Chapter 129: Judgment of Shamash, a Suicide Weapon

Chapter 129: Judgment of Shamash, a Suicide Weapon

After parting with Siegfried, Kirataka walked alone on the way back to the Queen Hotel and came to the hotel's vicinity.

Due to the explosions and falling objects caused by the fierce battle between Fu Hua and Watt, a large number of guests are being evacuated from this luxurious hotel and transferred to other safer places.

On the street, police cars have arrived at the scene, and the leading sheriff is discussing something with the Anti-Entropy soldiers.

——Cocolia is a person skilled in political maneuvering. On the surface, the Singapore government remains neutral between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, but in fact, it has already sided with Cocolia and is being used by her.

This Queen's Hotel has been the territory of Anti-Entropy since the very beginning.

It is estimated that soon, the wanted order for Fu Hua will be all over the streets, and the experienced Valkyrie will also encounter some troubles.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Kirataka. After all, in this timeline, he has never met the counterfeit First Herrscher.

After obtaining the insulated container containing the Serenity Gem from Siegfried, he could actually take action tonight, return to the underground safe room, and steal the Serenity Gem.

However, since he had already discussed the matter about Kiana with Siegfried, he decided to postpone the action a little and wait until the daytime tomorrow.

Compared to Cocolia, he cared more about Otto.

Afterward, Kirataka randomly chose a high-rise building with a wide view near the Queen Hotel and flew to the quiet and deserted rooftop without anyone noticing.

The view here was good, facing the front building of the Queen Hotel, and from here, he could also see the rooms that were bombed due to the fighting.

Let's just deal with it here tonight, and then start working tomorrow when the time agreed with Siegfried comes.

And during this long night of waiting, he still had something to do, so he wouldn't be bored.

Kirataka sat down against the wall of the rooftop, poured Honkai energy into his hands, and began to try to use [Projection Magic] to create a weapon.

The projection of a pair of guns slowly appeared in his hands, with a black and white gun body, a gilded barrel, and a red Herrscher core embedded in the safety pin.

——Yes, this is the Seventh Divine Key, the Key of Destruction, the Judgment of Shamash.

Before parting with Siegfried, Kirataka naturally asked to touch the pair of Divine Key guns on his waist.

After all, it was the legendary Divine Key, so Siegfried did not refuse the request to just touch it and took it out generously.

Thus, after experiencing a brief recollection about the previous civilization's Himeko, also known as the Herrscher of Fire, Kirataka obtained the projection magic of the Judgment of Shamash so easily, much easier than Fenghuang Down from Fu Hua.

It is worth mentioning that, because of his affinity with the Divine Key, the Judgment of Shamash did not reject him but allowed contact, which amazed Siegfried somewhat.

Anyway, Kirataka decided to use his free time tonight to study this weapon carefully.

This greatsword possesses the most outstanding destructive power among the twelve Divine Keys and is a rare and exceptional weapon.

In terms of attack performance, the Judgment of Shamash wields a power far beyond the reach of other Divine Keys.

The zeroth-rated power, called "Might of An Utu," can bring equal destruction to all things.

After several adjustments and attempts, Kirataka finally stabilized the projection of the Judgment of Shamash and successfully created a fake version of the Divine Key.

He stretched out his hands, grasping the pair of pistols, and carefully inspected them.

Since the complete form is overwhelmingly powerful, the normal form of the Judgment of Shamash exists as a pair of separate guns, used like ordinary firearms.

By simply pulling the trigger, a raging fire bursts from the muzzle.

Although there is no issue for Kirataka to use it in this form, its practicality remains uncertain for him now.

After all, whether the output capacity of the dual-gun form of the Judgment of Shamash, with its limited output, could match that of his railgun remained unknown.

Now that he had acquired the Judgment of Shamash, Kirataka focused on its strongest form.

Thinking of this, he loosened his hands and controlled the two guns to combine.

The cores of the dual-gun safety pins docked together, then stretched and transformed to form a hilt. High-temperature flames like molten gold overflowed, condensing into a sword body before his eyes.

This was the zeroth-rated power of the Judgment of Shamash, Might of An Utu.

Just looking at it made one feel as if they were being scorched by flames.

Staring at the peerless sword before him, Kirataka prepared himself and tried to touch the flaming sword.

Yet, by simply grasping the hilt, he felt endless flames pouring into his body, trying to consume him entirely.

The sensation of being burned alive surged through him. It reminded him of when he had directly touched the Serenity Gem in the previous timeline—an excruciating pain.

"Hiss…"

He took a deep breath and immediately released his grip on the Judgment of Shamash.

Merely holding it without injecting any power into it had already resulted in a severe backlash of flames.

If he attempted to swing this sword in battle, he would likely burn to ashes before completing a single strike.

The Judgment of Shamash's immense attack capabilities comes with equally demanding usage conditions.

Only those who transcend mortal limits can endure its destructive force.

Kevin, who underwent super-transformation surgery and merged with the genes of the "Ice Pig" Parvati, could wield the Judgment of Shamash effortlessly due to his special fusion warrior physique.

Without such a physique, using this weapon's zeroth-rated power was akin to courting death.

Before it could destroy enemies, its flames would devour the user, leaving nothing behind.

It could be described as "hurting the enemy by a thousand but harming oneself by ten thousand."

In short, for Kirataka now, this Judgment of Shamash with incredibly strong attack performance was merely a "suicide weapon"—impressive to look at but otherwise useless.

It couldn't yet be relied upon to face future enemies.

This result didn't surprise Kirataka, so he wasn't too disappointed.

Though the Judgment of Shamash couldn't currently be used in battle, that didn't mean it would remain that way forever.

There were always more solutions than problems. In the future, opportunities would arise to gain the ability to unleash the Judgment of Shamash's true power.

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