Chapter 189: The King's Left Arm
Kaito Shirogane chained his Moonwalk steps. His speed was already extremely fast, and with no obstructions in the air, that green light couldn't completely shake him even at full burst.
Kaito saw the item—which looked like a [Companion Card] from Hunter x Hunter—carry Moon Fiend and Kyung back to the center of Skuld Island. The once-familiar town had now devolved into an inferno.
Moreover, thunder rolled in the sky. Enel had returned. Kaito wasn't sure if Moon Fiend's decision was an attempt to use the chaos to escape him, or if she was truly confident she could protect herself now that the Spectral Realm was open.
The ground in the town center was completely corrupted by the Spectral Realm. Massive human faces emerged, replacing the dirt, and the buildings had grown flesh.
The ground had become a living hell. The red-eyed islanders and Skypieans scrambled on all fours, pouncing on the Spectral Demons, biting and tearing. The twisted demons were even more pure, grabbing the infected humans and biting their heads off in one go.
These two groups, neither of them human anymore, had turned the island's center into a feast of flesh and blood. The stench of gore was so thick it almost overpowered the demonic smell.
On the giant arm, countless tiny faces—some crying, some laughing—displayed the full spectrum of human emotion. The green light (from the card) landed near the harbor, where the ships had all been destroyed by the naval bombardment.
Kaito landed from the sky, swinging his left hand.
Bang!
A Skypiean, missing a leg, charged at Kaito with red eyes, only to run straight into his fist.
Like a watermelon exploding, his head was instantly pulverized. The corpse flew backward like a rag, where it was fought over and torn apart by several Spectral Demons.
Kaito had already spotted Moon Fiend's group in the distance. Moon Fiend swung her sword, cutting down an approaching Spectral Demon.
These demons varied in strength. The weak ones were only slightly stronger than normal humans, no match for a trained soldier, and could be easily torn apart by elite Marines.
But the powerful demons mixed within them possessed the strength to completely crush humans.
Kyung saw Mercenary Tao ignoring the demons, heading straight for them. She knew he was intent on killing them. Her breathing rhythm changed, and she splayed her hands. An intense [Nen] suddenly exploded from her.
Hooo—
It was like a strong wind. In Kaito's eyes, the woman's presence skyrocketed. A moment ago, she felt weaker than him, but now, she seemed like a prehistoric beast.
Kyung stood in front of Moon Fiend, pointing an index finger at Kaito. Her shoulder-length hair was whipped about by the Nen pouring from her body.
At the same time, her eyes turned scarlet red.
"Mercenary Tao, I..."
Boom!
A blue-white bolt of lightning fell from the sky, cutting off her threat. Kaito's figure instantly blurred. His [Soru] was getting closer and closer to the original. The lightning exploded on the ground.
But this time, Enel wasn't targeting anyone. It was a completely indiscriminate, large-scale lightning strike. Kaito dodged it and charged at Moon Fiend again.
The lightning burns on Kyung's body healed rapidly. She sensed a fierce wind approaching from behind and spun, throwing a punch. Golden Nen erupted from her fist.
Bang!
An air cannon exploded, but it hit nothing. Instead, it was Moon Fiend who had to raise her sword, only to be sent flying by a black shadow.
Kyung's expression changed. The tips of her hair began to turn white. One of the most unique effects of Nen was [Vows and Restrictions].
A Nen user could drastically enhance their ability by setting special vows and restrictions.
Simply put, by placing extreme limitations on oneself, one could gain a massive boost in Nen. The higher the price, the greater the enhancement.
[Kyung]'s restriction was unique: her Nen could only be used against Reincarnators. And every time she used it, it consumed a massive amount of her lifespan. In exchange, she gained an explosive boost to her Nen and forcibly changed her Nen-type to Enhancement.
At the same time, because of her 'Sabretooth-mutant' bloodline, she had a very long lifespan to burn. This was the foundation of her ability to fight above her level.
Kyung bent her toes. The next moment, the "face" on the ground beneath her exploded into gore. Her speed pushed to its limit. In this state, she could almost see the afterimage that was Mercenary Tao.
But when Kaito saw her move, his smile only grew more cruel.
"Third-Rank Setsuna!"
Bang!
A sonic boom cloud appeared. In Kyung's eyes, Mercenary Tao's figure once again became a blur, the white-hot vapor cloud leading the way. In that instant, Moon Fiend truly felt the threat of death.
Her heart throbbed, adrenaline flooded her system, and all pain vanished. In an instant, the Black Blade: Yoru disappeared.
Vmmm!
The green lotus bloomed again. A terrifying, peerless sword dance erupted.
Kaito saw it clearly. There were no flaws in this attack. The dense sword-light covered every possible angle. But Kaito wasn't planning to wait for a Reincarnator of this level to show an opening.
He took a deep breath. His right arm swelled, and his extreme speed converted into ultimate power. His right hand formed a spear-hand. Golden Hamon (Ripple) flowed from behind his arm, like a brilliant golden tail.
[Sage Art: Great Devil Lance]!
Pff!
The jade-green sword light slashed across Kaito's body. The sound of muscle and bone being cut was incessant, but Kaito felt no pain, nor did he try to dodge. His Devil Lance struck the very center of the green lotus.
Flesh exploded. Kaito's right hand was engulfed by the sword light, but the immense penetrating force, carried by his arm bone, pierced through the sword-art and into Moon Fiend's chest.
"You..."
Moon Fiend, holding Yoru high, met the gaze of the now-mangled Kaito. Blood sprayed from her mouth. Spectral demons swarmed them. A vicious look crossed her face.
Moon Fiend was filled with rage. If not for Critical Point's shot, if not for Enel's Raigo, if not for Flame Fiend's sacrificial Blazing Flame Burst...
If even one of those things hadn't happened, she would never have been so heavily injured.
But they had all happened at once, giving a Reincarnator of Mercenary Tao's level a chance to touch her heart.
This guy... this low-life... gets to decide my fate?!
Immense unwillingness, mixed with the pain and terror of her heart being pierced, Moon Fiend's eyes rolled white. Her muscles swelled again. Her chest muscles and ribs clamped down on Kaito's right arm, trapping it... even as his hand regenerated inside her chest. Her hands gripped Yoru above her head.
Intense Armament Haki coated her hands, and Yoru let out a hum.
"Die... for me!"
She brought the black blade down. But Kaito was just as vicious. His heart pounded, and bloody steam began to rise as his entire body swelled.
As the sword fell, he just tilted his head, letting it slam into his shoulder blade. His regenerated hand inside Moon Fiend's chest felt that warm heart. He gathered his ki.
"Die!"
Vmm~
A rapid ki explosion. Kyung, who was charging in at afterimage-speed...
Bang!
A mist of blood exploded. Kaito's body was thrown back, but he was laughing. A bowl-sized hole had appeared in Moon Fiend's chest. Her heart was gone.
Kyung watched, her hand extended futilely. A green light enveloped Moon Fiend. She didn't fall. She just staggered, using her black blade to stab the giant face on the ground, propping herself up.
[You have been attacked by XX53562211. Based on the Spirit disparity, you have obtained the following info:]
[You were hit by Dodon Ray. Heart function lost. Vital point has been completely destroyed.]
[You have entered a Near-Death state...]
[Sequence Ability: Unyielding, has been activated. Your injuries will be locked. This state cannot be dispelled by any ability of a lower priority. You will ignore all damage and continue to live for the duration. When Unyielding ends, you will die.]
Moon Fiend despaired. This was a team-battle world, and now a special cooperative mission had triggered. It wouldn't end anytime soon. Without the Nexus's healing... she was...
A searing pain, like a burn, pierced her nerves. The fear of impending death was far worse than the shock of the moment itself. The end of [Unyielding] was a death timer.
"Arrrgh!"
Moon Fiend roared, her voice shifting from a deep male tone to a high-pitched female shriek. She stopped caring. She slashed, and her sword-light once again stretched for a thousand meters. The giant faces on the ground split open, spraying blood.
Kyung watched, her heart sinking. Moon Fiend was beyond saving.
Kyung's white hair had already reached her temples. She looked at Mercenary Tao, who was now being chased by the on-her-last-legs Moon Fiend, and turned to leave.
"Are you abandoning me, too?!"
A massive voice shook the heavens. Kyung felt the voice pierce her body. She froze, her muscles straining, as she slowly, slowly turned her head. On top of that thousand-meter-high hand, a giant figure had solidified from a blur.
What terrified Kyung was that the figure's body was in constant flux, like flesh with no fixed shape. But amidst the twisting, its eyes were staring straight at her, unwavering.
[You are being gazed upon by Special Reincarnator: Roland. You are being eroded by the God Hand.]
[Performing Resistance Check...]
[Check Failed.]
[You will be Transformed.]
Damn it! Kyung's heart seized. She had no choice. She charged at the base of the giant hand, her golden Nen burning. In this moment, she was almost glad this thing was classified as a Reincarnator.
Her shoulder-length hair instantly went white. She was burning her remaining lifespan, pushing her Nen to its absolute limit. Her skin began to wrinkle, but behind her, a giant Buddha statue appeared.
It struck with its palm. Hundreds of meters of air were enveloped in Nen, as if the giant Buddha was toppling all of space onto its target.
[Buddha's Prostration!]
Pff!
The thousand-meter hand collapsed. Blood flowed like a broken dam, flooding the area that was once the town.
Kyung didn't get a kill notification. She just felt an immense sense of... relief as the blood washed over her.
In the distance, Moon Fiend watched Kyung, who had fully released her Vows, her body twisting, crying faces appearing on her muscles. Her sword slashes became more desperate.
Moon Fiend suddenly felt an itch. She looked down. Her sword hand was also beginning to mutate.
Krrackle!
In the sky, thunder rolled. Blue-white ions filled the air. This was the sign of Enel's terrifying [Raigo].
Kaito felt the numbness on his skin. He didn't run. Instead, he looked at Kyung, who had stopped moving as her body mutated. He pounced.
The instant the thunder roared.
His hands became afterimages, a thousand fists hammering her.
A cold [Death-Taint] surged.
Splurch!
Amidst the shattering of a thousand crying faces, Kaito heard a sigh of relief.
[You have killed Reincarnator MJ60040036 in a team-battle world.]
[You are being gazed upon by Special Reincarnator: Roland. You are being eroded by the God Hand.]
[Performing Resistance Check...]
In that instant, a flood of images flashed before Kaito's eyes, finally stopping on the moment he used the capsule to kill Mercenary Tao and when he reaped Homelander in New York.
"You... betrayed them..."
[Check Failed.]
[You will be Transformed.]
Kaito felt his body's activity begin to increase abnormally, as if another will was emerging.
At the same time, a gray wave washed over the sea. In the distance, a giant gray wolf-monster threw Blueno from its mouth. [Black Death], fleeing, was struck by lightning, and his body also began to mutate.
Moon Fiend stood still, her hands on her sword, her body tilting. She had returned from her death-throes rage to a dead calm, holding back her final, dying blow.
"Roar of the Flame Dragon!"
Boom!
A massive explosion of fire erupted, the heat wave washing over a thousand meters. A giant fire dragon appeared in the sky. Its body was damaged, but Flame Fiend's dragon form was tough. He was clearly a survivor.
Kaito looked at the cells pulsing on his skin. He grabbed his own left arm. And tore.
Splurch!
The severed arm and gushing blood attracted a swarm of demons. Kaito laughed, throwing the arm to them, letting them devour it. A light flashed in his other hand.
Thump-thump!
It was as if the world's heart skipped a beat.
A withered arm appeared in Kaito's hand. He pressed it against his severed shoulder.
[Attention, Great Sin Reincarnator EX051. You are attempting to equip an unverified Biological Prosthetic. This action may subject you to unknown infection, mutation, consciousness invasion, or physical rejection.]
Kaito ignored it, firmly pressing the withered arm into his stump... before his body could regrow the arm, before he could be fully transformed.
Zzzt—BOOM!
Dazzling lightning exploded. [Raigo] washed over everything. The Spectral Demons vanished one by one in the indiscriminate light. The thousand-meter-high arm of faces was ignited, turning black.
In that instant, Moon Fiend's eyes went wide. The Black Blade Yoru activated, and she slashed at Kaito with her dying breath.
Thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump...
KRRRACKLE!
Black lightning erupted from thin air.
Kaito felt an incredibly turbulent aura explode from within his body.
It was... Conqueror's Haki!
(End of Chapter)
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