-1045- Awaken

"————"

The world seemed to wail, letting out silent screams that reached Rozen's ears.

The wings, carrying terrifying power, condensed magic into tangible forms and descended upon Rozen like cleavers, showing no mercy.

Its magic formed a storm, blowing away the surrounding land.

Its power turned into pressure, squeezing the air around.

Such was the power of the wings descending upon Rozen.

Compared to this, Zaharias's Beast Vassal was like an empty shell, merely possessing power without substance.

That was only natural.

Standing before Rozen was not Nagisa, who could only use a little spirit medium ability, nor Zaharias, whose ability couldn't keep up with the stolen strength, but the true Fourth Primogenitor, the world's strongest vampire.

Now, this vampire Primogenitor had reclaimed the magic from its matrices, gained magic surpassing dragon veins, and condensed it into wings, unleashing this strike.

This strike was the power befitting the Primogenitor's name.

This strike was the ability of the world's strongest demon.

Rozen almost instinctively understood.

"Only a god could withstand such a blow, wouldn't you say?"

Perhaps an exaggeration, but the despair this strike brought indeed gave Rozen that feeling.

Fortunately...

"I've always had gods protecting me."

Therefore, Rozen was completely fearless.

"————!"

Amidst the howl, Rozen's black coat surged suddenly.

If the wings of the Original were blades, then Kinu's coat was the shield.

A shield that couldn't be breached.

The coat's hem rose up like a black cloak, enveloping Rozen from behind, facing the incoming attack.

"Clang!"

The clash, like thunder in the sky, erupted with a resounding burst.

The nine jet-black wings, like blades, landed heavily on the equally black cloak, creating a terrifying shockwave.

That shockwave instantly caused the earth to collapse.

That power instantly caused the sound waves to vanish.

The glass structure, located in the former Southeastern Region, was shattered as if blown away.

Thus, the earth in the former Southeastern Region trembled, causing the pseudo-vampires wandering here to fall to the ground, while the sea around the artificial island was churned up, waves spreading out from the former Southeastern Region as the center.

Thanks to this, patrol ships approaching the former Southeastern Region were swept away by the surging waves, and even armed helicopters in the sky were thrown off balance by the sudden gusts, almost crashing.

In the midst of this catastrophe-like scene, at the center of the impact, two figures were pushed apart.

"So you withstand my power head-on?"

The Original, with flickering flames in its eyes and rainbow-like hair, sounded surprised and displeased.

"Tsk..."

Rozen, protected by the Kinu coat, was forced to retreat, slightly taken aback.

"If it were the previous Kinu coat, perhaps it wouldn't have withstood that blow."

Over the years, Rozen's progress in this world also meant that he could more fully utilize the power of Kinu and Gyokuto, the divine pair, such as creating the Lawbinding Shackles. Now, the Kinu coat and Gyokuto ring could perform even better than before.

If the Kinu coat and Gyokuto ring were Noble Phantasms, then their current level should be at least A++, right?

This meant that, thanks to their enhancement, Rozen had become much stronger than before.

But if it weren't for this, the previous Kinu coat might not have withstood the blow just now.

However, Rozen was not surprised that the Kinu coat could withstand the Original's attack.

After all, after being inspired by the Lawbinding Shackles and Injunction Shackles, Rozen could now preliminarily use the divine aura of Kinu, forming a flow similar to the Lawbinding Shackles and Injunction Shackles.

Therefore, in addition to his own remarkable defense, the Kinu coat now also possessed the same properties as the Lawbinding Shackles and Injunction Shackles. Without equal divine aura and special targeted abilities, no attack could break through the defense of Kinu.

So, Rozen wasn't surprised that Kinu could withstand the Original's attack.

But Rozen was still taken aback.

First, because the Original's power was far stronger than Rozen had imagined.

Second, Rozen saw through that the previous blow was just a diversion.

While the Original did launch an attack against Rozen, she had another purpose.

That was to reclaim her own power.

"Swish!"

In the midst of the shockwave, the irregular wings behind the Original twisted independently, like conscious snakes. Seizing the moment when Rozen and the Original separated, one of the wings moved and arrived at the location where the twelve coffins were arranged in a fan shape.

"Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!"

Amidst the piercing sound, nine wings, resembling long spears, pierced into the bodies of nine matrices.

"Thud...!"

Instantly, red-black veins appeared on the surface of the nine wings, pulsating with strength.

In the pulsating rhythm, the entire bodies of the nine matrices were enveloped in light, ultimately dispersing into particles of light, absorbed by the wings.

"Clang!"

The nine jet-black wings were suddenly enveloped in bright light, transforming into rainbow colors like the Original's hair, constantly shifting hues, appearing as beautiful as the aurora.

"You've devoured the matrices...!?"

Rozen was amazed by this.

On the contrary, the Original, while reclaiming the Aurora Wings, revealed a smug, cold smile.

"Those were nothing but puppets created from my body, foolish creations of the Devas who feared my power, specially crafted to carry the vessels of my Beast Vassals."

The power of the Fourth Primogenitor was divided into twelve parts along with the body, and twelve Beast Vassals were sealed within the artificial vampires called matrices.

That was the purpose of the matrices' existence.

In other words, the matrices were not only a part of the Fourth Primogenitor but also represented the Beast Vassals of the Fourth Primogenitor herself.

If not for this, the Beast Vassals wouldn't obey the call of the matrices and be subservient to them.

"The accumulated inherent time, blood memories, and magic of these puppets are all mine. It's only natural that I reclaim them."

The Original exuded even more terrifying magic, causing the heavens and earth to tremble with sorrowful cries.

"Though only nine, they are enough to deal with a mere human protected by gods."

The Original's eyes began to show coldness and contempt as she looked at Rozen.

"All the disrespect and offense you've shown me, apologize for it now, right in front of me."

As she finished speaking, the aurora wings behind the Original spread out.

"Come forth! My Beast Vassals!"

At the Original's call, the aurora wings behind her slowly transformed, ultimately turning into nine devastating Beast Vassals, manifesting in the world.

The nine Beast Vassals roared at the sky in unison.

At this moment, the Fourth Primogenitor awakened.