Issei Hyoudou and the others had already arrived at the Third Prison. This hell had an upward slope, and the deceased were pushing giant circular boulders, continuously pushing them up the slope.
The size of the giant boulders pushed by each of the deceased varied, some large and some small, so their speeds were either fast or slow.
"What kind of hell is this again?" Sona Sitri said, her eyes wide as she looked at the scene before her.
Some of the deceased truly couldn't push their boulders; they were crushed into meat pies by the boulders rolling down. Blood even splashed near her feet, making her feel like vomiting.
Benniah skillfully took out a map of the Netherworld, looked at the location and content of the Third Prison on it, and said:
"The Third Prison - Hell of Greed and Refinement. Those who were overly extravagant or stingy in life will forever push the giant boulders of desire here. The greater the sinner's transgression, the larger the boulder they push."
After hearing Benniah's explanation, Sirzechs stroked his chin and said, "In other words, this is the hell that misers and the nouveau riche enter after death."
"Stop chatting! Come help me move this giant boulder away!!" Azazel's voice rang out from the side. Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look.
Turning their heads, they saw Azazel propping up an incredibly massive circular boulder to prevent it from crushing him to death. The expression on his face looked like he was exerting immense effort, and his face was almost turning red from holding his breath.
Seeing this, everyone could only helplessly pull Azazel out from under the boulder. Only then was he saved, and the size of the boulder also decreased significantly.
Azazel knelt on the ground, panting heavily; it seemed that propping up the boulder had been very exhausting for him.
Seeing Azazel in this state, Issei Hyoudou couldn't help but complain, "Teacher Azazel, why were you pushing a boulder for no reason? And with your strength, you shouldn't be unable to push even a single boulder."
Panting, Azazel waved his hand and said, "Huff, huff, huff~~!! Don't say it, I was just curious if there was anything special about the boulders the deceased push. I didn't expect that when I put my hand on the boulder, it would become so large, and I couldn't even exert any of my original strength."
After hearing this, Michael looked at the circular boulders placed on the flat ground and said, "Presumably, these boulders grow larger according to the degree of sin of the person pushing them, and they also suppress one's strength."
Azazel recovered some of his stamina and slowly stood up, saying, "Thanks for the explanation, Michael. Let's leave this hell quickly; this Netherworld is no longer a place for the living to stay."
Boom! Boom!
Just as everyone was about to move forward, at the peak of the huge slope where the deceased were pushing boulders, two pillars of light burst out from the ground. An invisible pressure emanated from them, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.
Roar—!!!
Two dragon roars rang out from the pillars of light. When the light dissipated, two majestic dragons appeared, their sizes a circle larger than typical adult dragons.
One dragon stood on two legs, its body seemingly made of some kind of black spiritual energy, wearing armor composed of various bones. The dragon's head was like a skull formed from a beetle and a Six-eyed Monoceros Dragon. The shoulder armor bones resembled the skulls of some horned beast and two ivory-like tusks. Its hands were the skulls of long-snouted dragons; the dragon skull on the left hand emitted green light, while the one on the right emitted yellow light. The armor at the dantian area looked like a fusion of a triceratops skull and a mammoth skull. On its back was a tail like a long bone whip, and its three pairs of bone wings had wing membranes formed of black spiritual energy. Various colored crystals protruded from its body, and in the black mist of its abdomen was a cluster of dark red crystals.
The other dragon was on all fours, its black head resembling a snarling black wolf. Its neck had black spikes like a hedgehog's. On the chest of its gray body were three spirals forming a triangle. Gray and black spikes covered its entire body. On the wrists of its dragon claws were black bone scythes. It had three pairs of wings: the topmost wings were like thick angelic wings, the middle ones were gray dragon wings, and the bottommost ones were black demonic wings.
[The Union of the Dead - Netherworld King Spirit of Non-Forgetfulness] (Level 11 / Attribute: Earth / Race: Illusion Dragon / ATK: 5000 / DEF: 5000)
[true dragon emperor Litos Azimuth Calamity] (Level 9 / Attribute: Earth / Race: Illusion Dragon / ATK: 2500 / DEF: 2300)
The two dragons looked down at the crowd below, then leaped down, smashing two large craters into the ground. The vibration produced by their massive size landing caused the entire Netherworld to shake.
"We are the Guardian Dragons of the Third Prison."
"I am the The Union of the Dead - Netherworld King Spirit of Non-Forgetfulness."
"I am the true dragon emperor Litos Azimuth Calamity."
The two dragons that appeared focused their gazes on Issei Hyoudou and the others, speaking one after another.
Facing the powerful pressure emitted by these two ferocious dragons, Issei Hyoudou couldn't help but ask his dragon partner, "Ddraig, how strong are these two guys?"
"The strength of the The Union of the Dead is roughly below that of the Slifer the Sky Dragon. Litos Azimuth Calamity is about the same, but he harbors a powerful energy that almost rivals the Slifer the Sky Dragon. Neither of them are pushovers; we must deal with them carefully." The green gem on the [boosted gear] flickered with light, emitting Ddraig's voice.
"Where is this...?" Vali, who was carried on Monkey King's shoulder, woke up holding his head. He had been unconscious since being knocked down by Charon at the Acheron River, which showed how powerful Charon's strike was.
"Vali! You're finally awake!!" Monkey King said with surprise upon seeing Vali wake up, gently placing him on the ground.
Vali held his head and asked Monkey King, "Monkey King, where are we?"
"The Third Prison of the Netherworld - Hell of Greed and Refinement. It's the third Netherworld facility we've reached after crossing the Acheron River," Monkey King answered truthfully.
Upon hearing they had already crossed the Acheron River, Vali stood up excitedly and said, "Then are we almost at Hades' place?!"
After hearing this, Monkey King shook his head regretfully and said, "No, we've only traveled nearly half the distance of the Netherworld, and our path is blocked by the Guardian Dragons of the Third Prison."
After saying that, Monkey King pointed toward Netherworld King Spirit of Non-Forgetfulness and Litos Azimuth Calamity.
"I, who am about to awaken—"
"Am the White Dragon Emperor who will take the law of absolute into the darkness—"
"I walk the ultimate path of the Heavenly Dragon!"
"I walk the path of the White Dragon's supremacy!"
"We shall restrain the infinite and devour the Dream!"
"Walking the path of supremacy through infinite destruction and the Dream of dawn—"
"I shall become the pure Dragon Emperor—"
"And I shall lead you to the limits of silver illusions and the ultimate magical path."
"Juggernaut Over Drive!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing his path blocked, Vali felt furious and immediately activated the "Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive" of the [Divine Dividing].
Vali's entire body was encased in ferocious white dragon-shaped armor, and with a dragon roar, he charged toward Netherworld King Spirit of Non-Forgetfulness and Litos Azimuth Calamity.
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