"This guy..."
Gyutaro's teeth ground together with an audible rattle. For the first time, something akin to "fear" appeared on his sickly, twisted face.
Through his Blood Scythe, the strength he took such pride in brought back only an unshakable sense of despair, as though he had struck a mountain range.
The giant purple hand covered in flesh and sinew was clearly sizzling under the corrosion of his deadly poison, giving off white smoke, yet its strength had not diminished in the slightest. Instead, its grip tightened further and further, as though it would crush his weapon along with his bones.
He tried to pull his scythe back, only to discover that even with all his strength, he could not budge that palm.
Just what kind of monsters were this red-eyed man and this eerie purple demon god?!
"Big Brother-!"
Not far away, Daki, who had just reattached her head, let out a scream so terrified that her voice broke.
The sight before her completely overturned everything she knew.
Her big brother, the invincible, undefeated brother she believed in, was actually being overpowered by some unknown skeleton?
Jealousy, humiliation, and fear for her brother in his predicament instantly turned into towering fury.
"Don't touch my big brother! You ugly monster-!"
Daki roared wildly, bringing all her strength to bear.
Dozens of sashes, like black venomous snakes in a raging storm, came from every direction, above and below, forming an airtight net of attacks without a single blind spot as they swept toward the purple demon god!
Her aim was clear. Even if she could not break through this defense, she would use this all-encompassing assault to force him to release his hold on her brother!
Yet what she faced was the utterly unreasonable, absolute power called "Susanoo."
At Susanoo's brow,