipulation of spirit particles; ordinary means cannot interfere with spirit particles. The method of use has been analyzed..."
At critical moments, you still have to rely on your own wife; Teacher Ciel is the GOAT.
Powerful radiance burst forth from Hinata's hands, and above the magic array, golden threads converged into a flash that would destroy all things.
"Disappear!"
The moment the flash descended, everything within the magic array seemed to freeze.
The beam of light struck Rimuru at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second.
But the instant it touched Rimuru's body, it was as if it had struck something.
Blue radiance suddenly emanated from his body, and an absolute barrier enveloped him.
In an instant, an invisible shockwave spread out, actually shattering the holy beam of light directly.
"How is that possible?!"
A look of shock finally appeared on Hinata's typically calm face. "The spirit particles that pierce through everything were actually blocked by a barrier."
The light of the magic array faded, and Rimuru stood there unharmed, with only his clothes slightly disheveled.
Seeing this, Hinata felt conflicted.
"It seems I have no choice but to use that move..."
At this moment, Hinata's killing intent toward Rimuru had actually dissipated quite a bit.
Through the battle just now, she had calmed down and analyzed quite a few things.
First was the intelligence aspect; Rimuru's strength had definitely reached the level of an Awakened Demon Lord, which made Hinata suspicious of the intelligence.
Although other details were perfectly accurate, the information regarding his strength was worlds apart from the truth.
In the report, Rimuru's strength was only A+ rank. If it wasn't a mistake by the intelligence broker, then someone had intentionally concealed the truth.
Who could it be?
Was it to target her or to target Rimuru? Or... both?
Of course, these were all Hinata's speculations.
Now that the battle had reached this point, regardless of whether her speculations were correct, both sides had to make a decision.
"One last move. If you can withstand it, I will admit defeat."
"After that, you can kill or punish me as you please."
As someone who had just reached adulthood, if one did something wrong, one had to pay the price.
Even if that price was death, Hinata would accept it calmly.
"That would be for the best."
Being able to end the battle early was exactly what Rimuru wanted.
"Be careful; this move is very dangerous."
Saying this, Hinata put away her original longsword and took out the divine artifact granted to her by Luminus, the moonlight rapier.
Rimuru was a bit puzzled as to why Hinata would issue such a warning.
"Answer: The target's malice is weakening; there is no killing intent in the target's eyes."
"What's the situation? One moment she wants to kill me, the next she warns me to be careful. Women really are fickle creatures."
But now was not the time to think about such things. Rimuru focused his attention, preparing to face Hinata's offensive.
Hinata took a deep breath, brandished the moonlight rapier glowing with seven-colored light, and softly began to chant a spell.
"I offer my prayers to God..."
The base magic arrays unfolded once more, layer upon layer, covering the entire area.
Radiant spirit particles began to converge, and holy halos enveloped the formation.
This time, the Spirit Particle Collapse was not fired directly.
Hinata's left hand emitted a dazzling golden glow, and the power of the Spirit Particle Collapse transformed into a seven-colored radiance that gathered toward her left hand.
Immediately after, she poured all of these spirit particles into her moonlight rapier.
With her eyes narrowing, Hinata thrust forward violently toward Rimuru with a speed exceeding human capability and a terrifying aura that seemed capable of destroying everything.
"Demon-Shattering Spirit Particle Slash!!"
Rimuru's pupils contracted.
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Even the million-fold acceleration of Thought Acceleration could not capture Hinata's trajectory, and Raphael's warning made Rimuru feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
"This woman is simply too terrifying!"
Fortunately, Hinata had no intention of killing Rimuru and only aimed for his shoulder.
At this critical moment, it all came down to our Teacher, the King of Wisdom.
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Rimuru agreed to this method without a second thought.
Black mist immediately surged from Rimuru's body, transforming into a black vortex that collided with Hinata's rapier, which was emitting seven-colored light.
"Go, 'Gluttony King'!"
The terrifying Spirit Particle Collapse energy collided with it, but there was no earth-shattering explosion as one might expect.
A massive amount of destructive energy was swallowed completely by the black vortex, everything returned to peace, and the black vortex subsequently vanished.
This was a sad story where only the 'Gluttony King' was hurt.
Rimuru sat on the ground feeling somewhat weak, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "That was close, that was close!"
Hinata deactivated her combat state. "You win. I concede."
Rimuru breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally over.
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"Wasn't 'Gluttony King' sacrificed?"
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"It even comes with a backup. I feel like it's quite a bug."
Rimuru snarked silently in his heart.
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"As expected of you, Teacher."
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Looking at Rimuru sitting on the ground in a daze, Hinata reminded him again.
"I lost. Do with me as you will; this is the price I should pay."
Snapping back to his senses, Rimuru stood up from the ground.
"I told you, Miss Shizu asked me to take good care of you."
Hinata stared at Rimuru, who looked exactly like Teacher Shizu, her expression becoming somewhat dazed.
(When you are lost, I hope you can rely on me more...)
Teacher Shizu's gentle words seemed to echo in Hinata's ears.
"They really are alike..."
Hinata murmured softly.
Rimuru tilted his head. "Hmm? What's alike?"
"Nothing."
Hinata shook her head and changed the subject. "Tell me about Teacher Shizu's end."
"You believe me now?"
Hinata nodded slightly and said in a calm tone, "Do I need to apologize?"
"Uh... no, no need."
Rimuru couldn't afford to offend this terrifying woman, so it was best to provoke her as little as possible.
Subsequently, the two sat on the ground, and Rimuru told Hinata everything he knew.
After listening to Rimuru's account, Hinata's brow furrowed.
She began to quickly analyze the mastermind sowing discord between the two of them. All signs pointed to one person being very suspicious.
Kagurazaka Yuuki!
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