[268] Gungnir

"A half-human, half-devil hybrid? And chosen by a Divine Dividing, no less. Unbelievable."

Sirzechs exclaimed in astonishment. This near-zero probability had actually materialized.

The chances were incredibly slim. With over seven billion humans in the world, the likelihood of a half-human, half-devil hybrid being chosen by the legendary Sacred Gear, Divine Dividing, was practically zero. Yet, here they were, witnessing it.

"Vali, has Albion truly submitted to Ophis now?" 

"No, Azazel. It's merely a partnership. I won't submit to anyone!"

Vali shook his head. He might fail, he might even die, but he would never submit.

That was also why she had refused August initially. Besides not believing in what August had claimed about the otherworld, it was more about her refusal to submit to anyone.

"Now that you've admitted it, I suppose there's no need for further discussion?"

"Of course. I suffered a crushing defeat last time. This time, I don't think I can win, but I won't be defeated as miserably as before."

"Oh? Interesting. Then show me what you've got."

[Balance Breaker!]

[Divine Dividing - Scale Mail!]

Vali immediately activated his Forbidden Move, and his body was enveloped in the silver-white armor of the White Dragon Emperor.

But it didn't end there. Vali began chanting a spell.

[I, who am about to awaken...]

[Am the Heavenly Dragon who lost all to the principles of supremacy...]

[I envy the infinite and I pursue the dream...]

[I shall become the White Dragon of Supremacy...]

[And I shall take you to the limits of innocence...]

[Juggernaut Drive!]

As the Juggernaut Drive incantation echoed, Vali's body expanded, ultimately transforming into a massive, gigantic white dragon.

"Is that the Juggernaut Drive? How young is he to have mastered the Juggernaut Drive already?"

Michael exclaimed in disbelief. While Sacred Gears were powerful, accessing the Forbidden Moves was much more challenging than mastering ordinary Sacred Gear abilities, not to mention the even more advanced Juggernaut Drive.

In the entire world, countless Sacred Gear wielders would never reach the ultimate realm of Forbidden Moves in their lifetimes.

But Vali, at such a young age, had already achieved the Juggernaut Drive. It was truly unbelievable.

August looked at the white dragon before him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Unlike last time, Vali, despite using the Juggernaut Drive, remained composed. She had already mastered this power, and there was a difference between a rational Juggernaut Drive and a berserk one.

"August, here I come."

In the state of Juggernaut Drive, Vali charged straight at August.

"Vali, last time was the destined battle between the Red Dragon and the White Dragon. That's why I didn't use any other weapons besides the Boosted Gear. But now, it's different."

"That's just what I want. Bring it on."

"In that case, taste my true power, Grand Cross."

In an instant, nine planets surrounded a star, forming a gigantic cross aimed at Vali.

The terrifying magical power emanating from this move could easily obliterate the entire Kuoh Academy in an instant. This was no joke.

"What kind of move is this? Break!"

Since she was already too close to avoid it, Vali could only grit her teeth and meet it head-on.

Boom!

The next moment, an explosion sounded, and a mushroom cloud rose directly from the ground, wiping out the entire back half of the Kuoh Academy.

The others didn't quite feel the impact, but as the Student Council President, Sona Sitri, widened her eyes, opened her mouth, and tried to say something, she found herself speechless.

This was a school, for heaven's sake. Did you just blow it up?

This wasn't your family's property, so you're not feeling any remorse for destroying it?

At this moment, August was unaware that he had caught Sona's attention. The reason was simple: he had destroyed half of the Kuoh Academy.

[Divide!]

[Divide!]

[Divide!]

...

Continuing, the voice of the White Dragon, Albion, resonated, and the explosion rapidly diminished until it disappeared completely.

As for Vali, who was at the center of the explosion, she sustained only minor injuries and wasn't subjected to greater impact. The halving ability swiftly reduced the explosion's force, so Vali only suffered half of the initial damage.

A golden ripple emerged, and a golden spear materialized in August's hand. It exuded a dense divine power, a divine artifact.

"Vali, this spear is called Gungnir."

"Gungnir? How..."

Vali was slightly surprised. August had shown it to her once before, and she still remembered it faintly.

Both Sirzechs and Michael were puzzled. The name resembled that of Odin's divine artifact from Norse mythology, but they never considered it to be the same weapon.

Only Azazel looked at August's golden spear with a flicker of interest.

"This spear will pierce through its target without fail. So, Vali, be careful. Let it pierce through you, Gungnir!"

Swish!

Gungnir turned into a golden beam, heading straight for Vali's chest.

It was a finishing move; if you didn't dodge it, well, tough luck; try harder in your next life.

Every cell in Vali's body screamed at her, warning her of the danger; she absolutely had to dodge it.

In such a situation, Vali immediately attempted to sidestep.

Splat!

Blood gushed out as Gungnir pierced through one of Vali's arms, which had transformed into a white dragon.

"Ah!"

Vali cried out in pain; her arm had been pierced through, and the injury was severe.

[Vali, leave it to me.]

As Albion's voice rang out, the damaged area swiftly began to heal.

However, the injury couldn't be fully healed, but Albion managed to suppress it. Though it couldn't be suppressed for long, there was no need to worry in the short term.

[Vali, you have only ten minutes. If you lose after ten minutes, you'll have no chance left.]

"Thanks, Albion."

Vali said slowly, her gaze towards August burning even more intensely. It had been some time since they last met, and August had grown stronger.

Initially, both of them were at the ultimate-class, but now, August had broken through to the Satan-class, even without using a Sacred Gear, and had managed to injure her arm.

She was currently in her Juggernaut Drive state, and if she were in her normal or Forbidden state, she might have been defeated instantly.

At this moment, she suddenly felt the gap between herself and August widening significantly.

Even Vali, who aspired to challenge even Great Red, suddenly had a feeling that she might not be able to catch up to him.

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