Chapter 438: Meme Ko, Use Splash!

Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Meme Ko, Use Splash!

Chapter 438: Meme Ko, Use Splash!

"Did they hide in Hell...?"

After Shido Masayoshi and the remaining Incarnations landed on the ground, another unexpected sight appeared before Asagiri’s five person team.

Within the deep trench created by Kato Megumi’s Dawn Arrow, countless ash like fragments of flesh began gathering and rapidly fusing together.

"The Gun Devil is trying to revive!"

The instant Iwanaga Kotoko issued her warning, Asagiri, Kato Megumi, and Yuuki Asuna moved at once.

Dark red Cursed patterns appeared around Asagiri, representing the condensed power of Supreme Magic Bullet, the power embodying the root of death.

Meanwhile, Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi confronted Shido Masayoshi and the other two Incarnations, ensuring that they could not use Nyx’s death power to counteract Asagiri’s Supreme Magic Bullet.

"Hado #90..."

One of the Incarnations, dressed in a black robe, raised its hand toward Asagiri and began chanting.

Hearing that familiar opening, Yuuki Asuna immediately recalled the spell like abilities known as Kido that she had encountered in previous Dungeons.

"Flash Thrust!"

In an instant, Yuuki Asuna appeared directly in front of the Nyx Incarnation.

At this moment, she had already transcended the ordinary concept of speed. Rather than crossing the dozens of meters between them, it was as though she had simply ignored the intervening space.

"Sword Skill, Space Killing Art!"

Seeing Shining Starlight already slashing toward their companion, Shido Masayoshi and the other Incarnation, who had intended to interfere with Asagiri, were forced to block Yuuki Asuna’s attack instead.

That single instant was already enough.

Asagiri stared at the writhing mass of flesh on the ground. Brilliant golden light shone from his eyes as a pitch black pillar of energy bloomed from his right hand.

"Supreme Magic Bullet."

The pillar of darkness swallowed the still struggling flesh.

Then it suddenly rose into the sky, drilling toward a specific point in midair before crashing directly into a wide open door.

"Has the Gun Devil been destroyed...?"

Seeing the Gun Devil’s flesh devoured by Supreme Magic Bullet, a smile suddenly appeared on Shido Masayoshi’s lips.

"Now."

The instant he spoke, an enormous pale hand erupted from beneath the ground.

Its palm was dozens of meters wide.

Before anyone could react, it closed around Asagiri’s comparatively tiny body, then rapidly sank underground and vanished.

"How could... he..."

Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, Kato Megumi, and Yamauchi Sakura stared in disbelief.

Seeing their expressions, Shido Masayoshi’s smile became increasingly manic.

"Without Shadow, the rest of you are no longer worth worrying about."

"We never needed to drag all of you into Hell. Sending Shadow alone was enough."

"The power obtained by sacrificing the entire population of Tokyo to the Hell Devil was prepared solely to drag him into Hell."

"And..."

Shido Masayoshi took out an object resembling a talisman.

The moment it burned to ash, an enormous teleportation array appeared beside him.

Hundreds of Players in various forms of equipment emerged from the formation.

"This is the power possessed by me, Cabinet Minister Shido Masayoshi!"

"Hoo..."

Facing hundreds of Players, along with Shido Masayoshi and the other two Nyx Incarnations, Iwanaga Kotoko closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She extended one hand and stopped Yuuki Asuna from charging forward.

When her eyes opened again, her silk purple pupils were glowing with dazzling light.

"Netherworld Summoning."

After activating Netherworld Summoning, Iwanaga Kotoko temporarily gained a nearly limitless supply of spiritual power.

She extended both hands toward the mass of enemies before her and narrowed her eyes.

"God Chasing!"

Deep purple spiritual power surged from her palms like a raging tide.

It became a tsunami formed entirely from overwhelming spiritual energy and crashed directly into the enemies ahead.

Under the crushing force of that pure spiritual power, dozens of weaker Players were instantly reduced to ash.

The remaining Players hid behind barriers constructed by mages and warlocks, staring in horror at the hundred meter tall purple wave bearing down upon them.

However, no matter how desperate they became, they could not resist what was about to happen.

Iwanaga Kotoko did not lower her hands.

She merely chanted once more.

"God Chasing!"

While Netherworld Summoning remained active, Iwanaga Kotoko possessed infinite spiritual power for one minute.

That meant...

During that single minute, she could activate God Chasing an unlimited number of times.

Even Shido Masayoshi and the other two Nyx Incarnations did not dare confront that destructive power directly.

Taking advantage of the brief moment in which Shido Masayoshi’s Players formed defensive barriers, the three Incarnations rapidly retreated.

At this stage, the number of ordinary Players had completely lost all meaning.

Forget hundreds.

Even if there had been thousands or tens of thousands, Iwanaga Kotoko’s God Chasing would have reduced them all to ash.

...

Meanwhile, in Hell.

"So this is Hell..."

After being forcibly dragged into Hell by the Hell Devil, Asagiri surveyed the scene before him without the slightest fear or tension.

He even appeared relaxed, as though he had merely arrived to admire the scenery.

A vast field of flowers stretched before him, with gently rolling hills visible in the distance.

Viewed on its own, the landscape could have been called refreshing and beautiful.

However, countless parallel doors floated across the sky.

Although none of them were open, an eerie and terrifying aura still seeped from behind them.

"Splish... splash... splish... splash..."

Suddenly, one of the doors above opened.

Thick blood began dripping from within.

The surrounding space was instantly swallowed by absolute darkness.

Then, inside that darkness, an incredibly Cursed scene appeared.

Several mutilated corpses dressed like astronauts stood on both sides of a road. Their severed upper bodies faced their lower halves, while their hands were clasped together as though praying.

At the end of that grotesque road, a Devil slowly emerged from the darkness.

Its body appeared to be composed of several fused human forms. Four human heads were stacked along its upper body, while the highest head extended a pair of pointed arms that supported a dark cloak.

In the next instant, the Dark Devil appeared directly before Asagiri.

A withered arm struck toward him with terrifying force.

"Bang!!!"

Asagiri raised the Shura Fan and blocked the Dark Devil’s attack.

His body did not move in the slightest.

"Now this is interesting."

Behind the black fan, Asagiri’s eyes shone with golden light.

Although everything around them had been consumed by darkness, the Dark Devil somehow sensed that Asagiri had already locked onto it.

"But the power of a so called Root Devil amounts to nothing more than this."

Asagiri exerted a little strength with his right hand and hurled the Dark Devil away with the Shura Fan.

Eager excitement appeared in his eyes.

"Come out, Human Asura. Ruiner Nergigante."

"ROAR!!!"

Ruiner Nergigante’s massive body crashed onto the ground.

Its entrance might not have been as eerie as the Dark Devil’s, but it radiated a terrifying power born from pure destructive desire.

"Meme Ko, use Hellfire Breath."

Hearing Asagiri issue the command like a Pokémon Trainer, Ruiner Nergigante tilted its enormous horned head.

Then it obediently nodded.

It opened its jaws and condensed a breath so intensely hot that it began dispersing even the Dark Devil’s absolute darkness.

A torrent of scorching flames erupted forward.

"Purgatory Fire Rain!"

"Roar!"

"Judgment of the End!"

"Roar, roar!"

Under Asagiri’s commands, Ruiner Nergigante began destroying everything around it.

The surrounding darkness was completely dispelled.

In its place came vast fields of flaming meteors, pillars of ice bursting with lightning, and scorching hellfire capable of incinerating everything.

"Meme Ko, use Splash!"

"Huh?"

Confusion appeared in Ruiner Nergigante’s enormous eyes.

Asagiri smiled.

"Just a meme. Go wild and destroy everything."

"ROAR!!!"

Hearing that command, Ruiner Nergigante became visibly excited.

It was an ultimate taboo born for battle.

Now, most of the doors throughout Hell had opened, and Devils were pouring out without end.

Its desire to hunt had reached its peak.

...

Ten minutes later, on the streets of Tokyo.

"Hado #90, Black Coffin!"

Sensing the dangerous aura, Yuuki Asuna immediately lifted the unconscious Iwanaga Kotoko and accelerated away from the pitch black pillar of energy erupting from the ground.

However, another Incarnation fused with the Blacklight Virus emerged from beneath the street.

Its arm transformed into a blade and thrust toward Yuuki Asuna from the side.

"Clang!!"

Kato Megumi used Hidden Shadow, transformed into a short blade, to parry the Incarnation’s attack.

She then immediately transformed the weapon into a longbow and fired an arrow, forcing Shido Masayoshi away as he attacked Yamauchi Sakura.

Shido Masayoshi’s skin had transformed into a golden metallic substance.

White and red armor covered his body like a mechanical suit, while a pure white cloak billowed behind him.

"Is this all you’ve got?"

Shido Masayoshi clenched his metallic fists, arrogance covering his face.

"Shadow should already be dead."

As a politician, Shido Masayoshi naturally would not miss an opportunity to manipulate the emotions of Yuuki Asuna and the others.

"After being dragged into Hell and surrounded by an endless number of powerful Devils, even he..."

Halfway through his sentence, Shido Masayoshi noticed a smile appear on Yuuki Asuna’s face.

Before he could understand why, a cold and unmistakably clear voice sounded beside him.

"Oboro Flash."

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