Chapter 1204: Trash Should Know Their Place
"Wait a moment, Headmistress Nina!"
Luvia jumped out of Eiji's embrace, looking at her with utter disbelief.
"What grudge do you have against me?"
"I bear you no enmity whatsoever."
Nina tilted her head, revealing a face full of menace.
"Then you share no history with my master either. Since you came to probe my master's identity, you should understand that carelessly touching secrets comes with a price!"
"Well, I actually just found it interesting..."
Luvia scratched her cheek somewhat sheepishly.
"But I swear I will never reveal Eiji's identity until he himself chooses to appear in the world, on the honor of the Aldegian royal family!"
If anything, she actually quite enjoyed the feeling of being the only sober person among a crowd of drunkards.
Just thinking about how everyone else was kept in the dark while only she knew the truth—that delightful feeling was nearly overflowing!
"Master?"
Nina shot her a suspicious glance, seeking Eiji's decision.
She would never allow anyone to learn her master's identity without his permission, but ultimately only the master had the right to decide this matter.
"Hmm, should I kill her or not?"
Eiji stroked his smooth chin, contemplating seriously.
"Hehe, no need to be so serious, right? Considering we at least share a breath of connection?"
The smile on Luvia's face became strained.
Was this person actually seriously considering whether to kill her?
Surely he wouldn't be that petty?
"Let's set that matter aside for now."
Under Luvia's increasingly nervous gaze, Eiji withdrew his serious expression.
"Before that, let's clean up the trash first."
As soon as he finished speaking—
A series of rapid movement sounds erupted from all directions as Nalakuvera units closed in from every side.
Simultaneously, a massive combat vehicle noticeably larger than the others emerged from the depths of the expanded island, crashing through buildings along its path as it charged forward recklessly!
"Come! Let the battle continue! Let the flames of war burn even more fiercely!"
A rough roar echoed from the giant Nalakuvera.
"Jadeite? He still doesn't understand there's no chance of victory?"
Luvia stared in surprise at the giant Nalakuvera.
"That's the Nalakuvera mother unit. It appears to be a manned model—commands are being issued from there."
Nina stated with certainty.
"I have no interest in trash."
Eiji stepped forward, smiling calmly.
"But how dare you steal my toys from my home? This is absolutely unacceptable! Prepare yourself, Jadeite! Trash should know their place!"
Crimson flashes lit up around them as dozens of Nalakuvera units simultaneously activated their laser cannon modes.
Magical light shimmered everywhere. Though Luvia understood there was likely no real danger, her heart still leaped into her throat!
Dozens of laser cannons fired simultaneously!
With such firepower, destroying the entire Shinto Island would merely be a matter of time!
"O thou who usurps the bloodline of the Blazing Glory Night Count—Eiji hereby releases thy shackles—"
A wanton smile spread across Eiji's face.
Crimson blood mist erupted from the raised arm.
Dense, mercury-like magical energy exploded like a tsunami, driving away everything in the surrounding atmosphere!
"What... what is this magical energy?!"
As if his worldview had been shattered, Gardos's shocked scream echoed from the machine.
"You're not human, you're a vampire... no, you, could it be—?!"
"Come forth! First Beast, Mesarthim Adamas!"
Like a divine beast from the heavens, a crystal-clear, gem-like sacred ram appeared upon the earth.
Simultaneously.
Endless crimson flashes roared in from all directions.
In the blink of an eye, La Folia tensed every nerve in her body.
Before she could react, countless gem shields abruptly materialized around the three of them, sealing them off completely.
The crimson laser cannons, upon striking the gem shields, reflected directly back along their original paths, as if light hitting a mirror!
"Boom! Boom!"
"BOOOOOOM!!!"
Innumerable explosions rang out almost simultaneously.
The reflected laser cannons instantly destroyed all the nearby Nalakuvera units!
"Incredible!"
La Folia exclaimed in straightforward admiration.
An attack powerful enough to shatter her imitation holy shields couldn't even break a single gem shield, leaving barely a trace on its surface!
"This Beast! This power!"
Witnessing the colossal sacred ram descend before his eyes and annihilate all the Nalakuvera units, Gardos finally understood, trembling violently.
"I see... so you are the Fourth—"
"Come forth, Third Beast, Al Meissa Mercury!"
A massive, twin-headed mercury serpent, dozens of meters long, materialized in mid-air.
It opened its pitch-black, bottomless maw and lunged toward the cockpit where Gardos was stationed!
Gardos made a desperate struggle, firing an unprecedented high-intensity laser cannon from the Nalakuvera mother unit he occupied. But as it struck the mercury serpent's mouth, it vanished as if swallowed by a black hole, not even causing a ripple.
Faced with the bottomless abyss before him, despair overwhelmed Gardos.
He had foolishly believed that obtaining the gods' weapons would allow him to oppose the True Ancestor. After all, wasn't the so-called World's Strongest Vampire, the Fourth True Ancestor, also a god-slaying weapon created by the Hyper-Ancient Aether Clan?
But this was merely the view of a frog at the bottom of a well.
In reality, the gods' weapons were just that—weapons. The sheer number of Nalakuvera units proved they were mass-produced.
But the Fourth True Ancestor...
There was only one in the entire world!
From the very beginning, he had completely misunderstood the gap between them.
"Crunch!"
The mercury serpent's jaws snapped shut.
The mother unit's cockpit vanished into space, leaving only its six legs clattering to the ground in a scattered heap.
The world fell silent in an instant.
"Can this still be repaired?"
Eiji frowned, staring at the mother unit's remaining legs.
"No problem, Master. This type of alchemical weapon has its operational patterns engraved into every particle, much like biological instincts. As long as computational capacity isn't completely lost, it can recover—it just requires a bit more time."
"That's good!"
Eiji withdrew his familiars and nodded with satisfaction.
"Nina, take all these toys back home!"
"Yes, Master!"
Nina continuously split her form, merging her body into each of the Nalakuvara like a parasite controlling these divine weapons, then plunged them all into the water and disappeared.
"Quite a haul!"
Eiji laughed cheerfully.
This trip was definitely worth making personally!