Crossover anime, starting with Hachiman Hikigaya replacing Subaru Natsuki!

The subtext is clear: if Demiurge also possesses powerful weapons and is not unarmed, then she has absolutely no chance of winning except by using World Items.

The High Priest sighed and fell silent.

Across the world, the three Dragon Kings—Rainbow, Platinum, and Coffin—who are the world's strongest natives, remain fearless. If there were only one Demiurge, any one of them could win in a one-on-one fight.

"..."

As Rius placed his hand on the hilt of the sword, he felt the pressure.

He didn't care about the Death Knight; he was confident he could handle those things easily, dealing with multiple opponents one by one. But Demiurge, the culprit, was someone he was likely to struggle against with his current strength.

Aside from using all of Mana's strongest moves, any of his attacks would likely be ineffective against Demiurge. In terms of physical attributes and mana reserves, it was clear that Demiurge was far superior to him.

Even if his strongest move could severely injure his opponent, he could only use it once. After that, he would be an exhausted lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

If he doesn't hone his strongest moves to the point where he can kill an enemy of that caliber, he has absolutely no chance of winning and is destined to lose.

"It's not enough, it's far from enough..."

With a resolute look in his eyes, Rius picked up his sword and went out. He was going to find Reid to continue learning from him and improve himself in the masochistic race.

653. Ibiruai: ???

On the street, Kirino Kousaka, Kuroneko, and Ayase were all deathly pale, trembling and speechless.

Kyosuke's childhood friend, the country girl, rushed over and immediately understood what was going on when she saw this scene.

Even though she was the most mature and resilient among those who liked Kyosuke, she couldn't stop shaking her head, refusing to accept this reality. In a moment of impulsiveness, she rushed over, grabbed Kirino's clothes, and pinned her against the wall.

"It's you, it's all your fault... It's hateful enough that you plotted against Kyosuke and wanted him to bear the blame for violating ethics, but now you've done it... Kousaka Kirino!!"

She growled in a hoarse voice, while Kirino Kousaka remained motionless, letting her do as she pleased, feeling deeply resentful and filled with condemnation.

When Kuroneko and Ayase heard that Kirino Kousaka's crush on her brother had been exposed, they didn't react in any special way. They were both distraught and nothing could attract their attention except for praying that their brother would escape danger as soon as possible.

People are already suffering from what is more like torture or death woven by demons, so what's the point of talking about love and jealousy!

"..."

In the crimson space, Kyosuke Kosaka stared blankly at his future self, clenching his fists repeatedly until they hardened, and his resistance to the transmigration gradually diminished.

"Seriously, this is really annoying..."

In terms of personality, he was much more peaceful than Hachiman Hikigaya and Miyuki Shirogane. Even when Kirino and Ayase beat him up, he was basically not angry. But now, even he, Kyosuke Kousaka, couldn't help but feel a volcanic eruption of anger.

If he were the only one suffering, he would resist time travel.

But when he saw tens of thousands of innocent lives trembling under Demiurge's whip, struggling with all their might just to survive...

"Red Ball, if you really are some powerful ally comparable to a healer's talent or a witch's factor power... then come on! If I have the ability to change that world, then letting me travel through time wouldn't be bad!"

Even if, after the world merges, there are tall people to shoulder the burden and solve the problems, if Kousaka Kyosuke's time travel could have liberated some of the poor people two or three days earlier and reduced some innocent casualties, then...

Then let him be the hero. That bastard Demiurge makes me want to bring him to justice!

"A living hell, a land of wailing and lamentation."

"Kousaka Kyosuke was imprisoned by the Death Knight alongside a group of equally innocent, pitiful, and fearful slaves. He tried to talk to these slaves, but they just cowered and covered their heads, trembling with fear."

"...Kousaka Kyosuke knew that there was nothing to blame him for, because he was afraid too, even though he longed to be a fearless tough guy."

"But from all directions of this livestock farm, screams of all kinds can be heard from time to time. Men, women, young and old are all there. It is obvious that they have been tortured for no reason, and the tortures they have been subjected to are all different."

"This living hell is relentlessly evaporating Kousaka Kyosuke's sanity. With each scream he hears, a chill runs down his spine, and he is utterly consumed by despair."

"Kousaka Kyosuke knew very well that if he waited until the next day, he would die a terrible death, worse than anyone else, and would receive the most vicious treatment before he died."

"We must escape. We must escape before the next day arrives, or we will all die."

"As darkness fell and a patrolling Death Knight turned away from the area, Kyosuke Kousaka, who was anxiously trying to push the door open, was almost in despair."

"If only the locks outside would suddenly open at this moment, only then, it has to be that way... He doesn't want to die, and even if he does, he absolutely doesn't want to die at the hands of Demiurge!"

Seeing that Kyosuke Kosaka had been doing so much useless work for so long, the others sighed in despair and said numbly, "Give it a rest, it's useless, how could I possibly do that!?"

"He was halfway through his sentence when his tone shifted from numbness to shock and surprise. They all saw that, for some reason, Kousaka Kyosuke's last push of the door actually opened it, and the lock on the outside had been opened by someone."

"Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, none of them daring to move first, fearing that this was a new tactic of the undead, deliberately giving them hope, and then they would be executed as soon as they stepped out."

"...Damn it, even if it's a trap, I'm going to try it. I don't want to die here. What a joke, Kirino, Kuroneko!"

"Kousaka Kyosuke covered his head, and for some reason, he felt slightly dizzy at the same time the lock was opened."

"But he didn't bother to investigate such a trivial matter. He gritted his teeth, took off running."

"When the slaves who were still hesitating saw him run away, they finally chased after him, their breaths quickening. No one wanted to live a life of constant fear and uncertainty, where they could die at any moment."

"As long as we escape, as long as we can reach the territory of that legendary Lord Sebastian, we'll definitely succeed!"

"A group of people ran with their heads down. As they passed some prison cells, they were naturally spotted by others, but no one shouted or reported them."

"On the one hand, this is not the first time this has happened. On the other hand, not only will they not be rewarded for reporting it, but dozens or even hundreds of people will die randomly because they disturbed the adults of the Undead Clan."

Someone muttered numbly, "Run! Run! You can't escape, you can't escape."

"Undetected by the Death Knight, they are escaping step by step, and will soon be leaving this ranch and stepping into the outside world."

"The glimmer of hope in the eyes of Kyosuke Kosaka and the slaves gradually shone—only to be shattered in the next second."

"Hungry, hungry, Entoma is hungry, he wants to eat people, he wants to fill his stomach, and here, just right, Entoma is about to begin."

"It's a very pleasant and unique voice. Just by listening to the voice, you can tell that it must be a very beautiful girl."

"But that's not the case."

"When Kousaka Kyosuke and the others looked up, they saw a 'woman' dressed in a maid outfit, whose face was clearly a fake face sewn together with props."

She descended from the sky with an adorable expression, and under the terrified gazes of the slaves, her vocal cords emitted a pleasant sound: "Click...click...Let's begin."

"As soon as she finished speaking, Entoma's head tilted to the side, her entire face and even her head tilted and twisted, and a huge worm resembling a centipede suddenly sprang out from her body."

"Revealing its true form, Entoma moved with incredible speed, rushing forward and biting down, swallowing the three slaves whole in an instant."

654. An Encounter Amidst the Destruction of a Kingdom

"Run!"

"If I possessed the immense power to crush all enemies like Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, Kyosuke Kousaka would definitely turn around without hesitation to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and save those being devoured by Entoma."

"But he knew he was just an ordinary weakling. He didn't have that kind of strength. The only thing he could do in the panic was to reach out and grab anyone whose legs were weak with fear, and pull them away to run quickly."

"Snap!"

"But in the end, even the goal of 'saving at least one' was not achieved."

"With a casual spurt from Entoma, with a snap, Kyosuke Kousaka felt much lighter, free from his burden—he was only holding onto one hand, the rest of him had already gone into Entoma's belly."

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die! I can't die... I want to live!"

"Kousaka Kyosuke's eyes were bloodshot with rage, but no matter how hard he gritted his teeth, it was no use. He could only run for his life."

"Sacrifice is acceptable. If he had the ability to trade one life for one with Entoma, he would do anything to annihilate this worm. But for now, he can only flee in humiliation, saving his life until he can do it himself."

"In order to achieve that day, he must now swallow all his fear and humiliation, never be afraid, never look back, run as fast as he can, and give it his all."

"Whether he can escape or not, he definitely won't succeed if he doesn't try... This is his struggle to survive!"

"—Whoosh! Click!"

"Edomah crawled over quickly, getting to within half a meter of Kousaka Kyosuke's back. Her sharp teeth snapped open and closed with a crack, but there was nothing in her mouth, and she missed."

She stopped, looked around in confusion, and could no longer see Kyosuke Kousaka.

"—Bang!"

"Kyosuke Kousaka, who was running so hard he could hardly breathe, had only one thought in his mind at the end: to escape, to succeed, to get to a safe place."

"The next second, on a street in the Kingdom of Yetijes, Kyosuke Kosaka, still running, suddenly appeared out of thin air and crashed down from a height of about four meters."

"It hit a short girl who happened to be passing by. She was wearing a red cloak and a white mask. She reacted quickly and instinctively reached out to catch him."

The girl paused, stunned. "Huh? An assassin? Was there a wrong teleportation? How can there be such a stupid assassin? Hmm... wait, so weak... Hey, say something!"

"Kyosuke Kosaka was already unconscious from exhaustion; otherwise, he would have been horrified to realize that this girl's voice was exactly the same as Entoma's!"

"They are exactly the same!"

In the kingdom's capital, the strongest adventurer team, Blue Rose, was filled with astonishment as all the members stared at the strongest yet shortest girl in the team, Evilue.

Even Captain Laju couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that you, Evilue, have a younger sister who has been separated from you?"

"Even if I have a sister, she would never be such a disgusting monster who eats people."

Evilue disgustedly slapped away her teammates' outstretched hands that were teasing her. She couldn't stand it. She also wanted to know why. Why did that monster that appeared out of nowhere have the same voice as her?

Although she knew there was no connection, it was hard to say what outsiders might think or assume she had some secret relationship with Edoma.

It's such a hassle to even think about.

The captain nodded in agreement, then asked, "Speaking of which, did you really meet this man?"

Ibiruai thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook his head.

She had indeed never met this person in the past two hundred years; otherwise, she would have remembered such a unique encounter.

Having ruled out the possibility of forgetting, upon further observation of the street within the light screen, Evilue's stunningly beautiful face, hidden beneath the mask, revealed a long-absent expression of shock, hinting that:

"No, it's not, but... if this light screen hadn't appeared, I would have just gone out and walked down that street."

Upon hearing this, his teammates quickly followed suit and discovered that, if they weren't mistaken, there was considerable evidence on that street proving that Kyosuke Kosaka had appeared sometime this year, this month, or even earlier…

Today!

"You messed up, Entoma, but it's alright, it's not your fault. He didn't have any magical fluctuations when he traveled through space, maybe he accidentally used some world item that he didn't even know he possessed."

At the same time that Blue Rose became the second team to realize the truth, in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ainz Ooal Gown waved his hand and did not punish Entoma and Demiurge when they apologized.

He had no time to think about what Entoma and Demiurge were feeling; like Kyosuke Kousaka, he was already sweating profusely and his alarm bells were ringing.

Kyosuke Kousaka's mysterious and inexplicable unlocking and successful escape couldn't possibly be a matter of wish fulfillment, could it? If that were the case, it would terrify him even more than any world item.

As for the Slane Theocracy, the Empire, and the Elves, they all recognized that this was a city of a human kingdom. In order to obtain firsthand information about the undead race such as Demiurge, they immediately dispatched envoys to come and inquire.

"May all your wishes come true... That red ball is unfathomable."