How To Survive In The World DxD With Fragment Memories - Chapter 132
“My turn” After saying those words Masaru slammed his fist into Zhang’s face forcing him back several steps, but it was just the beginning as Masaru and Zhang began to exchange attacks after attacks causing the surrounding winds to burst with shockwaves, rubbles jumping all over the place with no chance of resting on the ground. Masaru creates several magic circles as he unleashed elemental spells at Zhang who took a deep breath before taking it all out with a single dragon breath.
But Masaru used it as a distraction as he was busy scanning Zhang’s divinity, but he felt conflicted as this man had several divinities all related to the Azure dragon but he could only deem one of them worthless for a short period of time. After making his decision Masaru teleports right behind Zhang as he slammed a roundhouse kick at the back of Zhang’s head coated with thick worthless attributed demonic energy which caused a change within Zhang.
Zhang coughed upon impact but suddenly he felt something within him was shut down, when he turned to gaze at Masaru he felt what he lost “You bastard!” He screamed as his speed suddenly accelerated slamming his fist into Masaru’s face sending him flying, Zhang was breathing heavily as he felt Masaru managed to shut down his divinity as Guardian of the East. This was testament to saying Zhang became the fake and Masaru became the real one.
[Boy takes this battle serious, that dragon have gone mad! He is using his lifeforce to fȯrċɨbŀƴ increase his divinity, right now he is struggling to control it and when he can it will be over!] Drago warned Masaru anxiously but Masaru felt wronged as he was actually already performing everything he had in mind since fighting a Mid Class God there was no room was half-assed magics. Masaru was taken aback when he sensed Akiva calling for him.
Not sure why his familiar was calling him but Masaru summoned his familiar almost slipping on his buŧŧ feeling shocked as he saw a gigantic Anaconda staring into his eyes, if he did have his connection he would have mistaken this anaconda for something else. He could feel that Akiva had advanced to peak Ultimate class similar to him. [My gawd! What the hell is up with this snake transforming into an anaconda, is she going to become a dragon next?] Drago mumbled as he was shocked again when Akiva smiled warmly before her body burst into particles.
The particles entered Masaru’s body as Drago mumbled [She is taking Avalon Boy] Drago answered but was shocked at the sight how the snake was possessing Avalon, [What the hell is with you, collecting strange stuff and even stranger things happens] Drago mȯȧnėd [IYA! Don’t scratch grandpa!] [Grandpa bad! Big Sis is coming home!] [What you mean Byakko?] [I don’t know] Masaru shook his head ignoring their discussion, but he felt his body was recovering faster, it appears that Avalon’s performance has increased his recovery rate.
“Akiva?” Masaru called out as he felt Avalon within him vibrating, a smile formed on his face as he looks at Zhang with a challenging gaze. Zhang did not take this kindly as he blasts off towards Masaru leaving a rising cloud of dust in his tracks, Masaru smirked as he used trackless steps disappearing from Zhang’s sight before he reappeared at the side slamming his fist at Zhang’s ear causing it to start ringing, when Zhang attacked Masaru, Masaru once again disappeared and reappeared at his other side slamming his fist on his other ear.
The Gods and Goddess who was watching the fight felt conflicted to see one of their own beings completely toyed with by a boy hundreds of thousands of years younger than Seiryuu, Masaru was regaining his momentum as he could feel his body was becoming lighter. What he did not expect was that Origin was sending out a calling voice to his girls letting them feel he was in need of their faith, just as the Kissing Prayer gives the girls an immense boost upon a kiss, Masaru could recover his strength faster with the faith the girls held for him.
He was not certain why, but he could hear the voices of Ingvild, Akeno, Stephani, Jeanne, Shirone, Everest, Angelica, Yui, Ichika, Sakura, Roygun, Ulrika, Kuroka, Sona, all of them were calling out for him. His body was shivering as he felt as if adrenaline was making his body excited, ‘What is going on? Why am I feeling so excited to beat up this lizard’ Masaru thought
Shortly afterwards, he heard a majestic feminine voice that felt so familiar >>Masaru… Although it is a bit too soon but without this, you will not be able to handle a peak Mid God, this technique you can only use it once a month… And it’s called Groom’s Vow, it will unlock Kouryuu’s powers but it comes at a price<< Masaru knew everything came at the price but the price was surprisingly only internal damage which could be recovered with Avalon, the downside was the fact it could only be used once a month.
It was then Masaru felt the magic words float within his mind as he understood, seeing how Zhang was approaching him a smile form on his face as he could envision the girls around him as he whispered words that contained mystical powers that allowed the girls to hear his voice despite being far from one another.
“The Four directions with me as the Centre” Masaru muttered as winds began to swirls around him picking up rubbles and dirt, a trace of golden aura began to leak out of Masaru’s body as his hair was flickering with a tint of gold. His eyes became slits while the amber colour transformed into gold “This represents the pride of my pledge” Suddenly his body burst out a thick layer of touki covering his body.
“Regardless of threats, I shall exterminate my beloved’s enemies! Kouryuu FIST!” Masaru screamed as the area around him exploded, the swirl of the wind did not break apart yet from him who already appeared in from of Zhang, the wind could not keep up with his speed as Masaru slammed his full-powered fist into Zhang’s ċhėst with force enough to pierce the fist through his ċhėst, blood splashed out like fireworks at first before leaking out from the front and back of Zhang.
He coughed out blood as he glared at Masaru with an unwillingness facial expression not wanting to die in a place like this, but the attack of Masaru destroyed his divinity as well. “Why? Why do you have Kouryuu’s power? Was it not… No….” Before Zhang completed his sentence he realized that the sacred gear was originally Kouryuu, Byakko had been protecting Kouryuu even to this day. Masaru’s hair reverts back to its silver colour and his amber coloured eyes returned.
Zhang collapsed on the ground as he wheezes, Lin stopped her combat as she rushed over to Zhang. Masaru could not move his body as the side effect from gaining such a massive increase in power that could instantly kill a Mid Class God gave him internal injuries which Avalon was rapidly working on recovering for him. Uriel landed behind Masaru as he caught the boy before he fell “Good Work, you are reaching higher once again” Uriel spoke with a wry smile
“Gawd don’t smile, I’m scared you will make me jump over the other side of the Fence” Masaru joked causing Uriel’s face to cramp for a moment before he sighed, “At least you still have enough energy to joke around” Lin picked up Zhang in her embrace as she spoke with a shaky voice “Zhang, you can’t go! You can’t leave me alone!” Lin cried, Masaru who heard this was shocked as he could not understand the relationship between Zhang and Lin at all.
“L-Lin… Energy is… being… drained” Zhang mumbled before his eyes closed and he died at that very moment, Lin who heard his last words thought for a moment before she realized she had been having a weird feeling this entire time. ‘Someone is pulling our divinity power?’ Lin thought, the Chinese gods and goddesses glance at Masaru with complicated gazes, even if Zhang was wrong he was still one of theirs. But before anyone could react a man with an appearance in his early twenties with silver hair that is tied in a braided hairstyle wearing a silver robe with detailed accessories appeared before them all.
The man clapped his hands as he smiled broadly “Good Work! You have done something invaluable for us Masaru” hearing the man’s voice Masaru forced himself to stand up as he glared at the man, he knew it, but he did not want to believe it. “EUCLID! Why are you alive!?” Masaru screamed out towards Euclid who smirked “It’s surprising you knew about me, but boy… I was never dead to begin with” He muttered
From this exchange, the Gods and Goddesses knew Masaru was not a part of this and was used just like them, Euclid smiled as he looks at Lin with a pitiful gaze “It’s a shame, for the shake of reviving the true dragon God the blood of a Dragon God is required. After all, we can’t create things without ingredients” Euclid licks his lips as he could not find himself to take a liking to this woman, he prefered those who strongly resembled his sister after all.
“You did something to Meng Zhang and Me!? You are a traitor! We helped you and you failed to help us secure Kouryuu all those years ago!” Lin screamed out causing everyone to feel shocked, it was then they began to piece the situation together shivering. All these years, Meng Zhang and Lin Guang lied to them and betrayed them for the sake of Kouryuu’s powers for their own selfishness?
Euclid laughed happily as he takes out a small device with a glass container filled with golden liquid within it, if one look closes faint traces of golden aura was being pulled from Lin’s body into the device that condenses it into liquid form. “In order to keep that sacred gear working, I had to get some batteries that could give me endless energy for the sake of our new world” Euclid muttered causing Masaru to shiver as he remembers just recently he was reported about the Holy Grail.
And the cost of using the Holy Grail extensively is not something one can do that easily unless they could supply endless energy for it, Masaru sighed as he still need to recover as he glances at Uriel “I’m fine” Masaru whispered softly, hearing Masaru’s words Uriel smiled with appreciation as he prepares to leap at Euclid. “I have overstayed and my time is limited” Euclid muttered as the device suddenly began to suck out Lin’s divinity in a frenzy causing the once beautiful woman to become a shrivelling old woman “You bastard” Lin muttered before she collapsed, dead.
The gods and goddesses shivered from this sight but Pangu, Wang Long ad Hei Xiangu stood in front of the people ready to face Euclid. But Euclid smiled towards Masaru “I look forward to meeting you again boy! See if you can stop me” He muttered before he disappeared the moment a magic circle materialized beneath his feet dodging the combined attacks of the three gods and Uriel. “Damn it!” Pangu slammed his fist on the ground.
The atmosphere was tense, Masaru was sitting on the ground waiting for Avalon to heal his injuries. Uriel wanted to help Masaru but he remembered that Masaru was a Devil, “Aiya, if only you were an angel I could have healed you faster” Uriel muttered with a face filled with pity, Masaru snorted with a smile “How am I suppose to enjoy the love my women give me then?” Uriel sighed but Wang Long laughed loudly turning the atmosphere much relaxed.
“Masaru, who was that man?” Wang Long asked grabbing everyone’s attention, although Masaru stood up for them they still had their suspicions. Masaru began to explain how he infiltrated Khaos Brigade to investigate this group of terrorist, he kept all the information that was sėnsɨtɨvė to his and his family’s safety to himself while explaining the rest. “I had a hunch that Euclid Lucifige was the man in charge of the magician rebels, I just did not want to believe it as the man was reported dead… Him being alive would cause chaos in the Underworld”
“So for the sake of the underworld, I am willing to owe you a favour if you all will keep the fact Euclid is alive to yourselves for a few months” Masaru spoke with them all, Wang Long did not answer immediately but began to talk with the surrounding gods and goddesses. After a while, Wang Long came carrying the turtle shell of Genbu, “Before I ask my favour I would like to see if you can absorb this into your sacred gear”
Masaru nodded as he summons in sacred gear in the form of an azure coloured gauntlet, the moment he touched the shell it shined before it was absorbed into the sacred gear. [Shit! Boy! What the hell have you done now!?] Drago spoke out anxiously as he watched the shell that came out of nowhere bolted into Avalon as well, “What happened?” Masaru asked to which Drago answered [It entered Avalon where Akiva is in!]
Masaru was surprised but then he understood, the soul that was in the shell was a fragment of the turtle but Genbu was both an Eel and a Turtle together. So it made sense that it would go for the Avalon where Akiva was at. “It appears you will have someone who will mutate like you did” Masaru spoke with a smirk to which Drago thought for a moment before he smiled, [I can tease her about it] Drago giggled “Old Pervert, don’t you dare molest my familiar!” Masaru muttered with a serious expression [Screw you! I am only going to tease her, not sėxuȧŀly harass her!]
Being a God Wang Long could hear the conversation of the two, he broke out in another roar of laughter as he never met unique partners like this as he clasps his hand on Masaru’s shoulder. “Your favour you owe us, is to take the seat as the Centre. Without the existence of Kouryuu who maintains the balance of the four direction, we will be in trouble. Having you take the seat officially would give us time”
“What about Suzaku who died?” Masaru asked as he only had Byakko, Seiryuu and Genbu within him along with Kouryuu, he did not have Suzaku. Wang Long had a complicated face as he thought for a moment “We will have to search for mythology that also have a phoenix who would be willing to become Suzaku… But you becoming Kouryuu in the name would help us maintain the system for a long enough time for you to find a suitable candidate for Suzaku”
Masaru sighed as he felt like he was given three things to do instead of one, but he was benefitting from it as well. “Very well, I will accept it on the condition that Chinese Mythology would join the Peace Alliance. For the sake of our prosperity and to get revenge on those who trampled on China’s dignity, we must unite and kick their ȧsses!”