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The silence that lingered between Rias, Mary, Gwen, and Liz was finally broken by Gwen.
"Rias, please be honest with us," Gwen said in a low voice, making sure that only Rias and the other two could hear her. "Do you think Peter can win this fight?" She asked this question not because she lacked faith in Peter, but because the enemy he was facing was actually much stronger than him.
It was only logical for her to be worried and calculative in this kind of dangerous situation.
Hearing Gwen's question, Mary and Liz also nodded in agreement as they all waited anxiously for Rias's reply.
"You will know very soon," was the only thing Rias said as her focus once again shifted toward the ongoing fight.
Thud!
Thud!
Boom!
Boom!
Fists collided as deafening sonic boom sounds echoed throughout the battlefield. The fight had reached such an insane scale that both Peter and Bilnard were attacking each other nonstop. Peter continued taking heavy damage, yet his body healed instantly every single time, while on the other hand, Bilnard remained completely free of any visible injury.
The more Peter attacked, the more certain he became that he was reaching his limits. Even though his injuries were healing instantly, the fatigue he was feeling continued to grow, slowly getting out of control.
'And even after fighting for this long, he is still completely fine.' This was the first time Peter had come face to face with an enemy who was truly much stronger than him.
'It means there will be many more in the future who will push me to my limits.' With that thought, his next attack became noticeably slower. His speed dropped significantly, as if the fatigue he had been suppressing all this time had finally caught up to him.
Thud!
Boom!
Bilnard's fist connected directly with Peter's face, sending him flying at terrifying speed. The area around them was completely destroyed, turning into rubble and dust, clearly showing that the power behind that punch was no joke.
"Huh! What happened? Why did you suddenly become slow?" Bilnard asked with a disappointed expression, as if something precious had been taken away from him. "Is this all you've got?" he continued, taking a step forward toward the house where Peter had crashed.
But suddenly, his legs stopped. His entire body froze as he felt a dreadful sensation emerging from the place where Peter had landed. Every instinct within him screamed to not take a single step further.
"W-What is this feeling?! What is happening?!" Bilnard questioned as his hands began trembling uncontrollably. And to everyone's shock—whether it was Gwen, Liz, Mary, Rias, and the others, or even Nick Fury and his team who were watching the battle from the sky—two beams of red light pierced through the house where Peter had landed. The structure was obliterated completely as the beams shot straight into the sky, passing through the thick clouds and illuminating the white night sky with a crimson glow.
Boom!
With a thunderous sonic sound, a figure shot into the sky from the destroyed house at such unbelievable speed that even Bilnard was stunned.
'I couldn't even follow him!' Bilnard thought with a shocked and alarmed expression as he stared into the sky. His eyes were fixed on the man hovering there, his face now fully exposed, while the rest of his body was covered in a black suit with a cape flowing behind him. The wind caused the cape to flutter wildly, creating a sight that was nothing short of a spectacle.
"You... You have changed, Peter!" Bilnard said with a serious expression. To his surprise, Peter didn't reply. Instead, he raised his hands, slowly closing and opening his fists.
"This... it feels incredible! This power! I am overflowing with energy!" Peter said with a delighted expression, feeling the raw power coursing through his body. "And I still haven't merged with the Ancient Dragon Bloodline!" That was right—every bit of power he was feeling right now was solely due to the merging of the Ancient Kryptonian Blood.
And yet, the merging of the Ancient Dragon Bloodline was still left. He couldn't even fathom what kind of changes that would bring.
"He... He is different! No, he is changed!" Rias said with a shocked and astonished expression. She had expected Peter to show some kind of change during this fight, but something on this level was far beyond what she had anticipated.
Not only her—even Bel was shocked, and for the first time since the battle began, he felt genuine worry for his master.
"Changed? How so?" Mary asked, completely confused.
"Is something wrong happening to him?" Liz asked with clear concern in her voice.
Hearing their questions, Rias explained, "He has changed not just on the outside, but on the inside as well. His entire being is completely different from before. It's as if I am looking at a completely new person. Things like this do not happen normally."
"It means he is stronger now, right?" Gwen asked while staring at Peter with confidence shining in her eyes.
After a brief pause, Rias replied, "So much stronger."
"Heh! Hahahahahaha!" Bilnard suddenly burst into wild laughter. "Since you are finally going all out... then I suppose I should also go all out?" As those words left his mouth, both Rias and Bel were instantly shocked.
"No way! Has he finally achieved that form?!" Rias blurted out in disbelief.
"Master is finally going to use that form!" Bel exclaimed, confirming Rias's suspicions.
Suddenly, Bilnard's body began to change. His height increased at terrifying speed, stopping only after reaching seven feet from his original six. His hair grew longer, his nails extended and sharpened into razor-like claws, and two massive black wings burst from his back with a wingspan of nearly two meters. His teeth transformed into knife-like fangs, giving his mouth the horrifying shape of a true monster, while his ears became pointed like those of elves, thick hair growing inside them.
"T-That...!" Gwen gasped in shock as she stared at Bilnard's new form.
"He turned into a monster!" Mary exclaimed.
"Just like those in the vampire movies!" Liz added.
"That is the Vampire Count Form!" Rias revealed with a stunned expression.
"Haaa!" Bilnard took a deep breath through his monstrous mouth. "Shall we start our little game again~"