While Luke was meeting up with Lest Karr and Guren, Rig was also extremely busy.
Rig offered Luke a warm and polite greeting in his heart, while tightly gripping the dimensional gun, fearing he wouldn't have time to teleport if the Progenitor caught up to him.
Feeling temporarily safe, Rig pulled out a small vial of reagent from his chest. This was a potion he had developed after his last encounter with the sin key, just in case, to counteract the power of the Seraph.
However, due to the rush, he hadn't tested its effectiveness. But right now, with his lower body shattered by the sin key and the wound continuously being eroded by the residual Seraph power, he had to improve his condition as much as possible before the Progenitor caught up.
When the potion was poured on the wound, a plume of black smoke immediately rose. Rig's face twitched slightly—this stuff really hurt!
As the strange black smoke dissipated, the erosion of the Seraph's power on Rig's wound was gone. However, without his lower body, even his modified body found it difficult to regenerate a severed limb in a short time.
Rig had just breathed a sigh of relief when his expression hardened again. He hurriedly activated the dimensional gun, and in the blink of an eye, his body vanished from the spot.
Just one second after Rig disappeared, a ghostly light carrying a very dangerous aura landed precisely where Rig had just been.
Boom!
As the dust settled, the scene revealed was utter chaos. The Progenitor, manipulating Shinoa Hiragi's body, landed with a cold expression. There was no trace of Rig to be found.
"Tch, what a slippery eel! How many more times can you activate that thing..."
The Progenitor naturally wouldn't let Rig go just like that. If Rig were at full strength, he would have already let him leave; he wouldn't bother with an effort that yielded no gain. But now that Rig was severely injured, the Progenitor naturally wanted to eliminate him as soon as possible. Otherwise, such a scheming and not-weak existence could affect his plans.
"Cough!"
The Progenitor suddenly coughed up a trace of blood, his body swaying slightly. The Progenitor murmured to himself.
"Am I pushing it too hard?"
Shinoa Hiragi's body, burdened with his power, was nearing its limit. Simply controlling it was fine, but after chasing Rig under such high load for so long, Shinoa's body couldn't take it anymore.
After a moment's consideration, the Progenitor decided to chase once more. Rig didn't dare face him head-on, so dealing with him should still be manageable... "Speaking of which, what method did Rig use to shake the underground Sanguinem?"
Luke raised the question, thinking perhaps this Second Progenitor might know some of Rig's methods.
But Urd, resting his chin on his hand and thinking for a moment, also shook his head, having no clue.
It was Krul who boldly offered her opinion.
"It couldn't be a human method. Otherwise, they would have used it during the great battle in Shinjuku. This scale and degree... it feels somewhat similar to a natural disaster..."
Hearing this, Luke's eyes lit up.
"You mean..."
Seeing Luke's expression, Krul nodded proudly.
"Mhm! It might be the power of a Seraph!"
Although Lest Karr couldn't stand Krul stealing the spotlight, he couldn't refute her guess.
After speaking, Krul and Luke exchanged glances.
"Did the sin key react at the time?"
"It seems not..."
Logically, if Rig used the power of the sin key, especially right above his head, the sin key on Luke's person should have shown some reaction. But that wasn't the case.
Krul frowned. Was she wrong? Had Rig already developed such powerful sorcery?
"Regardless, let's first go to the Southern District to assess the situation. Those nobles might still be buried."
Luke voiced his opinion. Urd nodded, agreeing with Luke's suggestion.
Lest Karr curled his lip. Perhaps having been buried underground for a while, although he disliked following Luke's lead for the next step, he didn't voice any opposition.
The group arrived together at the entrance to the Southern District of Sanguinem. To their surprise, the Southern District seemed completely unaffected by the earthquake, remaining intact.
Just as they entered, Luke spotted Lacus and René not far away. Similarly, these two also noticed their arrival.
"Are you all alright, esteemed ones? Weren't you..."
Lacus, being blunt, was about to ask, "Weren't you all buried alive in the Northern District?" when René stepped forward, cutting him off.
Lacus first gave René's back a puzzled look, then glanced at the Progenitor lords, only realizing belatedly.
Judging from the dust on Lest Karr and Guren, their experience in the Northern District hadn't been pleasant.
Although curious, Lacus knew better than to ask directly in front of Urd, Lest Karr, and the others, so he wisely shut his mouth.
I'll ask the Cute King when you're not around!
Krul, as if remembering something, asked Lacus and the other curiously.
"Have you finished handling the follow-up matters in Shibuya?"
Lacus gave a slight bow and explained with a smile.
"As per Your Majesty's instructions, we have completed everything. We arranged for some people to take shifts guarding, and we returned first."
As he spoke, Lacus couldn't help himself and added worriedly.
"We had just arrived at the Sanguinem entrance and were about to go in when we heard a horn sound, followed immediately by the ground starting to shake. Who would have thought the Northern District would collapse from this earthquake."
Krul's pupils contracted. She instinctively turned to look at Luke, finding that he had also shifted his gaze to her.
They both caught the key point in Lacus's words.
The sound of a horn!
Only a Seraph could sound a horn! The last Seraph had also shown its trace... It seems Rig and this final Seraph have already made contact.
But why didn't this Seraph come out to help Rig block the Progenitor at the time?
And where is this Seraph now?
It was like a brainstorming session was happening in Luke's mind, considering various possibilities.
If he couldn't figure it out, he'd stop thinking about it.
Luke looked up, patted Lacus on the shoulder, smiled warmly, looking full of approval.
"Old Lacus, you've grown up. We owe you a lot this time! Tell me, do you have any requests?"
Lacus felt a bit dizzy from Luke's praise, then his eyes sparkled as he made a request.
"Luke, can you be a punching bag for me to hit?"
Luke was stunned. Where did I offend this kid?
Krul was also shocked that Lacus dared to make such a request. But soon, a beautiful, somewhat gleeful smile curled at the corner of her lips.
René beside them broke out in a cold sweat.
Although the Cute King is violent and has pummeled the two of them several times, is this really the time for payback? Lacus, you're walking a narrow path!
Luke gave a strained smile and put an arm around Lacus.
"Do you really want that?"
Lacus gulped.
Then he shook his head frantically.
"No, no, no! I don't want it! I don't want it anymore!"
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