Chapter 574 - 564: The True Name

Chapter 574: Chapter 564: The True Name

[Miwa’s POV]

"Behold this power, equal to the creation of heaven and earth. Try withstanding it!"

It was despair descending upon us.

A scorching sea of flames stretched across the entire sky.

It was so vast that its edges were nowhere to be seen, making it look as though the heavens themselves were burning.

A sea of flames floating in the sky. A sky engulfed in scorching fire.

That was the only way to describe the sight before us.

And now, it was falling.

Slowly, yet surely, it was drawing closer.

"Y-You’ve got to be kidding me... What the hell is that...?"

"How are we supposed to deal with something like that...?"

The voices coming from those around us were strangely quiet.

They couldn’t even bring themselves to scream.

They simply stood there, dumbfounded, staring up at the sky with strained smiles on their faces.

Perhaps their senses had become so distorted that they could no longer even feel fear.

They had understood something――that no matter what they did, it would be pointless.

The power of beings on the level of gods was truly terrifying.

If the gods ever fought among themselves, there was no doubt the world would be destroyed.

Throughout this battle, we had witnessed the might of countless gods, and every single one of them possessed power that defied all common sense.

The same was true of me and Alice, who had obtained divine power through our pseudo-divine forms.

And yet, the sight before us made even that divine power seem insignificant.

Azazel-sensei spoke, sweat running down his forehead.

"He must have unleashed the entirety of his own power and Trihexa’s, but I never imagined it would reach this level...! Damn it...! What the hell are we supposed to do?! If he drops something like that, its effects won’t be limited to everyone here. They’ll undoubtedly spread to our entire world...!"

"What will happen to us?"

In response to Rias’s question, Azazel-sensei answered.

"Honestly, at this point, we’re dealing with a completely different dimension of power. I can’t even begin to estimate the extent of the damage. But the Human World, the Underworld, Heaven, and the territories belonging to every mythological faction... All of them could be burned to ashes by that thing. In other words, this is the end of everything."

"...!"

Rias’s eyes widened at Azazel-sensei’s answer.

A single person’s attack was about to bring everything to an end.

Everything we had fought to protect until now, everything we held dear, would disappear.

I didn’t want to believe it. I couldn’t accept it.

Our companions who had walked alongside us all this time, our families, that town... Everything would be lost...!

Just as everyone began weakly letting go of their weapons in the face of the approaching inferno, it happened.

"Everyone! Do not abandon yourselves!"

A sudden voice rang out.

Everyone present turned around, and standing there was――Sairaorg-san, clad in the image of a golden lion.

His armor, battered and broken throughout this battle, had not been repaired. His body was covered in wounds from head to toe.

He was clearly gravely injured, yet he walked straight toward us.

"What are you all trying to give up for?! Is this really what you want?!"

Sairaorg-san clenched his fists and directed his questions at us, at everyone on the battlefield.

"You all came here because you have something you want to protect! Am I wrong?! Then stand up! Take up your weapons! Resist until the very end! We’re still alive! It’s far too early to despair!"

With that roar, Sairaorg-san gathered fighting aura into his fist and unleashed a punch directly at Asem!

The pressure from his fist tore through the air and struck Asem!

However, Asem remained completely unfazed, as though nothing had happened.

Against someone capable of literally destroying the world all by himself, an attack like that was obviously ineffective.

Sairaorg-san must have known that, too.

Even so, he continued throwing punch after punch.

For the sake of surviving.

For the sake of protecting the things precious to him.

As Asem continued enduring Sairaorg-san’s punches, black flames suddenly descended upon him.

"That’s right, just like the boss said! There must still be something we can do!"

It was Saji-kun.

His half-destroyed jet-black armor was engulfed in black flames as he unleashed Vritra’s fire.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this kind of fear, but I refuse to let things end like this! Above all, I won’t let him lay a hand on that place!"

Vali-san, wrapped in silver and black auras, slammed an enormous mass of aura into Asem!

He should have been severely exhausted after fighting the fragmented bodies of Trihexa, yet he had activated his Maouification and was releasing every last bit of power he possessed!

"Hmph... Having come this far, I refuse to show such a pathetic figure as I did back then! I don’t know whether my flames will work against him, but I might as well give it a try!"

Even Riser-san spread his fiery wings and unleashed the blazing inferno of the Phoenix!

"If I die here, I won’t be able to get my revenge against him... So, God of another world, allow me to pierce through you!"

Sōsū also extended the tip of his Holy Spear and unleashed a dense wave of sacred energy toward Asem!

...They were right.

It was far too early to give up.

After coming this far, simply accepting our destruction without a fight was impossible.

No matter what happened, we would survive and fulfill our promise.

In that house, in that town, we had――.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

I activated my Divine Princess form and released my magical power!

Raising my hand toward the sky, I gathered the power of the night, the power of a god!

Then I unleashed every last bit of strength I possessed!

I would put my entire being into stopping that thing!

I absolutely would not let it fall!

『OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!』

A thunderous roar shook the battlefield.

Even those who had dropped their weapons moments earlier picked them up again and began unleashing whatever attacks they could muster.

Warriors of every race and every mythology launched a simultaneous assault toward Asem. Explosions of countless colors erupted in the sky.

Asem’s figure became completely obscured by the smoke.

But――.

BOOM!

A tremendous tremor struck us.

An immense pressure descended from above, weighing heavily upon our bodies and forcibly trying to drive our knees into the ground.

Asem’s figure was still visible in the sky.

Naturally, the scorching sea of flames floating above us had not disappeared.

If anything, it was now considerably closer than before.

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