Chapter 122
Chapter 122
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 122
Chapter Title: Generation of the Sky
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The moment the storm of black flame swept through the plaza, the entire square shook as if struck by an earthquake.
The members of the Twin Wings Unit, having witnessed that immense destructive power firsthand, gaped in astonishment.
Even they, who knew Krashu's capabilities, had their doubts.
After all, his opponent was an erosion beast on the verge of 7-star rank.
They had all been wondering if he could really take it down in a single blow.
But seeing that output with their own eyes made it clear.
Just how absurd of a person Krashu was.
He truly possessed the power to kill Decarabia in one strike.
Everyone felt it anew—this was the strength of the top student in the second-year Combat Department.
"He's turned into a real monster."
As Anix let out a hollow chuckle, Krashu and Haring plummeted from the sky amid the black flames.
Elfin leaped toward the two of them.
With her tall frame rivaling Krashu's, she caught both Haring and Krashu at once and landed as lightly as a feather.
But in that moment, she flinched.
Just brushing against Krashu's body, she could feel the intense heat radiating from him.
He had launched that attack while enduring a state like this?
It was an absurd level of mental fortitude.
And Haring was no different.
Having been continuously exposed to Krashu's heat, her skin was covered in burns.
It was a clear sign of just how desperately these two had fought, matching the exhaustion of the others.
"G-Give him to me."
Krashu, struggling even to catch his breath, spoke up, and Elfin set him and Haring down.
With Haring's support, Krashu barely managed to stand without collapsing.
His body burned with heat.
It seemed the price of pushing the Crimson Tiger Unit to its limits was finally coming due.
Krashu clung to his fading consciousness and lifted his head.
Anix came into view.
Anix was a mess, though not quite as bad off as Krashu.
And it was a sight Krashu had never seen before.
Of course it was.
Anix had never gone all out like this before.
Watching him now brought an odd sense of relief.
It felt like long-stagnant emotions were finally washing away like waves receding into the depths of his heart.
This world wasn't the one he had lived in before.
It was a world that kept changing relentlessly—and one that could be changed.
So what he had to do was simple.
He wouldn't let any of those changes go to waste.
It was at that moment, as Krashu fought to hold onto his slipping mind.
Krashu froze and immediately looked up.
There was Decarabia, charred black from the Heaven-Scorching Thunder.
Its body had clearly stalled after taking the blast head-on.
Not even Decarabia could withstand the destructive power of the Heaven-Scorching Thunder compressed to its limit.
Then, with a cracking sound, Decarabia's face began to split open.
As the charred fragments of its face fell away...
Kwachik!
Something poked its head out from between the shattered facial pieces.
It was a miniaturized Decarabia.
Its face protruded with a snout, more grotesque than its original monkey visage, and viscous fluid dripped from the tentacles sprouting all over its body.
In that instant, Krashu felt a chill run down his spine.
This was the result of Decarabia compressing World Erosion in a final desperate struggle amid the black flames.
And the realm it had reached was simple.
7-star.
The new domain Decarabia had attained.
"--------------!"
Its roar echoed in that moment.
The sound was so ferocious it rang in their ears like tinnitus, as if no human ear could endure it, filling the plaza.
The others belatedly noticed Decarabia's abnormal state.
The moment all eyes turned there, their faces hardened.
The overwhelming aura pouring from Decarabia tightened around their throats in an instant.
It was enough to shatter the fighting spirit of those who had battled it so valiantly until moments ago.
Thud—
"...This is too much."
One of the Twin Wings Unit members collapsed to the ground.
Despair filled his face.
"W-We’re all dead."
No one could refute the dazed mutter.
Except for one.
Krashu, gripping Thunderclap once more.
"Anix."
Krashu called out to him.
Anix, having witnessed Decarabia's awakening, turned to Krashu with a pale face.
Then his eyes widened.
Black flames were gathering around Krashu's sword once more.
Anix realized what that meant.
He hadn't given up yet.
"Send me in front of that thing."
Smoke trailed from Krashu's mouth.
His body was in such a wrecked state he could barely move anymore.
But he could swing his sword one more time.
"...I'll send you in at top speed."
Anix placed his hand on the ground without another question.
He was at his limit too, but his determination to get Krashu there was palpable.
Krashu hadn't given up.
So neither would he.
That was Anix.
"Krashu, I'll go with you."
"I'll help get you there too."
Haring and Elfin immediately flanked him.
Seeing Anix and Krashu refuse to yield, the two steeled themselves as well.
Whether they realized it or not.
Krashu's resolve was gradually infecting everyone around him.
And that resolve was forging a single path forward.
The Twin Wings Unit members watched the four with blank expressions.
Ignoring them, Krashu swallowed hard and gripped Thunderclap tight.
"Launch me."
The moment the words left his mouth, vibrations rumbled beneath the trio's feet.
Kwagagagagagagak!
Suddenly, trees erupted beneath them, shooting upward with ferocious speed.
It demonstrated just how much Recovery Anix had poured into them.
In that instant, Decarabia noticed them.
It yanked its two arms free from its original head.
Krashu realized immediately.
Decarabia had reached 7-star.
But its condition wasn't normal either.
Due to the rushed awakening, it had forcibly crammed in World Erosion.
As a result, it hadn't fully absorbed the erosion from its original body yet.
Which meant it couldn't separate from that body right now.
Moreover, even its new core body couldn't escape the effects of the Heaven-Scorching Thunder.
Evidence of that was visible in its imperfect new form.
A definite opening.
Recognizing it, smoke billowed from Krashu's mouth.
His body had long since hit its absolute limit.
He had operated Annihilation Flame Asura fighting the God of Night.
Then, to land a hit on Decarabia, he had squeezed out every last drop with Crimson Tiger Unit.
Warning signals blared from his body everywhere.
Thanks to them, Krashu knew he couldn't take another step.
But he still couldn't rest.
Not with an enemy right in front of him.
Krashu's mind raced.
His body at its limit couldn't output Annihilation Flame Erosion again.
The opponent was a 7-star erosion beast, even if incomplete.
This wouldn't be enough to finish it off.
'Then.'
Krashu realized he needed to use a new skill.
Pushing further might break him beyond repair, but there was no other way.
Atop the surging tree.
Krashu's eyes briefly closed.
And within those closed eyes.
The night dwelling within his body.
The moment Nox draped over him from within.
Tik!
A quiet snap echoed, like something breaking.
It was one star Krashu had kept suppressed with his Eye Doll until now.
Guuuuuuuuuuuung!
Inaudible from outside, but deep within, Krashu felt a massive vibration rising.
And that presence surged toward his head, as if to devour everything in an instant.
Heavenly Killing Star
With the Eye Doll severed, uncontrollable murderous intent erupted.
For a moment, Krashu nearly lost his mind.
The killing intent of the Heavenly Killing Star was beyond imagination.
Indeed, there was good reason even the old monster Blavijo had eventually gone mad.
The Heavenly Killing Star greedily gnawed at Krashu's mind, seeking to consume him.
Impulsive killing intent burst outward, dragging black flames wildly in its wake.
Though his body was at its limit, the Heavenly Killing Star forcibly pulled it upward, craving to unleash its murderous will upon the world.
'Hey.'
Amid that killing intent.
Krashu's eyes glowed red.
'You're not devouring me.'
A curtain of night began to drape before the Heavenly Killing Star as it tried to swallow Krashu whole.
The enveloping night started to cradle the rampaging star.
Embracing stars was the role of the night.
The seven stars of the once-frenzied Heavenly Killing Star began embedding into the night one by one.
And the moment all stars settled into the night.
The seven stars shone in unison.
The stars Krashu could normally wield were Heavenly Good Star, Heavenly Authority Star, and Dazzling Star—three in total.
But in this fleeting instant, through Nox, he drew forth the Heavenly Killing Star's true power.
First star: Heavenly Pursuit Star.
Second star: Heavenly Good Star.
Third star: Heavenly Machine Star.
Fourth star: Heavenly Authority Star.
Fifth star: Jade Form Star.
Sixth star: Sea Sun Star.
Seventh star: Dazzling Star.
All seven stars permeated Krashu's body.
For that brief window Nox could hold.
Whoooosh!
Krashu's black flames met the true power of the Heavenly Killing Star and blazed far more fiercely than before.
Ududuk!
In that instant, Decarabia's arm extended toward him.
Bundles of tentacles from its arm swelled and lashed out.
Krashu was in no state to dodge.
As he gritted his teeth, needing more time, Elfin leaped in front of him.
Her sword, pouring out purple aura, thrust toward the tentacle bundles.
Her blade was a swift sword.
A rain of strikes too fast for the eye swept through, shredding the tentacles.
But Elfin had fought without rest until now.
Some tentacles tore into her body, inflicting wounds.
"Hurry... go!"
Undeterred, she bit her lip and shouted.
The tree beneath Krashu's feet pressed onward.
Decarabia, now within arm's reach, roared in fury and opened its maw.
Light began gathering in its mouth once more.
The same flash from before.
But faster this time.
Before Krashu could react, Haring dashed ahead.
She crossed the two daggers drawn from her waist.
Something crunched in her mouth.
She had swallowed the single poison vial from her pouch.
In that instant, Haring shot forward at a speed even Krashu could barely perceive.
Her daggers, laced with venom, swung in unison.
Plunk!
The two daggers embedded in Decarabia's jaw, forcing its head upward.
The light gathered in its closed mouth shattered.
Kwaang!
The unleashed flash exploded from within.
"Graaaaaaargh!"
Enraged by the pain, Decarabia swung its other arm viciously at Haring.
Unable to dodge after stabbing its jaw, Haring was sent flying into the sky.
She was out in an instant.
But the opening she created.
That opening connected squarely to Krashu.
With Haring gone, Decarabia's eyes finally locked onto Krashu.
He was right in front of it now.
Though his body couldn't move a step, Anix's tree carried him right to Decarabia's face.
The black flames cloaking his sword didn't rage wildly as usual.
They layered neatly, dyeing Thunderclap's blade pitch black.
Like the stillness of the Heavenly Killing Star veiled in night.
A tranquility unlike any before emanated from Krashu's blade.
Yet the heat from that blade was on another level entirely.
Annihilation Flame ErosionFourth Form
Annihilation Flame Night Sever
Pinggrrr!
Its rotating head flew into the sky.
Black flames erupted from its neck and head, devouring Decarabia entirely.
Kwagagagagagagak!
The moment he saw it, Krashu squeezed out his last strength and leaped.
Haring, knocked unconscious by Decarabia's strike, was plummeting.
The instant Krashu caught her, Anix mustered his power.
To catch him.
As Anix's tree reached out...
Kugugugugugung!
Decarabia's collapsing body smashed through Anix's already crumbling trees as it fell.
His extended tree couldn't reach Krashu.
"Krashu!"
Hearing Anix's cry, Krashu plummeted alongside Decarabia.