Chapter 1295: Causality Reversal!
The moment Eiji appeared before her, Goetia tensed every nerve in her body!
She immediately opened her mouth, unleashing her trump card without hesitation.
"Declaration—"
But halfway through her words, she suddenly froze.
The instant Eiji's face entered her vision, it shattered her rationality like a flood crashing against a dam—her ability to think vanished completely in that moment!
Even Beasts have their own areas of expertise and weakness!
Just like Kishinami, who isn't particularly skilled in combat—her greatest strength lies in seduction.
Goetia, on the other hand, is a relatively versatile Beast, with this versatility reflected in her Ten Commandments. As one who manipulates all mysteries of the world, she naturally possesses considerable mental defense capabilities.
But Goetia should not be proficient in mental abilities.
Her mental defenses are undoubtedly quite high—after all, even freely controlling the Capricorn's Eye Crystal of the same rank only made her slightly dazed for a moment before she quickly recovered.
Yet the seduction of the Capricorn's Eye Crystal is far inferior to Eiji's own!
Once Eiji employs his seduction, Goetia would inevitably be struck unconscious—even if she isn't turned into a dog, she would certainly be left in a daze for a considerable time!
No matter how brief that time might be, even if only a second, it would be an extremely rare opportunity for Eiji!
He absolutely could not miss it!
"Divine Vibration Wave Drive Formula, Domain Expansion!"
While activating his seduction, Eiji also channeled a massive amount of magical energy into the Eight-Sided Han Sword.
This sword was named Thunderfire Blade.
It was a grand gift from the Lion King Organization in the world of Strike the Blood, and it was Eiji's current trump card!
Crack!
Steel wings resembling aircraft wings unfolded beside the sword's tip, transforming the blade into a short trident.
Simultaneously, an intense azure spiritual light erupted from the Thunderfire Blade like a volcanic explosion!
The spiritual light burst apart, scattering into countless particles of spiritual energy, which then rapidly converged, all gathering at the very tip of the sword!
Concentrated at a single point, reaching the pinnacle of perfection!
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
The sword tip thrust forward.
The outermost spatial barrier shattered upon contact, followed by the second layer, the third layer... relentlessly piercing through to the deepest level!
"This guy actually set up dozens of barriers!"
Eiji's sense of urgency peaked!
Just breaking through the outer dozens of barriers had already taken several seconds!
"The final layer!"
Visibly, under the Thunderfire Blade's astonishingly powerful anti-magic force, all of Goetia's afterimages vanished without a trace, leaving only the last layer of rippling spatial distortion, which also cracked upon contact with the azure light!
What finally appeared before Eiji was Goetia's true form, clad in the guise of the loli Nero!
But at this moment.
Goetia suddenly swayed, her eyes shifting from vacant to dazed.
Then, the sight of Eiji approaching her with the Thunderfire Blade in hand entered her vision. Goetia jolted awake, the intense crisis of death snapping her back to reality.
"I'll die!"
Staring at the sword tip now mere inches away, Goetia felt her heart leap into her throat.
An intense premonition of death caused her pupils to contract sharply—panic surged within her for the first time.
She couldn't let this strike succeed!
Driven by a powerful instinct for survival, Goetia spread her arms wide.
Whether it was the Ten Rings or the Crown of the Seventh Beast, she would use anything that could save her life right now—
"Not a chance!"
But Eiji's eyes narrowed sharply.
"Causality Reversal, Swift as Lightning!"
The causality-manipulating power of the demonic being erupted with immense effect at this critical moment!
When wielding the Thunderfire Sword, which nullifies all forms of magic, even Eiji's own magical energy became unusable. As a result, both his familiars and spells were sealed away.
But causality manipulation was an exception!
This power, derived from his nature as a demonic being, erupted without restraint!
Eiji pushed his ability to manipulate causality to its absolute limit!
An unbreakable, preemptive causal sequence formed in an instant!
Goetia's intended actions were abruptly interrupted!
"Gush!"
Before her widened eyes, the gleaming tip of the sword reversed the sequence of cause and effect, piercing straight through her chest!
The battle that had engulfed Kinoshi City came to an abrupt halt.
The Demon God Pillars fell silent.
The familiars hovering in midair simply watched the scene unfold in silence.
"Urgh...!"
Goetia let out a pained groan, clutching her chest as she staggered backward.
"Crack!"
The wound in her chest, pierced by the sword's tip, began to expand visibly. Cracks rapidly spread across her entire body, as if she were a fragile glass doll.
"Even after reaching this level... I still...?!"
Goetia gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with bitter resentment.
Before she could finish her sentence—
Her entire body seemed to lose all color, disintegrating into mere dust scattered by the wind.
"Hah...!"
Only when he saw her die before his eyes did Eiji finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Frankly, this had been the most troublesome battle he had ever faced. Fortunately, he had kept a trump card even Goetia knew nothing about, allowing him to secure victory.
Otherwise, they might still be locked in a stalemate, or he might have chosen to avoid the fight altogether.
"Where's the Blank Saint Graph?"
Eiji scanned his surroundings, especially the spot where Goetia had perished.
But unlike previous encounters, no Blank Saint Graph appeared this time.
"No, wait—why haven't the Demon God Pillars vanished? And the Golden Cup...?!"
Eiji whirled around, his expression darkening ominously.
The Demon God Pillars scattered throughout the area continued to drift slowly, their tentacles undulating.
The Golden Cup floating in midair showed its cracks gradually healing, clearly in the process of restoration.
There was no sign that Beast VI had been truly eradicated.
"Could it be—?!"
"Bzzzzzzz————!!!"
Suddenly, the Greater Grail in the sky began to vibrate violently.
An immense amount of magical energy rapidly accumulated within it.
At the same time, particles of light converged from all directions of the cavern, coalescing beneath the Greater Grail into the form of a golden-haired young girl.
"What a pity. I've achieved materialization of the soul through the Greater Grail. Even if I'm killed, it's nothing more than a minor resurrection!"
Goetia opened her eyes, looking down at Eiji below, a mocking smile spreading across her face.
"However, causality reversal... I never expected you to possess such divine power. Combined with that incredible demon-slaying sword, even I accidentally died once - for fairness' sake, you should die once too!"
The infinite magical energy accumulated within the Greater Grail flowed through the magical connection into Goetia's palm.
The immense magical energy transformed into a thick magical cannon, brewing with tremendous power capable of shattering even the stars!
Human Order Cannon!
Eiji's expression instantly turned extremely grim!
He absolutely couldn't confront that thing head-on! No matter how many of him there were, they wouldn't survive a single blast!
He could only evade its sharpness!
"Don't even think about it. Did you think I couldn't use mere causality reversal?"
Goetia sneered mockingly.
The ten rings on his hands erupted with intense light.
This Human Order Cannon reversed causality, completely inverting the sequence of before and after!
In that instant, Eiji's intuition screamed wildly!
Without hesitation, he abandoned his escape plan and returned the Bling Blade to its sheath -
Pouring all his mental strength, physical strength, magical energy, and causality force into a single strike!
Burn everything I have!!
"BOOOOOOM――――――!!!"