Chapter 579
The abilities of its Divine Machine Dragon are only a part of its power.
The enormous head has a perfectly streamlined shape, and in the center of the head is a cockpit made of hemispherical reinforced glass, where an automaton identical to La Corx sat.
Luo Mio looked at the true form of Ouroboros behind Fukir and then murmured.
"Is this the true form of the Zeroth Ruin, Ouroboros?"
"A unique relic that combines the characteristics of both Changing Machine Dragon and a ruin..."
The largest and strongest weapon in the true sense, the 'Zero' that commands the pinnacle of the seven ruins!
Fukir looked at Luo Mio and said in a very cold and ruthless manner.
"Begin now—clear out!"
Chapter 47: The Return of the 'Thousand Stars White Night'!
"Buzzing—!"
As Fukir spoke, the fortress dragon Ouroboros behind him immediately extended five enormous claws and enveloped Fukir's 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)'.
" —Reinforcement Support —Initiate!"
Then, in Luo Mio's view, a massive surge of dragon energy, like a volcanic eruption, flowed from the enormous body of Ouroboros into the body of 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)'.
Luo Mio watched as the massive, continuous streams of dragon energy surged into the 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)' fuselage.
"Is this... the same support enhancement ability as the Special Edition Dragon?"
Because she frequently trained Nokote of 'Triad', Luo Mio was very familiar with the performance of the Special Mecha Dragon.
The special-grade dragon has a very special property: it can provide support and enhancement for other General Purpose Dragoride and Divine Machine Dragon.
A standard special-grade dragon can improve the performance of other dragons by about 1.25 times, while an enhanced special-grade dragon can improve the performance by 1.5 times.
However, the support and enhancement capabilities that Ouroboros provides to Fukir's 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)' are vastly different in power from those of the Special Dragon and the Enhanced Special Dragon!
The current 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)' of Fukir has probably improved performance by at least 10.
When the giant claws released their grip, Fukir revealed his form. Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth) exuded a fierce and terrifying aura under the power of Ouroboros, with a visible dark aura surrounding him. The red light emanating from his eyes seemed to symbolize the despair of the end times.
All that could be heard was Fukir speaking in a low voice.
"—'Gluttony'!"
Suddenly, the air around Fukir began to tremble as if it were quivering.
A crimson killing light began to burst forth from the jet-black armor of 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)'.
Then—
"Boom------!"
A deafening roar, like an explosion, reached Luo Mio's ears, and the shockwave from the airburst caused cracks to appear in the ground beneath her feet.
A jet-black flash of light suddenly appeared in front of Luo Mio with explosive speed in the blink of an eye.
Luo Mio was also stunned for a moment when she saw Fukir attacking.
But then, with incredible agility and a terrifyingly fast reaction speed that no human could possibly possess, he dodged the attack that came charging at him from Fukir.
Luo Mio couldn't help but feel a little surprised as he watched Fukir brush past him.
The speed at which Fukir's 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)' attacked me just now was not the speed of the burst of energy five seconds after Gluttony, but the speed at which the energy and phenomena were drastically reduced to a fraction of their original value in the first five seconds!
The next second, Fukir, piloting 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)', made an incredible U-turn and charged towards Luo Mio.
"Call out----!"
Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth), transformed into a jet-black aurora, swung its Brand Greatsword, branded with crimson blood patterns, and slashed at Luo Mio.
"Clang—!"
At this incredibly high speed, almost like teleportation, the blade of the Brand Sword even sliced the air in two, emitting a trembling sound that seemed to come from fear.
In the blink of an eye, the Brand Sword had already slashed towards Luo Mio's neck!
The sharp, menacing sword energy pierced Luo Mio's skin like a thorn.
Keep in mind that from the moment Fukir attacked him with 'Bahamut (Cycle of Rebirth)', which he dodged, to the moment Folkiel turned around and slashed at him with his sword, only a little over two seconds had passed!
This is after the energy and phenomena have been reduced to a fraction of their original value in the first five seconds!
But the situation left Luo Mio with no time to think. Facing the Brand Sword that was already at her neck and about to cut into Luo Mio flesh, Luo Mio's whole body burst out with a strong golden-red flame. In a split second, her right hand transformed into a blade and struck Bahamut's Brand Greatsword directly!
What?!
When he saw this, Fukir was stunned for a moment.
"Clang----!"
The instant the jet-black Brand Sword collided with the palm blade, a massive explosion of light, like the beginning of chaos, instantly filled their eyes.
The two were instantly thrown back by the enormous force of the collision!
Luo Mio retreated rapidly, leaving two long tracks on the ground with her feet.
After regaining her footing, Luo Mio's azure eyes quickly glanced at her right hand, which had just transformed into a palm blade to collide with the opponent.
Bright red blood was slowly dripping down his right hand.
In the recent clash, Bahamut of Fukir suffered a small cut at the point where his right hand, transformed into a palm blade, collided with the Brand Sword.
After quickly glancing at her wound, Luo Mio looked towards Fukir.
Now that Bahamut is using Gluttony with 'unlimited' performance boost, Luo Mio dares not relax in the slightest.
Meanwhile, Fukir on the other side looked at Luo Mio in great surprise the moment he was sent flying.
That attack just now was beyond the reaction time of humans, even those who have undergone 'baptism'.
Even those who had drunk the "panacea" and become "Phantom Human" would have no chance of realizing what was happening and being able to retaliate.
But Fukir didn't know was that Luo Mio's actions just now were not only due to her accumulated combat habits and instincts, but also aided by the "Freedom Crystal"!
"Freedom Crystal" can take over some of the user's bodily functions, allowing them to perform extreme operations that are normally impossible!
But after a moment of surprise, Fukir regained his calm and serious expression.
Luo Mio's expression also became serious.
Because he knew that the first five seconds of gluttony, which drastically reduced energy and phenomena to a fraction of their original value, were over, and now it was time for the next five seconds to unleash power in a burst!
Six seconds!
The next instant, Fukir's Bahamut moved slightly.
"!"
Luo Mio's pupils contracted, and she gripped the 'Extreme Star Abyss Phantom Spear' with both hands, then crossed them and slashed forward.
"Clang—!"
The sound of weapons clashing immediately rang out.
Then, it was seen that Bahamut had arrived in front of Luo Mio at some point and had already launched an attack on Luo Mio.
Before the sound of the collision could even spread, Fukir, piloting Bahamut, unleashed countless slashes at Luo Mio once again!
In just a moment, he unleashed over a hundred slashes.
Luo Mio Ling frowned slightly. Facing the hundreds of slashes from Fukir in just a breath, her azure eyes quickly captured the trajectory and force of each of Fukir's attacks in an instant.
Then, using "Reason Crystal," he conducted thousands of analyses in his mind.
A glint of light flashed in his azure eyes.
"Clang clang clang clang clang clang—!"
In an instant, hundreds of clanging sounds rang out simultaneously.
The seventh second!
Hundreds of sword strikes pressed down on Luo Mio simultaneously, and Fukir unleashed a final, heavy blow upon Luo Mio.
"Bang—!"
Luo Mio frowned, and her body was immediately blasted away by the accumulated burst of sword pressure.
Eighth second!
With a flick of his azure eyes, the 'Star Armor' on his body vanished instantly, replaced by 'Whip Knight: Bright Knight: Excelsis'.
The evening gown behind her instantly transformed into a fiery blue starry galaxy of wings.
Then, in the sky, in just one second, the deep blue and pitch-black aurora clashed hundreds of times at an extremely fast speed.
Luo Mio looked at Fukir was wearing Bahamut.
Such incredible speed of attacks and movement, even if separated from the human body, would be impossible to withstand the backlash from so many attacks.
He glanced at Ouroboros behind him.
Before Luo Mio could continue thinking, Fukir charged at her again.
Midway through, Fukir's speed increased exponentially, and he arrived in front of Luo Mio in an instant.
The ninth second!
——' Divine Speed Control '!
Luo Mio swung her hand back and unleashed the Abyssal Silence: Herrscher.
However, when the pale blue light and shadow slash struck Bahamut, it turned into afterimages and vanished directly before Luo Mio's eyes.
Luo Mio's eyes flickered and she looked behind her.
Luo Mio frowned as she watched the attack that was already coming.
Just as he was about to use the 'Holy Spirit's Firm Shield', Luo Mio's gaze suddenly froze.
At this moment, in Luo Mio's eyes, everything became incredibly slow, as if space itself had stopped.
The slashes that Fukir, piloting Bahamut, unleashed at him slowed down.
Furthermore, Luo Mio could clearly see that the space slashed by the Brand Sword revealed sword marks that looked as if it had been torn apart.
The next second, a power that was very familiar to Luo Mio suddenly surged out from his body.
--magic!
Then, Luo Mio's entire body seemed to merge with something... or rather, her body merged into something else.
What followed was a feeling of complete freedom, ease, and comfort emanating from Luo Mio's entire body, including her soul.
This feeling is...
Could it be...
The moment her body sensed danger, Luo Mio didn't even need to think; her subconscious instincts compelled Luo Mio to act immediately.
His figure seemed to teleport, turning into afterimages as he directly dodged Fukir's attack.
"!"
In the blink of an eye, Luo Mio's movements suddenly became unfamiliar, exceeding Fukir's expectations. With a movement technique he had never seen before, she directly dodged his attack.
In the instant she dodged the attack, Luo Mio raised her hand and delivered a seemingly ordinary palm strike to the outside of Bahamut's armor.
"Bang—!"
The immense force sent Fukir flying instantly.
—"Li Shi·Falcon"!
Slowly retracting her left hand, Luo Mio raised her eyes again and looked at Fukir.
His azure eyes, as clear as the sky and water, gazed at Fukir like an endless ocean.
The ends of her coral-colored hair were also subtly dyed with an ethereal, dusty white.
Luo Mio let out a soft breath and smiled.
"Then, I'll have to show you my best skills."