Chat Group: Anime Girls are Moist-Chapter 497: Luring another Heretic God?

"With me here, this island won't be affected."

Rei Ao shrugged his shoulders.

Sardinia was enveloped by his magic, as though protected by an invisible barrier.

No matter how intense the aftershocks of the Heretic Gods' battle were, they couldn't breach his magic to damage the island.

"Thank you..."

Erica was at a loss for words, but she felt a huge weight lifted from her mind.

At the same time, she couldn't tear her gaze away from Rei Ao.

He truly showed no fear of a Heretic God.

She wondered if, after slaying a god, he might become the seventh Demon King.

That thought set off a flurry of calculations in her mind.

Naturally, Rei Ao noticed the subtle gleam in her eyes.

Based on what he knew of Erica, she was probably hatching some small scheme involving him.

He let a meaningful smile play across his lips without saying anything.

Unfortunately for her, he wasn't Kusanagi Godou, the spineless turtle anyone could manipulate.

Anyone trying to weave small plots around him had best be prepared to be thoroughly outmaneuvered.

He withdrew his gaze and turned his attention back to the distant battle at sea.

Mikoto Misaka: "So this is how Heretic Gods fight? Honestly...it doesn't look like much."

Megumi Kato: "Why do you say that?"

Mikoto Misaka: "Well, it just doesn't have that jaw-dropping impact like when Rei Ao burned up an entire planet."

Yes, the battle between two Heretic Gods was ferocious—exchanging thunderous close-range blows that shattered the air, unleashing storms of lightning and solar fire.

The spectacle was huge, like a relentless natural disaster.

In Academy City, it would surely terrify everyone.

Yet Mikoto Misaka felt that these gods seemed kind of slow and lacking in wow-factor.

In her mind, she found herself thinking: "Seriously...that's it for gods?"

Inori Yuzuriha: "Rei Ao is just way stronger than they are."

Bibi Dong: "Yuzuriha-san is right. These two Heretic Gods aren't particularly weak; it's just that Rei Ao-sama is too strong. He once used the body of a divine dragon to ignite a celestial body, and we witnessed that magnificence ourselves. Unknowingly, we've been using his power level as a new standard for 'strength.'"

Recalling that scene, Bibi Dong felt her heart shiver with heat, thinking even a legendary god couldn't compare to Rei Ao in the slightest.

And this unbelievably strong man was hers.

Saeko Busujima: "Bibi Dong has a point. Rei Ao's overwhelming might has raised our threshold of 'power.'"

Frieren: "Yes. Of all the people I've seen, he's the strongest."

Miko Yotsuya: "Rei Ao-nii is invincible!"

Rei Ao: "Heh, I wouldn't dare call myself invincible. At the very least, I'm sure I can't beat the Magic Gods in Misaka's world."

Mikoto Misaka: "I've never met a Magic God anyway."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "Rei Ao-kun, if that's how it is, why not just destroy those two Heretic Gods right away?"

Rei Ao: "No hurry. I plan on taking them all out at once."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "All out at once?"

He suddenly turned and stretched out a hand toward Erica.

"Erica, give me the Gorgoneion you're holding."

"You want the Gorgoneion...?"

Never mind how he knew she had it; the Gorgon Stone was a sacred artifact she was tasked to guard, and it was extremely dangerous.

Naturally, Erica was very cautious.

"Could you at least tell me why you need it?"

If anyone else had demanded the Gorgoneion, she would have refused without a second thought under the banner of her duty.

But this was Rei Ao, someone stronger than even the wildest Demon King.

"Of course: I'll use it to lure out another Heretic God."

"What?!"

...

Somewhere on Sardinia...

"The two Heretic Gods are fighting," Athena observed calmly.

She felt no urge to join in; it all seemed tedious to her.

From the start, her only goal was to retrieve the Gorgon Stone and restore herself to her three-in-one divine state.

Suddenly, her expression shifted.

Her gaze turned in one direction.

"There you are!"

With a slight thrill in her eyes, she took a step and headed toward the source of her sensing.

...

The ocean howled, and the sky lamented.

In the clash of gods, the might of heaven and earth was on full display.

Yet in a fight between an Invincible Warrior and a King of Gods, one side was bound to outmatch the other eventually.

Under the authority of Verethragna's Ten Incarnations, King of Gods Melqart finally began to show signs of fatigue.

Again, using the colossal power of the "Bull" form, Verethragna slammed Melqart's giant body back.

And as he did, he spoke words designed to provoke Melqart's fighting spirit:

"King of Gods, is that the full extent of your strength?

If so, I can take no satisfaction from this victory."

"Hmph! An Invincible Warrior who awakened himself just to battle the strong...you think I can ignore such a challenge?"

Though Melqart halted his backward slide like a solid rock, his words, despite their lofty, imperious tone befitting a King of Gods, also matched Verethragna's fervent battle lust.

That was the nature of a god.

He still hadn't gone all out.

"I've been looking forward to this!"

Verethragna's smile was practically boiling with excitement.

In the form of a youth clad in white robes, he closed his eyes and raised his right hand to the sky.

"BZZZZ!"

A tremendous storm flared up around him, linking heaven and earth.

"Guh...guh...guh..."

Illusory goats raced across the dark clouds, galloping through the tempest.

"Chirp!"

A crisp birdcall rang out as a crimson phoenix soared across the sky, then vanished into the raging vortex.

Behind Verethragna, one could make out something like a revolving wheel—one large central wheel encircled by ten smaller wheels, each bearing a distinct emblem.

This was the reason for the War God's invincibility—his Ten Incarnations, Ten Authorities.

Verethragna's eyes were profoundly focused.

"King of Gods, now you shall witness the true extent of my might. Answer me: do you have the courage to stand against it?"

"Hahaha! Invincible Warrior, don't underestimate the will of a King of Gods!"

Melqart raised both arms high. In each hand, he brandished his divine clubs "Driver" and "Chaser."

He issued a divine proclamation:

"By Melqart's true name of Baal Hadad, I summon! O Storm, listen to the calls of the cloud rider, make haste and come!"

His massive body fragmented into roaring winds.

Hundreds of lightning bolts converged from every direction, all zeroing in on Verethragna.

Sworn to his title as Dragon-Slayer, he sought to accomplish the ultimate feat: killing another god!

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