Chapter LXXXVIII - Unlasting Hell (part 2)

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Is this… the end…?

How…

How ridiculous...

What… was the point… of me coming here…?

What was… the reason?

Was there even… a reason?

There has to be a reason… right??

Was it to do something…? Do I have a job here…?

Why am I here…? What is the point of my existence...??

I'm just a high schooler. Why do I have to… suffer… this much?

I have done everything I could, I have become much stronger than anyone. I kept on becoming stronger, and stronger, and stronger...

But... Why is that not enough?

What was the reason for me being here? Was it to become stronger? Was it to protect? To kill...??

Or… to be punished…?

What sins... have I committed... That I deserved such suffering…

… the reason...

Ah… It doesn't… matter…

I have promised… Whatever god or devil…

Whatever being that sent me here…

That… skeleton…

I will… become stronger…

… Venge… Revenge…

… K-Kill…

Kill… everything…

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How… 

Disappointing.

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"HoooOOOOOAAAAAAAAGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

Instantly, a powerful energy surge exploded from my body as it released a powerful black energy explosion.

My entire body is covered in black smoke. The wounds on my body are shining brightly as it was being healed, thanks to my energy returning rapidly. 

My legs are returning to their original condition, and my wounds were also healed. My strength is returning rapidly, and slowly the numbers kept on rising until it went far beyond my limit.

Far… far beyond...

I feel… unbeatable...

"Rize…?"

Next to me, Hod noticed something was odd. He was very confused as to why I suddenly screamed, and he slowly could see what was happening to me.

I slowly stood up, and he was able to see my entire body. His eyes couldn't believe it, and he might think he is dreaming… or in a nightmare...

Was she even… Rize…?

After seeing me stand up, Hod can see the changes clearly. 

There's a pair of pitch black devil antlers on top of my head, one curved and circled, one curved but goes towards the top. The sleeves on my hands exploded due to the powerful pressure, revealing the skin under it. My charred skin is now cladded in black smokes, and my palms are slowly getting covered by a black liquid.

Slowly, my hands were being fully covered by this pitch black element, and my fingers were already forming a pitch black sharp deadly claws.

Black tattoos started to grow from the smokes on my arms and my legs. It also grew all the way until my face, where multiple black streaks can be seen decorating it.

My body is glowing dark red, and my muscles have grown slightly bigger, but that is not all.

A single black wing was formed on the back of my right shoulder. It was still rather small for it to be used to fly, but the fact that it is there shows Hod that something is definitely not right.

I clenched my fist really hard, that the cracking sound was heard loudly. The weight of the air was extremely heavy, that any mortal being that came close to me will definitely die of suffocation.

I opened my eyes, and my vision turned red. My retinas have turned black, while my pupils are glowing bright red.

Hod knows about this. This is the second time he had seen it, but back then, it wasn't this bad.

Hod can only control his breathing, as the pressure on the room turned stiff. I tried very hard not to make him die from the pressure, but in the end this is as far as I can control it.

Funny… I can actually control myself in this form.

"Hod."

Smokes came out from my mouth as I spoke. My voice turned heavier now, and it even vibrates due to how powerful it is.

I turned my black red eyes at Hod, and showed him my confidence.

"We will... survive."

I said that one line before turning my gaze back at the entrance.

BAARRR!!!

The explosions are beginning to show up.

I unsheathed my other sword, and now I'm holding two swords. One is my super old knights sword and the other is the newly bought sword, and yet it looked quite chipped already because I used it previously to stop my descend.

I'd rather destroy the sword than falling to my death, but now I feel bad for having such terrible weaponry on me.

I turned my gaze to my fingers that were holding the blades, and noticed how sharp it was.

Maybe I… won't have to use my swords…

I placed my swords back in my space ring and stared confidently at the rubbles that was about to fall.

THUDD!!

This is it.

"ROOOAAAA!!!!!!"

BAAARRRRRR!!!!!!

A gigantic blast completely destroys the rubbles into smithereens. That blast was the most powerful one, not because it was the last blast, but because it was blasted by a different type of hound. 

A single hellhound walked in from the smokes. It has three heads, along with six eyes on each head. There's five tails on its butt, and its size is nearly ten meters tall.

All eighteen of its eyes searched the room, and they finally landed on me.

Behind it, more hellhounds are entering. They all growled when they saw me, and I simply spread my arms open.

"Welcome..."

I said as I opened my arms. Behind me, the wings on my back began to burst like a lit up flame, and made one large wing out of both black element and a red flame.

A devil's wing...

"... You guys have been… very excited to see me, huh?"

More and more hell hounds were entering the room rapidly. Every single one of them had more than one tail, but only one of them had five tails, which is the gigantic six-eyed Cerberus here.

There are others with four tails and two heads, and three tailed ones that were similar to the one that bit Hod's legs off.

There's a ton of them too… and yet, I did not spot a single Misoh.

I see…

We fell into a second dungeon… This was a dual dungeon, huh…?

A… White ranked dungeon…?

A grin formed on my face once I realized just how cruel fate has played us.

Jumping down here, just the two of us. Facing over hundreds of White ranked monsters… Cutting off Hod's legs…

Though… it does not matter…

It never mattered…

Not as long as I am here.

I pulled my right foot backwards, forming a rushing stance. The hellhounds noticed me making a move, and they got taunted when I released my full pressure on them. They began rushing towards me, all hungry and wanted blood.

The largest one, however… is still standing still. 

How intelligent.

My grin became even wider, showing the sharp teeth that somehow grew on my mouth. My eyes were opened wildly from the lack of sanity, and my emotions became… uncontrolled.

"... Then! Let's begin… the CARNAGE!!!"

I dashed forward using my strongest speed, and the first wave of hell hounds that was already rushing towards me turned into a pool of blood immediately.

Some of the hellhounds used the flame beam from their mouths, but every single one of them missed me. I was afraid that they might miss and shot Hod instead, so I imagined creating a wall next to Hod.

Just like that, a large black wall suddenly formed in front of Hod.

I see… so that's what it is…

Now, I can fight freely.

I continued to dance around, slamming my hands on the hellhounds while drop kicking them. A single punch that I inflicted on them was able to destroy their brains in an instant, and a single kick can split their bodies in two.

I also imagined creating thousands of black spikes, and they appeared. The black spikes were shot from the ground below the hounds, killing over thirty in just a second.

That is very much similar to Hod's ice magic... 

"Hahaha!!"

I see now!

I lifted my hand to the side and imagined a sword forming on it. As I expected, a pitch black long sword with a similar design to my favorite knights sword had appeared on my hand.

I swung it immediately, and multiple hellhounds died in an instant.

While the devil is laughing maniacally, there are still hundreds of the hellhounds pouring into the room. But, I kept on closing my distance with them and crushed them whenever they got closer. 

The three headed Cerberus finally reacted. It opened all three of its gigantic mouths, and three fire beams formed at the same time.

I noticed the big guy is going to fire a blast at me, so I quickly sliced away all the monsters around me using a pitch black blade that was formed instantly on my hand. I let go of the sword, and the sword immediately dissipates to thin air. 

I turned my palms towards the Cerberus, and I created a gigantic red firebomb that was merged with my black smokes. The size was much larger than what I'm used to, and the pressure was also so much more powerful.

But, I didn't fire it like a simple firebomb. I fired it like a blazing fire blaze, similar to the beam.

BLAARRRRR!!!!

The Cerberus fired all three of its fire beams, and I fired mine. The two super powerful beams and fire blaze clashed with one another, but my flame was much stronger. It only took three seconds for my beam to reach the Cerberus, and it exploded.

BAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

That explosion caused the spot where the Cerberus was to be completely annihilated. It was so powerful, that giant rubbles and boulders fell from the tall ceilings, nearly killing a few hell hounds that were underneath it.

Pieces of the Cerberus, including one of its heads, flew everywhere due to the explosion. Seeing how their strongest brother got killed very easily, the hellhounds began hesitating.

But… I don't.

I dashed forward with a wide grin on my face, and I sliced away what's left of the hellhounds. 

This is… so much fun!!!

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That day, the Adventurers Office had taken down a Yellow ranked dungeon... as well as a White ranked double dungeon that was right underneath it...

With no monsters left alive.