Chapter 352: Fight with Gushara (3)
Princess Shea's body was changing.
Her entire body was covered with fur, and her animalistic behavior increased.
(Oh? She's finally in Beast King mode.)
Allen noticed the change in Shea through his summons' shared vision.
Only the royal bloodline of Albahar had the rare Extra Skill [Beast King].
Apparently they could only activate it with the permission of the Beast God Garm, and it seemed Shea had managed to convince him this time.
Prince Zew also had to ask for his permission when fighting Gordino in the last floor of the S Rank Dungeon.
That was his first time asking for power, and he had received it, which was something he told Allen during their celebration party afterward.
Beastmen did not look like full-on beasts.
They had animal ears and tails, sometimes horns, and their teeth were sharper than humans.
But their bodily hair varied greatly between each beastmen.
Females were usually only as hairy as humans.
Males could have forests of bodily hair though.
They all walked on two feet too, even those closely related to mermaids.
Royalty could enter Beast King mode, which made nearby beastmen go into Beast mode as well.
'FOLLOW AFTER ME! GRAWRRRRR!!'
With Beast King mode active, Shea's body transformed into that of a tiger and her body began to lean forward.
It was still possible to tell she had once walked on two feet like a human.
Her fangs and claws grew longer and sharper, and only the equipment on her body made her gender clear.
Allen recalled stories of werewolves that changed like that at the sight of the full moon.
Shea clenched her fist and struck the ground with it.
<em class="chakra-text css-0">BAMMM!!
A glowing magic circle spread in a radius of a hundred meters.
(Just a hundred meters. I guess she can still improve then.)
Prince Zew had told Allen that Beast King mode could be even more powerful.
The current king of Albahar possessed a stronger version, which could spread its effect in a radius of one kilometer.
That one could make an army of tens of thousands activate Beast mode.
Prince Zew's Beast King mode only had one star, which was enough to power up everyone around him, but the king's had two stars.
That was what gave him the strength to beat the Hero Helmios to a pulp during the Five Continents' Alliance meeting.
It was possible that the one used by the king had other kinds of powers than the princes'.
Maybe Shea had just been so insistent asking Garm for power that she had been allowed to use the it.
Or maybe something else had happened, but either way it was best to focus on defeating Gushara.
'''Ohhh! Lady Shea! Groowwwwlll!!'''
Her three troop leaders also rejoiced.
Garm had approved of the princess they had vowed allegiance to.
At the same time, they felt their blood seemingly flow in reverse, while a floating sensation like their minds were being separated from their bodies overtook them.
They were already supporting Allen's party by firing long range attacks from behind Kiel and Cecile, and with Beast mode their strength grew dramatically.
Shea also charged at Gushara, looking like a tiger pouncing.
Her eyes were filled with vengeance for the man who took Lud's life.
'Hahah, it's about to run out.'
Then the Spirit God Rosen spoke.
The Spirit King's Blessing was about to end.
A support ally announcing their buff was about to end was something to appreciate, but no one was free enough to thank Rosen.
Cecile realized Gushara was trying to escape, but she had no way of stopping him.
Basque had run away, the Skeleton Pope was gone, and the altar was destroyed.
Gushara realized that he would be next.
'Hohohoh, let's leave it here for today, kids. I'll just- Ghah?!'
The moment he stepped outside the temple, something large hit his body.
Multiple sharp and pointy objects began burrowing into his body, like large drills.
Allen had kept a Dragon A summon outside, under Kingship.
It was there in case the enemy tried to run away, or to destroy the entire temple if needed, or as a decoy to let the party escape.
It was the perfect solution to basically any issue Allen could think of.
In the end, it served to stop Gushara as he tried to escape, the enormous dragon's jaws closing on him.
"Orochi, time for the flames of hell."
(Hell sounds like the ideal place for you.)
Allen wanted Gushara to pay for the countless lives he had taken.
With Gushara trapped in one of its mouths, the Dragon A summon pointed all his other heads to it, all 15 of them spewing a flaming breath.
The Spirit King's Blessing affected a radius of one kilometer, so the Dragon A summon also had its stats raised by 30%.
'W-wait, please wait!!'
The Demon Great General Gushara began to plead for his life.
"Merle, get the Vulcan Cannon!!"
No one would show Gushara any mercy.
For a split second Allen considered extracting all information possible from him, but Merus under Kingship could barely hold him off, so it would be nearly impossible to restrain Gushara for an interrogation.
Allen would prioritize getting his Experience.
Using a Bird F summon, he ordered Merle who was stationed a distance away to fire the Vulcan Cannon.
"Vulcan Cannon Engaged!!"
Merle had trusted her time to shine would eventually come, and now it was that very moment, her Vulcan Cannon firing with all power.
Gushara was attacked with such force that even the summon's head was nearly burned off by Merle.
Due to its incredible healing powers, the Dragon A summon began to recover quickly.
It could recover 1% of its health every second, so even after receiving collateral damage from the Vulcan Cannon, the summon healed fully in just a couple seconds.
Kingship also boosted all its powers.
"Alright Cecile, if you could be so kind as to deal the final blow."
Allen asked Cecile for that spell that had been so reliable this far.
Makris' Sacred Bead had helped that a lot as well.
This was Cecile's most powerful attack.
"Here it comes! Small Meteorite!!"
She had been anticipating this situation since the moment Gushara jumped out of the temple, so she had gotten everything ready to cast [Small Meteorite] already.
The Dragon A summon continued biting onto Gushara, not letting him escape. The summon then turned its head up, facing the huge falling rock.
Gushara was still being assailed by sharp teeth as the [Small Meteorite] fell straight on top of him.
He was crushed between the summon's jaws, and underneath the enormous red hot rock.
'H-hieeeeeee!! Milord Demon King! Ghaaaaaaaaa!!'
As Gushara reached his final moments, he turnde to the Demon King for help.
But his cries were only met with the enormous falling rock.
One of the Dragon A summons' heads was crushed underneath Cecile's Small Meteorite, vanishing from sight. At the same time, the front cover of Allen's Grimoire began to glow.
A new entry was added to the log.
'You've defeated 1 Demon Great General. Level 91 reached. Strength +500. Mana +800. Attack +280. Endurance +280. Agility +520. Intelligence +800. Luck +520.'
"Ohh! I've leveled up a lot! I've skipped five levels!!"
Allen rejoiced, knowing he had finally managed to defeat Gushara Serbilor, the founder of the Evil Cult.