A large bird formed from Demonic Aura spread its wings, let out a long cry, and charged towards Krul and Feng.
Krul remained calm, simply drawing the European-style longsword at her waist. With an upward slash, terrifying power transformed into sword energy, colliding head-on with the great bird.
But to Krul's surprise, the great bird split into two, each charging towards them separately.
Krul was somewhat startled and was about to step back.
However, she saw Feng step forward, not even drawing a weapon, and directly block the two small Demonic Aura birds with his hands.
"Feng, that's Demonic Aura... Huh?"
Krul had just wanted to warn Feng not to be too reckless, but then she saw Feng's hands accurately grab the two small birds. With a squeeze of his hands, the birds exploded into two puffs of Demonic Aura and dissipated.
Feng clapped his hands clean and turned to Krul with a smile.
"Don't be scared. After you slashed it, how much Cursed Gear power could it possibly have left?"
Krul first looked embarrassed, then puffed out her chest and declared.
"Of course I knew that! I'm just allergic to birds, that's all. Hmph!"
This attitude completely treated the battle as play!
Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Yoichi wasn't overly surprised. After all, according to their estimation, Krul and Feng held a higher status than Lacus.
He also felt somewhat fortunate about Krul and Feng's carelessness; this gave them a greater chance of escaping.
Naturally, Shihō Kimizuki couldn't just stand idly by while Krul and Feng were talking, and he wasn't foolish enough to engage in close combat with two Vampires who might be Progenitors.
His gaze lingered on each of his companions, finally becoming resolute when it fell upon the trembling Mirai Kimizuki.
Securing Mika on his back to prevent him from falling, Shihō Kimizuki swallowed the cursed gear booster drug. Instantly undergoing Demon Transformation, a horn grew from his forehead.
Krul and Feng, who were temporarily occupied by the demonic realm, had their sights set on Mika, whom Shihō Kimizuki was carrying. They naturally noticed his transformed state.
"Oh! Preparing for a big fight, are we?"
Sensing the immense aura emanating from Shihō Kimizuki, Krul became somewhat interested. She casually unleashed a sword energy blast that obliterated a group of minor demons, watching Shihō Kimizuki with anticipation.
Shihō Kimizuki's eyes turned blood-red. He sneered and shouted loudly.
"You damn Vampires! You want to kill this guy, right? If you have the guts, come and catch me!"
After saying that, he turned and fled into the depths of the dense forest without looking back.
He turned and ran, as if he had made some firm resolution!
The scene fell into silence; even the wind stopped.
I was all set for a fight, and you just run away like that?
"Hey! Damn it, how can you just run away?!"
Krul stamped her foot childishly, pointing in the direction Shihō Kimizuki had fled and shouting.
Feng immediately saw through Shihō Kimizuki's plan: he was banking on Mika being their target to lure them away and protect his other companions.
But in Feng's view, Shihō Kimizuki was being rather foolish.
While clearing out the minor demons in the demonic realm, Feng found a moment to lightly kick Krul's butt.
"You go kill Mika. I'll stay here and finish off these two humans."
Krul pouted, patted the spot where she was kicked, and stuck her tongue out at Feng.
"Bleh bleh bleh, fine, I'll go."
Without another word, Krul leaped dozens of meters into the air, heading towards Shihō Kimizuki's rapidly disappearing figure.
However, Mitsuba and Yoichi were not to be underestimated.
Seeing Krul about to pursue Shihō Kimizuki, Mitsuba gave a low shout. The Demonic Aura around her surged violently, the tenjiryuu burrowed deeper into the ground, and demon markings were about to cover half her body.
Maintaining the overloaded demonic realm was already affecting Mitsuba's mind; the clarity in her eyes was diminishing.
Several minor demons within the demonic realm suddenly pounced on Krul in mid-air, trying to block her path.
Yoichi also fired several arrows in rapid succession, aiming directly for Krul.
However, Krul seemed to completely ignore these attacks, showing no intention of defending at all.
"Sword, drink my blood!"
Just as the attacks were about to hit Krul, Feng's figure appeared in mid-air. His whip lashed out with snake-like flexibility, instantly neutralizing all the attacks.
Krul successfully broke through the demonic realm and chased after Shihō Kimizuki, disappearing from sight in an instant, moving much faster than Shihō Kimizuki had vanished!
Yoichi and Mitsuba's faces showed panic, and they couldn't help but exclaim.
"So strong!"
Feng landed, gave his whip a tug, and looked playfully at the remaining four, a mocking smile appearing on his face.
"So then, whose blood shall I drink first?"
..."How pathetic, Kimizuki. Reduced to fleeing like a stray dog. A Progenitor with such impure blood can force you into this state. Hahaha..."
"How about this? Give me your body, and I'll help you save your companions. Deal?"
Shihō Kimizuki ran at full speed with Mika on his back, completely ignoring the Ghost Box King's taunts.
He knew the Ghost Box King's full power was immense, but he still wanted to see his sister grow up. So, until the last possible moment, he wouldn't consider a complete Demon Transformation.
"Ah!!!"
Shihō Kimizuki suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right leg, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.
Mika was also thrown a considerable distance away.
"A pity. A mere human can't outrun me."
Shihō Kimizuki looked back to see Krul approaching unhurriedly. Glancing at his right leg, he saw a sword had pierced through the back of his knee, directly penetrating it.
Panic rose in Shihō Kimizuki's heart. Only one Vampire had pursued him. Could Mitsuba and the others handle the other one?
Shihō Kimizuki forced himself to stand up, leaning on his twin swords for support.
"You..."
Shihō Kimizuki had just started to speak when he saw Krul charge forward violently. He hurriedly raised his swords to block, but in Krul's eyes, he seemed like an ant, not even worth a proper glance.
A gust of wind brushed past the tense Shihō Kimizuki's cheek. Krul completely ignored him and went straight to Mika's side.
"Let's complete the mission first."
Krul pressed her four fingers together, her fingernails becoming sharp blades capable of easily slicing through bone.
Seeing that Mika was about to be killed, Shihō Kimizuki no longer cared about anything else. Gripping his twin swords, he made a decision.
"Ghost Box King!"
Although he couldn't stand Mika, he simply couldn't bear to see the Vampires succeed.
This was the reason he told himself, absurd and childish as it was.
The demon markings on Shihō Kimizuki's face seemed to come alive, swiftly spreading over his entire body before disappearing again.
Shihō Kimizuki's teeth grew sharp, and the demon horn on his forehead grew several more centimeters.
This transformation happened almost instantly. Just as Krul, who had reached for Mika's head, turned in confusion, she saw a chain appear before her eyes. Unable to resist, she was bound up like a rice dumpling.
The chain had shot out from a coffin that appeared out of thin air.
"Shihō Kimizuki" smiled as he pulled the sword from his right leg and casually tossed it aside.
"Little one, thank you so much. This guy's will is incredibly strong. If you hadn't made him willingly give up his body, who knows how long I would have had to struggle with him."
"Shihō Kimizuki"... no, it should be said, the Ghost Box King, now looked around with a face full of novelty, moving occasionally to feel the sensation of being alive.
"However, Kimizuki wants to kill you, so there's no helping it."
Krul was being constricted by the chains to the point of gasping for breath, but her face was filled with fury!
How dare this guy call her 'little one'!
The Ghost Box King snapped his fingers, calmly watching as another chain tipped with spikes extended from the coffin, heading straight for Krul's head.
But just as Krul was about to be pierced by the chain formed from Demonic Aura, her eyes suddenly flickered twice. A barely perceptible aura flashed and vanished.
However, the Ghost Box King's face was instantly filled with shock.
"Lord Sigmado!"
...Moonlight Rhyme, using Yoichi's body, held Feng by the neck. Feng had already lost half his body.
"A mere human, just borrowing a demon's power... how can you be this strong?"
Moonlight Rhyme couldn't be bothered with more talk. He raised his hand, forming an arrow, intending to pierce Feng's body. But the same phenomenon that occurred with Krul happened to Feng. That fleeting aura made Moonlight Rhyme freeze on the spot, and the formed arrow dissipated.
"Is it beginning?"
...Far away in Shibuya.
Rig's body had recovered, but he was imprisoned in a specially made cage, like a beast that had lost its freedom.
Rig was still trying to persuade Urd to join his plan to overthrow the Progenitors. Luke was still regretting not having killed Rig, when he suddenly felt movement from the asuramaru on his back.
"What's wrong, brother-in-law?"
"It's beginning..."
"What's beginning?"
Krul noticed that Luke and her brother seemed to be communicating and became curious. She naturally took Luke's hand.
This way, the three of them could open a party voice chat.
asuramaru's voice was grave.
"The Progenitor gave many Black Demon-class demons the same task: to hunt the Demon King."
Krul asked when she didn't understand, and Luke sought guidance humbly.
"What is the Demon King?"
"After death, Mikael will transform into the King of a Hundred Demons! I can already sense it... the aura of the Demon King..."
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