From the very beginning, full force.
For Kraush, it was one of his specialties.
However, the cost was nothing short of devastating.
“Krahk!”
A rift in World Erosion emptied as the result of forcibly unleashing Annihilation Heavenly Asura.
Through the gap, Aura pierced through, rampaging to rip Kraush’s body in half once again.
The pain was so intense it seed to ignore even the price paid for using Annihilation Heavenly Asura itself.
But Kraush was the toughest of the tough, driven by pure spite.
Crunch!
Kraush clenched his teeth.
At the sa ti, he forcibly suppressed the surging Aura.
Kraush had experience suppressing the power of World Erosion in the past.
Drawing from that experience, he relied solely on his ntal strength to forcefully expel the Aura.
“Haring!”
With Kraush’s shout, Haring grabbed Kraush and simultaneously kicked to the side.
Whoosh!
A beam of light swept cleanly through the spot where Kraush had been just monts ago.
Nearly rolling together, Kraush and Haring looked toward the place where the flas of Annihilation Moonfire burned brightly.
There, in the center of the impact of his Annihilation Moonfire, was the Reverse Night Star.
But perhaps it wasn’t a 9-star Erosion Species for nothing.
Its condition appeared relatively intact.
However, Kraush had definitely managed to wound it just now.
The Reverse Night Star’s back was charred black as evidence.
Thunk– Boom!
The wings attached to its back, unable to withstand the heat, finally fell off.
Including the two wings that were directly struck and sent flying in the initial attack, a total of three wings were now gone.
‘If I had aid for its neck from the start.’
Had he tried to go for the neck, it might have been Kraush who suffered instead.
Even with Haring’s Invisible ability closing the distance to the maximum range, the Reverse Night Star had still noticed their approach.
‘But with this, I’ve blocked both its escape and additional attack thods.’
The Reverse Night Star’s wings were exceptionally troubleso.
Not only could it fly freely through the skies, but its speed was near supersonic.
The intense heat and light pouring from its wings could easily lt human flesh.
Especially the barrage of light raining down from the sky was nothing short of a hellscape.
Thus, the fact that three of its wings had fallen off was a stroke of good fortune.
With only one wing remaining, it wouldn’t be able to fly.
“Haring, curse incoming. Get down.”
At that mont, Kraush imdiately pulled Haring close and shielded her with his body.
Just then, the light pouring out from around the Reverse Night Star montarily reached Kraush.
“Kraush!”
Haring cried out in alarm, but Kraush didn’t mind.
Any curses seeping through could be burned away with Ignis and converted entirely into the power of World Erosion.
When it ca to curse compatibility, Kraush was unmatched.
“Haring, stay close. Don’t separate.”
However, the curse was lethal to Haring.
The curse carried by the Reverse Night Star was combustion.
When the light penetrated the body, it ignited flas from within.
Naturally, with fire burning inside the body, there was no way to extinguish it.
Most victims died coughing out smoke from their mouths.
[Then wouldn’t that make them no different from you on an ordinary day?]
Even in this situation, Crimson Garden’s biting sarcasm made Kraush sigh.
Through his past training, Kraush had managed to significantly extend the duration of Annihilation Heavenly Asura.
The madness caused by World Erosion had sharply decreased ever since the ergence of the Aura.
It was likely due to the inherent stability of the Aura itself.
Moreover, the murderous intent of the Heavenly Slaying Star had beco exceedingly unlikely to run rampant since obtaining Nox.
The night of Nox allowed the Heavenly Slaying Star to remain in its most stable state.
As a result, Kraush had greatly extended the application ti of Annihilation Heavenly Asura.
Previously, the madness and murderous intent would spiral out of control within ten seconds, imposing a strict ti limit.
But once that issue was resolved, the duration naturally increased.
Furthermore, Kraush’s strength had reached a point where he could now summon Annihilation Heavenly Asura without the need for instant enhancent elixirs.
“Hoo.”
On top of that, Kraush’s body carried the curse of Frost Fang.
Applied alongside Annihilation Heavenly Asura to extend its duration, Frost Fang regulated Kraush’s heat at an optimal level.
Thanks to this, the ti until reaching his limits had been significantly extended.
However, even with the extended duration of Annihilation Heavenly Asura,
it was still insufficient to completely subdue the Reverse Night Star.
“Grrrkkk…”
The Reverse Night Star let out a guttural, blood-boiling sound as its blackened fingers once again pointed toward Kraush.
Kraush, carrying Haring, activated Accel to dodge the incoming beams of light.
Without Accel, his body would undoubtedly have been riddled with holes by now.
To put it plainly, a 9-star Erosion Species was still too much to handle.
If Kraush had co here alone, he would have had no choice but to give up.
But from the beginning, Kraush had no intention of facing the Reverse Night Star alone.
“My life just keeps hitting new lows.”
A voice echoed, and with it, a blood-colored blade extended toward the light beams.
Whoosh!
The incoming beams of light, surprisingly, failed to pierce the blade’s edge.
Instead, they were deflected, scattering light across the sky.
It was the Blood Rahsado, one of the Ten Heavenly Swords.
Even the Light Sword once wielded by the Sword King, Lai Valheim, couldn’t penetrate its edge.
And standing there, with crimson hair flowing, was none other than the Mad Sword Emperor—now a corpse controlled by Ebelasque.
He had been sent here under Ebelasque’s command to confront the Reverse Night Star.
“Haring.”
“I’m fine.”
Kraush called to Haring, who stood beside him.
She tightly gripped her dagger, as if to reassure him that there was no need to worry.
Given that Haring had lost her brother due to the Mad Sword Emperor, Kraush had asked out of caution. But it seed his question was unwarranted.
“You already avenged , Kraush.”
Haring had no lingering attachnt to a revenge already fulfilled.
It was just like her.
“Mad Sword Emperor, we’re going to draw out the Reverse Night Star’s true form. It’ll act just like it did last ti, so match its moves well.”
“Ugh, what an irritating bastard!”
Though grumbling, the Mad Sword Emperor swung the Blood Demonic Sword at the Reverse Night Star.
As his body began to glow with an increasingly crimson hue, it was clear he understood the task at hand.
Even if death had significantly weakened his physical abilities, he was still the Mad Sword Emperor.
It was no coincidence that the Mad Sword Emperor had nearly brought Hadenhartz to ruin single-handedly. His skill in facing off against the Reverse Night Star was evident.
Even the Reverse Night Star wouldn’t be able to ignore that.
“Crimson Garden.”
[ Preparations are already underway on my end. ]
Kraush completed his final check.
Good.
The final strategy could be entrusted to Ebelasque.
‘What I need to do is.’
Push the Reverse Night Star to its limit until it reveals its true form.
Until then, it wouldn’t be possible to bring it down.
＊ ＊ ＊
The Reverse Night Star was now extrely furious.
And for good reason.
The crimson-haired man before it was relentlessly persistent.
Even when struck by its beams of light, his regenerative abilities allowed him to recover almost imdiately.
With his natural healing factor enhanced by Ebelasque’s necromancy, he was essentially an unkillable zombie.
“Haha, I’m already half-dead, so I don’t need to worry much about getting hurt!”
On top of that, the Mad Sword Emperor wasn’t weak enough to be dismissed by the Reverse Night Star.
He was cunning, expertly exploiting gaps in its defense to launch threatening attacks.
His innate combat skills, coupled with his disregard for the damage to his body, made him an infuriating opponent.
But the real frustration wasn’t the Mad Sword Emperor but the combination of Haring and Kraush.
Using Invisible, they completely erased their presence, only striking when the Reverse Night Star fully exposed its defenses.
Since it had lost three wings from their initial attack, every single blow from Kraush was devastating, even for the Reverse Night Star.
What made it worse was Kraush’s sharp instincts.
If the Reverse Night Star deliberately created an opening, Kraush would never fall for it.
He only acted when he was absolutely certain the opening was real.
Adding to the annoyance were the cursed centipedes that occasionally lunged at it.
Perhaps because of this, the Reverse Night Star’s patience was reaching its limit.
The starlight surrounding its body grew stronger, scattering throughout the night and following its movents.
Crack!
In that mont, the Reverse Night Star’s skin began to split and tear.
Crack-crack-crack!
The cracks quickly spread across its entire body, becoming deep fissures.
“Mad Sword Emperor, if you don’t want to die, get out of the way.”
Seeing this, Kraush imdiately grabbed Haring and kicked off from the ground to escape.
With Accel amplifying his movents, Kraush pushed his body to its limits, accelerating to maximum speed in an instant.
“Dammit!”
The Mad Sword Emperor’s belated shout echoed briefly.
At that very mont, a burst of light erupted all at once from behind Kraush.
The light spread in all directions, sweeping over the surroundings in an instant.
Kraush, who had already distanced himself from the explosion, imdiately drew Thunderstorm.
At the sa ti, Haring raised her dagger, radiating an intense aura of poison.
‘Did she take an elixir while retreating?’
Kraush gave a brief smile at Haring’s swift and ready response.
It was proof that, just as he was growing stronger, the Skyborne Generation was also advancing.
Feeling reassured by their mutual growth, Kraush swung Thunderstorm.
Boom!
Haring’s dagger and Kraush’s Thunderstorm collided with the light, tearing it apart.
Despite the significant distance they had gained, the impact was still substantial.
However, both of them erged unscathed as they successfully neutralized the light.
Kraush’s gaze shifted to the site of the light’s eruption.
There, sothing stark white stood.
The now-exposed, gleaming white skin rippled like the light itself, and its wings and head had transford into luminous forms.
This was the true form of the Reverse Night Star, stripped of its outer shell—a being fully unified with starlight.
In this form, no physical attack could affect it.
The creature had beco starlight itself.
“Haring, stay back.”
This was no longer sothing Haring could handle.
Even if she used Invisible, the mont she disengaged it, the Reverse Night Star would strike first.
Kraush’s body tingled all over, a clear warning from his senses.
Even standing in the presence of the current Reverse Night Star, his body scread at him to flee imdiately, warning of imminent danger.
If Kraush with his resilience could feel this way, Haring could barely hold herself together, her body stiffened to its limits.
“Kraush…”
“It’s fine. This is what I’ve been preparing for all this ti.”
Placing a firm hand on Haring’s head, Kraush pushed forward.
Whoosh!
In that mont, black chains shot up into the sky.
Boooom!
The chains spread outward, anchoring themselves firmly into the ground.
Thanks to the chains firmly embedded in the ground, the surroundings resembled a scene trapped inside a cage.
Sensing sothing was off, the Reverse Night Star scattered starlight.
The mont the scattered starlight reached the chains, it was reflected back.
Boom!
The reflected starlight grazed the Reverse Night Star and exploded as it hit the surroundings.
Seeing this, the Reverse Night Star shimred with starlight as if enraged, realizing it had been trapped.
However, it was a 9-star Erosion Species.
Even in its true form, it could likely break through the chain cage prepared by Ebelasque if it kept attacking.
“But I won’t let that happen.”
At that mont, a horse composed of bones and blue light appeared before him.
Its glowing blue flas for a mane made it evident that this was no ordinary creature.
“Neigh.”
The horse neighed, and Kraush climbed onto its back with practiced ease.
He knew exactly what this horse was—Ebelasque’s second corpse.
It was the very horse that Arthur frequently rode, and its performance was exceptional.
The Reverse Night Star turned its gaze toward Kraush, starlight spilling recklessly from its body, clearly infuriated.
In that case, Kraush thought, he might as well make it unleash all its fury and cool it down.
“Let’s go, Number 2.”
Round two was about to begin.
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