noveltune Chapter 505 The Last Hope in the Eternal Cage!
Chapter 505 The Last Hope in the Eternal Cage!
Chapter 505 The Last Hope in the Eternal Cage!
Isolated from the world! Extracting souls to craft artifacts!
Upon learning of the island gods' plot, Kaguya was enraged. Her small hand, gripping the hilt of her sword, turned white from the force, but she did not act impulsively and attacked Konohanasakuya. Instead, she coldly asked, "Won't you bewitch me?"
It wasn't just because Musashi at LV.5 was protecting Konohanasakuya, but also because the other party was a goddess of beauty, and a single glance from her would cause her to lose herself and become a puppet.
"It's too boring for gods to interfere in a fight between children. I wouldn't do something so tasteless," Konohana Sakura said with a smile. In her opinion, Kaguya and the others were already fighting like cornered beasts, struggling to survive.
Kaguya scoffed, "How could the other person even have the nerve to say that?"
"If it's your leader, then it's worth my time to make a move." Muhana Kaiya's lips curled up. Such a powerful child, which god wouldn't be tempted? Wouldn't they want to add him to their fold? She was no exception.
"hehe!"
Kaguya sneered. If the captain were here, the other party would probably be scared to death. Even Freya couldn't charm Roy, let alone Konohana Sakuya.
"Go, defeat her, and perhaps you can achieve the great feat of advancing to LV.6!" said Konohana Sakuya-hime.
"yes!"
Upon hearing the words LV.6, Musashi's eyes lit up with excitement. He had been stuck at LV.5 for over fifteen years and was eager to climb to a new peak!
Kaguya Gojou is a first-class adventurer of the Astrea Familia. Through training in dungeons, her combat strength is extraordinary. Fighting her and experiencing life and death together may help you break through the limitations of her potential and level up.
Kaguya's expression was solemn. Ever since she was old enough to understand, Musashi had been a Level 5, and after all these years of training—in other words, his ability level was above hers.
Without a word, the battle was about to break out!
The two figures charged towards each other with fierce force, turning into blurry and indistinguishable afterimages, bringing with them a sharp whistling sound, the blades flashing with cold light, and the deafening, dense, and rapid sounds of metal clashing against metal constantly exploding.
After watching the battle for a few minutes, Konohana Sakura turned her gaze to the inn where Haruhime and the others were staying. A faint light could be seen coming from there, indicating that the battle had started there as well.
Kaguya also noticed the firelight not far away. She was both anxious and angry, but unlike Ryu and Arisaka, she remained absolutely rational and calm.
"That's Abe no Seimei over there!"
As if she had found an interesting toy, Konohana Sakura, with a mischievous grin, revealed the true identity of the attackers over there.
Upon hearing this, Kaguya's pupils contracted. The "Onmyoji" Abe no Seimei was a powerful figure from the island nation, on par with the great swordsman Musashi, and was also a LV.5.
On the other side, although Haruhime is LV.5, as a support-type mage, she can only use her LV.5 stats to bully weaker opponents. When she encounters a stronger opponent of the same level, she can't fight back at all and will only be unilaterally slaughtered.
As for Chunji's third magic, which she upgraded herself, the extremely long incantation, without anyone else to protect her, would be enough for the opponent to tear her to pieces before the incantation ended!
"call!"
Kaguya exhaled deeply, her eyes calm and still; it seemed she was about to unleash her full power!
With the skills "Killing Sword Bloodline" and "Blood Flash" activated, a powerful killing intent gathers on the blade in Kaguya's hand, gleaming with a blood-red light. The latter enhances the speed of the slash, and even the slightest movement can leave a trail of afterimages.
"The flower beyond the calamity!"
Kaguya murmured, completing the incantation of the magic "Five Lights." With a slight flick of her wrist, five incomparably sharp crimson blades suddenly burst forth, tearing through the air with a mournful shriek, sealing off all of Musashi's escape routes.
"So fast!" Musashi's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, he roared and activated his own skill. His long sword turned into three streaks of cold light as he hastily met the attack!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A cold glint flashed, and sparks flew violently!
Kaguya's sword strikes became even more domineering. Three blood-red sword lights blocked Musashi's attack, while two other arcs of light broke through and landed on her opponent.
laugh!laugh!
With a faint sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh, a deep line of blood, revealing bone, bloomed on Musashi's waist and abdomen, while a burst of dazzling blood spurted from his left shoulder blade. The intense pain caused him to groan and stagger.
Seeing that her attack had succeeded, Kaguya was about to give chase.
In that instant, a chilling, sharp sensation swept across her left forearm, followed by a delayed pain. A thin, deep bloodstain quietly appeared, and warm liquid meandered down her fair skin.
Kaguya's offensive came to an abrupt halt.
The two retreated to a safe distance at the same time.
"These are the adventurers from Orario. They're really impressive." Musashi looked at his wounds. Even though his stats were higher than his opponent's, he was at a disadvantage.
Ability stats are ultimately the lower limit; skills and magic are the power of miracles. The person who best exemplifies this is Roy, the leader of Kaguya's familia, who, with his unpredictable spatial magic, utterly crushed a black dragon several levels above him.
Kaguya glanced at the wound on her forearm and frowned. Her opponent was indeed a renowned expert who had been in the industry for many years; he was not an opponent she could easily defeat.
Musashi's fourth sword strike was extremely well hidden, and its unpredictable and cunning nature prevented her from noticing it.
"Gojou Kaguya, surrender!"
At that moment, the sound of rapid footsteps, like the beating of war drums, shattered the last vestiges of silence in the courtyard.
Large numbers of fully armed figures poured into the spacious mansion from all directions; they were the island nation's elite troops, the retinue of the gods.
Countless longswords, crossbows, and axes, gleaming with a cold light, intertwined to form an impenetrable net of death, locking onto that solitary figure—Kaguya!
What caused Kaguya's heart to stop even more was...
The defeated Haruhime, Yamato no Mikoto, Kashima Sakura, and Hitachi Chigusa, along with more than a dozen members of the Takemikazuchi Familia, were ruthlessly left in the courtyard.
Witnessing this scene, Kaguya pursed her lips, her delicate body trembling slightly, and a raging fire of anger and a chilling killing intent raged wildly deep within her brown-red pupils.
The island nation's rulers, including Amaterasu and Susanoo, have appeared one after another. Kaguya's early discovery of their scheme was an accident, but the barrier separating the world has already been activated, and the island nation has become their independent kingdom. Now, they are no longer willing to even pretend.
"Kaguya, lay down your weapons! You are also a citizen of this island nation, why must you fight us to the death!"
"Fame, wealth, status—anything you desire, we can give you!"
"If you wish, you can immediately return to the Gojo family and become its most important patriarch!"
The gods of the island nation all spoke up to win over Kaguya.
Level 5 adventurers are like national treasures. Kaguya, who was trained in Orario, is even stronger than the great swordsman Musashi.
What's even more astonishing is that Kaguya is currently under twenty years old. If she continues to grow, the island nation will definitely be able to produce adventurers at LV.6 or even LV.7!
They truly couldn't bear to kill Kaguya.
Kaguya said, "Anything? Can you release Haruhime, dispel the barrier, and send them back to Orario? Then I might consider it!"
—"
The gods of the island nation fell silent. No one dared to make such a guarantee. Kaguya was precious, but Haruhime was even more valuable. They had even prepared the Sessho-seki!
"snort!"
Seeing the reaction of the island nation's gods, Kaguya sneered. She couldn't lie in front of the gods, and she was too lazy to play along. Even if it meant burning herself out, she would save Haruhime and fight her way out!
The one who posed the biggest challenge for Kaguya, besides Konohanasakuya-hime, was the refined, easy-going, and cultured middle-aged man standing next to Amaterasu.
Abe Seimei!
As expected, he was the one who defeated Haruhime.
Kaguya felt more apprehensive about this renowned "Onmyoji" than the great swordsman Musashi.
Two LV.5 powerhouses, plus hundreds of family members from various factions in the island nation, including many LV.4 and LV.3 members, Kaguya gave a slight smile. It was quite a challenge!
The two sides stared at each other warily.
Despite the large population of the island nation, they are still quite apprehensive. Defeating a LV.5 powerhouse is not easy, and if Kaguya fights to the death, perhaps half of the people present will lose their lives.
To ordinary people, even a Level 1 adventurer is so dangerous that they seem like they belong to a different species.
The atmosphere was extremely tense, with swords drawn and weapons poised to be drawn!
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Just then, several inconspicuous black spheres appeared out of nowhere and landed among the astonished crowd. As they rolled, they exploded in the courtyard, spewing out thick, inky black mist that churned endlessly.
An eerie smoke engulfed the entire courtyard, dragging everyone into pitch-black darkness.
The public's view was taken away!
call out!
Amidst the chaos, a ghostly figure darted swiftly through the thick fog, silently passing the captured Haruhime, and then rushing towards Kaguya.
"Who is it?" Kaguya asked warily.
"Don't resist!" The familiar voice that rang in Kaguya's ears surprised her; it was their friend.
"Disperse!"
Almost simultaneously, Abe no Seimei's eyes sharpened like lightning, and he flicked out a talisman that shimmered with a faint light. It expanded in the wind and burst into flames in the air, transforming into a roaring, violent hurricane.
The gale tore through everything with devastating force, dispersing the thick, black smoke that had blotted out the sky.
When vision returned to clarity.
The island's gods and people were astonished to discover that Haruhime and Kaguya, whom they had surrounded, had vanished.
"Over there!" Abe no Seimei looked up.
Following Abe no Seimei's gaze, everyone looked on in horror. High in the night sky, a beautiful blue-haired woman held Haruhime and Kaguya in each arm. Four wings of light sprouted from her simple ribbon shoes, allowing her to soar through the sky and disappear into the distance!
"The leader of the Hermes Familia!"
"The Almighty Asphie Al Andromeda? Impossible! How could she be here?"
The island gods recognized the blue-haired woman and were greatly surprised, uttering sounds of astonishment.
After numerous large-scale battles, many of Asif's trump cards have been exposed, including the Flying Shoes, which are world-famous and would be recognized if used.
"Seimei!"
Amaterasu looked at her most trusted kin.
Abe no Seimei calmly said, "No problem. I left a tracking talisman inside Sanjou Haruhime's body. It won't expire for half a month. They can't escape!"
Besides being a LV.5 powerhouse, Abe no Seimei was also an expert in creating magical items. His magic, combined with his "mysterious" development ability, had many wonderful uses. The talisman that summoned the raging wind was one of his magical items.
Therefore, Kaguya felt even more wary of him.
Meanwhile, Asphie, along with Haruhime and Kaguya, used their aerial advantage to get as far away from the area as possible.
"Asphie, what are you doing here?" Kaguya's face lit up with joy. What could be more reassuring than encountering a reliable teammate at this moment?
Aside from their own people, Asfi is one of the most reliable allies among them.
"Miss Asifi, thank you!" Chunji buried her head in Asifi's arms and cried her heart out.
"Of course I'm here to see you—"
Asifi rushed over from Orario, initially seething with anger, but upon seeing the miserable state of Kaguya and Haruhime, all her resentment vanished.
Who would have thought that the two returning home would be treated this way? Perhaps it was because of the scarcity of resources that the island gods would stop at nothing for their own benefit.
Asphie's tone was complicated: "It's a long story!"
Kaguya said, "Then let's get straight to the point!"
'
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Asifi was speechless. Once she revealed her reason for coming here, would the other party still be so nonchalant?
In any case, the other party must know that the urgency of the situation is something that Asphie cannot hide.
Asphie exclaimed, "The black dragon is about to break free of its seal!"
"!!!"
As Asphie had expected, upon hearing these words, Kaguya and Haruhime's pupils dilated, their blood rushed to their heads, and their faces visibly turned red.
Asfie continued, "Oarario has begun a full-scale mobilization, forming an allied force to head north. Because of your disappearance, it's complete chaos!"
Kaguya and Haruhime's delicate bodies trembled uncontrollably.
They knew this was a big deal!
Although Asphie used the word "you" out of respect, everyone knew that Kaguya was secondary, and Haruhime was the absolute focus!
Without "level up", the Black Dragon hunt, which was already in Hell difficulty, has been raised to another level!
"We must break through the barrier as soon as possible, otherwise—"
Kaguya didn't finish her sentence, but Asphie and Haruhime both knew the worries in each other's hearts. The final battle against the black dragon failed, and the black dragon brought the end of the world!
"Difficult, extremely difficult!" Asphie sighed.
Actually, she squeezed in at the last minute. Asphie tried to break the barrier, but the effect was almost zero, which was obviously beyond her ability.
Afterwards, he rushed to the Sanjo family mansion, used the invisibility helmet to observe Kaguya and Musashi's battle from the sidelines, and grasped the current situation.
He intervened at the crucial moment and saved the two people.
As for the Takemikazuchi Familia—though it's a little embarrassing to say it like that, their status in Asphie's heart is far inferior to that of Kaguya and Haruhime.
"Damn it, what a mess this is!"
Throughout the entire incident, Kaguya, who had remained calm, was now on the verge of a mental breakdown, and it was precisely at this moment that the battle with the Black Dragon erupted.
"Indeed—but we still have hope!" Asifi murmured to herself. When the island's barrier was completed, she sensed something was wrong and threw something out.
Outside the barrier, a crystal eye lay quietly on the grass, gleaming brightly, conveying the image of the island nation covered by the seven-colored aurora to a distant place.