LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 154
154. The Future Wavers
[Manoeuvre: Nightmare Vision──].
A skill that allows one to foresee a more distant future.
In exchange, its accuracy is lower than the foresight of the nearer future, [Manoeuvre: Fortune Bell].
(This scene again.)
A rainbow-colored radiance spreads before her eyes.
She is engulfed by the light, melting and vanishing.
Beyond that, nothing can be seen.
No matter how many times Electra activates the skill, this is as far as she can foresee.
In other words──this is where her future ends.
(Is the future truly unchangeable? Is my fate only destruction──?)
Feeling despair and disappointment, Electra activated the same skill once more.
──This time, the rainbow-colored radiance did not appear.
“What is this…!?”
Electra furrowed her brows.
The scene was different from usual.
The world turned black.
Countless white, shining swords appeared, slashing through the ‘black.’
And then──,
“What on earth is this…!?”
Something descended from the heavens, scattering the black-and-white world entirely.
A rainbow-colored light sphere.
Divine and yet ominous at the same time.
It gave off an eerily peculiar impression.
Simultaneously, the entire world trembled violently.
It wavered.
……The future is inherently uncertain.
For instance, a slight change in actions might save someone who was supposed to die, or cause two destined lovers to drift apart──.
However, witnessing the entire world itself undergoing massive changes was unprecedented.
Something may be happening.
Something unlike before──perhaps even something that could change the fate of the world itself.
“The future is wavering──”
Electra couldn’t hide her confusion.
“Wavering more violently than ever before……!?”
Eventually, a rainbow-colored explosion blew everything away, and the world dissolved into its radiance.
Beyond that, the future was,
“Nothing at all…!?”
Absolute void.
Not only her existence but the world itself had vanished.
Electra could see no more beyond that.
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“I should head back soon……”
Jack was growing increasingly anxious.
Due to the recent large-scale attack by the demonic forces, transportation in the Kingdom of Rudiloum had suffered significant disruptions.
He too was stuck, unable to return to the Kingdom of Adonis.
He was worried about his company, where he was essentially on unauthorized leave.
About his beloved Hannah, his supportive boss, and his coworkers.
──As someone blessed with the power of the gods, I want you to fight against the demons.
Vanessa’s words from yesterday came to mind.
“Even if you say that……”
Jack sighed as he gazed at the bustling street.
He had fought against demon generals and skill holders like Levin in the past.
But that was to protect the people close to him.
Here, in unfamiliar territory, there was no one for him to protect.
If possible, he wanted to go back quickly.
Though he understood his skill could be of use in battle──he still couldn’t fight like Hart.
Destroy them──.
Suddenly, he heard a voice.
(What was that?)
A voice welling up from within him.
Ever since the battle with Levin, he occasionally heard this voice from the depths of his heart.
But yesterday, Sephiria, who possessed the [Restoration] skill, was supposed to have healed him.
(Why am I hearing it again……?)
Feeling suspicious, Jack wandered aimlessly.
Before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the guild headquarters.
(Should I just tell Hart I can’t fight?)
With hesitation, he continued walking.
──“You there.”
A man who emerged from the headquarters stopped in front of Jack.
Was he over two meters tall?
A warrior clad in red full-plate armor stood imposingly.
“Do you have business with the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“Sorry, I’m here to meet an adventurer I know──”
When Jack mentioned Hart, the warrior looked thoughtful.
“……If you mean him, he’s working elsewhere. I could guide you if you’d like?”
“Oh, that would be a big help.”
Jack thanked the man, who introduced himself as Rudolf, and followed him.
He was led to an open lot about a block away from the headquarters.
It was surrounded by bushes, with no one else in sight.
“Um, where is Haruto?”
When Jack asked, the tip of a spear was thrust before his eyes.
“What…!?”
“You’ll serve as bait to lure Haruto Riva out.”
Rudolf fixed his gaze on Jack with quiet, yet madness-tinged eyes.