"Roar—!!!" Slifer the Sky Dragon roared at the people below with supreme dragon majesty, the resulting air currents making it impossible for everyone to keep their footing.
"Everyone! Be careful! He's the one I felt that powerful dragon aura from in the Valley of the Black Wind!"
"This dragon's strength shouldn't be any weaker than Ophis in her prime! It might even exceed Great Red!"
Feeling the powerful dragon majesty of Slifer the Sky Dragon, Ddraig and Albion, both being of the dragon race themselves, couldn't help but warn everyone.
Slifer the Sky Dragon looked down at the crowd, its lower mouth exhaling a wisp of white mist as it spoke: "Those who trespass into the Underworld shall ultimately face judgment. My name is 'Slifer the Sky Dragon,' the judge of the underworld, and I shall pronounce your end."
Boom—!!!
A whistling sound of breaking air rang out as a pitch-black figure charged toward Slifer the Sky Dragon flying in the sky. It was the clone of the strongest Evil Dragon, Crom Cruach. Crom Cruach said with a face full of excitement:
"Let me see how strong you are! judge of the underworld!!"
"Evil Dragon, this is no place for an evil creature like you." Slifer the Sky Dragon looked at the flying Crom Cruach, its eyes filled with hatred. Then, its upper mouth opened, and a powerful ball of lightning energy condensed within.
"Thunder Summoning Bullet!!" The lightning ball erupted from its mouth, hitting Crom Cruach. Crom Cruach's entire figure was swallowed by the Thunder Summoning Bullet before he could even scream.
When the lightning from the Thunder Summoning Bullet dissipated, Crom Cruach's figure reappeared. His whole body was charred black from the electricity, but he did not lose his fighting spirit; instead, he slowly stood up. At that moment, Gaspar ran over and helped Crom Cruach up.
Gaspar was the reincarnation of a soul fragment of the Demon God Balor from celtic mythology, while Crom Cruach was an Evil Dragon personally created by Balor. In a sense, their relationship was that of master and servant. The supported Balor slowly pushed Gaspar away. With a face full of defiance and bloodshot eyes, he said angrily: "Don't think you can finish me off like this! I haven't lost yet!! Slifer the Sky Dragon!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Crom Cruach's cheeks puffed out, and he spat out a blast of intense dragon flame.
Slifer the Sky Dragon dismissed Crom Cruach's dragon flame attack with disdain, merely raising its front-left dragon claw to block. Slifer the Sky Dragon allowed the intense dragon flame to strike its crimson claw. When the flames dissipated, not a single scar remained on the claw, and the expression on Slifer the Sky Dragon's face remained indifferent.
"What!!" Crom Cruach cried out in surprise. He wasn't shocked that his dragon flame was blocked so easily, but rather that his attack just now was much weaker than his usual strikes.
Ddraig and Albion, also of the dragon race, felt that Crom Cruach's attack was much weaker than his usual power; his strength had dropped by at least two levels.
Slifer the Sky Dragon saw their confusion and explained: "My technique, Thunder Summoning Bullet, in addition to dealing a powerful lightning attack, ignores the opponent's power level and forcibly reduces the target's strength by two levels."
Hiss—!!!
Hearing Slifer the Sky Dragon's words, everyone gasped in unison. The move Thunder Summoning Bullet was terrifying; not only could it be easily released regardless of the opponent's power level, but it also forcibly reduced their strength by two levels. In other words, Crom Cruach, who originally had Heavenly Dragon Level strength, had been demoted to Demon King Level. Now, if Slifer the Sky Dragon wished, it could reduce the strength of everyone present by two levels.
This would not only significantly weaken the team's power but also lead to the loss of many members.
Yet Crom Cruach remained defiant. Carrying his injuries, he charged at Slifer the Sky Dragon and roared: "Slifer the Sky Dragon!! Even if my strength has dropped by two levels!! I will still defeat you!!"
"Foolish," Slifer the Sky Dragon said with a slight frown. Then, it swung its dragon tail as if stretching, swatting Crom Cruach down like a fly.
Boom—!!!
A sound like a cannonball hitting the ground rang out as Crom Cruach crashed. A large crater was smashed into the spot where he fell.
Slifer the Sky Dragon's eyes glowed as it looked at the crowd below and said, "Master was right. All living beings now have no meaning in being saved. This Underworld is ultimately your destination. Wait for the arrival of Death here."
"Hmph! Slifer the Sky Dragon, do not be too arrogant!!" At that moment, a majestic voice like that of a demon god rang out. Hearing this, Slifer the Sky Dragon turned its head to look.
It was Gaspar, but he was now radiating a dark aura, and his eyes seemed to be burning with black flames.
"Demon God Balor," Slifer the Sky Dragon murmured, looking at Gaspar in this state.
Gaspar—no, it should be said, Demon God Balor—faced Slifer the Sky Dragon and threatened: "Slifer the Sky Dragon, withdraw quickly. If you do, I will not hold you accountable for harming my Evil Dragon and blocking my path."
"Hmph! Balor, even in your prime, I wouldn't have given you a second thought, let alone now when you're just the reincarnation of a soul fragment from a past life." Slifer the Sky Dragon snorted at Balor's threat, dismissing it with an attitude as if it were facing a mere Soldier.
"..." Balor didn't speak, but silently raised his right hand. With a movement of his palm, he activated his Balance Breaker: Forbidden Invade Balor Beast. Infinite darkness erupted, instantly shrouding the path where everyone stood and the sky where Slifer the Sky Dragon was.
Everyone was suddenly plunged into a darkness where they couldn't see anything, not even their own hands. Meanwhile, Slifer the Sky Dragon in the sky seemed to be frozen in time, unable to move at all.
But this phenomenon only lasted a few seconds before Slifer the Sky Dragon broke free. It surveyed its surroundings and said: "Darkness that devours all and time suspension... not bad techniques, but they are useless against me. Moreover, for us residents of the Underworld, this dark environment is like being a fish in water."
After speaking, Slifer the Sky Dragon looked down at the crowd.
Roar roar roar roar roar—!!!
Just as Slifer the Sky Dragon was about to charge at the people below, the roars of beasts echoed around it, and eyes glowing with blood-red light surrounded it.
"Do you think you can stop me with just these Dark Magic Beasts?" A fierce light flashed in Slifer the Sky Dragon's eyes as it spoke with slight annoyance.
"Thunder Summoning Bullet!!" Subsequently, Slifer the Sky Dragon's upper mouth condensed powerful lightning energy, and countless Thunder Summoning Bullets erupted from its mouth, completely annihilating the Dark Magic Beasts.
Meanwhile, Gaspar, hiding in a corner of the darkness, was drenched in sweat and gritting his teeth. Using his Balance Breaker to create countless Dark Magic Beasts to stall Slifer the Sky Dragon, he then sent a telepathic message to his companions:
"Everyone! I've temporarily stalled Slifer the Sky Dragon! Take this chance to hurry to the next hell!"
After Gaspar's message finished, the darkness on the path cleared, opening a way for them.
"Gaspar (Gasp-kun)..." His companions from the Occult Research Club couldn't help but worry about him.
"Hurry! Slifer the Sky Dragon is about to break free!!" Gaspar sent another message, his voice even more urgent this time.
Hearing Gaspar's words, although they were reluctant, they ran toward the next hell without looking back.
Roar—!!
Slifer the Sky Dragon let out a roar, its lower mouth opening to condense lightning energy even more powerful than the Thunder Summoning Bullet.
"Superconductive Wave! Thunder Strike Cannon!" The powerful lightning cannon was fired like a pillar of thunder as Slifer the Sky Dragon swept the surrounding area.
Like the only light in the dark night, it illuminated the area shrouded in darkness. The powerful lightning cannon attack annihilated all the Dark Magic Beasts and even dispersed all the darkness.
Once Slifer the Sky Dragon had dispersed the darkness, it saw that the others had already reached the entrance to the next hell, leaving only Gaspar, whose body was soaked in sweat, to face it.
Understanding everything, Slifer the Sky Dragon roared at Gaspar: "Balor! You actually used yourself as bait! You actually used a diversion against me!"
"Say what you will, but now Issei-senpai and the others have reached the next hell..." Gaspar's legs were visibly trembling, but he endured the fear brought by Slifer the Sky Dragon to finish his sentence.
"And me!! Slifer the Sky Dragon!!" Crom Cruach's voice came through. He reverted to his true form: a massive pitch-black dragon, pouncing on Slifer the Sky Dragon like a starving tiger. The two became entangled.
But no matter how one looked at it, it was Crom Cruach who was being tightly coiled around like a giant python, as if he would be suffocated at any moment.
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