Clang, clang, clang—!!!
A clear metallic clashing sound rang out, making everyone's ears ring; with just a single blow, Obelisk the Tormentor extinguished the black flames on lævateinn.
Surtur broke into a cold sweat, looking at Obelisk the Tormentor with a forced smile and saying, "Your strength is quite impressive, you big rock."
"Awoooo—!!" Obelisk the Tormentor roared, his voice carrying a sense of fighting spirit mixed with anger at Surtur's nickname for him.
Then, Obelisk the Tormentor raised his other fist and attacked.
Surtur held his sword with both hands and couldn't react in time; unable to free his hands, he took a punch from Obelisk the Tormentor right in the face. The force was so great it nearly knocked him to the ground.
Feeling the immense power and impact on his face, Surtur almost lost consciousness, but he recovered through sheer willpower, gripping lævateinn with both hands to slash at Obelisk the Tormentor.
Obelisk the Tormentor's expression remained unchanged as he caught the blade of lævateinn with one hand.
Surtur clutched his bruised face, his expression turning serious as he said, "This guy's fist is truly strong enough; I didn't expect such a powerful giant to exist."
"Lord Surtur!! Are you alright?!" At that moment, Rosweisse ran to Surtur's feet and shouted to him.
Surtur remained in a sword-swinging stance, locked in a stalemate with Obelisk the Tormentor, and looked down at Rosweisse.
"It's Odin's Valkyrie. Leave this Obelisk the Tormentor to me; you all hurry to the next circle!!"
"But..." Hearing Surtur's words, the group fell into a state of hesitation, because the Specters and Guardian Dragons they had encountered in Hell before were all extremely strong, even rivaling the top powerhouses of various mythologies.
Furthermore, their current opponent was Rhadamanthys, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Underworld, the strongest among the Specters. Moreover, the guardian serving as his partner would certainly be no weaker.
Surtur suddenly exerted force and swung his sword, pushing Obelisk the Tormentor back a few steps, and said high-spiritedly, "I can hold out here, you guys go quickly!!"
"Alright, let's leave this to Sirzechs and Sir Surtur. We should hurry on our way." As the wise one among the Devils, Ajuka recognized the bigger picture and immediately led everyone toward the Second Circle.
Subsequently, the group immediately passed through the Cocytus Ring, and their movements were observed by Obelisk the Tormentor.
With a thought from Obelisk the Tormentor, Katerea and Shalba, who were within Cocytus, appeared in his hands. Under their terror-filled gazes, he squeezed them with all his might.
Soul Energy MAX—!!!
"Aaaaaah—!!!" Amidst their miserable screams, they transformed into two lightning-like streaks of energy that flew into the gem on Obelisk the Tormentor's forehead. His already sturdy, rock-like muscles became even more surging, and a powerful aura radiated from his body.
The energy of his entire body condensed into his right fist, which he then aimed at Issei Hyoudou and the others who were running toward the Second Circle.
Fist of Fate—!!
"Don't you dare—!!"
Just as Obelisk the Tormentor was about to throw the punch, Surtur swung lævateinn with great force, forcibly changing the trajectory of the attack.
Boom—!!!
Obelisk the Tormentor's ultimate move, Fist of Fate, was unleashed. It wasn't aimed at Issei Hyoudou and the others, but toward the starry sky of the Underworld. The powerful blue energy shockwave shot straight into the sky, forcefully shattering the world barrier of the Underworld and creating a massive black hole.
That energy shockwave even shot straight through to the Netherworld and Heaven. To prevent panic in the Human World, the guardian gods used teleportation arrays to divert it into outer space. Even from space, the towering blue pillar of light could be seen.
The Underworld, Cocytus Ring.
Obelisk the Tormentor looked at his masterpiece in the sky, his expression gradually turning grim. He looked at Surtur with extreme rage and shouted:
"You damn flame guy!!!"
"Yo, you finally spoke. I thought you were a mute." Surtur said with a smile, pointing his sword at Obelisk the Tormentor with both hands.
But upon closer inspection, his hands holding the sword were trembling slightly; he was clearly putting up a front. He was completely terrified by that Fist of Fate. If that move had been aimed at him, he would likely have been pulverized down to the last cell.
"Awoooo—!! I will strike you down!!" Obelisk the Tormentor roared, the wings on his back unfolding as a terrifying sandstorm swirled around him.
Then, the two giants rushed toward each other with massive steps, each footfall accompanied by a series of tremors.
The two different elements, sandstorm and fire, collided, forming a storm of sand and flame that made it impossible for those outside to see the battle within. Meanwhile, the fight between Sirzechs and Rhadamanthys was also nearing its end.
At the beginning, the two were evenly matched, but as the battle progressed, Rhadamanthys gradually began to take it seriously.
Rhadamanthys's Cosmos continued to rise, and Sirzechs slowly began to fall into a disadvantage.
"Greatest Caution!!" Rhadamanthys focused his Cosmos into his palm and fired a dark, dragon-shaped explosive shockwave at Sirzechs.
"Hah—!!" Sirzechs used all of his Power of Destruction, transforming it into an unprecedented dark-red magic bullet that charged toward the demon dragon.
The demon dragon opened its mouth and bit the magic bullet, forcefully crushing it into dust in the air.
"Roar—!!" The demon dragon charged at Sirzechs with a roar of Death and darkness. Sirzechs, having exhausted all his magic on the previous magic bullet, had nothing left to counter with.
Cough—!!
Struck by the blow, Sirzechs's eyes rolled back and he coughed up a pool of blood, crashing into a ten-thousand-meter crater in front of the Cocytus Ring. Because of his Devil physiology and his status as a Transcendent, and since Rhadamanthys hadn't used his full power, Sirzechs didn't die but lay in the crater with his upper body bare.
Rhadamanthys landed in front of the crater, looked at the fallen Sirzechs, closed his eyes, and said with slight disappointment, "Hmph! Sirzechs, are you a man with only this much strength?"
After saying that, Rhadamanthys turned to leave, preparing to pursue Issei Hyoudou and the others.
But what Rhadamanthys didn't notice was that Sirzechs, who was supposed to be down, slightly moved his fingers and forced his weakened body to fly out of the crater.
"Wait... Rhadamanthys..." Sirzechs called out to Rhadamanthys in a weak voice.
Rhadamanthys turned his head to see Sirzechs clutching his chest and panting. Rhadamanthys's eyes flashed as he spoke:
"Oh? Still alive? As expected of a man I acknowledge. But you should know that in your current state, you are no match for me."
"Yeah, I know. That's why I have to make this decision." Sirzechs said, dragging his injured body forward.
Then, a powerful dark-red aura erupted from his body. Rhadamanthys immediately became alert. Sirzechs's figure vanished, and he teleported behind Rhadamanthys, hooking his shoulders with both hands.
The dark-red aura on Sirzechs's body enveloped Rhadamanthys, and then, with a powerful explosion of magic, they flew straight toward the hole created by Obelisk the Tormentor.
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