Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2704 2705: Sakamoto's Strength

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I noticed Sakamoto releasing his Aura, as he stepped forward faster than the three of us, several coins floating around him, as he took off his yellow sunglasses, revealing his sharp yellow eyes.

"Young lady, at the very least, let me take care of the strongest," he said.

"Wait, what?! No! We have to work together!" I said.

"I've wronged you and I have been negligent with the job your father had assigned to me, I let them kidnap you… I cannot let that go unpunished, this is my atonement, I will take them down no matter what," he said. "I must help you regain your honor, especially to your family."

"This isn't really necessary!" I protested.

"I know," he smiled at me. "It might not be necessary for you, but it is for me… your family, and your father in specific, have helped me a lot though my life. Without the Chaos Gate Family, I don't know where I would be in this world, probably dead."

"Sakamoto…" I muttered, feeling his raw emotions and the feelings he was trying to transmit.

"So… I'll take care of the one in the middle, the one that seems to despise you and know your name," he said. "Acelina, Ismena, Takamura, Uzuki, I will be trusting you to defeat the other two… protect the young lady."

"Understood, Sakamoto-san…!" Acelina nodded.

"We have to admit it, you're much stronger than we are," Ismena sighed, closing her eyes. "Go ahead, taking one of them on your own would be of amazing help, Sakamoto-san."

"Thank you," Sakamoto nodded. "Still, I'll help you a little."

As the three Vampiric Recessed reached us, their auras erupted with immense power, a deadly combination of Celestial Divine Power, Vampiric Blood Energy, and Demonic Energy emerged, resembling an ocean of infernal light, blood, and flames swirling chaotically.

We were about to stop it, but Sakamoto's Aura surged forward, his true power unleashed at 100%.

FLAAASH!

It wasn't exactly light, but it glowed like it, a sea of ethereal gold consumed everything, as he waved his hands, and dozens of coins were sent flying at the Recessed.

"Tell me, heads or tails?"

"DIEEEE!"

"GRAAAHHH!"

"HEEEHEHEHE!"

The recessed laughed, as Sakamoto smiled, choosing his side, as dozens of coins hit them one by one, they were small projectiles, they didn't even bother to evade or destroy, thinking they were nothing, weaker than normal bullets.

And yet…

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"GRAAAAGH?!"

"UUGGHH?!"

"AAAHHHH!"

Countless explosions erupted one by one, each of these coins triggering a deadly golden explosion, pushing them back and burning through their bodies, as they suddenly felt strangely heavier and… weaker.

"What… did you do to us…?! What…! Did you do?!"

The only one of the three that could barely speak groaned, glaring at Sakamoto with all of his gigantic eyes, shooting hundreds of lasers at him.

However, Sakamoto didn't falter, remaining staring at the incoming lasers with a smile.

And then, he raised both of his hands.

With style and grace.

FLAAASH!

He snapped his fingers, as the entire area around him warped.

The beams were suddenly sent down to the Recessed by his sides, sending them flying towards us, all damaged and weakened.

And…

CRASH!

"UGH?!"

His hand reached the other Recessed, pushing him down with immense force, his force destroying several of his eyes, sending him flying away, crashing into a large mass of wood and floating debris.

BOOOM!

He really didn't need to go this far, but it was appreciated. I continued seeing what he was doing as we faced the other two weakened Recessed he sent our ways…

"Tell me now, who are you?"

Sakamoto looked down at the Recessed, standing above a branch, looking down at him with slightly angered eyes.

"Hahaha… It doesn't matter… nothing matters other than to get her… and give it to our boss…! Yes…! Yes!"

The Recessed laughed, his eyes constantly regrowing anew, as hundreds of eye laser beams reached Sakamoto once more, but they never hit him, his Aura warping causality itself, as the lasers reached nearby branches, pulverizing them.

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

"Your attacks are really powerful, be careful where you aim those eyes.

"W-What is this?! WHY CAN'T I HIT YOU?!"

The Recessed screamed, growing mad in disbelief. [Thousand-Eyed Millestode, the Distorted Pride] was a very prideful vampire when he was alive, perhaps this is why he was given such a name, despite being a weakling, he was strangely prideful.

And this manifested and worsened as his personality became even more terrible once he turned into an aberrant Recessed, his giant crimson arms rushing towards Sakamoto, as waves of crimson energy constantly clashed against his golden aura.

"Hitting me? You're not even trying. Hey, do you like gambling?"

Sakamoto smiled, suddenly taking several poker cards from his pocket, showing them at the Recessed, and then imbuing them with golden light.

"Let's play a game, it's called solitary."

"DIE! DIE! DIE! DIEEEEE!"

The Vampire Recessed roared, he had no time for games, beams reached Sakamoto, and his giant claws unleashed shockwaves of crimson light and flames, trying to consume him.

And yet Sakamoto didn't move an inch, his Aura protecting him… Fortune was by his side!

This was perhaps the most proficient and powerful usage of Fortune or Luck I've ever seen before… I always knew it was kind of an Element, a derivation of Fate and Destiny.

But this was… much more than I imagined, Sakamoto wasn't truly blessed, he created blessings and miracles through the manipulation of the very, purest essence of Luck.

Just what took him to train to reach such a level?

Perhaps the original Sakamoto from Frank's original Earth wasn't as strong as this parallel version of him though, as this world is much different but…

Even then…

It's amazing.

"You don't want to play? Then you lose automatically, buddy."

Sakamoto smiled, as the poker cards pierced through the Recessed, exploding into blasts of golden light and blowing apart several eyes and even one whole arm.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"GRYYYAAAAAEERGH!"

As he screamed in agony, the monstrous Recessed grew desperate, his twisted Aura containing three different and opposite components surged, shaped into hundreds of crimson, golden, and orange ethereal eyes, appearing all around Sakamoto, surrounding him completely.

"H-HOW ABOUT THIS, YOU DAMN HUMAN?!"

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