NOVGO.NET Chapter 2320: Oda Nobunaga’s Endless Castle [38]
Chapter 2320: Oda Nobunaga’s Endless Castle [38]
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Augustus confronted Deus, as the true nature of their relationship was revealed.
"Indeed, all donated resources to my vast sect, aiming to hasten my revival. They believed me their great leader, destined to lead a crusade against the King of Fairies. Without their aid, I wouldn't have succeeded in time… I am deeply grateful for your utter foolishness. I suppose this stems from your belief that I, a simple, innocent, honest human, would never betray you, right?"
"W-What?! No! We were…!" Augustus groaned, his face contorted with anger and frustration. "You fucking hairless piece of shit… I should never have trusted you beard cutters!"
"See? There it is! You hate humans as much as I despise your kind! Isn't the hatred mutual? Then what are we waiting for?! We are both justified to act as we please! So let's fight, and I'll show you the strength of humanity, the true and sole heirs of the gods!"
"DEUS!!! YOU FUCKING CUNT!"
Augustus lost all patience. His Aura erupted like a volcano, as thousands of blazing hammers descended from the sky, rushing toward Deus.
"Hmph, now this is more like it. I'm done with these petty, emotional conversations."
Deus wielded all three of his weapons, each a divine relic once borne by ancient gods.
"{Mjolnir's Thunderstorm}!"
"{Gungnir's Piercing Light}!"
"{Laevateinn's Magic Catastrophe}!"
Three techniques unleashed simultaneously. Mjolnir conjured a tremendous divine thunderstorm, bombarding foes with explosive lightning. Gungnir pierced the air, firing radiant beams that detonated into massive blasts on impact. Laevateinn summoned thousands of magical spells across nearly all elements, enveloping enemies in relentless explosions that bypassed physical defenses and weakened souls.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"He's got not one but three?!" Ruby screamed, launching thousands of Crimson Blood Projectiles to hinder her enemy's onslaught. "Damn it, I must get serious, but I hate that form!"
"What form? What are you talking about?!" Augustus demanded, unleashing a torrent of blazing hammers that clashed against Deus' potent magical techniques.
"Whatever it is, use it now! We're out of time! Our magic can't match the ancient weapons of the gods!" Hrimvaldr roared, ceaselessly summoning a storm of frozen blood energy.
Ruby glanced back, noticing her allies weren't merely watching. Their Auras flowed from their bodies, merging into a flame of divine elements that slowly enveloped Fuyu, gradually eroding the paralyzing seal on her.
Everyone was united, not waiting for a savior… yes, they've always been this way.
Ruby smiled, nodding.
"Very well…"
She stared at her hands, hesitant to proceed… until a presence materialized beside her.
"Ruby, you're not alone, remember that."
Her mother's spiritual form appeared behind her, embracing her before merging her ethereal essence with Ruby's, infusing her with greater power.
FLUOSH!
And the confidence to act.
"You're right, Mom… I'm not alone anymore."𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
She clenched her fists tightly. Beyond all else, she refused to disappoint Drake. She wanted to prove she was strong.
Someone he could truly rely on.
"RAAAAAHHH!"
Ruby's piercing scream startled Augustus and Hrimvaldr. They glanced back, sensing her Vampiric Aura surging with increasing intensity.
BOOOM!
Her body, enveloped by her Divine Aura, melted into a pool of ethereal divine blood, expanding as her heart's loud beat echoed.
BA DUM!
BA DUM!
BA DUM!
As she transformed, dissolving into a giant heart-shaped blood cocoon, Deus sensed a disturbance in the dimension's atmosphere. Giant rivers of cursed miasma converged on her from every direction.
"What is this?! She's harnessing the cursed miasma of this dimension?!"
BA DUM!
BA DUM!
BA DUM!
This was a power Ruby hadn't known she possessed. Whenever she initiated this transformation, all corrupt energies around her—demonic, chaotic, anything—were absorbed.
This was the Ultimate Technique within the Perfect Physique the Vampire Venerable had crafted for Ruby, which he failed to claim as his vessel.
{Eternal Abyss Heart}!
Her heart became a black abyss, synthesizing all evil, corrupted, cursed, and toxic energies without distinction, rendering her immune to them.
This power, designed by the Vampire Venerable to surpass all other Venerables, aimed to seize Pandemonium and Chaos Fragments, fueling his abilities to unprecedented cosmic heights.
But that plan never materialized. Now Ruby, unaware of this latent power, unleashed it as she transformed, the dimension amplifying her strength—an outcome even the Venerable of Blood couldn't have foreseen, ignorant of Amaterasu or Zipangu's existence!
"She's absorbing so much cursed miasma! This entire area is being purified…!" Augustus exclaimed. "What the hell is she doing?!"
"I feel it! The power of the one who made me a Vampire Dragon…" Hrimvaldr said, gritting his teeth. "But this is gentler… it even calms me? Despite my Ice Dragon form… my other side is drawn to her presence, as if compelled to serve her… Ruby, what is this power you've inherited? Is this truly HIS power?!"
RUMBLE!
The Venerable grew impatient, charging toward Ruby to halt her transformation. But Augustus intervened, conjuring a massive volcano before him. It erupted, unleashing a blast of lava, flames, and stone that repelled Deus.
BOOOM!
"Augustus! Your power can't stop me! It can only delay me at best! You remain among our weakest! A mere forger and blacksmith, not a fighter! You never will be!"
Deus reached Augustus, swinging Mjolnir with immense thunderous force. Augustus parried with his black hammer, as thunder and flames collided in an explosive clash!
CRAAASH!
"You're right, my greatest passion has always been crafting and creating. I'm an artist at heart, not a warrior!" Augustus declared. "I've always strived for a world of peace, where artists can flourish! But even amidst war's bloodshed, I can adapt."
"Huh?!"
Deus' eyes widened as a vast metallic door opened behind Augustus, revealing his Divine Realm—a colossal, endless furnace forging thousands of weapons.
"You're using your Divine Realm as a—"
Deus's eyes widened in disbelief as a massive metallic door opened behind Augustus. It led to his Divine Realm, a colossal, unending furnace where thousands of weapons were being forged in real time.
He began to protest, realizing what Augustus was doing, but the blacksmith had already invoked it.
"{Divine Furnace of the Onyx Blacksmith}!"
The Divine Furnace of the Onyx Blacksmith ignited.
FLAAASH!
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