A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

In this life-or-death moment, Hachiman Hikigaya's mind wasn't filled with any regrets, but rather with complaints about this messed-up world.

It's ridiculous.

I am clearly just a man who wants to grow old alone in this lie called "youth".

Could it really be that he died such a tragic death in the end?

"Stop joking..."

Hachiman gritted his teeth, his dead fish eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

"The guy who brought this hell to us is still watching from some unknown corner!"

How could he possibly collapse here!

If he collapses, then all the daily routine he's desperately trying to maintain will be ruined!

"Stand up! Gomora!" Hachiman roared at the eye of the storm, pouring all his will and resolve into the card in his hand without reservation.

As if sensing the holder's do-or-die determination, the dark gold patterns on the surface of the card suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

"Roar--!"

At the center of the gas storm, a beam of light, even more violent than before and carrying a hint of holiness, shot into the sky, tearing the vortex apart.

Gomora's massive body stood up again in the light.

The corroded wounds on its body were visibly healed by the dark golden magic.

The iconic, enormous crescent-shaped horn atop its head now glowed with a chilling, blood-red light.

Ignoring the venom still clinging to its body, it stomped the ground violently.

"If this disgusting trick of using other people's lives as stepping stones is your rule..."

Hachiman Hikigaya slowly raised his head, and his signature dead-fish eyes now burned with an even more intense light.

That was the resolute decision of a rat cornered against a wall to finally bite.

"Then I'll smash this ridiculous rule, along with your obsession, to pieces!"

"Charge! Gomora—!!!"

The roar seemed to serve as a signal.

"Roar!!!"

Gomora let out a roar that shook the entire Rainbow Space.

"You're asking for it!" Yuu Otosaka roared, his eyes wide.

EX Tyrant's hammer slammed into Gomora's shoulder without any doubt. Large patches of scales shattered, and dark red blood spurted out.

But Gomora didn't dodge the meteor hammer that EX Tyrant hurled; instead, he took the heavy blow with his shoulder.

It took the potentially fatal blow head-on, using the momentum of the impact to get close to EX Tyrant's bulky and massive body.

“Oh no…” Yuu Otosaka’s frenzied expression suddenly froze.

Tyrant seemed to sense the danger and tried to pull back its baton, which was being held in place. But the ancient monster, which it had previously regarded as a toy, now possessed astonishing strength in its arms, locking the chains like iron clamps.

Immediately afterwards, Gomora's unusually thick tail, leaving a trail of afterimages as it tore through the air, lashed out hard at Tyrant's knee.

This time, it was no longer the passive situation of being beaten.

The tail strike, imbued with high-dimensional magic, shattered the thick bone armor at Tyrant's knee, exploding into a cloud of dark purple blood mist.

The 60,000-ton EX Tyrant staggered and knelt down under this unreasonable magical force, causing the entire ruins to tremble violently.

"How is this possible!" Yu Otosaka's laughter stopped abruptly, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. "How could Tyrant's armor be shattered by that kind of attack!"

"Weren't you quite confident just now?"

Hachiman patted his dusty coat.

"So, you idiot who pins your hopes on traps set by others should wake up sooner rather than later."

Hachiman took a step forward, his voice as cold as a knife.

"Gomora, hypervibration wave."

Gomora, having received the order to kill, gave Tyrant no chance to get up.

It plunged its enormous, bright red horns, now glowing from the overheating magic, into Tyrant's chest, which was covered in patterns of resentment.

Tyrant let out a shrill scream as it swung its other unchained arm and pounded on Gomora's back, trying to push the mad, short man away.

But Gomora seemed to be rooted to the ground, remaining completely still.

"Om-!"

A dull, almost inaudible, yet deeply resonant low-frequency hum that made everyone's heart tremble violently emanated from Gomora's crimson horns.

This is not an ordinary physical vibration.

Instead, it combines the enhanced power of the "Fight" card with the infinite energy supply of Qianyu—the Red Temperature Overload Version of the Super Vibration Wave.

"boom------!!!!"

The crimson light wave, with extreme ferocity, forcefully penetrated EX Tyrant's body, spreading wildly in concentric circles within Tyrant's massive form.

"Pfft—!"

The sound of flesh being torn apart was drowned out by the roar of the explosion.

The red light pierced through EX Tyrant's chest, carrying a trail of black blood that gushed from its back and shot straight into the chaotic sky of Rainbow Space.

Countless dark purple rays of resentment leaked from the cracks in Tyrant's body, as if emitting a dying wail.

Yuu Otosaka panicked. He frantically searched through the card box, only to find that he had no cards left.

"boom!"

It was accompanied by an extremely muffled explosion.

As Yuu Otosaka watched the colossal structure crumble, his previously frenzied expression completely collapsed into unbelievable despair.

"My last step... this was clearly my last... chance."

"boom--!!!"

He wasn't given a chance to finish speaking.

A powerful shockwave swept across the entire stadium.

Yuu Otosaka was violently thrown away by the blast wave, rolling more than ten meters across the rough ground before finally coming to a stop after crashing heavily into a piece of rubble.

Countless dark purple fragments and light debris flew everywhere.

Gomora stood in the middle of the ruins, covered in blood, and let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

"This...this is impossible..."

Yuu Otosaka knelt in the ruins, her hands gripping the rubble, oblivious to the blood seeping from her fingernails, simply repeating the same motion over and over.

"I was so close... Ayumi... I'm sorry."

With a final, muffled roar, the Tyrant Monster completely disintegrated into countless dark purple particles before the super-vibration wave, scattering across the scorched earth.

Data-driven powerhouses are defeated by the power of idealism.

Hachiman Hikigaya stood a few steps away, his expression showing neither the joy of revenge nor the arrogance of retaliating against a powerful enemy.

He simply looked silently at Youyu kneeling on the ground and said coldly:

"You lost."

"This farce... comes to an end."

Chapter 279 The Service Department's Civil War Theory

As the battle between Hachiman Hikigaya and Yuu Otosaka came to an end, Chiba, hidden in the shadows, silently watched everything unfold.

Everything unfolded exactly as he had written in his script.

Although on paper, EX Tyrant is indeed stronger than the base form of Crimson Gomora.

But Qianyu knew in his heart that these two monsters were essentially just power carriers projected by the card system, and their strength was nowhere near that of the original body.

Moreover, Hikigaya still holds that fighting card in his hand.

With that boost, Gomora could easily win this hand-to-hand combat.

Having confirmed the outcome here, Chiba ignored the devastated Yuu Otosaka and instead turned her attention to the two projection crystal balls floating in front of her.

Inside the crystal ball on the left, the sharp trident of the Dark Demon Armor was slamming into Red King's thick arm, sparks flying everywhere.

Inside the crystal ball on the right, Akane Shinjo and Aya Asagiri were stumbling and groping their way towards the R'lyeh ruins.

The situation is now quite clear after this chaotic battle.

Apart from the missing Light Card and the Dark Card in Gatanothor's lair, the remaining Clow Cards are mostly in the hands of Hachiman Hikigaya, Yui Yuigahama, and Yukino Yukinoshita.

Meanwhile, Akane Shinjo and Aya Asagiri, under Chiba's secret guidance, head to Gatanothor's location to seize the crucial hidden card.

However, Qianyu knew in her heart that with their current strength, going head-to-head with that giant Cthulhu squid was like an ant trying to shake a tree; it wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap.

Fortunately, there was still a mile behind them, and the girl's hidden trump card made Qianyu feel a little more at ease.

But the thought of her daughter, who melts into an unknown pink liquid when she gets nervous, made Qianyu's eyelids twitch twice.

He wasn't worried about Pochi's fighting power at all; that kind of magic that could twist the timeline like a pretzel was more than enough to deal with Gatanothor.

But what he was worried about was the girl's weak nature. What if she saw that giant squid and was so frightened that she hid in her space and refused to come out? That would be a real problem.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time."

Chiyu muttered to herself that going to the R'lyeh Ruins to provide support was essential, but before that, she had to systematically collect all the cards from the trio.

There's no reason not to reap the rewards of a gu that's been painstakingly raised.

However, just thinking about that light card that has yet to be revealed even now, Qianyu felt a dull ache in her head.

During this time, he and Xiao Ke searched almost every nook and cranny of the earth, and even collected all the demon masks from "Jackie Chan Adventures" out of boredom, but Guangpai didn't even show a hair.

A couple of days ago, Xiao Ke even lay on the table and let her imagination run wild, saying that maybe the Guangpai (a brand of light) thought the Earth was too crowded and hid in the sun.