A black shadow suddenly leapt forward—
It was the fallen mummy.
But now, the mummy degenerate was in terrible shape.
Its body was in tatters.
Even with its formidable defense, it couldn't withstand the full power of the Bomb.
Its entire frame was riddled with wounds.
The defensive line—it had been broken.
What did that mean?
It meant that the attacks from Kaizen, Natsu, and Uchiha Sasuke—previously ineffective—were now dealing real damage.
The destructive force of the Bomb had become crystal clear.
Kaizen's aura beasts…
Natsu's power, ranked A.
Uchiha Sasuke, also A-rank.
Killer Queen? Only B-rank.
And yet, Killer Queen's Bomb had more destructive force than Natsu's and Sasuke's strongest strikes.
It might seem unbalanced—
But that's just the nature of Nen.
Simple rankings don't define everything.
Why was the Bomb so devastating?
Because Killer Queen could only use it under strict limitations—
Time constraints, aura limits.
Killer Queen only had two core abilities.
Compare that to Natsu:
Fire Dragon's Fist, Dragon's Flame, Wing Attack, Roar… a whole arsenal.
Sasuke had even more:
Multiple Fire Release and Lightning Release techniques, transformation arts, genjutsu...
Killer Queen, on the other hand, had only two.
Natsu's strongest move—the Fire Dragon's Flame—was a large-scale AoE technique, which naturally diluted its single-target damage.
Sasuke's Susanoo: Rashomon balanced both offense and defense, but that balance meant neither aspect was overwhelming.
Which is why Killer Queen's Wither Heart Bomb could feel so "overpowered."
...
"Everyone—go all out!"
Kaizen gave the order.
In the next instant, Natsu, Sasuke, and Killer Queen all launched their full-power attacks.
"Roar of the Fire Dragon!"
"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
At the same moment, a figure silently approached from behind the fallen mummy.
Chitong.
He had cloaked himself with In—completely undetectable.
Thanks to the overwhelming chaos from Kaizen and Natsu's attacks, the fallen mummy never noticed his approach.
He drew his blade.
A glint of cold steel.
Chitong's sword stabbed deep into the mummy's back.
In that instant, the mummy's expression twisted.
"Get away from me!"
A violent surge of force burst out toward Chitong.
But he was already gone—his energy form having returned to Kaizen's side before the blow landed.
Kaizen had preemptively released him into aura form, absorbing the impact.
...
Sasuke moved in right away.
"Susanoo: Rashomon!"
A massive crimson giant appeared—grabbing hold of the fallen mummy.
Natsu closed in, gripping a black-spotted baseball bat.
He swung it with brutal force.
The bat crashed into the mummy's skull—
A silent explosion—
Half the mummy's head disintegrated.
Its life force plummeted, draining away fast.
...
Elsewhere, the young had been completely stalled by Tessia and the others.
Tessia and her group couldn't catch up in time.
The young fallen man abruptly stopped—he had sensed something.
His mummy body—
"This direction…"
"You didn't ask me yet?"
"Is it really that hard to kill you all?"
He turned toward the direction of the dying mummy.
"Time's short. I may not have the strength to kill everyone, but one of you—I'll definitely take with me."
"Get ready to die!"
But just as he was about to move—
Something changed.
The young fallen man froze.
"What's going on…?"
"Why is my mummy body's aura vanishing…?"
"Was it critically wounded?"
"No… that's impossible!"
"How could a mere brat land a fatal blow on that body?!"
"Unless… Linne made a move?"
"She'd sacrifice herself just to take me down…?"
"Linne… What did I ever do to deserve your hatred?"
The fallen youth's expression darkened, eyes flashing.
He hesitated.
If the mummy degenerate died, his strength would be heavily impacted.
Decades of preparation—gone in an instant.
But if he returned to check on the mummy, could he survive the ambush?
He didn't need to decide.
Kaizen had already made the decision for him.
...
A figure darted toward the young fallen man.
"Kill!"
Natsu inhaled sharply—
"Roar of the Fire Dragon!"
A torrent of flame surged at the fallen youth.
Kaizen followed with a devastating aura bomb—
"Libra's Gravity Game!"
The young fallen man was slammed with a thirtyfold gravity multiplier.
His condition was already worse than the mummy's.
After forcibly using the second Cursed Silver Coin, his body had begun to break down.
There was no way he could handle Kaizen's full-power assault.
Not even the mummy degenerate had survived that.
The young fallen man was instantly overwhelmed.
"Brat…!"
He vanished beneath the onslaught.
His aura flickered—then began to fade.
...
A blade pierced silently from behind.
Pfft!
Chitong withdrew his sword.
His body dissolved into the shadows.
The young fallen man spun around, eyes wide in disbelief.
"Impossible…"
"How could I… lose to some no-name brat…?!"
"Damn it!"
"My plan… It was so close!"
"Linne… I'll never forgive you!"
His final words echoed in the silence.
Kaizen stood not far away, watching him quietly.
...
Boom!
The fallen youth collapsed.
He didn't fall into the sea.
He landed on the frozen surface—
On a sheet of ice Kaizen had created earlier.
And then—
A surge of deathly aura erupted from his corpse.
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