Campione: Strongest Godslayer!

"Come forth, Platinum Star! Descend, O blades of salvation!"

Haru, holding Michael, raised his head and cried out. His slender frame began to glow with an intense golden aura—the radiance of magical power.

A brilliant golden mandala materialized above Haru, its vast petals covering the sky above Kuoh Academy. Within each intricate section of the mandala, the image of a Sacred Gears shimmered.

A quick glance revealed a staggering number—thousands upon thousands. Each Sacred Gear, like Haru himself, pulsed with golden light.

Vali's eyes narrowed as he saw the vast array of Sacred Gears above, particularly the Dragon Slayer weapons among them. He exchanged a look with Azazel, then quietly slipped away from the scene.

Azazel, his expression a mask of exaggerated shock, stared at the spectacle above. "Whoa! Are those… real Sacred Gears?"

Sirzechs, a bead of sweat trickling down his temple, murmured, "That's… an incredible number. And those auras… are they all genuine? Did he gather them from the Dimensional Gap? Could that be… an entire world's collection of Sacred Gears?"

The vast array of Sacred Gears detached from the mandala and formed a dazzling curtain of light in the sky.

A low hum resonated through the air, as every Sacred Gear pointed towards the three descendants of the Old Maou, their holy auras radiating outwards, unrestrained.

Silence descended upon the battlefield.

The three Old Maou descendants, their faces pale with terror, felt the overwhelming pressure of the holy energy bearing down on them. Beads of sweat trickled down their foreheads.

Shalba gulped, his legs trembling slightly. A faint scent of urine filled the air.

"You're kidding, right? That number… those auras… Sacred Gears?!"

"Impossible! How could that fake have so many Sacred Gears?"

"Gungnir, Excalibur, Longinus? How… how did he get his hands on those?"

"This can't be real. All those Sacred Gears together… It's a trick. It has to be."

Katerea's eyes narrowed, a sudden realization dawning on her. Her face contorted in rage as she snatched a small black snake from her cleavage and swallowed it whole. Her power surged, and with a wave of her hand, she summoned hundreds of violet energy blasts.

The blasts, each a meter wide, formed a swirling mass around Katerea. With a downward thrust of her hand, she launched them towards Haru.

"You dare deceive the great Leviathan with illusions?!"

Shalba's expression hardened. He believed Katerea without a doubt.

The thought of being frightened by fake Sacred Gears—the humiliation of being scared witless by an illusion—enraged him. How dare that imposter mock a descendant of the Maou?

With a roar, Shalba charged towards Haru, his voice echoing through the air. "Damn it! Forget the girl! I'm going to rip that fake Baal to shreds!"

Creuserey, who had already drawn his katana, paused and sheathed his blade, his eyes fixed on Sirzechs, Azazel, and Michael. 

Two Maou descendants should be more than enough to handle that imposter. He decided to focus on the bigger threat—the faction leaders. He was confident that with his hidden techniques, he could hold them back, preventing them from interfering in the battle below.

While Shalba descended rapidly, Katerea's magical blasts were even faster, reaching Haru in the blink of an eye.

Each blast pulsed with a strange energy, its magical density almost on par with Rama's.

Haru's eyes narrowed as he observed the incoming blasts. Releasing his grip on Michael's waist, he extended his hand.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

The sound of bursting bubbles filled the air as Haru's hand moved with blurring speed, intercepting each blast with a gentle touch.

In that instant, countless arms seemed to sprout from Haru's body, like a thousand-armed deity.

Each hand made contact with a blast, and with a soft pop, the energy dissipated.

For Haru, armed with the egg, energy attacks were practically useless. He only bothered to defend because Michael was still in his arms.

Though, to be fair, Michael wasn't exactly clinging to him out of choice. Haru's arm was firmly wrapped around her waist, preventing her from escaping.

Katerea's face contorted in disbelief. "How… how did you deflect my attacks so easily? They were infused with Ophis's power! I don't believe it! This can't be happening!"

She unleashed another barrage, this time thousands upon thousands of energy blasts filling the sky, turning it a vibrant violet.

Meanwhile, Shalba reached Haru, his demonic energy surging as he prepared to fulfill his promise—to tear Haru apart.

But as Shalba closed in, less than two meters away, Haru casually raised his hand and threw a punch.

The force of the blow created a sonic boom, the air itself rippling outwards. Haru's fist didn't connect with Shalba—it didn't need to.

The shockwave from the punch, amplified by the sonic boom, slammed into Shalba, sending him flying.

Shalba roared, his muscles straining as he channeled his demonic energy to resist the force, finally regaining control after a few moments.

Then, his eyes widened in horror as he realized he was back where he started, right before he'd launched his attack. Sweat beaded on his forehead, and his voice trembled. "What… what kind of monstrous control is that? What the hell is he?"

Creuserey, who had been observing the battle, lost his earlier confidence. He stared at Haru, a look of fear creeping into his eyes.

He hadn't seen a single one of Haru's movements clearly. That speed… that power… Could he really be the reincarnation of Baal?

Creuserey gulped, his voice trembling slightly. "Lord Bael… We are the true descendants of the Maou. Please, do not interfere in our battle against these rebels."

He turned to Katerea, who was still gathering energy for another attack. "Stop! That's the true Baal, the Ancestor of all Devils!"

Katerea glared at him. "I don't care who he is! They'll all die! Anyone who dares challenge my claim to the title of Maou is a traitor!"

With a wave of her hand, the thousands of energy blasts in the sky converged, forming a colossal sphere of energy several kilometers wide.

The sphere pulsed, then began its descent towards Kuoh Academy.

"Hahahaha! Perish along with this city, you damned rebels!" Katerea's laughter echoed through the air, her voice filled with manic glee.

Pop!

The massive energy sphere vanished without a trace. Katerea's laughter died in her throat as she stared at Haru, who stood calmly in mid-air, his hand radiating heat.

"…"

Haru, absorbing the information from the egg's analysis of Ophis's power, murmured with a look of excitement. "The infinite cycle of energy and matter…"

While annihilating Katerea's attack, the egg had gleaned a fragment of insight into Ophis's power—that was why he had allowed the Old Maou Faction to attack.

But now, the data collection was complete.

Haru's gaze turned cold as he looked at the three figures above. "I'll need to find Ophis herself for the rest. You… are now worthless."

A faint golden light shimmered across the mandala formation.

Then, a torrent of Sacred Gears, a seemingly endless barrage of holy weapons, rained down upon Katerea, Creuserey, and Shalba.

Katerea stared in horror as three Sacred Gears pierced her body. "Excalibur, Laevateinn, Gae Bolg… They're… they're real! No… this can't be happening!"

Swish! 

Longinus, the True Holy Lance, pierced Shalba's head, exiting through his groin and embedding itself in the ground below.

Creuserey's eyes widened, then a look of relief washed over his face as he saw the dozens of Sacred Gears poised just millimeters from his body. He looked towards Haru and shouted, "Thank you for your mercy, Lord Bael—"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Before he could finish, Creuserey's body was riddled with holy weapons, turning him into a human pincushion.

Haru grinned. "You get a few extra seconds for good behavior."

Creuserey's eyes widened, his body twitching, then his head slumped forward. He was gone.

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