blown back by index

The girl had swung the red wings growing from her back. With that alone, the giant god
of flames was instantaneously ripped apart despite being supported by thousands of
cards. It did not even have the chance to carry out its automatic regeneration. The
burden received by Innocentius reversed the flow of energy and burned the cards black
making them useless.
That was the power of the grimoire library Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
By freely wielding the 103,000 grimoires, she became the strongest defense mechanism
for protecting that treasure trove of knowledge from those who would usurp it.
However, Stiyl did not have time to calmly analyze all that.
When Innocentius was blown away, it scattered in all directions and the explosive wind
bared its fangs towards Innocentius’s user.
“...!?”
He was knocked straight to the wall.
With that great shock to his back, even his breathing stopped. The girl with magic circles
hidden in her eyes calmly watched on.
“Chapter 10, Verse 3. Effects of the current spell confirmed. Extending the power and
range in order to end the life functions of the enemy element has been determined to be
the most effective method.”
Multiple red wings stretched out all at once.
The wings had grown large enough that they grazed the ceiling of the cathedral as they
rushed towards Stiyl like a closing bear trap.
He had no time to think of a spell.
Stiyl forced his body to move despite having been weakened from the previous blow. He
rolled along the floor.
The multiple wings soared down.
There was nothing beyond luck to explain how he was not hit.
But the floor of St. George’s Cathedral broke with a loud crumbling noise.
The stone footing, Stiyl Magnus, and everything else there were swallowed up by the
earth.
He didn’t have time to think about bracing for his landing.
The taste of blood mixed in with his breaths.
Stiyl had landed face up and it took a few seconds for him to finally realize where he had
landed.
He was in the underground spiritual item vault.

- Toaru Majutsu no Index Volume 21, Chapter 5 Part 4