The next moment, the massive white body vanished from sight. Issei, almost unconsciously, blasted the boosters on his back…
[JET!]
Before he knew it, the beast's head was right in front of him.
"Don't you dare touch my woman───!!"
Bang!!
With an explosive sound, Fenrir's neck was blown away.
"Are you alright, Asia!?"
"Y-yes!!"
As Issei breathed a sigh of relief at having protected Asia, everyone's astonished faces turned toward him.
"Issei, you..."
"Incredible..."
But even as Rias's and Irina's voices sounded…
"Gef!! ... Huh?"
Suddenly coughing up blood, Issei collapsed on the spot.
"Issei-kun!?"
Kazuki caught Issei's body with a shoulder under his arm. 'It hurts... When had I been hit?'
"Kazuki-sama, Asia, over here!"
Guided by Yuma's voice, Issei was laid down on the roof of the carriage. His armor had already dissipated without him noticing.
"This is terrible...!"
There was a large hole in Issei's abdomen, from which blood gushed out profusely. 'Damn it... Had Fenrir's claw struck me then?... Crap, I'm losing too much blood...' The moment he thought that, Issei's consciousness sank into darkness…
"Issei-san!?"
Asia clung to the unconscious Issei.
"He's fine, he's just unconscious. Asia, hurry and treat him!"
Asia stared at Kazuki and twisted her face. Treating Issei meant interrupting the treatment of Kazuki himself. The kind-hearted Asia could not make that decision.
"Never mind me. Issei is the priority now. Hurry!"
"Yes!!"
At Kazuki's sharp shout, Asia interrupted his treatment and began working on Issei. 'Good, Issei would be fine now.'
"Yuma, I'm leaving the two of them under your guard."
"Leave it to me."
Leaving the two to Yuma, Kazuki checked the battle situation.
Since holy waves probably worked against Fenrir, Yumi, Xenovia, and Irina, who had entered her battle form, were engaged in close combat.
From a distance, Rias, Akeno, and Kuroka were respectively firing their Power of Destruction, lightning bolts, and curse-killing bullets.
Shirone was likely guarding Rias and the others, staying close to them. Their coordination was good, so for now, they seemed fine.
Azazel and Baraqiel were challenging Loki, but even their attacks could not breach Loki's defensive barrier. It was said that Norse magic and sorcery were more advanced than those of the Biblical Faction, but to think it was to this extent...
Rossweisse, using the same magical formulas, simultaneously fired attack magic of all attributes, but she could not break through Loki's defensive barrier. The three of them grimaced in pain as Loki fired back spells as if in return.
'If I were going to provide reinforcements, it would be here!'
But Kazuki's arms had not yet finished regenerating. Close combat was difficult.
Then…
'Open, Smasher!'
As Kazuki willed it, the chest armor of Guyver opened on its own. Inside, it was already filled with a light like the sun...
"Eat this, Loki! Chest Particle Cannon, Mega Smasher!!"
Guyver's finishing move, the chest particle cannon Mega Smasher, shot straight toward Loki.
"Nuoo!? Th-this power is───!?"
Loki hastily initiated a defensive barrier. But,
Crash!!
With a sound like shattering glass, Loki's figure disappeared into the torrent of light.
"Did we get him!?"
Azazel shouted, but 'Teacher, that's a flag.' Sure enough, after the torrent of light subsided, Loki was still there, emitting more red smoke than before, but still looking capable of fighting.
"I underestimated you... Not only the Sekiryuutei, but the power of Guyver to this extent... I've been considerably worn down."
'This is my chance!' Just as Kazuki was about to summon The Guyver Gigantic to launch a full-scale attack…
"Half Dimension!!"
Suddenly, tremendous magical power struck Fenrir. The surrounding space distorted, and the massive white body was crushed. 'Even Fenrir would be affected by this,' Kazuki thought, but the next moment,
CRACK!!
Fenrir's fangs bit through the space. Fenrir shook its massive body, glared at the one who had attacked it, and rumbled in its throat, "Gurururu..." as if threatening.
"Just as expected of Fenrir. So an attack of that level can't defeat him..."
There stood a silver-haired beauty in pure white armor with eight wings of light, seated cross-legged on a golden cloud, accompanied by Bikou, who was standing by, Vali Lucifer…
Before Rias and the others, who were struggling against Fenrir, the White Dragon Emperor Vali Lucifer suddenly appeared and unleashed a powerful attack. But Fenrir even bit through that attack and glared at her.
"Oh, so the White Dragon Emperor appears here as well."
"Greetings, Malevolent God Loki-sama. I am the White Dragon Emperor Vali. I have come to bury you."
At Vali's declaration of war, Loki, calming Fenrir, curled the corners of his mouth.
"The Two Heavenly Dragons and Guyver, huh... Hmm, I've seen something interesting, so I suppose I'll call it a day for now."
As Loki flipped his mantle, the space around Loki and Fenrir began to distort.
"But on the day of the meeting with the Japanese Mythology, I will appear again! Odin, that time will be your end!!"
Leaving those words behind, Loki and Fenrir vanished.
'Honestly, I'm relieved they retreated. If we had continued fighting, we probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Fenrir, even though it's frustrating.'
"Azazel, and Rias Gremory. I have a proposal for you!!"
Without even time to rejoice over each other's safety, the White Dragon Emperor Vali spoke up…
Opening his eyes faintly, Issei saw Asia looking at him. Noticing that he had woken up, Asia relaxed and smiled.
"Thank goodness... How are you feeling, Issei-san?"
"Asia, I..."
'That's right,' he remembered. 'I was defeated by Fenrir and lost consciousness!'
"The battle? Is everyone safe!?"
"It's okay, the battle is over. Everyone is safe. Right now, they're talking with the White Dragon Emperor..."
"The White Dragon Emperor!? Vali is here!?"
Unable to stay still, Issei sat up. 'Hmm, no pain.' Apparently, he had been laid down inside the carriage. When he went outside, the carriage had landed on the ground, and everyone was gathered, talking. He could also see the silver-haired beauty, Vali.
"You must have realized it yourselves, haven't you? That, with just you alone, you cannot defeat Loki and Fenrir."
Everyone grimaced in frustration at Vali's words. Vali looked around at them and continued.
"But the same goes for me. With just myself as I am now, I cannot take on Loki and Fenrir simultaneously. However, it's a different story if the Two Heavenly Dragons and Guyver join forces."
Saying that, Vali turned her gaze to Kazuki, and then to Issei.
"Issei, are you alright now?"
"Yes, I'm fine now. But───"
Issei bowed his head to the President, who asked worriedly. Then he met Vali's eyes.
"What are you planning, Vali?"
"I'm saying that, just for this occasion, I don't mind fighting together with you… In other words, a joint front, Issei-kun."
Saying that, Vali winked mischievously.
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