Chapter 45 - Death of Ehit!

"Our forces are ready. Should we advance?" Freid asked Noint as they stood before the army of demons.

Today was the day, the day which will decide the next ruler of this world.

"Open the Space Gate!" Noint said.

Hearing her, Freid nodded as he waves his hand, different ruins on a gigantic magic circle start to shine. Soon there was a crack in the space in front of them. It opens as if ripped apart. Inside of it, on the other side, one could see a Kingdom filled with the hustle-bustle of daily life—Heiligh Kingdom.

"Gate has been stabilized!"

"Start the march! In the name of our God, Alva!" said Noint.

Hearing her, the demons issued a battle cry as they started their march towards the Heiligh Kingdom.

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Heroes were sitting on a dining table, eating their breakfast. There was strange silence enveloping the whole table. It was not because something wrong happened well, maybe, calling it wrong can be the right term as before Hajime left, he told them about the truth of God and why they were summoned. The reason why this centuries-long war is still going on without any stop.

Kouki who took a bite of bread had a strange expression on his face.

'Bland… why did Kaori leave with Nagumo? Doesn't she understand that he is a murderer? I am her childhood friend then why did she leave with him? Same with Shizuku, why is she bend on that monster? Is that monster, Fiercest, is better than me? Me who fights for justice and he who kills just anyone?'

Taking another bite, he looked towards Shizuku who even after knowing that Ehit is not a real God, was still enjoying her breakfast without any tension showing on her face.

'Is Ehit really not the God? Are the words of Nagumo really the truth?'

Even after hearing it, Kouki still couldn't bring himself—completely—believing in what Hajime had said.

The only good thing was that they still haven't told anyone else, outside of their circle, about this fact. Since the country itself perched Ehit as their only God. They knew telling them that Ehit is a fake God won't end well. It was the same as telling Otakus that 2d doesn't exist.

As they were eating, the door of the hall abruptly opened and a servant, soaked in sweat entered as he breaths heavily to catch his breath.

"Demons! Demons have launched an attack on the Kingdom." He shouted gaining everyone's attention.

Others also stopped eating and stood up and ask the servant for more information. After some talk, they finally found out that Demons suddenly showed up in front of the Heiligh Kingdom without any prior indication of them approaching.

"Right now they are being stopped by the Barrier but we don't know what might happen soon."

Other when heard that there are more than 500,000 demons outside the Kingdom started to shake. Their Hero Party couldn't defeat one demon and now they will have to fight more than 500,000. Of course, every demon cannot be as strong as Cattleya but even if they are not as strong as her, half a million is still a big amount to deal with only them.

"Let's go! We should first check how the situation is going on before deciding to do anything," Shizuku said. Other nod and went towards the throne room.

The whole Royal Palace was in a great mess as servants were in disarray while soldiers were moving or running, tightening the defenses.

Reaching the throne room, they opened the door and saw that inside was filled with people from the church.

"Heroes! You all are here, please we need your help! Demons have launched an attack—a full-scale war!" Ishtar said.

Other hearing it pale. A full scale was not something like fighting monsters like they have been doing up to now, it was a full-scale war. A War!

Kouki went forward and said, "Don't worry, Ishtar-san! We will help the Kingdom!"

"We have excepted nothing less from the Heroes! May the blessing of Ehit be with you all."

Ishtar was of course happy hearing it. Since he also received an order from the Ehit to start a full-scale war. Not against demons but Irregulars. But they can't tell that to the Heroes. He could tell from their behavior that they were acting weird since they met an Irregular. There was a chance that they were doubting Ehit.

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Kouki and other heroes came out and went towards the outer walls of the Heiligh Kingdom.

Most of them were petrified by the sheer amount of the demons and how they were raising battle cry every now and then made them look even more terrifying and intimidating. Not only that, they could see monsters mix in with the demons. Six dragons were flying at the forefront of the whole army at which they could see a handsome demon sitting.

Shizuku looked at the army and only one word came into her mind 'Hopeless'. That's right. For humans of Heiligh Kingdom, this was a hapless situation in which they can either surrender or fight to the death. She was sure that the Heiligh Kingdom would have been covered in the smokes of war if not for the barrier blocking them.

"Human! In the name of our God Alva, we announce a war against humans. If you want to live, then you should hand over all the Irregulars! Our God Alva might forgive you all; otherwise, only death awaits you all. As resistance is futile!" Freid said looking down from above.

He didn't care about Heroes except for Shizuku who was also considered an Irregular. Since for him, killing every Hero here was not hard. Let alone him, his monsters were enough to take care of Heroes.

"Shut your mouth, your demon! As long as we are here, we will never let you touch the citizen of this Kingdom!" Kouki shouted.

"I am not here to banter with a kid. I will give you ten minutes to decide. Either handover the Irregulars to us and surrender or you all can die." Freid said.

They needed time before Hiyama destroys the barrier device. And according to his calculations, ten minutes were more than enough.

Kouki greeted his teeth. He could see the hesitation in others' eyes. Hesitation whether they should join demons or fight them.

"Guys don't listen to him! He is trying to confuse us. Do you all really think that demons would let us, Heroes, live after they capture us all?" Kouki said to his classmates.

Other hearing him, they went into deep thought. What he said was indeed or at least made its point. Can they be sure that they would not be killed if they surrendered?

Freid didn't say anything to pursue them. He just stood on his dragon and watches quietly.

"We have to delay them as much as we can so the people can evacuate," Kouki said.

Others though reluctant nodded. They can't do anything else anyway. The only relief was the barrier that was blocking the demons from entering.

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With the number of demons that they have brought and the monsters, it is not wrong to say that the only way they—Heiligh Kingdom—can live out of this situation was that if some miracle happened. Since the monsters that demons brought were more than enough to kill and take over the Kingdom. Demons just have to stand and watch.

I looked at my back and saw the girls enjoying themselves while drinking tea. I don't know what they are talking about but the gazes they give me from time to time are not so pleasant. I would rather go and spend my time with Myu than to sit with them. They smell danger more than the demons to me.

Especially Qingyue, who, since the time came back from the Frost Caverns of Schnee, she's been acting creepier and creepier—No! creepier may be way too strong of a word but she indeed acting weird.

I asked Yue about it but she said Qingyue didn't tell her about her trial. All she said was that she realized her true nature.

Now I don't know what she meant by that. Does that mean she should have acted like this from the start and the Qingyue I knew till now was a façade? I mean I know she was jealous and stuff but changing one's whole personality just because she accepted she was jealous was really talk of a wonder.

"It seems that it is going to start."

Hearing Tio's voice brought me back to reality. I looked down and saw Hiyama standing beside demons and heroes looking at him with disbelief.

It seems just like in the original, Hiyama betrayed humanity and joined the side of the demons. Humans are a really strange creature. Not that I am in a position to say that.

"Are we going to join too?"

It seems that they have a really big bone to pick with them. I can feel their bloodlust releasing and hardly compressed.

"Qingyue and Yue will go to Holy Mountain and conquer the Labyrinth. We will take care of the demons."

All of them nodded.

"Also if you see an apostle, don't kill them and just tie and bring them to "

It has a restriction force and will make sure that the prisoners, Apostle, in this case, won't cause any trouble.

Seeing as everyone is ready, I called my pal that has been almost forgotten.

"Orochi"

With my voice, shadows come out of my shadow and form a huge monster.

After my constant feeding of Primordial Energy to him, he finally entered the Tyrant Realm. He also got an extra head now making him 7 headed.

"You called King."

"You will be going with Qingyue and Yue"

"As you wish"

He bows and entered Qingyue's shadow. With this, our preparations are completed.

"Let's go then."

I smilingly said at which other nodded and entered the battlefield.

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"Why are you doing Hiyama?!"

Kouki shouted. Now that the barrier was gone and one of them has betrayed, the situation has become even grimmer.

"Do you have to ask?! It is because I hate being a sidekick of a suck-up hero! I always loved Kaori but she betrayed me and went with that nerd Hajime! She should have been mine and not his! But don't worry as she soon will become mine. Now that I have joined the side of the demons. Once they capture all of you, I can have Kaori for me and only for me!"

Others who heard him had disgusting expressions on their faces.

Shizuku looked at him as if trash. "Don't speak her name with your disgusting mouth! Do you think that by siding with demons you can have her? Then you should stop dreaming!"

Hiyama hearing her had an angry expression but before he could speak, he was stopped by Freid.

"Enough chitchat. It is time that every person in this world comes under our God Alva. My brethren, let us go and show them that those who oppose our God Alva shall have a fate worse than death!"

All the demons shouted and just as they were about to start their attach, they all felt a huge shadow appearing above them. Confused they looked up and saw a huge monster with 7 heads flying towards the Holy Mountain. Before they could understand what was going on, they all heard a voice.

"Enough with this Larva God drama. Can we not just sit back and talk over a cup of tea?"

They saw a group with a man in the center and the girls around him.

Freid looks at them and narrowed his eyes, "Fiercest…"

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I look down at the, now astonished, demons. Looking at the forefront, I saw a handsome looking male. He should be Freid, Commander of Demons Army.

"Insolent! You dare to call our God Alva a larva!"

I almost burst into laughter. What can I say? They just rhyme too much with each other.

"Don't get angry. I am soon going to take the position of so-called God Larva. So it doesn't really matter."

Freid hearing me narrowed his eyes, "You are quite bold to say that. You think just because you can use Ancient Magic, you can do anything?"

"Well, if we talk subjectively, then yeah. I am going to be a new God! Got a problem with that? Then come and defeat me; otherwise, stay quiet and don't spoil my fun."

I don't really care either way. Listening to me, Freid had a frown on his head.

"Well, girls. The stage is yours."

And just as I ended, a loud boom was heard. It was Tio's breath attack. It definitely killed about hundreds of monsters. Seeing the Tio attack, demons also launched their attack. That, for the most part, was unaffected on us.

Come on guys, at least throw something worth dodging.

Just as I finished speaking, I felt a presence behind me.

Looking behind, I saw Freid with his dragon. It opened its mouth and breath was released. Breath consumes me as I just stand there, not moving.

Freid had a smug expression on his face, "I told you not to be so arrogant or it will bite you back."

"Thanks for the advice. I will take it to my grave."

Fried wide-eyed looked at me. I mean, I will be surprised too if my opponent came out of a breath attack without any energies. Even my clothes were not damaged.

"Is that all? At least show me something more impressive than this."

Freid's face concerted in anger as he shouted, "Don't be so arrogant lest it bites you back!"

He raises his hand and a dark black ball was created in his hand. It had a great section force.

Space laws, huh. He is trying to break the space around me? It's not a bad idea since I will definitely be torn apart but… and with that, the space around him stopped. Dense cold energy was being released from my body.

"What did you do?!"

"Can you not tell? You can use space magic, right?"

If you have a slight understanding of space than you should be able to tell.

Freid greeted his teeth and released the black ball. The black ball, being released, burst the space around it.

I hurriedly teleported away. This guy… he self-destructed? That's some badass shit! Seeing himself destruct remind me of certain blond loli, she also looked badass.

"I would love to play with you but it seems that our time is over here"

I could feel outside interference for some time now. It is probably Ehit, I can't waste my time here. Though I would love to fight with these two together.

Freid who came out from his own attack with a missing limb opened a portal behind him.

Running? Sorry bro, maybe next time.

Pointing my palm in his direction, I form a fist. Freid who was trying to run suddenly stopped. He felt air—No! space around him condensing. Before he could think anything, he became a small ball of flesh before falling down, dead.

"Freid-sama!!" a certain random demon shouted.

"It's time to end this," I said as I looked down. Most of the monsters were already dead by the hands of the girls. Miledi, Tio, and Shea came back and stood behind me.

"You can come out now. What's the point of hiding when we all know where you are hiding?"

I said looking towards the sky. Suddenly space around the sky started to ripple. Soon, an army of apostles came outside of it.

"Is Ehit still not coming?"

The apostle at the forefront heard me. She looked down at me, "To kill a mortal, Ehit-sama do not have to come personally."

"Is that so? Well, then don't mind me as I will be capturing all of you."

I said as I throw Pokémon balls—I mean, snapped my fingers. Different portals emerged all around the sky. If first, the sky was filled with apostles then no one could see nothing but golden portals all around. From the golden portal, different chains emerged and created a big round structure of chains with all the apostles inside.

"Take care of everything, it will take me some time to overwrite them."

I said to the girl and they nodded. Such understanding women. Taking a step, I vanished and appeared inside the globe. I could see apostles attacking all around in panic. Ehit did a really poor job? I mean, an emotionless angle like women is useless. At least add some emotions in them.

Right now, this space, inside the globe of chains, was . I was going to use world laws to modify their souls and make it more animated.

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When Wang Lei was modifying the souls of the apostles, the outside was not so calm. Once Wang Lei went inside the globe of the chain, Ehit lost his connection with the apostles. Knowing that Want Lei was not in the same dimension anymore, he thought it was the best time if he wanted to take over someone's body.

He tried taking Yue's or Qingyue's body but was blocked as every time his mana touched them, it got dispersed. Yielding no result with them, he tried Wang Lei's other party member but the result was the same.

"No other choice, I will go with Kouki. Even though he is kind of weak, I can use concept magic to have him the same power as mine—Peak."

Putting his eyes on Kouki, he completed the connection without any problem since he already made a connection with Kouki's soul when he was summoned in this world by him.

Kouki was looking at the situation with envy.

'Why can't I have the same power as him? I am the hero then why is he stronger than me?'

Looking at how Wang Lei took care of more than half-million demons and monsters with his party, he was gratified but—at the same time—he envied him for having so much power.

'You want more power than him?'

Kouki heard a voice inside his mind that startled him.

'Who are you?' Kouki asked in his mind.

'Who am I? Does that matter? What matters is that I can give you the power you seek!'

'What you mean?'

'You want to became as strong as 'him', right? You want to become stronger than Nagumo Hajime, right? You want to bring Kaori back to you, right? For that you need power! And I, Ehit, can give you that power!'

'Ehit?! You are Ehit? Why do you think I will believe you when Nagumo said that you're an Evil God?'

'Do you really believe that heretic, Kouki? He is trying to deceive you, just like he did to Kaori and others! Soon Shizuku will leave your side too and join Wang Lei. Do you really want that to happen?'

'I don't!'

'That's right, you don't. So seek my power, seek me and I shall give it to you. The power to rule all!'

Kouki greeted his teeth and did as what Ehit said. Soon he felt unknown energy flowing in his body as he lost control over it. He started to panic as he could feel that his control over the body was losing with every passing second. 'What are you doing?!'

'Hahaha! Did you really think I will give you my powers for nothing in return? Adios! (Bitch!) As this body will belong to me from now on! I appreciate your effort, Most Stupid Hero!'

Kouki felt his consciousness blurred before everything in front of him blacked out.

"Kouki, are you alright?" Shizuku seeing Kouki acting weird asked but got nothing in return. She wanted to check on him when suddenly he started to laugh hysterically.

"Hehehahaha! Finally! I am back! The great Ehit is back!" Kouki—Ehit shouted as he looked at the sky, opening his arms wide.

Shizuku wide-eyed looked at him. She felt threatened by him. Hurriedly taking a step back, she vanished appeared some distance away from him.

Ehit stopped laughing and looked down at her, "Why are you running and distancing yourself from me, Shizuku? Come here, we are childhood friends, right?"

"Who are you?!" Shizuku said, taking out of her sheath.

"Who am I? What are you talking about? It's me, Kouki. Your childhood friend!"

Tio, Miledi, and Shea felt a change in Kouki as his energy sored to the point where even they felt threatened by it. They teleported and stood beside Shizuku.

"You finally showed yourself, Ehilt!" Miledi said.

Other hearing her were shocked but they quickly composed themselves.

"Ah~! Miledi, my dear! How are you still alive? You should have been rooting in that dungeon of yours as a piece of junk. How did you get your body back?" Ehit said not denying her claim.

Miledi smirked as she said, "I met your doom there and it provided me with a new body!"

Ehit hearing him stopped laughing as he scowls at her, "My doom? Heh! Are you dreaming or something. Just like how you and other liberators died, how dragon-man died, he will die too!"

Tio hearing him had her aura surging as other people around them—the group of girls—started to feel suffocated.

"Tio-san…" Shea took her hand, trying to calm her.

Tio took a deep breath to calm herself down. She looked towards Shea and nodded in gratitude.

"Well, then. Enough with this shit talk. I haven't had the taste of woman for some time now." Ehit said as he looked down at them, "You all don't seem that bad. Though I would prefer that black hair lady, Qingyue, with Fiercest, for now, you will work too."

Hearing him everyone had a disgusting expression on their faces.

"Then why don't you try and get some," Miledi said grinning as her energy started to rise and reached its peak. It was not equal to Ehit but also not far from it.

Others also readied themselves.

Ehit finally showed serious expression. 'What is this energy? I have never felt it and what's more, how the fuċk she became so strong!? I can't waste my time on them. Or when Fiercest came, I will be done'

The whole place went into silence as everyone held their breath. The area around the four was already emptied as the energy they were releasing was even pressuring the ground around them—seeing as how it was filled with cracks all over.

Shea took the first step and vanished. She appeared behind him and thrust her sword at him. Before her sword was about to touch him, its wait changed to 50 tons.

Ehit didn't look back but he could feel a threat from her. So he hurriedly teleported away. Appearing some miles away, looked towards their direction but before he could do anything, he felt a presence behind.

'How did she knew I would be here?!'

Tio was standing behind him. Among the girls, she was only one who had awakened of . It was more stable than Shea's . But it was Active while Shea's was Passive.

Making a fist, that turns red in color—making her fist look like magma—she throws it at him.

Ehit hurriedly throws his own fist, coated with .

Both of their fists colloid. A huge boom was heard as the surrounding space started to shake from the sheer power of the fists.

Both of them were thrown in opposite direction. Tio greets her teeth as she felt great shocks passing her body. If it was only physical strength, then she was definitely a winner. But Ehit had a huge mana supply that helps him overcome the difference of physical strength.

Ehit looked down at his hand, astonished. He could see his skin torn from different places. Even though the body was of Kouki, with the help of Ehit had already upgraded it. So he was surprised that she could damage his skin.

'She is dragonman for a reason. But what was that skill in the end?'

Suddenly he felt his weight increasing and reaching more than 10 tons and it was still increasing.

Looking back, he saw Miledi standing in the direction he was falling.

'Gravity magic?'

Before he could counter her, she felt a tremendous threat from his behind. Jerking his head in that direction, he saw Shizuku taking a stance of Iai with .

He didn't felt the threat from her but from the sword. He was sure if he was hit by that sword than he was done for. The only solution from which he could save himself was with the help of .

Shizuku takes a deep breath as her energy started to rise.

Ehit felt everything around him fasting at the same time slowing down. It was a strange feeling. But whatever it was, he knew if he let it continue then he was fuċkėd. Believing his instincts, he directs his hand in front of him and condenses the space to create a shield in front of him.

A crack-like sound was heard and he could see cracks forming in the space itself!

'What a horrifying technique!'

He teleported again and appeared back on the initial position.

"Really, what is with all these techniques and skills. Where did you all learn that?"

"From your doom!" Miledi said which made the expression of Ehit's face one that of anger.

"It seems that you don't need to leave anymore. Very well then, let me complete your wish!"

He vanished and appeared behind her with a long sword in his hands and slashes it at her. Miledi was about to dodge when she felt space around her restrict her. 'Space Lock!!'

"""Miledi (Miledi-san)!""" Shea, Tio, and Shizuku shouted at the same time. Tio wanted to teleport at their position but because of space lock, they could not.

And with the difference of miles between them, it would take at least 1 to 2 seconds to reach her.

'Dammit! I was too carefree!'

Just as the sword was about to slash her, five dragons of thunder descended from the heavens and struck Ehit.

Space lock dispersed and Miledi teleported away.

Ehit was flying backward, comes out of the smoke area where the dragons struck.

He heard an ephemeral voice from his behind. He saw as Qingyue stabs the sword at his shadow. He felt his body being bind by some unknown force.

Shea who learned and mastered saw an opening. She teleported in front of him and does a long vertical slash as she shouts.

A huge sword intent was released from her sword, distorting the space around it. Ehit leaving with no choice forcefully moved his sword hand in front of him.

A huge blast occurred as everyone distance themselves from him.

A huge scar of more than 2 miles was left on the ground, changing the terrain.

Soon the smoke was cleared and one could see Ehit standing with one of his hands missing and minor marks all over his body.

'This is not good! I need to leave! One-o-one I might win but with all of them attacking together I might die! Or this body might.'

He used restoration magic to heal his body and looks at everyone.

All the girls were circling him, standing at six points all around him. Above him, Orochi was flying, eyeing him,

'I need to make an opening!'

He looked towards Yue as an idea struck him. He sent his message to Alva as he started to buy time.

"Well, it isn't the Vampire Princess! I thought you died but it seems that you were sealed inside the labyrinth."

Yue silently listens to him without answering back.

"What happened? Don't you want to know why your uncle and family betrayed you?" Ehit said but he still didn't get any reaction from her. He frowned. 'Why isn't she reacting? Does she not care about them anymore?'

As he was thinking, he heard her voice. "What a pity man you are, Ehit. Wang Lei has already told me everything that happened three hundred years ago! So, don't even try to deceive me with a pathetic imposter act!"

Ehit hearing her had an ugly expression since he was thinking the exact same. Seeing has his tricks are not going to work he decided to use force.

He started to gather his energy to create some monsters to distract them but before he could create any he heard a voice from his behind.

"Do you think we will let you finish?" Tio said as a condense fire beam released from her hands.

Ehit hurriedly used to protect his body.

As the breath finishes, he before he could take a breath Shea attacked him.

Appearing above him, she swung her sword at him with 400 tons.

Ehit placed his sword above his and coated it with mana. Both swords colloid as the ground beneath Ehit destroyed. Ehit was pushed on his knees when Shea did a backflip in the air, taking her sword. But before he could take a break, Miledi attacks him.

A huge sphere of destructive energy formed and moved in his direction at tremendous velocity. He wanted to teleport but found out that he could not. 'Fuck! They locked the space!'

He hurriedly creates different space shields around him as the sphere of destructive energy hits him and a huge explosion happens, covering the area of 5 miles.

Girls teleported outside of the effective area. It was good that they were quite far from the Heiligh Kingdom because of their previous fight or it would have been destroyed.

Ehit inside the explosion was gnashing his teeth, "Fuck! How the hell did they become this strong!"

Seeing as the blast was ending Yue gathers her energy and points her finger in his direction.

A condense fire sphere is created on the tip of her finger. It had a great amount of explosive energy saved in it. She directs it in his direction as another blast occurs. If the previous was pure destruction, then this one was a pure explosion with enough heat that even those in the Heiligh Kingdom could feel it.

Qingyue also gathered energy, she takes out her palm and a small white sphere was formed on it. No one could have thought that this small ball was a condensation of Chaos Energy. She releases it as another explosion occurs.

Poor Ehit, getting boomed from every direction.

Shizuku looking as Kouki's body was destroying gritted her teeth. She felt a hand on her shoulder. "He is not the person you know once. His soul has already been destroyed. Don't let it distract you!" Tio said.

Shizuku hearing her grips the handle of and nodded.

As everything returns to normal, the area around 5 miles from where Ehit was standing was destroyed, completely. A huge hole was created in that place. In the center of it, one could see a male standing, bȧrėly alive. Most of his body was gone as he still stood on his remaining leg.

His body started to heal at a tremendous rate.

"Not anymore!" Qingyue said, appearing being him. Stabbing her sword on his shadow, she binds him.

Tio teleported with Shizuku, above him. Shizuku took a deep breath 'Sorry…'. She swung her sword, vertically downward.

Her sword shone golden as it directly hits him. Bisecting him in two as it hits the ground, destroying. A huge earthquake occurred, traveling a hundred kilometers.

Ehit who was bisected in two wanted to heal him but different red markings appear all over his body, destroying it from the inside. He used but found out that no matter how much mana he poured, his body won't stop from decaying.

'No other choice, I will leave this body!' He thought as he left Kouki's body and tried to run in his dimension but who knew that his fate was already sealed.

"Where do you think you are running?" he looked behind and saw rainbow-colored eyes and nothing else. A terror crawled as he felt nothing but death; when he looked into those eyes. They were telling him, "Death is all I can see."

Wang Lei swipes his finger on the 'Line of Death' he was seeing as it passes the Ehit body. He kept looking towards him with horror as his whole body or soul shattered.

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A/N: This chapter will mark the end of Arifureta arc! I want to write but these days are really shitting on me. Kinda depressed. So I will take a little break to fresh my mind. Don't worry as I will not take a big break, the biggest can be a month while the shortest can be a week, depends. Though I will try to write during the break. As I said before, I will NOT drop this novel, may rush it but not drop.

"Life is like a dɨċk, it gets hard sometimes for no reason."