The Demon King Diabolos Descends! (5K) (Continued)

He immediately drew his sword and charged at Mordred.

Mordred's eyes widened slightly, her voice betraying surprise. "What is that?"

He was certainly not shocked by Alexia.

To him, it was no different from a child throwing a tantrum; he was astonished by the scene outside the window.

Under the endless darkness of the starry night, a figure leaped into the air, hanging upside down as if dancing in the sky.

If that were all, Mordred wouldn't be so astonished. What astonished him was the immense magical power emanating from outside.

And the light that condensed in that person's hand.

The terrifying pressure generated by the ultimate magic almost made the air freeze!

The aggregation magic "Meteor Shower" is the truth behind this starry night.

At this moment, suspended in mid-air, Yotsuba Mahiro raised her hand under the full moon, gently clenching it. A ray of light gathered in her palm, as if she were holding a sliver of moonlight in her hand.

That was the light from the fusion magic that created the false starlight.

But its terrifying power far surpasses that of real starlight and moonlight!

He spun around in mid-air, then swung down with a sudden blow!

The ephemeral beauty of the ephemeral flower fades, like a dream spilled from the Milky Way.

The Moon Assault on Heaven's Gate!!!

Swish--

A wave of sword light, as pure and white as moonlight, swept down.

Like a giant brush sweeping across the sky, it tears apart the endless starry night, carving a hideous crack in the heavens.

The dissipating darkness rolled and fled to both sides, the gathered dark clouds vanished in an instant, and the twilight revealed was torn into sparks by the sword's force.

The sword wave touched the earth and silently disappeared.

There was no roar, no tremor.

It silently sliced through the ground and the VIP lounge on the distant platform, leaving a terrifying sword mark.

Then.

A sliver of light pierced through the crack, and in an instant, the entire arena was sliced in two!

"What terrifying swordsmanship..."

Everyone present swallowed hard in shock.

However, calling it a sword technique is probably inappropriate, and could even be considered an insult.

That earth-shattering method, and the terrifying sword strike that followed.

This method is nothing short of miraculous!

And what about John Smith, who took that blow?

It has disappeared.

Just when everyone thought so, a deep, arrogant laugh, as if from the Abyss, suddenly came from the sky.

"Hmph, hahaha, as expected of you, my nemesis, you always bring me something different and exciting!"

The pitch-black hem of her dress seemed to blot out the sky.

The Shadow, now dressed in a jet-black suit, reappeared and swooped down from the sky, his slime sword instantly slashing towards Mahiro.

"Come on, let's have a second round!!!"

"Est."

[Yes, Mahiro.]

A stream of light appeared in Mahiro's hand, transforming into the Demon-Slaying Holy Sword, which casually blocked the Shadow's slash.

The intense clash between weapons caused the scattered sword energy to tear apart the entire arena, even spreading into the audience seats.

Everyone in the seats was scrambling to escape.

This is no longer about vying for the "Bushin Festival" championship; it's simply a competition, a contest, a battle.

Mahiro had anticipated that Cid would be so difficult to deal with.

But he never expected it to be this difficult.

The level of Shadow is far above the Zodiac 5 Zodiac in the Black Bullet World, and even far surpasses the Legendary Dangerous Species, Cloud Giant Dragon Akame ga Kill World!

It's fair to say that this was perhaps the strongest opponent he had ever faced.

However, the next second, another change Regrowth.

An immense magical power suddenly emanated from the sky above.

Before anyone knew it, the sky, which had been cleared by a single sword strike, became overcast again.

Dark clouds gathered together, rolling across the sky like a millstone, gradually coalescing.

The flashes of lightning illuminated the shape of the dark clouds.

It's practically like a "Black Rose".

The terrifying, ultimate magical power was gathering inside the rose, and the overflowing magic burst forth like black lightning.

Immediately afterwards, a massive arm, the size of a giant, emerged from the dark clouds.

"Hahaha... Hahaha, it worked! He has arrived... The great king of the First Demon Realm— Demon King Diablos!!!"

Mordred lay on the ground, looking up at the dark sky through the dome that had collapsed under the weight of magic, and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Even though his body was now only half a body, and even though blood kept spilling from his mouth, he still couldn't stop laughing.

But then, his consciousness was plunged into complete darkness.

Alpha crushed Mordred's head with a single stomp.

The raging magic manifested as a storm that whipped through her long, flowing golden hair. Alpha looked up at the monster that was gradually becoming visible in the sky and murmured to herself:

"Did we still fail to make it in the end?"

Beside her, the old king of Oriana was being held in Rose's arms, weeping bitterly. On his finger was the ancient relic—the "Ring of Succession." The king, whose magic was being constantly drained by the ring, was clearly on the verge of death.

On the other side, there were scattered Duke Doem on the ground.

Duke Doem died from Mahiro's earth-shattering sword strike.

But Alpha didn't expect that Mordred would take advantage of the chaos to pull out the "Ring of Succession" and put it on the old king's finger, opening the passage to the "Black Rose"!

This world is not just this one piece of land or this one space.

Besides these, there exist countless other worlds, which are entirely different dimensions.

Those worlds are what the cult calls the Demon Realm.

The so-called Demon King is the strongest being who rules over those worlds. Even something as simple as magic was brought to this world from those other worlds.

The passage connecting these worlds is the "Black Rose"!

This is also the truth behind the "Ring of Succession" guarded by Freya, one of the three heroes!

Its purpose is to open a passage and summon the Demon King.

At that moment, the Demon King appeared.

An ominous, enormous, pitch-black arm reached out from within, seemingly tearing the passage apart and continuously expanding the entrance.

As more and more of the arm entered, countless demonic armies burst forth from the entrance, almost filling the entire sky!

Legend has it that the true form of Diablos, the Demon King, is gradually being revealed.

Its enormous, jet-black body was as hard as steel, and its thick, ferocious arms were covered with sharp claws.

Standing tall in the sky like a giant, its enormous wings create massive storms with each flap, nearly blowing the arena away with just two flaps!

"What... what is this feeling? It's terrifying!"

Beta and Epsilon, who were guarding Claire in the hospital room, had no idea what was happening outside. They only felt a chilling magical power flowing through their bodies.

The only thing known is that this was the most terrifying magical fluctuation they had ever experienced in their lives!

Even the magic power within his body has become quite out of control!

But they had no time to pay attention to any of that, because a man dressed as a knight appeared opposite them.

"You must be a member of the Knights of Midgar, right?"

Beta recognized the other person at a glance, because he had seen him by chance at a signing event in the capital.

"Oh my, as expected of Natsume- sensei, your memory is truly excellent."

The man smiled and bowed to the two of them.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Viscount John, captain of the fourth squad of the Third Knights. However, as you can see, this is merely my outward identity. My true identity is the 'Dark Smile' John, the Son of Name."

"What terrible naming taste."

Beta bluntly complained.

Her words made John's face freeze instantly.

He still really likes the name Mingming, and it's a source of pride for him.

Epsilon, on the other hand, is even more direct.

"Is that so? Then it's a pleasure to meet you, Viscount John."

She returned the smile.

And then—goodbye.

The instant the words left his lips, a dark object swept past John's body.

John was then cut into pieces and scattered all over the ground.

Looking at the chunks of flesh on the ground, Epsilon crossed his arms and scoffed:

"He's just a nobody, what gives him the right to act so arrogantly? Trash should act like trash!"

"Alright, Epsilon, let's go take a look."

Beta gazed at the dim sky outside the window, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

"Getting there is no problem, but what about the task Lord Alpha assigned us?"

Epsilon also looked troubled.

Like Beta, she too had begun to feel anxious ever since that terrifying magic had appeared.

He even unusually refrained from arguing with Beta.

"Oh dear, it seems you really need me right now~"

"Who?!"

"Who goes there?!"

Beta and Epsilon instinctively looked toward the source of the sound, and saw a woman in a dark gothic dress sitting by Claire's bed.

"You are... Aurora?"

"Yes, that's right. It's been a long time, you two from Shadow Garden."

Aurora greeted the two of them naturally.

They had no idea where Aurora went after the destruction of the Sanctuary, nor did they know that Aurora had possessed Claire's body.

But more than this trivial matter, they were curious about—

What did you just say?

"It's very simple. You all go and help Mr. Mahiro. I'll protect Miss Claire."

"Can you... do it?"

Aurora is currently in a spirit form, something both of them are well aware of.

How could a mere ghost possibly protect a living person?