Calamity Soul Manifestation

At this critical moment, Susanoo used his repaired hands to hold his grotesque weapon in front of him.

Though it blocked most of the water blades, the terrifying grotesque weapon was ruined as a result.

But it also saved his life.

"Mr. Susanoo!"

Tatsumi rushed over and stood in front of Susanoo, as if declaring that no one would hurt Susanoo unless they killed him first.

"Troublesome."

Tatsumi and Susanoo were both more troublesome than the other.

Incursio's defense on Tatsumi was already formidable. Though Lilith showed no signs of holding back, it would still take some time to destroy his Incursio.

And Susanoo was even more ridiculous. The regenerative power of Biological Imperial Arms was practically cheating.

She was quite curious how such an absurd regenerative ability had been created.

It made her want to make a couple of dolls to play with as well.

"But you can only struggle until now."

Lilith raised her right hand high.

The members of Night Raid could not help following Lilith's raised hand and looking upward, only to witness a sight that made their eyes split with rage.

Countless droplets of water had somehow appeared floating above their heads.

Hundreds? Thousands? Or tens of thousands?

They did not know, nor did they have time to count.

Because those deadly droplets were about to fall!

Susanoo: "Tatsumi, go protect Akame. I'll protect Nacita!"

Tatsumi: "Okay!"

Akame knew this was no time for hesitation. Faced with such a dense attack, she could not possibly evade it all. One careless mistake could leave her injured—or even dead beneath this curtain of rain!

Susanoo retreated at incredible speed. At the same time, Nacita ran out from the shadows and rushed toward him.

Because she was also beneath this curtain of rain!

But... Lilith would not wait for them to meet up before bringing the rain down!

"Let's see how you avoid this!"

Lilith swung her right hand downward, and the curtain of rain descended from the sky.

The droplets moved so fast that even Night Raid's exceptional dynamic vision could not track them.

Tatsumi stared wide-eyed at Akame. He was still at least two meters away from her. There was no time.

The distance between Susanoo and Nacita was even greater!

Akame and Nacita were about to perish beneath the rain.

And at that very moment, the scene Lilith had long anticipated appeared.

Within the torrential rain, Susanoo raised a clear space.

Tatsumi, Akame, and Nacita were all sheltered beneath it.

"Calamity Soul Manifestation, and Yata no Kagami."

At the instant the rain was about to descend, Nacita used Susanoo's secret technique.

Calamity Soul Manifestation!

In the Calamity Soul Manifestation state, Susanoo became immensely powerful. He possessed Yata no Kagami, which could deflect projectiles; Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, a weapon of immense power; and Yasakani no Magatama, which allowed high-speed movement.

But the price of such immense power was using the life of its Teigu user as fuel.

The amount of vitality consumed was so great that an ordinary person would die after using it just three times.

And over the past thousand years, Susanoo's Yasakani no Magatama had already been destroyed.

Because so many secret techniques had been lost, Yasakani no Magatama had yet to be repaired even now.

"But this is enough for now!"

"Lilith, your most powerful Teigu has already been sealed. Today, we will definitely kill you here!"

Nacita pointed her mechanical arm at Lilith, her eyes filled with killing intent.

"It can deflect my water droplets? That wasn't beyond my expectations. I already knew about it. But it seems this thing can only deflect attacks from one side."

Lilith chuckled, paying no heed to Nacita's deliberate words meant to undermine her fighting spirit.

Honestly, she had never believed she would lose.

She had not even used a single one of her trump cards yet.

"Nacita, isn't that a little premature?"

Lilith raised her right hand and snapped her fingers.

"Not good!"

Having absorbed Nacita's vitality and activated the secret technique, Susanoo's senses had become even sharper. He immediately noticed that something was wrong with the water on the ground.

He grabbed Nacita and Akame and leaped away from where they stood.

The next second, countless blades made of water stabbed upward from the ground.

Tatsumi, who was still standing there, had his Incursio armor sliced open by the sharp water spikes, blood staining its white armor red.

"Sorry, Tatsumi. I couldn't look after you."

Susanoo apologized to Tatsumi.

"It's fine. My defense is higher anyway. Akame and Boss are more important."

Tatsumi did not care about his injuries. More than that, he stared nervously at Lilith.

Compared to their disheveled state, Lilith looked less like she was fighting and more like she was out for a leisurely stroll.

Even at this point in the battle, they had not seen Lilith suffer any real injuries.

"Tatsumi, you're injured. Fall back. Leave the rest to me."

Susanoo walked toward Lilith alone.

"But..."

Even though Susanoo's appearance had changed and he seemed to have become much stronger, how could Tatsumi feel at ease letting him face Lilith alone?

"Don't worry. Susanoo is very strong right now."

Nacita pressed a hand against Tatsumi's shoulder.

At that moment, Lilith shifted a small portion of her attention toward the magatama on Susanoo's chest.

That seemed to be Susanoo's core.

Though Calamity Soul Manifestation was immensely powerful, it was not without its weaknesses.

Because a massive amount of vitality was injected in an instant, Susanoo's core operated at a frenzied pace. If it remained inside his body, it would affect the core's heat dissipation and might even cause the high temperature to burn it out.

After all, the cores of Biological Imperial Arms were extremely delicate. If any part was damaged, it was difficult to repair.

However, Yasakani no Magatama's high-speed movement and Yata no Kagami's ability to deflect flying attacks made up for this flaw.

Furthermore, Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi's powerful close-range offensive ability meant he feared no opponent in melee combat.

In the original story, Esdeath had used her once-a-day secret technique, freezing time, to destroy Susanoo's core.

Yet even then, after Nacita injected vitality into him again, the destroyed core gathered back together.

Before his vitality was completely exhausted, Susanoo could practically be considered invincible.