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"is it?"

"Then you'll have to take a closer look—"

Having said this, Ian rushed forward with his Primordial Fire (Aestus estus).

It seemed like a blow intended to kill Abigail directly.

of course.

It was impossible for Abigail to ignore such an obvious intention.

She quickly organized her tentacles and prepared for absolute defense.

however--

That's not what Ian thought!

"Okita Souji, cut them off!"

"understood!"

The sword flashed——

The surrounding tentacles broke off one after another.

And the next moment, the man's primordial fire (Aestus estus) was indeed inserted into the ground.

but--

Its target is underground!

974. Above Abigail's Friends / Lament from the Depths of Hades (4k)

Yes.

What Ian wanted to attack was not Abigail, nor a tentacle on the ground.

because--

That's meaningless.

When one tentacle falls, more tentacles will "resurrect" and come to him and Souji Okita.

It would be a never-ending battle.

and so--

If Ian wants to break this deadlock, there is only one way.

That is……

Kill them all at the same time!

In this case, even if the new tentacle wants to fill the gap left by the fallen tentacle in front, it will not be able to do so because of this.

Yes.

This is what the Aestus estus (Primordial Fire) can do.

As a weapon made of meteorites, it can release ultra-high temperature flames in an instant.

If that's the case—

Even Abigail's tentacles would be destroyed in an instant!

of course.

If you want to do this kind of thing, it is not as easy as you think.

At least one thing is very obvious.

That is, if you want to do this, you must inject enough magic power into the Primordial Fire (Aestus estus).

It can be said that this is a one-shot deal where you risk everything!

boom!

The blazing flames burned on the sword of the Primordial Fire (Aestus estus), and the irregular blade seemed to be melted into a new shape.

"See if you can fix it, Abigail!"

"Big brother, you——"

Before Abigail could be surprised, she saw Ian thrust the Aestus estus in his hand directly into the ground.

Suddenly, a huge hole was opened in the ground of the underworld.

Then, the scorching flames burned all the way along the place where the tentacles grew.

It was a sound like vines burning, crisp and terrifying.

Ian could even faintly hear a sound like someone crying.

Abigail's "friend" theory may be real.

only--

To Ian, that kind of thing no longer mattered.

If someone tries to stop you, even if it's a god, you have to take action against him.

The plan must succeed!

Fortunately, Ian's guess was correct.

The tentacles are indeed connected to form a whole, otherwise it would be impossible to form such a direct compensatory relationship.

and so--

The moment the flames of the Primordial Fire (Aestus estus) surged into the ground, the tentacles in other places also began to burn.

Because there were so many of them, the entire scene looked like Heian-kyo was "projected" and on fire.

to be honest--

This was quite a shocking scene for Okita Souji.

At least the last time she saw this kind of scene was when she was a child.

However, Okita Souji was not afraid at all.

Because she knew that this was her lover's plan.

Now, you should be happy!

The kendo girl fell to her knees on the ground with a thud, and only the Kaga Kiyomizu in her hand prevented her from falling asleep on the ground.

Ian is right.

Her physical condition is indeed not ideal.

Even now that he has become a servant, this situation has not changed in the slightest.

"Okita—"

"I am fine."

As if predicting something, Souji Okita directly responded to Ian's concern.

"Just take a break."

"It's nothing serious."

"..."

Although he knew that Souji Okita was most likely forcing himself to say this, Ian knew that there was no turning back.

What a man can do is to solve the problem at hand as soon as possible.

“There’s nothing I can do—!”

"Abigail, get out of my way!"

As he said this, Ian inserted the projected Primordial Fire (Aestus estus) in his hand deeper into the ground, until almost half of its sword body was inserted into the ground, then he temporarily stopped moving forward.

More magic power was injected into the Primordial Fire (Aestus estus), and in return it responded as if breathing.

For an instant.

Crimson flames gushed out from multiple exits on the ground.

The scene was so spectacular that it looked like a small volcanic eruption.

And in this environment filled with red flames, the people standing there were Souji Okita and Ian.

Burn.

Exhausted.

A disgusting burnt smell permeated the world of the underworld.

It was a smell that made you know something was wrong with it, just by taking a whiff.

but--

Ian was not afraid.

Because he knew that his plan was successful.

Whether it was in front of him or behind Abigail, the stage had been reduced to embers by the flames of the primordial fire (Aestus estus).

"Abigail, stop stopping me!"

Ian grasped the Aestus estus and delivered his ultimatum.

however--

Watching her "friends" fall one after another because of the Primordial Fire (Aestus estus), Abigail did not seem too panicked.

She simply stopped shaking her little feet and stared at Ian and Okita Souji.

"Big brother and big sister killed their friend."

"but--"

Abigail tilted her head slightly, giving a cute but intimidating smile.

"Just like an older brother has many older sisters, I also have more than one 'friend'."

"what?!"

Ian realized that Abigail was still "hiding" something - it seemed that it was something she would never reveal under normal circumstances.

of course.

She herself may not have such an understanding.

but--

From the perspective of objective facts, the result is actually like this.

"Anything else..."

Ian pulled up the Aestus estus that had burned all the underground tentacles and gasped.

The power contained in Abigail is beyond his imagination.

He could feel that even the range of the tentacles was far beyond what he had initially estimated.

Something big is going to happen...

"Sui San..."

Souji Okita really wants to do something else.

But her body has indeed reached its limit.

All he could do now was to support Kaga Kiyomitsu and slowly move his body. Even if he wanted to concentrate all his strength to fight, he would probably be defeated in a few minutes.

"how so……"

Okita Souji bit his lip, hoping for a miracle beyond his imagination to happen.

Just like——

Just like that rainy night.