CH 104

[Saintess-Armed]

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNGGGGG! The black aura covering Shangarula’s body instantly burst off.

“Tirna!”

“Got it!”

After that, Tirna tried to remove his Sacred Treasure off his limbs and sublimate it into Hallowed Sacred Treasure but,

“…Gh, ooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

““Wha!?””

Right then, Shangarula made a last stand.

It was thanks to his ‘willpower’, I’d say.

He wouldn’t lose to anyone in terms of guts, after all.

That didn’t change even after he had died.

“Guu!?”

Black aura was ejected out of his body as if to push away my power of purification, and before long, his exposed body was fully covered in ‘filth’ again.

Not to mention, he became much larger than before, and he even changed shape.

From bipedal being to quadrupedal monstrosity.

“Guoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!” Opening his big jaw so wide as if to swallow everything between heaven and earth, he let out a howl of war cry, sending shockwaves to the surroundings.

Yes, what appeared in front of us was the figure of a jet-black giant wolf.

“He transformed into a wolf…” Tirna muttered.

“……I expected no less of you, Shangarula. You’re really an amazing guy. Even after you died, you still have this much willpower left in you.

“But,” I wore flames all over my body. “I can’t let you wreak havoc any further. Your willpower—we’ll make sure to break it with our ‘fists’!”

“Mm! Let’s do it, Exa!”

―Shine!

“Gugaa!?”

At that moment, our bodies were wrapped in a dazzling light.

The light was intense, yet warm—and brimmed with power.

“—Tirna.”

“Mm, I know. We can become—‘one’.”

――BLAZE!

The flame coming off from Tirna’s Phoenix Seal enveloped her body. Then it grew and blended with my flame to envelop my body, too.

It finally transformed into tough armor on my limbs, and a new possibility was opened up for the Vermillion Bird Form.

““Saintess-Armed—Vermillion Bird Form Superior Arms!!””

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“Saintess-Armed… Superior Arms…” Shiva spontaneously smiled at the figures of Exa and Tirna taking a battle stance with a stomp of their feet.

A new battle style by unifying with a saintess—《Superior Arms》.

I see, everything was foreshadowed.

Why did seven saintesses, each holding one of the seven rare skills, appear in this era?

Why did the person who could gather and lead them, the Brave, emerge?

Then there was Amaterasu Orb and Phoenix Seal.

Everything was crucial factors that led up to this point.

““Haa!””

――BAM!

“Gugea!?”

Exa and Tirna’s strong blow drove the giant wolf into the ground.

The sight was so overwhelming that it fascinated those who witnessed it.

Such was the power of 《Superior Arms》.

――A power which allowed the Brave to wield Holy Armament through the Saintess.

He was qualified to wield the Holy Armaments since he had acquired the rare skills, albeit false.

Why hadn’t he been able to wield the Holy Armaments until now?

Of course, the Holy Armaments owned by the saintesses played a part of it, but he likely wasn’t able to wield them in order to gain this power.

And the major reasons behind why he was able to gain it was Phoenix Seal which allowed to him to be connected in both body and mind with the saintesses, and Amaterasu Orb which could manifest Hihiirokane in any form.

When all of these were put together, the Brave became one with the saintess and demonstrated his true strength.

“Well, it’s all thanks to the Boy’s ‘possibility’ too.” Shiva murmured to herself while watching Exa and Tirna overpowering the giant wolf.

It was probably the only power that might counter Goddess Phinis.

“Looks like I’ve made a miscalculation.”

Collecting the seven rare skills alone wouldn’t cut it.

What was truly necessary was the seven rare skills, the saintesses who possessed them—and the Holy Armaments.

When all of these combined into one, the Brave would be able to slaughter even the gods.

In other words, he eventually had to gather the seven maidens and—

“Fufu, but I wonder if the last one would listen him so easily.” Laughing, Shiva continued to quietly watch until the battle came to a close.