Chapter 53: At This Moment, Reverse the Heavens!
First, a black feather arrived.
Then, a delicate, soft white foot lightly tapped the black feather, landing silently on the back of the Old God’s fist.
The wind howled.
Natsuba Hanae’s long silver hair swayed in the wind, her exquisite and luxurious black dress fluttering gently, a testament to her noble status.
The black bird mask covered half her face, Sanctuary Flame burning wildly from its edges, creating an aura of profound mystery.
Her deep red eyes, like the morning sun, shone with an intense, brilliant light, her divine power immense, as if she held the universe within them.
In the next moment, the scene pulled back.
Countless black chains shot out from the void in all directions, tightly binding the Old God’s right fist, stretched taut. The Old God struggled desperately, the chains groaning and creaking.
But its fist didn’t advance another inch.
Natsuba Rinrei witnessed all of this.
Her eyes widened, staring at the back of the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, so close. If she weren’t bound by the tentacles, she would have rushed to her side.
Even so, she felt the pain in her body disappear, and she cried out excitedly,
“Master of Summer Harvest Mountain!”
She had been saved.
To be saved in a situation of certain death undoubtedly filled Natsuba Rinrei’s heart with endless gratitude.
Just moments ago, she had disdained Mizuō Morishige for groveling before the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, but now she wished she could take his place.
She would do it!
But a deep confusion arose.
Why would the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, with whom she had no connection, save a complete stranger like her?
There was no reason for it.
Just as Natsuba Rinrei was thinking this…
The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain turned around. She pursed her lips, shrouded in a hazy glow, and her voice, slightly altered, said softly,
“You’ve done well.”
“Although the Old God’s strength is weakened from clashing with my Otherside…”
“To have fought it for so long is a testament to your potential.”
Hearing this, a look of joy appeared in Natsuba Rinrei’s dragon eyes.
This was undoubtedly a recognition from the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
However, just as she was about to express her admiration…
The Old God, desperately pulling at the chains binding its right hand, found its efforts futile. Countless tentacles sprouted from its eyes and burrowed into its left arm.
Constructing pure muscle fiber, it slowly enhanced the strength of its left arm.
Although the intelligent Old God was weaker than the power-type, its methods were countless and varied, allowing it to enhance itself in various ways.
Most importantly, the Rules possessed by an intelligent Old God were extremely terrifying and powerful.
Natsuba Hanae had to be constantly on guard against this.
As the tentacles entered its left arm, the muscles bulged like coiling pythons, a truly imposing sight.
Its gaze was fixed on Natsuba Hanae.
Completely restricting her movement.
Its left fist, like a howling gale, a violent wave, struck out, like a small meteor crashing into a planet.
This was the advantage of a massive body: immense destructive power, but low accuracy. However, the Old God’s eyes compensated for this.
“Watch out!”
Natsuba Rinrei saw this and cried out in alarm.
In her view, although the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain was incredibly powerful, an A-rank and a Nightmare-level Otherside were on the same level.
Even the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain had to go all out against this opponent.
And indeed, Natsuba Hanae had to go all out.
Although her current power was much greater than when she had first reached A-rank, and she had absorbed a Rule and the power of a power-type Old God…
She wasn’t just suppressing this one Old God.
Sensing the fusion of the Othersides, the power-type Old God, already bound by chains, also began to struggle.
Because the power-type Old God also knew…
This might be its only chance.
It had tried to escape countless times before, but all had ended in failure.
But this time, it clearly sensed a kindred power and began to struggle frantically.
Facing two Nightmare-level supernatural beings was a considerable strain, even for Natsuba Hanae.
But the power-type supernatural being had already been largely devoured by her; it probably had less than sixty percent of its original power. As long as she could stall for time until Summer Harvest Mountain and the Old God’s Children’s Hospital merged…
And Natsuba Hanae could use the power of the Heavenly Emperor Girl, then everything would be easy.
After all, the Heavenly Emperor Girl of Summer Harvest Mountain used its power mindlessly. With Natsuba Hanae in control, there would be a qualitative change.
And now, facing the Old God’s fierce attack…
Countless black chains once again moved to protect their master, wrapping around the incoming fist.
But unfortunately, this attack was far more powerful than the last. The black chains were all swatted away by the massive left fist.
As the fist was about to reach Natsuba Hanae, its enormous shadow loomed over the two, the pressure like a tsunami.
Natsuba Rinrei held her breath.
But she saw Natsuba Hanae turn around, a mysterious smile on her lips.
The wind carried her voice.
“Night has fallen.”
Under Natsuba Hanae’s control, Summer Harvest Mountain had already devoured half of the Old God’s Children’s Hospital’s sky, forcibly changing the weather in the Otherside. Dark clouds gathered, and the moon hung high in the sky.
A boundary formed in front of Natsuba Hanae.
One half was pitch black, the other a hazy gray mist.
The tips of her silver, moonlit hair were now faintly tinged with black.
And between her brows, a golden, cherry blossom-like pattern appeared, flickering in and out of existence.
[Night-Wandering Woman Activated]
[One hooks the stars, one flies unseen, flying by night, hidden by day…]
—Like a ghost or a god!!
Behind Natsuba Hanae, space rippled and folded, then began to churn violently like boiling water.
Her lips were curved in a smile, but her deep red eyes, shining brightly, were filled with a cold, deadly light.
She whispered softly,
“Hook the stars.”
“Boom————!!”
Space instantly shattered like a tidal wave, dissolving into countless particles of stardust.
“Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech———!!!!!”
From within emerged a massive, terrifying black bird wreathed in Sanctuary Flame, letting out a sharp, infant-like cry, its crimson vertical pupils filled with a savage, violent hunger.
In the next moment…
Its black-feathered, grotesque claws shot out, clashing with the Old God’s fist!
The two collided violently.
