Kamen Rider Date A Live

Overnight, upon hearing agitω's words, Archer recalled his only true friend in life, Enkidu, who had said similar things when they first met.

Let me see, you lackey, no, Itsuka Shido, how you managed to break free of the chains of heaven and challenge me to a duel! If you truly break free, I wouldn't mind returning to that form!

The moment after archer finished speaking, agitω revealed a crazy yet battle-ready smile and replied cheerfully.

"No backing out, Archer! Just watch how I break free from these chains! And then, as promised, let's have a great battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of flames erupted from agitω's body!

Chapter 189: Joseph vs. Archer (Part 4)

Chapter 189 vs. Cher (Part 4)

"Ughh ...

With agitω’s thunderous roar, the flames that had originally erupted from agitω’s body reversed and returned to agitω’s body!

"Go, you lackey, are you out of your mind?!"

Even archer was terrified by agitω's actions. This was tantamount to suicide.

The best proof is that, apart from its upper body, head, and a small section of body connected to its wings on its back, the rest of Agitω's body is now swollen and deformed irregularly. Bright red, swollen lumps of flesh almost completely cover Agitω's body, making it look extremely disgusting. To be honest, Agitω's appearance at this moment could be censored with a mosaic.

However, this disgusting scene did not last long and soon came to an end.

Buzzing sound—BOOM! ! ! ! ! !

The explosion was as dazzling and loud as a thunderclap. The powerful sound reverberated throughout most of Fuyuki City, waking countless residents. The next moment, a group of magicians who had been prepared in advance activated the magic tricks they had set up throughout Fuyuki City, and almost instantly, the awakened people fell back into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, the smoke and shockwave from the explosion spread outwards, causing Archer's Noble Phantasm, released from the Gate of Babylon, to churn violently, and for a moment, the sound of metal clashing could be heard incessantly.

The spreading smoke obscured Archer's vision, but Archer did not cease his battle stance. Instead, he decisively fired his Noble Phantasm at the smoke-filled area!

That's right. Although what agitω did just now looked like a suicidal self-destruction, archer doesn't believe that agitω, who just boasted that he would defeat him, would self-destruct!

Sure enough, the moment Archer's Noble Phantasm struck, an immense flame spiraled outwards, dispelling the smoke and destroying the Noble Phantasm!

"As expected... But you lackey! Do you think you can break free of my Heavenly Chains with this much effort?!"

With a cold laugh, Archer waved his hand, and an even greater number of Noble Phantasms emerged from the golden ripples and shot out immediately. At the same time, a swift shadow flew into the sky from within the flames, with the Chains of Heaven closely following behind it.

"Tsk! I didn't expect it to be so troublesome... Well then, let's deal with the Heavenly Lock first!" The true identity of that swift figure, just like Archer's earlier statement that 'it's all right,' is none other than agitω!

At this moment, agitω's body was unbelievably intact! Because everyone had witnessed agitω's self-destruction!

However, everyone immediately noticed a significant flaw on agitω's otherwise intact body—a section below agitω's head was stained with blood and chunks of flesh, which continued to fall to the ground as agitω moved.

"Ugh! I'm going to vomit!!"

Seeing this utterly disgusting scene, it was already a testament to Zhang Taro's willpower that he didn't faint, but even so, he couldn't help but vomit.

As for the others, most of them didn't even change their expressions and remained extremely calm, except for Webber and Irisviel, whose expressions turned rather unpleasant.

Actually, this is quite normal. After all, the people present are not ordinary people. As for the group of heroic spirits, they've become numb to this kind of thing on the battlefield. But the group of masters have seen scenes dozens of times more disgusting than this! The hell on earth created by the caster is something that people will never forget.

boom!!

Just as agitω flew into the sky and uttered the curse, dozens of flying Noble Phantasms undoubtedly struck the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and a loud bang. At the same time, the sound of objects shattering began to ring out, clearly indicating that the bridge floor was already somewhat unable to bear the weight.

Meanwhile, agitω, having recovered its body, was constantly using its wings to shoot out flames to restrain the Chains of Heaven while summoning its own angel.

"Come on! Scorching demons (camael)!"

As agitω called out, a crimson flame appeared in agitω's right hand and began to take shape. Without hesitation, agitω grabbed the thing that was forming in the flame and swung it forward!

Flames immediately spread out, burning many insects. At the same time, the object formed by the flames revealed its true form—an enormous, excessively large battle axe with a bright red blade that was constantly burning.

"Disappear...!"

agitω roared, accompanied by a chaotic, unorthodox attack—simply raising his crimson battle axe high. He concentrated all his strength in his arm, then aimed it at the Chains of Heaven flying towards him… and slammed it down!

There are no fancy techniques, only pure, extreme violence!

The power of this strike was such that no one would doubt it if someone said it could cleave a small mountain; the powerful wind and sonic boom gathered around the axe spoke for themselves. But, as Archer's most trusted Noble Phantasm... could it really be that simple?

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing echoed, and at the same time, an invisible shockwave began to spread, causing the wind to move and the water under the bridge to ripple.

At this moment, the result of the clash of blades was revealed to everyone—the Chains of Heaven were completely unharmed!

At the same moment, Archer unleashed dozens more Noble Phantasms, even more densely packed and rapidly, than before! And all of this was exactly what Archer had anticipated!

It's important to understand that the Chains of Heaven are a Noble Phantasm specifically designed for use against gods. The higher the opponent's divinity, the stronger the Chains of Heaven become. Unfortunately, both Agitω and the spirit power within Agitω possess extremely high divinity. The former is due to its origin as the power of the God of Light, while the latter has also acquired divinity after spending a long time within Agitω.

To make matters worse, Kotori's spirit power, which had been inside Shido's body since he received the power of light, was the angel most deeply affected by the power of light. Therefore, even Camael, whose attack power was outstanding among angels, seemed somewhat powerless in the face of the Chains of Heaven.

Although the reasons differed, Archer, brimming with confidence, knew that agitω's all-out attack wouldn't affect the Chains of Heaven. Taking advantage of the brief moment of shock that usually follows an ineffective attack, Archer, with a victor's mentality and a confident smile, launched an offensive that could potentially decide the outcome of the battle!

"To die beneath my treasures is a great honor. Disappear, you lackey!!"

Countless Noble Phantasms, like arrows released from a bow, shot out at breakneck speed, their target... aimed directly at agitω!

Chapter 190: VS Archer (Part 5)

Article 190 vs. Cher (Part 5)

At first glance, agitω seems to be in a hopeless situation, because archer's attack this time perfectly grasped human psychology, making it difficult for anyone not to fall for it.

However, this seemingly perfect reasoning has a major flaw—that is, it all depends on the premise that agitω will temporarily stop due to an ineffective attack.

Indeed, even though its all-out attack had no effect, the already berserk agitω was not shocked or confused. It simply prepared to continue its attack. However, before it was ready, the sound of air being cut from behind made agitω launch the most appropriate counterattack at that moment without hesitation.

The raging crimson flames instantly clung to the scorching Demon Slayer's axe blade. At the same time, a burst of flames erupted from beneath agitω's feet, and the crimson flame wings began to spin with the force of this, forming a fiery tornado!

Once the tornado formed, it flew straight towards the incoming treasure, destroying all the weapons with unstoppable force!

But at that very next moment, the Sky Lock, which had been relentlessly pursuing them like a leech, fearlessly charged straight into the fiery tornado!

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out again, and with this soft metallic sound, the fire tornado began to dissipate, revealing agitω holding the Scorching Demon Slayer and desperately resisting the Chains of Heaven.

"Humph!"

A slightly annoyed snort came from agitω's mouth—through the analysis of his current combat instincts, agitω had already understood why his attacks were almost ineffective against the Chains of Heaven. While feeling troubled, he had also begun to think of a countermeasure in his mind.

At this point, you might wonder why agitω, who has gone berserk and gone mad, would fight with intelligence. Actually, it's not surprising at all.

But ultimately, agitω's berserk mode and berserker's berserk mode are two completely different things.

Berserker's berserk state is an extreme enhancement at the cost of losing rationality, turning him into a killing puppet. However, Agitω's berserk state, while also reducing rationality, at most turns him into a fighting machine.

A puppet must be operated by someone to be used, while a machine can judge for itself what it should do at any given moment. Although the difference may not sound that big, in fact they are worlds apart.

Furthermore, although agitω was willingly driven into a berserk state by the violent will within Kotori's fire spirit power, don't forget that agitω still possesses the ability to maintain a sliver of rationality even amidst this rage.

Firstly, agitω's inherent fighting instinct is extremely powerful. Even now, Shido's ability to reach a level comparable to legendary heroes is largely due to agitω's fighting instinct. With this fighting instinct, even in his current berserk state, agitω can fully unleash his combat power.

Secondly, all the training results agitω achieved in the Time Villa are set as A+ in this world. The life-and-death experience allows agitω to exert his full abilities even when seriously injured, and to perceive the development that is most suitable for him in battle. It is this that gives agitω a trace of rationality.

Thirdly, and lastly and most importantly, is the Millennium Puzzle hanging around agitω's neck, which is currently hidden.

Although this Millennium Puzzle is just a replica made by an otaku, and only imitates the appearance, its actual function is completely different from the original, don't forget that this Millennium Puzzle comes in pairs.

The other Millennium Puzzle holder, Shiori, had already understood Shido's plan that morning and had been secretly gathering strength. After Agitω went berserk, she had been on edge, waiting for her chance to strike, preparing to use a mental attack to wake Agitω up after defeating Archer.

Moreover, it was precisely this faint, almost imperceptible danger in the spiritual realm that allowed agitω to maintain a sliver of rationality. It must be said, agitω truly was a master strategist.

Speaking of agitω, at this moment, the last shred of rationality in agitω felt a headache coming on.

agitω, who now understands what's going on, realizes that Kotori's spirit power has been within her for the longest time, and has become quite tainted with divinity. As Kotori's angel, the Scorching Demon cannot avoid being tainted by divinity either, so no matter how the Scorching Demon attacks, it cannot break the Chains of Heaven.

However, if he were to break free from this form, he would truly be helpless. Although that power could grant him complete victory, it was only for the final moment, not for now.

However, it's not without a way. If it were just pure flames, it might be able to melt the Chains of Heaven. But the frustrating thing is that even if it's just flames, the flames I use still have a divine quality!

No… wait a minute. If we were in this location, with the extremely high temperature of the flames… it would work!!

A glint flashed in agitω's eyes hidden beneath the helmet, and then agitω's rationality vanished again—now that a countermeasure had been devised, there was no need for rationality anymore; he could confidently rely on his current combat instincts to complete his plan to break the chains of heaven.

After diving into rationality, his unrestrained fighting instincts, now free of any constraints, went berserk once again!

"Ooo ...

With a triumphant roar, agitω, in a completely frenzied manner, wildly swung its giant axe, each strike using power beyond its physical limits to cleave the Heavenly Lock. However, even so, the Heavenly Lock remained unscathed, without a single scratch. Under agitω's relentless pressure, the Heavenly Lock was repelled one blow at a time.

Agitω's act of completely ignoring the limits of his physical endurance under his armor had already caused him to suffer muscle strains, internal bleeding, and other injuries that were practically fatal at this moment. But in the next instant, a flame covered Agitω's entire body, instantly healing all his injuries!

It has to be said that this ability is practically cheating! It's almost impossible to kill agitω if this continues, but this ability also has a drawback, which is that the pain will not disappear. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be in excruciating pain after suffering those injuries. Even agitω without going berserk would try to avoid getting hurt, after all, no one wants to suffer.

However, agitω is different after going berserk. He is completely focused on fighting, and pain is the best seasoning to stimulate his ferocity. If he doesn't get injured, that would be boring!

So, completely ignoring the excruciating pain emanating from her body, agitω fought with increasing ferocity, once again focusing her magic on the Scorching Demon, causing the flames to continuously concentrate on the Scorching Demon's axe blade, turning it into a thin film of flames covering it.

However, this was not the end. The flames continued to gather on the thin film of fire, making the temperature of that film rise higher and higher. As the battle intensified, the surrounding air and people's vision began to be distorted by the high temperature. What should have been an extremely cold night now felt stuffy and hot. The best evidence of this was that Ishimori Shotaro had already started to take off his clothes and was sweating profusely. In fact, apart from the Heroic Spirits, the other magicians also felt extremely hot and began to use their own methods to cool themselves down.

Archer, who had been using Gate of Babylon to finish off agitω, finally understood why agitω did it—the heat of the air has nothing to do with divinity, and it could indeed melt the Chains of Heaven!

In fact, the Lock of Heaven has already shown some slight signs of melting! If there are no cooling measures, then as long as the temperature continues to rise, the Lock of Heaven is bound to melt!

But who is Archer?! The Hero King who has gathered all the treasures in the world! He can collect treasures at low temperatures; while he may not have an endless supply, he certainly possesses hundreds or thousands!

"Hmph! Lackey, your scheme is not bad. But in the face of my absolute wealth, your little scheme is nothing but a joke!"

As he spoke, several items appeared from the Gate of Babylon, and with the infusion of Archer's magic, these items began to emit a mesmerizing glow, mainly ice blue. Under this glow, the temperature began to drop rapidly, and the already cold weather was transformed by Archer into the extreme cold of the dead of winter!

"Ah, ah, achoo!" The weather suddenly reversed, and Ishinomori Shotaro, who was now shivering and quickly putting on more clothes, sneezed loudly, while the magicians hurriedly warmed themselves up...

Well, it really is a case of gods fighting, and mortals suffering.

As the weather turned colder, the heat generated by the flames gathered by agitω began to be suppressed. Although the flames continued to heat up, the Archer's cold air, which had a numerical advantage, was obviously generating cold air faster, and the high temperature caused by the flames was quickly suppressed.

However, agitω did not respond to this situation because archer misunderstood agitω's purpose from the beginning. In fact, agitω might even have to thank archer for creating better conditions for itself now!

Wielding the Scorching Demon Slayer in his hand, he once again suppressed the Chains of Heaven. Feeling the outer layer of flame membrane with a temperature of at least tens of thousands of degrees, agitω couldn't help but reveal a ferocious smile.

Chapter 191: Joseph vs. Archer (Part 6)

Chapter 191 vs. Cher (VI)

The Chains of Heaven, the Noble Phantasm, is inspired by the chain Gilgamesh and Enkidu used to capture the "Bull of Heaven," which had plunged the land into a seven-year famine.

In the legend, this chain was used to capture a divine bull sent down by the goddess. The chain's function, after being transformed into a Noble Phantasm, became "a discipline against the gods." The higher the divinity of the captured person, the stronger the chain becomes, making it harder to break free. Very few people have used it as an weapon against the gods. However, conversely, for those without divinity, it is merely a sturdy chain.

Unfortunately, agitω, possessing the power of the God of Light, is not lacking in divinity. The Scorching Demon and the Flame Spirit, having been nourished by the power of light for a long time, have been more or less tainted with divinity, making agitω's attacks on the Chains of Heaven almost ineffective, and all attacks are a waste of effort.

However, such a powerful Chains of Heaven also has a very obvious drawback: it has little resistance to attacks that do not possess divinity.