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Seeing Matouchi's actions, King El-Melloi II also sat down.
"Yes, we have to wait. We can only act after that person has broken free."
......
Beside the entrance to another world.
Hansa rose from the mound.
That long prayer came to an end.
He stood up and looked at the giant cross that had disappeared from the top of the church in the distance.
"It seems your mission has failed."
Xuanwu Gaoyue's illusory figure appeared beside him and said this.
"Yes, who would have thought he could come up with such a method, actually influencing that place in reverse... This forced even the Lord to readjust his attitude towards this world."
Hansa responded casually, seemingly unsurprised by the appearance of Genmu Satsuki.
"For a believer to fabricate their faith in this way is a capital offense."
Xuanwu Gaoyue said with a smile.
"I was just venting. After all, I was abandoned by my own faith. I think the Lord can understand how I feel, right?"
Hansa hummed a tune casually as he deftly removed the chainsaw from its straps to his leg. With a click, the metal latch loosened, and the chainsaw was in his hand, the engine humming softly.
Xuanwu Gaoyue simply watched his actions from the side without saying anything more.
Hansa then pulled out his chainsaw and pierced straight through the figure of Xuanwu Gaoyue beside him.
The sanctified magic erupted from the chainsaw, piercing through every corner of Genmu Satsuki's illusory figure like lines.
Xuanwu Gaoyue did not resist, letting those magical lines thread through her soul.
"Declaration!"
Hansa recited thus.
And Xuanwu Gaoyue, who was pierced by the "power of prayer," that is, the heterogeneous magic power that was tainted by holy light, began to whisper along with Hansa's chanting.
"I control killing, I control life. What I wound, I heal."
"Nothing can be surpassed by my palm. Nothing can escape my gaze."
"To destroy it."
"The crippled and the aged, I will recall them all."
"Entrust to me, learn from me, follow me."
"A moment of rest."
"I have not forgotten the song, I have not forgotten the prayer, I have not forgotten myself."
"With my lightness, I can unload all burdens."
"Shed the disguise."
"To forgive with revenge, to trust with betrayal, to hope with despair, to light with darkness, and to the things of this world with a dark death."
"Rest in my hands."
"Because of your sins, I will anoint you with oil and brand you with my mark."
"Eternal life is given by death."
"Forgiveness is in the present moment, and I swear by my flesh."
"—Please have mercy on this soul (Kirie Eleison)"
The words of God, now spoken through the mouth of the "Book of False Gods," were slowly being transmitted into the distance...
......
Matou Ike manipulated Ryougi Shiki's body and had now arrived in front of Beelzebub's divine body, which was enveloped by the vortex.
And next to him was Francesca, who was constantly drawing upon divinity.
"Pour the divinity you just extracted into this place."
Matou Ike manipulated Ryougi Shiki to extend the back of her hand that was branded with a "cross".
Francesca rolled her eyes after hearing this and said:
"Are you kidding me? This is the reward I worked so hard to earn, how could I possibly hand it over? And are you out of your mind?"
"I don't know if I'm out of my mind, but I do know that if you don't do as I say, I can kill you right now, and I'll kill your whole body."
Francesca frowned. She was a little confused about the current situation and didn't understand what was wrong with the guy in front of her.
But when she saw Ryougi Shiki's eyes, which shimmered with azure light, she knew that this guy was serious.
If she doesn't comply, then her existence will be completely erased by those eyes, even on a conceptual level...
I really am going to die...
"You asked for this yourself, so don't blame me if anything goes wrong."
Then, Francesca interrupted the extraction of divinity, pulled her hand out of the vortex, and grasped Ryougi Shiki's hand, which was engraved with the "cross".
Divinity began to flow into that cross.
Aozaki Touko, who was maintaining the divine transmission not far away, immediately noticed that something was wrong.
She was about to react when Medea in the sky stopped her.
The instantaneous magic of the Age of Gods completely sealed off the space that Orange could manipulate.
"what's going on?"
Orange asked Medea, who was standing next to her.
"I don't know, but that girl named Ryougi Shiki now has a Matou-like scent about her..."
Medea answered slowly.
"Matou? He's back, but why is he on Ryougi?"
"I don't know. All I can do right now is trust..."
......
Matou Ike didn't see what was happening behind him; his attention was entirely focused on the vortex in front of him.
He was waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.
As Francesca continuously poured the divinity she had extracted from Beelzebub's "divine body" into the cross,
Invisible ripples emanated from the "cross" and instantly enveloped Ryougi Shiki's entire arm.
"It's gone, all the divinity I extracted is gone..."
Francesca let out a wail, swayed, and collapsed to the ground.
And it was at this time—
The world has been turned upside down.
Begins an endless cycle of breaking down—reassembling—breaking down—
Back and forth.
The whole world suddenly collapsed and shrank.
At the same time, everything here was ignited by a desire called "hunger".
"He's coming; he's currently breaking through the barrier of the suppressive force..."
"Root Style" whispered in Matou Ike's ear.
"I can sense it, but I can't pinpoint the exact time. I need you to help me sense it."
As Matou Ike watched the magic constantly twisting, shattering, and swirling in his vision, he slowly answered.
"That's fine, but are you sure you want to do this? The chances of winning a fight against Him here are less than one in a thousand."
"One in a thousand? That's a pretty high win rate."
Matou Ike smiled and replied.
Suddenly, the changes became drastic.
Almost simultaneously, Matouchi's thoughts sluggishly paused.
He was, in turn, influenced by the divinity of Beelzebub, whose arms were wrapped in Ryougi Shiki.
At that very moment, inside the Cave of Garan.
The Root Force has taken control of this body.
A touch of cerulean blue flowed from her eyes.
Medea's treasured artifacts were now at her command, as if they were her own limbs.
brush!!!--
A gust of wind swept by.
The arm marked with a cross was severed.
Meanwhile, Beelzebub's divine body, which was caught in the vortex, finally regained control of the consciousness that governed Him.
The vortex was instantly tinged with dazzling, distorted starlight, becoming extremely illusory.
"It's now!"
"Roger that!"
The entrance to Garan's cave was now connected to the vortex.
Matou Ike reacted instantly.
The consciousness and soul were instantly pulled out from Ryougi Shiki's severed arm.
He carried the "cross" that contained Beelzebub's divinity, as if it were a part of Beelzebub himself.
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