My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

He didn't slow down and shot towards the red gun. Just as he was about to make contact with the red light, he suddenly appeared a meter away from his original position, leaving only an afterimage.

The entire process disregards inertia, as if it were teleportation.

Odis caught a glimpse of the clumsy red spear about to strike the afterimage beside him out of the corner of his eye, and a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.

However, alarm bells suddenly went off in his mind.

'What's going on? I clearly dodged it, but why hasn't that chilling feeling gone away? It's only gotten stronger!'

However, before he could think any further, a bizarre scene unfolded: the gun appeared directly in front of his chest!

It didn't turn a corner, but appeared directly. The distance he moved using [Shadow Strike] was exactly right, so he didn't even see how the gun appeared. It was as if an invisible hand had moved it to his heart.

This is the curse of the [Spear Piercing the Dead Thorns], which reverses cause and effect and interferes with fate.

As a Noble Phantasm used for close-range attacks, it is a technique that reverses the "cause and effect" that means the order of things. At the moment it is released, the "effect" of "the opponent's heart being pierced" will be created first.

The "cause" that "the gun hit because the heart was pierced" occurs from the end. Unless one is lucky enough to change their fate, they will never escape this curse. Similarly, if one is pierced by the "Piercing Thorn Spear", the injury cannot be healed.

Meanwhile, Kouta also has an effect on his own Noble Phantasm, "Child of the Sun": his attributes increase every day in a seven-day cycle, and his skills and Noble Phantasm are also strengthened as his attributes increase. He gains divinity after four days, and finally reaches A-level divinity on the seventh day.

With the blessing of the [Son of the Sun], the [Piercing Thorn Spear] level rose by one tier, from B to A.

On the scene, Odis's expression changed drastically, filled with confusion, fear, and struggle...

The [Piercing Thorn Spear] had already pierced his armor. It was too close, too late. He had no time to dodge; he could only watch helplessly as this strange weapon continued its relentless thrust into his chest.

puff!

A tearing sound rang out.

"Ugh—!" He felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. His neck stiffened as he looked down and saw a blood-red spear, covered in his blood, emerging from his chest.

"Why..." Odis was extremely unwilling. He hadn't even had a chance to use his strength and sword skills before he died under this strange attack. His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Kouta.

mean!

That's despicable!

I can not be reconciled!

However, with his heart pierced, even a Sky Knight would surely die.

His voice stopped abruptly, and he collapsed to the ground, lifeless. The [Piercing Thorn Spear] vanished as starlight.

"Odis!" X 2

The other two Sky Knights, Harold and Ashburn, watched their friend die before their eyes and let out a mournful cry.

As the only three Sky Knights in the Kingdom of Altona, they had an excellent relationship in private, but now their friend died right before their eyes, without even leaving a last word.

However, before they could feel sad, another red light attacked them.

Having learned from Odis's experience, they naturally dared not underestimate this red light.

The red light was aimed at Harold. As the strongest of the three Sky Knights, he already had a way to defeat the enemy. He gripped his heavy sword and slashed at the [Piercing Death Spear].

Since we know these strange guns are unavoidable, we might as well face them head-on.

He was still confident in his strength!

[Sword Technique - Exploding Flame Slash!]

Harold roared and unleashed his signature move.

The heavy sword in his hand whistled and suddenly burst into flames. Despite being made of metal, it seemed to be burning as if it were on fire. A burst of heat shot into the sky, pushing aside the surrounding air, and swiftly smashed towards the [Piercing Death Spear].

boom--!!

With a deafening roar, the greatsword slammed directly into the [Piercing Death Spear]. The two collided and produced a violent explosion, sending scorching air waves soaring into the sky. Crimson flames bloomed in a dazzling display, like alluring and beautiful spider lilies vying for attention.

"So powerful!" Harold exclaimed in amazement. He could feel the immense power emanating from the red spear. It was clearly just a light and flimsy spear, yet the power it contained was terrifying, almost enough to collapse a bunker.

The [Piercing Death Spear] is different from the [Piercing Death Thorn Spear]; it focuses more on destructive power than accuracy against the heart.

It is a carpet bombing attack that covers the opponent's entire perimeter, and its power is enough to blow away an army in one fell swoop, like an exploding bomb.

As the explosion subsided, Harold stood at the edge of a large crater, several meters wide, watching as a long red spear was half-buried in the ground deep within the crater.

“Is it resolved…” Harold murmured.

However, the [Spear of Death] seemed to come back to life, launching itself into the air, changing direction mid-air, and flying towards Harold once again.

"what?"

Harold was startled and swung his greatsword. With a loud "BOOM!", another huge explosion rang out. The [Piercing Death Spear] was deflected and turned again before it hit the ground, continuing to shoot towards Harold.

Known as the "Spear of Cú Chulainn," the [Piercing Death Spear - Gayberg] embodies the concept of "not stopping until the target is pierced."

Even if the opponent has a strong defense or nimbly dodges, the gun will still fly towards the target again until it pierces through the target.

Chapter 518 Escape

boom--!

Another explosion rang out, and Harold used the force of the blast to retreat backward.

This red gun is too strange. No matter how many times I deflect it, it always manages to shoot at me again, as if it has a life of its own.

Moreover, the price of deflecting it is enduring such a violent explosion. Even if he is a Sky Knight with a tough body, he cannot withstand such an explosion indefinitely.

Now, he could feel his internal organs being stirred together, which was extremely uncomfortable. His muscles were also turning blue and black from enduring the violent explosion.

Moreover, Harold was horrified to discover that his speed was gradually becoming useless.

Faced with the threat of death, he had frantically pushed his potential to the limit, increasing his speed by several times. Logically, if the Demon Spear was faster than him at the beginning, it should be slower now.

However, strangely enough, no matter how much he increased his speed, the magic spear was always 10% faster than him, no more, no less, exactly 10%.

It's as if some unseen rule has established this fact.

Finally, after dodging and parrying for a few breaths, the [Sudden Death Spear] attacked him again from a tricky angle behind him, and this time he couldn't dodge it in time.

puff!

His body was pierced by the demonic spear, as if the pause button had been pressed, and the heavy sword in his hand crashed to the ground with a clang.

boom--!

Magic surged, and an explosion rang out. Harold's body shattered into countless pieces of flesh, which flew in all directions, with most of his internal organs splashing directly onto Shimogaki Seiichi.

...Another Sky Knight has died.

The atmosphere at the scene became solemn and tragic.

The crowd watching this scene from afar fell silent, as if witnessing a tragic elegy of "heroes bravely and fearlessly fighting against evil, but ultimately succumbing to death."

Ashburn, the oldest of the three Sky Knights, stopped.

The kinetic energy from his high-speed sprint left a long black trail on the ground.

At this moment, his heart was filled with complex emotions.

Two equally powerful individuals died just like that.

He was killed by that eerie demonic spear...

What about him?

Thinking of this, he looked up at the last magic spear in the air. The magic spear streaked across the sky with a bright flash of light, like a meteor breaking through the clouds. At this moment, it seemed to have finished charging and began to fall down, its target naturally being this location.

At that moment, the entire process of his two colleagues' deaths kept flashing through his mind, and he began to feel a chill.

Finally, unable to hold back any longer, she said with trembling lips, "No, I'll die, I'll die, I'll die..."

He had lost his fighting spirit. Unlike Odis and Harold, he was old, and only the old know the preciousness of life.

His heart was ice-cold, and endless regret welled up inside him.

Why did I get involved in this mess?

Finally, he glanced at the hero.

At this moment, Shimogaki Seiichi knelt on the ground, surrounded by a dark red mass of flesh, which was Harold's internal organs and bits of flesh.

The meat had been roasted by the flames of the explosion, which immediately reminded him of the roasted meat he had eaten before; both were roasted meat and had a somewhat similar smell…

This was the first time Seiichi Shimogaki had ever been so close to human internal organs—living, warm internal organs…

He felt terrible; all he felt was blood and disgust.

This is a corpse.

This is death.

This is the passing of life.

Having grown up in a peaceful society, his fighting spirit had long been emasculated. War movies on TV were often reported and taken off the air because of their violent and bloody content.

He has never dared to kill a chicken since he was a child, let alone a person.

But now, a person's body is laid out before him.

"Ugh—ugh—..." He vomited violently, his stomach contents gushing out, his mouth wide open as if he were about to vomit his intestines out.

Seeing the hero's pathetic performance, Ashburn gritted his teeth, turned around, and ran away.

The Sky Knight was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, he was already a kilometer away, and in two blinks, he was nowhere to be seen.

After a few breaths, he had escaped to the outer city area, which was completely away from the battlefield. Because it was night, the surroundings were quiet.

Ashburn was panting heavily: "Did you dodge it? We've already escaped this far. That gun couldn't possibly have hit us this far away. We should be fine now, and there's the hero left there as a shield."

Howl howl howl—

"What's that sound?" A sharp shriek rang out, and he looked up at the sky.

A shooting star streaked across the sky, dazzling and beautiful, like starlight breaking through the clouds.

This is the ultimate declaration of the god [Gungnir]. The effect of Gungnir is quite simple and powerful: "It will hit the target every time it is thrown." It is a divine gun that never misses and can penetrate anything it hits.

boom--!

Flames shot into the sky, and the whole city witnessed the scene.

This area was permanently erased from the map, and Ashborn was completely annihilated, leaving nothing behind.