Chapter 386 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and the Seven Holy Swords [157] (1/2)

386. Country of Sakura, Cherin and the Seven Holy Swords [157]

「Gu, gah!」

My straight right sent Deal flying horizontally across the ground, knocking down a number of trees.

He escaped instant death by erecting Hydra’s defense once again at the very last second. What a stubborn guy.

「……Ria.」

Ria was lying at my feet.

「…It must have hurt.」

I slowly pulled out the sword that was thrust into her chest and then crushed it with my bare hand.

As I gently touched Ria’s cheek with my left hand, I felt a slight warmth still remaining in her body.

But her eyes were staring into the void. And her heart had stopped beating.

「…I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…」

Despite being in the middle of a battle, my tears did not stop.

「T-This is all my fault… Because I’m… weak… Because I… I couldn’t defeat Deal…」

I clenched my fists so hard that it started to bleed.

Sorrow, despair, hatred, and various negative emotions welled up within. And in response, the volume of darkness pouring out increased steadily.

Ria’s pool of ​​blood spread under my feet, and I saw my reflection in it – I looked just like Zeon.

Hair dyed pure white.

Black pattern under my left eye.

Horrifying and evil darkness that couldn’t possibly come from a human.

The only difference was the eyes.

My dark red pupils were dead with no life in them.

「Wait just a little longer. I am going to kill Deal. Once that’s done, I’ll join you on the other side.」

The deadly poison that was eroding my body disappeared before I knew it.

Instead, my whole body was screaming in pain due to Zeon’s overwhelming power.

Cell death and cell regeneration was occuring at a tremendous rate.

It seems that my immature body cannot withstand this high output power.

If I continue fighting in such a state, I will surely reach the limit soon. And I will die.

But I don’t care.

(WIth this much power… I can kill him.)

My only purpose is to avenge Ria.

As long as I can achieve that, it doesn’t matter what happens next.

When I was thinking about that, poison waves of “purple” burst out, pushing aside my “black”.

「Ku, Kukuku… Ahahahahahahaha… Man, that was a wonderful attack! My heart is shaking so violently! I wonder when was the last time I got punched in the face that hard, hahahaha… Bro, I have come to truly love you from the bottom of my heart!」

Deal, having recovered using Hydra’s ability, slowly walked towards me, uttering his usual bullshit.

「However, I am truly surprised. To think you can get rid of Hydra’s poison… What a shame. Had you awakened that power just a moment earlier, you could have saved Miss Ria-」

「–Shut up!」

His theatrical movements, jarring voice, and overly familiar way of speaking– each and every one of his actions made me sick.

「Oh my, it looks like I made you hate me…」

He shrugged his shoulders and raised his right arm. Four heads of Hydra stretched up from his shoulders.

The next moment,

「–Venom Gift.」

The four heads bit into Deal’s limbs all at once.

「Ah….. I can never get enough of this feeling of sharpening my five senses…」

He hugged his body tightly with both hands, drooling at the corners of his mouth.