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Chapter 710 Returning to an Egg

When Ophis suddenly appeared in front of the Nidhogg, everyone from the Loki Familia present was stunned, "W-what!? Did I just see her appear out of thin air!?" Raul exclaimed.

"O-Ophis-chan?" Line asked when she recognized the girl.

"What? Ophis is there?" When Sona heard Line's words, she immediately abandoned the idea of sending reinforcements, 'If she's there, then she decided to take care of it herself.'

But before she could issue her instructions, Line suddenly cried out, "Kisuke-san!? You're here!?"

"Kisuke's also there!?"

"We'll take care of this guy. You lot do what you're supposed to do." Kisuke replied to them. He then recalled something and added, "If you can, please go assist Loga-san's group. I think many of them are injured and they would really appreciate some help."

Line didn't question it and urged their team leader, "Raul-san! Let's immediately look for the Demeter Familia members!"

"B-but..." He didn't know if it's alright to leave them behind.

"They'll be fine! If someone can deal with that monster, it'd be him!"

"If you're looking for trapped people, 20 meters away north of this place, there's a small opening on the right side wall that you can pry open. They are embedded in the wall." added Kisuke.

Instead of Line or Sona, it was Finn's voice who convinced Raul, "Raul, go to the place he pointed out and rescue them. As soon as you're free, the sooner you can assist others."

"U-understood!" Raul saluted and faced his comrades, "Let's go!"

Everyone in their group nodded and started running after Raul. But before they left the room, Raul turned to Kisuke for one last time, "Thank you."

Kisuke just waved at them in acknowledgment.

Walking beside Ophis, Kisuke took a closer look at the black Dragon baring its fangs at both of them, but it's very obvious that it was scared of Ophis and didn't dare to start a fight with her, "You're interested?"

Ophis nodded and said, "...Different from the 'Dragons' that are born in this place. It's a real one."

Kisuke rubbed his chin in contemplation, "So it's a genuine article. Looks like it was created... No... It was born in a special way, but before the Dungeon could influence it. The Demi-Spirits managed to get hold of it first, leading to the situation right now that it needed to be fed Magic Power just to continue 'hatching'. Those Demi-Spirits couldn't take it over even then, but they sure influenced it with their malice and greed." Kisuke then faced Ophis and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Without any pause, Ophis answered, "Take it out of this place."

"That's fine~ But I can only remove the Demi-Spirits' connection from it." Kisuke replied with a smile.

Ophis nodded again, "...That's enough."

"I see." Kisuke then carefully laid Ryuu on the floor and took out six daggers with complicated inscriptions on their handles. Tossing them around the black Dragon, Kisuke created a hexagonal barrier that severed the space inside of it from the influence of the outside world.

With the roots that transported Magic Power to it suddenly cleaved, the black Dragon roared in extreme pain and tried to smash open the white translucent barrier but could only give it a small ripple on the surface. Even then, it still tried its best and started rampaging, damaging even its own body in the process.

Picking Ryuu up once again, Kisuke added, "Although I said I could disconnect the rest of the Demi-Spirits from it, whether it'll turn out malevolent or not, I have no way of changing that."

Ophis then stepped forward while reaching out her right arm to it, "...I'll leave it to its fate." From her hand, the symbol of infinity manifested and a black ball of light emerged from it. A second later, the black ball expanded exponentially in an instant, engulfing the black Dragon.

The black Dragon that was just rampaging disappeared inside the black ball of light without any sound before it shrunk into an oval-shaped egg that is less than two feet tall and more than a foot wide.

Kisuke immediately took back his barrier as Ophis ran towards the egg and caught it before it fell on the ground. Hugging the egg and feeling the breath of life within it, Ophis let out a satisfied grunt.

And just like that, the Nidhogg that Enyo/Dionysus painstakingly planned to create throughout the years, disappeared as if it didn't exist in the first place.

Patting her head with a smile, Kisuke instructed Ophis, "Go home first. Claire and Tanis would certainly be interested in it, so be careful with it. If you need any help, don't hesitate to come to my side."

"Umu." Ophis nodded her head and disappeared as soon as Kisuke lifted his hand from her head.

"Now then... I guess I might as well wait for everything to be done and deal with that Creature." murmured Kisuke and exited the room.

Within the cylindrical room, both Dionysus and Loki were speechless with what they'd just witnessed but the first one to react was Loki, "The Nidhogg has been dealt with! Finish those remaining Demi-Spirits and we're done here!"

Everyone except for a few people were visibly shocked at Loki's news but moments later, their motivation returned and their momentum increased. Using this newfound hope, Finn and Sona rallied everyone for the final attack.

Witnessing that his plans that he'd concocted for years crumbling in front of him, Dionysus became extremely desperate and pulled out the dagger that he used to kill his fellow Deity, Penia, to mask his death. If he could kill Loki here, the majority of the forces within the Knossos would become useless and the rest wouldn't be enough to finish the Demi-Spirits off, which would also give him enough time to escape.

However, Loki, who already saw this outcome a mile away, pulled out the ashes of a dead monster that she picked up on the way here and has been keeping in her pockets before tossing them to Dionysus's face, rendering the latter to be blind for a short moment.

Using this chance, Loki immediately launched her foot towards Dionysus and aimed mercilessly at his balls.

Feeling the pain that shook his consciousness, Dionysus screamed in horror while Loki laughed maniacally as she continued to step on him repeatedly to the point that the Deity that caused them so much trouble begged for mercy.

Walking through the hallways, Kisuke heard Dionysus's screams of horror and couldn't help but chuckle, "As expected of Loki-sama. She's merciless~"