The moment the golden lightning swept everything, Olivas' body was unable to handle it anymore and crumbled into nothingness.
"ISAO-KUN!!!"
"IINUMA-SAN!"
Intense lightning filled the entire hollow, assaulting everything indiscriminately and from its power; if Isao didn't protect them, their bodies would turn into scorching figures.
Fortunately, Isao reacted faster and raised a barrier from Honami's DNA, which protected them and himself. Yet, inwardly, he felt helpless as he didn't expect that the enemy would be so strong.
As his chest tightened, feeling stuffy as he used his vitality to desperately protect everyone, Isao felt helpless.
Level 7.
Isao didn't think that he was wrong; his opponent was a Level 7, a level that only one person had achieved within all of Orario, yet such an existence appeared before him. Yet, this also made him helpless since, unlike the original protagonist, who had the gentle guidance of a goddess on Bell, Isao's adventure was on a whole other level, fraught with dangerous and deadly challenges.
If Bell was in his place, Isao was sure that Bell would die directly and be unable to do anything.
Yet, this was normal since he didn't expect to be attacked by a Level 7.
No, she was a creature comparable to a Level 7, but as she was a creature, her strength was even crazier.
Still, as she had come, it was also his chance to find out who the real culprit behind everything was. While it might be strange, he had a feeling that the Evilus was being used. Moreover, this enemy was so tricky as he had never shown his face to anyone.
No one knew this person, but the clue appeared before him.
If someone knew who the real culprit was, it would be the enemy before him, but he wasn't so desperate since as long as he touched the mysterious enemy before him, he knew he could get information about everything.
By then, all the initiative was on him, and he could think of a countermeasure to handle the enemies easily.
'So come...'
Isao also loved to play as prey, so when they thought they had caught him, they would be dumbfounded and despaired when they realized they had been prey all along.
Watching their expressions, Isao had to say, it was so unbearable~!
Was he a sadist?
Probably, but fortunately, he was a good guy.
Yet, as Isao made his plan, ready to replicate the DNA of this opponent of his, the others couldn't calm down. Watching him being bombarded by golden lightning, they were frightened and anxious.
However, Daphne and Cassandra, who had followed Isao for so long, knew that they were just a burden and he must have a plan. For him, their existence was a burden, and the best thing they had to do was to leave so he could use all of his power to run away. Yet, while they understood, their eyes were moist, and there was a moment of hesitation in their steps.
Still, one person was different, especially when she saw a figure in the black cloak that was about to approach Isao, ready to kill him. Before Daphne and Cassandra were about to stop her, she had already left, leaving them, and ran toward Isao.
Meanwhile, Isao focused on the figure in the black cloak that approached him. Even if she hid her identity well, he could tell she was a female, especially when her shapely figure was impossible to hide.
Laying on the scorching ground, his appearance was so miserable, but he was still alive, waiting for his chance to touch this person. At the same time, he had to say that Level 7 was strong. He thought that with his SSS rank on his status, even if he was a Level 3, he was practically invincible, but then, it seemed that wasn't the case.
'Well, it isn't like she can kill me.'
Moreover, instead of the Level 7 before him, Isao was more concerned about the deity behind her since every deity had the power to destroy the lower world.
If he gave an example, it would be like Freya, whose charm could even destroy the world.
So, even if those deities were just as strong as an average human, he never underestimated them, but the creature of the lower world?
Even if they were Level 9, Isao had never thought of them as his opponents.
The sound of footsteps was heard, and he knew that his opponent was close, but when he was about to touch her—
"In the sky of a now distant forest. Infinite stars scattered in the endless night sky. Respond to my foolish voice.
"Give me now divine protection of starfire."
"Huh?"
Isao was dumbfounded when he heard this melodious song.
"Give the mercy of light to the one that abandoned you. Come, wandering wind, the wandering traveler. Cross the sky and run through the wilderness, running faster than anything else. Imbue the light of stardust and destroy the enemy.
"Luminous Wind!"
Green stardust orbs covered the sky before all of them fell toward the figure in the black cloak.
"Luvia!"
BOOOOOOOOM!! BOOOOOOOOM!! BOOOOOOOOM!! BOOOOOOOOM!! BOOOOOOOOM!!
The wind explosion blasted everything and almost blew him away, but a figure stood in front of him as if trying to protect him.
Watching this figure, Isao was so helpless. "You..."
"Are you okay, Isao?" Ryuu asked.
"...are you stupid? That guy is a Level 7!" Isao had to say that he really hated this part of Ryuu, who wouldn't listen to him, and her emotions always made her make a rash judgment.
However, Ryuu only smiled when she heard his voice. "You are the stupid one. If you die, then many will be sad, but me..." Unlike her, who had nothing now, he had many people who were waiting for him, and she had been entrusted to protect him. This was how she repaid him after he had helped her.
Nevertheless, afterward, she didn't say anything and focused all of her attention on the enemy.
"..."
Isao had a headache, and his body was in pain, but his team was such a stubborn pig head. He told them to leave because he was confident he could run away, but with Ryuu by his side, he had to protect her, too.
As expected, Ryuu's magic did nothing, but strangely enough, the black cloak stared hesitantly at Ryuu. Still, as if she had made up her mind, the figure made her move.
The moment this figure made her move, Ryuu couldn't move. No, she was too slow. She couldn't even catch her figure, and what awaited her was only death, but it should be fine as she should buy him time for him to leave.
Still, Isao also made his move. "Ittou Rasetsu."
Once again, his aura overwhelmed everyone. This time, it was even frightening, like a natural disaster, a volcanic eruption that couldn't be stopped by anyone.
In that second, his strength increased thousands of times, and he was unstoppable.
"CASSANDRA! DAPHNE!"
As his voice fell, Daphne and Cassandra also made their moves at the same time. With his voice, there was no hesitation in their actions anymore, and their bodies moved on their own, following his orders.
Holding Ryu with one hand, Isao smashed the hammer part of his one-handed pole axe on his opponent.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!
The hollow directly shattered, everything crumbled, even the earth sunk directly.
Everything was smashed by his power, and that figure was blown away, shattered into mincemeat.
Meanwhile, Daphne exuded a pink fragrance that filled the entire space, and Cassandra made them all disappear.
[You have acquired Filvis Challia's DNA.]
[Do you want to absorb it?]
Isao raised his brows, then hugged Ryuu in his arms before he fell to the floor below as a ruin.
As everything was in chaos, the figure in the black cloak started to recover before she also started to run away as the pink fragrance in the air appeared poisonous, but before she left, she kept staring at the depression that was created by Isao's attack for a while.