Observing Luo Guang, Rahu paused briefly, then burst into roaring laughter.
"Interesting! Truly interesting! I would say you are the most unique F- no, human I have ever encountered. But, boy, don't think that simply defeating Vishnu means you can beat me! Let me see if your arrogant demeanor is matched by your actual strength! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Rahu's voice shook heaven and earth. Then, he began to move his colossal body again.
However, he did not choose to engage Luo Guang in close combat. Instead, one of Rahu's four arms produced a saber, aimed it at his own neck, and sliced his head clean off.
This was, of course, not an act of suicide. As the head and body separated, the head quickly ascended into the sky, swelling to an enormous size. In a very short time, the ugly, hideous head mutated like a tumor into a massive skull with a diameter exceeding a thousand meters. A viscous Juryoku—magical power—so thick that it affected the air itself, permeated the skies above the entirety of New Delhi.
The sorcerers who had been controlling Vishnu, before they could even fully process their shock and grief, were plunged into despair by the Juryoku released by Rahu. There was no doubt; this was Rahu's ultimate killing technique, the ultimate authority capable of easily annihilating the entire city and the surrounding regions.
Luo Guang, witnessing this, was not panicked but granted the spectacle the respect it deserved. He rapidly descended to the ground. His broad wings, like struts, plunged into the earth, and he presented his chest.
Then, the sound of machinery whirring was heard. The armor on his chest and abdomen quickly separated to the sides, revealing a sci-fi-esque cannon muzzle.
Buzz—!
After a brief tremor, ochre-red particles continuously compressed and converged at the muzzle. As time passed, the particles concentrated in the barrel became increasingly dazzling, and at the same time, a terrifying surge of magical power, enough to chill one to the bone, continuously accumulated. Concurrently, the pair of wings spread out on his back also erupted with an ochre-red light. The ominous red glow spread in all directions.
This was the kill-strike of the Juggernaut Drive mode: the Longinus Smasher. There were no fancy incantations or movements, and it did not require particularly harsh conditions to execute. Its only drawback was its long charging time. But this was also its advantage: the longer the charge, the greater the power.
Simultaneously, the Divine Dividing kept issuing the "Boost!" voice prompt. In just a few seconds, it had already shouted "Boost" more than twenty times. Each shout doubled Luo Guang's power. The final result would be pure, overwhelming violence.
And at this moment, the beast head in the sky also stopped expanding. There was no doubt that the authority Rahu was unleashing had a range that could easily encompass several cities.
"Boy! Feel the wrath of the Asura! Let everything be swallowed whole!"
The gigantic beast head opened its enormous mouth. The mouth seemed to possess a black hole, and an intensely terrifying suction force emanated from within. New Delhi's skyscrapers, low shacks, debris, trees, cars, cement—everything was effortlessly dragged and pulled into the massive maw.
Rumble!
At that moment, Luo Guang felt the ground tremble. Even the Earth's crust was being pulled, and New Delhi's foundations violently shook. Rahu's goal was clearly to swallow the entire city whole.
The people on the ground were terrified. They had thought the flood's retreat meant they had escaped, but now an unimaginable suction force came from the sky. Liliana and her comrades used sorcery to create a barrier, temporarily holding back their fate of being sucked away. However, cracks constantly appeared in the barrier. Despite them continuously pouring in Juryoku, it was still useless. Despair was etched on everyone's faces, for they knew that once the barrier broke, their bodies would be easily crushed by the hideous beast-maw.
Luo Guang was surprised that Rahu possessed such an authority. Upon reflection, the prototype of this power might stem from the myth of Rahu being decapitated by Vishnu. Because the Sun and Moon Gods revealed to Vishnu that Rahu had stolen the nectar of immortality, Rahu held an enduring grudge. The severed head ceaselessly chases the Sun God and Moon God, and once it catches them, it devours them whole.
But Luo Guang remained unmoving, even as the Earth's crust of the entire city was pulled, and the very ground he stood on began to be sucked into the air.
The Divine Dividing's voice prompt finally changed:
"Longinus Smasher!"
The instant the charging ended, Luo Guang launched the attack without hesitation. The ochre-red beam of light ripped through the atmosphere, shaking space itself. Simultaneously, the immense recoil directly pressed the fragmented crust back down.
Boom!
The ochre-red beam struck Rahu's mouth, directly piercing the terrifying black hole and emerging, undiminished, from the back of his head, causing an explosive impact. Light erupted, eclipsing the sky and the earth. The beast head and the terrifying suction force vanished instantly. The city and its people were saved.
However, even in those brief ten seconds, countless people had died.
Luo Guang looked at the "fireworks" in the sky, then deactivated the Juggernaut Drive mode. His muscles were twitching. Under the Juggernaut Drive mode, combined with dozens of consecutive power boosts, even Luo Guang's body struggled to cope.
But the outcome was that Rahu was slain by him. The price Luo Guang paid was merely muscle soreness and mental fatigue.
However, this fatigue quickly amplified. This was clearly abnormal. He knew his body best; a simple mental fatigue would recover after only ten minutes of rest. Yet, this drowsy sensation felt less like fatigue and more like he had been hypnotized.
But Luo Guang was not flustered. Instead, the corner of his mouth curled into a smile. This was because after a human successfully slays a God for the first time, they receive an invitation from Pandora. To meet Pandora, one must travel to the Boundary (Yomotsu Hirasaka in Japanese mythology)—the realm between life and death. The Goddess Pandora resides there, watching over everything related to God Slayers using the Usurpation Disc.
This situation meant that the result of Luo Guang's actions had been acknowledged by Pandora.
With this thought, Luo Guang no longer resisted, allowing himself to drift into sleep. But at the same time, he instructed Aiz to take on the responsibility of a bodyguard. After all, he had no idea how long he would be "unconscious."