Chapter 438

'... Your lips are slightly upturned.'

'Cough cough...'

Upon hearing Hidamaru's words, Luo Mio sighed helplessly.

Then he asked Hidamaru.

'Where is Ophis?'

"Hidamaru replied in the Consciousness Space."

'I had Ophis hide; their target is me.'

'That makes sense; they probably didn't know Ophis was in our house.'

What would their expressions be if they knew that the boss who gave them power was having a good time and eating well at the target's house?

However, Luo Mio below seemed to have seen something, and asked about the Hidamaru with a look of embarrassment.

Why are you still holding your game console?

'Huh?'

After hearing Luo Mio's words, Hidamaru finally realized what was happening.

A game console was tightly gripped in Hidamaru's hand.

Hidamaru gave an awkward laugh.

'Hehe, it's become a habit.'

After all, she always has her game console in her hand even when she's sleeping.

Just then, Issei Rias returned to the battlefield with Gaspar and Koneko.

Looking at the armband on Gaspar's arm, one could tell that the tool Azazel had developed to suppress the artifact's rampage had come into effect.

When they came out, they saw the solemn expressions on everyone's faces and had no idea what had happened.

Then, following everyone's gaze, they saw Hidamaru holding Catreya's hand.

"What?!"

Issei had been to Luo Mio's house before, and he knew Hidamaru.

Now that he saw Catreya grab Hidamaru, he knew what had happened.

Azazel looked at Catreya and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"As a descendant of Leviathan, one of the 'Doomsday Beast,' Catreya Leviathan, you actually ask a human for help?"

Upon hearing Azazel's words, Catreya gave a disdainful smile.

"I'm not going to fall for your provocations again, Azazel."

Looking at Catreya, Azazel couldn't help but click his tongue.

Even Sirzechs and Michael looked at Catreya and Luo Mio with very serious expressions.

If Luo Mio were to actually help Catreya, the scales of victory in this battle would likely tip in Catreya's favor.

Sirzechs knew Luo Mio's strength better than anyone else.

Issei looked at Catreya, having learned from Kiba that Catreya intended to use the Hidamaru to coerce Luo Mio into helping Catreya fight them.

Then, he couldn't help but clench his fist.

"That's really despicable!"

Catreya laughed heartily.

"This is not despicable, Red Dragon Emperor."

Meanwhile, Vali, who had no idea where he was going to swim from the beginning, was also floating in the sky, watching everything that was happening below.

"She really loves meddling in other people's business, such a great opportunity..."

Vali looked at Catreya and shook his head with a disdainful expression.

If Catreya hadn't interfered, he could have had a proper fight with Luo Mio.

Sirzechs was also quietly looking at Catreya and asking Grayfia beside him.

"Grayfia, can we move that child?"

Grayfia also shook her head.

"If I were to intervene, I might be detected by Catreya Leviathan the instant the Transfer Magic is performed."

"And I can't guarantee that the child can be safely moved from her hands."

Catreya looked at Luo Mio and slowly spoke.

"So now, what should you choose, Karen Kasalana?"

Luo Mio raised an eyebrow and said.

"What if I refuse?"

A cruel smile gradually crept onto Catreya's lips.

Then he snatched the game console from Hidamaru's hand and demonstrated it to Luo Mio.

"And this is what happened to her!"

After saying that, Catreya suddenly crushed Hidamaru's game console.

"Snap!"

The crisp sound echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

The fragments of the game console slowly slipped from Catreya's hand and fell to the ground.

"..."

Seeing this, Luo Mio's mouth opened slightly, then slowly closed again.

The expression on his face gradually became very subtle and complicated, as if he felt sympathy and pity for Catreya.

Meanwhile, Vali was watching Luo Mio's movements from the sky, also had a slight twitch in his eyes, as if he had sensed some danger, and his gaze instantly turned towards the direction of Catreya.

Even the leaders on the ground, such as Sirzechs, Azazel, and Michael, looked at Catreya with solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Issei, Rias, Asia, and the others looked at Catreya's side, their expressions filled with shock as if they had seen something unbelievable.

Upon seeing this, Luo Mio shook her head and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Catreya burst into unrestrained laughter.

They believed she was destined to win this time.

But the next second...

Behind her, the group of magicians let out a series of screams that sounded like pain and torture.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Upon hearing the screams, Catreya frowned and looked over.

"What happened..."

But before she could finish speaking, the scene before her eyes made Catreya's eyes widen in shock, her gaze turning fearful and terrified.

All she could see was that the hand that had been holding the Hidamaru was being slowly and imperceptibly eroded by a strange, purplish-black aura.

Meanwhile, Hidamaru, who should have been in a coma, had somehow woken up.

He stared at her expressionlessly, as if he were angry. His bright blue eyes were tinged with a deep purplish-blue, and his entire body exuded a strange, purplish-black aura.

Symbolic fox ears were visible on its head.

The eerie purplish-black aura behind him formed nine phantom fox tails.

A terrifying aura, surpassing that of Azazel, Sirzechs, and Michael, instantly filled the entire battlefield.

Catreya's hand, which had been gripping Hidamaru's neck, slowly loosened as if she couldn't control it anymore. Her purplish-black arm seemed to have gained its own consciousness and was no longer under Catreya's control.

Meanwhile, Hidamaru floated in the sky, her deep purple-blue eyes staring expressionlessly at Catreya. Then, she slowly raised her hand and grasped Catreya's neck, her voice as cold as if she had fallen into an ice cave, reaching Catreya's ears.

"So... how are you going to play video games with me?"

Chapter 45: Vali's Target! Battle!

The purplish-black aura was like a raging fire.

Even Rias, Issei, and the others below felt a surge of heat.

The intense heat of the fire caused the earth below to crack and dry out, and the surrounding vegetation was instantly ignited and turned into dead wood, making the battlefield resemble a hellish lava field.

This scene also allowed Sirzechs, Azazel, Michael to work together to form a defensive barrier.

Azazel had already been freed from the Balance Breaker, raised his eyes and frowned slightly as he looked at Hidamaru in the sky.

Especially Hidamaru's signature fox ears and the nine phantom fox tails formed by the eerie purplish-black aura behind her.

"Nine-tailed... Yokai from Kyoto?"

"But according to my memory, there are only two Nine-Tailed Foxes left in the world. One is the Great General of the Kyoto Yokai, but because he has an important mission to regulate the air currents of Kyoto, he cannot leave Kyoto."

"And the other one is the daughter of the Great General."

"Then could she be...?"

Serafall shook her head at Sirzechs's words and looked at Hidamaru in the sky.

"It shouldn't be. I've seen Nine-Tails and her daughter, and the aura she exudes is completely different from theirs."

Upon hearing Serafall's words, Azazel stroked his chin and looked at Hidamaru.

"However, judging from the aura she exudes, she's probably no less formidable than you, Sirzechs."

"Ah."

"What an extraordinary person has emerged."

Michael was the only one who knew Luo Mio's identity, looked at Hidamaru as if he understood something.

However, he didn't intend to say it aloud, but instead looked at Luo Mio.

At this moment, the Transfer Magic circle in the sky was also gradually eroded by the eerie purplish-black aura.

The magicians who were transferred out screamed in agony, as if they were being corrupted.

Then his whole body turned as pale as a zombie that had lost its mind.

But in the next second, as if it could not withstand the aura emanating from Hidamaru, it instantly expanded and exploded, turning into clumps of snow-white particles that scattered in the air.

Catreya's erosion was as if it were intentionally controlled by Hidamaru, proceeding very slowly.

Catreya stared in horror at Hidamaru, whose fox ears were exposed and whose nine fox tails were swaying behind her. She spoke with difficulty because Hidamaru was choking her.

"Who... who are you?!"

Upon hearing Catreya's words, Hidamaru remained expressionless, looking at her with icy eyes and speaking.

Even if I explained it, you wouldn't understand what it meant.

Hearing Hidamaru's words and looking at her half-corrupted body, Catreya gritted her teeth.

Then, strange patterns appeared all over her body, and Catreya's arms and fingers transformed into tentacles, wrapping around Hidamaru's body.

Rias also commented when she saw the markings on Catreya's body.

"That's a self-destruct technique!"

But just as Catreya's tentacles were about to wrap around Hidamaru's body...

Endless purple-black flames burned Catreya's entire body as if it were a curse.

The excruciating pain of having her skin burned and bones melted instantly caused Catreya to let out a scream that felt like she was dying.

In a daze, Catreya seemed to see a Nine-Tailed Fox behind Hidamaru, its entire body radiating scorching demonic flames, and in the eyes of the Nine-Tailed Fox, there were wisps of eerie purple-black aura.

Looking at Catreya, Hidamaru suddenly frowned.

Then, with a look of disgust on his face, he shook off Catreya.