The divine water quickly took effect.
A miracle occurred.
Under Kaori's shocked gaze, Shizuku's wounds began to heal rapidly, and her face, which had been as pale as paper moments ago, gradually became flushed.
Kaori could sense that Shizuku was quickly regaining her strength, and it wouldn't be long before Shizuku would likely be bouncing around again.
"W-What kind of medicine is this?!"
Kaori stared blankly at the empty small bottle in Hiyama's hand; the healing ability of this unknown liquid was comparable to a miracle!
"Want to know? Come to me tonight and I'll tell you where this liquid came from."
Hiyama said casually.
"Ah… O-Okay…."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Kaori's face immediately flushed, and she agreed in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz…!!!
This… it was Hiyama's turn to be puzzled.
Could this girl not tell he was joking? Didn't she know that being so naive, she could easily be completely devoured by a big bad wolf like him? Why was she suddenly giving in?
"Cough, cough… Hiyama, quickly go save Kouki and the others."
"They… they can't hold on much longer."
Shizuku finally recovered enough to speak, and she pleaded, pulling on Hiyama's clothes.
Hiyama looked around and suddenly saw "Hero" Amanogawa Kouki not far away, pinned to the ground by seven or eight Chimeras, struggling desperately like a girl being violated.
Hiyama couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, teasing, "You blockhead, I really didn't expect so many monsters to be eyeing your chrysanthemum."
"I think you might as well give in to them."
"..."
Kouki wanted to speak, but he was currently "full of big men" and couldn't even move, powerless to refute.
He could only let Hiyama mock him.
Hiyama had no intention of saving him; instead, he turned his gaze to the Demon Woman not far away, observing her carefully for a while.
"This is my first time seeing a Demon Woman; she looks very similar to a human, doesn't she?"
Hiyama raised an eyebrow.
This sentence actually hid another meaning, but the Demon Woman didn't know it.
After hearing his words, she said angrily, "You dare to compare me to a low-level creature like a human? You're insulting me!"
"Kill him!"
She pointed at Hiyama and issued a short command to all the monsters.
Although the Demon Woman seemed angry, she hadn't completely lost her reason; the pressure this human brought her was stronger than any human she had ever encountered.
"I can't give him a chance to act."
This was the Demon Woman's thought.
In an instant, the monsters holding Kouki, and the monsters hidden around the Demon Woman, all became agitated.
They stared with blood-red eyes, suddenly looking at Hiyama, and then one by one, they vanished into thin air.
"Hiyama-kun, be careful!"
"Be careful! They can turn invisible!"
The anxious warnings of the two girls came from behind Hiyama.
At the same time, the space near Hiyama rippled, and a Chimera attacked from his left!
Hiyama didn't even look, fearlessly reaching out and grabbing it, lifting it into the air like a small kitten.
"You call this invisibility?"
It was clearly a skill to hide one's presence, yet every time this Chimera made a move, it caused the space to shake violently.
In his opinion, it was an incredibly clumsy invisibility technique.
Because deep in the Abyss, there were also some monsters with such skills to eliminate their aura and form.
Compared to them, these Chimeras' magic was truly too childish.
Incidentally, most of the monsters in the Abyss with powerful invisibility abilities had almost all ended up in Hiyama's stomach, turning into his skills.
Hiyama lifted the enormous monster, weighing several hundred kilograms, with just one hand, and the Chimera twisted and struggled desperately in mid-air.
In contrast, Hiyama remained as still as a mountain.
Witnessing such a shocking scene, the Demon Woman, Kaori, Shizuku, and the now-free Kouki all showed expressions of astonishment.
He glanced at everyone out of the corner of his eye, as if displeased that the Chimera had stayed in his hand for too long.
A shuddering "crunch" then echoed all around, the violently shaking space abruptly ceased, and the Chimera, whose head was grasped, appeared before everyone.
Its former majesty was gone; its twisted, shattered head was still in Hiyama's hand, and its body hung limply, motionless.
It seems everyone had a lot of resentment about the last chapter yesterday… So the author will update two chapters in a row, with a dog head to save his life.
Chapter 68: Do You Dare to Kill Someone?
"No way…"
The Demon Woman's face instantly turned pale, and she murmured in a hoarse voice.
"Hmph."
Bright white halos appeared around Hiyama's fists, and he struck the air fiercely with both hands, left and right!
Crack!
White cracks appeared in the air where his fists struck, like two shattered mirrors!
Rumble!
The space vibrated, the atmosphere trembled, and the earth shook incessantly!
A roaring sound like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami echoed in the air!
"Guh AAAH!!!"
Five or six Chimera monsters suddenly appeared in the previously empty air; their bodies were already shattered, falling to the ground like a pile of garbage.
"What kind of magic is this?!"
The Demon Woman asked this question in horror.
"This… Could it be?"
Kaori kept her eyes wide open, looking at Shizuku.
Shizuku swallowed, nodding, "If I remember correctly, the last time we saw this magic was in the Abyss."
"It just wasn't this powerful back then."
That's right, they had seen Hiyama use this peculiar magic once before, when he shattered the bridge and Behemoth both fell into the Abyss.
But now, he seemed to no longer need to go through such trouble; he could kill a Behemoth with one punch.
Hiyama didn't even look at the monsters he had instantly killed, walking towards the Demon Woman.
The following scene could not be called a battle at all; it was a complete one-sided slaughter. The monsters faithfully carried out the Demon Woman's commands, attacking Hiyama one by one.
At the same time, they were instantly wiped out.
Seeing Hiyama effortlessly slaughtering the monsters, the Demon Woman was speechless in astonishment, almost suspecting that he was the true Hero.
"AHHHH!"
The real "Hero" Amanogawa Kouki, perhaps stimulated by Hiyama, let out an unwilling roar, propped himself up with his Holy Sword, and rekindled his fighting spirit in his eyes.
He was much closer to the Demon Woman than Hiyama at this point, and he charged towards the Demon Woman, raising his Holy Sword.
As long as he cut off the Demon Woman's head, the greatest credit for this battle would still belong to him.
"It was the same last time, and it's the same this time! How can I always be rescued by you!!"
Kouki's eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit, because he was—the "Hero"!
He absolutely could not tolerate this humiliation of being knocked down repeatedly and having to wait for rescue!
The side effects of the previous "Limit Break" had ended, and Kouki, enduring the discomfort, activated the skill again.
"Limit Break!"
Silver-white light covered his body, and his speed and strength were greatly amplified!
"Die!"
At this moment, Kouki fell into a strange sensation; his body seemed to become incredibly light, his injuries felt non-existent, and only an unyielding fighting spirit remained in his heart!
The Holy Sword in his hand emitted dazzling light, which shot straight into the sky, almost making it impossible to look directly at!
Innumerable streams of light converged onto Kouki's body!
"This… This is?!"
"Could it be that Lord Hero has finally gained the Holy Sword's recognition?"
Meld, the Captain of the Knights, seeing this from the city wall, immediately shouted excitedly.
"What Holy Sword's recognition? What's going on?"
"Kouki does feel a bit different…"
"Yeah, he's radiating light all over, just like a true Hero!"
The students whispered among themselves.
"Captain Meld, what exactly happened to my student?"
Aiko-sensei asked nervously.
Captain Meld suppressed his excitement, swallowed, and said, "The Holy Sword's recognition—this is also something I heard from the Pope."
"The Holy Sword in Kouki's hand is said to still be in a dormant state; Kouki has only been wielding it in battle all this time."
"To unleash the Holy Sword's true power, one must gain its recognition!"
"Then Kouki's current appearance…"
Aiko-sensei's eyes widened.
"That's right, Kouki's current appearance is very close to what the Pope described as the Holy Sword's recognition!"
Captain Meld said emphatically.
Although Hiyama's timely appearance had saved those few people in their moment of crisis, he was not the true Hero after all.
Kouki was the Hero! He was the one everyone had placed their hopes on!
"AAAARGH!!!"
Kouki was filled with immense power, and his pupils seemed to turn golden. He looked at Hiyama and said, "You've worked hard; leave the rest to me."
After speaking, he turned and attacked the Demon Woman!
At this point, the distance between the two was already incredibly close.
"You bastard, how dare you hurt my comrades!"
Kouki's eyes were full of fury as he swung the dazzling Holy Sword, slashing down!
"Tch."
The Demon Woman clicked her tongue and immediately summoned earth and stone to form a shield in front of her.
But the Holy Sword, imbued with streams of light, easily cut through the sand and dust shield, and she, hiding behind the shield, was cut diagonally from shoulder to waist.
Fortunately, while creating the sand and dust shield, the Demon Woman also retreated backward, so she wasn't cut in half, but a deep diagonal wound was carved into her body!
Blood spurted out, and she flew backward due to the force of the slash.
The Demon Woman flew towards the ground not far away. Kouki, as if shaking blood from his sword, swung the Holy Sword and walked towards the Demon Woman.
"Hmph… It seems you, little brat, do have some skill after all."
The Demon Woman propped herself up, showing a sarcastic smile.
"Still talking tough even when death is at your doorstep!"
Kouki was enraged, pointing his sword at the Demon Woman, about to strike her down.
"I say… have you ever killed anyone?"
The Demon Woman suddenly posed a question.
"W-What?!"
Kouki was somewhat startled.
"Right, you certainly haven't killed anyone, have you? After all, you're the 'Hero'."