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He was completely unconcerned about the monstrous appearance he had revealed. Instead, with a morbid fanaticism, he took out a Gaia Memory from his pocket.
The memory core was entirely black, as if forged from the deepest, darkest matter, with a golden pattern on its surface, filled with an ominous and evil aura.
Its mere presence made the surrounding air thicken.
This is his trump card.
It is the source of all his power.
It is the strongest existence that surpasses all Gaia Memories—the Terror Memory!
"Let you repent for your folly amidst endless fear!"
Sonozaki Ryubei let out a hysterical roar, her expression reaching the extreme of madness.
Without hesitation, he aimed the memory that represented ultimate fear at the largest and most core biological interface in the center of his chest and thrust it in!
【TERROR!】
The cold, mechanical sound effects tolled like a death knell from hell.
"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"
A roar, inhuman and filled with endless pain and madness, exploded from deep within Sonozaki Ryuhei's throat.
A chilling aura, one that seemed capable of freezing one's very soul, erupted from him with a deafening roar!
The invisible ripples of energy spread out visibly.
The surrounding light dimmed instantly, as if an invisible hand had choked off the source of light.
The air temperature suddenly dropped, and the icy chill pierced to the bone.
Everyone present—Saeko, Wakana, and Yua—couldn't help but feel their deepest, most primal fears surface in their minds.
Those deliberately forgotten failures, irreparable regrets, and confusion about the future are magnified infinitely at this moment, transforming into ferocious demons that gnaw at their will.
Sonozaki Ryubei's body is also being devoured and reshaped by this pure energy of fear.
His body was forcibly stretched, and his bones made a sound of breaking and reforming under the strain.
The skin transformed into a jet-black carapace, with jagged bone spurs piercing through the surface, creating a cruel yet beautiful effect.
In the end, he completely transformed into a terrifying monster with a jet-black body and eyes burning with hellfire—the Fear Hybrid!
However, this is far from the end!
As he adapted to this power, he let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.
"Roar--!"
The ground behind him, the solid courtyard ground, suddenly trembled violently!
Huge cracks spread rapidly like black lightning, and a bottomless, pitch-black void suddenly opened up behind him!
A colossal energy dragon, over a hundred meters long and composed entirely of pure fear energy, burst forth from the dark abyss beneath the earth!
The dragon had no physical form; its body was composed of flowing shadows and energy. On its massive head, a pair of empty eyes were fixed on Saeko, Wakana, and Yua.
It hovered above the fear-infused creature, blotting out the sky and completely swallowing up the last ray of moonlight.
A terrifying pressure descended as if it were a tangible force.
The air seemed to solidify into lead, causing the three powerful female knights to feel a suffocating pressure, making it extremely difficult to even activate the energy within their bodies.
Tremble before my fears!
"Wail!"
Transformed into a being of terror, Sonozaki Ryubei spread her arms covered in sharp claws, her voice distorted and booming like a god announcing the end of the world.
The terrifying dragon above his head responded in kind, slowly opening its massive maw, large enough to devour everything.
Destructive energy began to gather and compress wildly in its mouth, forming a pitch-black energy sphere that exuded an aura of despair.
Prepare to obliterate the three “rebels” in front of us, along with everything behind them, into nothingness!
A terrifying dragon, blotting out the sky, has opened its massive maw, enough to devour everything in the world.
A destructive energy breath was frantically gathering in its throat, and the pitch-black light almost tore the night sky apart.
The next second, this torrent of despair will engulf everything.
In Wakana's pupils, the ferocious dragon head was reflected, and a trace of utter despair had begun to erode her will.
Saeko and Yua beside her had pushed the energy in their respective drives to the limit, their armor groaning under the strain, preparing to face the doomed final blow.
However, in that life-or-death moment...
Just a moment before the destructive beam was about to be unleashed.
A figure appeared silently and without warning in front of the three female knights.
The figure was calm, even carrying a hint of languid indifference.
It's Su Chen.
He didn't even transform; he remained in human form.
The black trench coat swayed slightly in the gale whipped up by the destructive energy, its hem fluttering in the wind.
His not-so-tall figure, at this moment, forcefully shielded him from all oppressive pressure.
The terrifying aura that had initially suffocated the three female knights was completely blocked by an invisible barrier the moment he appeared, preventing him from advancing even an inch further.
That silhouette seemed to form an absolute boundary; behind it lay peace, and before it lay hell.
"Oh?"
Ryuhei Sonozaki, who was hovering above the mansion and had transformed into a being of fear, noticed the man who had been watching from the sidelines the whole time.
The man finally made a move.
A cruel mockery flickered in his eyes, which were made of hellfire, and a hoarse, piercing laugh echoed through the night sky.
"What? You finally couldn't resist and are coming to your death?"
Su Chen ignored his sarcasm.
He didn't even turn his head.
He slowly raised his eyelids, his gaze, calm to the point of indifference, passing over the raging energy before him, first glancing at the terrifying, roaring dragon in the sky...
Then, his gaze slowly moved down to the man below the dragon, a pathetic figure who had long been blinded by power and was acting like a madman.
There was no anger or tension in his eyes, only a faint trace of pity.
Then, he finally spoke.
The sound wasn't loud, but it had a strange penetrating power, clearly drowning out the sound of the wind, the roar of the dragon, and all the noise in the world.
"Your opponent..."
He paused, each word like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples throughout the battlefield.
"it's me."
Just four simple words.
These four words seem to possess a kind of magical power that makes words come true.
The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield froze.
The destructive breath that was about to be unleashed, and the terrifying dragon that was roaring incessantly, all paused unnaturally for half a second.
The maniacal laughter on Sonozaki Ryubei's face also froze.
He paused for a moment, seemingly unable to grasp the meaning behind those four words.
Then, even more frenzied and hysterical laughter erupted from his mouth.
"Hahaha! You?!"
"Someone dares to challenge my fears?! Utterly foolish!"
However, Su Chen did not give him any more chances to waste words.
His response was one of utter composure.
Su Chen slowly extended his right hand from under his trench coat.
In his hand lay a program upgrade key, lying quietly.
The key was crystal clear, its interior shimmering with the light of wind and thunder, as if it sealed within a condensed, raging sky.
That was the unique key that had long been in sync with his heart.
"Henshin."
He uttered the word that represented "enlightenment" softly.
Then, he slowly inserted the key into the 01 Driver that had appeared out of thin air at his waist.
The movements were slow, but filled with an unwavering determination.
【KakugoHopper!】
The driver's solemn and deep electronic sound effects, like a divine pronouncement, resounded throughout the heavens.
"Transform!"
The moment the last word was uttered.
The wind stopped.
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The clouds have stopped.
The whole world fell into an eerie silence.
The next second, the wind rose! The clouds surged! Thunder roared! Lightning flashed!
It was not chaotic rage, but orderly worship!
The entire sky seemed to be cheering for the upcoming king, offering up everything it had!
All the raging natural forces were no longer scattered elements, but transformed into the most loyal soldiers, frantically converging on Su Chen with an air of supreme dominance!