Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

This time, it was another situation of almost total annihilation.

Again, we must confront this terrifyingly powerful monster.

Charles put his index finger to his lips and smiled, "Keep your voice down, or you'll just look weak."

"Go to hell!"

whoosh...

During the conversation, the dwarf Aste appeared behind Sharl, carrying the Black Dragon Shield. The huge shield blade slashed down at Sharl.

"Oh? It seems my momentary mercy has given you some wrong ideas..." Charles turned his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes beneath his black robe:

"Who gave you the courage to raise your blades against me?"

Chapter 443 When did you develop the illusion that you could hurt me?

Poof————

The blood bloomed.

The black robe on Charles fluttered without wind, like wildly dancing blades, slicing through Aste's body.

He caught the falling black shield with one hand, his gaze falling on the white-haired girl. He sneered, "You stole my weapon and ruined my plans. Have you thought about how you're going to compensate me, little girl?"

"This is the Joker..." Ryu stared wide-eyed at Aste, who had lost both his arms and legs and was lying on the ground, his face filled with disbelief...

"You... um—" She was about to say something when a power originating from the source completely bound her, rendering her unable to move, and the katana in her hand fell to the ground.

"Don't move... the puppet's magic power is almost gone. You need to use it to watch over the end of the Astrea Familia." A voice, audible only to Ryu, resounded from the depths of her heart:

"Then, hope will be passed on to the true master."

The jet-black cloak rapidly expanded, completely engulfing Zagnat's remains. The black, mud-like robe thoroughly devoured the destroyer, transforming it into new power.

"Yamero...Joker!"

Seeing the unexpected turn of events on the battlefield ahead, Alexie, who was in the rear, turned her guns on Joker and pulled the trigger.

The flash of lightning disappeared in an instant.

Charles simply stretched out his hand, and a diamond-shaped anti-magic shell appeared on the glove covered in black slime, absorbing all the incoming artillery fire and then instantly reflecting it back.

The lightning cannon struck Alisha, who screamed and collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

The raging flames showed no signs of abating, and even the two mages behind them were caught in the blaze, howling and writhing in the firelight.

Seeing this, the wounded Jaluo sneered, "Overestimating yourself..."

As he spoke, he silently took a step back to recover from his injuries.

Now that the boss has taken action, there's no need for him to interfere further.

Alexie pushed herself up with one hand, glanced helplessly at her companion who was severely injured by the magic, and a resolute look flashed across her face:

“Run… Noin, Iska, Niz, Maru, Laila… Kaguya, let’s hold him off.”

"!"

"What are you talking about, Alexie! If anyone should leave, it should be you. As long as you're here... justice will prevail..." Noin's expression changed drastically.

Alexandra gave a bitter smile: "We can't do it. If it weren't for us, we couldn't stop him!"

Jāra sneered, "Escape? How dare you say such a thing in front of Lord Joker? Can't you sense that power that transcends dimensions?"

"How will you know if you don't try!" Alexie said, as flames began to surge and burn all over her body.

The effect of [True Red and True Flower] is further enhanced to the extreme by the amplification of [Righteous Succession].

The raging flames engulfed her entire body, turning her into a ball of fire.

"escape!!"

The Astrea Familia, naturally unwilling to flee, grabbed their weapons and charged at the Joker together with Alicia.

"How could I just abandon you all like this?!"

"Go together!"

With a roar, Alisha unleashed a three-meter-long flaming blade, the flames burning Joker's body, yet gradually being absorbed by him.

In the firelight, Lyra threw out all the Explosive Potions, and an explosion rang out.

Amidst the raging flames, Ciel caught the approaching "Crimson Order" between two fingers, shattering the flames and causing the blazing fire on it to vanish without a trace.

On the right, the howling werewolf kicked out, but Charles grabbed his ankle with one hand and slammed him to the ground, about to stomp on him...

Alexie drew her longsword abruptly, the flames reignited, and she unleashed a flurry of attacks.

"Oh dear, I'm not very good at close combat..."

Just as Charles was about to cast a spell, a beam of cursed light struck him in the chest.

"!"

Charles stared wide-eyed, following the beam of light.

Lyra unfurled a scroll in her hand and sneered, "This is a sealing scroll specially prepared for you! It's not pleasant to be unable to use magic, is it?!"

Charles dodged Iska's incoming punches, exchanged a few punches, and then swept his leg to send Noin flying as he stepped in to cover him.

Alexie clung to him again, the raging flames obscuring Charles's vision.

Amidst the raging flames, a gust of wind came from behind, and Kaguya's figure, dragging the Black Overlord Sword, pierced through from the side and rear, the sword gleaming with magical light.

"Go to hell!"

"Five lights!"

The Black Tyrant Sword split into five blades, unavoidable five slashes simultaneously descending from the front, back, left, right, and top of Xia Er.

Poof————

Blood splattered among the flying sparks as Kaguya, wielding the Black Overlord Sword, pierced through Ciel from behind.

She twisted the blade forcefully, a cold smile on her face: "How about it? We've been preparing a way to deal with you for a long time... How does my blade taste?"

"cough--"

A mouthful of blood slid down from the black cloak.

however……

"What are you doing?! Kaguya!!" Ryu's terrified voice came from behind.

Ciel, pierced by a sharp blade, suddenly smiled...

The sound came from outside the battlefield:

"When did you start to have the illusion that you could hurt me?"

Kaguya's vision was distorted; the light shifted.

In the distance, a black man with a swaying cloak sat on the broken piece of wood the whole time, tossing a short blade with a playful tone.

In Kaguya's arms, Layla stared blankly at the blade that pierced her chest from behind.

Kaguya froze, then abruptly released her grip on the weapon.

As everyone watched Palum crash to the ground, his body twitching slightly, an unspeakable fear gripped them.

Charles was very satisfied with the current result.

This was using the polarization magic of the freak Nar; the distorted light completely warped the vision of everyone present.

“This fake world is so boring,” Ciel murmured. “You’re right, Jester, or rather, the future Leon—”

“Run…run! Xia…uh…” Liu roared, but couldn’t get the words out.

Whoosh whoosh————

Puff puff--

In the instant everyone was astonished and distracted, a short blade gleaming with an eerie light pierced Kaguya's chest, and a magic circle unfolded before her, filling her field of vision.

"What...is this?" Ten more short blades of the same kind were used in quick succession to plunge into the hearts of all the Astrea Familia members at an extremely fast speed.

Alexie pressed her wound and, through the shimmering magic circle, saw a girl hidden beneath a black cloak with gold trim, holding a black tin staff.

"Elf soldiers, you are excellent material..." the girl murmured timidly, gently shaking her tin staff.

This is not a "magic stone," but pure "celestial essence."

The remaining short blades flew around her, not even sparing her companions on the ground, whose fates were unknown, plunging the blades into their hearts one by one.

"Ughh ...

Kaguya, who was initially hit, felt the short blade slowly penetrate her body, and magical chains bound her body. Then, she felt something erupt from within her, and a blood-red arm, resembling a dragon claw, burst out from her severed wound.

Looking at the arm that had transformed into a monster, Kaguya pressed her hand to her head. On one side of her face, a dragon horn grew from her forehead, followed by scales that seemed to form a rune array.

She is evolving into a half-human, half-beast...

Upon seeing this, Jaluo couldn't help but grin: "Hahaha, you righteous bitches, become my compatriots!"

Laila's pupils contracted, her eyes turning into sharp vertical pupils. After coughing up a mouthful of blood, her body was covered in white snake scales.

"Uhhhhhhhh-"

Alyssa also unleashed a pair of red firebird wings from her back, one of her eyes ignited with eerie flames, and a half-beast face mask adhered to her skin.

"Damn it, who wants to be your compatriot?! How could our justice be defeated by such filth!"

"The experiment went quite well... they all successfully transformed into beasts..." Ciel stood before Alicia, meeting her stubborn gaze:

"We've received most of the data. So, let's end the game here..."

As he spoke, he drew the Black Tyrant Sword from the ground and raised it high: "Sayonara—"

Ryu stared at the black sword that the Joker swung down, his eyes wide with fury, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Until... when the black sword was 30cm away from Alisha...

An invisible shockwave swept out...

Immediately following, a witch with seven halos beneath her feet, dressed in a purple-black gown, suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield. Beside her, a boy riding a bear stood there, quietly staring at the Joker.