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Chapter 1273: Wrathful Amanda
You’re fucking dead!
How dare you make Fran cry!
Unforgivable!
I’ll slice and dice until you’re nothing but a――
「Master!」
『!』
I heard a pained scream that got through to my fury-clouded mind. I could feel my anger quickly subsiding.
Ah... Fran. Why do you look so sad...? She seemed in as much grief as the nightmare from earlier...
Is it my fault this time?
Such thoughts instantly calmed me down.
Wait, what the hell happened here? My decorative string had turned into a bunch of wolves, and my blade was ominously pitch-black. I now felt frighteningly calm for some reason, so I quickly morphed my string and blade back into their original states.
Sorry Fran. I must have screwed up and lost myself in anger.
After dispelling the evil-divine energy corroding my blade, I hastily returned to Fran’s side.
「Master!」
『Fran! You’re back to normal!』
「Nn. Thanks to Announcer-san.」
〈It took approximately 36 seconds, but all mental interference has been shut out.〉
That’s my Announcer-san! I can count on you for anything!
〈Acquired the skill “Shard of Wrath”.〉
『Eh? I got a skill? Why?』
〈I hypothesize that this is due to the Chaos Goddess’s powers.〉
Oh right, demons were kin to the Chaos Goddess if I remember correctly. As her apostle, does that mean I can use demon-exclusive skills?
「Master?」
『S-Sorry. I got a bit too angry.』
「Woof....」
「Guh! Nuurh!」
Her whip flew at blinding speeds, inflicting dozens of strikes per second from all directions. The storm had no gaps, so Balfon was essentially trapped in a cage.
Despite having no escape route, Balfon continued holding out against the storm. However, Amanda’s whip was enveloped in a faint divine aura, and its impact pierced through his barrier.
He mentioned something about “royal energy” though? It seems that’s what they call divine energy in Raydoss or something.
Balfon was falling apart before our eyes without us doing anything. He had taken some divine-attribute attacks through the barrier, but that didn’t seem like enough to explain his lack of regeneration.
Perhaps this wasn’t merely divine energy. I took a closer look and noticed Amanda’s divine energy mixing with the red aura from Wrath. That might be what is enhancing the offensive power of her divine energy.
Thinking back to the golden aura we slammed into Nameless, that was also a form of enhanced divine energy. The current Amanda might have something similar to that golden mana.
「Amanda!」
『...! Oh no!』
The whip Amanda had been using to deliver the barrage suddenly snapped! Well, considering that she also broke her whip during the Martial Arts Tournament, perhaps I should be happy it lasted this long. Maybe it’s thanks to her Whip Boost skill.
More importantly, we need to back her up!
Or so I thought, but Amanda refused to stop. She simply grabbed a new whip out of her item bag and kept up the pressure
「Aaargh! Secret Technique - Skanda Slayer!」
Amanda swung her whip a single time. Before I knew it, both of Laranflura’s legs were shattered. This must be an art for delivering a devastating blow with immense speed.
I could only vaguely catch a glimpse of her whip. It seems such a powerful attack imposes a burden on both the whip and the wielder though.
Amanda collapsed to the ground right as her second whip snapped. Her rage probably triggered an effect similar to Potential Release, where her limiter was removed.
Balfon regenerated the legs instantly. However, pushing through the healing inhibition caused him to expend a great deal of mana. Moreover, he could barely stand up properly.
This is our chance! Fran and I jumped up, reflexively generating the golden aura from earlier.
And then, our max-power thrust pierced straight through Balfon’s heart. Impaled by our blade, a geyser of blood spurted out.
「Nurghh! I won’t lose! I cannot afford to lose!」
「Kuh!」
Yet Balfon refused to die. His ridiculous regenerative abilities allowed him to survive a crushed heart. He was still ready to fight.
But soon enough, panic took over his face.
Amanda had stood up again.
The whip gripped in her limp hand crawled on the ground like a convulsing snake, cloaked in a dense red divine aura.
We all sensed the overwhelming presence of the art she was about to unleash. Not even the mighty Superhuman General could escape this unscathed.
「...Please, just go to sleep already. Both you and the child within you...!」