Chapter 520: The Stairway of Spirit and Flesh
Pfft!
A golden ray shot out as if from an infinite distance, directly piercing through Void Shiki's right hand.
This strike thus deviated.
The Mystic Eyes that could kill any target as long as they hit the lines of death, even capable of killing a [Concept], actually deviated in this instant.
Void Shiki's face revealed a look of incomprehension.
She should have been able to perceive this kind of attack. As an individual flowing out from the Root, and currently bearing the mission of a [Hero], destiny shouldn't have allowed her to be hit.
But she was hit anyway.
Void Shiki turned her head. Extremely far away, it was as if a giant beast was violently charging out from the mountains and forests.
The speed was so fast and the momentum so massive, it was as if some monster thousands of meters tall was sprinting over from the foundation of the earth.
But in reality, there were only two giant men less than three meters tall charging over violently.
The two constantly hacked and slashed at each other.
The huge axe-sword and the pitch-black giant sword exuding an ominous feeling slashed into each other's bodies time and time again.
But they were deflected right at the body surface.
Two giants, one black and one white, their auras almost completely identical.
Roar!
Ha!
The two seemed like clones, opening their mouths and roaring simultaneously.
Pitch-black magical energy turned into an impact, shattering a block of hundreds of meters in an instant.
On the other side, Kaito Shirogane opened his mouth and roared. Amidst the explosions of thunder and lightning, an even stronger explosive force blasted outwards. Fresh blood instantly flowed from the eyes and ears of Heracles close at hand.
Obviously, the World-Shocking Thunder Roar could exceed the immunity level of [God Hand].
[Noble Phantasm · Swirl of the Heart analysis of God Hand progress increased. Your trait · Intermediate Adaptation has upgraded to Advanced Adaptation]
[You suffered a magical energy and sonic impact. You have developed extra immunity to magical energy impact and sonic impact, and will be immune to most damage of this type]
Kaito Shirogane smashed Heracles's head backwards with a punch, but this kind of attack could no longer kill him.
But Kaito Shirogane grabbed the other party's body, completely ignoring all obstacles, and directly crashed through the entire world.
The translucent eddy current behind him grew larger and larger, already like a huge tail, rushing into the sky.
Kaito Shirogane withdrew his left hand. With the Swirl of the Heart activated, he didn't need to look with his eyes to know he hit the target.
Above his head, a half-crown shone brightly.
[Fatalism] could grant immunity to the influence of destiny-side and causality-type abilities. It possessed a countering effect against Void Shiki, someone who to a certain extent was like having a "cheat code," able to know whatever she wanted to know at any time.
After activating the Swirl of the Heart, Kaito Shirogane not only improved his combat ability but also his thinking ability.
Before activating the Swirl of the Heart, he knew he was already lagging significantly behind in the race of "causing trouble" with White Mask. At that time, he just thought of learning [God Hand] first to enhance his strength.
But after fully activating it, he realized more things.
White Mask initiating the [Human Instrumentality Project] was actually a better opportunity for him.
[Current World Collapse Value: 378/500 (Relatively Stable)]
The title of [Savior of Evil Men] seemed to flicker with some kind of light.
The existence of Void Shiki flashed through Kaito Shirogane's mind, and he immediately let out a mad laugh.
Void Shiki, as the chosen Hero, perhaps wasn't his opponent at all...
A Hero cannot cause effective damage to a Savior.
Rumble!
Amidst the mad propulsion, ripple-like movements began to appear in the sky. A large amount of mysterious and ancient text began to flash. Subsequently, a mysterious power began to radiate.
It was as if there was some strong psychological suggestion, but different from psychological suggestion, it wasn't that kind of highly aggressive aura, but more like omnipresent water.
It instantly entered the hearts of everyone.
In that instant, it was like throwing a tiny individual soul into a vast, empty sea.
There was clearly nothing in the sea, but it could completely contain [You].
Whether it was your anger, fear, unwillingness, grievance, darkness, or even sin, everything was bleached white and disappeared with the water waves.
A large number of humans were thrown out from the houses smashed by Kaito Shirogane and Heracles, but these people neither screamed in terror nor became hysterical.
One by one, they were incomparably calm, their faces serene. They turned into liquid in mid-air, landed with a plop, and vanished without a trace.
A thing like water didn't have much sense of existence, but facing this kind of physical attack, it wouldn't produce any reaction either.
Pfft pfft pfft pfft...
Puddles of water appeared everywhere in Fuyuki City just like this, and then fused together.
In the empty, void-like sea, there was more and more water.
The misty rain in the sky had dissipated at some unknown point, perhaps because of that previous strike between Void Shiki and White Mask, or perhaps affected by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In the azure sky, the sunlight was no longer bright, but instead turned an orange-yellow.
The whole world seemed to be drawing to a close.
Splash, splash...
Kaito Shirogane and Berserker were still running, but there was no longer the tactile sensation of stepping on actual solid ground beneath their feet. Instead, under the sunlight, those orange-yellow liquids were constantly splashing.
The whole world became silent and soundless.
Bang!
With just one punch, Heracles's head suddenly exploded.
This pitch-black giant swayed twice. In the next moment, a new head had already regenerated.
Roar!
He opened his mouth and roared. Even more powerful magical energy exploded, but Kaito Shirogane merely raised his hand, blocking all the exploding magical energy in front of him.
[Current World Collapse Value: 7800/8000 (Order collapsed, returning to nothingness)]
[Despairing Salvation, passive bonus: 200% (All attributes)]
Not just physical attributes like Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit. Outside Kaito Shirogane's body, the blazing white killing intent fluctuation burned. Energy attributes, and even Charm and Luck attributes, were all enhanced.
"Ha, hahahahahaha..."
Kaito Shirogane looked at the resurrected Heracles without making a move. He merely watched the other party and let the other party condense magical energy. In the next moment, a pitch-black slash occurred together with a magical energy explosion.
Pfft!
The laughing fluorescent white head was slashed off and sent flying. But after only flying dozens of meters, that head turned into fluorescent white radiance and returned to the body.
[Noble Phantasm · Swirl of the Heart has completely analyzed God Hand]
[You obtained Special Property · God Hand (?)]
Kaito Shirogane walked on the orange sea. At this time, this city had become incomparably quiet.
There was only Heracles's roar, and the faint sound of fetal movement beneath the water's surface.
Only a very few people were able to resist until now. Cannibal Flower weakly brought Illya out of the bounded field at this time. She looked at Mercenary Tao and roared loudly:
"What are you doing, Mercenary Tao? Quickly kill White Mask!"
Kaito Shirogane shook his head and merely reached out his hand to Illya.
"Master, before melting, what wish do you want to fulfill?"
Illya tentatively stepped on the orange sea beneath her feet. She felt a strange sensation.
As a person who was not understood, as a tool destined to die, at this moment, even she seemed to begin to be understood by others.
She shook her head and suddenly walked towards the pitch-black giant.
"Berserker, have you come to pick me up?"
The young girl's smile was flawless and innocent. But the clearly polluted giant swayed twice and actually left Kaito Shirogane, walking towards the girl.
Kaito Shirogane looked at this scene, intense light revealing in his eyes. This is exactly the kind of thing!
Exactly this kind of thing transcending the control of rules. That power, that... Heart!
Kaito Shirogane reached out his hand, but Illya turned into a puddle of liquid and blended into the sea beneath her feet.
Kaito Shirogane withdrew his hand. His gloomy face quickly turned into a smile.
"I won't let you disappear just like this."
"My... Master. I am... the Savior!"
(End of Chapter)
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