Bighorn Bull is in charge of leading, and I, Beria, am in charge of raising it.

If this drags on any longer, the scene of Belial being surrounded by the undead army not long ago will surely be repeated!

However, the current situation is not all bad news for Beria.

After all, in order to interrupt Belial's self-destruction spellcasting, Mold and Gina's usual weapons were severely damaged, which naturally affected their performance.

And then, in a state of being unarmed...

How should they deal with Belial, who has now entered the second phase of his berserk speedrun and whose fighting style is all offense and no defense?

But just as Belial was about to use teleportation again to bypass the undead monster and continue his pursuit of Gina, the space behind Gina and Mold suddenly and severely distorted without warning!

From that distorted space, Belial could sense a powerful dark energy and resentment surging outwards.

Its concentration even far exceeds the combined concentration of Mold and Gina!

This made Belial realize immediately that what was about to appear would be the strongest and most troublesome enemy he had ever encountered since the day he transmigrated!

"I only rested for a short while, how did you all get yourself into such a mess... Is this Land of Light really that eerie?"

And just as Beria had predicted.

After the severely distorted space quickly transformed into a stable portal, a massive and heavy figure, looking somewhat puzzled, slowly stepped out.

That was Juda, the strongest of the Gu A'san siblings, who had been left in the rear to absorb human souls because of the injuries he had sustained in the last battle!

"Good brother! You've finally arrived!"

The moment Mold saw Judas, his entire demeanor changed dramatically.

He released his arms from Gina's side and, with a hoarse voice that sounded like he was trying to appear calm after surviving a close call but was still filled with lingering fear, shouted at Joda.

"Don't try to fight this guy one-on-one! He'll just pick you down one by one! Let's combine up quickly!"

The moment the words left his mouth, fearing that Belial might unleash a burst of power, Mord suddenly appeared before him, even skipping the usual villainous boasting. He released all his energy, which visibly merged into Juda's body.

Gina, who was beside him, followed suit and transformed into a cloud of black mist, rushing towards Juda's body.

"Don't even think about it—!"

The moment Belial heard the words "fusion," he felt a sense of foreboding.

At first, Belial thought that Juda would be as reckless and underestimate his opponent as his older brother and sister, thus ensuring that even if he was no match for Juda, he could fight and retreat to find an opportunity to teleport behind him and kill Gina.

Unexpectedly, that bastard Molde was terrified by his "Middle Eastern style" of fighting. Before Juda could even make a move, Molde rushed to merge with Juda, completely disregarding the rules!

As a result, Belial was noticeably slow to react when he exclaimed in surprise. He no longer had time to slowly build up his strength, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and use the Specium Ray, which was fired at zero frames, to blast Juda, who was standing still, with all his might, trying to forcibly interrupt the fusion of the three siblings!

But Juda reacted faster than him.

He simply raised his hand, casually flicking his cloak in Belial's direction, and effortlessly withstood the full-power Specium Ray!

Even though Belial continued to output energy, the color timer on his chest, which had only recently recovered, turned from blue to red again, beeping to warn of insufficient energy. He could only watch helplessly as the two massive balls of dark energy completely merged into Juda's body!

Finally, Belial's Specium Ray, as its energy was depleted, exploded into a last wisp of light on Juda's cloak before completely dissipating into the starry sky.

His color timer was flashing red warnings at an extremely rapid pace. The wounds accumulated from so many battles were being torn open and deepened again by the continuous high-intensity output of energy! The blood of the Giant of Light transformed into specks of dazzling golden light, which were visibly seeping out from the edges of the wounds.

But Belial simply took out a portable miniature plasma spark and began absorbing the energy stored within it. Completely ignoring the excruciating pain coursing through his body, his eyes were fixed intently on Juda.

As Mold and Gina's energy and soul completely merged, a jet-black pillar of light instantly engulfed Juda's entire form. Then, with a casual wave of Juda's hand, it shattered, transforming into specks of starlight that slowly drifted down around him.

However, in just a short while, the "Zhouda" that reappeared showed obvious changes on its body surface!

The Great Demon Emperor Gua, now united, has descended upon the world once more after tens of thousands of years!

Although outwardly, Gua's overall appearance is still that of Juda, his body size has obviously expanded a lot, and the patterns on his armor have turned into a pale white like bones.

At the same time, what's chilling is that while he was fusing with Juda as the main body, in addition to retaining Juda's head, Mold and Gina's faces also appeared on the left and right sides of the shoulder armor!

Mold's eyes burned with a violent, eerie blue flame, and his lips moved silently, as if roaring a curse against Belial.

On the other shoulder armor, Gina's face also emerged from the energy. Her expression was no longer the terror and resentment she displayed when being hunted by Belial, but rather a cold indifference and arrogance born from surviving a near-death experience and regaining her footing!

Even in the very center of Gua's chest, at the very core of his heavy armor, was a ferocious pattern of a gaping maw, as if it were about to devour someone at any moment.

But Belial, being a time traveler, knew...

The pattern on its chest that looks like an ornament is actually the head of the fully formed Gua!

Even in Gua's eyes, there was none of Mold's ruthlessness, Gina's resentment, or Juda's violence...

There is only one pure nothingness, accumulated over countless millennia.

It was as if Belial, and even the Ultra Star that he had risked his life to protect, were nothing more than a speck of dust that could be casually brushed away in its eyes.

The powerful aura emanating from him could be keenly sensed even by beings several star systems away, and would instinctively generate intense panic and fear!

This caused the solitary figure, who had been standing with his arms crossed on a barren, desolate planet, to tilt his head slightly and look curiously in the direction of the aura.

Even so, Belial, who faced Guawei's pressure at close range, did not show the slightest fear or timidity.

Instead, the moment he absorbed all the energy cubes in his hand and the color timer returned to its blue constant state, he didn't hesitate to activate teleportation, bypass the undead monsters blocking his way, and launched an attack on Gua!

After all, Beria was never one to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

Even when facing the combined Great Demon Emperor, knowing that he was alone and could never be his match...

Belial also resolutely decided to test what kind of abilities his opponent possessed, even if it meant certain death.

Then, using the Ultra Signature, he sent this precious information back to the Land of Light, hoping to create even the slightest glimmer of hope for Ken and his companions to defeat Gua!

Driven by this belief, Belial, who appeared in Gua's blind spot by teleporting, immediately raised his right hand and took out a large number of portable mini plasma sparks from his four-dimensional storage device!

In the blink of an eye, countless azure energy cubes began to appear around Belial as if they were free!

Then, driven by Belial's Ultra Instinct, he gently waved his hand, and like a golden treasure trove, it continuously rushed towards Gua, exploding around Gua!

Belial himself, too, focused intently at the moment of the explosion, trying to pinpoint the weak point in Gua's defenses by analyzing the changes in the force of the blast!

"...That's it? This level of attack actually woke me up... Mold and his idiots are getting more and more useless!"

However, to Beria's disbelief...

Faced with such a large and intense bombardment that Mold would have to retreat, Gua seemed stunned, remaining rooted to the spot without any intention of dodging.

Only after his entire body was engulfed in the flames of the explosion, and he carefully felt the destructive power it contained, did he realize that the creature before him, so similar to the red-eyed giant who had defeated him tens of thousands of years ago, was far less powerful than he had imagined.

Gua's previously tense body visibly relaxed considerably.

With a contemptuous sneer, he casually lifted his foot and walked out of the explosion's flames unscathed!

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Beria's Diary

Are all the villains in this generation mentally ill?

It was clearly a three-on-one fight, with a bunch of henchmen helping out. How come they've already merged and entered the second stage before the fight even started? Does that make sense?!

...What do you mean by saying it's all because I was too crazy and scared them?

I, Lord Belial, am such an upright and honorable man! How could I possibly frighten them!

All I did was demonstrate the art of explosion, why are you all being so cautious? I lost the no-damage run, and now you're not even giving me a chance for a speedrun, are you trying to stop me from playing?!

Chapter 39 An Unexpected "Helpful Agent"

Upon seeing the unharmed Gua before him, Beria's face turned ashen.

In those brief few seconds of bombardment, Belial spared no expense, using at least one-fifth of his reserves. Under normal circumstances, that would be enough to destroy several planets!

This leads to the thought that even in its complete form, Gua was no match for the New Generation Ultramen in the original storyline...

Beria then keenly realized that it wasn't so much that his trump card was insufficient to threaten Gua's life...

Rather, it's more accurate to say that this Gua, formed from the fusion of Juda, possesses a special defensive mechanism that perfectly counters his "Middle Eastern style" of play!

Therefore, before figuring out this special mechanism, Belial no longer wasted his stockpile, but simply kept one in his hand to restore his own condition.

The instant his energy returned to its peak, Belial's figure accelerated abruptly, appearing in Gua's blind spot on the right as if teleporting. His right hand, fingers curled into a claw, unleashed a powerful energy claw strike towards Gua!

Unexpectedly, facing the menacing Belial, Gua didn't even glance at him. Instead, the Gina figure on his right shoulder, seemingly merely decorative after the fusion, opened her mouth the instant an invisible yet powerful sonic attack erupted from it!

"What...uh—!"

The moment it collided head-on with Belial's energy claws, it was like shattering a fragile bubble, easily turning Belial into harmless starlight, and without slowing down, it struck Belial squarely in the chest!

In an instant, Belial, who had not expected this kind of fighting style, was sent flying backward with a painful groan.

Belial managed to regain his balance after tumbling uncontrollably several times.

The training armor on his body, which was already on the verge of its limit, was completely shattered and fell off, revealing Belial's true appearance, which was already covered in wounds!

"Tch, this is troublesome... You destroyed all my cultivation armor. When I get back, they'll see me in this disheveled state and worry me!"

Even so, the fighting spirit in Belial's eyes showed no signs of diminishing.

Even after raising his hand and casually wiping away the light-blood seeping from the scratches on his face with the back of his hand, he spoke in a tone that was no longer his usual aloof and arrogant, but rather somewhat roguish.

The energy fluctuations emanating from his body not only did not decrease but increased, and he charged towards Gua once again!

Since energy attacks are ineffective, let's return to the source!

After distributing energy throughout the body and "enchanting" it, try to find a new breakthrough using the purest values!

With that thought, Belial's legs suddenly pushed off the ground. He charged straight at Gua like a cannonball.

Then, during the sprint, Belial curled his body to the limit until he was only a few steps away from Gua, then suddenly stretched out his right leg, which carried his entire weight and acceleration, and delivered a full-force flying kick to Gua!

Even during the flying kick, Beria's right foot was faintly visible, tinged with a scarlet color.

That was a finishing move he and Jian had practiced on the training ground for 20,000 years. Through countless experiences of being repeatedly beaten down and getting back up by this pure numerical monster, the Great Horned Bull, they had painstakingly developed it themselves, a special move specifically designed to counter opponents who were immune to energy attacks!

Just when Belial thought that even if this move couldn't seriously injure Gua, it would at least cause him some damage...

Gua didn't even bother to look at it, and simply raised one hand casually.

It wasn't even his right hand, which he usually used.

He held his hand horizontally in front of his chest, palms open, fingers slightly bent.

He stood still and caught Belial's full-force flying kick!

The moment the flying kick struck its palm, the shockwave sent the undead monsters that had surrounded it sprawling and staggering. The weaker ones were instantly shattered!

But Gua's wrist didn't even tremble slightly.

Then, with his other hand, he grabbed Belial's calf, and with a sudden tightening of his left hand, he twisted Belial's ankle 180 degrees!

"Ughh ...

In an instant, an excruciating pain surged through him, and even Belial, who thought he was numb to pain, couldn't help but cry out in agony.

As Belial instinctively tried to use his other foot to kick at Gua's wrist to break free, Gua was a step faster. Grabbing Belial's already twisted ankle, Gua swung him overhead, sending him flying in an arc, before releasing him and tossing him towards the distant undead monsters!

Belial, whose vision blurred with pain, crashed through countless layers of undead monsters before finally coming to a stop, his entire body engulfed in rotting, foul-smelling flesh.

Even worse, before Belial could even process the pain, and while he was still in a dazed state, the undead monsters on either side swarmed forward like carrion birds sensing his impending doom! They attempted to tear him to shreds while he was still severely wounded!

Eerie blue claws stabbed at Belial from all directions. Various hideous spirits continued to gather around him…

In the blink of an eye, Belial's body was completely swallowed up by the undead monster!

But, the next second...

A dark red beam of light, crackling with lightning-like energy, exploded from the very center of the encirclement of undead monsters!

The full-power Desium Ray, brimming with ferocious destructive power, instantly melted away the undead monsters that were blocking Belial's path!

Enduring the excruciating pain of being torn apart and scratched by other undead monsters, Belial gritted his teeth. As the color timer on his chest turned from blue to red once more, and photon blood continued to gush from his wounds, he forcibly increased the power of his energy output! He carried out his offensive-only combat philosophy to the end and launched another attack on Gua!

Seeing that even in such a dire situation, Belial still had the courage to attack him, and that there wasn't a trace of fear or cowardice on his face, Gua finally raised an eyebrow and looked at Belial directly. He belatedly began to understand why Belial, alone, had managed to force Mold to awaken him prematurely.

Unfortunately, this level of attack was still insufficient to pose any threat to Gua.

But just as Gua opened his gaping maw, preparing to take things a little more seriously out of admiration for Belial, his movements noticeably paused for a brief moment.

It was precisely because of this momentary pause that Gua missed the best time to dodge and counterattack!

So much so that when Gua's body started moving again, he didn't even have time to activate his defensive barrier. He could only watch helplessly as the violent energy ray struck him squarely in the head!

"boom--!!!"

In an instant, accompanied by a deafening explosion, Gua's entire figure disappeared into the dazzling flames.