Up in the sky.
Akuto spread out his devil wings, summoned the Boosted Gear of the Red Dragon Emperor, and even… drew out the Holy Sword Prototype.
An upper-class devil, huh~~~
He finally met an opponent worth taking seriously.
"But wait… this zombie form looks exactly like the so-called Death Tyrant from the legends?"
The Death Tyrant was a branch project of the Tyrant Program. Test subjects injected with the Epsilon strain would undergo enhancements, developing superhuman strength and agility.
This super-Tyrant mutation caused the Death Tyrant's height to exceed 12 feet, bulking it up with terrifying muscle mass.
In one military experiment within the Resident Evil world, the Death Tyrant had demonstrated terrifying resistance to light weapon fire and astonishing speed, strong enough to fight an entire army division on its own.
"From its appearance, this Death Tyrant doesn't have that exposed heart weakness. Just don't know yet if it's afraid of electricity or not."
"Wait… its soul strength is off the charts?"
Akuto frowned and immediately used his remaining Initial Ability Slots to redeem more powers.
With the support of the Eye of Data, he finally pulled up detailed info on the Death Tyrant.
"Damn! So Takashi Komuro ate that many people? No wonder his soul power is so ridiculously high!"
"But even then, that's still not enough to make me howl!"
…
Just as he raised the Holy Sword, the system's voice rang in his ears.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host has triggered a Story Quest.]
[Quest Rank: Blue]
[Quest Description: After being killed, Takashi Komuro turned into a zombie. However, because of his protagonist status, his intelligence did not fully dissipate. Instead, he actively began devouring beings that could evolve him.
After absorbing Koichi Shido and Hirano Toda, Takashi Komuro has become the most intelligent and highest-ranked zombie in the Apocalypse World. If not eliminated now, he may eventually evolve into a terrifying being equal to a Top-Tier Devil.]
[Quest Requirement: Kill the evolved Death Tyrant.]
"If he isn't taken down now, he might evolve into a Top-Tier Devil?"
Akuto almost hoped it would display that level of strength now.
Because if it did, that would surely trigger a Purple-Rank Quest instead.
The Apocalypse World might be easy mode, but the quest ranks here were always a bit on the low side—something gained, something lost.
…
"Let's finish this quick!"
After several boosts, Akuto's strength rose to the peak of a mid-class devil.
He raised the Holy Sword Prototype, taking a deep breath.
Leviathan mana surged, coiling around his blade and body, manifesting as several water dragons.
Water currents wrapped him like serpentine dragons as he spun and twisted through the air toward the Death Tyrant.
Each rotation sped up the current, sharpening his aura even more!
[True Water Breathing, Tenth Form – Everflowing Rotation!]
Whoosh!
Multiple water dragons surged forth alongside Akuto, striking the Death Tyrant!
With the Holy Sword's sharpness and sacred attribute, he cleaved cleanly through the monster's right arm!
Blood burst everywhere, a spray of dark crimson and black ichor exploding out!
But that was just the beginning.
The water dragons followed the severed veins, charging straight into its bloodstream!
[Leviathan Style – Exploding Waters!]
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!~
A series of detonations rang out as the dragons dove deeper, blasting apart the monster's innards. The Death Tyrant collapsed instantly, losing mobility!
…
Back when he watched anime, Akuto had been impressed by how Maou Lucifer had used delicate control over his Destruction magic to neutralize Ophis' "Snake."
Because of that, he had practiced precision control himself.
At first, his finesse was rough. But after gaining the Battle Instinct talent, he quickly mastered it.
"This kind of delicate manipulation works wonders against a brute with no magic like this Death Tyrant."
"But still…"
He looked behind him—despite its heart being blown apart, the Death Tyrant wasn't dead! It was already regenerating at shocking speed!
"Immortality, huh? What a pain~"
[Boost!]
Another boost. His power climbed into the high-class devil realm.
"In that case, let's see how you handle this!"
[True Water Breathing, Tenth Form – Everflowing Rotation!]
Once again, Akuto repeated the technique, this time cutting off the Death Tyrant's left arm and right leg.
But instead of detonating, the water dragons stayed inside, clogging its blood vessels completely!
"And now… this!"
He raised both hands, condensing a dark-purple sphere of power.
[Leviathan Style – Tide of Dissolution!]
The orb shot forward, engulfing the Death Tyrant's body entirely!
…
The Tide of Dissolution was a high-level technique of Leviathan sorcery, usable only after reaching high-class devil strength. It carried incredible corrosive and digestive power.
Wrapped inside the sphere, the Death Tyrant's regeneration and the dissolving tide reached a deadlock.
It looked immobilized, but not destroyed.
Unfortunately for it, that was only against Akuto's freshly boosted high-class level.
[Boost!]
[Boost!]
[Boost!]
Thirty seconds later, Akuto unleashed a second wave of the dissolving tide. This time, half the Death Tyrant's body melted away with ease!
"Bye-bye."
Raising the Holy Sword high, he gathered holy radiance until it shone like the sun. At its peak, a golden beam of light fired!
[Ex—Calibur Beam!]
Though his sword wasn't Artoria's Excalibur, Akuto still gave it that chuuni name.
Under the divine radiance, the Death Tyrant's body was finally obliterated.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host has completed the Story Quest.]
[Quest Requirement: Kill the evolved Death Tyrant.]
[Quest Rank: Blue]
[Ding!]
[Reward Obtained: Physique Enhancement (Blue).]
[Physique Enhancement: Grants one chance to permanently strengthen the body. Even a normal human body will reach peak low-class devil level after enhancement.
For hosts already above that level, the boost won't be as extreme, but will still be very significant.]
…
As the Physique Enhancement activated, Akuto's strength instantly burst past his old limits.
His base power now stood at true mid-class devil level!
A Sacred Gear wielder of this tier could massacre even among top-class devils.
And if he went all-out, even clashing with a Maou wouldn't be impossible!
(End of Chapter)
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