He fell to the ground as he thought this, but he felt no pain at all, which confused him.
He felt around his body with one hand, but couldn't find any signs of being cut, nor was his body broken in half.
"Shizuku? Could it be... what's going on?! Magical power..."
For a moment, Guanghui thought that being slashed was just an illusion, and Shizuku was ultimately unable to bring herself to do it. However, this self-conceited thought did not last long.
Then, he immediately realized that he had indeed been slashed by Shizuku.
The first thing to show signs of abnormality was the Light Dragon. Its massive body, composed of destructive light, began to slide diagonally and snap in two.
A moment later, the same phenomenon occurred in the Xiaoguang Dragon Legion.
Divine Power: Thousand Changes was split in two as if cut, and then disappeared into smoke.
However, for Guanghui now, this is just a trivial matter and he has no time to care about it.
He felt his magic power draining away. Logically, the Divine Realm should have provided him with an endless supply of magic power. But his body felt like a broken bucket, its magic power constantly leaking out.
"Hmm, even Limit Breaking...!"
In the blink of an eye, Guanghui fell into a state of depleted magic power, and was forced to cancel "Limit Break: Overlord Break". Guanghui fell to his knees, lying on his hands and feet, and barely holding his body up.
Some distance away from him, Shizuku and Ryuutarou stopped. They had each released their 『Ultra-Heaven Release』 and 『Demon Transformation』, and though they were panting, their steps remained steady.
"Shizuku... what did you do...?"
Guanghui asked, his voice trembling.
Shizuku raised the black sword slightly and replied with her eyes lowered.
"The principle of soul magic is to interfere with a person's immaterial energy. The black sword itself has the ability to cut through that energy."
That was a refinement after learning Sublimation Magic, and the Black Blade already had the ability to directly damage souls. By further evolving this ability, the resulting ability was—
──The new function of the black knife is really amazing.
Not only the soul, but also the target's magic power, physical strength, spirit, and even support magic and abnormal status magic can be cut off without interfering with the body.
"I spent a considerable amount of time thoroughly analyzing the 'mana supply' and 'soul binding' techniques that linger within you. However..."
The key prerequisite for this skill is to clearly and absolutely identify the target. Therefore, the sublimation magic of "intelligence penetration," which is based on "interference with intelligence," is an indispensable ability. And this magic of perceiving the target's intelligence is particularly difficult within the sublimation magic.
With the help of the artifact, Shizuku has been analyzing carefully, which is why she cannot devote her energy to performing the Black Demon Sword's highly difficult function "True Flash".
"Cut only what you want to cut off is the ultimate realm of a swordsman. This time, I have temporarily achieved it by cheating."
“What does this mean…?”
Guanghui was stunned, and even after listening to Shizuku's explanation, she still couldn't understand.
As she said, such a unique skill can indeed be regarded as the ultimate realm of a swordsman. Not only that, it can be said to be the realm of God.
Looking at Shizuku's eyes, Kouki suddenly understood that this was definitely not something that could be accomplished solely by the power of a divine weapon. To sever only the target, without damaging anything else, required an unwavering will.
That was the ultimate state of perseverance and calmness. The girl before him, who had grown up with him, had already reached this state.
However, as a brave man, he is still far away from that realm, far behind...
"However, in the end, there were still some failures. Although I wanted to completely sever the shackles of the 'Soul Binding', I still failed... You are still immersed in the fantasy you want to believe, right?"
All the Gray Corpse followers had been destroyed, but there were still twenty Black Demon Swords left, as well as four Subordinate Demons, including a centipede, a bee, and two ants. They had all returned to Shizuku's back and were waiting. Shizuku raised the Black Sword again.
Guanghui's expression twisted and he spoke hesitantly, as if he was still clinging to some hope.
"Shizuku, you didn't kill me... because you still thought about me, didn't you? ...The fact that I couldn't sense your murderous intent... is the proof."
“Glory…”
"No problem, Ryuutarou doesn't intend to kill me. They all intend to save me..."
Guanghui stopped talking halfway through.
Shizuku seemed to have swung the black sword to its limit and was retracting the attack. Her state spoke for itself.
"Did you manage to cut it?"
"Yeah, it worked."
Ryuutarou asked, his brow furrowed as he crossed his arms. Hearing Shizuku's response, he gently patted her shoulder to comfort her.
Shizuku breathed a sigh of relief, sheathed her sword, and looked down at Kouki.
Kouki lay on his hands and knees, his expression unseen. However, this time, Shizuku had definitely severed the Soul Binding. If so, the contradictory perceptions implanted in Eri should be shed.
"Koki, your brainwashing has been completely lifted. You should understand what you are doing and your current situation... right?" Shizuku asked in a very stern tone.
"..."
Ryutaro also spoke, his tone a little gentle.
"Well, how should I put it... Anyway, you should reflect on your mistakes first. Then, we'll immediately meet up with Nagumo and the others, defeat that damned god, and then rescue the people fighting on the ground. And then... let's go back together, Kouki."
"..."
Guanghui didn't reply, but his body began to tremble slightly. He seemed to be mumbling something to himself, whispering something. His voice grew louder and louder, his tone becoming increasingly harsh.
"—You're lying, that's impossible. This is absolutely wrong. Because I must be right. I was just brainwashed. How could I be the enemy... I did that to Shizuku and Ryuutarou... It shouldn't be like this... I wanted to always be right, that's all... I wanted to be a hero... like grandpa... that's all... Why did it turn out like this... Everything was taken away... Because that guy took Shizuku and Kaori... Even Ryuutarou was on his side..."
“Kui!”
"Uh, hey! Glory!"
Something seemed to be wrong, and Shizuku and Ryutaro's faces became tense at the same time.
Guanghui's fingers gripped the ground tightly, not caring about the cracked nails. Such an unusual sight made the two of them tense up.
"That's right... I'm not wrong. That guy is the culprit. If it weren't for him, everything would be fine. But Kaori, Shizuku, Ryuutarou, and Suzu all did that to him...! That's right, this is betrayal. I've been betrayed! You betrayed me!"
Guanghui suddenly raised his head, his eyes beneath his bangs filled with anger and hatred...
No, the root of that emotion should be resentment. Or perhaps it's guilt and self-blame, as well as unease, anxiety, and even despair over a situation that's irreversible.
His own negative emotions filled his brilliant mind, and if he didn't blame others, he might collapse at any moment. He was in a state of panic, or rather, a state like a toddler.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
Guanghui screamed. He should have no more magic power left, but he suddenly released an immense amount of it. Pure white spirals of magic shot straight into the sky, rumbling loudly.
Such magical light, it's like...
"Kui-ki, stop now! If you keep going like this, your life will be in danger!"
“Life!? Shizuku, what the hell is going on!? Why is he still able to generate magic power!? Isn’t it already gone!?”
"It should be gone! I did cut off his magic container! Now he doesn't look like he's absorbing the surrounding magic to replenish himself!"
“How could this happen!?”
"Needless to say!? If there's no magic power, then he'll have to use some other energy to convert it! It's probably life force or his soul itself, forcing it into magic power! He can use Limit Break! Anyway, no matter what, it's dangerous now!"
"Damn it! Guanghui, wake up!"
Indeed, it was like the life-glow of the glory itself.
This is certainly the case. Since it triggered a phenomenon that would not normally occur, it must have incurred a price that would not normally be incurred.
Since the method used is beyond common sense, the price paid should not be underestimated.
The vast amount of magic power that Kouki unleashed was like a storm, emitting a continuous stream of violent light and pressure. Shizuku and Ryuutarou could only barely keep their balance in the face of this storm, shielding their faces with their arms and desperately calling out to Kouki.
But Guanghui seemed to be in a frenzy, unable to take anything in. He should have been able to hear the voices of his childhood friends, but he turned a deaf ear to them, subconsciously resisting them.
Guanghui was only interested in immersing himself in his inner world, destroying the reality before him. Perhaps he was destroying himself. Therefore, the eruption of the light of life became more and more intense.
"...Everything is ruined. Why did it turn out like this? Originally...Kaori should have been by my side, as should Shizuku, Ryuutarou, Eri, and Suzu. We should have overcome this together... This is how it should have been..."
Kouki's expression twisted in sorrow as he muttered to himself, his tone thick with emptiness and resignation, ringing particularly clear to the ears of the two.
"This is not what I want. If I've lost everything...if there's nothing I can get back...I'd rather destroy everything with my own hands...!"
The torrent of magical power raged violently, turning the surrounding rubble and ground into dust.
This frenzied magical power transformed into the light of divine power, and the light of destruction gradually condensed and took a certain shape.
It is the same as "Kaleidoscope", but the shape it forms is different. It is a more powerful and gigantic existence.
When this light has wreaked havoc and exhausted its energy, the glory will surely die of exhaustion.
"I will never tolerate this!"
Under the pressure of the raging light, Ryutaro took deep and firm steps forward.
"Why do you think we came here...?"
Shizuku gritted her teeth and took a step forward.
They didn't come for revenge, nor did they commit suicide to punish their friends.
Don’t worry about despair and truth for now.
Whether it's guilt or punishment, we can talk about it later.
In short, we need to beat this big idiot up first! After beating him up, drag him back!
Shizuku and Ryuutarou came for this!
So──
"Shizuku! I'll handle Kamui! I'll leave Glory to you!"
"This divine power is far more dangerous than the Light Dragon. Even 'that' wouldn't be able to withstand it... You'd die."
Shizuku frowned nervously, and Ryuutarou gave her a rebellious smile.
"Hmph, I won't die! I won't let that guy kill me! Because I absolutely cannot die, so I absolutely won't die!"
"You're still as simple-minded and brawny as ever... You're completely clueless. But, never mind. Reasoning isn't what's needed right now. We need to discipline that self-destructive, irritable idiot until he cries and apologizes!"
"oh!"
Ryutaro rushed forward, his fists clenched like a rock, determined to bring back his friend.
His body was exhausted to the extreme. He had overused magic, and his thinking ability had significantly decreased.
However, his sprinting momentum was still amazing.
"Don't, don't come over here! Don't come near me!"
Kouki pointed the holy sword forward and immediately unleashed divine power.
This huge light-extinguishing bombardment was like a wall, filling Ryutaro's entire vision.
It was indeed far more ferocious than before. Even if it transformed into a "wolf ghost," it would still be reduced to ashes. So—
"Come on! The light-devouring Abyssal Demon Tree—'Demon Transformation: King Tree'!"
Ryutaro played the last trump card in his hand.
Suddenly, branches began to swell up all over his body, his skin color turned brown and black, and his eyes emitted a bright black and red light.
As his body transformed into a tree, he was struck directly by the divine power.
Ryutaro stopped, but was not turned into dust.
He crossed his arms to protect his face, his body bearing the brunt of the extinguishing light.
“This, this is impossible…”
Guanghui's eyes widened in shock. Deep down, he had vaguely expected Ryuutarou and Shizuku to dodge, but he hadn't expected him to take the blow head-on. The situation was completely beyond his imagination.
Ryuutarou wasn't blown away, nor did he even retreat. Not only that—
"Uooohh ...
He also let out a powerful roar, stepped firmly on the ground with both feet, and moved forward step by step.
Facing the light of absolute destruction, he stood firm like a towering tree.
──Demon Transformation King Tree Module.
It has almost no physical defense, cannot withstand fire, and its arm strength is unsatisfactory.
Its most fatal weakness is its extremely slow movement speed, which is at most about the same as humans walking on foot.
Almost useless in close combat, making it an option with very limited uses.
However, there is one quality that can be called a special effect.
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