Chapter 117: Label’s Own Battles, The Genius Alchemist Fights For Revenge!

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While Riven fought Kagehisa inside that sealed Domain, Label and Noir attempted to enter many times. They threw explosive bombs and unleashed constant waves of shadow magic attacks against the barrier.

However, three very annoying ninjas got in their way at every single attempt.

"You are not going to interrupt Lord Kagehisa’s battle!"

"He has finally found a worthy opponent! We will not let you interrupt his glorious fight!"

"Stay out of this, alchemist woman!"

They attacked without mercy, firing explosive shuriken and unleashing deadly ninjutsu. Some of them breathed deadly flames or powerful poison directly from their throats.

One of them, the smallest of the three, constantly formed hand signs and then summoned a powerful magic circle beneath her feet. The formation was composed of glowing Japanese Kanji that pulsed with spiritual energy.

"Summon Jutsu – Great Flood Frog King!"

A giant toad manifested out of pure spiritual energy. It roared loudly and unleashed a powerful flood from its wide maw, sending both Noir and Label tumbling into an endlessly spinning domain composed of raging river water.

"Waaahhhhh!"

"Aaawrr!"

Noir’s eyes grew sharper as he quickly grabbed Label and tried to run into the sky. Yet the water followed him relentlessly. The massive frog opened its jaws even wider, and a long, sticky tongue wrapped tightly around his leg, pulling him toward its waiting mouth.

"E-Eat this!!!"

Label roared with determination and threw three highly explosive potions straight into the Spirit’s open jaws. The frog swallowed them without thinking.

It was a grave mistake.

BOOOMMM!!!

The Flood Domain exploded violently and disappeared in an instant. The Spirit perished along with it.

The ninja who had summoned the frog coughed up a mouthful of blood from the severe backlash and fell unconscious to the ground.

At the same time, the other two ninjas appeared silently behind Label, their blades aimed directly at her neck.

They had originally thought about sparing her because she was "useful."

But now they no longer hesitated. They aimed for a clean kill.

Label, however, was already injecting herself with something the moment their swords reached her throat!

Little Noir the Third was unable to protect her. He remained weakened from nearly drowning in the spirit lake of purified holy water.

But that was fine.

BA-DUM!

BA-DUM!

BA-DUM!

"?!"

CLAAASH!

Suddenly something black and solid intercepted their swords. Both ninjas were forced to take a heavy step back in disbelief as they stared at Label.

Behind her stood her little living cauldron spirit, groaning angrily at the attackers while releasing thick green fire, as if it had just finished cooking up something powerful.

"Hooo..."

A dense black fog poured from Label’s jaws as her body suddenly began to change completely.

"?!"

The two remaining ninjas’ eyes widened in fear. They took another step back as they felt her powerful spiritual pressure pressing down on them.

She glared at them with glowing purple-red eyes full of new confidence.

Her long hair had turned a deep black-purple color. It moved wildly on its own after growing even longer, almost as if it had come alive.

At the same time her small, skinny body grew taller, more voluptuous, and far more intimidating — nearly twice her original size.

A ghostly dress of white spiritual flames surged around her transformed body as Label fully completed her change!

"Y-You...! How are you compatible with the Yokai Serum?!"

"Impossible! Only those that share the blood of the Yokai Clan and—"

"This? It’s not what you think," Label shook her head slowly. Her hands had grown into long, sharp black claws. "I made my own serum using the blood of the Yakuza that Riven has already taken down..."

"!!!"

Label smiled back at them with a creepy, confident expression as raw power pumped through every vein in her new body.

"I thought... if they can do that, why can’t I do the same? This is my own Yokai Serum!"

RUMBLE!

The ground beneath her shattered into pieces from the sudden surge of power. Label walked forward and unleashed dozens of rapid slashing attacks with her sharp claws.

She lacked proper technique and looked incredibly clumsy as she tried to act fiercely.

But she was now an almost four-meter-tall, skinny monstrous woman with giant claws that moved faster than lightning.

So even with her complete lack of refined technique, she remained a terrifying threat!

"Shit!"

"Agh!"

The two remaining ninjas were unable to keep up with her overwhelming speed. They constantly took steps backward while unleashing Fire Breathing, Poison Breathing, and Cutting Wind Ninjutsu in a desperate attempt to defend against her relentless physical attacks.

"HYAAAA!"

However, she swung her claws and completely destroyed their magical attacks. At the same time she used her living hair to constantly catch them or stop their weapons from ever reaching her body.

Her hair had become harder than metal wire and could regrow at will whenever it was cut.

She pushed them back without pause, slashing through their armor and destroying it completely while carving deep gashes across their bodies.

"I’ve learned one thing from Riven!" she roared with rising determination. "And that is... that I cannot keep cowering in fear and hiding behind someone else forever...!" She glanced briefly at the unconscious form of Little Noir. "Little Noir and Riven have been protecting me and saving my life all this time, so... I’ll do the same for them!!!"

"Damn crazy alchemist!"

"You bastard! How dare you!"

As the two ninjas completely lost their composure, they combined their remaining auras and unleashed a fused hand sign, generating a potent combined ninjutsu.

"Dual Jutsu – Great Calamity of the Heian Era: Yamata no Orochi’s First Head!"

RUMBLE!

They drained every last drop of their spiritual energy and even sacrificed a portion of their soul essence. A giant purple demonic portal erupted open right after Label had jumped forward to take them down for good.

"SHYAAAAAAH!"

From the portal a gigantic, white-scale spider hissed loudly, its red eyes glowing with malice. It bit deep into Label’s shoulder and forcefully pushed her away from the two exhausted ninjas.

"Aaaagggh! W-What’s this...?! Another Spirit?!"

The ninjas smiled weakly before blood began pouring from their eyes, noses, mouths, and ears. They collapsed heavily onto the ground, completely spent.

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