Chapter 369 332 – Both Sides Clash

On the sports field of Kuoh Academy, the retainer teams led by Rias and Sona were facing off against Kokabiel.

Meanwhile, the fat old man Valper stood in the center of a magic circle.

As Excalibur Rapidly was teleported over, it resonated with the other two Holy Swords, Excalibur Nightmare and Excalibur Transparency.

"Hahaha! This is the result of my research! I will unite the three Excalibur fragments into one!"

"And through the Holy Sword Factor I created, I'll be able to perfectly wield Excalibur!"

"Those fools in the Church… I am the true genius! They could never understand my greatness!"

Valper showed an arrogant smile and coldly glanced at Irina and Xenovia before him.

"Do you know? I love Holy Swords. I love them so much that I even dream about them."

"Precisely because of that, when I learned I could never become a Holy Swordsman, I truly fell into despair."

"Because I couldn't use a Holy Sword myself, I admired those who could."

"That admiration grew stronger and stronger by the day, so I buried myself in researching how to artificially create people capable of using Holy Swords."

"Later, I succeeded. I understood that using a Holy Sword required a certain factor."

"And after that, I even created the technology to extract those Holy Sword Factors."

Perhaps because his plan was about to be completed, Valper's swollen ego made him unable to resist talking about his past experiences and hardships.

His words made Xenovia frown slightly.

"Holy Sword Factor? Don't tell me the thing placed into a Holy Swordsman's body when they receive their blessing is…"

Just as she realized the shocking truth, Valper grinned with a disgusting smile.

"That's right, little Holy Swordswoman."

"I extract it from the bodies of those who possess the sacred factor and crystallize it, just like this."

As Valper spoke, he took a glowing sphere out of his coat.

This was the crystallized Holy Sword Factor!

"After obtaining this, research into Holy Swordsmen made a massive leap forward."

"However, those people in the Church treated me like a heretic, cast me out, and stole my research data."

"Since there is a swordswoman like you, that means someone continued my research."

"That damned Michael went to such lengths to turn me into a criminal, but isn't he the same?"

"Though with that angel's way of doing things, even if he extracts factors from test subjects, he probably won't go so far as to kill them."

"Hahahaha! I suppose you could say he's more humane than me, at least."

Valper laughed madly, then swallowed the Holy Sword Factor in one gulp.

Sacred aura burned across his body, granting him the power to wield the Holy Sword.

"Ohohoho! Finally… finally, I can grasp a Holy Sword with my own power!!!"

Valper reached out and grabbed the now three-in-one Holy Sword at the center of the magic circle.

The merged Holy Sword radiated blue-white aura, and its terrifying might swept across the entire field.

"No! We can't let these fluctuations spread!"

"Tsubaki, Tsubasa, Reya, Momo, Tomoe, Ruruko—all of you, come with me!"

At Sona's command, she and her retainers acted at the same time, constructing a massive magical barrier that covered all of Kuoh Academy.

The terrifying aura crashed into the magical barrier and only vanished after a while.

If Sona had not opened the barrier in time, the entire academy would have been reduced to ashes in an instant.

"I don't know why that guy Freed hasn't come back yet."

"Perfect. I'll use the Holy Sword to deal with you ignorant little girls first!"

Valper laughed, then looked toward Kokabiel, seeking his opinion with his eyes.

Kokabiel's crimson eyes also showed amusement, and he nodded slightly, allowing Valper to act as he pleased.

"It doesn't matter. Excalibur has been merged now, and the technique below is complete too."

"In less than twenty minutes, this town will collapse."

"And if you want to undo the technique, you must defeat me first."

Kokabiel grinned. That sinister, evil smile made everyone present feel a chill.

He did not bother hiding his plan either, because now that things had reached this point, there was no longer any need to conceal anything.

If he wanted to provoke a war between the Demons, angels, and fallen angels, he needed to make as much noise as possible.

To Kokabiel, this was only the beginning.

Since the commotion he had created so far had not drawn the attention of the Three Factions, he would simply make an even bigger one!

After destroying this town, he would join Valper in collecting the legendary Holy Swords kept all across the world.

Then, by mass-producing Holy Swordsmen and using the united Excalibur, they would wage war against Michael and the Vatican!

Listening to Kokabiel reveal his plan, Rias's mood sank to the bottom.

The other party was an ancient fallen angel executive, and his strength was at the top among Ultimate-class beings.

As for Rias, she had only fused with a divine envoy chess piece a few days ago, and she had barely reached the level of an Ultimate-class Demon.

The key issue was that Sona had been held back by the other side as well. Otherwise, they would at least still have a chance.

"Damn it. If Takumi hadn't been lured away by them, how would Kokabiel and the others dare act so arrogantly?"

Rias furrowed her brows, her expression quite grim.

She had not expected Kokabiel's group to take advantage of the fact that Takumi was monitoring her and split their forces in two, using Freed to draw Takumi's attention away.

Now that Takumi was not here, dealing with Kokabiel really would not be easy.

"Don't panic, Rias. Before Takumi left, he told me he knew about their scheme. He simply didn't care."

Sona, who was maintaining the magical barrier, adjusted her glasses, her expression still very calm.

Kokabiel's scheme was not particularly clever. She had already simulated this possibility in advance.

It was just that when she told Takumi her thoughts, he said he had already predicted it.

Hearing what Sona said, Rias could not help feeling relieved.

In that case, all they needed to do now was stop the enemy as much as possible!

"Koneko, Akeno!"

Rias called Koneko and Akeno over, and the three of them took their stances to face the enemy.

When the battle was about to begin, Rias could not help looking up at Sona's group in the air, who were maintaining the magical barrier.

Compared to the number of retainers Sona had, Rias's side really had far too few.

There was only Koneko and Akeno, and one other retainer was a shut-in who stayed holed up in the attic and refused to come out.

She had to find a way to expand her retainer group as soon as possible.

Looking at the beautiful girls of all kinds on Sona's side, Rias felt an enormous sense of pressure.

She had finally managed to surpass Sona, Takumi's fiancée, in one area. She absolutely could not lose in the quality of her retainers!

Those thoughts aside, Rias still focused her attention on the battle.

"Foolish resistance."

Looking at Rias and the others taking their stances, Kokabiel's eyes were filled with contempt.

But he did not truly underestimate them. After all, the power radiating from Rias had already reached the level of an Ultimate-class Demon.

"Then allow the pets I brought from Hell to play with you!"

Seated on his throne in the sky, Kokabiel lifted a finger and released a dazzling beam of light.

Boom!!!

The beam struck the ground as if piercing through it and connecting it to Hell itself.

A scorching pillar of fire suddenly rose, and from within the surging flames, one three-headed hellhound after another crawled out.

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