Chapter 238 – Showdown (5)
Agares.
Although it is sometimes called the second-ranked great devil.
Considering that Baal, the demon king, is actually a transcendent being with divinity and worthy of being called a demon.
And that he is not directly involved in the rule of the Demon Realm.
Including Agares, Vassago, Gamigin, and Marvas.
Considering the authority and status of each demon within the top 5 in the hierarchy.
It is not strange to say that the true demon lords are the four great demons including Agares.
In fact, most demons in the demon realm call high-ranking demons high-ranking demons, and Baal is only served as an object of worship, residing in a distant high place.
Because Baal is the king of all demons, not the king of all demons.
That is why Agares truly reigns as the king of the demon realm.
The Great Demon King who rules the eastern part of the Demon Realm.
That’s the word that modifies Agares.
“… Is this the world the king longed for?”
Beyond the dimensional gate.
Those were the first words Agares spoke after stepping into the present world.
Sighs, disappointments, … A tone that clearly reveals those feelings.
Agares had a nonchalant face, as if he couldn’t even see Leticia and Luna, who were showing their strength right in front of them.
In the eyes of Agares, the great devil who loves struggle, this world seemed worthless.
Why did the demon king of the past, and his own king who was a great king and had attained divine status – Baal coveted this world.
Conquest?
Rather, it is understandable.
Because the demon realm wasn’t a rich world.
But not even that.
All the supreme king wants is destruction and destruction.
“Is it really necessary to destroy this world?”
Agares lamented.
It is the great cause of destroying a world. Indeed, there is no way there are no obstacles to accomplishing such a task.
However, the man who would be the biggest obstacle went to the king.
I’d rather die fighting the man, Agares swallowed.
“───How long are you going to ignore us?”
In the end, Leticia’s spear, which could not wait forever, rushed to Agares.
Cheerful—! The trajectory of a window that expands and distorts space.
Although it was improvised, it was Leticia, which was close to grand. The power of her blood spear (血槍) that she shoots can’t be light.
Even so.
“Hmm?”
The bloody spear that flew towards him, Agareth easily reached out his fist and pulverized it.
Koo—!
Single blow.
One bore. A mediocre punch that didn’t even hold the posture properly, and with that alone, the entire atmosphere screamed.
As if an earthquake had occurred, the surrounding ground shook, and Luna, who was frightened, calmed down by calling out a spirit.
“… Indeed, is this the price of crossing the dimensional gate? Originally, the king had to endure all these things.”
Even after showing off a piece of the power that overturns heaven and earth, Agares clenched his fist and licked his lips.
It was.
The current Agareth has lost most of his power in exchange for crossing the portal without Baal’s protection.
Even so——just one ordinary punch caused a miraculous phenomenon by the master wielding authority.
“…”
“Damn, what a fucking monster…”
There was no way that Leticia and Luna would not have noticed that fact.
They were shocked that the monster-like figure was in a state of limited power, and were relieved that it was at least a limited state itself.
If he had been able to display all of his original powers, even a confrontation like this would have been impossible.
“What shall I do? Bounce right away?”
“What are you talking about… Sincerity?”
“No, that’s just what I said… Fuck, it’s scary, but can’t you even joke?”
“This isn’t the time to take jokes like that.”
When the two women, who had been bickering for a while, looked back, Agares, who was still holding her hand as if feeling his own weakened power, stood firm on the spot.
If I was looking for an opportunity to surprise again, there would only be now.
“First of all, I’ll take care of melee. Of course. With support from behind…”
“Support fire?”
“Huh. Apparently, wide-area attacks are useless. That said, I don’t think a one-point focus will work, but…”
It must have been quite a shock to Leticia that the blow of her conversion, that she was shattered with one punch.
Luna lightly tapped her back with the palm of her hand.
“Looking at it, more than anything else, it seems that the use of authority itself is severely restricted. It’s probably because Scarlett is fighting the demon lord. If it’s just fighting with martial arts, there’s nothing to be afraid of if you’re pushed back, right? Even if your head is blown off, you can regenerate it.”
“Are you just saying that it’s not your body?”
“If my head is blown off, I will die as it is, so will I stand in front?”
“Phew…”
A knight who entrusts the vanguard to the elemental lord.
That, in its own way, is nothing short of shameful.
In the first place, she had already prepared herself for dying several times, so Leticia once again created her blood spear in her hand and held it tight.
As if responding to her, some of her spirits descended on the back of her Luna.
The highest level spirit that controls space and dimensions—Obsidian.
Starting with a salamander-like figure, several spirit kings who succeeded in interfering with the providence ahead of the world crisis appeared.
Among the many spirit kings, Obsidian, the highest level spirit, was exceptionally strong. Because he was a special individual, he was not a king because he was a single race, but he was a spirit with potential that was no less than that of the spirit king of other elements.
“—.”
At this point, even Agares, who had fallen into his own world, couldn’t help but turn his nerves.
Feeling the strong momentum, as soon as he raised his head, Leticia leaped again.
She has already mastered the master class since ancient times, and now her authority, which is beyond the grand level, pierces the space.
Just as Scarlett sublimated her unique characteristic 「Emptiness」 With her authority and became 「Void」, Leticia created her own unique characteristic 「Form」 With her authority.
Authority——「Formation」
Beyond the formation of simple materials, things that are still immature but invisible to the eye, abstract things, concepts… Temporary embodiment of those things.
What Leticia created through her powers were [Critical Hit], [Critical Hit]——Besides that, numerous concepts.
It is similar to how Scarlett once used her talents to give properties to magic that was nothing but emptiness.
The other thing is that Leticia’s, though imperfect, is a power that has reached true authority in name and reality.
Authority is the power to change the laws of the world.
In other words, it is a type that cannot be easily countered unless it is offset with the same authority.
That was also the reason why Leticia chose the authority to attack him while Agares was currently restricted from using the authority.
However.
“I see, at this level——”
Leticia’s blow, accelerated by the concept of “Killing”, Leaps through space. Reaching the goal right after the attack——the miracle itself that reverses cause and effect.
Nevertheless, Agares was aware of that ‘process’.
After recognizing the process in the gap of the distant time that has been reversed, in the time when the power to draw conclusions beyond the process is emitted.
“Even a fairly high-ranking demon would not be able to survive if it was attacked by something like this—I see, now I understand how the sage had to come here.”
Momentum changes.
Agares, who was just standing upright, bit back one of his feet, lowered his center of gravity, and took out a greatsword from the space.
Leticia’s eyes widened as she witnessed that scene.
‘How—?’
It is within the gap of time when authority was manifested. It is cut into very small pieces and feels long, but the actual time that has passed is not even an instant.
Even so, Agares’ actions were natural, as if time was passing slowly.
But he couldn’t be bitten here.
Leticia gritted her teeth and continued the manifestation of her authority.
Like a single flash of light piercing the darkness, Leticia charged with a lance while Agares sluggishly moved her greatsword.
Obviously, in terms of speed alone, Leticia should arrive first and pierce Agares to be normal.
“──Suck.”
And.
Ilseom (一閃).
The tip of the bloody lance that stretched out in one line lightly snapped—! It split, and Leticia’s right shoulder, which hastily released the lance from her hand, was severed.
“Keugh… !”
Even her wings were cut off together, but Leticia leaped behind her, flapping the remaining wing.
Agares’ strike did not end with simply cutting down Leticia.
The spirit kings who supported her behind her so that she could manifest her powers were located in a straight line to her.
Even Luna, the sorcerer who handles them.
───Guooooo.
Great!
Fortunately—and to Agares’ surprise, his blow didn’t work.
The spirit that controls the space isolates the space so that the simple ignorant swordsman of the devil who can not even use the authority does not dare to invade.
“… This is not a bad combination.”
Agares was genuinely amazed.