Chapter 149: See You Again

Chapter 149: See You Again

As the dust settled, the magnitude of the explosion became apparent. Yet, amidst the chaos and destruction, the mountain stood resolute, as if untouched by the blast that had just erupted at its base.

As the mist cleared, it revealed a sight that chilled the bones of even the bravest warriors. The cloaked demon responsible for the illusionary mist stood unscathed, seemingly impervious to harm. His eerie presence was only heightened by the towering red ogre that stood at his side, guarding him. It was then that Kidomaru stepped forward, his spiked bat nonchalantly slung over his shoulder.

The spikes on the bat were sharp and deadly, yet they couldn't penetrate the tough skin of the ogre. Kidomaru, however, appeared completely at ease, as if he had faced similar foes countless times before. The only evidence of any damage was the faint trail of smoke emanating from the spiked bat. With a casual flick of his wrist, he brought the bat up and breathed on it as if it was a hot spoon.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease creeping over me. It wasn't just his towering presence or the way his sharp gaze seemed to penetrate right through us. No, there was something else at play here - a feeling of impending doom that settled heavily on my chest. Despite the fact that he hadn't unleashed any powerful Ord or made any aggressive moves, I knew that we were in a dangerous situation.

Kidomaru's quiet intensity was enough to make anyone tremble, and I could feel my own heart racing as I tried to steady my nerves. At that moment, I knew that we were facing a foe unlike any we had ever encountered before.

Kidomaru crouched, his powerful legs bulging with a rippling mass of muscle. Without warning, he exploded into motion, launching himself toward us with such force that I could scarcely follow his movements. Despite my trained senses, I struggled to keep up as he hurtled through the air, his speed and agility defying belief. It was as if he had disappeared entirely, moving too quickly for me to see him. For most people, covering the distance from the mountain to our position would have been impossible, but for Kidomaru, it was as effortless as leaping over a puddle.

CLANG!... The clash of metal reverberated through the air as Chariot confronted Kidomaru in mid-flight, their respective weapons - a spiked bat and a thin rapier - colliding with a grinding sound. Despite the danger of their confrontation, Chariot wore a wild, almost crazed expression on her face, her expertise as a Special Exorcist evident. "You're Ultimate Class, aren't you?"

As soon as those words left her mouth, hundreds of slashes rang out with lightning speed, each one impossible to track with the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, a deep cut appeared on Kidomaru's throat, causing him to stagger back in shock and pain. The red ogre's frown deepened as he swung his spiked bat in a wide arc, but before the weapon could connect with its intended target, something unexpected happened. Chariot, who had been standing motionless until now, suddenly sprang into action. Her heels glowed with a bright light, and in an instant, translucent angel-like wings sprouted from them. With a graceful movement, she leapt into the air, using the wings as if they were solid ground.

Fwish! In an instant, she was behind him, and another large array of slashes landed, and a cut appeared on the back of his neck.

Youre fast, Kidomaru said as he landed, the ground below his feet cracking like a spider web.

And you're durable as hell, Chariot said as she landed within arms length of him. There was not a trace of fear in her silvery gaze. Its a shame, really, since I am at 80% and still can't do much. The last guy at your level I killed had his limbs go flying every 100th hit.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

As she explained her special ability, the Ord around Chariot burst and multiplied to an absurd degree. When she had created this ability, there was a risk of an enemy dodging her 100th attack, but in her current form, dodging her attack was next to impossible.

You have a strange Ord, Kidomaru said.

If only he knew how right he was. Chariot and Velma were a rare occurrence. Originally, they were supposed to be twins, but due to their mothers situation, one twin consumed the other while they were both in the womb.

On top of that, due to a very traumatic childhood, Velma developed a double personality disorder. The chances of that happening, while at the same time both personalities and twins being talented at exorcism, were supposed to be slim to none, something that had never happened before. Yet here they were.

There was another situation similar to hers, but that was of someone transferring their consciousness to another body and trying to live forever through that method. They werent someone I would have thought of even looking for, but with Bets situation, there was only one special ability I knew that could make his condition better.

Clang!... Clang!... Clang!

Consistent clashes rang out. This was another battle that I couldnt see clearly due to the speeds the two fighters were moving.

Tch, shes losing, said Anika, sensing what was happening. She closed her eyes, and her silver strings extended. The speed of the red blur decreased slowly as strings started grabbing at his feet. It didn't slow him by much, but it was enough for Chariots speed to completely overwhelm him!

Dozens of small cuts appeared all around his body, and there were slashes going for his weak points like his Achilles tendons, neck, and the back of his knee. Yet none of the injuries turned fatal, and the worst part was that if he landed one hit on Chariot, then she was done.

Suddenly, Kidomaru stopped, and that was when hundreds of thin strings burst out of the ground and slashed at him at incredible speeds.

Perfect Me had already gathered what the demon's effect was, and it seemed to be age-related. Anyone younger than a certain age couldn't move.

But I didn't care about any of that nor about Perfect Me suddenly deactivating. My mind felt like a blank slate, devoid of any thoughts or ideas. I was completely frozen in place, unable to process what was happening around me.

A surreal feeling of detachment crept over me, like I was caught in the midst of a bad dream that I couldn't shake off. I couldn't bring myself to believe that what I was experiencing was real, as if I was trapped in a twisted alternate reality that didn't quite make sense. The sensation was so overwhelming that it took over my body and mind, leaving me paralyzed and helpless.

Bets' body buckled and he opened his mouth but only blood spewed out. The drill attack had destroyed his lungs.

"Don't bother speaking!" I yelled out, finally coming to my senses. "Don't worry! I will fix this!"

{Perfect Me}

'Order, save Bets!'

As soon as my view was about to turn into 3rd person, it reverted back to normal, as Perfect Me deactivated.

"PERFECT ME! SAVE BETS!" I yelled out, activating the ability again, but it deactivated in an instant once more.

Bets noticed he couldn't speak, and instead smiled, showing his bloody teeth and gave me a thumbs up. He fell backward, and I caught him before his body hit the ground.

"Hey, you fucker! We're supposed to play chess a bit longer!" I held up his smiling face and slapped it.

I wanted to reject this fucking reality! Even though I knew my actions were foolish, I couldn't stop myself. Since even Perfect Me couldn't do anything, and I felt myself slipping, I decided to do something.

"Perfect Me! Kill him!" I glared at Kidomaru, and this time Perfect Me didn't cancel. Carpy wrapped himself around me, and we fused.

***

Everything had happened so fast. Gem didn't know what to do or what to think. He could feel the Ord gushing out of his body, as it was a sign that his pawn had been promoted to a Queen and didn't seem like it would revert any time soon.

But Gem didn't care about any of that and stared at Bets' corpse. He didn't have time to contemplate the despairing situation as an overwhelming burst of Ord, easily surpassed his own appearance. It was Kon, and he was going all out in his fused form.

Kon charged at the ultimate class demon.

Normally Gem would never question Kon's decision, as he was much smarter than him. But Gem knew the general gist of Kon's power, and there was no water around, nowhere near enough to deal damage to the ultimate class demon.

Gem understood right then and there that Kon had made a decision purely based on emotion for the first time since he had met him.

"Stop him!" He yelled; at this point, Gem knew this wasn't what Bets had wanted.

Bets would never want Kon to charge at his own death!