Reincarnated into Anime Multiverse, but High School DxD Chapter 21

Then he hurled it straight at the diving Vermilion Bird.

Whoosh—!

The thick Spear of Light tore through the atmosphere with ease, streaking across the sky like a brief meteor before violently colliding with the Vermilion Bird.

A dazzling flash erupted first. Holy light and flames released intense light and heat at the same time, and more than a second later, the shockwave caused by the explosion's disruption of the atmosphere followed.

The ruins on the ground and the half-destroyed buildings of the Inner Shrine were blown away entirely. Exorcists and yokai standing too close were also caught in the shockwave and hurled aside.

The intense tremors lasted several seconds before finally stopping.

Once the shockwave dissipated, the entire battlefield fell into utter silence.

Only the crackling of burning flames and the collapse of ruins could still be heard.

Ren shook the dust from his body and looked around.

The Vermilion Bird was gone, and so was the Spear of Light.

It seemed the two sides had fought to a draw.

However, Ren could sense the violent aura radiating from Satanael. As for Suzaku Himejima, he turned and saw that after using that move, she had already collapsed. She lay on her back atop the ruins, covered in dust.

She was still breathing, but it was extremely weak. Clearly, that final attack had exhausted every last bit of her strength.

She probably would not be of any help anymore.

And at that moment—

As the atmosphere trembled, Satanael stood amid the burning ruins of the Inner Shrine, his expression twisted with fury.

He raised both hands again, and the surging power of light caused another Spear of Light to take shape.

However, Ren noticed that the Spear of Light was forming much more slowly this time.

"You ignorant mortals, perish along with this place!"

This ambush should have been a perfect opportunity, yet it had somehow been dragged into this state. He had even been beaten into such a miserable state by some brat who had appeared out of nowhere.

His rage burned as fiercely as Suzaku Himejima's flames. His eyes brimmed with killing intent as he stared at Ren.

"If you could really do that, why would you need to go through all the trouble of an ambush?"

Ren smiled.

At those words, Satanael's expression twisted. He only intended to wait until the Spear of Light had formed, then destroy every human here along with this place.

His allies no longer mattered.

It was their honor to die for the great Satanael!

As for Ren, the one he needed to watch out for most, Satanael could feel that the power in Ren's body had weakened considerably. That burst of speed from earlier, so fast that even he had been unable to react, had clearly consumed a great deal of energy.

But Ren would not give Satanael a chance to keep charging up.

He swallowed the Senzu Bean in his mouth, and his physical strength and energy instantly returned to their peak for no reasonable reason at all.

"ClockUp!"

Accompanied by the emotionless mechanical voice, Ren entered the realm of super acceleration once more.

"Hm?"

Satanael was suddenly startled, astonishment flashing through his eyes.

This human could still use—

Before he could finish the thought, Ren's attack had already landed on him.

Most of Satanael's attention was focused on condensing the Spear of Light, and his rage had overwhelmed his reason. He could no longer react to Ren's attack.

Ren's first target was the demonic sword in Satanael's hand. The Excalibur in his hand struck at Satanael's wrist, instantly leaving a wound deep enough to expose bone. At the same time, he severed Satanael's remaining black wings. Without power to sustain it, the Spear of Light quickly vanished.

Satanael's body was knocked off the ground as well. His demonic sword fell to the earth, and the blood flowing from his body nearly dyed him into a little red man.

Satanael struggled to his feet and glared furiously at Ren, who had left super acceleration. "Enough! You damned mortal, I am a great fallen angel!"

As soon as he spoke, Ren bent slightly at the waist and placed his holy sword behind him in a sword-drawing stance.

The earlier battle had already turned this place into the center of the battlefield.

Whether they were from the Inner Shrine, mages, yokai, or members of the Void Cicada organization, countless eyes were fixed tightly on this spot.

Satanael condensed an ordinary Sword of Light, gritted his teeth, and flew toward Ren.

But in the next second, Ren's figure paused slightly. Time around him seemed to freeze, and countless black-and-white trails of slashes appeared from thin air.

Like shattered mirrors, like claw marks tearing through the world, they intertwined around Satanael into a lethal cage.

It was as if space itself let out an overburdened wail, and the dense atmosphere immediately shattered completely amid sharp cracking explosions.

By then, Ren had already sheathed his sword.

Momotaro Rice Ball

No one could see what had just happened.

They had only seen ink-black fractures burst through the calm sky above the ruins, along with Ren's motion of sheathing his sword despite never having drawn it.

What happened?

No one else knew.

But Satanael knew very clearly.

Before space was torn apart, a piercing shriek rang in his ears. He had already rushed before Ren, and the Sword of Light in his hand was only a few dozen centimeters away from smashing this mortal's head apart.

But it was already too late.

Satanael's world began to split apart. Like the compound eyes of an insect, the world in his vision was divided into countless fragments.

The vitreous fluid in his pupils flowed from his shattered eyeballs.

And after that happened, Satanael's entire body crumbled across the ground like smashed Lego bricks.

Ren glanced at Satanael, who could no longer possibly stand again, and inwardly breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"This time, you can't get back up, right?"

If he could still get up after this, Ren could only activate teleportation and run immediately.

Fortunately, even fallen angels had to obey the laws of life and death.

Ren had once heard Griselda say that humans and angels who believed in God would have their souls return to Heaven after death if they were without sin, while those with sins would go to Purgatory.

Because fallen angels had betrayed their faith, their souls had nowhere to go after death and would simply disappear.

So Satanael was definitely dead.

At that moment, the system notification suddenly sounded in Ren's mind.

[Mission: Successfully stopped the Fallen of the Abyss.]

[Beginning reward calculation. Church reputation +20. Skill obtained: Hundredfold Solar Fist.]

[Skill: Hundredfold Solar Fist (Converts energy within the body into high-intensity light energy, creating an instant flash that temporarily blinds enemies.)]

[Note: Sunglasses won't help!]

After briefly reading the description, Ren did not pay it any further attention.

After all, he still had another task to handle.

With that in mind, Ren glanced at Suzaku Himejima, who seemed to have awakened from the vibrations caused by the previous attack.

Suzaku Himejima was looking at Ren. When she saw him turn toward her, she had just stood up, ready to greet him and ask this senior's identity, when she saw him wink at her somewhat playfully before leaving the innermost area of the Inner Shrine.

At this moment, Ren had become the center of attention across the entire battlefield.

After all, he had killed that powerful fallen angel officer.

Even now, no one knew what technique Ren had used for that final strike.

At the very least, neither the Five Great Houses nor Oz's mages knew such a move.

Now that Satanael was dead, the mages, the Void Cicada organization, and the Fallen of the Abyss brought by Satanael came back to their senses, panic beginning to show on their faces.

The situation had been so favorable. How had it suddenly been reversed?

"What bad luck. Looks like we have to retreat this time."

Walpurgis glanced in Ren's direction. Though intense curiosity welled up in her heart, the chilling aura radiating from him still made her shudder involuntarily.

If even Satanael could not stop him, she stood no chance.

Even her master, who possessed a Longinus, would probably struggle against him!

"That weak fallen angel actually lost so quickly!"

The great yokai Inugami Gyobu was furious at Satanael's failure.

He had only needed to hold on a little longer, so why did he always fall short at the very last moment?

But there was nothing to be done.

With things having reached this point, he could only retreat.

Otherwise, he would merely die here for nothing.

Thinking that, Inugami Gyobu looked at the spiritual beast wielders blocking his path. His enormous body immediately swelled, and then he spat out a massive mass of condensed yokai energy.

Boom—!

The compressed yokai energy exploded violently upon striking the ground, sending many exorcists flying.

Immediately afterward, Inugami Gyobu leapt high into the air with speed utterly mismatched to his massive body, preparing to leave the battlefield.

Seeing that things had gone wrong, Onra also tried to escape underground.

But clearly, someone would not give them the chance.

He could not let free mission rewards slip away!

Ren, still in super acceleration, quickly caught up to the two yokai. He did not need to use Dimensional Slash; simply using the holy sword was enough to destroy their bodies.

"They're this frail?"

Ren was somewhat surprised.

Compared to Satanael, these two great yokai had far weaker physical abilities. They were not even in the same league.

Inugami Gyobu and Onra's heads flew high into the air before crashing to the ground.

The next moment, the system notification rang in Ren's mind.

[You have successfully defeated the great yokai Inugami Gyobu and Onra.]

[Beginning damage reward calculation.]

[Reward obtained: Item acquired: Momotaro Rice Ball ×5.]

[Item: Momotaro Rice Ball (Can tame ferocious beasts by feeding it to them. Ineffective on humans. Duration: thirty minutes.)]

The reward was hard to judge.

But it was within expectations.

After all, Inugami Gyobu and Onra had already fought the people of the Inner Shrine until now. Ren's contribution to their injuries probably had not been very high.

If he had killed them from the start, perhaps the reward would have been better.

Still, Ren did not dwell on it. Something was better than nothing.

Glancing at the empty mission list on the system interface, Ren, standing beside the yokai corpses, looked once more at the people from the Inner Shrine.

Though they did not know whether he was friend or foe, Ren's actions in killing Satanael and the two great yokai were still fresh in their minds. These exorcists of the Inner Shrine had formed their first impression of him and did not regard Ren as an enemy.

However, seeing Ren look in their direction, some of the more cautious people could not help becoming secretly vigilant.

One look at his clothing was enough to tell that he was not part of the Five Great Houses' faction, especially at a time like this.

"Thank you for your assistance, senior. On behalf of the Himejima Family, I offer you our highest respect."

A familiar yet weak voice came from nearby.