Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 164 Beast Arc: A Narrow Escape from Despair

The black, flaming greatsword was like a ferocious beast; wherever it passed, only scorched earth remained.

When the terrifying giant sword struck the frigid ice wall, the ice wall instantly shattered with a crisp sound, and ice shards flew everywhere, like countless crystalline snowflakes falling.

However, just as the flames were about to injure Shido's hand, Mei subtly flicked his finger to deflect the flames that were aimed at Shido and the other spirits.

Seeing the flames dissipate, the elves finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haaah... I'm saved."

Shido exhaled a heavy breath; just taking that attack had almost used up half of his strength.

"Shido!"

Tohka called out urgently and rushed forward first, followed by the other spirits, who surrounded Shido in the middle.

"Shido, why are you here..."

Kotori asked anxiously:

"Shido, you know this place is dangerous, and that you're their target, so why did you come here? And how did you even get here? Shouldn't you be on Oromi Island?"

"I'm sorry, this is a long story, and the current situation isn't convenient, and besides..."

Shido gave a weak smile, then looked at the golden angel slowly descending in front of him, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"What's inconvenient about it? Actually, I'm quite interested in listening. Although my ultimate target is you, it doesn't stop me from indulging in some of my refined interests."

As he spoke, Shido watched as the golden angel landed steadily, though at that moment even its gender could not be discerned from its appearance.

"Mr. Flame Beast..."

"Oh, it's me."

Why did you do that?!

Do you need a reason to step on an annoying bug?

Upon hearing these heartless words, Shido's pupils contracted sharply, and his body trembled slightly, because he could not see any other emotion in Mei's eyes at this moment.

Ming floated and watched Shido, who was being protected by the crowd. This boy was still too weak for him at the moment, and even if he had the killing intent to kill him, it was not enough.

However... there was no other way. After all, even before transforming into a beast, his mind and body were already on the verge of collapse. If he continued to struggle on, he would only end up as a walking corpse.

But things have come to this point, the plan has already been launched, and I have no other choice.

'No, the place is wrong... It shouldn't be Tengu City, which isn't ready yet. Something's wrong... Even Shido, who was supposed to be facing me alone, isn't right...'

"Shido, stop wasting your breath on it! It's even more evil than Kurumi, having already murdered countless innocent people, and even the residents of Tengu City have been killed by it... We can't hesitate! We must defeat it together!"

Tohka gripped her greatsword tightly, standing alongside Kotori in front of Shido, their faces resolute and determined.

"Shido, stop wasting your breath on this monster! The help the Flame Beast has given you all this time might very well have been a trap it set up long ago!"

Kotori also aimed her cannon-shaped Scorching Demon at the monster before her, a monster unworthy of being called an angel, while also feeling anger towards the innocent people killed by the Beast.

"Kotori, but I'd like to talk to you a little longer..."

"Oh dear, as expected of Kotori-san, she understands me so well. I'm truly touched. It's a pity this stage doesn't belong to you!"

The moment Ming finished speaking, countless ice spikes condensed behind Him.

However, at the instant it shot out, it was instantly covered by a sharp purple sword light and an extremely hot crimson flame, and then it was knocked backward.

The powerful impact sent Ming flying into the wall of the Heavenly Palace Tower. As the smoke cleared, 11 black, weapon-shaped demon kings protected him.

He strolled out leisurely, surrounded by hundreds of challengers impaled by weapons and hanging on the tower, displaying His tyranny to the world.

"He's really impatient..."

"Enough with the nonsense! Look at the people you've killed!"

"Disgusting. You have no right to say those things!"

The knight's lance and the pendulum chain attacked Ming simultaneously, both accompanied by powerful gales. The scene presented to the two sisters was something even they could not tolerate.

'boom! ! ! '

The entire Sky Tower was torn apart and shattered by the wind pressure, and the golden figure was inside the tower that collapsed instantly after being struck a second time.

"We've succeeded, Kotori!"

"Understood, Tohka, let's try our best to take down this monster in one hit!"

"it is good!"

"Wait, something's not right..."

Just as the two left Shido and Yoshino to come, a sense of unease flashed through Kotori's mind.

"Shido, get out of the way!!!"

"It's too late!"

The moment Kotori turned around, Beast's voice rang out from behind Shido.

Then, as if a door had been opened, Shido's deep space opened up, and Beast strolled out leisurely, placing his hand on Shido's shoulder.

"Long time no see, Itsuka Shido~ I'll take your life."

Ming's chilling voice, like that of the Grim Reaper, rang in his ear. Just as Shido was about to turn his head, several black weapons were hanging directly above him.

"Flame Beast, why did you do this...?"

Shido turned around angrily, only to see the Beast's chilling face.

"I don't like answering the same question twice."

As soon as he finished speaking, the weapon hanging above his head, like the Sword of Damocles, slashed down.

Just as the weapon was about to pierce Shido, an ice wall suddenly appeared from the air, blocking all the weapons.

After Yoshino merged with the angel, she donned ice armor and decisively wielded an ice spike to stab the beast in front of her. After Mei dodged, Yoshino resolutely stood in front of Shido.

"No...you mustn't hurt Shido-nii!"

Her voice, though soft, carried an undeniable resolve.

"Yoshino!"

"It's okay... Shido-nii... Although... although I'm afraid of pain and don't like to hurt others, I... I won't let it hurt Shido-nii!"

"That's right~ Shido-kun, he's the most important person to Yoshino and Yoshina."

"Yoshino...Yoshino!!"

Looking at the young girl standing in front of him, Shido couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Ming sneered, "You? You think you can take me?" As he spoke, he raised his hand again.

He retrieved the Fourth Demon King from the spatial portal behind him, and the giant dragon claw formed from storm and frost slammed down on the two people in front of him with great force.

"What is this?! How could this be..."

Feeling the spiritual power of the ice dragon's arm, Yoshino felt a strange sense of familiarity rising from her heart for some reason.

Just as the ice dragon claw was about to strike the two, a pendulum chain quietly appeared behind them. Then, Xi Xian, who arrived first, exerted force, and the two were pulled backward.

The ice dragon's claws slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Yuzuru and the other three who arrived later protected Yoshino and Shido, keeping a wary eye on Mei.

"Damn it, you monster! You sneaked in and attacked Shido while we weren't looking!"

"This is intolerable. Shido belongs to us!"

Ming chuckled dismissively. "What a bunch of overconfident fools! Tear their dreams to shreds!"

—The Frosty Extreme Puppet!

As soon as he finished speaking, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the dragon fully emerged from the air, looking down at the crowd below. The chilling aura emanating from it made Shido and the elves feel a chill run down their spines.

"Such powerful spiritual energy fluctuations again... Is this still within the realm of angels...?"

Kotori stared at the giant dragon in the sky, clenching her teeth and muttering to herself, cold sweat pouring down everyone's foreheads.

At this critical moment, Shido looked at Ming's monstrous face and recalled the help Ming had given him.

Suddenly, he angrily questioned:

"Mr. Flame Beast! Why do you want to destroy humanity! You clearly... you clearly..."

"Ha, you really are boring, Itsuka Shido! If only you weren't so kind... so thoughtful, like a puppet whose emotions and actions can be controlled at will, or even more selfish..."

Ming spoke as if he were somewhat tired, while Shi Dao was completely bewildered and couldn't understand the meaning of his words at all.

"Huh? You inhuman monster, why would my brother turn into what you say! Just say whatever ugly thoughts you have!"

"Kotori, sometimes I really admire your straightforwardness, you might be right. But that doesn't matter to me..."

From the dragon's mouth, countless streams of icy air, enough to freeze the entire Japanese island instantly, were compressed and converged into a single point, and a chilling wind howled.

The elves were startled when they saw the unusual movement of spiritual energy on Ming's body, and they quickly tried to step forward to stop him.

However, the moment they took their first step, an incredibly powerful spiritual force erupted from Ming's body like a flood bursting its banks!

"Commander! Can you hear me? If you can, please respond!"

"Hey! Kannazuki, what's wrong? Speak up! This isn't the time to listen to your nonsense! This guy is really difficult to deal with right now..."

“I know, Commander! But the Beast in its current state isn’t just a matter of how difficult it is to deal with; it’s that… the spiritual energy fluctuations in this area are now the sum of all the Linli Indexes that have ever appeared before!”

"Wait... what are you saying!"

This spiritual energy swept in like a storm, carrying unparalleled impact.

Before the spirits could react, they were slammed to the ground by the immense force, producing a dull thud.

Immediately afterwards, the ground trembled violently as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer. The spirit armor was torn apart by pure spiritual power, and the originally flat ground instantly caved in, forming a huge pit.

"Let it end here... in the place closest to dreams."

The frost dragon in the sky breathed out a breath that could freeze everything, causing all things to fall into a state of utter despair, and all that could be seen was despair.

But when the cold light truly fell, the dragon vanished instantly, leaving only snowflakes falling everywhere.

"Huh? What happened..."

“Strange.”

"Shido? Are you alright...?"

Shido shook his head and looked in the direction of the vanished dragon, only to see that Ming had also disappeared.

"Where...where did he go?" Shido asked, his face full of confusion.

"In any case, it's a good thing for us that He has disappeared."

Kotori, don't look at the snow-covered sky like that, your brows furrowed in a very unpleasant way.