The Counter Force Won't Learn Until It Sees the Coffin / Arcueid: I Want It

However, considering Gwen's presence, Altrouge didn't even dare to disturb Arcueid in the present moment, fearing that waking her up would displease Gwen, so she could only observe and explore with her eyes.

So... where exactly is it?

While Altrouge was agonizing over where the changes in Arcueid had occurred, some people who happened to be observing the moon noticed something unusual about it.

For example, the Holy Church, or a certain monarch of physical education...

However, none of these things concerned Gwen.

All he had to do was try to use only the abilities he had already used to defeat the Beast of Comparison before him.

Gwen was aware of the gazes that had been watching this place ever since he left Earth, but he couldn't bring himself to identify them.

With this in mind, Gwen decided to use only the power he had already demonstrated.

However, some of the Saint Seiya's basic combat techniques, the spatial power derived from Gemini's other-dimensional space, and the Sun God Power are already sufficient.

As Beast of Comparison, Cathy Palug, after manifesting Human Evil, naturally possesses her own unique mechanisms and abilities.

For example, when faced with Gwen's attacks, it can always unleash a stronger counterattack than Gwen.

"What a troublesome and strange mechanism..."

With a punch, Gwen deflected the claws that seemed to be repeating commands as they came crashing down. He dodged the right claw, which was faster and stronger than his previous punch, and then had to withstand the left claw that came down even faster.

This seems to be the ability that Cathy Palug possesses as a beast—

Use a faster, stronger, and more powerful counterattack to deal with Gwen, the challenger.

It seems that the battle had stimulated Cathy Palug's power to a certain extent, and the originally barren lunar soil was quietly replaced by an arena. The space for the battle between the two sides quietly shifted from the real lunar surface to the arena located in another dimension.

"Is this also a manifestation of your own reasoning?"

Looking down at the arena beneath his feet, a place that once symbolized bloodshed and violence in human history, but also, to some extent, fairness, Gwen asked casually.

"Perhaps..."

Although she had transformed into her complete beast form, Cathy Palug still retained her full consciousness, only her tone had changed considerably—

"You shouldn't have challenged me alone; you should have brought Arcueid with you."

If you're alone, the challenges you face will be much more difficult.

Moreover, I now receive even stronger support.

"Stronger support... Counter Force those two idiots?"

Gwen asked curiously.

Although the two were still talking, the battle was becoming increasingly dangerous.

As the battle progressed, Cathy Palug, who always displayed power greater than Gwen's, had grown to a terrifying level.

Now that Gwen is only using the limits of his power, he has fallen into a complete disadvantage.

"Then it seems to be both yes and no."

Gwen, who had been swatted away by the enormous claw, calmly looked at Cathy Palug—

"Even beasts have corresponding false appearances."

At one point in human history, the arena also symbolized fairness, where the two sides who stepped into the arena would engage in a fair battle.

However, countless facts prove that battles in the ring are not fair. Even in rings that are inspected and monitored by modern means, there are still various injustices.

So, isn't this arena—symbolizing fairness and comparing merits, yet often unfair—the illusion you hold onto?

"So what if it is?"

So what if it isn't?

Approaching him with even greater speed than Gwen had demonstrated, Cathy Palug, one of his minions, struck without mercy.

"That seems to be the case."

Gwen easily blocked the blow, which was powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, and was then sent flying without much further movement.

However, Cathy Palug could sense that Gwen's fighting style had changed, becoming more skillful and varied, making his strength more effective.

In contrast, Cathy Palug's power level has also improved, but she is still a notch below Gwen.

"It seems your comparison isn't without its flaws after all..."

Chapter 567 The Counter Force of Not Shedding Tears Until the Coffin is Appears

On the lunar surface, an unusual space unfolds, and a battle that should have determined the survival of humanity begins without the knowledge of almost everyone.

On the arena, which symbolizes fairness but is often rife with injustice, the ferocious White Beast possesses greater strength and speed than its opponents. Its figure is like a ghost, yet every strike is enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.

Even so, the White Beast was unable to overpower its opponent, and even became the one taking the beating because of its superior defense compared to Gwen.

As the challenger, Gwen, who only unleashed a portion of his self-limited power, skillfully neutralized the even greater power emanating from the White Beast, turning that terrifying monster, which was destined to destroy human history, into his punching bag.

What an incredible scene this is.

Beasts, as manifestations of various disasters that threaten human history and destroy humanity, possess an absolute ability to suppress human existence.

The Fourth Beast, which holds the principle of "comparison," has a basic ability that is simply "stronger," possessing abilities and power that surpass humans in every aspect and are stronger than humans.

This applies even to so-called techniques—

Beasts are the Human Evil born from human history, and the skills created by humans are also within their range of capabilities.

However, now this exception has appeared—

As humans from outside this world, Gwen's skills are clearly beyond the scope of what the Beast of Comparison can directly use. The Beast of Comparison can only deal with him using the skills developed by the humans on this planet.

However, the skills of Gold Saint with fourth-order microscopic abilities were clearly beyond the limits of what the humans on this planet could handle.

If it were someone with truly exceptional talent in the role, perhaps a new breakthrough could be achieved.

But those who use these techniques now are merely Beast of Comparison that have acquired them from human history... "picking up what's readily available".

Once Gwen understood and countered those techniques, the Beast of Comparison became a stepping stone to the saying "the same move can only be used once against Saint Seiya," reduced to a punching bag.

"Call..."

A Lightning Speed Fist sent the Beast of Comparison flying, but Gwen didn't pursue. Instead, he looked up at the sky above the arena—

"After showing you monkey shows for so long, isn't my sincerity enough to make you come out and see me?"

Gwen could always sense that a special gaze was watching them, but because of the other party's special nature, it was difficult to catch their true form, so he could only accept their observation.

Now, without breaking the power limit he set for himself, the Beast of Comparison is no match for him. Gwen feels that the power he has displayed is enough to warrant a chat with this guy who is probably the Counter Force.

However, Gwen was met only with Cathy Palug's furious roar—

"If you want to speak with them, at least defeat this beast first—"

With Gwen suppressing his power, the Beast of Comparison, which already possessed the highest level of immortality, was able to recover quickly and launch a new offensive against Gwen.

Although she was merely "picking up what was already there" by using those techniques, Cathy Palug still showed improvement in her fight against Gwen.

The so-called "comparison" is about drawing strength from repeated comparisons of unequal strengths and weaknesses.

However--

"Looks like they won't shed a tear until they see the coffin..."

Seeing that the gazes fixed on them indeed showed no intention of communication, just as Cathy Palug had said, Gwen's brow twitched, realizing that he had still placed too high expectations on the dog-donkey's Counter Force.

"Since that's the case..."

Seeing the Beast of Comparison attack again, Gwen clenched his fists, and his aura suddenly erupted like a volcano, surging like the birth of the universe, causing the Beast of Comparison, which was determined to strike, to widen its eyes in surprise—

A golden wind swept through every corner of the arena in an instant, and the shimmering stars outlined the phantom of Sagittarius.

An endless stream of energy coursed through Gwen's body, instantly compressed into an immensely terrifying force that even Gwen's blazing Cosmo struggled to contain.

A deadly sense of crisis instantly filled the Beast of Comparison's mind and body, causing it to instinctively want to take defensive actions.

However, before that, a golden energy storm had already erupted from Gwen, sweeping across the entire alternate dimension—

Sagittarius's Golden Combat Art - Golden Wind!

Almost instantly, the false arena that had previously housed Gwen's battle with the Beast of Comparison collapsed.

However, this is not the end, but only the beginning—

The alternate dimension shattered, instantly spitting the two people inside back into reality, along with the golden energy storm.

The golden storm, unrestrained by Gwen, struck the moon in an instant, causing the Earth's satellite to tremble violently.

What made the few gazes watching this place "heart and lungs stop" was that the golden storm did not dissipate, but instead intensified, expanding dozens or even hundreds of times in an instant.

A terrifying energy storm pounded the barren lunar surface, pushing the satellite off its orbit.

At this moment, not only Alaya, but even Gaia panicked—

As Earth's satellite, the Moon influences many aspects of Earth, including its magnetic field and tides.

If the moon does indeed deviate from its satellite orbit, then Earth will inevitably face an unprecedented catastrophe.

Just as the two Counter Force were frantically activating any possible measures while trying to contact Gwen to ask him to stop, they discovered that Gwen, the instigator, had somehow already arrived on the other side of the moon.

The next moment, under the watchful eyes of several people, the Golden Wind that had been trying to push the moon off its orbit vanished instantly.

Meanwhile, Gwen, who had arrived on the other side of the moon, clenched his right fist and slammed it hard onto the barren lunar surface beneath his feet.

Boom--

The moon, which had already begun to deviate from its orbit, was like a tennis ball hit by a racket, instantly traveling thousands of meters before returning to its proper position in its orbit half a second after deviating from its orbit.

"Hmph~"

Noticing the mixed expressions of panic and relief in their eyes, Gwen snorted coldly, showing no intention of engaging in detailed communication with the Counter Force members among them. He tore through space, returned to the other side of the moon, found Cathy Palug, now a mangled mess of flesh and blood, and headed towards Earth—

A bunch of idiots who won't learn their lesson until they see the coffin; they won't listen to reason, so let's scare them first...

"It's all your fault, what are we going to do?"

"Do you object?"

Once it was confirmed that the moon had returned to its orbit and that no undesirable situation had occurred, the two consciousnesses instantly began to shift blame onto each other.

Meanwhile, the other few who had been silently observing the area quietly withdrew their gazes and began to consider how to deal with the new outsider...

Chapter 568 Altrouge: I Want

"Call..."

On the rooftop of the Sajo Family's mansion, Gwen spread his mental energy, confirming that the moon's momentary deviation from its orbit had not caused any disaster on Earth, and he was relieved.

As expected, the fragile balance in the Earth-Moon cycle system was able to compensate for that momentary shift.

Although he was prepared to flex his muscles and make an example of those who would witness the battle, he did not want to cause too many casualties.

Only when it has demonstrated its ability to wreak havoc on the Earth's ecosystem without actually causing any casualties can it be considered a complete success.

"Fufu ~"

On Gwen's shoulder, the mangled piece of flesh that Gwen had dug out of the lunar soil had been restored to a pure white little beast, making cute cries. Its eyes were filled with visible fear as it looked at Gwen, but it was too terrified to jump away, and could only act cute in hopes that Gwen would not hurt it.

Have they temporarily lost their minds?

Gwen teased Fufu, who was shivering on his shoulder, and made a judgment about her current condition.

Previously, Gwen broke the fake arena held by Cathy Palug, the Beast of Comparison, but not in a targeted way. Instead, he directly exerted an extraordinary amount of power, forcing the Beast of Comparison, which possessed the "Comparison Principle," to unleash power beyond its limit.

In this world where Human Order declined, the Beast of Comparison, being premature infants forced to mature, were no exception to Gwen's prediction when faced with a power that was completely beyond their control... and exploded.

It literally exploded.

The terrible injuries Gwen sustained when he found the other person were largely due to this.

Upon returning to Earth to assess its condition, Gwen casually provided it with some treatment, accelerating its recovery.

However, as a beast that has been successfully defeated, Cathy Palug in this world will obviously lose her intelligence for a period of time, just like Fufu next door.

"Heh... it's been going on for quite a while..."

Looking up at the moon, which seemed no different from the previous night, Gwen chuckled softly and turned back into his room.

Perhaps because it was late at night, the Sajo Sisters and Kihara Kishou-in, who were human, did not come out to chat with Gwen.

Gwen was happy to save himself the trouble and went straight back to his room.

However, the scene inside the room far exceeded Gwen's expectations—