#583Chapter 583 Death Butler, Online TrialAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 583: Death God Butler, Online Judgment
Qiuqiu had already arrived at the end of the Purgatory Arena, one step ahead of everyone else.
The scenery here was no longer in the style of an underground dungeon combined with an arena, but had returned to a typical Gothic castle interior.
Along both sides of the long corridor, huge picture frames hung, and under the illumination of bright candelabras, visitors could easily see their contents.
These frames did not depict Dracula, but rather Cheng.
From the beginner's trial to the previous King of Fighters '97 MUGEN, all the exciting moments were recorded, including all the main quest settlement freeze-frames.
Cyclops, Killer Moth, Ten Commandments, Sun God Kukulkan, Silver Prince Allan, Demon King Dam, Martian Brothers, Main Brain, Orochi... one after another, kill-scene freeze-frames were displayed in the picture frames, which made Qiuqiu, who was somewhat anxious to confront Cheng Tian directly, involuntarily stop her steps and pause to admire and study these frames.
Whether from Qiuqiu's own perspective or from the perspective of this world's evil, the information revealed by these images was well worth observing and studying.
Although Qiuqiu knew Cheng Tian was very powerful, she, having been born only a few days ago, had no definite understanding of exactly how powerful he was or how he had grown to this point.
And while these images could not encompass everything about Cheng Tian, they still allowed Qiuqiu to get a glimpse, to sniff out something special.
It was these diverse experiences that made Cheng Tian who he was.
After finishing viewing all the picture frames, Qiuqiu took a deep breath and actively stepped into the BOSS battle trigger area.
Speaking of Castlevania and Count Dracula, one cannot help but mention Count Dracula's most loyal butler, also a high-ranking demon symbolizing death—
Death God.
Of course, it is not a god in the true sense of controlling death, but rather a materialized product of the chaotic power that is almost co-existent with Dracula, possessing the power to control the undead and dark magic.
As Dracula's most loyal servant, Death God manages all the affairs of Castlevania, and because of the Belmont family, who constantly appear and start demolishing, it is always responsible for preparing rituals related to the Count's resurrection.
Oh, it even occasionally needs to be responsible for stopping the demolition activities of its own young master, Alucard.
With the advent of Castlevania, the most loyal Death God Butler would naturally appear synchronously at the end of this fifth act's scene.
But with Cheng Tian's intervention, Death God Butler was definitely going to be modded.
Incidentally, the clearing of that large number of picture frames in the corridor ahead was personally handled by Death God; it would not trust those brainless monsters to handle these items that could maximize the display of the Count's majesty.
As Qiuqiu stepped in, a very profound magical power fluctuation also surged forth in the very spacious Death God's chamber.
Death God, cloaked in a tattered purple cape, emerged from the darkness.
"Young Master... Young Lady... Hmm..."
Death God, appearing from the darkness, did not immediately attack, but rather struggled with how to address Qiuqiu.
"Never mind, it doesn't matter..."
"My Lord awaits your challenge in the throne room on the highest floor of Castlevania... But before that, you must first pass my trial, otherwise you will not be qualified to challenge My Lord."
Death God's tone was very respectful, yet it also carried an undeniable authority.
"What are you babbling about! If you want to fight, then fight!"
The rebellious Qiuqiu, without any regard for martial ethics, raised a hand and released a black particle wave that switched back and forth between reality and phase.
Having seen the Ghost Cicadas in the Castlevania outer corridor, Qiuqiu also knew that there were many strange things inside Castlevania, and black particles were almost a universal solution; throwing them directly was definitely correct.
But almost at the same time, miniature scythes, like those used for cutting grass in a wheat field, appeared floating around Death God, and immediately began to spin on their own.
However, as the scythes spun, a large ball of flame erupted from them, and shot directly towards Qiuqiu!
The attack, which inherited almost all the characteristics of Orochi's black particles, also had the ability to penetrate other flying waves, allowing it to pass through these flying Dragoon Scythes. But when Qiuqiu saw the flames on these scythes, her eyes widened involuntarily.
Almost somewhat flustered, Qiuqiu, back on solid ground, quickly summoned more Black Mud Sasaki, who swung his sword forward, intending to cut down these scythes.
However, the situation was that these scythes were indeed shattered by a single blow from Black Mud Sasaki, but it caused the degraded Heroic Spirit, essentially devoid of self, to emit a soul-piercing scream.
On the other side, Death God, who had shifted his body, allowing the black particles to whistle past, had his tattered hood blown off by the wind carried by the black particles, revealing a skull burning with hellfire—
The template that Cheng Tian had once loaded was also counted within the scope of available lists, and the one Death God was currently loading was the "Ghost Rider / Johnny Blaze" template.
It wasn't that Cheng Tian didn't want to load it for the previous skeleton soldiers, but Ghost Rider was too special; once loaded, before they could even exert their power, their own souls would be burned away.
Looking at the entire Castlevania, only Death God Butler could withstand a small portion of Ghost Rider's power, and even then, there was some conflict of powers.
Moreover, there was a prerequisite: the enemy faced must be This World's Evil, which theoretically possessed an extremely evil soul that could be burned!
The flames burning on these Dragoon Scythes and skeleton heads were hellfire that could burn both flesh and soul; from the current situation, it could even be said to be the strongest special attack against black mud, bar none!
If Cheng Tian's King's Armaments plus the soul-saving bombardment was a gradual purification of Angra Mainyu's soul, then hellfire was something that could burn black mud like kindling; the intensity was completely different.
If Black Mud were the dominant force, it would probably be cursing aloud right now.
Taking the Black Mud Sasaki from just now as an example, originally, that long bamboo-like sword was a byproduct of Sasaki's soul, automatically generated without extra manipulation. But after being burned by hellfire, a section of the blade was permanently burned away; this was a deficiency at the soul level.
Even without the Penance Stare, hellfire would cause irreversible destructive damage to the soul.
"This is just the beginning."
Death God pulled and tugged at the scythe in its hand, directly transforming it into a chain scythe burning with hellfire.
Qiuqiu, on her side, narrowed her eyes, then revealed the Command Spells she had stolen from Kirei Kotomine all over her arm, and loudly declared:
"Come on! Lancer! Use your strongest ability to kill the Death God before us!"
Two Command Spells instantly vanished, and in the mid-level area of Castlevania, Cu Chulainn, who had already recovered on his own from being a Mummy Dog, was instantly and forcefully teleported in front of Qiuqiu with a bewildered expression, the Gae Bolg in his hand already brimming with powerful magical energy.
"Why me again!?"
Cu Chulainn, whose body was already uncontrollably adopting the Noble Phantasm release stance, let out a miserable dog-like howl.
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