Fenric slowly descended from mid-air, landing firmly as he slipped into a fighting stance.
"Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!"
Each step the monstrous behemoth took sent shockwaves across the ground. The earth trembled violently, the sound splitting the air like thunder as it charged straight at him, unwilling to let anyone escape.
"Perfect," Fenric muttered, his eyes flashing. "Let's see how strong this tremor fruit power really is."
He thought back to Whitebeard from One Piece—a man whose wrath shattered Marineford itself. After the War of the Best, even the Navy Headquarters could not be rebuilt on that island. Fenric knew well that his strength was far from that level.
Even with Yuhan's blessing strengthening him, he was not yet Whitebeard.
But this was no continent-sized island.
This monster would be his testing ground.
"ROOOAAAR!"
The colossal beast loomed over him, one titanic foot lifting high before slamming down with the force of a mountain. To it, Fenric was nothing more than a pest—a tiny insect to be crushed beneath its heel.
These humans had disturbed its slumber. For that, they would pay with their lives.
Fenric's right hand clenched, a haze of white aura condensing around his fist. His gaze sharpened as the enormous shadow fell over him.
"Crack!"
His punch shot upward, colliding with the descending foot.
The air itself shattered like glass. Space split apart with a sharp, brittle sound, jagged cracks spreading like a spider's web.
Far away, Vivienne stopped dead in her tracks, her beautiful face paling. That sound—she knew it all too well.
Years ago, she had been defeated in the pirate world by a legendary man. His strikes carried that same bone-chilling noise. The memory alone was enough to leave a shadow in her heart.
When she turned, her pupils contracted. The space around Fenric rippled with fissures, distorting violently.
The beast's massive foot halted mid-stomp, its bones shattered to fragments within.
"ROOOAAAR—!!"
The creature bellowed in agony, its cry rolling across the desolate hellscape, echoing endlessly through the void. The earth quaked beneath the force of its suffering.
Fenric's single punch had destroyed the giant's bones. On the outside, the limb looked whole, but inside—it was nothing but dust.
For something so small to cripple such a titan… it was an unbelievable sight.
"Is Fenric really this strong?" gasped one of the surviving students, watching with wide eyes.
Yuhan's gaze never left him. Her pretty face glowed with pride and admiration.
Vivienne, however, looked far more conflicted.
"…Shura," she whispered under her breath.
Without wasting time, she led the surviving students toward the space node—the dark vortex that looked like a black hole, pulling faintly at the air.
"Commander Song!" one of the soldiers saluted sharply when he saw her.
Vivienne nodded curtly. "Gen, take these students and evacuate them immediately."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Since the giant behemoth had appeared, the lesser hell creatures had already fled in terror. In hell, the strong crushed the weak; once a high-tier predator emerged, the lowlings scattered instantly.
"Sister, what about you?" Yuhan asked urgently.
"I'll support Shura."
The soldier's eyes widened. He turned toward the battle and muttered in awe, "You mean that warrior… is Shura God? No wonder he's so terrifying!" His expression betrayed his admiration—almost worship.
"Be careful, Sister!" Yuhan said anxiously.
"You wait for me outside." With those final words, Vivienne shot into the air.
Her flight was blindingly fast—faster than any Green Lantern Fenric had ever read about.
Truly the mark of a top-tier A-rank powerhouse.
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Meanwhile, in the deepest pit of hell, a pair of blood-red eyes opened.
The man seated upon the throne leaned forward, his massive, burly frame shifting. His eyes glowed scarlet, inhuman and strange.
"That scream… was that Behemoth? Who dares wound it?"
He rose from the throne, voice rumbling like distant thunder.
"Cerberus."
A monstrous hound emerged from the shadows, its bulk towering like a hill. Three slavering heads snarled, each face more hideous than the last.
The Hellhound bowed low, obedient beneath its master's will.
The man stepped forward and mounted its back. Without a command, Cerberus sprang into motion, its thunderous strides shaking the abyss as it carried its master toward the battlefield.
"Crack!"
Another punch from Fenric shattered the air. The destructive shockwave ripped through the void, forcing the Behemoth to stumble backward with a pained roar.
Behind it, a green war axe gleamed before cleaving down, tearing a hideous wound into its flesh.
"ROOOAAR!!"
The Behemoth screamed, thrashing wildly as it rolled in pain, its massive body tearing trenches into the ground.
Side by side, Fenric and Vivienne pressed the attack. Two top A-rank powerhouses overwhelming a creature that once dominated the periphery of hell—it was almost cruel.
For all its size and strength, the giant was helpless before their combined might.
Vivienne's voice rang out between strikes. "Shura, this noise will draw every hellspawn in range. We can't linger here. We should fall back."
Fenric's eyes remained cold as he delivered one last punishing blow. Then he nodded. "Agreed."
The Behemoth was broken. It no longer had the strength to chase them. The time to leave was now.
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