Chapter 201

201: Reincarnation

Facing ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Jasmine's suffocatingly dense slashes, which came like a rising tide, Zophi remained calm. Every time he raised his spear, it perfectly caught the instant Jasmine had just swung her sword but before the greatsword had fully descended, deflecting her attacks with maximum efficiency.

As ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a result, as the force behind Jasmine's swings grew stronger, the openings exposed when her attacks were deflected became larger and larger.

Until ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the moment Jasmine swung her thirty-seventh sword, the inertia generated by the rebounding force reached its peak. Zophi seized the opportunity to step back. The crimson Divine Canon floating near his other hand quickly turned a page. A Spear of Judgment appeared out of thin air to his right, piercing her heart before she could swing again.

Immediately ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after, four more Spears of Judgment materialized, flying out to pierce Jasmine's collarbone, right thigh, left arm, and lower abdomen respectively.

In ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍an instant, Jasmine's pupils trembled slightly and dimmed once more.

Jasmine ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was killed again.

And at this point, less than two minutes had passed since she was pierced by Zophi's Domain technique while protecting Lina.

"Splash splash splash!"

Just like before, Jasmine's remains quickly melted after death. In the blink of an eye, they turned into clumps of Black Mud emitting an ominous aura, falling bit by bit into the churning seawater below.

However, at this moment, Zophi's face showed no joy of victory. Instead, it was filled with unprecedented gravity. He didn't even care about the reactions of Evelia and the others. He suddenly raised the Longinus in his hand and swung it to his right, deflecting the Pitch-Black Sword in Jasmine's hand at the perfect spot.

That was right. Jasmine, who should have been dead, was "reborn" once again.

But this time, because Zophi was prepared, Jasmine's surprise attack not only failed to have any effect, but also caused her weapon to be knocked away. Her entire body lost its balance and fell violently backward.

"Swipe!"

Zophi held the Holy Spear and expressionlessly pierced Jasmine's heart.

"The third time."

He didn't even have the interest to look at Jasmine's remains one last time, because he knew very well what would happen next. Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and swept his spear toward a certain direction.

"Clang!"

Sure enough, Jasmine's figure appeared again. Having learned her lesson, she chose to parry the attack to resist Zophi's predicted strike.

As for the body that had just been pierced, like the previous two, it had long since melted into clumps of Black Mud and fallen straight into the sea.

"What, what exactly is going on?"

Evelia, not far away, was a bit dumbfounded. Her [Soul Gaze] had been on the whole time! Therefore, she knew quite well that every Jasmine who died just now possessed the essence of [Truth], not illusions like Black Mud avatars.

[Death] was real, and Jasmine was real. The current situation truly exceeded Evelia's imagination. She had never heard of any magic in this world that could make someone resurrect so many times so quickly!

Cheating. It was definitely fucking cheating!

Evelia felt her worldview of magic being overturned and could only silently complain in her heart.

Amya and Lina beside her had similar thoughts.

Our Miss Lina even expressionlessly wiped away all the tears on her face. Jasmine hadn't died at all. She felt that her tears and emotions had been deceived.

Only Moxylunea, the dragon, was analyzing the situation on the battlefield with considerable surprise.

—First, exclude [Resurrection] type magic. Most of these magics are Holy attribute, and Jasmine is currently in her Witch state, so that's ruled out first.

—Moreover, almost any magic with resurrection effects leaves the resurrected person in a weakened state for a certain period after resurrection. That is the price of defying the natural order and cannot be offset.

—Among the remaining possibilities, time reversal can also be excluded, because aside from that Witch, no one else present was affected.

—Every time she dies, her remains turn into that strange Black Mud, while her main body appears out of thin air in another location to attack the enemy... This is likely a special aura triggered by death.

—The effects of this magic have exceeded the scope of conventional high-tier magic, yet its execution doesn't require constructing a magic circle, so Super-Tier Magic can also be ruled out. That leaves only [Authority] and [Divine Miracle].

—But the execution of a Divine Miracle requires a god's blessing. That Witch didn't chant a prayer, so [Divine Miracle] can pretty much be ruled out too.

—That leaves only one possibility: [Authority].

Moxylunea truly deserved to be the Life-bound Summon of Princess Evelia of Hell. With just a brief analysis in her mind, she perfectly deduced the type of power Jasmine was using.

But this was normal. After all, Satan couldn't let an incompetent waste bear the responsibility of protecting Evelia, let alone let such a creature become Evelia's Life-bound Summon.

However, Moxylunea still hadn't figured out one thing...

What exactly was the [Authority] that Jasmine was using?

In just a few breaths, the number of Jasmine's resurrections had already exceeded the count of two hands. This effect was indeed enough to be called cheating.

"The thirteenth time."

Finally, after killing Jasmine's life once again, Zophi turned around somewhat wearily, looking expressionlessly at Jasmine who had appeared before him once more.

"It's already the thirteenth life. Your limit... must be exactly this, right?"

"..."

Jasmine didn't answer directly, but judging by the fact that she didn't attack Zophi immediately upon appearing, Zophi was probably right.

"An astounding Authority. Worthy of being my daughter."

"You are worthy of the glory of the Gregory name."

"...I don't need it."

Jasmine raised her head, staring coldly into Zophi's eyes, and continued.

"I don't need this kind of blood-stained glory!"

"Blood-stained glory? Heh, oh Jasmine, you can't even see your own path clearly, so what could you possibly understand?"

Zophi shook his head and raised the Holy Spear in his hand once more.

"The world needs change, and change inevitably bleeds."

"...In that case, more words are useless."

Negotiations had broken down. Jasmine raised the sword in her hand once more.

In an instant, her aura suddenly changed.

The magic power erupting from within her body began to increase geometrically. Even the half-sun shaped guard of the alien greatsword in her hand transformed into a complete pitch-black sun wheel at this moment.

"To kill you, one slash is enough."

In an instant, Zophi felt the world was in change.

The originally vast and boundless world turned into a pitch-black, narrow geometric corridor. Jasmine stood at the end of the corridor, slowly walking toward him.

"You cannot escape this Mobius [Reincarnation]!"

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