Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

"It's fine."

After giving Itsuki's hair another hard rub, Haramura Makoto removed his hand from it.

"Your Pope is very pleased with your performance, or rather, she is shocked by it."

"It's just that she's gotten herself into a rut now."

"Now is the time for you to show her your determination."

"Who knows, Kanzaki Kaori might return to the Amakusa-style Cross Cult this time."

Chapter 375 Getting Serious

This statement held a fatal attraction for members of the Amakusa-style Cross Cult.

The return of the female pope is the long-cherished wish of everyone in the Amakusa-style Cross Church. If this could be accomplished, they would probably be laughing in their sleep.

"But what about the current situation?"

The character "建宫斋" appeared below "原村真" at some point.

He desperately wanted to go to the Pope's side right now, but abandoning their mission and having those they were supposed to protect participate in the battle when they weren't all wiped out would violate their doctrine and conscience.

"Let's take Wuhe with us."

"You've done a great job."

"He didn't take it without getting hurt. Leave the rest to me. Don't worry, it'll be over soon."

Under the somewhat forceful actions of Kenkyuu, Gowa was taken away directly, and the other members of the Amakusa-style Cross Cult also disappeared.

What he just said to the members of the Amakusa-style Cross Church was not false.

At first glance, the water behind them does appear to be unharmed, but this is not the case.

Ordinary saints cannot exert 100% of their innate power; it is already difficult to even manipulate a portion of it (if they were to exert 100% of their power, their bodies might be shattered by the excessive pressure).

However, the Water Behind is a "special saint" who possesses the physical characteristics of both "divine child" and "holy mother". Unlike ordinary saints who "slow down to stabilize", he is on a high-speed stable route, that is, "he will enter a stable state after breaking through a certain limit".

Therefore, even though he easily mastered more than 200% of his innate power (the "Right Seat of God" trait amplified his power), it did not cause any loss of control.

However, possessing immense power also requires extremely delicate balance and control, thus the "weakness" of the Water Saint is extremely weak. The "Saint Collapse," which would normally render a Saint incapacitated for tens of seconds, would cause Water to self-destruct when applied to him.

In the battle against Kanzaki Kaori and "Amakusa Style", "Amakusa Style" unleashed "Saint Collapse" with all his members, intending to use the Water Mother Worship Technique to detonate the power he had accumulated from within his body.

At this critical moment, water, through the ritual of the worship of the Virgin Mary, constructed a channel to disperse the power, expelling the power concentrated within the body and thus preventing a spontaneous explosion.

"But because of this, your current power is at most at the level of an ordinary saint, right?"

"That's right, but it's good this way, as it can be considered a certain degree of equality in terms of conditions."

The water behind gently flicked the huge metal rod in its hand.

"boom!"

Almost at the same time, the water behind them disappeared in a sonic boom.

The next instant, a thunderous outburst erupted.

"Boom--!"

With that thunderous roar, the entire land trembled instantly.

Originating from the point of their battle, a shockwave, like a tangible sound wave, rippled outwards, stirring up air currents and whipping up gales. The howling force spread in all directions, accompanied by a continuous series of thunderous booms.

"Bam—!"

The intense collision continued, with the blood-red demonic blade and the massive metal club clashing in mid-air.

A tremendous shockwave exploded directly into the sky, and the surrounding buildings, bearing the brunt of the impact, swayed precariously, a truly terrifying sight.

Haramura Makoto and Rear Mizu stared at each other, one with an unusual calmness in his eyes, the other with an unprecedented fighting spirit burning within him.

You're saying our conditions are equal?

"Shh!"

The next second, Makoto Haramura stepped out with his left foot, his body spinning violently in the air like a whirlwind. As he spun rapidly, his left foot, with a violent force that could almost shatter space, kicked fiercely toward the head of Mizu behind him.

This is truly an extremely terrifying force.

The mere kick, devoid of any power, caused the space to groan in agony, a sonic boom-like melody piercing the eardrums.

What does such a kick signify?

If they were just ordinary Right Seats of God like the Wind Ahead and the Land to the Left, Makoto Haramura could easily take them down with just one kick.

However, even someone as extraordinary as Hou Fang Zhi Shui, a special saint possessing three unique physical attributes, was blasted away by Haramura Makoto's kick.

The water behind him, with its strong, bear-like body, was launched like a cannonball.

It crashed through countless buildings in mid-air before finally slamming into the ground, leaving behind a bottomless crater and billowing dust.

"They actually sent me flying."

"According to the intelligence information, you should not be a power user, yet you possess such illogical power."

"What exactly is going on?"

The person behind was quite shocked; he was special.

Ordinary people, like saints like Kanzaki Kaori, are powerless against him; he can kill them on sight with ease.

Therefore, he didn't understand how Makoto Haramura managed to do that.

"Never mind, you don't seem to want to talk about it."

As he said this, the water behind him actually abandoned the huge club in his hand.

"If things continue like this, I'm probably going to lose badly."

The next second, another weapon emerged from the shadow of the water behind him and landed in his palm.

It was an enormous sword.

It is over three meters long, approaching four meters.

The weight also exceeded two hundred kilograms, approaching three hundred kilograms.

Its shape is more like the body of a dragon, as if combining the dragon's claws, fangs and scales, making the blades curved, taut, upright and upside down, appearing both fierce and ferocious.

Without a doubt, this is a weapon with extremely high destructive power.

Seeing the water behind him holding such a weapon, Makoto Haramura's eyes suddenly lit up.

He sensed the true identity of this weapon.

This is the sword used by Saint George, one of the seven great heroes of Christianity, who was martyred in 303 AD, to slay a dragon.

According to the legend of the Golden Sword, Saint George once used this sword to save a princess from being devoured by a dragon. After that, he used the sword to fight against evil forces in order to protect the Christian faith.

Therefore, the story of St. George slaying the dragon symbolizes the victory of Christianity over evil forces and has been widely circulated among believers. St. George himself is regarded as a patron saint by the English.

In England, April 23rd is designated as St. George's Day to commemorate this great man of unwavering faith.

At this very moment, the weapon that the water behind is using is a spirit weapon made in imitation of the holy sword from the legend of slaying the dragon.

Based on the description of the Holy Sword Story "The Legend of Saint George" from the 16th century, this spirit weapon is a replica of a legendary dragon that is over fifty meters long. It is crafted using renowned magical formulas and the finest magical materials, and is consistent with the legend. It can completely sever scales, flesh, bones, tendons, teeth, claws, fat, internal organs, and muscles. It is a legendary spirit weapon that can utterly slay the dragon.

"—Ascalon."

"Just to be on the safe side, I specifically sought out this sword before coming to Academy City, which was the right decision."

The man behind him gripped the massive holy sword, gazing at Makoto Haramura, a faint smile appearing on his rock-like face.

"Although this may seem a little underhanded, I believe this level of skill is the only way to defeat you."

"Please allow me."

"Hahahaha!"

Haramura Makoto burst into laughter, and the long sword in his hand instantly changed color, from a dazzling blood red to a platinum white, radiating a brilliant light.

"Pleasure me as much as you like, and let me see if your knife is worthy of being added to my collection."

Houfang Zhishui frowned and glanced at the long sword in Haramura Makoto's hand.

Immediately, he let out a soft hum and lifted the greatsword in his hand.

"Do you want Ascalon?"

A loud sound of water echoed from behind.

"It's simple, defeat me, and you can take this sword as you please."

The words fell.

"Bang——!"

With that explosive sound, the water behind him swept the space in his hand violently, tearing the air apart.

A burst of explosive light erupted at that moment.

A huge rock next to him was sent flying.

The rock instantly transformed into a terrifying, supersonic projectile, carrying immense power. The surface of the rock rubbed against the heat generated by the atmosphere, and it hurtled towards Makoto Haramura like a meteorite falling from space.

Makoto Haramura watched all of this with a slight smirk.

"Shh!"

The blade that slashed out created a dazzling sword light, and the burning meteorite seemed to have cracked from within, splitting in two in mid-air and losing all its momentum.

"A boring attack. That's not the kind of thing I want to see."

"If this continues, I'll lose interest."

Makoto Haramura's gaze turned cold, his icy stare like a ray capable of freezing the water's surface, shooting straight towards the water behind him.

"boom--!"

"I know."

The water behind her planted its foot firmly on the ground, creating a trembling sound.

The loud sound was like the sound of a hand grenade exploding, causing the ground, which had been heavily trampled, to collapse and shatter, turning into a sky full of broken stones and rubble.

Amidst the rubble and debris, two figures, like flashing lightning, stirred up a storm, unleashing their energy, and surged forward at a terrifying speed exceeding the speed of sound.

This is a speed that has surpassed what humans can achieve.

Haramura Makoto and Rear Mizu, one raised his platinum-gold longsword upwards, while the other raised his dragon-slaying greatsword high and slammed it down.

It happened almost instantly, probably less than 0.001 seconds.

Where their eyes met, sparks flew outwards like electric current from friction.

Then, a fierce conflict ensued.

"Qiang——!"

The cold, sharp light of the blade traced a silver path across the sky.

"call--!"

The heavy greatsword, like a wildly spinning windmill, tore through the atmosphere.

The unsheathed demon sword and the downward-slashing heavy sword collided fiercely.

"clang--!"

Amidst such a powerful and awe-inspiring sound of hammering, a direct confrontation ensued.

"Bam—!"

A second later, a terrifying storm swept out.

Another extremely loud roar resounded, and the shockwave spread outwards from the two of them.

The terrifying shockwave, with a diameter exceeding two hundred meters, tore everything in its vicinity to shreds.

The devastating blow shattered the earth, sending debris flying in all directions.

The shockwave, accompanied by a swirling storm, surged towards the sky, transforming into a sandstorm that blanketed the land.

The wall was shattered by the impact.

Brick fragments flew in all directions.