Chapter 917: Interference Revealed
*Bing-Bong!*
Okay and that….should be the last of the foam. We’re back in business, baby!
|Finally! Alright. Let’s see how much the script had…uh oh.|
Uh oh? Why, uh oh?
|I think I know what happened…or…at the very least, I think I know who did this…|
*Bing-Bong*
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A journal entry from the Devout Heretic.
In my time on this other world, I have come to understand that the demons under my control, the kaijin, are not like the ones who once followed Solomon, despite me giving them the names of such beings.
However, through my travels and with help from the guiding spirits, I have learned that I and my disciples are not the only ones able to wield [Chaos] and [Desire].
Throughout this land, I have stumbled upon many a beast, an corrupted cultivator, that have become so embroiled in their [Desire], that they act as if they’re the true demons of this world. And, as if the universe was trying to mock me or encourage my faith, they’re transformations appear to be rooted in the same Seven Deadly Sins that I had preached against in ages past.
As such, I have deemed it a good idea to categorize such beings under the name of the rulers of these sins, for cataloging sake.
Then again, that could just be the sensibilities of this world rubbing off on me…
Either way, names of beings I once read upon in my old world may not carry the same weight here, so it should be fine for me to use them as such.
And if I’m wrong, well…I guess that the best way to wipe my sins clean would be to punch the devil himself.
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“Oook…”
The SATA* Monkey continued to hide under the protection of it’s dragon wings as the barrage of electrified hail pelted his being.
A single one of these balls of hardened ice wasn’t too painful by itself, but hundreds upon hundreds of them pelting his scaly skin one after the other was starting to add up.
Making matters worst, there were little bits of electrified water mixed into the balls of hail, so that when the ball of hail impacted his skin, the electrified water would splash him on impact and leave behind some tiny but nasty electrical burns. Again, just like the physical damage from the hail, the burns were starting to stack up.
A part of the SATA* Monkey innately understood though, that right now was the best and worst option to be in while under attack by this hail of lightning and ice.
“Hmmm…”
He wasn’t so stupid as to believe that this barrage was the only attack heading his way, as he could sense the presence of Nepherage and Zhen Liu, circling around him like vultures over a dying bull.
If he tried to escape the situation, not only would he be exposing his much softer internals to the ice and lightning, but he would also be giving those two aforementioned vultures and opportunity to follow up.
If he only decided to wait out until the barrage had ended, there would be a chance of them moving in faster than he could move out, or they might suddenly switch things up and launch something absolutely massive in his direction before he could even properly react.
Either way, the SATA* Monkey was finding this entire situation absolutely infuriating, to the point that something in his very souls was starting to boil over and…and…and…
hE WoUlDn’T wANt iT AnY oThER Way.
Every blow against his skin, every opponent challenging him, every insulting little trick used against him, did nothing more than strengthen his [Wrath] and make his whole body feel…more in-sync.
‘Wa…it…a…min…ute.’
Eventually though, under these circumstances, the SATA* Monkey realized that he could still counterattack after all. He just needed a little time…
…
[Huh…our combo is not as devastating as I thought it would be,] Hurricroak lightly griped to Frosttusk. [Is it because our elements aren’t completely compatible, or…]
[I think…it has…to do…with our…opponent…]
[Ah, shit. You’re slowing down.]
[Yeah…]
‘On the plus side, this giving us and Nepherage time to adjust ourselves for a follow-up attack. Once the hail barrage ends, that is.’
[You sure you don’t want to risk getting a little injured?]
‘The sympathy pains are already bad enough, I would rather not compound them with real pain, thank you very much.’
[Fair enough.]
<=Attention, kaijin! After much battling, we have finally managed to figure out the exact identity of the aether beast ape that you're now fighting. Maintain regular activity, as we share the information.=>
[Finally!]
‘Alright! Let’s see what we’re…wait a minute…seriously? That’s what you’re calling it?!’
=To be fair, it’s because we finally the relevant record we were looking for in the Devout Heretic’s section of books.=
‘Splendid…’
<=Either way, y'all should probably get the fuck out of the blast zone because it's about to counter.=>
[SHIT!]*4
…
…actually, he needed about five seconds.
“DIE!”
[IT TALKS?!]
FWOOM!
[Oh…balls…]
With a mighty flap of its wings, the SATAN Monkey proceeded to blow away the barrage of electrified hail and the encroaching Nepherage and Zhen Liu with a surprising amount of force. It wasn’t enough to knock them to the ground, but the force was enough to force them to take time to readjust themselves in the air.
[What the fuck is that?]
[I don’t know, but I don’t like the feeling I get from it.]
Unfortunately, this also meant that they had plenty of time to see what the SATAN Monkey was about to do in order to rock their shit into oblivion.
In the SATAN Monkey’s hands, a large red and black fireball that radiated rage and hate began to fester and grow larger and larger by the second.
Staring at the thing, the group couldn’t help but to feel that this fireball was the SATAN Monkey’s rage manifested.
A feeling that was confirmed once the aforementioned monkey activated the technique associated with it!
With a thrust of his hands, the black-and-red fireball suddenly exploded into a swarm of smaller fireballs that took on the ghastly visage of skulls and began to swarm on all of the kaijin ans Zhen Liu all at once. Each skull looked as if someone took a monkey’s skull and combined them with a dragon’s skull.
‘Defensive maneuvers!’
[Haul ass, bitches!]
[Watch your mouth!]
[Not the time!]
[Screw evasion! Defense all the way!]
As the skulls moved in to presumably explode on impact, each of the kaijin and Zhen Liu proceeded to defend themselves in their own way.
Nepherage opted to simply punch the skulls before impact, coating her stony fists with more layers of rock to absorb the blast. [Die!]
Frosttusk relied on the fact that he could absorb heat to snuff out the skulls entirely, causing him to release black ice as a result. [Freeze!]
Hurricroak was arguably the best at crowd control so she simply released an empowered croak that knocked out the skulls out of the air.
[Fall!]
As for Zhen Liu himself, well…
‘Shit, shit, shit!’
He had two hammers, two bladed legs and the jumpy instincts of someone who used to play rhythm games on expert mode for fun. Nothing managed to hit him, but there were a lot of explosions around him.
However, this defensive action of theirs was…mixed.
[This… motherfucker!]
[Puta Madre!]
[Getting…pissed!]
[Director…I think I may want to go solo so I can rip off it’s fucking head!]
Undetected by the group, little bits of [Wrath] were mixed into the skulls, which was causing them to get angrier and angrier by the second.
Now, a single individual getting angry isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but can be a bit of a hindrance. After all, a clear head and calm heart is needed to make rational decisions.
But…what happens when that angry individual is connected to another person, and that person can feel what they’re feeling down to the minute detail?
What happens when it’s actually four to five individuals all connected to a single person?
‘Why…why do I feel like my head, heart and soul is about to explode?’
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Wait…are you seriously telling me a literal demon, interfered with the story?
|Maybe.|
Why?
|Well…either they didn’t appreciate that I kept making dragons the bad guys because of their association with them, or things somehow aligned just enough for them to interfere with this moment.|
Okay…but why? Actually, better question, are the others going to show up too?
|Hopefully not? Either way, I’ll go stock up on salt and holy water later. Did you know you can get the latter delivered now?|
That…that feels wrong.
|Greed is arguably the most powerful, and accepted sin, in the modern era. Now then…let’s get this back on track, shall we?|
