Chapter 548
"It's... Diablos."
Upon hearing Lisha's words, everyone else looked surprised.
'Diablos'
That was a medium-sized mythical beast, powerful enough to destroy a small city.
The 'Gargoyle' that Luo Mio fought before belongs to the same Flying type, but its level of danger is several times that of the Gargoyle.
While everyone else's attention was focused on 'Diablos', Luo Mio's gaze fell on the ruins below.
"Sixth Ruins: The Small Garden"...
Chapter Seventeen: The Beginning of the Mutation
As Diablo flew at an unimaginable speed towards Luo Mio and Nokote, Diablo suddenly appeared.
Lisha couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Nokote! Teacher Bianca!"
Just as Diablos rushed in front of the two, a highly accurate beam of light shot towards Diablos from above.
Above them, Kurokushifa was aiming at Diablos with her 'Frost Breath Projectile' sniper rifle.
But in an instant, Diablos sensed the attack launched by Kurokushifa and easily dodged it.
"What?"
Even Kurokushifa showed a very surprised expression.
The attack just now was perfect in terms of angle and timing, but Diablos easily dodged it at the last second before it hit.
The reason why Diablos couldn't be hit was due to his abnormally fast burst speed.
Every time Diablos leaps into the air, the powerful propulsive impact creates a distinct airburst sound in the surrounding area.
The enormous, jet-black wings that spread out behind him helped Diablos maintain his balance as he flew at high speed.
The powerful, heavy airburst also drew Luo Mio's attention.
When Luo Mio turned her eyes to look at Diablos.
"!"
Diablos's figure came to an abrupt stop as if he had just braked a car.
Its blood-red eyes stared straight at Luo Mio. Just a moment ago, the instant Luo Mio's azure eyes met its gaze.
Its body instincts instantly transformed into something like a sharp dagger, piercing deep into its body. Then, an unparalleled, terrifying pressure, like Mount Tai pressing down on it, forced it to stop immediately.
Meanwhile—
"There!"
Kurokushifa, holding a pale white sniper rifle, suddenly fired a shot at Diablos.
Because of Luo Mio, Diablos' reaction was not connected immediately. Although his body shifted slightly, he was still hit in the arm.
In an instant, its arm was frozen solid by the 'Frost Breath Projectile'.
Even so, Kurokushifa still looked incredulous.
In her right eye, blue and white Divine Gear Array Pattern covered her pupil.
Behind the 'Fafnir' being piloted, there was also a slightly larger blue and white Divine Gear Array Pattern.
Fafnir's divine equipment - 'Wise Blood'!
Its ability is the powerful ability to predict the next few seconds.
In battle, if you can predict the enemy's actions and direction in the next few seconds, the scales of victory will tip in your favor.
However, Diablos's extraordinary speed and reflexes always allowed him to dodge Kurokushifa's attacks with remarkable precision, in addition to the fact that Luo Mio had glanced back at him earlier.
If it weren't for Luo Mio, Diablos wouldn't have even been hit by Kurokushifa.
Because of the attack from Kurokushifa, Diablos let out a furious roar.
His figure instantly transformed into afterimages, weaving through the 'Knight Order' firepower, but he made no attempt to approach Luo Mio's vicinity.
On the other side, Bozelido chuckled lightly from behind, seemingly mockingly.
"It's just a mere mythical beast; compared to the 'Finality Godbeast (Ragnarok),' it's nothing but a piece of cake!"
After saying that, he deactivated his 'Wyrm' armor, drew another Sword Device, and piloted his Divine Machine Dragon 'Agi Dahaka'.
Unlike the flying types 'Bahamut', 'Diamat', and 'Fafnir', Bozelido's 'Aiki Dahaka' is a ground-based type.
The Divine Machine Dragon, its fuselage a deep blue as dark as the night, was clad in heavy armor!
Bozelido looked at Diablos soaring through the sky, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said with great composure and confidence, "Now it's my turn to take the stage."
As he spoke, Bozelido also glanced very subtly at Luo Mio, who was being held by Nokote and was retreating behind the group.
Then, the cannons attached to Aigi Dahaka's shoulders were seen to start instantly.
Purple light converged from the two cannon muzzles.
"Boom----!"
A terrifying purple beam of light slammed towards Diablos.
'Twin-headed Maw', Aigi Dahaka's Special Armament!
Diablos instantly soared into the air, dodging Bozelido's attack.
Then Bozelido came up behind Kurokushifa and placed the mecha dragon arm on Kurokushifa's 'Fafnir' dragon shoulder.
"As my future wife, all you need to do is admire my fighting spirit here."
Upon hearing Bozelido's words, Kurokushifa frowned slightly and spoke to Bozelido with a cold expression.
"Could you please stop touching me so casually?"
After saying that, Kurokushifa shook off 'Aiki Dahaka's' arm and then went with the others to deal with Diablos.
To this, Bozelido simply chuckled, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he looked at Kurokushifa's 'Fafnir'.
On the other side, however, Luo Mio's eyes narrowed slightly as she stared intently at Aiki Dahaka, who had just been in contact with 'Fafnir' from Kurokushifa.
Just as 'Aki Dahaka's' mechanical arm rested on 'Fafnir's' dragon shoulder in Kurokushifa, an energy aura belonging to 'Fafnir' quietly flowed into 'Aki Dahaka's' body. No... rather than flowing into 'Aki Dahaka', it was more like its power was being stolen from 'Aki Dahaka'.
Bozelido also noticed Luo Mio's gaze, believing that it was his cool attack that had attracted Luo Mio's attention, and revealed a very confident and proud expression.
But Luo Mio smiled slightly and said softly.
"So that's how it is. This is the true form of the 'Thousand Illusions'..."
Then, a blue Divine Gear Array Pattern resembling "Wise Blood" suddenly appeared behind 'Aki Dahaka', and purple fluorescence emanated from the key parts of his body.
Then, Bozelido, controlling 'Aki Dahaka', suddenly hurled the Mecha Dragon Battle Axe in one of Diablos's flight paths.
The Mecha Dragon Battle Axe rapidly, and as if it had eyes, it appeared in Diablos's flight path as he weaved through the firepower, before striking his demonic, jet-black body with a heavy blow.
Diablos, who was hit by this attack, was instantly severely injured. Cracks began to appear on his body where he had been struck by the Mecha Dragon Battle Axe.
The next second, Diablos began to let out a terrible roar, seemingly because his Mecha Dragon Battle Axe, and blue blood began to spurt from the wound.
At the same time, a dazzling blue light and a crackling sound of electricity began to emerge from the wound.
Diablos's entire body was cracking inch by inch, and the light became even more dazzling.
Upon seeing this, Lisha immediately spoke loudly to everyone through the dragon's roar.
"Not good—! Everyone prepare to withstand the impact! Construct the barrier with all your might!"
Meanwhile, Lux on the other side also noticed that something was wrong with Kurokushifa.
Luo Mio's eyes flickered, her gaze shifting from the about-to-explode Diablos to the "Sixth Ruins: The Little Garden" below.
"This is..."
Then Luo Mio turned her gaze back to Kurokushifa.
With her eyes slightly narrowed, Luo Mio glanced at Nokote, who was focused on defense, and then her attire quietly transformed into a light blue Valkyrie armor, 'Whip Knight: Bright Knight: Excelsis'.
A pale blue barrier appeared around Luo Mio.
Suddenly, Luo Mio's figure vanished...
Chapter 18: The Interior of the Ruins.
"Boom----------!"
A powerful explosion erupted above the "Sixth Ruins - Small Garden," creating a dazzling display that bloomed like a flower.
The terrifying impact even caused the members of the Knight Order's to close their eyes, enduring the shock and high temperature brought by the explosion as they used the Dragon Barrier.
However, no one noticed that in order to protect the berserk and out-of-control 'Fafnir' Kurokushifa, Lux helped her withstand the strong airflow generated by Diablos' self-destruction. Then, a miraculous scene appeared. As Kurokushifa out of control, the "Sixth Ruins: The Little Garden" also began to shine with dazzling light.
But given the current situation, very few people are paying attention to this unusual change.
After the heat from the explosion completely dissipated, everyone regained their senses.
Lisha spoke first.
"Are you all alright?"
"Fine..."
Hearing everyone's voices, Lisha quickly asked Lux.
"Are you alright, Lux?"
"..."
But all she got in response was silence.
Then Risha hurriedly looked around and found that... not only Lux, but also Kurokushifa was missing.
At that moment, Nokote's voice also reached Risha's ears.
"Lisha-sama, Teacher Bianca has disappeared."
Upon hearing Nokote's words, Lisha, Tirfa, Sheris quickly looked back.
Luo Mio, who should have been on the arm of Nokote's Special Mecha Dragon, had disappeared.
"Nokote, just before the impact, Teacher Bianca was still on your arm, wasn't she?"
"Yes. The teacher was on my arm just now, but after the explosion, when I came to my senses, the teacher was gone."
"..."
Looking at Lux Kurokushifa, who had disappeared from the crowd, Risha narrowed her eyes and pondered.
Sheris flew over as well, glancing subtly at Bozelido, who was searching for Luo Mio's figure behind them.
He whispered to Lisha.
"Although I don't know where they went, it seems that Teacher Bianca went to protect Lux and Kurokushifa."
Lisha nodded slightly.
"Um..."
"It was probably sucked into the ruins."
Risha, who was familiar with the "Sixth Ruins: The Little Garden," then said, "Now, let's search the surrounding area first. We can't let people outside the academy know about Lux and Teacher Bianca's identities and backgrounds yet."
The former is the 'Black Hero' who destroyed the Old Empire five years ago, while the latter is a non -Dragoknight, yet possesses abilities surpassing Dragoride and Divine Machine Dragon, capable of easily annihilating more than thirty gargoyles in one fell swoop.
From any perspective, their identities must be kept secret.
Even within the academy, many who knew Luo Mio's identity were kept in the dark by Relli and Lisha, and were absolutely forbidden from revealing any information about Luo Mio.
Sheris nodded.
"I see."
——
On the other side.