Chapter 113: Fragment of a God’s Arm!
Natsuba Kouryu relentlessly pursued.
Water spears and arrows continuously formed above him and were fired without pause.
And Natsuba Hanae and Hoshikawa Oto continuously dodged.
This made the wary look in his eyes slowly fade.
Although he didn’t know what method Natsuba Hanae had used to miraculously gain the physical strength of a peak B-rank…
And to withstand two of his attacks head-on…
For now, it seemed that was all she had.
She kept dodging and hadn’t inflicted any damage on him. It was highly likely that that method had expired, and all that remained was her speed.
And Onmoraki, it seemed that after killing that hired B-rank, although she had no external injuries, her panting appearance suggested she had consumed a lot of her supernatural power.
However, she was clearly trying to stall for time.
Natsuba Kouryu had no time to waste on them. He was eager to taste the blood and see the scratches on their tender skin.
And their tragic, heart-wrenching screams.
Thinking of this, he decided to defeat Natsuba Hanae and Onmoraki one by one.
“Mizuō Rin!!”
Natsuba Kouryu roared.
Then, Mizuō Rin, like a swimming fish, half of his body emerging from the ground, the earth around him seeming to turn into a pool, and a massive fin growing from his back…
He quickly swam to Natsuba Kouryu’s side.
“Yes, sir.”
Natsuba Kouryu didn’t waste any words, but immediately ordered,
“You go and fight Onmoraki, stall for time. I’ll go and subdue that bastard first, then come back and help you.”
Mizuō Rin’s strength was also at mid-B-rank. If he could fight in water, he could even reach high B-rank.
Unfortunately, this was not water. But with his incredibly flexible mobility, if he was just stalling Onmoraki, he could do it.
He had no choice. Because of Natsuba Kouryu’s disability, and because the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain had killed a large number of stewards, he now had very few high-end combat personnel from the Natsuba main residence at his disposal.
He had originally wanted Mizuō Morishige to come with him as well, but to his surprise, he had used other excuses to refuse.
Clearly, he had other intentions.
But Natsuba Kouryu could do nothing.
In the Natsuba main residence, the head of a branch family was actually of the same rank as a young master.
Before, because Natsuba Kouryu’s potential was excellent and he had the ability to compete for the head position, the Mizuō branch had supported him without reservation.
That was why they had vaguely recognized him as their leader.
But if he had no investment value, then at the same rank, Natsuba Kouryu couldn’t force Mizuō Morishige to obey.
And Mizuō Rin could be commanded because he was his personal, direct subordinate.
Otherwise, with the Mizuō branch’s current attitude, Mizuō Rin would probably not be as willing as before.
For example, Natsuba Kouryu could vaguely feel it.
Before, because of his intention to harm Natsuba Hanae on this trip, Mizuō Rin had been unwilling to act directly. And just now, when he had fought Natsuba Hanae and Onmoraki…
Mizuō Rin had been slacking off in the concert hall.
If it had been in the past, he wouldn’t even have needed to say anything. Seeing him in this situation, he would have probably come up to help long ago.
So, he had sent Mizuō Rin to deal with Onmoraki.
And not to deal with Natsuba Hanae.
Otherwise, Mizuō Rin would probably hold back, and the fight might even turn into a turn-based game.
And the reason for this was actually very simple.
This meant that the rumors he had heard in the main residence were most likely true.
The Mizuō branch might be planning to support Natsuba Rinrei as the new dragon. After all, if they sided with Natsuba Taiga, the Kyōjū branch was already very hostile to the Mizuō branch.
If it weren’t for the Natsuba family suppressing them, the two branches would have probably gone their separate ways long ago.
And even with the Natsuba family, the two branches often fought.
If the Mizuō branch sided with Natsuba Taiga, it meant they would be inherently weaker than the Kyōjū branch.
In that case, it was more advantageous to support Natsuba Rinrei. After all, both she and Natsuba Taiga were at peak B-rank. It was uncertain who would reach A-rank first.
And those who saw women as goods, as bastards, that was just the Natsuba family’s view. For the branch families, although they were influenced by this view…
In the face of benefits, they could compromise on this view.
And at this moment, a look of reluctance appeared in Mizuō Rin’s eyes.
At the meeting he had attended, Mizuō Morishige had clearly expressed his support for Natsuba Rinrei. And as Natsuba Rinrei’s close friend, Natsuba Hanae…
Was naturally considered one of the family.
Moreover, Natsuba Hanae was very kind in the eyes of the stewards and servants of the Natsuba main residence.
Although he didn’t know why the Second Miss now possessed such combat ability, if he were to fight her, he would definitely hold back.
But Natsuba Kouryu had sent him to deal with Onmoraki.
As Natsuba Kouryu’s direct subordinate, he couldn’t disobey him too much.
“Yes.”
Mizuō Rin said in a deep voice.
Soon, a swirling vortex of water appeared at Onmoraki’s feet.
And in the distance, another vortex appeared. Onmoraki, unable to dodge in time, was sucked into the vortex and appeared on the other side of the concert hall.
And Mizuō Rin also quickly went to fight her.
The battlefield was thus divided.
Seeing this, Natsuba Kouryu’s golden dragon pupils shone brightly as he looked at Natsuba Hanae, his long, crimson tongue dripping with saliva.
“Bastard!”
“I know you paid a price for that peak B-rank physical strength. You’ve probably exhausted it by now.”
“Surrender obediently!”
With that, Natsuba Kouryu didn’t waste any more words.
His dragon tail slammed against the ground, and a thunderous explosion echoed. A large chunk of the ground disappeared, and he shot towards Natsuba Hanae like a shadow.
In an instant, he was in front of her.
Not only that, but corrosive black water formed a water barrier on three sides of Natsuba Hanae, cutting off her escape route.
This was a fatal situation!
Since Natsuba Hanae was so stubborn, he would break her limbs and let her taste what it was like to be a human torso!
As Natsuba Rinrei’s sister, she should also taste this pain!
Seeing this, a faint, deep blue light from the soul appeared in Natsuba Hanae’s red, glass-like eyes. She shook her head slightly.
She pursed her lips and murmured to herself,
“It seems that even with his full ability, Natsuba Kouryu can’t make the foreign object reveal itself any further.”
“I’ll have to use a slightly more drastic method.”
“Find a way to make him overdraw his life force and burn his ability.”
“What a hassle…”
Natsuba Hanae looked up, a thoughtful look on her brow. She clenched her fists slightly.
“Hmm… how much force should I use?”
“To step on a bug without crushing it, that’s a difficult force to control.”
And at this moment, Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon tail slammed down with fierce intensity. A wild, sinister smile was on his lips, revealing his sharp teeth.
“Now, you have nowhere to run!”
“Run? What are you talking about, brother?”
Natsuba Hanae, who had been looking at her fist, slowly looked up. Her red, glass-like eyes instantly transformed into crimson vertical slits, filled with an unparalleled violence.
She glanced at Natsuba Kouryu.
A suffocating, violent aura suddenly appeared, mixed with a hint of dark chaos.
This dense, explosive aura made Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon pupils constrict, and his movements paused for a moment.
And at that moment…
Natsuba Hanae threw a simple punch.
Its speed, its power, gave Natsuba Kouryu no chance to dodge. He was hit heavily on his swinging dragon tail.
The dragon tail suddenly exploded, and blood splattered.
And Natsuba Kouryu, as if hit by a truck, was sent flying backward even faster than he had come.
He crashed into the wall and was embedded in it.
Natsuba Hanae: “…”
Natsuba Kouryu couldn’t take a punch?
Or was it because it was the first time she had used the power of the Old God’s body, and she was still a bit unfamiliar with it?
Oh no, she hadn’t killed this little snake, had she?
And at this moment, Natsuba Kouryu’s eyes were filled with horror, like a raging tide crashing against his mind.
“How can this be! How can this be!”
“That bastard, where did she get such power? How can she be so strong?!”
“That punch just now, her physical strength clearly reached A-rank, otherwise I wouldn’t have been so helpless!”
He looked at his own bloody, half-severed dragon tail.
The dragon tail was like his fifth limb. Now that he didn’t even have it, how could he fight Natsuba Hanae?
Natsuba Kouryu’s pupils flickered.
“No, I can’t let this go on. The plan has completely gone beyond my expectations.”
“If that bastard can throw a few more punches like that, I might be killed here!”
“The family must know about Natsuba Hanae’s situation.”
His throat began to throb, and a powerful force began to gather, aimed at Natsuba Hanae.
Natsuba Hanae noticed this and thought Natsuba Kouryu was about to use his breath attack. She stood there with her arms crossed.
However, she saw that Natsuba Kouryu’s dragon breath, which had been aimed at her, suddenly shot up into the sky, like a black firework.
It trailed a long flame as it soared, exploding in a brilliant display of sparks.
Filled with Natsuba Kouryu’s aura.
“It’s done!”
A look of joy appeared in Natsuba Kouryu’s eyes.
Although his relationship with the Mizuō branch was now minimal, he still had half of the Mizuō branch’s blood in his body.
Moreover, his mother’s father was the previous head of the Mizuō branch.
He had a promise that the Mizuō branch had to fulfill.
And this breath, filled with his aura, was the signal.
When he sent out this breath, the Mizuō branch in Yokohama had to immediately report it, and have their high-end combat power come to his rescue.
Not only that, but if the Mizuō branch knew, then the other branch families, knowing that the Second Young Master was in trouble, would also definitely come to his rescue.
In reality, as long as Mizuō Morishige came, with his ability to withstand an A-rank, he could be saved and then retreat.
Next, he just needed to stall for time!
Now, he was at the critical point of B-rank, with a bright future. He absolutely could not die here!
As for Natsuba Hanae’s power, it wasn’t a real A-rank. It was impossible for someone so young to be an A-rank. It had to be some trick.
He had to survive!
A strong will to survive erupted in Natsuba Kouryu’s mind.
A new power surged from somewhere within him, flowing through his body, making him let out a sigh of relief.
“Roar——————!!”
A roar of pure joy shook the area.
The dragon tail regenerated at an extremely fast speed, and in just ten breaths, it was back to its original state.
Not only that, but Natsuba Kouryu felt a tingling electric current surge through his body, wrapping around him.
“Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz”
The originally magnificent purple lightning, after entering his body and coming out again, had turned into a dark black lightning.
It felt a bit weaker, but it complemented his “Black Dragon” ability.
It was like adding wings to a tiger.
A strange power began to assault the critical point of B-rank, and it began to loosen!
This was a sign that he was about to step into A-rank.
The dark black lightning surged into his limbs, and his limbs, which had been in excruciating pain from the Sanctuary Flame, actually began to feel a tingling sensation.
The dark lightning was helping him resist the Sanctuary Flame!
Like a tree struck by lightning, after being struck, the originally lifeless wood was filled with new life!
Natsuba Kouryu’s expression was one of ecstatic joy. He leaped out of the wall he was embedded in.
“Hahahahahaha!!!”
“This is fate! Today is truly the best day of my life!”
“Bastard, you’re lucky enough to witness my rebirth. I have no time to listen to your screams. Now, die!”
On the verge of stepping into A-rank, returning to his normal body, and inheriting the head position…
Everything else seemed insignificant.
Hearing this, Natsuba Hanae didn’t show any anger. Instead, a very satisfied smile appeared on her lips.
Her red, glass-like eyes shone with a brilliant light, and a hint of surprise appeared in them.
“Finally, I’ve locked onto you.”
Natsuba Kouryu’s every move was not important to her. What was important was the foreign object in his mind.
At this moment, in Natsuba Hanae’s deep blue eyes…
Her soul power had already locked onto the foreign object in Natsuba Kouryu’s soul, and it was now fully revealed.
It was an arm!
A vast, divine power surged from it. The arm was covered in golden, lightning-like markings, as majestic and imposing as the sun, terrifying and awe-inspiring.
Undoubtedly, this was the arm of a god, or to be precise, a fragment of a god’s arm’s soul.
Because the arm’s soul fragment was using its power to help Natsuba Kouryu, it had no time to resist Natsuba Hanae’s soul prying.
In that case, to prevent the arm’s soul fragment from having any other tricks up its sleeve…
Natsuba Hanae had to set a trap, to bind it completely!
She wondered what it would feel like to devour a god’s arm.
Thinking of this, Natsuba Hanae licked her lips.
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