Gore was bewildered by the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him .
He knew that this girl's name was『Kazane』 . A newbie who was currently making a stir among adventurers . He was able to recognize her; as Gore he had witnessed her appearance after the Black Rock Dragon subjugation during his tracking of the White Sword, and she was in Boltoa's memory, whom he had taken over .
He had been told by Age, his fellow member of the Seven Deadly Sins, that there was a high possibility that she possessed Hagasu's Heart, and he had heard that she should be in Hyvern now .
There had been no contact from Age and the others, but he heard that black monsters attacked the East Dragon Village through Minshiana's intelligence network .
Gore knew about Zeku's devil army, so he naturally understood . The problem was……
「You should currently be『transporting Hagasu's Heart』; why are you here?」
Kazane sneered after those words . She grasped that she was outside the understanding of the devil in front of her . And Kazane had no duty to answer the devil's question . Therefore, she announced .
「Skill・Soul Breaking Blade・To: Berserk Ogre」
Through the Aim Bracelet, the claws on the Berserk Ogre's arms and feet glowed white . Gore instinctively judged it dangerous when he saw that . That was poison for devils .
「Skill・Soul Breaking Blade・To: Yuuko-nee」
But it wasn't only that; the claws of the monster cat he hadn't noticed behind Kazane also glowed white . That also had the signs of being a natural enemy for devils .
「Go!」
Then the two monsters started running at Kazane's signal .
「Tch!?」
Gore tutted . Gore was currently considerably weaker than when he fought Yuuko-nee . Even though Age had shared some power with him, he hadn't recovered that much . Be that as it may, he didn't think he would lose to the two monsters in front of him . Gore wasn't THAT weak, but . . . .
( . . . That light is dangerous)
He understood it was dangerous at a glance . That was the natural enemy of devils . However, Gore was a devil whose strong point was attacking at long and medium range from the start . He judged it was no big deal as long as he wasn't hit .
「GuooOOOOOOO!!!」
When Gore judged so and tried to take distance, that shout shook his body .
(Spiritual attack! Dragon and Ogre shout!?)
That voice reverberated in Gore, who was a spiritual body . The Ogre's Fear Voice and dragon's Roar synergized together to make a shout that permeated Gore's spiritual body . He would normally be able to repel it . However, Gore's mind was overawed by the light of『Soul Breaking Blade』, so it was inferior to the Berserk Ogre's scream full of fighting spirit . Therefore, that shout affected him .
「GURoOOOO!!!」
Then Gore's body was pierced by the Berserk Ogre's fist . Together with the light of『Soul Breaking Blade』, the dragon claws destroyed Gore's interior .
「Guu, buo!?」
Unexpectedly, or perhaps as expected from obeying instinct, Gore immediately took distance from the Berserk Ogre with that blow . He discovered that some of the souls he had captured, the souls that he was composed of, were vanishing . That blow had been incredibly dangerous .
「Nyanyaaaa!」
Though the Ogre wasn't the only danger . Yuuko-nee, who ran along the wall up to the ceiling, vigorously swooped down on Gore . But Gore wasn't going to silently continue suffering damage .
「Don't underestimate me!」
So saying, black flame appeared in Gore's right hand and formed into a jet black shield that repelled Yuuko-nee .
「Nya!?」
The repelled Yuuko-nee immediately spun in the air and landed on the waterway .
「Now, eat this . 」
Then countless black fire arrows appeared around Gore .
「Bad!」
Kazane tutted, but Gore's attack didn't stop . Fire arrows were launched like rain by Gore .
「Ginyaaa!!?」
Yuuko-nee screamed as a tremendous number of arrows pierced her, and Kazane realized and immediately undid her summoning . Then Kazane activated her magic defense spell Mirror Shield and further strengthened it with Rainbow Curtain and Cuticle .
「Hahahahahahahaha, die! Die!!!」
Gore continued firing like he had gone mad, but he didn't notice due to being absorbed in firing his longest range attack . He didn't notice the black shadow approaching from the side . Then he was blown away by a black fist .
「Bubera」
The black flame arrows disappeared as Gore struck the wall .
(No way, he broke through those black flame arrows!?)
The black Ogre was charging once again towards the astonished Gore . His whole body was pierced with arrows, so he looked seriously wounded, but a closer examination would reveal that almost none of the arrows were piercing deeply . The individually weak arrow shots failed to pass through the Berserk Ogre's muscles, which were comparable to the Black Rock Dragon's scales .
「Black Flame!」
Gore summoned black flame to deal with the approaching Ogre and formed it into armor that covered his entire body . Gore was wearing physical black armor that had red lines on it like blood vessels . However, the Berserk Ogre's fist pierced that armor .
「Guu!?」
Gore groaned as he was pierced by the impact .
He couldn't protect against the claws' penetration . However, the area other than where the claws penetrated the armor was not affected by the white light . Gore grasped that he would be able to defend with physical obstacles and stacked more armor on top .
「Whoa, he's getting bigger . 」
Just like Kazane said, Gore wearing several layers of armor turned into an armored giant . Black flame appeared in both hands and turned into jet black swords covered with sharp red lines, and he slashed at the Berserk Ogre in front of him . The Berserk Ogre's claws and the jet black swords collided, and sparks scattered .
But that alone was insufficient . What did Gore first see in this place? The girl named Kazane .
「Skill・Charge・Killing Leeeg!!!!」
He was exchanging blows with the Berserk Ogre; that meant he was staying in one place, which meant he was struck by Kazane's deadly technique .
The jet black armor was destroyed by the powerful blow, and half of Gore vanished .
「Higyaa!?」
Gore screamed from the extremely heavy blow, then took off and abandoned the half-broken armor as he started fleeing . Yes, Gore no longer had any choice but to flee . There was no choice but to flee in fear from the threat beyond his expectations .
The Berserk Ogre was about to chase, but Kazane stopped him .
「Guruu」
The Berserk Ogre looked at Kazane after she stopped him, and Kazane calmly declared .
「He fled from us . That's his loss . 」
The Berserk Ogre stopped groaning after those words .
「Besides, I've already prepared for the settlement, so don't steal its turn . 」
The Berserk Ogre silently disappeared after Kazane spoke . The Berserk Ogre realized . The words of his master were not warm words that overlooked the enemy . Hell was the only thing awaiting Gore in the place he escaped to . Then the Berserk Ogre knew . The dreadfulness of his master's power .
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「Haa, haa」
The devil's out-of-breath voice echoed in the darkness . Since a devil was a spiritual body, he no longer needed to breathe, but he remembered his body before becoming a devil . It could be said that Gore's mind maintained his appearance .
So Gore's out-of-breath behavior was his consciousness from his time as a human being expressing the reality of his current state; in other words, Gore was considerably fatigued and cornered .
「What, what, what is that little girl!?」
His voice rose . The ability of the child he had confronted just now . There had certainly been suspicion that she was a player, but she should have only『appeared』months ago . Even if he was weakened, she shouldn't be able to corner him like this .
They had been thinking a player would have been able to accomplish the Ogre subjugation . It seemed she was also part of the battle against Diablo, but Zeku's grandchild was the one who defeated him . The Black Rock Dragon was supposed to have been subjugated by the power of the White Sword . Gore didn't know that Kazane's achievements were actually being cunningly concealed .
And Gore's information network hadn't caught any stories about a Heroic Spirit appearing . So he had concluded that she didn't have one, and she didn't use it in the battle just now . She shouldn't have been a danger .
(Damn it . It couldn't be . . . Age? Did that guy screw up?)
In the first place, it was unnatural that Kazane was here . If they had reached the East Dragon Village with Hagasu's Heart, returning here would be . . .
(No, it would be possible riding a dragon . In terms of time, that Ao? No way . )
Gore’s guess was correct . Up to there .
(But, no matter, those guys can't save Queen Yuuko . If I get away here, I can appear as Boltoa on the surface, and that group can be arrested as state rebels . )
He had heard that Kazane was on good terms with Prince Sieg .
(It would be nice to grandly execute the person that child loves in front of his eyes . Cleave her torso from the crotch, slice her up with a smiling face, do as I like until her mind breaks, hya, hyahahaha)
His composure was broken, and his true nature began to appear . Devils were their minds . Without a body to act as a limiter, their minds easily fell into spirals of negative thoughts . However, as might be expected, even Gore in his discomposed state began to notice .
Well now, what is this path I'm traveling down?…… he thought .
Then, there was the zakun sound of something being pierced .
「Ah?」
The zakun, zakun pricking sounds continued . Things like insect legs pricked Gore from the darkness .
「It hurts? It hurts, it hurts!?」
Zakuzakunzakunzakunzakunzakunzakun……
Pricking . The pricking continued . Gore screamed from the pain .
It wasn't Boltoa's body, but Gore's Astral Body itself that was being bound . Therefore, he couldn't run away by separating from the body .
Then Gore was entranced by the『something』standing in front of him .
It was wearing a black robe with gold embroidery . It had dishevelled long black hair, and it was wearing a horned bone mask covered in sorcerous patterns .
The eyes that could be seen through the gaps in the bone were gold . The whites of its eyes were dyed blood red, and tears of blood continually gushed out . The mouth wearing bright red lipstick was split into a smile, its right hand held a huge bloodstained hatchet, and its left hand was holding a chain connecting it with something like a guillotine blade .
Furthermore, there were a countless number of suspiciously shining eyeballs of various sizes floating around it . Gore realized they were Magic Eyes . How many Magic Eye possessors would need to be killed to obtain such a large number of Magic Eyes?
And then, the true form of the insect legs piercing him . There were countless red eyes around him . Countless red eyed insects were there . Gore's field of vision was entirely covered by a swarm of huge spider-like insects .
「Mo, monster…」
Gore said genuinely . That was something he had also thought when he fought the queen, but this was different from that time . He was certainly overwhelmed during his battle with the queen, but he had still been standing on the same stage . It was a battle . However, right now, the strange thing in front of him was different . The image of a true monster that was completely different from his own sense of values was being seared into Gore's eyes .
「HiHAAHAHAHA」
The monster laughed . A fierce laugh .
「HeY, hOw dO yOU FeEL RiGhT NOw?」
「Monster, monster, monsterrrrrr!!」
Gore half-madly screamed . Forgetting that he was a devil, which was also categorized as a monster . Then his entire body was violated by poison . One of the magic eyes broke through his defense . The poison that devoured even an Astral Body dyed Gore purple .
「OnDUruSuKA?」 (TL: オンドゥルスカ, purple Kamen Rider flubbed line reference)
The meaning was unknown to Gore . Gore didn't know anything .
The sensation of the indignity assaulting his every nook and cranny was dominating Gore . The insects were eating his soul . Not killing him, just eating him little by little . Little by little, little by little from his limbs, pulverizing his mind, breaking, dyeing everything in despair .
And the mind of the devil who had lived for 500 years collapsed in just a few minutes . If there was a Hell, that thing before Gore was surely his . He could only beg for mercy . Only the pure soul that wished for it to end was remaining .
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