Chapter 327: Confrontation

While Mephisto's clone was surveying the surroundings, the Ancient One waved her hand, concealing herself and Odin even deeper in the void, making them nearly undetectable.

Odin appeared contemplative, then spoke slowly, "Should I send this guy's clone back?"

"As long as Mephisto's clone is pushed back, after blocking his main body and giving the magic array time to cover the world, this trial will be considered over."

Apparently, Odin didn't believe that Charles could withstand Mephisto, even if it was just a clone without the essence of Hell.

The Ancient One shook her head, saying softly, "Let's see how he performs first; after all, he hasn't been defeated yet."

Observing Charles swiftly clearing out the demon army, Odin remembered his reckless son. While others would gather help and allies to confront the massive army, his foolish son would charge straight into the Frost Giants' lair in Jotunheim with a few companions, utterly foolish.

...

Mephisto surveyed the surroundings but found no hidden traps. A smile appeared on his face, and the next moment, his figure suddenly appeared above Charles.

With a wave of his hand, Charles was struck by a powerful force before he could react.

"Boom!"

Charles, who was engaged in long-range ninjutsu attacks, suddenly experienced a blackout in his vision. Realizing something was wrong but unable to dodge in time, a tremendous force hit him.

"Boom!"

Charles, resembling a missile, plummeted from the sky and crashed into the plains, creating a deep crater due to the excessive kinetic energy.

Seeing the humanoid creature suddenly appearing in the sky and knocking Charles away, the entire battlefield fell silent for a second. The next moment, cheers and roars erupted from the demon army.

In the deep pit where Charles was thrown, he shook his head. He knew that a formidable opponent had arrived.

"Argh!"

Charles shouted loudly, and his chakra materialized into substantial flames, dispersing the surrounding earth and rubble. After a leap, he soared into the air, leaving the pit and landing on the plain battlefield.

Witnessing Charles unharmed, everyone's tense nerves relaxed.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

The three members of the Anbu Squad quickly arrived at Charles's side using Body Flicker Technique, guarding him in the middle.

Seeing Kakashi, Itachi, and Yamato, Charles spoke, "Dealing with this enemy is my job. You guys go hunt down other powerful demons!"

"Yes!"

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

The three of them turned into three shadows, instantly disappearing from Charles's sight and heading towards other directions to hunt down formidable demons.

Just now, the attack made Charles realize that if he didn't have his immortality, he wouldn't have found the situation as easy.

The surprise attack just now, if others didn't dodge in time, would have caused severe injuries. If it hit a vital point, it could have been fatal. Therefore, he decided to deal with this opponent himself.

At this moment, Mephisto descended from the sky as well. Charles looked at this unfamiliar face and asked with a solemn expression, "Who are you?"

Mephisto's lips curved slightly. Looking at the person who seemed to be Merlin's successor, he smiled and said, "Where's Merlin?"

"Did he leave this to you?"

Looking at the figure before him, Charles gazed at the individual who appeared to be dressed like an Earthling and became increasingly familiar. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mephisto?"

"It seems you recognize me!" Mephisto replied.

Charles's expression instantly became serious. He knew that real trouble had arrived. However, observing the appearance of the figure, which seemed more like a human rather than a demon, he speculated that this might be Mephisto's earthly incarnation.

Although Charles's guess was incorrect, it was indeed one of Mephisto's clones.

"I've heard a bit about you..."

Before Charles could finish his sentence, he used Body Flicker Technique and appeared in front of the person. Employing his chakra enhanced strength, he threw a punch.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Charles maximized his speed, and his movements were lightning-fast. Approaching the figure, he gave nonstop strikes, delivering ten consecutive punches.

However, after completing the ten punches powered by Charles's monstrous strength, he felt something was off. There was a sensation as if he hadn't hit a physical body but rather a protective shield.

During the moment Charles closed in, Mephisto waved both hands, creating a defensive shield that absorbed all the attacks.

When Charles's tenth punch, powered by chakra enhanced strength, struck the shield, it shattered. Mephisto took advantage of the moment to retreat, preparing to dodge the incoming punch.

However, Charles's punch, after shattering the shield, didn't stop. A vast amount of chakra, like an energy wave, surged toward the retreating Mephisto.

"Boom!"

Thinking he had evaded the punch, Mephisto was directly hit by the force, sent flying, and tumbled on the ground, creating a deep trench.

As Mephisto climbed up from the ground, he spoke with a cold tone, "Not bad, indeed Merlin's successor, truly a violent existence like him."

Mephisto's magical power surged, and he waved his hand, projecting an illusion directly into Charles's mind.

In this illusion, Charles found himself back in his childhood, undergoing assassin training by the couple who adopted him.

Smith Doyle walked up to young Charles, placing a dagger in his hands.

"Act! Show me what you're capable of!"

"He's just a nobody; killing him means you'll have food to eat."

Charles looked at the ragged youth in front of him, who was tied up and cowering on the ground with a terrified look in his eyes.

At this moment, Charles's adoptive father, Smith Doyle, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at young Charles, saying, "If you can't do it, there's no need for you to stay."

"We don't raise useless trash!"

Returning to the scene of his first murder, Charles looked at the dagger in his hand. The next moment, he directly used the dagger to kill the couple.

After killing the couple, Charles looked up at the sky, and a pair of blood-red sharingan appeared in his eyes.

The next moment, the entire world began to shatter like glass.