"The dawn of breaking demons, the divine wolf of Xuexia, use the divine power of Rugang to seek all the evil gods and ghosts for me!"

Passing through Amazuka's final attack, Yukina's attack pierced through his chest. The damaged black gem was finally completely shattered this time. The thing that used to be Amazuka lost its form in that moment and collapsed like a grain of sand. In the end, all that's left is the tarnished gemstone fragments.

Yukina relaxed and sighed. Then he turned his head and looked overhead.

"Senior......!"

The battle between the Fourth True Ancestor and the "Sage" is still ongoing.

"Gallop here, 'Lion's Gold'!" Double-horned deep scarlet'! ”

The thundering lion and the crimson two-horned beast slammed into the golden giant from the front. The impact cut through the surface of the sea, making the atmosphere very unstable. If this battle had taken place in an urban area, it would have caused a lot of damage to the surrounding area.

"'The Silver Mist of the Carapace'!" Mercury of the dragon snake'! ”

The ancient city summoned all the beasts it possessed and suppressed the "sage". The Heavy Metal Particle Cannon is fended off by the Thunder Lion, while the physical attack from the Gold** is neutralized by the Two-Horned and Beapace.

But to bring down the "sage" still lacks a decisive force.

The only thing that can destroy the golden metal lifeforms that regenerate and multiply is the two-headed dragon that can devour the enemy along with space. However, the ** of the "sage" has grown to the point where it cannot be swallowed up in one go.

The golden ** freely changed its form, escaping the bite of the two-headed dragon. If even then, if you plan to swallow it up along with the surrounding space, you can't imagine how serious the impact it will have on the surrounding area.

Therefore, in terms of results, the battle between the "Sage" and Xiao Gucheng fell into a stalemate.

"Click...... Click...... Why resist, incomplete existence...... Why should we refuse to be part of the full world? ”

At the price of alchemy from the precious metals pumped from the seawater, the "sage" grew in power indefinitely. He probably intended to devour everything in the world in this way, and destroy all existence except himself. And he was obsessed with this ship** because he still needed Xia Yin and them for the sake of a powerful spiritual tribute.

The "sage" who can fight the four beasts of the Fourth True Ancestor without winning or losing can be said to be in line with the title of "god".

Even so, the fighting spirit of the ancient city has not diminished. The enormous magic power he wielded was even more ferocious.

"No one is obligated to obey, and you can't be called 'perfect'!"

Looking at the artificial god, the expression of the ancient city was so contemptuous. Gu Gu spoke again: "In this world, there has never been a so-called 'perfect lifeform', even if it is a god, it is just a person who has great power, and the so-called 'perfection' in your mouth has not existed at all from the beginning. ”

The "sage's" eyes rolled and glared at the ancient city. Maybe it was that sentence that hurt him. The reaction was so overly strong that one couldn't help but think so.

"Impossible...... A contradiction like that can't exist in front of a complete self ...... at all! ”

A distinctly angry voice filled the atmosphere. And the ancient city cut off the vulgar self-esteem of the "sage".

The ancient city took a fearless step forward, looking directly into the eyes of the 'sage': "Life has been contradictory from the beginning, and it is precisely because they are not perfect that they will continue to evolve. Keep stepping forward, moving forward. If you really become 'perfect', why destroy something other than yourself? ”

"Because you've long been aware of your flaws! That's why it's done. Because, if you don't, you'll be more 'perfect' than you. Destroy the existence that is more 'perfect' than yourself, and those who remain are more imperfect than you, and only then can you be more 'perfect' than other beings...'Sage'!

"But does that really make sense? What is the value of 'perfection' obtained by excluding everything that is unfavorable to oneself? ”

"There is no cure." Gu Gu showed a sarcastic expression, and just raised his left arm high, and the blood that spurted from it, with explosive magic power, emitted a blue-white light.

"The inheritor of the bloodline of the 'Flame Night', Xiao Ancient City, liberate the shackles of you-"

What emerged from the flash was a new beast with a ** as clear as water. The upper body of a beautiful woman, as well as the lower body of a giant snake, and the hair that spreads out are also countless snakes.

It was the blue-white water spirit, the water demon.

"Gallop here, Eleventh Beast, 'White Steel of the Water Spirit'——!"

The water demon's huge snake body turned into an explosive torrent and accelerated. Slender hands with sharp claws grabbed the head of the "Sage" and crushed it, then dragged it into the sea.

The eleventh beast of the Fourth True Ancestor is the beast of water. This huge sea water is all hers**. Even the liquid metal** of the "Sage", who can change his posture freely, cannot escape this water demon. And—

"Click...... Click...... Click...... How can it be...... How can it be...... I'm going to disappear...... Completely my **! ”

The "sage" who was locked in the water demon stretched out his golden wrist and tossed in pain.

It's dissolved like a piece of metal soaked in strong acid—

However, the beasts of the ancient city are not destroying the "sage". Instead, it transforms its ** created through alchemy back to its original metal form, returning it to its roots, the sea and the earth. Back to the prenatal baby wrapped in an embryo—

"It's ...... Regeneration......!? The healing beast that symbolizes the super-recovery of vampires......!? ”

Looking at the figure of the "sage" who sank into the sea, Yukina muttered.

The eleventh beast of the Fourth True Ancestor, the "White Steel of the Water Spirit" is the beast of regeneration and recovery. It can heal all beings and return them to their original form.

"But, this is ......"

Seeing the amazing power up close, Yukina instantly felt a creepy shake all over her body.

Although it is a healing, the water demon is not just healing wounds. Rather, it's like reversing time, returning the target to the position it was in before it appeared. Returning creatures to their pre-birth postures, turning strong city walls into clods of earth, turning highly developed cities into barren lands, and turning excellent civilizations into primitive pre-

That thing is far from the name of healing. It's a destructive force that turns everything into nothingness.

That beautiful water demon, in the final analysis, is still the beast of the Fourth True Ancestor who is the embodiment of calamity.

"Click...... Click...... Understand...... Understood......"

Until the "sage", who had one skeleton left, muttered at the end. The golden skeleton also dissolved and disappeared in the blue-white water.

“…… This power is ...... In order to ...... with 'Click' Fighting... I... How... Yes... It's going to be here... Fail, I should... Be... No... Defective... Perfect... Exist... How... Possible... Yes..."

His last bad didn't make a sound, it just turned into a bubble and disappeared.

In the end, all that was left was the calm sea.

"Excessive so-called pursuit of perfection, this is your biggest flaw..."Thinking of the words of the 'sage' who was unwilling to die, the ancient city whispered his answer, but unfortunately, the 'sage' who has returned to the nothingness before his birth will never hear the words of the ancient city...

There is never a real 'perfect' in this world, and everything has a contradiction against itself, if it were not for this, things would not exist, but would have turned into eternal nothingness...

……

Gucheng, who finally ended the battle, suddenly felt a feeling of weakness and exhaustion in his body, and immediately forced him to support the ground with one hand, his legs weakened, and he suddenly knelt on one knee.

And Yukina, who was carrying a spear, approached him with heavy steps.

Even though the battle with the 'Sage' was extremely fierce, the frozen sea, which had entered absolute zero, was not harmed in the slightest.

As for what happened on the ferry, it must have been dealt with on the grounds that the drift ice that did not match the season was hit. In general, unsuspecting guests will be convinced. After all, if such a huge area of ice field is said to be a beast, the effect is too shocking.

After all, if the truth is revealed, it is due to the effect caused by the Fourth True Ancestor's dependent beast, which should cause panic among a large number of people. It's better to hide the truth outright.

The true identity of the beast that clings to Nagisa is also a concern. In addition, so is the new beast mastered by the ancient city. It was probably the healing power of the water demon that saved the metalized ancient city. Because of her ability to regenerate like turning back time, it is easy to restore the ancient city that has been changed in substance**.

Coupled with the Ice Beast, he knew this from the beginning. That's why the water demon awakened.

However, the current Yukina does not have the means to confirm the true identity of "her".

Plus, there's something else that needs to be done before that.

"Senior."

Yukina called out to the ancient city, but the ancient city looked up tiredly. The emptiness that had filled his body after the battle had finally collapsed weakly on the deck.

Yukina hurriedly ran to his side.

“…… Senior!? Are you okay? Could it be that it's the sequelae of just metallization......!? ”

"No, it's all because I'm too tired, I'm sorry, just let me take a break."

"I really can't help it."

Yukina sighed and hugged Guru's head to her lap. Formed a posture that just made him a knee pillow. Or rather, it was firmly anchored to his head. "I'll give you a little rest."

"Thank you."

The voice of the world's strongest Fourth True Ancestor quietly passed away with the breeze.