Chapter 402: The Intruding Heroine
"Shadow..."
Nyx's pitch black eyes collided with Asagiri's golden glowing gaze, and they spoke slowly.
"You are indeed strong. Stronger than I imagined."
"It is only the fifth stage of the game, yet you already possess this level of strength. So that's how it is..."
"You and the people present here are the resistance your world has made against my descent. But..."
At this point, Nyx raised both hands and gently touched the surfaces of the Black Dragon and Alatreon.
Their arms turned into constantly writhing black matter, and a ferocious look appeared on their face.
"Even if these two chess pieces are scrapped, I will definitely kill you all today!"
As Nyx's voice trailed off, the semi fluid matter composed of the Blacklight Virus had already burrowed into the bodies of the Black Dragon and Alatreon.
The two giant dragons let out agonized roars, their massive bodies trembling violently from the unbearable pain.
But a few seconds later, they suddenly quieted down.
The eyes of the Black Dragon and Alatreon were gradually covered by pitch black threads. Although they were no longer as manic as before, they exuded an even more terrifying, deathly sense of oppression.
Seeing the Black Dragon flap its wings and fly into midair, Asagiri was just about to warn everyone to be careful.
Then he saw the Black Dragon transform into a comet trailing flames, crashing directly into Kaguya Shinomiya at a speed that was impossible to react to.
"Bang!"
Although Kaguya Shinomiya managed to raise the Lionheart Shield to block at the critical moment before the collision, her body was still sent flying dozens of meters away.
Only after crashing through several ice pillars created by Alatreon did she barely manage to stop.
"Cough, cough..."
Seeing blood spill from the corner of Kaguya Shinomiya's mouth, Hayasaka Ai and Fujiwara Chika could not help changing expressions.
Just as they were about to go over and support her, Kaguya Shinomiya forced herself to endure the pain and raised her hand.
"I'm fine! Focus on those two monsters..."
Before Kaguya Shinomiya could finish speaking, a pitch black spike emerged from the ground, its sharp tip thrusting straight toward her face.
"Clang!"
Kaguya Shinomiya's reaction speed was fast.
She immediately used the Lionheart Shield to block the black spike, but the powerful force attached to it knocked her body more than ten meters into the air.
"Roar!"
Alatreon and Fatalis did not miss this opportunity.
Kaguya Shinomiya, suspended in midair with no leverage, was like helpless bait, forced to watch as two black shadows attacked from the left and right.
"King's Gambit."
At this critical juncture, Asagiri did not hesitate to use King's Gambit, swapping positions with Kaguya Shinomiya in midair.
Immediately afterward, facing the incoming Fatalis and Alatreon, he activated Human Asura Mode.
And before he used King's Gambit, Sakurakawa Rikka had already attached her own shadow to him, activating the effect of bearing damage in his stead.
"Come on!"
Asagiri condensed an Annihilation Spear in his right hand and threw it directly at Fatalis, while his left fist slowly clenched.
Watching Alatreon charge straight at him, a heart palpitating wave of power erupted from within his body.
"Martial Art..."
"Five points."
Fujiwara Chika looked at the dice that had determined the result, a solemn expression appearing on her cute face.
She raised both hands toward the area where Asagiri, Alatreon, and Fatalis were, then shouted softly,
"Defense Reduction!"
All of Fujiwara Chika's abilities, whether buffs or debuffs, directly affected a certain area rather than being applied to a single target.
Although they could not be cast with precision, the tradeoff was that her ability effects were extremely powerful.
Even monsters of Alatreon and Fatalis's level could not be immune.
Moreover, she had chosen Defense Reduction after careful consideration.
Although Asagiri's defense was also weakened, under the state of Life Link, all damage he received would be transferred to Sakurakawa Rikka.
Which meant...
As long as they could decide the outcome here and kill either Alatreon or Fatalis, or at least inflict serious damage on one of them, it would become a huge advantage for their side.
At this moment, Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi noticed that Nyx was kneeling on the ground, its fluid like black arms drilling directly into the floor.
"So that's it. Is that how the ground spikes are created..."
Yuuki Asuna did not waste any time.
She gripped Shimmering Light in her hand, her body becoming a deep red comet.
Accompanied by several pitch black arrows shot by Kato Megumi, she charged directly toward Nyx, who was completely defenseless while its arms were drilling into the ground to create spikes.
"Dragon Bullet!"
Asagiri's left fist smashed directly into Alatreon's head.
He himself suffered extremely severe injuries due to Alatreon's full speed impact, but at this moment, those serious injuries, including shattered bones and damaged internal organs, were all borne by Sakurakawa Rikka.
"Bang!"
The astonishing collision of power caused the entire pure white palace to shake violently, and cracks bloomed across the ground.
Alatreon let out a miserable wail, and its massive body began falling toward the ground.
Although Fatalis had not suffered too serious an injury, once Alatreon lost its combat capability, it would be next.
And Shimmering Light in Yuuki Asuna's hand was about to sever Nyx's neck.
"You've fallen for it..."
At this instant, a strange smile appeared on Nyx's face.
Its body suddenly turned entirely into black fluid matter and drilled directly into the ground.
"It escaped underground!?"
Seeing this scene, Yuuki Asuna was momentarily stunned, but she immediately reacted and turned around to warn Iwanaga Kotoko in the distance.
"Necro, look out!"
Before Yuuki Asuna could finish speaking, a pitch black spike suddenly protruded from the ground where Iwanaga Kotoko and the others were standing.
Then it rapidly transformed into black fluid matter and reformed into the appearance of the Blackwatch Commander possessed by Nyx.
"It can actually move this way..."
Seeing Nyx suddenly appear in front of them, Iwanaga Kotoko's mind began spinning rapidly, searching for a solution.
Asagiri was engaged in battle with Fatalis.
Even if he had time to use King's Gambit, the person who swapped positions with him would appear in midair with no leverage and would also have to face the terrifying Fatalis directly, still falling into an extremely dangerous situation.
Use the effect of Phantom Dress?
That could only protect Iwanaga Kotoko herself.
Given the astonishing speed of Nyx's body, after discovering that the attack had no effect on her, it would definitely switch targets immediately.
By that time, Iwanaga Kotoko, in the Phantom state, would not even be able to use the abilities of Black Particles and Pale Ghost Hand to help.
Kaguya Shinomiya was seriously injured and not on this side.
Kato Megumi was also more than ten meters away, having just moved to adjust her shooting angle.
Iwanaga Kotoko, Yamauchi Sakura, Fujiwara Chika, Hayasaka Ai, and Sakurakawa Rikka, who could not move because she had attached her shadow to Asagiri.
Excluding Yamauchi Sakura, the other four had physical fitness exceeding ordinary people, but wanting to engage in melee combat with a Blackwatch Commander who had such a high degree of Blacklight Virus infection and could switch forms at will was simply unrealistic.
"Persona, Walrider!"
Noticing the danger on Iwanaga Kotoko's side, Asagiri directly gave up his ability to fly.
Instead, he crushed a falling phantom tarot card and summoned Walrider to protect the five people there.
However...
"Too slow."
A strange light shone from Nyx's pitch black eyes.
It directly dodged the arm smash split from Walrider, then its left arm transformed into a sharp blade and slashed without hesitation toward Iwanaga Kotoko's neck.
Iwanaga Kotoko could not make an effective defense in time and could only enter the Phantom state, which was immune to all attacks.
After Nyx saw its blade pass directly through Iwanaga Kotoko's neck without causing any damage, it was not surprised.
It quickly switched targets and launched an attack on Fujiwara Chika.
Is this the end...
Seeing the black blade slash toward her, Fujiwara Chika's eyes trembled, and the fear of realizing she was about to die enveloped her heart.
"Persona..."
Just at this moment, Asagiri called out again.
"Mita!"
"Clang!"
Crazy Mita appeared in front of Fujiwara Chika, directly blocking Nyx's black blade with the chainsaw in her hand.
However, there was a clear gap in strength between the two sides.
Crazy Mita only resisted for a moment before her right shoulder was sliced open by the black blade.
Blood spurted out, and intense pain surged into her heart.
"It hurts... Eh? Blood? How could I..."
Seeing that she could actually bleed, Crazy Mita could not help being slightly stunned.
Iwanaga Kotoko's gaze turned toward Asagiri, who was fighting Fatalis.
She saw that blood was already spilling from his eye sockets, and his body movements were beginning to slow down, causing him to fall into a disadvantage for the moment.
"Summoning three Personas at the same time..."
Iwanaga Kotoko immediately realized that Asagiri, who was in Human Asura Mode and had also summoned Walrider and Crazy Mita, had already broken through the limit of summoning at most two Personas simultaneously.
However, this act of breaking the limit was clearly placing a huge burden on his body.
"Clang!"
Taking advantage of the precious time won by Walrider and Crazy Mita, Yuuki Asuna finally arrived.
As the only person other than Asagiri capable of contending with Nyx in close quarters combat, she directly blocked the black blade formed from Nyx's arm with Shimmering Light, her eyes filled with anger.
"You bastard..."
"Reached the limit."
Just at this moment, Sakurakawa Rikka slumped to the ground, sweat covering her pale and beautiful face.
On the verge of her limit, she was forced to lift the Life Link state.
Because Asagiri had summoned three Personas at the same time, placing a severe burden on his mental and physical strength, even though he was still barely maintaining Human Asura Mode, he was knocked flying by Fatalis's tail due to his sluggish movements and severe injuries.
"Bang!"
Asagiri's body slammed heavily onto the ground.
Seeing the Calamity Fire Breath already gathering in the Black Dragon's mouth, Yamauchi Sakura, who had been at the very back of the team and had not participated in the battle at all, realized that this was the most critical moment of crisis.
She immediately raised the staff in her hand.
"Life Link!"
Feeling Yamauchi Sakura cast Life Link on him, and seeing the Black Dragon's Calamity Fire Breath, which had already finished gathering and was about to erupt, the already incapacitated Asagiri simply lay comfortably in the crater.
He even had the leisure to smile and say,
"Spray it. After you're done, you'll have to face me in my second phase."
Just as Asagiri finished speaking, a sudden change occurred.
Accompanied by a manic and angry roar, a massive black shadow suddenly smashed through the pure white ground and soared into the air.
"A fourth monster?"
Seeing the monster with giant ram horns and barbs on its limbs and tail, everyone's expressions could not help changing.
However, Yuuki Asuna noticed that a look of surprise had also appeared on Nyx's face, as if it had not expected this monster's intrusion at all.
Immediately after, this monster with giant ram horns made a move that exceeded everyone's expectations.
It bit the Black Dragon's neck, forcibly interrupting its breath.
After tearing the opponent's throat raw, it let out a deafening roar toward the sky.
"So it's Meme Ko..."
Seeing the Ruiner Nergigante, nicknamed Meme Ko, make a surprise entrance and launch a direct attack on the Black Dragon, Asagiri could not help revealing a slight smile.
"A very good hunter."
"After the battle ends, come become my Persona."
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