The battle continued for dozens of minutes.
Already heavily wounded from Yasaka's earlier assault, Jormungandr was ultimately the first to collapse under the combined attacks of Jeanne and Siegfried.
Looking at the now severely weakened Dragon King, neither Jeanne nor Siegfried chose to personally slay the dragon and claim the glory of becoming legendary dragon-slayers.
Instead, after exchanging a brief glance, Siegfried activated Demonic Sword Creation and forged a blade known as the Demonic Sword of Domination—
directly taking control of Jormungandr.
anwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Georg continued maintaining the barrier created by the Longinus-class Sacred Gear Absolute Demise, while simultaneously unleashing all kinds of long-range magical bombardnts against Yasaka.
As a descendant of Faust—the man who had once ford a contract with a legendary devil—Georg possessed mastery over nurous varieties of magic.
Cao Cao, anwhile, still wielded the True Longinus: Spear of Twilight without even activating its Balance Breaker.
Yet every collision between the spear's blade and Yasaka's fox claws erupted with explosive shockwaves that shook the sealed space itself.
"O ruler! Mask of flesh and blood, myriad things, fluttering wings—bearer of the na of man! Truth and temperance, upon the wall of innocent dreams, stand only there!
Hadō Number Thirty-Three: Blue Fire Crash!"
Ordinarily, Blue Fire Crash was a Kidō spell that launched blue flas from the caster's hands.
But after fully chanting the incantation, Yasaka instead opened her mouth—
and unleashed an entire sea of blue fire.
Ren Kuroda had once remarked that Yasaka possessed an exceptional understanding of both Kidō and mystical arts.
And now she had fused Blue Fire Crash together with her own foxfire, dramatically amplifying both its destructive power and attack range.
The raging azure inferno surged outward in every direction.
Within the sealed space, the temperature skyrocketed instantly.
Every magical bombardnt Georg launched was utterly crushed by the overwhelming sea of blue flas.
Even Cao Cao himself was forced to retreat temporarily, using the Spear of Twilight to split apart the blazing waves before him.
"WOOOOOOOSH—!"
But just as the blue inferno was about to engulf the entire sealed domain—
a massive tidal wave suddenly erupted from behind Cao Cao's group with enough force to overturn mountains and seas.
The trendous flood failed to completely extinguish the superheated blue flas—
but it successfully halted their further spread.
"Cao Cao, you still haven't finished things over here?"
"Well, this is certainly rare. Never thought I'd see you getting pushed back like this.
Looks like our side secured victory first."
After finishing their own battle, Jeanne and Siegfried finally arrived at the scene.
And behind them followed Jormungandr—
now completely devoid of self-awareness.
The enormous torrent that had blocked Yasaka's blue flas had naturally been released by the Dragon of the End himself.
"The intelligence we received earlier was inaccurate.
Kyoto's supre yokai commander is considerably stronger than even the Five Dragon Kings.
Otherwise, Jormungandr wouldn't have been beaten into such a miserable state before we even intervened.
And those techniques she uses… even I've never seen anything like them before.
They're extrely troubleso."
Hearing Jeanne and Siegfried teasing him, Cao Cao himself remained calm.
But Georg clearly looked dissatisfied.
Most mbers of the Hero Faction were descendants or vessels of legendary heroes, so competitiveness among them was inevitable.
The way Jeanne and Siegfried spoke made it sound as though he and Cao Cao were sohow inferior to the other pair.
"Enough.
The stronger the yokai commander is, the more beneficial it is for us, isn't it?
Once she loses control, the chances of drawing out the True Red Dragon Emperor will increase significantly."
As the leader of the Hero Faction, Cao Cao possessed both overwhelming strength and enough charisma to command absolute authority.
The mont he spoke, Jeanne and Georg imdiately fell silent.
However, what had originally been a two-versus-four battle had now beco a one-versus-five situation after Jormungandr fell under their control.
No matter how powerful Yasaka was, facing a Dragon King alongside four descendants of heroes wielding top-tier Sacred Gears made the outco obvious.
Outnumbered and overwheld, Yasaka was eventually defeated as well.
Jeanne used Holy Sword Creation to forge another weapon—
the Holy Sword of Domination—
and used it to control Yasaka.
"You dare do this to … and to Kyoto?!
My elder brother will never forgive you for this!
Just wait…
The next ti I regain my senses, I'll tear every last one of you apart!"
Despite the fury and unwillingness written across Yasaka's face, the holy radiance gradually drained all emotion from her eyes.
As for the threats she made before falling under their control—
not a single mber of the Hero Faction seed concerned.
The existence known as the Strongest Yokai, Ren Kuroda, was naturally no secret to them.
In fact, Cao Cao had once even considered recruiting Ren into the Hero Faction.
Although most mbers of the Hero Faction were descendants or reincarnations of legendary heroes, one did not necessarily need to be a "hero" to join them.
As long as one t the standard of being "human" and shared their ideals, they qualified.
Take Siegfried, for example.
Strictly speaking, soone with dragon factors flowing through his body could hardly be considered a pure human anymore.
Throughout history, many heroes had beco nonhuman after being cursed through slaying monsters.
Ren was a half-yokai.
And under ordinary circumstances, he always lived openly under a human identity and appearance.
Because of that, Cao Cao believed Ren had value worth recruiting.
As for the relationship between Yasaka and Ren, the Hero Faction had already investigated it thoroughly.
One reason they intended to control Yasaka was to lure out the True Red Dragon Emperor.
The other reason—
was to use her as leverage in negotiations with Ren.
"That strongest yokai also appears to be in Kyoto right now.
Are we still proceeding according to the original plan?"
Earlier, while surveying Kyoto, Georg and Siegfried had also sensed Ren's presence.
As fellow mbers of the Khaos Brigade, they had naturally heard the rumors regarding Ren's clash with Ophis.
And truthfully speaking—
even the prideful Hero Faction harbored deep caution toward soone capable of fighting Ophis head-on.
The reason they dared target beings like Ophis and the True Red Dragon Emperor was because they possessed a secret weapon specifically designed to counter dragon-type existences.
But against a yokai like Ren, that secret weapon would have little effect.
"To lure the True Red Dragon Emperor out from the Dinsional Gap, both Kyoto and the supre yokai commander are indispensable.
Now we already possess both.
If we continue delaying, unforeseen complications may arise.
We proceed according to the original plan."
"As for Ren Kuroda, we intended to make contact with him eventually anyway.
If negotiations go smoothly, all the better.
And even if they don't…
there is no reason for us to fear him."
"According to reliable information, after his battle with Ophis, the so-called Strongest Yokai also suffered severe injuries.
If I were to use every trump card available to …
it's not impossible that I could fight him head-on."
As the leader of the Hero Faction, Cao Cao's word was absolute.
Under his command, Georg imdiately began preparing various spells and modifications upon Yasaka and Jormungandr.
To draw out the True Red Dragon Emperor hidden within the Dinsional Gap, they needed both an enormous source of magical power and a powerful spiritual convergence point.
And Yasaka, Jormungandr, and Kyoto itself—
perfectly fulfilled every single requirent.
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