Chapter 129
Chapter 129
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 129
Chapter Title: Tower-Climbing Fox God VTuber
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"Go for it──!!!"
Jackson raised his hammer high and shouted as he charged forward, followed by the climbers rushing in unison.
Each and every one of them was a renowned climber.
On the shaking field of golden rice, they unleashed their skills against the invisible [Inari's Lion].
"Kuooooh!!!"
One Daa-hye transformed into a bear and grew massive, pounding her chest as she activated her Howling skill to apply debuffs.
A flickering afterimage wrapped around the body of Inari's invisible lion.
No one knew how long it would last, but just making its outline visible was enough. She leaped up, lightning coiling around her fists, and smashed down onto Inari's lion.
With a boom─! thunderbolts scattered in all directions, igniting the rice field in flames that spread everywhere.
"Super Inazuma Kick──!!"
Pilot soared using the propulsion from the flames, crashing down like a falling bolt of lightning into its torso.
Even after piercing through its thick fur with full force, the durability was so high that her ankle throbbed. Pilot furrowed her brow.
"This thing's tougher than it looks!!"
"That's good!!!"
At his daughter's shout, the Fist King leaped up.
With a bright smile blooming on his face, as if thrilled to be invited to such a festival, the Fist King's hand chop slammed into where its head was. Boom! Inari's lion was crushed.
Rice stalks tore apart and scattered, forming a hemispherical crater, and the fox's footprints were etched even deeper inside it.
"This hits nice!!!"
Roaring ferociously, it spewed flames, wrapped itself in lightning, and thrashed about, whipping up gusts of wind.
It unleashed natural disasters incomparable to the red dragon Wakamo had faced. Earthquakes shook the layer with every paw stomp.
A man soared up, slicing through the erupting flames with a massive axe.
"Too bad Tomoko's too busy to come!!"
The Korean Association President swung his axe at the layer floor, mentioning the name of the Japanese Association President. Inari's lion, which hadn't dodged any attack so far and tanked them all, desperately leaped aside to evade the axe.
"You took my hits but dodged the axe?! That hurts my pride!!"
It leaped over the horizontally swung axe, curled into a ball, spun, and spewed foxfire in all directions.
The Fist King kept closing the distance rapidly, pounding away, grumbling that his punches didn't hurt, then loaded a full-power strike. A fox yelp of "Kyeng!" echoed out.
"It's afraid of fire!!!"
"I'll handle that!"
Grad student Sebastian stepped forward, raising a book like a staff and manipulating mana. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, unleashing pouring rain. Beside him, Ichigo pulled out potions to freeze the spreading flames, suppressing the fire while drawing her gun and opening fire.
Each bullet from the muzzle cost ten million won, making Ichigo's stomach ache, but anything less wouldn't even penetrate.
"Here we go, here we go, here we go!!! Let's go, everyone!!!!"
Jackson raised his hammer high and smashed down.
From the center of the scorched field, a structure rose, transforming into a livestock pen to trap the fox.
He swung the hammer once more into the air, sealing the metal box completely around the fox─then artist Adolf rushed in, moving his hands.
Coating a living being in metal to create a work of art!
A massive fox objet d'art appeared and crashed to the ground with a thud.
As Iosif dropped down in the form of a giant dragon onto the immobilized fox trapped in metal, the frame crumpled and flattened.
"Gone?! Kraaaah!!!"
And then, beastly teeth marks appeared on its nape.
Guessing it had escaped the prison with Wakamo's liquefaction skill, they didn't stop and kept pouring attacks.
"[O Guan Yu's Spear bearer!]"
And Yong Wei, mounted on a horse, charged while wielding a relic item and crescent blade, shouting.
With crashing lightning, Guan Yu gripped the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, revealing his form and charging across the ground, swinging his weapon at Inari's lion.
A heavy, massive blow landed, making it writhe in agony with a miserable scream.
Insects swarmed over Inari's lion's body, bee swarms dove into wounds, stinging relentlessly.
Even the Legendary classes Wakamo had hired joined forces and charged. The 90th floor boss was helpless against them.
"[Death Sentence]!!"
A dullahan on a ghostly horse, radiating ominous black aura, activated its skill to foretell death.
The reaper, scythe slung over its shoulder, charged on horseback, inferred wounds from flowing blood, and slashed deeply. Black energy gathered in the air and spread.
"Press on!! Don't stop!!!"
Yong Wei, holding high the Chu banner symbolizing his nation, applied a wide-area buff to all allies.
"[Zeus's Lightning]!!!"
Using even his long-cooldown items without mercy, Yong Wei's ultimate strike connected, sending Inari's lion flying.
At this point, with this many people pouring relentless attacks, it should be dying soon. How was it holding out?
They couldn't even see it, so no way to gauge the damage.
From a distance, Adolf dipped his brush in a paint can and painted the air. The [Inari's Lion] was forcibly colored, finally revealing itself to everyone.
Its four tails swayed, then became five, wounds healing across its body.
"Gimmick boss!!"
The Fist King shouted at the sight.
"Tails increasing means healing? It won't die until all nine tails grow? Forcing a prolonged fight... Indeed─not bad against Wakamo-sama."
The Korean Association President laughed heartily, coldly piercing the tower's intent.
If they'd fought normally, they'd have died like Seimei.
Unfortunately for the tower─it had raged at Wakamo's resurrection defying death and come to judge the climber itself.
First time in history the tower personally intervened, but it backfired. They got two floors for free when the top forces were supposed to fight at the summit!
Rumble─boom─
"Finish it quick and go help!!"
Ichigo shouted urgently. She was anxious because Wakamo had died once.
Since realizing even someone she thought invincible could die, she couldn't stay calm.
So she kept worrying about the Fox God vs. Fox God clash instead of the battlefield.
"Have faith, Your Majesty. She's strong!"
"..."
Yong Wei was deeply moved by the Fox God's resurrection through unbreakable will conquering even death. The thrill from that moment still lingered in his chest. To enemies, pure fear and terror; to followers, hope and a living miracle.
"Yeah..."
Ichigo decided to believe despite her anxiety.
Wakamo always won.
Even if she died, she was a climber who would win!
※※※
"[What you desire cannot be obtained even by climbing the tower, Fox God!!!!]"
"Don't make me laugh!! I'll conquer the tower and get it!!!!"
Fists collided, one pushed back.
It was a brutal contest of strength.
Kyoto's Fox God, with slender arms, wore wing robes, red eye makeup, and snow-white hair─no fox tail like Wakamo.
Half Wakamo's height, but twice as fast and twice as strong.
Each fist clash hammered the brain with deafening noise, fast-moving hands creating hazy mist.
Predicting attacks, blocking, parrying, endlessly circling with both hands while advancing fearlessly with feet into the onslaught like waves.
Unyielding like a human-made breakwater amid crashing seas.
Thrusts targeting Wakamo's body aimed to shave mana anywhere hit.
Wakamo had no vitals. Any hit drained mana; reduce to zero, Fox God wins.
Blocking attacks also consumed mana, so she didn't care if blocked, just kept attacking.
Attacking consumed mana too, so she offered her tough body freely, pounding relentlessly like yielding flesh for bones.
Fists collided, one pushed back.
Visible shockwaves rippled out, torn rice scattering wildly.
On gold, wrapped in gold, in a bountiful field, modern Fox God and ancient Fox God advanced without retreat, pride unyielding.
Thud thud thud──!!
Wakamo twisted the Fox God's wrist, flung it with elasticity, exploiting the gap to land heavy combos on head, chest, side.
She recognized from the strikes onward that it was the same [Idol].
But─something different. Just Wakamo's gut feeling.
"Let's crank up the pitch──!!!"
[Idol's Flame] exploded, engulfing surroundings in fire; Fox God countered with [Idol's Tidal Wave], unleashing massive waves.
Lightning charged through crashing waves, exploding mercilessly─amid it, Wakamo crossed arms reinforced with [Idol's Mineral], charged full force, clashing with Fox God.
Yet not pushed back.
The Fox God's tiny frame halted the giant's charge; diamond-gleaming hands mimicked what Wakamo showed against apostles, hand chops slicing into Wakamo.
Defense meaningless as body sliced; as Wakamo turned transparent with [Idol's True Form] to deflect, Fox God infused mana and slashed hard.
But wrong.
A wet splat like slicing water; Fox God widened eyes.
[Liquefaction] acquired transforming into monster in Russia.
Wakamo became a "river" maintaining human form while flowing; only gods could wield such domain.
Attacks flowing like water─true nature itself, sharpness dulled, fast thrusts and swings lost direction, flowing away.
In that state, only hands and fingertips struck like boulders in rapids, pounding Fox God.
Circulate whole body─fast, very fast.
With [Mana Manipulation] and [Idol's Tidal Wave] on herself, turbulent waves in her body like a whirlwind; Wakamo read all attack patterns, deflected, pushed back.
"[─In that instant, you read all my attacks...? You monster...!!]"
"Japan has the Fist King. Fighting someone at martial arts peak makes others seem similar!!!"
Thus, counter humans can't─using multiple skills simultaneously, controlling flow, maintaining form, reading attacks, piercing movements, nullifying power points to break lines.
All seen, judged, executed in a blink.
Thought speed beyond human; [Idol's Body] enabling it surpassed limits.
"Damn, body's slowing...!! Can't keep up with my speed...!!"
"[How much stronger do you plan to get!!!]"
"Would a VTuber be weak for nothing!!! Think surviving viewers' mockery, perverts, stalkers, antis is easy!!! If beating asses solved it, I wouldn't suffer!!!"
"[That has nothing to do with now, you lunatic!!]"
Boom──!
Fox God's neck snapped back, head turning.
"You called a VTuber lunatic──!!!! Unforgivable, Fox God!!!!!"
Mana erupted from whole body, evaporating liquid form into steam.
Wakamo, mist like wing robes, fury-punching; Fox God retreated, leaping back for distance while counterattacking.
"[Rain them down! Pour like rain!!]"
Signal given, shadows blanketed sky.
Arrows rained.
Insane density covered Wakamo's area completely, turning her into a porcupine instantly.
Before realizing, hedgehog-Wakamo; Fox God extended hands.
Snap─!
Flicked hands; Wakamo shredded, leaped up.
Waist severed, upper body diagonally cut, trisected Wakamo floated; whole body turned lightning, grabbed falling sun from sky, shaped into spear.
Thrown, fiery spear trailed blazing storm, pierced Wakamo─no, vanished.
Fox God urgently leaped, flipped body seeing spear vanish into void.
From behind, thrown sun spear emerged.
Predicting [My Worlds] trick, she dodged, but Wakamo grabbing spear heedless of burning body was unexpected.
Using [Virtual Spirit Supreme Ultimate Divine Fist], adding her power to its momentum, Wakamo pierced Fox God's belly.
Exploded with fierce flame storm, fires spreading to arrows, turning area into sea of fire.
"[You can endure!! But your allies can't, they'll burn to death, Fox God!!!]"
"I know──!!"
Splash─!
"[What?!]"
Fox God, plunged into sea, panicked, looked around.
Still inside 【Tower's Interior】.
No escape outside, she tried assessing.
Rooooar──!!!
[Idol's Storm] smashed so hard part of sea evaporated; lightning blade slashed again, deeply pierced Fox God vomited blood.
Soon, Wakamo's [Heavenly Total Cloud Sword] glowed─same mineral sword clashed, cracking Fox God's arm.
Infused mana, subtle red glow on Heavenly Total Cloud Sword─not a sword, yet slash marks remained.
Mana blade impossible─?
Doubt resolved immediately.
[Idol's Mineral] shaved mana to form mineral shape. Extremely─minuscule blade edge only, just enough to cut.
What mentality and focus?
Maintaining mid-battle?
[Three Brains Mutual Combat] skill influence too. Split mind for three bodies─possible theoretically, but executing different.
Fears no death, trusts theories, stakes life.
Uses enemies' creations boldly, builds from allies' lessons for strength, grows real-time in tower's trials.
Climbers grow climbing tower, but Wakamo barely; just more skills.
Even skill upgrades limited to Idol-linked─[Idol's Flame] unchanged since acquired.
Wakamo didn't care.
More skills? Use them. Short? Use head.
Yes, Wakamo grows real-time without climbing.
'[Growing even while fighting me!!]'
One-island slash cleaved Fox God, scattering mineral shards like sand.
Violet diamond dust sparkled around them, like diving into stars.
Deep ocean abyss, like gods swimming space.
Every frame a masterpiece painting endlessly.
Sploooosh──!!
Fox God swept by water torrent, crashed onto wrestling ring.
Wakamo grabbed, shouldered her, locked legs to restrain.
"Muscle Buster──!!"
Using [Weight of Faith], full-power drop to shatter limbs; Fox God's red eye makeup burst light.
"[Turn 6 upside down and it's 9─Fox God! You underestimated me!]"
"Wha...?!"
Unpleasant sensation reading Wakamo's mind─like Korean tower info acquisition; Wakamo realized too late, but up-down flipped instantly, midair Fox God flew in, crossed arms into chop slamming Wakamo's neck.
"[You can't fly! Aerial kill too novice!!]"
Fox God flipped Wakamo midair, suplexed full power downward.
Fox God, gliding freely, invertedly smashed Wakamo's head into ring.
"Kyaa...!"
Head embedded in ring, upside-down cross; Fox God grabbed legs, spun rapidly.
Whirlwind tore ring, ropes wrapped and rose, four corner posts uprooted flying.
"[Divine Wind Sure-Kill!!]"
Leaped at spin speed, ground-slammed Wakamo repeatedly while entangled spinning.
Grinding earth, repeated impacts crumpling Wakamo into rags, swung by Fox God's arm.
Pre-fall, [My Worlds] opened, slipped inside, opened behind grabbing ankle, dropping Fox God.
Severed gripped leg, freed, reversed pulling Fox God in, spun slamming face into skyscraper.
'[Building?!]'
No time panic; face grated on glass, suddenly atop, crushed into asphalt by Wakamo.
"Huff... huff...."
Wakamo clutched chest staggering, recovering with [Idol's Body] but mentally fatigued.
Conversely, pristine Fox God brushed glass shards from face, rose, took in human city.
Glamorous, tall─cold, barren.
"[Living in such stifling place. No blue forests, rivers... life without nature. Fox God, pursuing Idol, do dwellers here give faith?]"
"Fighting then suddenly philosophy.... Japan has four seasons... something? Seaweed only Japanese digest, impressive~ Autumn leaves only Japan, Finland? Bullshit, fight. Our believers can only live in cities."
-Indeed facts are Wakamo lololol
-No, where tf is this?
-Ah, don't know? It's a unique barrier.
-Our Fox God-sama pro at city building too.
-Level different from other Idols lost to progress!!
-Think our Wakamo, knowing computers, looks like dickhead?!
"[Don't you understand tower exists to stop polluting living lands, Fox God!!]"
"Your shrine believers got wrecked by me taking offerings, admit it!!!"
"[Fuckin' bitch!!]"
-lolololololol
-Japan can't beat Korean swears...
-Truly high-class cursing lolol
-Swear slipped? Got verbally owned?
-Boss is verbal slaughter queen~
-History of mouth-fucking different, you shithead lololol
Wakamo charged at enraged lunging Fox God.
"Ughhh...!!"
Unpleasant mind-intrusion persisted; frowning, seeing Fox God probing thoughts, Wakamo emptied mind, charged beastly.
Transformed three-tailed fox, mouth agape charging foolishly; Fox God deemed stupid, about to fire Idol's flame, rising firewall.
Asphalt-shattering wall absorbed explosion.
Debris-covered Wakamo bit Fox God, dashed along road.
"Target confirmed entering city!!"
"Move fast!! Hurry!!!"
Control room agents bustled into action; Wakamo rampaged biting Fox God, smashing into walls, floors, spewing flames, lightning, wind, waves wildly like rabid fox.
"[Stop──!!!]"
Soon, halo behind back, eyes gleaming, Fox God mana-blasted Wakamo's head off.
Headless three-tailed fox thudded down; Wakamo burst out inside.
Idol-form illusions charged Fox God; still linked to Wakamo, she drew light bow, loosed arrows.
Before perceiving flash, arrows pierced Wakamo, pinned to building wall.
Ignored charging illusions to pass; clashed, engulfed in flames.
"[Grahh!! What?!]"
Building deformed, opened.
Asphalt parted, tanks emerged; missile turrets raised.
Instantly surrounded by modern weapons; stunned Fox God caught off-guard by barrage.
"Fire!!"
Midst, missile from city sky plummeted center, exploding.
-fuck what????
-Wakamo 1F explosion now!!
-Wtf fighting there now???
-Boss crazy lololol
-Real-time fight watch real?
-Auth pic up fuck lolol
Massive explosion visible from safe zones, rising smoke.
Artillery on mountains opened fire on ruined city.
"Wakamo-sama caught in crossfire ok?"
"She said ignore!! Full salvo!!!"
"Kiyoot!!"
Soldiers shelled wildly like "now or never."
City turned battlefield instantly; Fox God at epicenter rolled dodging endless bombardment.
"[Grahhh!! You mad bitch!!!]"
Not Korean tower reward. Idol's own cleared new inner layer─towers didn't block, valid strat; Fox God could only rage.
Shocked Idol wielded such influence, grew insanely fast; humans allied without restraint, awed by Idol Wakamo Inarizushi's charisma.
Flash─
Lightning-Wakamo charged into such Fox God.
"[You forced my sword!! Splendid, Fox God!! Your strength humanity's peak──!!!]"
"Ah, so what!! GTA day 2 stream in 3hrs, die quick!!!!"
"[Fox God!!! Speak like Idol──!!!]"
"Fighting you less important than stream!!!"
"[Bitch!!!]"
Punch punch punch─
Dodged Fox God's light-sword swings nimbly; lightning body unleashed barrage.
Fastest human martial art?
Boxing: endlessly refined instinctual strikes.
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali landed 12 punches in 3 seconds.
Boxer stance, weaved blade, Wakamo closed gap in blink with learned step: YouTube, Unicorn agents, countless fights.
Boom─! Air burst; Wakamo landed 9 hits whole body, shouldered Fox God back.
Speed and heavy combos nearly lifted her; Fox God mouth agape drooling.
"Rooooaaar──!!!"
Blended boxing Wing Chun; beyond no afterimages, arm shadows too fast to track.
Beyond thought speed, reflex combos along centerline.
Jab─fastest straight punch.
Faster than sound, lifted Fox God pre-touch; one breath, one blink, hundred combos battered like deflating balloon doll.
Punches visible post-hit, body shuddered like marionette with cut strings.
Cartoonish; viewers clueless, but recipient felt raw pain.
But Fox God no pushover.
Wakamo's forearm severed below elbow. Sword mark on neck. Chest split, one leg buckled.
Light sword swung pre-impact, slicing Wakamo.
Minimized shock, but astonishing nonetheless.
"Wheel Kick!!!"
Kicked road with remaining leg, hooked remaining arm punch into gut.
"[Flesh Yield Bone Take!!]"
Yield flesh take bones! Grimacing hit, Fox God's light sword plunged deep into Wakamo's chest, bursting light.
About to shatter whole body; Wakamo vanished before eyes.
"Behold true boxing, bitch!!"
Unhearable voice behind; Fox God turned, Wakamo already leaped, flipped, posed.
Full-power roundhouse with [Weight of Faith] at toe connected.
Head, crown direct hit; Fox God's eyes rolled back, slammed face-down, body inverted upward.
[Wakamo 1F] Wakamo's domain!
[Job-Exclusive Skill 【Holoport】] teleports, not jumps; Wakamo grabbed leg, leaped high, slammed into building again.
But this time, no; halo on occiput spun wildly, expanded.
Whoom─upper body severed floating; halo gripped Wakamo's hair reversely, light slashed city, mountains, raining shells alike.
"[Grabbed, can't use that move!!]"
"Was that so?!"
Fox God embraced Wakamo midair, tangled flying up.
"[Every trick!!]"
Shrunk light sword to dagger, stabbed neck savagely, emotions raw. Location irrelevant. Any damage killed Wakamo; Fox God rampaged for one more hit.
Heavy hits good, but obsession no gaps against this foe in eyes.
Kill before schemes; stabbed relentlessly. Wakamo gripped nape.
"Sharp? Sashimi then!! Belly thrust incoming, bye──!!"
Hand knife to gut hard; instead, crunch, fingers blocked.
"[Samurai obi basic!!]"
"Wha...!"
Face punch slammed Wakamo down.
Wakamo face-grabbed, punched Fox God's face.
But halo-aura Fox God tanked, stabbed repeatedly.
Ruined ring crash; something coiled neck.
Invisible forced down, wrenched back, joint lock.
No damage? Grab substance break; not one, three presences battered simultaneously.
[Idol's Body] [Sub-Bodies] transparent via [Projection Control], gang-lynched Fox God; hits minimal.
"[Came to die!!]"
Sub-bodies part of main. Halo spun, slashed invisibles; Wakamo recoiled mana vomit.
"[How many seconds more can you fight!? Tell me, Fox God...! More tricks?!]"
7 mana potion tanks empty.
Desperate fight, Wakamo's mana truly bottomed.
"Hohimi! [Phoenix Heir]!!"
150sec mana recovery 1,000% up skill──!!
Mana maxed instantly; Wakamo body-enhanced; Fox God smirked, waiting.
"[Mana Drain──!!]"
Sucked Wakamo's rising mana, healed own wounds rapidly.
"[Foolish, Wakamo Inarizushi!!! Thought I didn't know your recovery?! All damage you dealt... this instant...]"
"Figured you'd. So prepared execution ignoring your counters!"
Fox God's mocking smile faded, paling.
Wakamo anticipated since Korean tower elixir vs. two-phase Dalgi.
Especially top boss!! Intelligent, knows Wakamo's means!!
Why lure to [Wakamo 1F]? Support? Firepower?
Regrettably, all wrong.
One favorable terrain. All Wakamo needed.
City floor opened, abyss pit; Fox God & Wakamo plummeted with debris, buried.
Whole city entombed, darkness sealed; Fox God still pale.
"You paled... Sharp instinct caught on... Saw this knife, realized worse end than Seimei!"
'[This bitch... what insane plan... this... big trouble...!]'
"Hmph! No escape! Checkmate like chess or go!"
Ruins blocked leaping Fox God.
Lid-closed prison. Cement oozing ruins; Fox God realized all trap.
Whole city burial tool!!
"[Stop, mad bitch!!!]"
[Mana Burn]-engraved sword reverse-gripped, Wakamo stabbed own chest.
Idol─ineffective on that Fox God... so on herself.
Light banished darkness; massive explosion, familiar mana mushroom cloud shockwave stormed layer.
Soldiers, viewers shocked... single climber nuclear-level blast.
Pillar pierced sky unquenching.
"Where rushing off to!!!!"
Wakamo, whole body aflame from Mana Burn, chained explosions, endured via [Mana Recovery].
150sec self-immolating Idol became flames, grabbed ankle, dragged Fox God.
Burning inferno friendly; Wakamo drew Heavenly Total Cloud Sword, Fox God donned light swords, swung.
Halo ranged useless; Mana Burn too fierce, evaporated midair.
Her blade tips cracking too!!
"[Who made that sword?!]"
Fox God drew same-material Heavenly Total Cloud Sword, dual-wielded charging Wakamo.
Two Heavens Style─? Showed swordsmanship, deflected Wakamo's lightly, sliced body pushing.
True god-tier beyond master; Wakamo's amateur sword no match.
Even [Plum Blossom Swordsmanship] petals burned in Mana Burn─amid dazzling flames, Wakamo protected camera, gripped sword two-handed, clashed.
"[Sword Art without forms!! Niten Ichi-ryu!! Can you handle!!]"
Bang bang─!
Bullets flew at boastful Fox God, deflected by blade.
"Then this Musashi GUN, punk!!!"
Dual guns, pulled triggers sucking ambient mana into bullets.
Each swing bisected, unconcerned; [VTuber Assets] Magnum revolvers dual-wielded, clubbed Fox God.
"[Madness, disaster!!]"
"Mad acts make real mad!! Don't know Kotowaza?! Takeda Shingen's! Do it, badass!!!"
Madness swirled Wakamo's eyes.
Overwhelmed, Fox God faltered.
Stream time neared... 40+ Virtual Live VTubers fun stream in 2hrs...!!
Self-cliff edge.
Missing stream unthinkable─despair, frustration, sadness spurred Wakamo.
Anxiously... more desperately...!!
Crunch!!!
Bit swung blade with teeth halting, kicked face/chest/gut brutally trampling.
Frenzied beast; Fox God dropped sword, Wakamo tossed guns, gripped floor-stuck Heavenly Total Cloud Sword, posed.
"Dual blades!!!"
[Muyedobotongji-[Dual Swords]] skill posed; Fox God remade sword, Two Heavens pose, clashed again.
Swords endlessly clashed in explosion, devouring hotly fiercely.
150sec countdown ticked fast─each flowing second slow like eternal sand grains.
Viewers saw only flashes, clashes.
And─ultimately pushed was Wakamo.
"[End!!]"
Fox God yanked dagger from Wakamo's chest; dual swords pierced.
Portal opened, scenery shifted to Kyoto tower layer.
Plummeting, falling.
And diving in.
Tower coins bought [Mana Elixir of Enlightenment] empty bottle soared.
"Full power──!!!"
Hair turned red, mana erupted; red aura wrapped Wakamo smashed [Prism Hardness Diamond] fist into Fox God's face.
Dimensional strike; "Kuhk!" neck snapped back, eyes unfocused.
Gap, hooked shin on neck, knee pinned by right foot Wakamo.
Wakamo channel subs now 52.5M─clips prevention spread, subs surged.
And this moment.
"50 million power!!"
[Weight of Faith] max weight; sensed death.
Recoil fatal, but ignored; Wakamo vertical-dived layer.
"Then!!"
Redirected─mid-fall pulled diagonal target dive.
[Inari's Lion] mid-fight sensed mighty aura, looked up, eyes met Wakamo.
Fist King punched leg preventing escape, buckled.
"【Idol's Guillotine】!!"
Kyoto Fox God clashed Inari's lion, crushed under Wakamo slam.
Crunch gruesome snap; something burst, blood sprayed.
Space warped; cracks spiderwebbed Wakamo's body.
Mana fixed yet shock reversed to zero momentarily; Wakamo shuddered.
No release.
Boom─!
Collapsed.
Buckled.
Layer crumbling, climbers plummeted together.
90F collapsed, below Seimei's corpse, Inari shrine view greeted Wakamo.
Cracked body leaking mana, Wakamo grabbed vomiting Fox God's collar.
"Return the favor!!"
Shouldered flipped, once more.
Ass-sitting Inari's lion, Wakamo technique-locked dove to 80F floor.
"Muscle Buster!!"
Waist snapped, gripped legs broke twisted; Fox God sprayed blood, bounced rolling.
Shrine collapsed from shock.
Wakamo's body crumbled too, knelt.
Mental fatigue, no finger strength.
"[Huff... huff...]"
"Real...?"
But Fox God rose. Healed shattered legs, snapped neck.
Absorbed dead [Inari's Lion] as part, nine tails formed then vanished; battered form wrapped white aura.
Not 99 to 100.
Merged 90+100, full clear raised difficulty.
No mere climber could win; god-like majesty.
"[End, Wakamo Inarizushi──!!! Great fight!!]"
"Bullshit!! Taste global grad student's despair!!!"
Vomiting Sebastian swung thick tome into temple.
No damage─but insects/bees swarmed protecting him, stuck to Fox God.
"Feel architect's grudge!!!!"
"Damn bitch, this a job!!!!"
Jackson distant-hammer nailed back.
Lucrezia followed, engraving tattoo on arm disrupting balance.
Heavy art arm staggered; Guan Yu crescent blade whipped nape.
"[Mere fakes!!]"
Won't cut.
Punched one-shot Guan Yu summoned by Collector Yong Wei.
All awed strength─but chargers charged.
Dismounted black horse, scythed reaper blocked by aura.
Drew waist sword thrusting; flanked, deep side slash.
"[Begone, vermin!!]"
Boom-
Reaper head exploded, red bean paste sprayed.
Headless atop ho-bbing.
Bean paste-splashed face stunned Fox God; One Daa-hye grabbed arm.
"Growl─ Why!! No cute bear monsters in tower!!!!"
Personal grudge front paw smashed face; arm broke pained One Daa-hye hunched.
"That hurt?"
Opposite voice; turned, Korean Association President punched face.
Encircling white aura evaporated explosively from absurd strike; head-slammed Fox God vomited black blood writhing.
Rose urgently; pre-act, Association President punched chest/jaw; legs buckled staggered.
"[You... Korean tower climber...]"
"Famous among towers? Honor."
Black aura Association President punch; Fox God aghast swung sword, Fist King grabbed wrist behind.
"Daughter, go!!!"
"Coming!!!"
Punch punch punch──!!
No miss post-aura vanish; Pilot breath-held combos, Fist King iron fists on head with gripped arm.
200x boss indeed, happy smile; skin peeled bones visible, unconcerned swung hard turning head.
Remaining arm gripped by smiling Association President.
Hand axe high, chopped nape like logs. Relentless heavy breaths, wide eyes till breath cut!!
"[Die──!!! Hindering trials!!! Graahh!! Idol!! Fox God, fight alone godly!!! Fair Idol now fight!!!]"
Never fought Idol-like before, no tower intel, miserable wail.
Yanked nape axe tossed; mana-blasted push too far, puzzled.
Above head, white dragon breath.
Iosif Khan desperate breath froze defenseless Fox God solid.
"[Stop──!!!]"
Frost creeping body, Fox God deployed [Domain].
Pushed surrounding climbers; expanded from 80F, swallowed Wakamo despite Ichigo potion/bandage halting cracks; isolated others.
No-entry domain.
Inside, viewer-only spectacle.
World blooming nameless white flowers.
Blue night sky huge full moon.
Backdrop, wounded god knelt overlooking red-haired god.
Bandaged barely held form; elixir no maintain [Idol's Body], skill overload. Feared happened; Wakamo smiled strained, rose.
"....Truly awe-inspiring strong... one question ok?"
"[.....Fine. Stall if want....try]"
"This difficulty... any climber clear...? Man-Eater barely 99-100..."
"[Impossible!! Slight chance in you, Fox God! But always impossible! You chain miracles unraisable!! Tower's Irregular!!]"
"That much..?"
"[Non-combat class! You! Fighting like this invalid!! Class chains you, prisons strength!!]"
"Lately, not obeying... [Idol's Body] sluggish"
Climbing strengthens─Wakamo's [Idol's Body] just more sub-bodies, no special power.
Thus, felt slower daily. Response drop.... Still good, no blame body.
Finally, body couldn't keep pace with Wakamo Inarizushi's talent.
"─One more.... this domain.... like mine?"
"[Warp surroundings to domain... any tower absolute can!!]"
"Shape-shifting then?"
Hum hum hum─
Back tremor.
Fox God realized not stalling.
Surrounding space continuously shape-shifted sucked; fist around circular space anomalously floated.
"Navy Karate Secret Art...!"
Even Fox God's domain-replacing tech adapted by shape-shift.