Lynn?
That name flashed through Endou's mind. Then she recalled the Lynn Group, known for dealing in supernatural gear.
Could it be this was another one of their products?
She made a mental noteif every member of the Lion King Organization could get their hands on this stuff, it'd be a literal lifesaver for them!
Pushing those thoughts aside, Endou refocused on the battlefield.
There were still two beast familiars. She had no intention of letting Yukina deal with them alone.
That said her own powers weren't exactly offensive; they were more on the support side.
She tapped her index finger in the air. A golden magic circle formed instantly, cryptic and radiant, before shooting into Yukina's body like an arrow.
Yukina blinked, then suddenly felt her magic surge in qualitylike she'd broken through some kind of limit.
The swirling wind around the Snowdrift Wolf instantly intensified!
"Wolf of divine frost, slayer of demonslend me the power to smite this evil!"
Yukina instinctively chanted the spear's attack prayer.
HUMMMM
In the blink of an eye, the Snowdrift Wolf flared with intense light, far brighter than before.
Dimitrie Vatler blinked at the glow, a trace of fear instinctively creeping up his spine.
Just two of his snakes won't be enough now.
Realizing this, Vatler gave a sharp order, "Anavatapta, Nanda!"
As he spoke, the eyes of the two giant serpents behind him lit up.
A green and a purple beam shot out from them!
Seeing this, Endou rushed forward and raised a barrier just in time.
BOOM!!
The green and purple beams intertwined and slammed fiercely into the barrier!
ZZZZT
The barrier shrieked under the pressure, trembling violently.
Stillthough it looked like it was about to break, Endou remained calm and focused.
Yukina glanced her way briefly, then turned her full attention to the two giant serpents.
Activating her "Divine Punishment Eye," she quickly pinpointed each serpent's weak spot against magical disruption.
SWISH
Without warning, Yukina vanished from where she stood.
A moment later! She reappeared right above the black serpent's head!
No hesitationshe plunged the Snowdrift Wolf straight into its skull!
At the same time, she activated the spear's special technique: Divine Core Resonance: Critical Breakthrough!
Facing two familiars at once, she didn't hold backshe used her high-efficiency energy mode instead of brute force.
Especially now with her master's buff and the spear's unique properties, even if she couldn't finish them off, she could seriously mess them up.
And she made sure to hit the serpent's weak point, too.
ROAAAR!!!
The black serpent screamed in pain as its massive body slammed into the ground with a loud crash.
Without missing a beat, Yukina spun and locked onto the golden serpent.
She went with the simple tactichurling the Snowdrift Wolf like a javelin!
But the golden serpent was quick. It whipped its head to the side, dodging the incoming spear.
It looked smug for a momentbut then, the spear whooshed back into Yukina's hand.
She threw it againharder.
The golden serpent: "???"
Again?
It prepared to dodge againbut this time, Yukina triggered the Divine Core Resonance mid-throw, causing a ripple in the surrounding space.
FWOOOSH
Like a spear with a booster engine, Snowdrift Wolf accelerated like crazy!
SPLURCH
This time, the golden serpent didn't react fast enough. The spear pierced right through its jaw!
Sssssss~
Its eyes turned blood-red as it hissed furiously, then its massive form collapsed backward!
Seeing this, Yukina finally let out a breath of relief.
She hadn't expected to get the hang of her new power so quickly.
But now she could even use it on the flyamplifying the spear's speed several times over without using up too much magic!
Of course, it wasn't as strong as the full-power Divine Core Resonance.
The fact that the serpents were still alive and squirming made that clear.
But Yukina didn't care. Her eyes turned to Dimitrie Vatler.
If they didn't take out the vampire now, who knew how many more beasts he could summon?
Take out the boss, and the rest fall apartshe understood that much.
Inside the Lion King Organization's meeting room
Shirona Kuraki and Koyomi Shizuka watched the battle unfold on a screen.
"Are we really just going to sit here and watch?"
Koyomi spoke calmly. With her strength, she could easily intervene and stop the whole fight.
But
"Keep watching," Shirona said, her tone laced with intrigue.
She hadn't expected Yukina to show up again out of the blue. And she definitely hadn't expected her to be this strong.
Why? How?
Shirona was genuinely curious.
Bleach World Hueco Mundo
Yotsuya Miko and her group were still exploring the desolate realm.
Lynn, however, wasn't too interestedhe was passively watching them through the Devil's Piece skill.
Since becoming a Super Devil, his powers had evolved, and one of them was this:
He could observe any member of his faction through the space-bound Devil's Piece embedded in them.
Like nowhe had a screen open showing Miko and her crew.
But that wasn't all. Through the same system, he could teleport to any of his subordinates instantlyeven across dimensions.
Just as he was watching the others, Yukina's chess piece began to glow faintly, catching his attention.
He tapped it, and a new screen appeared beside him.
On itYukina and her battlefield.
"Huh"
Lynn raised an eyebrow.
The guy facing Yukinahe vaguely remembered him.
A vampire who showed off quite a bit.
On screen, Yukina suddenly transformed.
Her long black hair turned white. Her eyes gleamed like the tip of her spear.
Chains lined with glowing runes wrapped around her neck.
Seeing her like that, Lynn's red eyes narrowed slightly.
"Ooh!!! She used Devilization."
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Angel or Devil?!
[Anti-Demons Devil]
Devilization (Divine Punishment Spear: Summons or possesses a massive Snow wolf avatar that causes "Divine Core Collapse" along its path.)
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Lynn rubbed his chin, eyes lighting up with interest.
He had never seen a familia activate his Devilization so quickly. Yukina was the first.
Glancing over at another monitor to check on Kikyo and the others, and seeing nothing out of the ordinary, Lynn turned his full attention to Yukina's screen.
Main World Lion King Org.
Yukina's white hair fluttered in the wind, and in the next instant, the Snowdrift Wolf in her hand vanished!
By activating Devilization, her skill Divine Energy automatically kicked in as well.
[Divine Energy]
Faux Angel Mode.
Can potentially evolve into an actual angel with enough divine energy.
(A/N: With this skill, Lynn is basically an angel nowRight? A fallen angel thanks to Mahira's ability... and technically a devil too. lol I can already see the end of DxD world.)
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From Yukina's back, faint golden wings made of arcane symbols flickered into view.
Those metallic wings fluttered gently, leaving behind shimmering divine traces as they moved.
Her sudden transformation left everyone at the scene stunned.
"Yukina?"
Maintaining a barrier to block the beams, Endou's movements faltered, her eyes wide as she stared in disbelief.
"An Artificial Angel?!"
Endou and Kuraki Shirona in the command center shouted at almost the same time.
Yukina's current state was way too familiar.
The last wielder of the Snowdrift Wolf, Fujisaka Touka, had absorbed too much divine energy and ended up ascending to heaven as an artificial angel.
Now, was Yukina about to follow the same path?
But wasn't this happening way too fast?
"No"
Shizuka Koyomi pushed up his glasses, his eyes gleaming strangely as he stared intently at Yukina.
"It looks a lot like an artificial angel, but Take a closer lookthere are differences."
Yukina's current state wasn't exactly the same as Touka's had been back then.
"She's already been tainted by devil blood," Koyomi said with a serious tone.
Shirona's expression calmed down.
Right. Yukina was already a devil.
Becoming an angel now? Practically impossible.
But then what was this?
Even if she somehow were an artificial angel, shouldn't that be completely incompatible with being a devil?
From a theological point of view, wouldn't this be some kind of blasphemy?
If Heaven found out, would they smite her on the spot?
Shirona couldn't help but worry.
And there was something else bothering her. How did Yukina change so drastically, so fast?
"Phew"
She let out a breath, trying to push her chaotic thoughts aside.
Whatever was going on, they'd find out soon enough by just watching.
And honestly, she wanted to see what Yukina could do in this state.
On the battlefield, Endou called out softly, worry in her voice. "Yukina"
Her current angelic-looking form made Endou worry she'd suddenly ascend to Heaven in a flash of light.
Although becoming an angel didn't sound like the worst fate but from what Endou knew, Heaven wasn't exactly thriving these days.
Even their faith systems were starting to fall apart.
But Yukina shouldn't be welcomedespecially not with devilblood in her veins.
The thought brought Endou some comfort.
Still, her expression turned a little strange.
A devil and an artificial angel in one body?
What even is that? Also where's the Snowdrift Wolf?
That's when Endou noticed something off.
With Fujisaka Touka, the transformation had come after she absorbed a massive amount of divine energy.
But Yukina? She hadn't shown any sign of doing that.
On top of that the Snowdrift Wolf was nowhere to be seen.
Endou narrowed her eyes, thinking hard.
Is this really artificial angelification?
She had her doubts.
Her gaze locked on the golden wings on Yukina's back. Divine energy shimmered faintly, and arcane text flowed along the wings like living light.
If she squinted, Endou could barely make out traces of the Divine Resonance Formula.
But this... this was something way more advanced. Even she had no idea what she was really looking at anymore.
Meanwhile, near the golden serpent
"Artificial angel?"
Yukina caught the earlier shout and blinked in confusion.
Angel? Where?
Eyes wide and on edge, her amber gaze darted around.
She was a devil nowher instincts were screaming caution around anything angelic.
But she didn't see any angels.
Yukina: ""
She tilted her head slightly in confusion.
Forget it.
She turned her focus back to Dimitrie Vatler, eyes sharp with resolve.
Ever since her transformation, she felt tenno, maybe twenty times stronger!
Clenching her fist, an explosive surge of power pulsed through her arm.
This kind of raw strength was intoxicating.
Also, the Snowdrift Wolf had fused with her.
The silver glow in her eyes and the metallic wings on her back were proof of that.
Now? She could easily do things her old self would never have even dreamed of.
But This power wouldn't last forever.
She had to finish this quickly!
With her gaze locked on Vatler, her eyes sharpened.
"..."
Vatler felt it instantlyan oppressive pressure like the very air around him had dropped a few degrees.
His body tensed for a second, but then he smirked, eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Well now"
"This is getting really interesting!!"
Whoosh!
Yukina vanished, leaving behind only a burning trail of divine afterglow.
It was as if she'd warped through space. In the next instant, she was behind Vatler, swinging a vicious whip kick!
Crack!
The air itself tore apart as her foot shimmered with the ghostly outline of the Snowdrift Wolf!
BOOM!
A deep, powerful thud echoed as Vatler was sent flyingbut Yukina frowned.
In front of her, the blurry image of a snake familiar crumbled into particles.
So that's what blocked her attack. It softened the blow, leaving Vatler mostly unharmed.
Just how many of those familiars did this vampire have?
In the distance, Vatler landed lightly like a feather and let out a relieved sigh.
"That was close"
His eyes narrowed as he stared at the divine energy swirling around Yukina.
"Divine, huh"
He tensed up.
Getting hit by that probably wouldn't end well.
He liked a good fight, but he didn't like dying.
He snapped his fingers.
Snap!
"ROAR!!"
Golden and purple serpents suddenly reared up, twisting around each other in a violent dance!
HISSSSS~~
A sharp, hissing sound filled the air.
ThenGold and purple merged!
ROOOOOAR!!
A massive howl echoed from the sky above! A swirling whirlpool of air rushed across the battlefield!
And then it appeared.
A hundred-meter-long, twin-headed beast.
Its left heada dark purple serpent with twin horns, almost dragon-like.
Its right heada pitch-black serpent with liquid metal scales, its tail wrapped in a cloud of annihilation mist.
The sheer pressure it gave off slammed down on everyone present!
"Hahaha! How about that?!" Vatler shouted, arms wide, laughing like a madman.
"My masterpieceAnanda!!"
"Beautiful, isn't it?!"
He cackled, clearly pleased with himself.
"Tch."
Endou clicked her tongue. "This snake guy's not just all talk after all"
And seriously Those other idiots are still just standing there watching?!
She was getting annoyed.
Yukina looked up at the massive twin-headed serpent, fists clenched tight.
Taking a deep breath, her eyes hardened.
Vwooooom!
A brilliant silver light shot into the sky!
Divine energy exploded from her body, wrapping around her like a storm.
And in the next momentA massive Snow Wolf formed behind her!
No hesitation.
Yukina raised her arms high and hurled the wolf's image straight at the beast!
SHRAAAK!
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The True Power of Snowdrift Wolf
The moment the massive projection of the Snow Wolf was hurled like a spear, Yukina muttered in a low, steady voice: "Perish."
The space around them suddenly trembled violently!
Wherever the Snowdrift Wolf's phantom passed, the very fabric of space shattered with a loud crack, revealing pitch-black voids in its path.
Sensing the danger on instinct, the twin-headed serpent tried to twist its body to dodge the incoming phantom spearbut
An overwhelming crushing force pinned its massive body in place!
