CHAPTER 281: CHAPTER 280: GUDAKO VS. GOETIA

Chapter 280: Gudako vs. Goetia

As Tiamat left reality and returned to the Sea of Imaginary Numbers, Kenji did not undo his transformation. He looked up at a point in space, a smirk forming under his armor.

"Goetia, come on out! Stop hiding!"

Goetia, hidden in the shadows, frowned. Kenji was indeed looking in his direction. When had he been discovered?

No matter. I’m here!

Since someone had invited him, of course he would not refuse. He revealed himself directly.

The mastermind behind the Incineration of Human Order had appeared. The people of Chaldea were all on high alert. Perhaps it was earlier than expected, but Goetia was, after all, their final target.

Goetia, the aggregate of the seventy-two Demon God Pillars, one of the seven Evils of Humanity, the Beast of Pity (Beast I).

The Queen of Sheba looked at Goetia, carefully comparing the differences. Same hair color, same skin tone, same clothes... but the facial features were different. Compared to Solomon, he seemed much more arrogant.

Mm... Solomon is still more handsome.

"Hah... Doctor Roman, is there anything you’d like to say?" Merlin asked with a grin.

Goetia was born from the dead body of Solomon. So, does that mean Goetia = Solomon’s son?

"This is..."

At Chaldea, Romani scratched his head. It seemed he wouldn’t need to activate his first Noble Phantasm now. It wasn’t even certain if Goetia could survive. Forget Kenji; even Gudako in her previous form felt like she could hang Goetia up and beat him. He also wouldn’t need to teach Goetia the final magic.

Boss Goetia: Teach me... I won’t learn!

"This body is the stars, this power is creation."

Kenji undid his Ohma Zi-O armor. The "Stars - Regalia of the Star Forger" in his hand began to operate as he chanted the words of its release.

"In the name of the Star Forger, command all phenomena..."

"Return to stardust, and be annihilated..."

"Cataclysm of the Starforger!"

A cosmic star chart unfolded, dragging Goetia into it. The star chart began to burn rapidly, the stars turning into firewood. A boundless, great power bloomed, and the entire miniature universe began to burn, refining Goetia.

"What?!"

Goetia was taken aback. He directly transformed into his Demon God King form. "The Time of Birth Hath Come, He is the One who Masters All," manifested around him. The magical energy accumulated over 3000 years of human history formed the most solid of barriers. If he took this released Noble Phantasm head-on with his body... even he would not have an easy time.

An explosion of energy like the annihilation of the universe... the stars were all silent. The end had come. Goetia’s figure was completely submerged within it.

"Is he dead?"

Gudako couldn’t help but ask. This was the first time she had ever seen such a powerful Noble Phantasm. Goetia probably couldn’t have withstood it.

Kenji shook his head. "No. I’m not the protagonist."

Releasing his Noble Phantasm was just for fun. Gudako was Goetia’s true opponent.

"Cough, cough..."

Goetia reappeared, but in a very sorry state. He had lost an arm and a leg, and blood was pouring down. His Noble Phantasm had almost been destroyed. Although the injuries looked severe, for Goetia, a severed limb could be regenerated in an instant.

"It’s your turn."

Kenji placed the last remaining card on Gudako, then immediately took everyone else and left, to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

The Q-version, two-head-tall figure appeared. Gudako had once again activated her Chaotic Evil form. Her somewhat dazed eyes looked at Goetia.

"!"

Crap! (A type of plant). This is not good! I’m going to die!

Goetia’s face changed drastically. An intuitive sense of impending doom washed over his heart, and his body couldn’t help but shiver. As an Evil of Humanity, to actually feel an even more evil aura from a strange creature...

His Clairvoyance... he couldn’t see anything.

What on earth was this anomaly? His intuition told him that this thing was very wrong. Even Tiamat, who was also a Beast, had not given him this kind of threat.

"Goetia..."

The Chaotic Evil Gudako tilted her head and, in an instant, was in front of him. She was so fast that even Goetia’s Clairvoyance couldn’t see her clearly.

A hair-raising feeling lingered in his heart.

Goetia threw a heavy punch at Gudako’s face. The surging force of his fist blew her orange hair back.

POW!

Facing this punch, Gudako did not dodge. She took it head-on with her face, her body not even swaying. The force that could shake mountains was like a stone sinking into the sea; it didn’t even make a ripple.

"Harder. Didn’t you eat breakfast?"

"You can’t even hit hard, and you call yourself an Evil of Humanity?"

Gudako said with disappointment, shaking her large head.

This action, even more contemptuous and arrogant than his own, completely ignited the anger in Goetia’s heart. He could not accept the existence of someone who was even more of a show-off than him.

"Aaargh!"

Goetia roared, his heart a mixture of anger and unease. He threw one punch after another, heavily striking Gudako’s body.

POW!POW!POW!

...

The space itself was shaken into ripples, but Gudako remained motionless. The anger in Goetia’s heart was gradually being replaced by unease and anxiety.

Why is it not working? Why won’t she move back?

"Third Noble Phantasm, deployed..."

"Be burned to cinders like waste!"

"The Time of Birth Hath Come, He is the One who Masters All (Ars Almadel Salomonis)!"

Goetia raised both his hands. The ring of light trembled, and an incomparably terrifying energy gathered. A thick, purple-red beam of energy blasted towards Gudako. Turn to ash!

Although outside the Temple of Time, he could only perform a limited projection, its power should still be enough to annihilate Gudako... right? ...Right?

No smoke, no injury. Gudako stood there, unharmed, tilting her head as she looked at Goetia.

Goetia: "Huh?"

This was the nth time he had been left speechless and powerless. Even this attack had no effect. You could at least have gotten your clothes a little dirty!

Damn it! He was being stared at so intently by Gudako that he couldn’t even run back to the Temple of Time.

"Your attack is over. Now it’s my turn!"

"You dare to incinerate the Human Order?! You dare to make me work overtime?!"

BOOM!

Gudako attacked. Her astonishing speed created a series of sonic booms.

Reaching a high altitude, Gudako began to descend, making a flying kick motion, her right foot burning with fierce flames.

POW!

Gudako’s flying kick slammed viciously into Goetia’s abdomen, causing a very clear bulge to appear on his back.

"Oof!"

An intense pain spread throughout his body. Goetia violently spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his whole body was sent flying backward like a broken kite.

RUMBLE—

This one kick directly plowed a great rift valley with no visible end into the land of Uruk.

"This person... what on earth is going on?" Gilgamesh frowned, a trace of confusion flashing in his crimson, vertical pupils. Kenji was one thing, but did Chaldea have another master like this? That was the Evil of Humanity, Goetia, but in front of Gudako, he was like the incompetent...

"Kenji, what did you do to Ritsuka?" Romani was also very curious. This level of strength was really not normal.

"It’s just a new form. Gag characters are always strong. Haven’t you ever watched an anime?"

An invention made by Wolffy that turned Gudako into a Chaotic Evil... it was perfectly reasonable.

"Come to think of it, it really is... an unbelievable thing."

Romani felt a little sorry for Goetia.

Ran into the Chaotic Evil Gudako. Fought with all his might, but could not win.