Chapter 2612

"Heh heh heh... Path of Joy and Path of Trailblaze, what a pair of star-crossed lovers." Old Audi sighed, shook his head, and his tone became very subtle.

Moreover, they might as well rename "Path of Trailblaze" to "Succubus Path".

Guiji leaned on Old Audi's shoulder, his gaze fixed on Ritsuka Fujimaru's figure on the street below.

Just then, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash arrived at a stall.

It was a watermelon stall run by a Pipixian. The stall wasn't big; several round, large watermelons were neatly stacked on a wooden rack, and next to it hung a handwritten sign—"Freshly Squeezed Watermelon Juice, Directly Shipped from Penacony."

"How much are these watermelons per pound?" Ritsuka Fujimaru squatted in front of the stall, curiously tapped a watermelon, and looked up to ask.

"Two hundred Paradise Coins per pound." Pipixian wiped his hands and quoted the price without changing his expression.

"Is the rind of this melon made of gold, or are the melon seeds made of gold? It's so expensive!" Ritsuka Fujimaru stood up in astonishment.

"Look, there aren't any melons here. These are all melons I shipped from Penacony. You think they're too expensive, and I think they're too expensive too. The shipping cost is right here." The Pipixian shrugged and pointed innocently to the sign above his stall.

"That's true. Then you pick one for me." Ritsuka Fujimaru stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and nodded, agreeing with what the other person said.

"Alright!" Pipixian nodded with a big smile, then turned around and rummaged through the pile of watermelons.

Then Ritsuka Fujimaru watched as Pipixian turned around, holding a small, obviously unripe melon with a bluish-white skin in both hands, and sincerely offered it to her.

"Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?" Ritsuka Fujimaru paused, looking at the obviously unripe melon in front of her, and asked in disbelief.

"I run a fruit stand, can I sell you raw melons and eggs?" Pipixian patted his chest and assured him, his tone very sincere.

"But you're just a raw, green gourd." Ritsuka Fujimaru pointed at the small, bluish-white gourd, her tone full of exasperation.

She had never seen such a shameless person.

"Are you looking for trouble?" Pipixian's eyes widened.

"Mash, can you hold this for me? I need to talk to him." Ritsuka Fujimaru handed the rope holding the insect to Mash beside her, then slowly rolled up her sleeves.

"Senior..." Mash reluctantly took the rope and pulled the Noblesse Bug to her side.

On the overpass.

Guiji and Old Audi exchanged a glance.

"The opportunity has arrived." Guiji patted Old Audi on the shoulder.

"Of course. This whole street is now full of the Clover Family members, all arranged by me." Old Audi narrowed his eyes slightly, a confident smile playing on his lips.

Although Old Audi was not considered the strongest among the participants in the Holy Grail War, his influence was considerable.

In this world, you need both ability and connections.

"Go and deal with Ritsuka Fujimaru and that little purple eggplant, and create an opportunity for me to come into contact with the insects," Guiji said in a low voice.

"Hehehe... I understand." Old Audi straightened the collar of his green suit and stepped down from the overpass.

But Old Audi did not take direct action.

Old Audi walked at a leisurely pace through the bustling crowd, heading straight to the watermelon stand where Ritsuka Fujimaru was, a kind and friendly smile on his face.

"Hehehe... What's going on here? Do you need my help to mediate?" Old Audi stood between Ritsuka Fujimaru and Pipixian, his hands behind his back, like a kind-hearted old neighbor.

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Pipixian both looked at the old man in the green suit who had suddenly appeared.

"Sir, please mind your own business. I'm arguing with him about the issue of the 'baby' in the first place," Ritsuka Fujimaru waved her hand.

"Oh dear, it's not a good sight to be making such a racket in the street. Come on, calm down, let's talk things over." Old Audi chuckled as he smoothed things over, subtly blocking Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash's view as he spoke.

In a blind spot, the severed hand that had been gripping Old Audi's back suddenly and silently released its grip.

"Clatter."

The faint thud of the foot landing was completely drowned out by the noise of the street.

The Guiji hand fell to the ground, its five fingers twitching slightly before silently crawling along the shadows of the ground towards the Noblesse Bug in Mash's hand, like a grayish-white spider.

The five fingers alternately support the ground, the movements are gentle and swift, and each step precisely avoids the sight and footsteps of pedestrians.

Old Audi was still tirelessly playing the role of peacemaker.

Just as Old Audi continued arguing, Mash suddenly caught a glimpse of something unusual out of the corner of her eye.

On the ground, a purple hand, severed at the wrist, was crawling rapidly with its five fingers, its target the Noblesse Bug it was holding. The joints at the fingertips were bent at an angle that defied human anatomy, like some kind of soft-bodied creature.

"Ugh... Senpai, what the hell is this?!" Mash's pupils suddenly contracted, and she subconsciously took a step back, simultaneously shielding the Noblesse Bug behind her.

It's been exposed.

The moment Old Audi heard Mash's exclamation, he made a judgment. The kind smile on his face vanished instantly, and his entire aura changed drastically.

Chapter 2612

Old Audi suddenly turned around, his right fist, imbued with all his strength, smashing directly towards Ritsuka Fujimaru's face.

It was incredibly fast and came at a tricky angle; it was a punch that no elderly person would throw.

"Be careful, senior!" Mash shouted sharply.

But Ritsuka Fujimaru reacted even faster than Mash's warning.

"Bang!"

A dull thud was heard.

Old Audi only saw the orange-haired girl in front of him dodge his right fist by sidestepping, and then a seemingly slender hand directly gripped his wrist. Immediately afterwards, a completely unreasonable and monstrous force burst out from that hand, and another fist slammed into Old Audi's abdomen.

Old Audi was pulled downwards by the strange force, his knees slamming heavily onto the ground, forcing him to his knees on the spot.

He couldn't withstand even one move.

"... This little girl has incredible strength!" Old Audi knelt on the ground, his knees and abdomen throbbing with pain.

At the same time, a huge cross-shaped shield appeared out of thin air in Mash's hand.

"Ah!"

Mash raised her shield high and slammed it down hard on the severed hand that was crawling toward Nobles.

"Snap!"

The edge of the shield struck Guiji's severed hand precisely, flattening it onto the ground like crushing an insect.

"Ah!" A piercing scream came from the crushed severed hand, the five fingers twitching in agony.

Old Audi knelt on the ground, watching his ally being swatted flat on the ground like a fly by a shield, his heart filled with despair.

It's over.

The plan failed.

Should we summon the Propagation Aeon directly? But if we summon it here, we'll have to face Ritsuka Fujimaru and that bug...

Just as Old Audi's mind was racing, hesitating whether to take a desperate gamble... another hand appeared.

From a dark alleyway beside the street, a purple severed hand, exactly the same as the one Mash had smashed, shot out with lightning speed.

The five fingers moved with astonishing speed across the ground, bypassing everyone's sight and pouncing towards the Noblesse Bug.

Mash's shield was still pressed against her first hand, and she had no time to defend herself.

"Snap."

Guiji's second hand precisely caught the Noblesse Bug.

Before the insect could even utter a sound, the power of the Aeon of Joy contained within its body was frantically absorbed by Guiji the instant they made contact. Purple-gold light poured out from the insect's body and rapidly flowed back into the grayish-white severed hand.

Grab it in one go, and refine it in an instant.

The whole process took less than three seconds.

The next moment, a burst of golden light erupted.

The severed hand that had been gripping the Noblesse Bug suddenly swelled after absorbing all the power, and purplish-gold energy gushed out from between its fingers. Using that hand as a reference point, flesh and bones began to extend and grow outward at a visible speed.

First the neck, then the shoulders, torso, legs...

With Guiji's hand as his "head," Guiji's body is being reconstructed.

The complete form of the Great Extinguisher, Guiji, has reappeared in the world.

Old Audi froze on the spot upon seeing this, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

"I never said that I escaped from the Immortal Aeon with only one hand." Guiji's voice no longer came from the severed hand, but from the body that had just been reconstructed and was radiating a purple-gold light.

Furthermore, Guiji never stated which hand represented his head.

What's that saying again? Whoever wins retains their true form!

Upon hearing Guiji's words, Old Audi cursed inwardly as an old fox.

Old Audi knew this guy was holding back some things. He only showed him one hand, but was actually hiding a second. Who knows if there was a third...

He keeps such things from his allies; he truly deserves to be called the inherently evil Great Extinguisher.

But it was too late to worry about that.

Guiji's entire body began to emit an increasingly intense light. The purplish-gold energy radiated outwards from his body, causing the stone bricks on the ground to shatter under the impact of the light, and the surrounding buildings to tremble.

The fluctuations of power within Guiji's body are increasing exponentially, and all the divine power of the Aeon of Joy is completing its final fusion within Guiji's body.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely dazzling beam of light shot into the sky, soaring straight into the heavens.

Guiji raised his head, which was shaped like a palm, and suddenly spread his five fingers, letting out a roar that resounded through the heavens and earth, "A Kivili, I have ascended to godhood!"

Guiji laughed loudly, the purple-gold pillar of light representing ascension to godhood had not yet dissipated, and the power of the Aeon of Joy was still surging within him. At this moment, Guiji felt as if he were standing at the pinnacle of the world.

However, just as Guiji's laughter was still on his lips, a sudden flash appeared before his eyes.

A figure appeared out of thin air, less than three steps away from Guiji.

Her long gray hair cascaded over her shoulders, her high heels clicked on the broken bricks, her fists were clenched, and she kept her head down, obscuring her expression. But from her slightly trembling shoulders and the aura emanating from her entire being, one thing was clear...

This person is probably furious.

Guiji's laughter abruptly stopped, and he narrowed his "eyes" slightly, quickly searching his Remembrance for the other person's identity.

After a moment's thought, Guiji remembered. The other person was the Sparkle invited to the stage for a passionate duel during the Origami University anniversary performance. Her name seemed to be... Vita.

Thinking of this, Guiji's vigilance instantly rose to its peak.

Even someone like Sparkle, who possessed Iron Tomb, Emanator the pinnacle of card play, only dared to invite the opponent to a duel after he had usurped the Great Silver Wolf's Lv1000 card pack.

Someone whose skill level is so high that even Sparkle need to be fully prepared before daring to challenge them must be exceptional.

Although Guiji didn't know where the Miraculous Forger had found so many experts, this alone was enough to keep Guiji on high alert.

"We've never met before, and we've kept to ourselves. What do you want?" Guiji lowered his voice, scrutinizing the woman in front of him who exuded a dangerous aura.

Could it be that my ascension to godhood was too loud and disturbed the other person?

That shouldn't be the case.

Vita slowly raised her head. Her red pupils held no mystery, no elegance, and none of the composure and Elation that the former Miss Vita should have possessed.

Instead, there was a pure, almost overflowing resentment and anger.

That look in his eyes didn't seem like the Killing Intent one would show when facing an enemy; rather, it was more like the expression of an honest person who had been driven to the brink of despair and finally decided to explode at you.

What sent Guiji even further was that... the energy fluctuations within Vita's body surged in an instant to a level almost comparable to his own, who had just ascended to godhood.

What kind of monster is this woman?

"Let's keep to ourselves?" Vita gritted her teeth and repeated Guiji's words, one word at a time.

"Yes." Guiji nodded.

Is there anything wrong with what you said?

"I'm going to beat you to a pulp!" Vita suddenly raised her fist, pointing it at Guiji's face, her voice filled with Killing Intent that erupted from desperation!

So this is the Special CG that you gave me by cutting off my corner, right? Do you know how much I sacrificed for this Special CG?!

Before Guiji could respond to those words, Vita had already rushed towards him.

At the same time.

New Penacony, on another street.