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❟❛❟ CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT ❟❛❟
THEY WERE LITERALLY SKYDIVING.
The portal Akame had conjured crackled with eerie, dark black light, suspended midair like a tear in the sky. One by one, they dove through. The moment her feet left the edge, Akame fell into the vast abyss below.
Below them stretched a harsh, desolate landscape. Vast expanses of reddish-brown sand and rock dominated the view, punctuated by a few seemingly active volcanoes whose craters exhaled thin, wispy grey smoke. The palette of colors reminded her of the Mars photographs she'd seen in astronomy books. The air here felt dry and dusty, carrying a faint scent of sulfur.
From their dizzying height, the scene unfolding below was both astonishing and alarming. Thousands of pristine white figures swarmed on the open plains. They resembled Zetsu, yet possessed a more menacing aura and distorted forms, like crude, deformed Otsutsuki entities. But Reishi was nowhere in sight.
"He's prepared an army," Endeavor muttered, his eyes narrowing as he surveyed the overwhelming number of enemies.
Mirko grinned widely. "Looks like a welcoming party, huh?"
Edgeshot, with his arms crossed over his chest, frowned. "Rough estimate, around five thousand. We might waste too much time dealing with them before reaching the big boss."
"What are you waiting for? Let's just fight them!" Bakugou roared, his fists clenching, small explosions crackling between his fingers. Beside him, Mirko nodded enthusiastically, her ears twitching with excitement.
"No."
All eyes turned to Akame.
She stepped forward, her boots crunching against the sandstone cliff. The dry wind tugged at her raven-black hair, brushing strands across her cheek. "Let me open the path."
"But—" Lemillion protested, worried to see the girl about to face thousands of enemies alone.
"Just watch, brat," Kyuubi whispered. The Nine-Tailed Fox's reddish-orange tail swayed gently behind Akame. Todoroki and Bakugou exchanged bewildered glances before their attention snapped back to Akame. "I couldn't believe I would say this. But with his power fully returned... It's better to let him handle this alone."
"Him? Sheng Yue is a girl, you chibi!" Bakugou boldly tugged on one of Kyuubi's long ears.
"Oi! You impudent brat! How dare you!" Kyuubi snarled.
Ignoring the odd interaction behind her, Akame dashed swiftly towards the enemy lines. Several kunai and explosive kunai were already clutched in her hands. Using the momentum to plunge into the forefront of the enemy. A fierce kick slammed into the chest of one white soldier, sending it sprawling backward. Akame's subsequent movements were incredibly fast, like a black flash amidst a white sea. Every touch, every swing of her hand, claimed a life. She leaped high, throwing several explosive kunai that landed amidst the crowd and instantly detonated, sending out shockwaves and deadly shrapnel.
