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As the darkness enveloped the barrier, everything went dark. It looked like one was devoured by a black hole. In this darkness the only thing that was giving light was the rainbow-like aura around Scarlet.
This is Scarlet's authority [Dream] clashing with Roxanne's authority [Void]. Although Roxanne's ultimate skill [ Azathoth ] is broken, it is still a concept, and against another concept, its power cannot suppress the other concept immediately.
" You lose Scarlet " suddenly Roxanne's voice came from behind Scarlet, startling her. But before Scarlet could do anything, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Looking down she saw that there was a sharp sword coming out of her. And this sword was the one that had shattered earlier.
" Hey did you know that when someone fully activated their authority, the shards of the same authority would attract each other? "Roxanne whispered as she took out the sword that despite impaling Scarlet didn't have any blood on the blade.
" And so you lose " Roxanne spoke as she kept away the sword and took out the scythe and held it on her shoulders.
"Ah, damn." Scarlet nodded as she sighed in disappointment. She also undid her transformation, returning to her human form.
" So who did you sync with " Roxanne asked as she began to retract her authority, returning the light back.
"Hmm, I think it was that Heracles guy, not sure " Scarlet spoke, unsure herself.
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At the same time, Heracles, who was carrying Cao Cao on his back, suddenly coughed a mouthful of blood.
Looking down he saw a huge hole in his stomach. And then his eyes rolled back, and he fainted in a pool of blood.
" Heracles " Jeanne screamed as she tried to help him. But with the addition of Cao Cao, Jean was too overwhelmed and also fell down alongside them.
" Owww " Jeanne screamed as she fell under the crushing weight of both Cao Cao and Heracles.
Connla hurriedly tried to help them. And despite his serious injuried he managed to pry Jeanne out from being crushed to death. While he did that, Siegfried tried to heal the injury in Heracles.
Although he was not a very good priest, he still had some medical knowledge, enough to keep the injuries from getting worse.
"Georg how long do we have to stay here? Is your sacred gear still sealed?" Siegfried spoke with some irritability.
Everything that happened today made even the kind priest feel worn out. It wasn't just Siegfried who felt this way; the last members of the hero faction—Jeanne, Heracles, Connla, and Georg—were all tired in their bodies and their minds.
They had gone from being a famous group to feeling like beaten dogs. Scarlet and Roxanne had completely destroyed their pride. Now, even if someone tried to incorporate them, they couldn't do anything because their will to fight was totally gone.
Now these guys are just a bunch of kids who were beaten down by society. Now they just want to disappear from here and go back home. Maybe tomorrow the hero faction would be disbanded. After all, Cao Cao, the glue that brought everyone together, is now in a coma.
This is the effect Roxanne wanted. This is her revenge against Cao Cao who dared to scheme against her friends. When she said she would make him lose everything, she meant it. Now whether his dream or his friends and confidants , none of them would be able to help Cao Cao.
Even the glory of heroes he desperately tried to bring was ruthlessly crushed by her. And by tomorrow no one would ever think of trying to follow Cao Cao's footsteps. All the bad deeds he had done over the years will be broadcast to the whole world, making him a wanted criminal that no force would dare accept.
Even if some crazy faction dared to take Cao Cao in, they would have to stop and think if it was even worth the cost. Without his Sacred Gear, the True Longinus, Cao Cao can barely even be considered a high-class being. Most of his fighting strength completely revolves around that one weapon.
In fact, this is the case for most Sacred Gear holders. Whether it is Vali or Issei, all of them rely heavily on their gears. This is why in the original series, both Issei and Vali were helpless against Rizevim despite being able to reach Super Devil class; his Sacred Gear Canceller left them with nothing.
But even then, Issei and Vali still had their draconic and demonic bloodlines to help them out. Unfortunately, as a human, Cao Cao has no such buff to fall back on.
"Ah yes! Hey guys, come quickly! I finally managed to breach the barrier!" Suddenly, Georg's happy voice rang out, making the depressed heroes finally feel a glimmer of hope.
"Finally, thank you God " Jeanne who had the weakest mentality, spoke as she even began to praise God despite forgetting her role as a nun for many years.
The others were also excited that they didn't really care about the nonsense Jeanne was speaking about. They were all desperately trying to escape this hellish place.
So when Georg opened the portal, the heroes were dragging their injured bodies.
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Watching the hero faction members run away with the help of Georg's sacred gear, Roxanne gave a cold smile and stopped paying her attention towards them. These guys would soon become history, so she has no interest in paying any attention to them.
Now she has to focus all her attention on her newest creation. To be honest, although Roxanne had made bizarre creations over the years, she had still not created a genuine god.
Although the Pokémon she made could also be considered gods, they weren't that in the truest sense. In this world, for one to actually qualify as a god, they need to hold a concept or authority.
And in this world those who are actually qualified to call themselves gods are Scarlet, Ophis, Bibal God, 666 (Trihexa) and Roxanne. And Roxanne now is trying to create a being on the same level as her.
In fact Roxanne herself doesn't have that much confidence this time. After all, she wasn't that sure whether she would define her grandfather as a weapon.
' No I need to hypnotize myself; otherwise my skill may be interupted.' Roxanne shook her headfrantically to frantically dispel those thoughts.
Her skill [weapon creation] allowed her to create anything as long as it is defined as a 'weapon.' For a mediocre person, such a skill would only allow them to create spears, blades and arrows like a regular blacksmith , but Roxanne took this skill to a new level. She began to test what borderlines are under the concept 'weapon.'
And through repeated testing she found that as long as she could hypnotize herself into thinking of any object that could be used as a weapon, her [ Weapon Creation ] skill would be able to create it. The Pokémon were all created like that because Roxanne used the sacred gear system as a reference and her own imagination.
" Scalet can you make sure , no one would disturb me? "Roxanne spoke as she beckoned her clone to come near.
" Mmm " Scarlet nodded and jumped away, giving Roxanne some space. She also looked at the sky and let out a draconic roar. And with that roar the prying eyes from other pantheons left immediately.
Well, who are they kidding? If they don't run now, Scarlet may give them a sudden visit to have a heart-to-heart conversation that involves a lot of blood and despair.
Seeing Scarlet had already cleared the unnecessary audience, Roxanne took a deep breath and started the process of creating her biggest masterpiece.
"Let us witness the birth of a miracle " Roxanne spoke as she stretched out her hand. Then the next moment she activated her skill.
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