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Chapter 605 605: The Death of Seraphina

Kaito Shirogane held the heart high in his hand. The thick fresh blood on his wrist was exactly his own blood, vitalized by the high-level characteristic [Blood of Vitality] extracted from the Furnace of Life within Laurence's body.

That blood seemed to possess its own vitality, flowing over Seraphina's crimson heart and quickly enveloping it.

At the same time, Seraphina, having lost her heart, had the blood from her mouth and nose turn black. Her singing was almost impossible to emit because her vocal cords were blocked, but she was still singing, the sorrow in her eyes almost overflowing.

Artoria took a step forward, but was still stopped by Kaito Shirogane.

"I want to end her miserable fate."

Artoria solemnly proposed her thought. At this moment, that heart wrapped in black mud was beating violently.

Whether a dictatorial King or a benevolent King, in her true heart, Artoria still admired this kind of "defender of the faith" who sacrificed themselves to fulfill the world.

That was an "altruism" pushed to the extreme, a characteristic capable of allowing everyone except oneself to obtain a better ending.

Kaito Shirogane, however, merely sneered and continued his actions.

He didn't like Seraphina; no, it should be said that he hated this woman.

This woman possessed all the traits he detested.

Weak. Not only did she lack the power to change the world, she couldn't even protect herself. More importantly, she was very soft; she wasn't a person who could make decisions.

More often than not, if she actually raised a rallying cry, she would gain the support of that group of Hybrids from the future Secret Party, the Ashen Hunters, as well as the majority of civilians, Paladins, and ordinary people suffering from the Beastification Disease.

She was far more qualified than the Crimson Pope Laurence to become the true master of the Healing Church. Relying on this prestige to forcefully terminate the war and integrate all factions wouldn't be difficult.

But Seraphina did nothing. She only grieved for every person who passed away and cut her own wrist for every injured person.

She used the precious Sephiroth on this kind of place, heh~

Additionally, the altruism in this woman was completely incompatible with the "ego" Kaito Shirogane consistently carried out from beginning to end. Kaito Shirogane would never consider others.

Even if he helped someone at some point, it was highly likely just done in passing while helping himself gain benefits.

Finally, and most importantly.

From this incredibly absurd and pathetic woman, Kaito Shirogane actually saw some reflections of himself. This feeling was exactly the point that made him most dissatisfied with this woman.

Kaito Shirogane had already vaguely realized that his existence itself was full of anomalies.

The "strong luck" constantly lingering around him, the strength different from ordinary people. When that King of Azure Sky appeared, the Soul King Sosuke Aizen similarly appeared, and vaguely blocked the might of the Miracle King for him...

Under these circumstances, his existence itself was highly likely problematic.

To a certain extent, Kaito Shirogane felt that he and Seraphina were perhaps closer to being the same kind of creature.

But seeing this "kin" be so weak, not even daring to truly take that step, was exactly why Kaito Shirogane was so disgusted.

And the hot blood and heart of that lion-like man aggravated this point even more.

"You know very well, Seraphina, the true reason Aetoris wanted you to destroy the world..."

Gurgle~

On the heart, bubbles began to appear in the blood. Subsequently, the blood began to expand, and flesh and blood tissues began to be born from it.

The pitch-black fog in the eyes of Seraphina's main body had already permeated through her body. After losing her heart, her body did not regenerate another one.

The root of Seraphina's abnormal recovery ability lay exactly in this heart, which was actually the [Sephiroth].

Zzzt~

Electric current flashed through Kaito Shirogane's brain. His thinking speed became faster and faster, and his cerebral cortex began to increase abnormally.

Kaito Shirogane became increasingly clear about the truth of this world.

In the so-called collision of the three poles, the third pole besides the Dragons and the Bloodborne Curse seemed to have been hiding itself all along.

At first, Kaito Shirogane thought that this power was very clever, wanting to hide until he completely defeated the Dragon King and Laurence before appearing to harvest him.

Now, however, he understood.

Why would this world experience a situation where multiple observers observed simultaneously, collided to produce the Sephiroth, yet none left.

That third pole wasn't hiding; it had simply not truly grown up yet all along!

Moreover, the observer who created the Dragons, and the observer who created the Old Gods, Blood Ministration, and Beasts, were exactly competing for that unborn third pole!

Distortion, indescribable, chaos, unobserved power...

Many descriptions arose in Kaito Shirogane's heart, all used to describe the kind of power appearing inside Seraphina's body at this moment.

This power was still weak right now, but through the destruction caused by the aftermath of his battle with the Dragon King and Laurence, it was beginning to invade wantonly and twist to become stronger.

This kind of power violated common sense in the essence of most powers; it was disorderly and lacked logic.

For example, in the vast majority of power systems, if my 20 points of strength clash fists with your 10 points of strength, you will definitely be sent flying.

But this power of the third pole was full of illogical parts, to the extent that one couldn't simply distinguish between strong and weak.

Kaito Shirogane believed that the enhancement of that power was actually also a change in its scope of influence.

Aetoris, in the starry sky, saw the existence of the observers and therefore broke down. But Kaito Shirogane believed that with Aetoris's power level, even if he noticed the existence of the observers.

He couldn't possibly feel fear towards creators of that level.

Just as an ant cannot feel fear towards a landslide or earthquake; it exceeds the level of perception. What could make Aetoris feel fear was the Dragon King, Laurence, and Kaito Shirogane!

Therefore, Aetoris realized a truth—Seraphina's existence itself was exactly the thing those existences were pursuing.

Therefore, Aetoris realized that no matter who it was, no one could save Seraphina, and thus despaired.

He therefore prayed for Seraphina to destroy this world and incarnate into chaos.

The black fog on Seraphina's body surface grew increasingly intense. Those eyes continued to look at Kaito Shirogane, but Kaito Shirogane merely gazed at the heart in his hand.

[Twelve Labors] had long been restored to completion. There were very few things in this world that could kill him. As long as he didn't continue courting death by proactively meeting the gazes of the existences in the chaos, he was already invincible in this world.

What he had to do now was to shatter the hopes of these two weak individuals, Aetoris and Seraphina.

To actually think that no one can change this world?

To actually treat me as an existence on the same level as the Dragon King and Laurence?

I'm going to interfere right now!

Squelch!

Flesh and blood wriggled continuously, and a new body of flesh and blood had already appeared. That glowing heart beat continuously within it. Kaito Shirogane pulled his hand out, and the wound began to heal.

Red hair began to grow from this flesh and blood.

On the other side, Seraphina, already wrapped in the black fog, was about to be completely swallowed by it. On Kaito Shirogane's wrist, a drop of crimson fresh blood dripped down.

It merged into that body created by his Blood of Vitality combined with the polluted Sephiroth.

Subsequently, Kaito Shirogane took two steps back and saw the black fog shaking violently, as if something was about to transfer out from it.

This was the chance he gave Seraphina.

When he was devoured by the Furnace of Life, he clearly felt that abnormally enhanced vitality. Seraphina's Crimson Blood possessed characteristics similar to [Blood of Vitality].

At this time, as long as Seraphina transferred her life into this new body, she could gain a new life.

But Kaito Shirogane waited for a long time. The black fog had almost completely swallowed Seraphina's body, yet that foolish Saint still hadn't transferred her vitality.

Kaito Shirogane understood the other party's meaning. Even at a time like this, this woman still had no intention of living on for herself.

"Tsk, truly an idiot carrying out her own thoughts."

Crack.

Kaito Shirogane felt a change in the ground beneath his feet. He looked down; a huge eye opened from beneath the ground. Within the eye, tiny eyes subsequently opened one by one.

Bang!

With a boom, the earth sank several meters, and flesh and blood soared into the sky.

Following that, a blazing white shockwave spread outwards from beside Kaito Shirogane's feet.

Crack, crack...

The sound of the ground cracking rang out everywhere. Pairs of eyes began to open continuously from the ground.

The power of that third pole had truly begun to awaken...

"Artoria, cut her down."

Kaito Shirogane lowered his eyelids, his fingers pointing out like phantoms. Golden ki blasts shot out continuously, and the eyes on the ground were blown up one by one.

Although this kind of thing was bizarre, his pure violence was still superior in this real world...

A pitch-black sword gleam abruptly pierced through Seraphina's body in the pitch-black fog. Flesh and blood were completely eradicated by the terrifying magical energy in an instant.

[You killed Seraphina (Crimson Choirs)]

(End of Chapter)

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