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If Anos wanted to become a hero, he could have done so very easily back in the Dungeon world.
Cao Cao, as the leader of the Hero Faction, was a direct descendant of the Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms era.
He considered himself to possess the calm bearing of a king and an extremely meticulous mind.
He was one of the candidates for the strongest human.
He was also the wielder of the strongest Longinus, [True Longinus].
Cao Cao wielded the Holy Spear, the Sacred Gear said to be the first and strongest Longinus, the spear that had once killed the Son of God, Jesus.
It was an absolute Sacred Gear said to be capable of piercing even gods. It was the true synonym of the word Longinus.
By relying on this spear, when Cao Cao used [Truth Idea] and summoned the lingering will of the Biblical God, he could gain enough power to contend with gods and Buddhas ranked among the top ten in the world.
Because of that, when he heard Anos call the spear a broken little thing, Cao Cao felt extreme disdain in his heart.
Did he not know that even countless gods and Buddhas feared this spear?
However, considering Anos's own strength and his age, Cao Cao temporarily suppressed that displeasure.
"What is your purpose in coming to find me today? Surely you did not come just to chat?"
Anos spread his hands.
Cao Cao, like Vali, was also an obsessive person.
It was just that the direction of their obsession was slightly different.
Vali was obsessed purely with battle, while Cao Cao was obsessed with his so-called concept of heroes.
"Of course I did not come here just to chat. I came to sincerely invite you, Red Dragon Emperor. Although you are not a hero, there is no doubt that your strength has already been acknowledged by everyone."
"How about it? Would you like to join the Hero Faction?"
"If you join, you will not need to become anyone's subordinate. We will even take the initiative to assemble a team for you, one made up of heroes and descendants of heroes."
Cao Cao at least believed that the conditions he offered were sincere.
He had even placed Anos in a position nearly equal to himself.
In his view, whether it was annihilating evil dragon souls, eliminating a fallen angel, or easily defeating his destined rival, these were all acts befitting a hero.
Anos had that qualification.
Of course, in reality, Anos did not want that qualification at all.
"You want me to join the Hero Faction?"
Anos smiled and shook his head.
Cao Cao had placed him on the same level as himself.
Unfortunately, the two of them had long since stopped existing on the same level.
"Sorry, but I am not very interested in this kind of thing. However, it is not completely impossible for me to join."
Join the Hero Faction?
You still do not know that I have already taken away your Khaos Brigade's big boss, do you?
However, Anos did not completely shut the door for now. He left a small opening.
"So, you have conditions?"
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.
"It does not really count as a condition. It is very simple. How about using Truth Idea in front of me?"
"If Truth Idea can make me submit, then I have no problem leaving with you on the spot. But if it cannot, then there is nothing to be done."
"After all, I do not particularly like becoming friends with the weak."
Anos smiled as he stated his purpose.
The purple treasure chest could be set aside for now, but a silver treasure chest should be opened as soon as possible if it could be opened.
"Truth Idea... you actually want to witness Truth Idea?"
Cao Cao burst into laughter.
Truth Idea was far too powerful. So powerful, in fact, that he had to develop a subspecies of Balance Breaker to maintain a transitional mode between ordinary Sacred Gear use and Truth Idea.
Although the number of times he had used Truth Idea was very small, there was no doubt that everyone who had witnessed its true power had vanished.
And yet, the person before him said he wanted to see Truth Idea?
"What? Is that not allowed? I believe I still have the qualifications to witness it."
Behind Anos, waves of blue light appeared.
The Longinus, [Divine Dividing].
"You... that is..."
Cao Cao recognized that exceedingly familiar thing.
Was that not Vali's Sacred Gear?
So that was why Vali had almost disappeared from sight, and after returning, there had been no reports of him using his Sacred Gear.
So that was how it was.
His Sacred Gear had been taken?
This person actually possessed the ability to steal Sacred Gears?
The first thing Cao Cao thought of was whether Anos could only steal dragon-type Sacred Gears.
Was the Sacred Gear on him right now something he had stolen as well?
"Is your ability perhaps the plundering of dragon-attribute Sacred Gears?"
Cao Cao did not believe someone capable of stealing and using multiple Sacred Gears would feel no temptation at all upon seeing his True Longinus.
Then there was only one explanation.
Anos's ability should have a flaw.
Judging from the fact that he currently possessed only the Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing, Cao Cao could only conclude that Anos could actually only steal dragon-type Sacred Gears.
"How about it? Want to try? After all, I also possess holy power. I will not become helpless before the Holy Spear the way a devil would."
Anos did not answer Cao Cao's question.
He could let Cao Cao imagine the rest on his own.
"Exactly what I wanted."
Cao Cao licked his slightly dry lips.
He had to admit it.
He felt a little jealous.
A Sacred Gear that could plunder other Sacred Gears, even if it was limited to dragon-attribute Sacred Gears, was already abnormal enough.
Cao Cao's goal was to establish great achievements comparable to, or even surpassing, those of his ancestor.
He wanted to prove that although humans were physically weak, lacking the long lifespans and powerful bodies of gods, Buddhas, monsters, and other beings, humanity possessed infinite potential.
That was what he wanted to prove.
Although his personality was also extremely vile, one could say he was very similar to his ancestor Cao Cao. Whether enemies or friends, he could easily use and discard them. For the sake of achieving his goal, he could use any means necessary.
But perhaps it was precisely because of that personality that he was destined to become a ruthless hero who could accomplish great things.
A self-centered man like him, who believed that obtaining the strongest Longinus allowed him to look down on all other humans, felt his composure crack slightly after seeing Anos possess two Longinus at the same time.
"Hurry up. I still need to go to school later."
Anos yawned, then silently opened a barrier.
With his current level, the barrier he set up could easily seal away the light of Truth Idea.
[Spear.]
Seeing that Anos had no intention of dodging, Cao Cao directly began chanting to release his Longinus.
So there really was a human who would not avoid the Holy Spear when facing it.
[True Holy Spear that pierces God.]
[Absorb the ambition of domination sleeping within me and carve open the gap between blessing and destruction.]
[You.]
As Cao Cao chanted, terrifying radiance gathered on the Holy Spear.
If the chant succeeded, then even the current Four Great Satans of the Underworld, aside from the two transcendents Ajuka and Lucifer, might fall before the lingering will of God.
[Still not dodging?]
The corners of Cao Cao's mouth lifted slightly.
It seemed the other party was indeed arrogant.
An arrogance matching, or perhaps even surpassing, his own ambition.
Did he think he was Ophis?
Was he actually facing the Holy Spear's strike without dodging at all?
[Declare the will and become radiance.]
Endless light erupted from the Holy Spear.
"Oh? Is it coming?"
Anos smiled faintly.
At least in terms of being a ruthless hero, he was still rather fond of Cao Cao.
Although humans were disadvantaged in many ways, there were indeed a few abnormal beings called heroes who dared to challenge gods.
And after the descendants of heroes developed to the present day...
If one feared challenge merely because of one's own disadvantages, could one still be called a hero?
This was the quality a hero should possess.
Of course, that assumed a ruthless hero was still a type of hero.
The Devil High School world was simply that absurd.
The angel faction was one thing, but in most other works, the devil faction and fallen angel faction would be forces that constantly produced villains. Yet here, they were existences on the side of justice, righteous people with a bright future.
And heroes were terrorists wearing the skin of heroes.
Perhaps this was what people called the times changing.
Now, Anos had gained the favor of a terrorist.
Unfortunately, Anos himself had no desire to receive Cao Cao's favor.
If it had been the favor of a girl, he could barely accept it. But for a rough man like Cao Cao, forget it.
Therefore, Anos chose to provoke Cao Cao a little.
Favor would not do.
He had to make him angry and jealous enough, to the point where he would want to use Truth Idea.
At this moment, finally witnessing the light of Truth Idea, Anos revealed a satisfied smile.
In any case...
One silver treasure chest could be considered obtained.
Just as Anos thought that, something happened that neither he nor Cao Cao had expected.
The Holy Spear's light grew dazzling to the extreme.
Then...
It suddenly withered all at once.
As if all its strength had been drained in an instant, the Holy Spear's radiance dimmed. In the end, it returned to the state it had when it was not activated.
"Well, well."
Anos sighed.
It seemed things had become slightly more troublesome.
Unlike Anos, who merely sighed, Cao Cao froze completely in place.
The Holy Spear...
Had not responded?
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