Basically, these were âScorch Dragonâ Velgrynd, the Emperor, and finally, the army uniform guy who had shot at Veldora.
There were several others who could also be placed under the label of âdangerâ, and I wanted to get rid of them all at once.
But really, other than those first three, the others didnât feel like a âdangerâ at all.
My body, having transformed into that of a âTrue Dragonâ with its Energy reaching the greatest heights, had yet again drastically exceeded in power in both quality and quantity.
So much that, now, I could probably pack a punch against even Milim or Guy.
But, I shouldnât get conceited, or something bad might happen; truly, negligence is sin.
I will finish off all of them, leaving behind not a single drop of blood.
That being said, the Black Numbers had already done quite a number on them, and it seemed like only the strongest of them remained.
Well, as long as there werenât any casualtiesâŠâŠ
Were they following my order to not die?
Iâll worry about that later.
As there was an enraged Velgrynd approaching as we speak.
First, I think I should let Veldora come out using Storm Dragon Release.
My Energy wasnât always at full capacity probably because, I let Veldora roam freely.
But because Veldoraâs power was overflowing into me, the circulation had caused a revitalization effect on my body.
Before attaining the nature of a âTrue Dragonâ, I had been using a large portion of energy to maintain releasing Veldoraââ but that neither caused me inconvenience nor did I particularly feel anything from it ââ but now, I only needed to allocate around 30% of my energy for the upkeep.
Well, there werenât any problems using large scale magic despite that, so I didnât think too deeply about it.
Thinking that, as I was about to perform Storm Dragon Release,
(Wait. I requested that Wisdom Lord to enhance my Skills.)
ăAlert. Currently in the process of synchronization of Master and individual: Veldoraâs abilities.
Currently engaged in evolving ăInvestigation King Faustăinto ăChaos Lord Nyarlathotepă.
Please delay usage of Storm Dragon Release until completion.ă
Both of them stopped me.
Apparently it was Veldoraâs request.
She hadnât informed me, so that must have been the case.
I wanted to tell them to do it some other time, but itâs probably something that canât be done after Releasing.
I guess it couldnât be helped, and would be harder to do later, but then,
ăSolution. From the analysis of individual: Veldoraâs Skills, ability to evolve Ultimate Skill ăStorm King Veldoraăconfirmed.
Consequently, Ultimate Skill ăCovenant King Urielăwill be erased.
Would you like to synthesize Ultimate SKill ăStellar-Wind Lord Hastură? YES/ NO ă
Wisdom Lord Raphael informs me almost as a side note.
Good lordâŠâŠ this Raphael-san doesnât intend to slow down at all.
To think of reconstructing Skills mid-fight, just how relaxed was she?
As if âScorch Dragonâ Velgrynd didnât matter at all.
For now, itâs a NO.
Really, I did still have Gluttony King Belzebuth, but that didnât mean we should let our guard down.
Rather, to fight a âTrue Dragonâ with only Belzebuth?
Arenât you overestimating me a bit too much? I kept thinking.
After this battle, along with my subordinates getting their Demon Lord ascensions done with, I guess Iâll also undergo a massive Skill overhaul.
Just what was I going to be made to become, I decided to think about it later.
Now then, what to do about this âScorch Dragonâ.
The quality and quantity of my Energy had increased, and so had my strength.
I was thinking of testing out these powers, and wanted to dive into battle, but as Wisdom Lord Raphael was in the process of refining Veldoraâs Skills, close-quarters combat seemed like a bad idea.
I guess it wasnât too bad to fight head on, but getting damaged on top of using up Energy for attacks could make things troublesome.
I didnât want any weird effects from damage.
Therefore, I wanted to maintain some distance, and finish this with ranged attacks.
This was strategy, not cowardice.
If I could win easily, I shouldnât hesitate and just do it.
Though I say that, I didnât really have many ranged attack options.
Covenant King Urielâs Severance Series abilities were powerful, but their effective range was rather small.
It was a fearsome power like Dimension Severance, so obviously it was restricted to a certain range.
So that leaves, Magic?
Among the Nuclear Magics, there was one emission type attack more suited to ranged combat.
âNuclear Cannonâ, a type of laser cannon.
It was relatively easy to control, so human Great Mages seemed to prefer it.
That is to say, it was the easiest to control of the Nuclear Magics.
Furthermore, the cost-performance was pretty good too. Right now, my mana recovery rate was higher than its usage cost, so I could fire all I wanted without worrying about depletion.
That catch was, it definitely wouldnât have any effect on Velgrynd.
This was an emission attack that used concentrated mana particles, but at the end of the day, it was a heat based attack.
Against Velgrynd, who governed âHeatâ, it would be useless. Even if it was overlapped with the effects of Ultimate Skills, she could probably easily Resist it.
It was the most powerful of the Emission type attacks, but it was useless if there was no effect.
Really, what to doâŠâŠ
It suddenly came to me.
There was a new ability added to âStorm King Veldoraâ.
Reconstructed from âStorm Blastâ, it was an ability called âStorm Lightningâ.
At present, it was in fact the strongest long range attack in my possession.
This may just work on Velgrynd from a distance.
I wanted to try out this âStorm Lightningâ right away but ââ
ââ I happened to notice another thing I just had to try.
Bladed Storm: Crystallization, Transforming into a Blade CoreâŠâŠ ?
Itâd been re~ally bothering me for a while now, what was this thing?
That said, I couldnât let my guard down around Raphael-san.
What in the world do you have to do, to evolve this overpowered Storm King Veldora into an Stellar-Wind Lord Hastur; I had not Idea at all.
Apparently it would integrate with Covenant King Uriel, but what about the usability?
Well whatever.
The Bladed Storm did seem interesting, but it looked like it was a non ranged power.
Iâll ignore it for now. I donât even know what Iâm supposed to crystallize in the first place.
ăSolution. Ranged attacks possible with âBladed Stormâ.
Condensing the full spirit strength of Storm King Veldora, it is possible to launch a vectorized Energy blast.
Unlike Storm Dragon Release, which is being withheld to reconnect the Soul Corridor, it is possible to use this at present.ă
So crystallization means, the power from releasing Veldora, is directly injected into a sword?
Which would mean that this sword represented all of Veldoraâs powerâŠâŠ
ăSolution. That inference can be considered correct.ă
Ok.
Itâs probably like Veldora and me attacking at once, so itâs the most powerful attack I have right now.
Right then, the handle of my sword crystallized with a purple glow.
I felt my hand connected to Veldora through the sword.
It seemed that the sword had become part of my body.
As expected, my Energy levels dropped by 30%.
As I thought, it wasnât the Summoning, but the Release that drained the 30%.
And the crystallization seemed to cause the same effect.
In other words, this sword was like the manifestation of all of Veldoraâs Energy.
Along with the Bladed Storm, as if right on time, Velgrynd started to move.
It was a good time as any, so as a little test, I made a swing at Velgrynd.
Well, it was more a thoughtless flick of the wrist really.
And seeing that move, Velgrynd attempted a dodge.
It was likely a normal reaction for her.
Or maybe, it was her instincts doing the work.
But as a result, that very act of evasion saved her life.
A single swing of that sword had pierced the heavens, and split the seas.
Literally.
The deadly shockwave had no resemblance to the action of a sword, and cut down Velgryndâs wings mid-evasion.
Itâs strength still not waning, it split multiple Imperial Airships in two along its path.
And It didnât end there either.
The Energy of the swing even cut apart the ocean.
The waters divided.
I couldnât represent what unfolded below me in any other words.
Something like an electric field coating the split ocean, was keeping the waters apart.
The released Energy seemed to be further increasing the gap.
What kind of joke is thisâŠâŠ
I think I had the right to think that.
I didnât mean to do this at all, it was only a simple swing.
Et Voila the result, I also felt a large quantity of my energy being used up.
ăReport. Failure occurred in controlling âSword of Tempestâ. Energy usage was higher than predicted.ă
Failure, huhâŠ. That aint the problem!
No one cares about the Energy usage!
Well, itâs certainly not good, but back to the point.
The point was: the output.
We literally broke the ocean dammit! Normal environmental destruction looks like a joke in comparisonâŠâŠ
Plus, the range was super long, and the damage was unreal too.
It was so big, I probably needed to blacklist it.
(Kuahahahaha! My bad, my bad. Put a little too much umph into it.)
So he was the causeâŠ.
I was really glad we were in over water.
If this was in the middle of a city, it wouldnât just be a town disappearing, there was enough power to endanger an entire country.
It seemed that control was divided between the wills of both me and Veldora, and it seemed like the output this time was caused by Veldora.
Does that mean, if i also wanted to attack, the output would be even higher?
Thatâs too scary!
This sword is too dangerous, it felt like a cheat item.
(Hey, that was way overboard you know?
Look, even your big sis looks like she doesnât understand what just happened, and is totally out of it.)
(Heh, thatâs fine. If itâs my elder sister, she wouldnât die even if she took a direct hit.)
(That isnât the pointâŠâŠ But enough, Iâll be controlling the output from now on.)
(Yeah, got it. No problem!)
Geez Louise.
If this happened every time, sooner or later places would become uninhabitable.
Veldora had given the green light too, gotta keep the power down.
ăB-bastard! What, was that? What the hell was that!!ă
Velgrynd who came back to her senses, screamed at me, in a mix of anger and fear.
Really, someone needs to tell me.
But, if i had to answer,
ăUh, Veldora Sword?ă
I answered so.
With that single attack, it looked as if the battle was decided.
That one attack which pierced the heavens and split the seas was enough to utterly crush the spirits of the Imperial soldiers.
Multi-layered barriers were sliced through like a hot knife through butter, there was also nowhere to escape being out at sea.
Even if they managed to move beyond the speed of sound, it meant nothing if they couldnât outrun the attack.
The hearts of the Imperial soldiers filled despair, and those feelings became the most delectable âfood sourceâ for the demons.
And thenâŠ.
ăNo way, why?
Why, did the effect of my Regalia DominionâŠ. my âSovereign Ruleâ disappear?
Why, was Veldora defeated?!
Impossible, thatâs just impossible!
It was just a lowly Demon Lord, a puny slime!
It should have become powerless, after the source of its powers, Veldora, was taken awayâŠ.
How, could it consume itâs master, and take that power for itself!!
I was this close to finally achieving victory against Guy!!
To get in the way of my plansâŠ. Unforgivable, you lowly Demon Lord!!ă(TN: Spaghetti status: DROPPED)
Emperor Rudra, was furious.
He was so angry that he wasnât conscious of what was happening around him.
He had been ecstatic when he saw he could finally emerge victorious against Guy in their never ending game.
The moment right before victory is when one should be the most wary.
The cost of forgetting this ironclad rule, and being so careless, had now come back to bite him.
The ones who defended the Emperor, had no cards to play to deal with the situation at hand.
Everything was happening too fast.
With no means to turn the tide in the present situation, the act now moved towards the finale.
Now for something off topic, but not totally unrelated.
The cause of theăCalamityăbeing a battle between âTrue Dragonsâ would be verified by scholars in the future.
But, the real cause was something else.
The emergence of the sea monsters in the ăCalamityăstricken seas, was caused by that one swing of the Veldora Sword.
The Energy overflowing from that attack, pressured and pushed aside the seawater.
That phenomenon lasted a fairly long amount of time, which resulted in noxious amounts of Demonic Energy settling into the depths of the ocean.
Thereafter great amounts of that Energy gradually spread throughout the ocean, causing ludicrous changes to the ecosystem.
Although theăCalamityăwas named the âScorching Tempestâ, the massive downpour from the evaporated seawater couldnât have caused such an impact on the ecosystem.
In truth, the clash between Veldora and Velgrynd couldnât have caused this much damage.
Of course, the location was obviously amazingly lucky, but there was no way it was planned by the perpetratorsâŠâŠ
The point was, the resulting aftereffects of that single attack, would be the cause of headaches for future historians; but the truth of what transpired would never be known to the world.
(TN: Authorâs words)
I was concentrating more on the material, so the revision is lacking.
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So this chapter looks like it will make it in time ~ gao! This is all thanks to our local God Sushi-sama~~. Iâm just a lazy lion who canât meet deadlines (orz), but I do consider myself lucky for all the help. That includes many of you in the comments too! I havenât updated the tl;dr section it seems. Iâll try to do it soon. Though back to the point, Sushi helped me edit and finish this in time so he is more or less half the translator for this chapter. Weâd probably be late every week without him lol. So next chapter tomorrow, hopefully the same time as this one. Until then, see you in another chapter ~ Gao!!