Chapter 441: Battle Interfered, Power of Technology
Kaito Shirogane withdrew his leg, while his person stayed in the air naturally. He became more and more proficient with [Bukujutsu] (Dance of the Sky Arts), already starting to adapt to this new "instinct."
He looked at the large pool of blood appearing below. Occasionally, a bubble would appear in the thick blood.
He knew very well that Nurarihyon wasn't shattered by his kick. Before his attack arrived, the opponent actively turned into a pool of blood. In this form, he dodged Kaito's [Wind God's Kick] and simultaneously avoided the fate of being directly killed by Shinra Death Intent.
Kaito didn't directly activate Setsuna or the ability of [Ruler of the Realm] to instantly kill Nurarihyon.
Yes, Kaito believed that facing Nurarihyon, who could be considered the top tier among aliens in this world, he was already capable of instantly killing the opponent, if he wanted to...
According to Kaito's understanding of various power levels in the Space, [Nurarihyon] could probably be considered a [Strong] tier creature. With excellent physical attributes, combined with self-healing ability, immortality, mimicry evolution, and other abilities, he could be considered a type with good strength in the [Strong] tier.
In a sense, somewhat similar to the former Kaito.
However, facing the current Kaito who had experienced multiple worlds and grown rapidly, he lacked too much.
Reaction ability to attacks, speed of initiating attacks, force of attacks themselves, level of immortality, immunity to abnormal states...
In various dimensions, Nurarihyon was weaker than Kaito in all aspects.
Thinking so, in Kaito's eyes, he clearly saw a core that seemed to have countless fine eyes in that pool of blood.
Yes, once marked by [Gaze of Arrogance], whether invisibility or changing form like Nurarihyon now, one couldn't get rid of it.
Nurarihyon's core constantly changed shape. Kaito just stood in the air, letting the opponent act.
Hachiro Oka, hiding a hundred meters behind, felt despair at this time. Both being 100-point BOSSes, the Reincarnation Alien · Mercenary Tao's strength overwhelmingly surpassed the Yokai Alien · Nurarihyon.
This gap was even possibly larger than the gap between the Green Onion Alien and Nurarihyon.
He had never seen an alien of this intensity. He began to doubt whether there was a problem with the Black Ball. An enemy of this level was simply not something they could defeat.
Splash!
Sound of water rang out. His heart moved. Could there still be changes?!
Only to see that pool of blood suddenly rise, like some viscous mollusk, constantly flowing and condensing into a human shape.
This blood-red Nurarihyon had a slender figure, body also constantly changing. In an instant, opening his hands, his body turned into a sea of blood gathering towards Kaito in the air.
Hum~
The air under Kaito's feet vibrated like cicadas chirping. His figure disappeared like bubbles. The blood water rushed through Kaito's phantom, crashing into the shopping street nearby. Shops immediately began to melt.
Reinforced concrete didn't even last a second in this blood before being dissolved.
Kaito appeared on the ground. Looking at Nurarihyon's ability in this state, he understood in his heart. Probably because his speed was too fast and force too strong, Nurarihyon chose to transform into this semi-corporeal creature form.
Avoiding being attacked by his taijutsu abilities, while the body became highly corrosive, countering his fighting style of fists and feet in this form.
Indeed thinking about solutions to deal with him, but this solution... weak, very weak, too weak!
That little expectation Kaito had for Nurarihyon's evolutionary adaptation ability quickly fell through.
Without a tough heart, even an ability like mimicry evolution would become so weak.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Kaito turned back, gaze directly piercing through the red blood water surging out from the shopping street building, completely locking onto that core, asking calmly.
Nurarihyon froze in the air. The blood water churned violently.
Yes, he was afraid. Nurarihyon also realized at this time that he was afraid. Even when changing, he didn't directly change into a form similar to the opponent and kill the opponent with superior abilities in frontal combat.
Usually, he would choose to do so, using the opponent's form, killing the opponent with abilities superior and stronger than the opponent.
That was the posture of [God].
But this time, he was deterred by the opponent's action of instantly killing Dai-Tengu and Inugami, and also felt fear because the opponent could launch attacks undetectable by him under his eyes.
Therefore, he transformed into this appearance.
Intense anger, distortion, unwillingness began to rise from Nurarihyon's heart. The intensity of that emotion was almost visible to Kaito with the naked eye.
Amidst boiling blood water, Nurarihyon's core actively floated out from the blood water. He no longer hid. For thousands of years, he was feared by humans, worshipped by humans, believed in by humans...
The jewel fragment that had been unresponsive all along began to emit demonic purple luster at this time. Within the rotation of Nurarihyon's core, those fine eyeballs suddenly emitted dazzling light.
Zzz!
A laser shot out, followed by another. Kaito blocked his left hand in front of him, horizontally or vertically, arm moving rapidly as if disappeared.
The destructive lasers only made him feel waves of warmth on his left arm.
Other places didn't have such good luck. Countless compound eyes of Nurarihyon erupted lasers simultaneously, piercing and destroying this Osaka shopping street of several kilometers radius almost instantly. And with the core rotating, lasers rotated constantly.
Zzz~
Zzz~
Thin shop partitions, heavy stone pavement, slightly distant company buildings were all cut open instantly.
That building nearly a hundred meters tall rumbled, beginning to collapse from the height of a dozen meters, smashing down.
Hachiro Oka rolled and crawled to dodge the lasers. Seeing this scene at this time, he no longer cared whether his invisibility would be deactivated, turning directly to run towards the river channel on the other side, then jumped in directly.
"I feel... power..."
Outside Nurarihyon's core, a huge head formed rapidly. On the skull similar to a human head, two long horns extended outward. Then special bones evolved by modifying himself after understanding the damage from cold weapons slashing, thermal weapons explosion, and even super-technological weapons bombardment for thousands of years.
Started to cover the body surface piece by piece. Muscles and internal organs formed successively.
A huge body over four meters tall landed. Bone wings on the back unfolded. Nurarihyon also gave himself the ability to fly.
Nurarihyon raised his right hand. The jewel fragment was pressed into the center of his forehead by him. Instantly, strong demonic power began to pour into his body.
This treasure obtained by a Reincarnator from another chaotic era of yokai was utilized by the yokai of this world in this special form.
This scene finally made Kaito smile. He clapped his hands, giving praise for Nurarihyon's efforts.
Clap.
Clap.
Clap.
"Very good, just like this... it should be like this, Nurarihyon..."
"Entertain me."
Kaito's voice was somewhat maniacal. Nurarihyon, obtaining the power of the Shikon Jewel fragment, could no longer suppress the arrogance of regarding himself as a god in his heart. He simply couldn't tolerate another individual speaking to him so condescendingly.
"Roar!"
Nurarihyon in Bone-Winged Demon form opened his mouth and roared. Invisible fluctuations erupted with a boom.
At this moment, Kaito opened his eyes completely. Strong spirit broke out of his body. His whole body was hardened by Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki).
Boom!
A shockwave identical to Kaito's previous [World-Startling Thunder Roar] was generated again. The Osaka shopping street sank with a crash. The foundation made of reinforced concrete below had been destroyed. large sections began to crack and sink.
Nurarihyon opened his arms. The wings gathered by bone spurs on his back unfolded. He had never felt such power. Just a roar destroyed everything completely. This was the power of God...
Step, step, step.
In the smoke, Kaito, whose skin surface was completely covered by Busoshoku Haki, waved his hand casually. Boom, as if a level 10 gale arrived suddenly.
Dust and smoke rolled back instantly. The line of sight between the two was no longer obscured.
Looking at the unscathed Kaito walking towards him, Bone-Winged Demon Nurarihyon walked towards the opponent in the same posture.
Their gazes collided.
In the next moment.
Psychokinesis erupted again.
Bang!
Kaito's body shook, but he was unscathed. He continued forward, speed getting faster and faster.
Nurarihyon's empty eyes lit up abruptly. Two lasers pierced through Kaito's body instantly.
At the moment the lasers touched his body, Kaito's figure accelerated instantly turning into wind. In the next moment, he appeared from the wind again, so that in Nurarihyon's eyes, Kaito seemed to pass directly through the lasers.
He was preparing to fire lasers again, but Kaito had already arrived in front of him.
Kaito clenched his right fist, took a step forward, and the fist exploded out. Nurarihyon clenched his right fist at the same time. Purple demonic power lit up on the fist, punching out similarly. The moment the fist was swung, demonic power tore the air, and fragmented vengeful spirits appeared around.
Bang!
Before the two fists touched, Nurarihyon felt the viscous air in front of his fist shattered with a boom. In the next moment, matchless force penetrated hard bones, rushing into his arm.
Crack, bang bang bang!
A series of explosions began to appear from the arm. That force only began to erupt after entering his body. His flesh couldn't resist at all; the right arm shattered directly.
Nurarihyon looked at Kaito's fist, trying to understand this attack. His arm began to recover. During recovery, the number of bones and arrangement of muscles began to change.
Kaito knew this was probably Nurarihyon's core ability of adaptive evolution. He was trying to learn Kaito's attack...
But, too slow!
Amidst Kaito's flying black long hair, Nurarihyon's right hand had turned into a posture almost identical to Kaito's arm.
Purple demonic power became more vigorous. The Shikon Jewel fragment was responding to Nurarihyon's malice. His whole body began to be wrapped in skin. Demonic power spread all over the body, already beginning to break away from the posture of the Gantz world, changing towards the image of those demons in the Inuyasha world.
[Cleaner · EX051, coordinate display is activated again now]
At this time, the Space seemed to urge Kaito, activating the coordinate display ability again. Kaito frowned, then waved his hands up and down lightly.
Monstrous killing intent submerged the surroundings completely in an instant.
Nurarihyon, immersed in his own evolution, suddenly felt boundless killing intent. Then came the sky-filling fist shadows smashing down.
Invisible power was triggered again. Nurarihyon activated psychokinesis again, but before psychokinesis could be urged, waves of force had already penetrated his body.
Bang bang bang... Pfft!
Kaito felt that surging death intent manifest. In the next moment, dozens of Shinra Death Intents had penetrated Nurarihyon's body.
Bone-Winged Demon Nurarihyon exploded immediately. The Shikon Jewel fragment also fell to the ground.
[You activated characteristic · Shinra Death Intent]
*[You killed Nurarihyon, obtained B-Class Singularity 1]
[You obtained Drop Card (Purple)]
Kaito put away the Drop Card indifferently, then without turning his head, pointed his left finger behind him.
Hum~
Golden Qigong Wave pierced through the collapsed building instantly, piercing the glabella of a man wearing a black strengthening suit.
The man had no room to struggle, falling to the ground with an astonished face.
That person's face was exactly the guy killed by Kaito piercing the back of his head with a blade before. Clearly, the Drop Card had been put into the backpack by himself.
But this guy appeared in front of him again, and... more than one.
In Kaito's indifferent gaze, [Blue Cloud] wearing black strengthening suits appeared everywhere in the broken shopping street one by one.
The Black Ball can even do this kind of thing... Mass-replicated Reincarnators?!
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