Volume Three: The Academy's Full-Scale Rampage - Moon and Monster

Boom!!!

The monster Sky Fall and landed steadily on the ground. Upon impact, it made no attempt to bend over or kneel, as is common for humans. These actions are for protecting the body and are ultimately just a way to compensate for one's own deficiencies, but the monster had no need for them at all.

"Hiss--"

The distorted face, usually covered in scabs, reveals no expression. The monster itself is the embodiment of madness and ferocity. Given that its normal state is "anger," would it be enraged by the escape of its prey?

The answer is no.

It doesn't matter who the prey is; it only needs an object to vent its madness. Whether there's prey or not is irrelevant; releasing power doesn't necessarily require an object. Destruction, ravage, trampling, and ravaging—this is what it most desires, and what it can only do. Therefore, it needs a point of reference. Without a point of reference, the difference between a mad monster and a human cannot be discerned. Fall, fall, fall into this sweet ferocity! No need to think, no need to restrain yourself; just surrender everything to instinct...

That's why it didn't react immediately when the beautiful girl stood in front of it.

On the shattered land, littered with the Blood Sea and corpses due to the attack of the Black Crystal, Haoyue faced the monster alone.

Like a tiny bird standing alone in front of a typhoon, it will be torn to shreds in the next instant.

Even so, there was no sign of fear in her eyes.

"Hey, Xiao Ye, can you hear me?"

She spoke softly, as if whispering sweet nothings to a lover.

"Roar..."

The monster's dim, yellowish eyes darted around, finally settling on the girl.

"If you're panicking because you've become like this, that's okay."

The bright moon continued forward, its arms slightly outstretched.

"I told you, I love everything about you. I love your voice, I love your looks, I love your personality, I love your body, I love everything about you. So, I'll love you even the way you are right now."

"..."

The monster couldn't speak; it simply moved silently, and as the moon approached it, the monster also moved towards the moon.

"But even I hope that the person I love can reciprocate my love. If possible, I would also like to hear you say sweet words to me, Xiao Ye. If you continue to be in this state where we can't even have a normal conversation, won't my little wish never come true?"

So--

Haoyue's cheeks were slightly flushed. She was like a wife welcoming her husband home after a long journey, with a warm, pure smile on her face and her arms wide open.

"Xiao Ye, come back, at least don't make me worry."

"... Hiss..."

The monster slightly opened its crooked mouth, and for a moment, it seemed to truly respond to Haoyue's confession.

Then--

Snap!!!!!!

A trench at least a meter deep appeared in the ground, stretching from where the monster stood—or rather, where it originally stood—all the way to the foot of Haoyue. Giant boulders weighing several tons along the way were all blasted away. The monster could cause such destruction simply by moving.

"Little... Ye!!"

Crimson claws pierced Haoyue's chest.

It's as easy as piercing tofu with a knife.

"Hiss..."

Was it disappointed because its opponent was too weak and killed in one hit? A hoarse groan came from the monster's mouth.

But--

"What a pity. I thought I could persuade him to come back like last time, but it seems... I'll have to resort to force, Xiao Ye."

The girl who was pierced through—her clone—dissipated into countless particles of light.

"Roar!!!!!"

The monster roared and turned around, at the same time--

"Golden Moon - Moon Wheel Spear!"

The golden spear pierced the monster's back with a piercing sound and bounced off. Even the fastest attack speed rune held by Haoyue could not damage the monster!

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇!!!!!!!!!!"

The monster roared and plunged its claws into the shattered ground, forcefully ripping it apart! With this simple action, a series of giant rocks on the ground exploded up, crashing towards Haoyue like a giant wave! Haoyue's eyes narrowed, and the dazzling light of the Void Moon Blade burst forth, slashing fiercely at the Sea of Stone! In the instant that countless boulders were cut open, the scarlet demonic shadow was already close at hand!

"▇▇▇▇▇Die▇▇▇!!!!"

"Tsk-- Shield of Moon Radiance! Moon Seal!!!"

The shields and seals were layered in front of Haoyue, but they shattered under the monster's attack. Haoyue was sent flying, crashing through no less than ten broken walls, and slamming hard into a half-destroyed building!

"...▇▇▇▇▇"

This time, the monster stared intently at the newly appeared crater on the building, where an extremely vast and dangerous wave rippled through the air.

"Cough cough... This is really dangerous..."

Click.

A beautiful leg emerged from the shadows, covered in ever-flowing golden light.

"If I hadn't used 'this' at the last second, I would have really been done for... Xiao Ye, you're too ruthless--"

The words had barely left his mouth--

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Kill kill kill!!!!"

The attack was launched again. The monster stomped the ground and shot hundreds of meters away, unleashing a powerful punch filled with endless Killing Intent!

Boom!!!!!!!

Centered on the spot where the monster stood, the already shattered earth was further crushed, and countless boulders weighing several tons crumbled into fragments in the devastating impact, flying hundreds of meters into the air! The building in front of it trembled violently, its top beginning to slowly tilt backward, already on the verge of complete collapse!

However, this is not its true destructive power.

In fact, this punch was more than enough to collapse the building, which was already half-destroyed.

However, at least half of this power was dispersed.

Or rather, it was blocked.

"Honestly, let him finish speaking."

The girl gently raised her head.

Her once long, glossy black hair and eyes had now turned into a dazzling gold.

Her beautiful face has lost some of its delicate charm, but gained a unique temperament.

If monsters still possessed reason, they would probably understand what this "aura" was.

Its essence is that of an emperor.

"Golden Moon, Moon Emperor, my strongest self-amplification rune, isn't that awesome?"

Haoyue chuckled softly, gripping the sword hilt tightly.

The sword's appearance also changed; the original snow-white ancient sword grew longer and wider, transforming into Greatsword adorned with gold and silver under the Moon Emperor's enhancement.

"Golden Moon - The Moon Emperor's Judgment!"

The golden moonlight exploded with a deafening roar, and under the immense pressure of the light, the monster was at a disadvantage for the first time, and was directly blasted away! It crashed to the ground with countless rubble!

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇!!!!!!!!"

Of course, it immediately jumped up and let out another unintelligible roar. Was it anger from being knocked away the first time? Or joy at finally encountering a strong opponent? Haoyue didn't know; she only cared about one thing.

"The level of berserk mode... has gone even deeper."

The monster had grown considerably taller, and a fierce, scarlet aura emanated from its body, with barbs beginning to appear on its skin.

The more severe the berserk state, the stronger it becomes, and the more dangerous it becomes than before.

Haoyue stood holding her sword, her long hair, shimmering with dazzling golden light, fluttering in the wind. A large amount of spiritual energy flowed into the Greatsword in her hand, and her body was also covered with a layer of golden light. The patterns of the golden light were ancient and complex, constantly flashing and floating in the air. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the light condensed into the shape of a blurry long skirt, just like the attire of an ancient empress.

"We must do it as soon as possible!"

With a flash of golden light, Haoyue charged forward with her sword, while the monster roared and crashed into her, its crimson Killing Intent so thick it seemed almost tangible!

"Golden Moon·Yuehong!!!"

The golden light illuminating the sky converged on the sword, transforming into a magnificent golden moon rainbow that surged towards the monster with overwhelming force. The monster's Killing Intent suddenly condensed, transforming into an equally enormous Blood Rainbow that violently collided with the moon rainbow in mid-air!

The two appeared evenly matched, but the moment they clashed, the crimson Killing Intent directly eroded the golden moonbow, causing it to crumble and dissipate in just a few seconds. The Blood Rainbow of Killing Intent then pressed down upon the bright moon.

"Oborozuki-bu!"

Unexpectedly, Haoyue, whose proud move had been defeated so quickly, almost instinctively activated a high-speed movement technique, escaping the attack range just before being crushed by the Blood Rainbow!

However--

"▇▇▇die die die die die ▇▇▇▇die die die ▇▇▇▇▇▇!!!!"

A face covered in scabs, so close.

--Even the speed has increased this much!?

The Killing Intent condensed around the claws, transforming into a powerful mass that slammed towards his face. Haoyue hurriedly raised his Greatsword—

Ding!!!!!!!!!

With a muffled thud, Haoyue was sent flying again! Thanks to the Moon Emperor's blessing, the monster's heavy straight punch hadn't caused much damage last time. However, this time, its Snow Moon was sent flying, spinning through the air before falling back to its original white color, losing its dazzling golden light! Haoyue itself felt an excruciating pain all over its body! Especially its arms that had been wielding the sword; judging from the weakness, they were at least severely fractured!

"Yu Yue!"

The silver runes split in two, covering her arms, and the abundant healing power quickly repaired them and calmed her churning internal organs. During that time, Haoyue specifically trained in healing techniques, and if used well, she could even gain self-healing abilities close to Xiao Wu's in a very short time.

But this ability seems somewhat insufficient at this moment.

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇War▇▇▇▇!!!!!!!"

The monster appeared before her like a shadow, grabbed her ankle, and threw her away with all its might!

Boom!!!!!

The bright moon shot towards the ground like a missile, bouncing several times before finally stopping, immediately creating several more deep craters on the ground! The bright moon was trapped in the center of the last crater, half of its body buried in the dust and soil.

"Cough... cough cough..."

Haoyue coughed, her internal organs were badly injured, and a lot of blood was coughing up from her mouth. Yuyue immediately began to heal her body, but she had only completed less than half of it when the hideous shadow enveloped her again!

The monster clenched its claws into fists and slammed them down on her like a massive hammer!

The Moon Emperor's golden light had become very unstable and could disappear at any moment. Not only were his internal organs damaged, but his limbs were also severely injured. In this state... there was no way to escape!

Is there no other way?

Ultimately, will we still have to use those things?

Using it would be bad for both myself and Xiao Ye.

But if they don't use it, they're both finished.

There's no time to hesitate!

Darkness floated by.

In addition to the Gold Silver Orange halos, a fourth type of halo has appeared.

Black Moon Naraku--

At this critical moment,

"Ryou-58 Style - Wild Bite!!!!"

A white figure crashed into the monster from the side.

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Actually, this chapter reminds me of a story called Beauty and the Beast...