My youth story cannot be a knight war

A cyan whirlwind suddenly spread out from Gooma's body. This was the materialized wind element.

[With the help of the wind element, its already extremely fast speed was further increased, and in a short time it directly broke through to the second cosmic speed. At this speed, everything around it turned into a completely chaotic stream of shadows.]

At this extreme speed, the air in front of the Gooma is accelerated to the same speed as itself in a very short time, its volume is violently compressed, and the work done is converted into the internal energy of the gas. At the same time, some of this energy is released in the form of a strong shock wave.

[Outwardly, a crimson fire ignited on Gooma's surface. As it continued to fall, the flames completely enveloped it. From beneath the clouds, a sphere shimmering with red light and flames loomed within the clouds, and then the clouds were completely torn apart.]

[In astronomy, this phenomenon is generally called a meteorite fall.]

[The red meteor lit up the night sky and fell towards the village on fire below. Not long after, it landed peacefully on the ground.]

[The next moment, the sky collapsed and the earth split.]

Amidst violent tremors and roars, the earth seemed to be completely torn apart. A massive, visible shockwave shield spread outward from the impact point, piling up the earth. All the burning houses silently disintegrated at this moment, and the roads were easily erased like lines on a painting. A mixture of water and soil rose tens or hundreds of meters high, and a huge mushroom cloud rose...

The surrounding terrain was completely altered by this strike. It's foreseeable that the government's maps of this area will need to be redrawn.

[Toba Village, a small village located near Kurodake in Nagano Prefecture, was completely wiped out from the world at this moment.]

"how come……"

An extremely noisy sound came from outside the window. It was the voice of a crowd. In the room, Toru Muto was staring at the light screen in front of him in a daze, his eyes wide open.

"Our... village was..."

"So I told you, Xiao Che, a long time ago..."

Yuuki Natsuno silently withdrew his gaze and watched the village where he had lived for a year being completely destroyed by Gooma's full-strength attack. However, he did not feel any sadness or sigh, only relief and sigh.

Because he knew that no matter in reality or in the light curtain, he could finally leave this closed place that he had long despised.

"A decaying, outdated village like this, just like feudalism, will eventually disappear from the world."

61. Holy Flame Illuminating the Sky (6K)

Kyoto Prefecture, Sakyo-ku, Usagiyama Shopping Street, Ojiya.

"This, this destructive power..."

Dalu Bingzang looked at the completely razed Waiba Village on the screen, and felt as if his whole body was completely frozen by the terrifying ice. Even his tongue was paralyzed, and every word he spoke was stuttering and incoherent.

Of all the battles that had appeared on the light screen so far, he had only seen a similar scene in one battle, which was the battle between "Yoshiteru Zaimokuza" and the unconfirmed life form No. 30.

In that battle, Kuuga, using his red form strengthened by the fifth element, killed No. 30 with just one strike, and the aftermath of the attack flattened the entire Itabashi district of Tokyo, even forming a giant red lotus that could be seen directly from the Earth's outer layer with the naked eye. In terms of expressiveness alone, it was actually even better than Gooma at that time.

But at least Banqiao District still had a chance to rebuild, unlike Waichang Village at this time, which along with the surrounding terrain was completely destroyed. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to start over with such ruins.

"Tsk~ Although I don't want to admit it, this damn bat is really tough now."

Dila, who was held in Dalubing's arms, also frowned and spoke in an unhappy tone.

"That cold-faced kid and the smiling idiot, they're probably going to get beaten up badly again this time."

"Hey, hey, hey, Dila, how can you still be so calm!?"

Dalu Bingzang, who had come to his senses, couldn't help but shudder after hearing its words. He lifted Dila up and shook it vigorously, leaving a yellow afterimage in the air.

"If things continue like this, Zaimokuza-san and Kousaka-san will really be killed by Number Three! If they both die in this battle, who will be able to stop those Gurongis from killing in the future!!!"

"Those two guys are already used to it anyway! The worst that can happen is we'll just have to go to the hospital hand in hand again. Let go, young man!"

Dila, whose brain was almost shaken out of his body, spoke incoherently. Unable to bear it any longer, he flapped his wings, and his fat body slid out of Dalu Bingzang's hands like liquid, and he headbutted the opponent's chin, knocking him to the ground.

"I almost saw my philandering dad who has been squeezed dry and ascended to heaven."

Dila covered his mouth with his wings, his dark face twitched, and he spoke unhappily to Dalu Bing who was climbing up with his chin covered.

"You idiot! I just said that they would probably be sent to the hospital again this time, but I didn't say they would die here!"

"Eh? W-What does this mean? Is Number Three going to lose to Zaimokuza-san and Kousaka-san?"

Daiji Bingzang, who had suffered a concussion from the headbutt to the chin, had not yet recovered from his shock and spoke with a silly expression upon hearing this.

"If you continue to act like such a coward, you won't be able to win over the little girl in the house across the street even if you are given another ten years, young man."

"Hey, hey! What nonsense are you talking about! I only ever treated Tamako like——"

"...I take back what I just said. You should wait until your next life to talk about it."

Dila looked at Dalubing's eyes, which showed visible disgust, and without waiting for his blushing rebuttal, she turned around and continued talking to herself.

"The cold-faced brats can't defeat that bat right now. Although we don't know what the fragment it swallowed is, it's clearly increased its strength to an absurd level. And those two guys were already exhausted or seriously injured before fighting the dead bat. Their chances of winning are slim to none."

"But... no one says that those who defeat the villain must be on the side of justice, right?"

"……well?"

Under Dalu Bingzang's surprised gaze, Dila suddenly raised his head and looked at the light curtain again, snorting disdainfully.

Looking at the gradually dissipating mushroom cloud and dust in the light curtain, and the looming figure in it, Dila's round bird eyes were filled with pure sarcasm and pity.

"How pitiful! The deathly aura lingering around this guy is almost forming a cocoon... Although he's still alive and kicking now, he'll soon become a dead bat."

"Humph~ After so much effort and effort, they finally managed to break free from the predicament of being bullied by the crowd, but now they have to face death at the peak of their lives. For a clown like this, this is the most fitting way to die."

The sky-high dust slowly descended as time passed. The smoke from the burning gunpowder had subsided. This rain of dust, like petals scattered by mourners at a funeral, put an end to the loss of Waichang Village.

[“Hmm…”]

Zaimokuza, transformed into its nascent form, lay horizontally in a cracked pit, half its body sunk into the mud. The mouth on its face opened, and a hot blood mist spewed into the clearing sky.

The dim Yamadam spirit stone at his waist flashed a faint white light, and the black skin and armor gradually dissipated from his body, revealing Zaimokuza's true form. The young man in a long trench coat was almost buried in the sand, his translucent white hair stained with mud and blood, and his eyes stared blankly up at the sky.

【Zaimokuza feels bad.】

[Every bone in his body seemed to be completely shattered, perhaps even his spine was broken into several pieces. Needless to say, his blood vessels and muscles were also shattered. The blood that was slowly flowing from his body was the best evidence.]

In terms of the physical damage alone, this was probably the worst he'd ever suffered since receiving the belt. His entire body felt like a figurine torn apart by a naughty child. As for the exact extent of the pain, it's unknown. It's probably because all his nerve endings were completely shattered by the impact of the fall. So, rather than feeling the pain, Zaimokuza now felt as if his entire body was "empty."

"Even though there's nothing, I'm strangely able to feel my own existence. The ancient saying of the soul leaving the body must refer to this state, right?" Zaimokuza thought in his hazy state.

A piece of gravel fell from the edge of the pit and struck Zaimokuza's forehead. His scalp burst into blood like a blooming flower bud at the moment of impact. Zaimokuza struggled to move his eyes in the direction of the falling gravel; this was the only part of his body he could move.

[Gooma, covered in steam and smoke, stood at the edge of the huge pit, looking down at Zaimokuza from above, sneering.]

"That's really ugly, KUUGA."

【“…”】

Zaimokuza's lips twitched a few times, and blood foam mixed with fragments of internal organs flowed from the corners of his mouth...even his internal organs were shattered.

"How boring."

Looking at him, unable to speak, Gooma suddenly felt the playful amusement he felt towards his dying prey slowly drain away like sand in an hourglass, leaving only boredom.

It walked down toward the edge of the pit, quickly reaching the immobilized Zaimokuza. Under his lifeless gaze, it slowly raised its right hand. Five pitch-black fingers gleamed with an icy luster that even the thick fog couldn't conceal. In Zaimokuza's bloodshot eyes, double images overlapped, like countless blood-red knives being raised by a butcher.

"Let's just end it like this, you—"

The pitch-black sword's blade pierced Gooma's chest, blood dripping down the blade and landing right on Zaimokuza's face. The words Gooma was about to say were cut short.

Kousaka Kyousuke gripped the Titan Slayer's hilt with increasing force, but the blade, having pierced Gooma's body, encountered immense resistance, unable to advance even a fraction. This forced him to grit his teeth.

[“…Humph, I almost forgot about you.”]

Looking down at the blade piercing his chest, Gooma's tone was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without a trace of emotion, ignoring his horrific injuries.

"G1."

It reached out and grasped the blade that had pierced its chest. Its five fingers, like hydraulic machinery, exerted a sudden force, forcibly breaking the sword in half. Then, it spun swiftly, the severed blade streaking through the air like a meteor.

“Ahem!”

The sword pierced its former owner's chest without mercy, then exited through his back. Kousaka Kyousuke doubled over in response, a low groan of pain echoing from his throat.

【"High...ban..."】

Zaimokuza muttered Kousaka Kyousuke's name incoherently, and the fingers of his hands hanging at his sides moved weakly a few times, trying to stand up.

Gooma didn't hold back at all. He thrust the broken blade of his greatsword into Kousaka Kyosuke's chest, then twisted his wrist suddenly, transforming the wedge-shaped wound into a terrifying bloody hole and crushing his internal organs and bones. Thick, black blood immediately gushed out of Kousaka Kyosuke's open mouth, splattering Gooma's face.

【“~”】

[Gooma, whose chest wound had already healed, sneered hoarsely and kicked Kousaka Kyousuke in the abdomen, sending him tumbling into the muddy pit.]

【『end』】

The display on the belt around his waist rang out, and Kousaka Kyosuke's armor twisted back to its original form. He covered the bleeding wound on his chest with his hand, his face pale, and the corners of his mouth were also a glaring red.

[But even so, he looked at Gooma without the slightest fear, remaining dignified and unyielding.]

"Now that you two are here, let's go together!"

Gooma casually tossed the bloodstained broken blade in his hand away. His gaze shifted between Kousaka Kyousuke in front of him and Zaimokuza behind him, his voice filled with bloodthirsty cruelty and pleasure.

The two warriors who had once terrified it to the point of fleeing were now its defeated enemies. While this didn't quite match the supreme joy of killing the one it hated most, it did allow Gooma to release most of the pent-up resentment and hatred it had harbored. Even the dust-filled air now felt refreshing.

It raised its hands toward the two men who were now unable to move. A turquoise whirlwind swirled from its hands, then condensed into two radiant wind balls. The residual power of the wind balls caused the dust covering the area to slowly recede, but the two men facing the wind balls could not feel a single breeze.

This is because all wind elements have been completely contained within these two wind spheres, leaving no residual ripples. This elemental control alone far surpasses that of Number 22, who once gave Zaimokuza a hard time, and its power is undoubtedly far greater.

【"Goodbye, don't blame me."】

The wind balls in his hand were already poised for release. Gooma sneered as he spoke. Blood dripped from his mouth, shattered into tiny droplets in mid-air by the aftermath of the wind balls. If these two wind balls hit Zaimokuza and Kousaka, they would be enough to completely shred their bodies into minced flesh that was invisible to the naked eye.

This was undoubtedly a hopeless situation. Even more hopeless was the fact that the two men facing this impasse no longer had the ability to block Gooma's attacks. Now, it was truly a situation where heaven had no way out and the gates of hell were wide open.

"If you want to blame someone, blame that guy for coming too late!"

A violent whirlwind blew up, causing the clothes on the two people to rustle. Then, a blue storm enveloped them.

Chiba Prefecture, Sobu High School, Service Club.

"do not want!"

Yuigahama screamed, and Yukinoshita couldn't help but look away, unwilling to watch the cruel scene that was about to happen.

"Damn it! Stand up--huh!????"

Zaimokuza clenched his fists and roared loudly, as if his voice could penetrate the barrier of time and reality and make the two warriors who were unable to fight anymore stand up again.

But just as he was about to say something, a surprised voice interrupted him, and Zaimokuza widened his eyes in disbelief.

Instead, Hikigaya Hachiman finally breathed a sigh of relief. His tone was complex, filled with different emotions such as relief and fear.

"Finally... You really can't just sit there and watch Number Three kill them like that."

"Number Zero."

The wind ball hit Kousaka and Zaimokuza, who were at the bottom. The immense energy contained within was instantly released upon contact with their bodies, and a surging hurricane enveloped them.

[But after only a short while, the two whirlwinds suddenly dissipated quickly, revealing Kousaka and Zaimokuza, who were completely unharmed.]

【"W-What's going on???"】

[Kousaka Kyousuke watched all this in astonishment, not understanding why he and Zaimokuza were still safe and sound... Could it be that Number Three suddenly held back and didn't want to kill them???]

[Suddenly, he looked up in a direction outside the pit.]

【Not only Kousaka Kyosuke, but also Zaimokuza, and even Gooma, who had originally wanted to kill them, also cast his gaze in that direction at this moment, and simply gave up on continuing to attack them.】

Everyone present felt a massive presence spreading from that direction, overwhelming the area. Under this oppressive feeling, the dust that had been drifting in the air fell a thousand times faster, and all sounds seemed to vanish from the area without a trace.

[Sasha...]

The surrounding trees began to sway violently at this moment, leaves rustling and falling. Even the distant pyramid that towered over the entire mountain was rippling like falling rocks on a lake.

[Even after searching through the entire human language library, no similar analogy could be found. A roar like a demonic beast echoed over the area. Upon hearing this sound, Gooma suddenly trembled violently, staring intently at the direction where the oppressive feeling was coming from.]

[“——Daguba!”]

“This name…”

[Kousaka Kyosuke opened his eyes wide when he heard it growl that name. He had heard that name before! From B1's mouth!]

Thinking back to the information he had obtained before heading here, his pupils suddenly shrank. Could this be... Number Zero's name!?

"You're finally here! You're finally here!"

At this moment, Gooma completely forgot about the two people he was about to kill, because the target he was looking for had finally arrived here, at the burial ground he had prepared for him!

"Come on! Let's fight!"