Whoosh! Whoosh!
Facing the rain of death black hole spheres, Raize, now in acceleration mode, smirked contemptuously. His entire body seemed to transform into a game-like "Snake," nimbly weaving through the death barrage before swallowing each sphere whole.
"Our compatibility is just really, really bad, isn't it~?"
With a fierce grin as he dodged the enemy's attacks, Raize even found the leisure to taunt his opponent, indicating how incredibly unlucky this foe was to encounter him. Every aspect of his abilities was being Thoroughly suppressed.
Closing the distance, Raize appeared right in front of the undead. His right hand transformed into a palm-blade, empowered by the Yamato and the Satsui no Hado. A Crimson Blade aimed to split the undead's skull in two.
Crack!
The undead, failing to cast a teleportation spell in time, had his skeletal right arm instantly severed. Raize grabbed it and swallowed it whole. A flicker of death energy passed through his eyes before his fierce grin widened even further.
The undead teleported into the distance, only to be caught up by Raize's terrifying speed in an instant. Raize's Sonído was no different from teleportation and allowed him to evade detection, moving with ghostly unpredictability.
For a spellcaster like the undead, facing a close-quarters berserker like Raize, who stuck to him like glue, was pure misery.
Boom!
Another Heavy Blazing Fist. The destructive power of pure strength and dragon flame was terrifying.
The moment the fist connected with the undead's right cheek, the skull and soul flame in his head shuddered violently once more. The collision between fist and hard skeletal face shattered more bone fragments, and the cracks on his soul multiplied.
It was as if tens of thousands of tons of high explosives were concentrated within Raize's small fist, unleashing incomparably horrific destructive force. The undead, along with his law domain, was violently blasted away, crashing into another massive horde of monsters that had crossed over.
"Aaaaaah..."
A large swath of his own forces was caught in the domain's effect. Upon contact, their souls and bodies instantly turned to dust. Only those with some strength, capable of lasting a second or two, were qualified to scream before dying with resentment and frustration.
Raize, wreathed in violently burning killing intent, streaked after him like a meteor tearing across the sky.
Raize's heavy fists churned the atmospheric pressure, kicking the domain-maintaining creature like a ball, deliberately aiming him towards densely packed clusters of enemies.
This spectacle made Tohru, who had just finished off the traitorous undead dragon, twitch at the corner of her mouth. She halted her advance to help Raize.
Shooting a speechless glance at the pathetic undead, she turned her gaze skyward. They had to close that interdimensional gate immediately, to stop the hordes still traveling through the spatial tunnel from arriving!
Kanna, with no enemies left to fight, stared blankly as the enemy forces before her were instantly cleared in this ludicrous manner.
The undead himself was even more aggrieved. He hadn't killed a single enemy, yet his own forces were all wiped out by his own domain. His utterly fucked-up mood was something only he could understand.
Every time he unleashed a killing move, Raize would block or swallow it. This human opponent seemed to be his natural nemesis, effortlessly countering every technique.
Hummm——!
Now, closing in once more, Raize's right hand condensed a buzzing Octagon Light Ring, which he immediately sawed towards the undead's neck. The undead tried to raise an arm to block, but his staff had long been knocked away by Raize, leaving him unable to mount a proper defense.
The penetrating power inherent in Raize's attacks always dealt true damage.
Zzzzzt——!
Crack!
Intense electrical sparks erupted continuously from the undead's arm, culminating in a crisp shattering sound as it was pulverized. Before the undead could even scream, Raize, having lost both arms, was now tightly gripping the undead's jaw and neck.
Behind Raize appeared a Doppelganger, an exact replica of himself, assuming a stance ready to unleash a powerful punch.
A sharp crescent moon symbol flashed briefly behind Raize's true self. Lifting the enemy high, he unleashed the Yagami-style technique—Shiki Kototsui In!
"HAAAAAAAA!!!"
Raize let out a heaven-shaking roar. The Heavenly Dragon Flame within him, empowered by the power of Primordial Sacred Radiance, executed an Ultraman-style Zeperiom Beam. It pierced directly into the undead's body before him, reaching deep into his soul.
Boom——!
A violent explosion rang out. A golden flame erupted around the two, transforming into a colossal pillar of fire that shot into the sky, slamming directly into the spatial black hole. Instantly, it annihilated countless enemies attempting to cross over.
"Aaaaaaaah..."
Now held by the neck and jaw, the undead was completely immobilized. His soul emitted a horrifying, agonized wail. Once caught by a Yagami-style grab technique, movement was impossible; one could only endure all subsequent attacks head-on.
The fundamental principle of these grab techniques was that upon seizing the enemy, one's energy would rush into their body, forming a seal that locked their movements.
The undead was now in the same predicament as a character caught in an inescapable grab in a game, forced to accept the judgment of this sacred power and the scorching of the flames. The pain he endured now was more intense than death by a thousand cuts. How could power striking at the depths of a half-god's soul not be agonizing?
The last time Raize used such a method to attack an enemy while ignoring physical defenses was against Gatanothor. Though it hadn't succeeded then, it had still managed to injure the foe.
His soul essence was constantly being depleted; death energy was continuously evaporated by the Sacred Radiance. The undead struggled madly, and Raize himself felt the creature's frantic, violent thrashing, constantly impacting his seal.
The undead was now burning his essence in a desperate attempt to break free. But Raize had anticipated such a death throes counterattack and was prepared.
[Secret Art: Totsuka Sword!]
Doppelganger Raize let out a fierce shout. Satsui no Hado merged into the Cerulean Heavenly Dragon Flame, causing a qualitative transformation. The surrounding area, having devoured light, once again plunged into profound darkness.
This was a secret art Raize had derived through reverse-engineering from the Yagami Ancient Martial Arts style. The Yagami and Kusanagi families originally shared the same roots.
Techniques like "Shiki Kototsuki In (Dark)" corresponded to "Shiki Kototsuki In (Light)"—one struck downward, the other assaulted upward. For Raize, deducing this wasn't difficult.
This secret art was his ultimate killing move, merging Satsui no Hado into the flame to create a peak-level strike, combined with the original Totsuka secret art's killing technique. It could coordinate with Shiki Kototsuki In to unleash even more terrifying destructive power.
In the sky, besides the glaringly obvious colossal golden pillar of light within the darkness, the only other source of illumination was a cluster of pulsating crimson Killing Intent flames not far away, asserting its unique presence.
The next moment, this flame surged violently.
"Burn to ashes!"
A cold pronouncement of the enemy's impending fate rang out. The surrounding darkness receded like a tide—no, it rapidly condensed onto the flame gathering on Raize's fist, causing it to reach its zenith in an instant.