Thousand Years of Death, triple combo!!
I Tamed the Black Snake!
Trash-talking my ass!
Just watch me fuck you up!
Three successive phantoms struck the wound from the previous thrust, inflicting even more brutal pain upon the original injury!!
"Hmm-hmm~ Aaaaaahhh!!!"
Even the Black Snake, an immortal, could not help but scream after suffering four consecutive rear-end bloomings.
Originium Arts with Guaranteed Hit effects were rare, but not once-in-a-millennium rare.
Originium Arts capable of harming spiritual bodies were relatively scarce, but they did exist.
Originium Arts that could injure people from afar were even more common. Purely self-targeting Originium Arts were the true minority.
None of those three kinds of Originium Arts were a big deal to the Black Snake.
It had seen the Khan's cavalry stomp upon the earth and heard the clash of their weapons, metal striking metal with sounds powerful enough to flatten mountains and divert rivers. It had also heard the piercing shrieks of Nightmare Guards' curved blades scraping against skulls.
It had seen tens of thousands of Ross warriors blasted into bloody pulp by naval cannons, and it had seen the once-arrogant Gallic Empire dismembered into ruins.
Its identity as an immortal had granted it an exceedingly rich breadth of experience.
Even Patriot, whom the Reunion Movement regarded as a father figure, was nothing more than a child in its eyes.
As time passed, there was nothing left in this world that could affect its mood.
Its humanity had steadily faded with time.
Now, it was infinitely close to a god.
It had thought this world would grow increasingly boring, but reality slapped it across the face.
Only when Russell raised his Kunai and locked onto the Chrysanthemum Terrace did it realize that the world could become so rotten that it was utterly unrecognizable.
"Don't underestimate the bond between Naruto and me!!!"
Russell roared, raising the Kunai high.
This ultimate wheelchair-bound bastard clearly intended to stand here and repeatedly cast his combat skill until every last bit of strength had been drained from him!!
How could there be such absurdly sinister Originium Arts in this world?!
"Die for me!!!"
The immortal, possessing the strength of Two Inner Guards, roared. It had actually wanted to recruit Russell all along, but that Kunai was simply too sinister. Even if it had to endure the pain, it would erase Russell, this menace, from Ursus!!
But just as that Serpent Tail was about to howl toward Russell's body, blazing flames and frost smashed the giant serpent's spiritual tail to pieces!!
It was Frostnova and Talulah!
They were the two people in the Reunion Movement closest to Russell.
Talulah even liked Russell quite a bit... if one ignored the fact that Russell called her a mannish woman.
Russell had helped them awaken the Black Snake. There was no way they would watch him get attacked by it.
In the Black Snake's eyes, the attacks of these two children held little significance—both of their Originium Arts leaned toward the physical. If Originium itself were not such an arcane thing, they probably could not have harmed it at all.
But the deadly part was that, along with Frostnova and Talulah taking a stand, Patriot raised the war halberd in his hand as well.
He had already been hostile toward the Black Snake, only stopping temporarily because it had threatened him.
Now, he was joining the battle too!
Unlike hero units still growing, such as Frostnova and Talulah, Patriot was a fully developed hero unit.
Damn it!!
The Black Snake's beastlike face in midair was filled with fury.
It had never been this pathetic in its entire life.
Yet it could not continue fighting back—Patriot had joined the battlefield.
He had crossed the battlefields of Kazdel and killed countless people.
He had shattered Kashimir's Silver Knights and remained undefeated.
He had slaughtered the thousand-eyed, hundred-handed monsters and held enemies beyond the pass.
This man was a genuine epic-level hero, and he definitely knew how to deal with spiritual bodies.
If it insisted on continuing this battle, the only outcome would be death beneath a combined assault!!
In that instant, even the Black Snake could no longer maintain any aristocratic grace. Its entire body fled into the distance like a stray dog.
However—
"Surely you don't think you can escape that easily, do you?!"
Russell sneered.
He had skipped the party Valmont invited him to just so he could deal with this venomous snake. If he let it escape, would that not be a huge loss?!
Russell directly snatched Patriot's war halberd, tied the Kunai to its tail end—the section meant to be held—and, under Patriot's somewhat terrified gaze, grabbed this weapon that had absolutely nothing to do with the Kunai and thrust it upward with savage force!!
The next instant, the Kunai carried the war halberd as it crazily thrust upward.
In Norse Mythology, the chief god Odin wielded a divine spear named Gungnir.
Gungnir was forged by dwarves under the command of the dwarf smith Dvalinn. Its ability was simple yet powerful: "Once thrown, it would certainly hit its target." It was a divine spear that never missed.
It was said that when Vikings went into battle, their commanders traditionally threw a spear at the enemy first, a practice inherited from this.
Gungnir represented fate.
And the weapon in Russell's hand possessed the power of fate as well!!
Pseudo: Divine Declaration: Triple Combo!!!
The fleeing Black Snake's spiritual body convulsed violently as though electrified.
This time, it was not merely a Kunai attacking it, but Patriot's war halberd as well. Patriot had carried that halberd since his days as a battlefield commander. It was one of the Empire's highest-grade weapons, and its design had clearly taken situations involving spiritual bodies into account.
It wanted to flee, but being struck by a Kunai and being struck by a war halberd over three meters long were entirely different concepts. The intense pain nearly threw its thoughts into chaos.
And that was precisely the perfect time for Russell's own Originium Arts to take effect.
The Tiger Talisman shone wildly. With the talisman's aid, Russell's Originium Arts and combat skill synchronized and activated without the slightest conflict!
Escape and resistance.
The two were swapped.
The Black Snake, whose mind was on the verge of collapse, actually charged toward Patriot. Patriot, deprived of his war halberd, narrowed his eyes and grabbed his heavy shield, smashing it fiercely toward the enormous snake head.
At the same time, Russell once again raised that bizarre "Kunai"!
Combat Skill: Sixfold Combo!
In front was Patriot's heavy shield strike, and behind was the false Divine Declaration.
The double torment of pain ravaged the Black Snake's nerves. The vision of this fiend, who considered itself a chess player and the will of a nation, turned blank.
Beneath the endless sky, the schemer fell.
It collapsed into the northern mud.
Like an old dog with a broken spine.
"Heh, trash."
Under the horrified gazes of the Reunion Movement members, Russell calmly untied the Kunai from the war halberd, walked over to the fallen Black Snake's spiritual body, and plunged the Spirit-Confining Kunai, which possessed soul-binding properties, into it.
With a ding, the Spirit-Confining Kunai lit up red. After flickering several times, it settled into a calm white.
"I tamed the Black Snake!!"
Like some idiot, Russell raised the Kunai in his hand high overhead, his face bright and sunny.
PS: PY
Synopsis: In two different Honkai worlds, a screen appeared before everyone's eyes.
In the world without the Captain—Kiana successfully became a Herrscher, Murata Himeko died in battle, and the Great Eruption killed tens of millions and left countless people displaced.
In the world with the Captain—Otto's conspiracy was stopped, everyone at St. Freya was safe and sound, and the Great Eruption caused by the Herrscher of the Void was completely contained.
In the world without the Captain—Kiana was covered in injuries, Mei was forced to choose domestic violence, and Bronya suffered setbacks every day.
In the world with the Captain—everyone steadily grew stronger, and no one was forced to leave their companions.
In the world without the Captain—Otto manipulated St. Freya, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent, playing everyone in the palm of his hand.
In the world with the Captain—Otto's conspiracy was thwarted by the Captain.
Original Otto: "Good thing that man isn't on my side. Otherwise, my entire plan would be finished."
Original Kiana: "Teacher Himeko, don't die... Damn it, why don't we have a Captain here?"
Everyone from the Captain's world: "Ah, would we really have it this bad without the Captain...?"
Original Kevin: "Find that man. If he truly has the ability to defeat the Honkai—Stigmata Project can get the hell out of my way!"
Russell: I Actually Finished a Quest?
Not long before his transmigration, Russell had watched that foolish creature finish its journey.
He had felt slightly emotional at the time.
My youth is over.
Holding the Kunai that restrained the Black Snake's soul, Russell felt as though his youth had returned.
Watching that foolish creature become a Pokemon Master could not compare to becoming a Pokemon Master himself.
Hell yeah!
He had decided. Once the Wallbreaker Conference was over, he would order five more Spirit-Confining Kunai and become a Pokemon Master!!
Russell's mood had never been brighter.
Yet when he set foot upon the starting point of his Pokemon Master journey, there was not a single round of applause.
Damn it, I'm the man who tamed the will of Ursus at the start—at least an avatar of Ursus's national consciousness!
I'm definitely going to be the champion someday.
Russell felt somewhat indignant and turned to look at the Reunion Movement members beside him. From Talulah to Frostnova, from Frostnova to Patriot, then to the Shield Guards, everyone was silent. If they had lacked color, they would have looked like a field of statues.
When they noticed Russell looking at them, several non-elite Reunion Movement strongmen, who only had enough strength to haul cargo, even began trembling in the legs...
Ding—Talulah's fear of you has increased dramatically. Ding—Patriot's fear of you has increased. Ding—Frostnova's fear of you has increased enormously. Your reputation within the Reunion Movement has reached "None Dare Defy You." So long as no conflict of principle arises, the Reunion Movement will absolutely never betray you... They truly do not have the nerve.
After the Prompt Device's combat skill was used together with the war halberd, it had gained an aura of awe-inspiring dominance.
"Ahem, everyone, don't be so serious. We just defeated the Black Snake. We should smile more."
Russell walked over to face the Reunion Movement and coughed twice, signaling that everyone ought to be happier.
As if someone had put a blade to their necks, the Reunion Movement members forced out a wave of extremely stiff smiles.
Tsk—
Russell clicked his tongue.
Then, lacking any interest, he returned to his residence and opened the chat group.
"Guys, something incredibly absurd happened. I helped the Reunion Movement take down a boss, and they did not even applaud."
Russell selectively revealed the information and complained.
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