Chapter 582: Nirvasiu's Special Aspect, Confrontation With Vegapunk!
For the first time, Ryuunosuke felt genuinely powerless.
If Meliodas' report was right, those low level Aragami could not have been released by Vegapunk as some grand plan. They were more like trash tossed out to be cleaned up.
Which meant only one thing.
"Recycle…?"
The word hit him like a spark in dry grass.
Could Vegapunk be trying to reclaim the divine essence from those failed bodies?
If that was the goal, then this whole setup suddenly made perfect sense.
Those failures would not only cause trouble for Ryuunosuke.
They would also force Ryuunosuke and his people to help retrieve the divine essence for him.
If that was true, then every strange detail lined up cleanly.
Vegapunk really was a terrifying monster of a scientist.
For now, Ryuunosuke pushed those thoughts aside.
"If we can keep that energy, we keep as much as possible."
"Merlin should be able to do it."
Ryuunosuke gave the order immediately.
"Understood, Captain. Leave it to me."
"Merlin"
As Meliodas went to handle it, Ryuunosuke ended the call at once.
Now there was only one priority left.
Nirvasiu.
Ryuunosuke stood up and brushed the sand and salt from his clothes, gaze returning to the battlefield.
"Captain Ryuunosuke…"
A familiar voice suddenly reached his ears.
"Hm?"
"Miss Bakkin?"
Ryuunosuke turned, and the sight in front of him made his expression shift.
It was Bakkin, the woman Nirvasiu had flung away earlier.
Strangely enough, seeing her like this felt off.
She still looked like a beautiful woman now, but in Ryuunosuke's mind, the name Miss Bakkin fit the old hag version far better.
"Captain Ryuunosuke, can you help me?"
"If this keeps going, we won't be able to eliminate Nirvasiu at all!"
"That monster is called a substitute for God. If the fight drags on, it'll only get stronger!"
"And once it absorbs enough, there won't be a way back!"
"I don't want Carmel to just disappear like this!"
Bakkin laid out her purpose without any hesitation.
Even she knew the odds of him helping were slim.
But she still came.
At this point, she did not know who else in the world could possibly do anything.
"I don't have a reason to help you," Ryuunosuke replied calmly.
"Give me one."
"It might even be an excuse."
While he spoke, he was already preparing himself to step into battle.
"I can't enter this space of God."
"But Captain Ryuunosuke definitely can!"
"Nirvasiu's armor isn't armor at all. It's active god cells!"
"Those cells only have one ability. They absorb and convert attacks!"
"As long as it's energy that belongs to this world, it will turn it into its own strength and nourish the divine genes inside its body."
"Once the divine genes mature, Carmel will completely disappear, and God will fully descend!"
Bakkin's words came out fast and sharp, as if she were afraid she would be interrupted.
"I see."
"It seems you know quite a lot."
Ryuunosuke's eyes narrowed, then a faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"So what do you want me to do?"
"Use a power that doesn't belong to this world to hit it?"
Bakkin froze.
The expression on her face made it obvious.
That was something she had not considered.
Once the god plan began, there was no turning back.
The main reason she came was because she believed Ryuunosuke could still create a miracle.
Please.
"As long as Carmel isn't devoured by Nirvasiu, I'll rescue him, and then we can commit suicide immediately!"
"I know we did things you'll never forgive."
"Let us die together!"
Bakkin pleaded again, her voice trembling.
Seeing her like that, Ryuunosuke understood she was not acting.
And that ridiculous drama between the two earlier probably was not a performance either.
This was getting serious.
"I understand."
"Tell me everything else you know. Any details, any information."
Ryuunosuke spoke slowly, as if forcing himself to be calm.
…
At the same time, Kirito and the others arrived at Devil's Island.
But things were not going as planned.
Vegapunk did not even make them search for him.
He appeared right in front of them.
That's right.
When they reached Alcatraz, a group of people stood waiting at the port.
"Kirigaya Kazuto, captain of the Handyman Squad of the Dragon Hunter Pirates."
"Dragon Hunter Pirates, Handyman Squad commander, Doflamingo."
"Dragon Hunter Pirates…"
Vegapunk called out each name one by one, his tone relaxed, as if he were greeting guests.
Then his gaze shifted, and his voice carried a strange surprise.
"I didn't expect you to come too, old man."
"What, Erwin, are you here to attack me as well?"
Vegapunk ignored the Dragon Hunter Pirates members in front of him and focused on Erwin.
"I came here just to see what you're up to, old man."
"Half your body is already buried in the ground, yet you still insist on messing around in the world of young people."
"Isn't that a bit pathetic?"
Erwin smiled as he spoke.
But then his movements changed.
He began removing his clothes.
In the blink of an eye, he was left in only a short sleeved shirt, exposing his body fully.
A small dagger appeared in his hand at some point.
The aura rolling off him rose higher and higher.
With every step forward, the air around him seemed to compress.
"So you really did come to attack me?"
"In that case, I can't just surrender."
Vegapunk's smile thinned, and his voice turned sharper.
"By the way, are you still holding a grudge about what happened back then to Captain?"
"Captain…"
Bang!
Before Vegapunk could finish, Erwin's fist slammed into him.
Vegapunk shot backward like a cannonball.
Before he could even land, Erwin was already waiting in the path of his flight.
The dagger flashed.
Slash after slash erupted in an instant, piercing straight through Vegapunk's body.
Puff!
The next moment, Erwin grabbed Vegapunk by the throat with one hand.
"How dare you bring that up in front of me!"
"Captain?!"
"That title is no longer something you're qualified to use!"
Erwin's voice was cold enough to freeze blood.
Then he drove the dagger straight into Vegapunk again.
In only a few breaths, he turned the body in his hand into a sieve.
Bang!
Erwin threw the corpse aside as if tossing garbage.
"Come out."
"That thing might fool other people."
"But these puppets won't block my eyes."
His gaze was sharp and heavy, his voice full of killing intent.
Kirito and the others were stunned.
Mr. Erwin's combat power was terrifying.
What he just unleashed was at least equal to a squad member.
No, it was close to a squad leader.
"You're still the same."
"With a temper like that, you really shouldn't be a doctor."
A voice spoke from behind.
A tall, thin man walked out slowly.
Kirito had imagined Vegapunk as a pot bellied old man.
But the man in front of them looked sickly, almost fragile.
He did not fit the word old at all.
"Whose fault do you think it is that I became like this?"
Erwin's anger had already vented in that sudden burst.
He did not strike again immediately.
But everyone present could see it clearly.
Erwin was still ready to fight.
Unless Vegapunk gave an answer that satisfied him, the next moment would be blood.
"So."
Erwin lifted the dagger, pointing it forward without hesitation.
"What are you planning to do this time?"
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