Chapter 388: 366 Peeping Person in the Dark
If one had to describe it, wouldn’t it be a divine battle between the Thunder God and the Evil God?
Younger in appearance than the youth but older than Absolute Death, the boy was not wielding the hammer of the Thunder God, but rather the sword. With slashes imbued with thunder, he continuously cut through the air towards his enemies, resembling the mythological Thunder God in every scene. The spectacle caused was not something a human could generate.
Opposite him was an even younger girl, in a bright red full-body armor, resembling the Beauty God, who seemed not adept at fighting. However, the negative energy pulsing around her painted her in utter evil, and with her ferocious face, if she were not the Evil God, then what would be?
Each of their attacks was potent enough to shake the atmosphere and tremble the Earth. Their strength, speed, and skill were all so high that mere mortals could only look up in admiration.
Their every clash was like meteors colliding, sparking sounds of clashing metal, and the aftershocks swept like storms. If this had happened on the ground, more than just this building would have turned to ruins.
The world itself seemed to wail in their fierce battle, trembling and booming repeatedly.
At this moment, whether it was Absolute Death or the youth, neither seemed to be the final trump card viewed by the Re·Yestijie Kingdom, but just insignificant mortals who could only look up from the ground at the divine war, barely keeping up with their speed to catch glimpses of their figures.
At that instant, only one thought remained in their hearts.
"So powerful!"
Whether it was that human youth resembling the Thunder God, continuously transforming into lightning and unleashing Thunder Strikes, or the vampire girl who left a deep impression on Absolute Death and the youth with her cyclone-like long spear, both were terrifyingly strong.
Both of them were stronger than the youth.
Both of them were stronger than Absolute Death.
Indeed.
Known as the guardian of humanity, the strongest of humans, Absolute Death confessed that he did not match up to either of them.
"What... what in the world is happening?"
The youth visibly shook with an impulse to cry out in desperation.
"How did that vampire become so strong...!?"
The youth known by the moniker "Dark Holy Tome" had faced Shalltear for the third time like this.
The first was in the Ye·Lantier Northern Forest.
The second was in the human city attacked by the clergy.
On both occasions, although Shalltear displayed tremendous power, the youth was certain that she wasn’t as strong as now.
At least from what the youth saw, the first two encounters with Shalltear were weaker than the Absolute Death equipped with the six Divine Artifacts left by the gods.
But now, the power that Shalltear displayed surpassed what he knew of Absolute Death by far.
Why was this happening?
The youth thought this, although he already knew the answer.
"...isn’t the answer obvious?"
Grinding his teeth, Absolute Death muttered in either anger or frustration.
"That vampire, the last time we encountered her, didn’t use any armament."
This is a common weakness among powerful monsters.
Due to overconfidence in their natural physique, strength, and abilities, most powerful monsters disdain wearing equipment.
The most typical example is the dragon.
Dragons possess the strongest natural bodies, their physical attack power and defensive power are top-notch across all races in the continent. Coupled with their extraordinary intelligence, long life spans, and some even possessing magic, they can easily defeat almost all other races.
Have you ever seen a dragon wearing armor?
Or have you ever seen a dragon wield a weapon?
This is the arrogance of the naturally strong.
Shalltear, a highly intelligent vampire, was already well known to the folk of the Dark Holy Tome.
But whether it was that time in Ye·Lantier Northern Forest or in the human city of the clergy nation, Shalltear had never worn any armament.
Therefore, having experienced Shalltear’s power, the youth had confidently believed that the Absolute Death, equipped with the six Divine Artifacts of the gods, was stronger than Shalltear.
The battle that took place last time in the human city of the clergy nation confirmed this.
At that time, because Shalltear had attacked a domestic human city, the High Priest dispatched the Dark Holy Tome, even allowing Absolute Death to bring the Divine Artifacts of the Six Gods, with the goal of thoroughly subduing Shalltear.
The Dark Holy Tome encountered Shalltear in that ruined city and immediately engaged in a battle to subdue her.
In that battle, Absolute Death was the main force, the youth assisted from the side, and other members of the Dark Holy Tome provided remote support, eventually helping Absolute Death overpower and defeat Shalltear.
So, Shalltear retreated, fled from the clergy country to the kingdom which led the Dark Holy Tome to chase all the way here, into the capital of Re·Yestijie Kingdom.
They had defeated Shalltear before.
Thus, to eliminate future threats, they pursued her under the command of the High Priest.
However, upon encountering Shalltear again, she was armed with a set of armor that clearly wasn’t ordinary, and the strange long spear in her hands seemed no less formidable than the Divine Artifacts equipped by Absolute Death.
Powerful monsters, previously disdainful of wearing equipment, now armed with high-level armament.
Could they not become stronger?
"...it’s simply a nightmare."
The youth did not hide his fear.
Monsters wore equipment just like humans, erasing one of humanity’s major advantages, and became even stronger. Could there be worse news?
"I don’t know if it’s because she’s been defeated by us twice in succession, but that vampire started to value equipment," Absolute Death said through gritted teeth, glaring at Shalltear charging towards Reiger in midair and lowering his voice unconsciously, "But where on earth did she find such high-level gear? Even in our circle, that kind of weaponry is considered a treasure, right?"
Absolute Death just couldn’t understand this point.
As for the young man, he always felt that he had seen Shalltear, transformed into a monster, holding that strangely shaped spear in the Ye·Lantier Northern Forest before.
Could it be that Shalltear had already started using magic artifacts at that time?
Then why didn’t she use them the last time she encountered us in the attacked human city?
The young man found it strange and even had an ominous premonition.
He felt as if they had fallen into some sort of trap, caught in a meticulously woven net.
At this moment, feeling uneasy, Absolute Death spoke.
"The situation is bad. If it’s her now, I’m not confident I can win, even with your assistance and support." Absolute Death frankly admitted this and said, "It seems I have to use the strategy you mentioned earlier and join forces with that human who is currently fighting the vampire."
Upon hearing this, the young man looked towards Reiger, who was moving through the air like a flash of lightning, and it took all of his extraordinary dynamic vision of an awakened divine being to discern the other’s face.
That face perfectly overlapped with the one he had seen in the Ye·Lantier Northern Forest.
"It’s indeed him!"
The young man was sure of it; the person was the same one who had confronted Shalltear alone in the forest.
Incredibly, that person was displaying strength sufficient to hold his own against a fully armed Shalltear and even occasionally overpower her, causing her to spurt blood and fly backward with a single strike.
"Yes, that’s right!" the young man exclaimed as if seeing hope, "If you team up with him, even that vampire equipped with high-level gear can certainly be subdued!"
"So, I must find a way to intervene in that battle, and if necessary, I might even need to launch a surprise attack." Absolute Death, with none of a strong being’s pride, pragmatically spoke for the sake of victory, "Given the current state of the battle, that human youth can’t easily defeat the vampire, so he will definitely need my help."
Having said this, Absolute Death then told the young man,
"Leave the next part to me; you guys need to withdraw from here first."
In this level of battle, probably only Absolute Death himself had the capability to intervene. The rest of the members of the Dark Bible, including the young man, were probably not up to par.
Staying here would only add to the risk.
The young man understood this as well.
So, he spoke very decisively,
"We will deploy magical surveillance in the nearby area to monitor this place; if there’s a chance, we will come back to support."
After speaking, the young man turned around without any hesitation or lingering, giving instructions to his trembling companions as they quietly retreated.
Only Absolute Death was left, focusing intently on the fierce battle in midair.
"Gale Super Break."
"Iron Arm Iron Strike."
"Super Penetration."
"Ability Super Increase."
"Possibility Super Perception."
Absolute Death quietly used his martial skills, accumulating power, waiting for the moment to strike.
......
"Thunder Breathing·First Form·Thunderbolt Flash."
High above, a lightning speed burst of light allowed the blade to become lightning itself, slashing fiercely at Shalltear.
In Akasha Continent, the ultimate slash famed as "With a flash of lightning, defeat is certain" was finally unleashed by Reiger.
"Puchi!"
Amidst the sound of tearing silk, Shalltear, completely unable to react, was struck.
"Gah...!"
Shalltear let out a humiliating shriek, her body spattered with an amount of blood that made one wonder if it was enough to be fatal, flying backwards.
Her waist was nearly severed, chopped by "Thunderbolt Flash" into a bloody mess, with only bones still connected.
That was undoubtedly a fatal wound.
But...
"Maximum Enhance·Deadly!"
Shalltear chanted the spell with a scream-like voice, covering herself in a vast negative energy that healed her wounds.
This had happened countless times before.
The difference this time was that the wounds on Shalltear’s body were so severe they could not be easily healed.
Reiger emerged from the lightning, looked at Shalltear in such a state, and suddenly smiled.
"If you don’t use your trump card now, you truly will die, you know?"
This was the declaration of victory.