Chapter 174: Chapter 174 – Going Back to Kanto
Their battle resumed.
However, there was not much to be addressed.
The three of them met in the center and punched each other out.
Because Tsuchigumo was not used to his human form yet, his movement felt a bit sluggish, and his punch was weaker than before.
However, that was already enough to fight with them.
They exchanged punches fiercely. Vali was the one who held the most advantage because he had no change in his body size.
Crom Cruach was compressing his dragon form into human form, and he was certainly skilled, but he couldn't use his breath.
"Hyak!" Crom Cruach yelled as he punched Vali, blowing him away to a distance.
Tsuchigumo was also like that. His biggest advantage, his size, was now gone, and he could only focus on technique.
He then used his leg in the battle. He kicked Crom Cruach on his head and planted him on the ground.
The fight continued with the three of them punching and kicking each other with their fist covered in some aura. Five minutes later, the three of them were already battered.
"Hahahaha, this is fun!" With a mad grin, Crom Cruach's voice boomed through the area.
"Kahahaha, you're not bad! It's been a long time since I had this much fun!" Tsuchigumo answered with a burst of mad laughter.
"I agree. Having a good fight after killing that bastard is all I could ask for." Vali took his helmet off and wiped the blood that was on his lips. "However… I think we need to end this now."
"That's right. We have been in this for too long! Let's end this with the final strike." Crom Cruach agreed with Vali and began to gather his energy in his fist.
"Not bad! I will entertain you!" A black cloud began to appear around Tsuchigumo's body again. The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and some of the youkai behind me fell to their knees.
Azazel, who stood beside me, had shuddered. Sweat began to drip from his forehead.
He had never experienced Tsuchigumo's Fear at full strength. His Fear itself was the Fear that youkai held for him for over 500 years.
It was heavy as if his Fear could control the gravity around him. But, that was not correct.
What made his Fear heavy was that Azazel subconsciously got scared of him. If someone didn't get scared of Tsuchigumo, they wouldn't be affected by his Fear too much.
As proof, Hagoromo Gitsune and I were fine even when we were exposed to such Fear.
"You are too weak, Azazel. How can a leader like you be scared of the other?" I mocked him, and he turned to me with a wry smile.
"I see… so this is the power that only youkai have? They got stronger the more I fear him… that's why it's called Fear."
"That's right. And that's why no one can find me too. Because… they are all scared of Nurarihyon. They feared us…" I boasted, "Humans had a legend about us. They are scared of us. That's why… we are strong."
In this world where the supernatural was known to a lot of people, accumulating Fear from humans was easy. That was why the youkai from Nura Clan were stronger in this world, and so did Tsuchigumo.
"Well, it looks like they are ready to end this," Azazel commented as he looked at Vali.
Vali's wing flashed a few times before the energy that had accumulated in his wing transferred to the gauntlet in his right hand.
"Ready?" Asked Crom Cruach.
Tsuchigumo's black cloud was slowly being concentrated in his four fists. They were blazing like a black flame, covering his fist tightly.
"Let's just do it."
With that as a signal, the three of them kicked the ground, and their fists met each other in the center.
BOOOOM––!
A loud explosion was created, and the blinding light combined with a black cloud filled the area around them, creating a sphere that made us unable to look inside.
An earthquake followed the explosion, and the ground started to cave in.
Azazel and I jumped up and stood in the sky while Hagoromo Gitsune countered the earthquake with her fan.
"Woahh!"
"Be careful!"
"Help!!"
The youkai behind us fell to the newly created crater and tried to get up. Some were able to avoid it, and they were amazed by the sheer destruction that was created from the attack earlier.
I looked at where their fists met as the blinding sphere began to dim.
In that location, a big crater was created, and two people had laid on the ground unconscious while one who wore silver armor was still standing.
"Hahahaha, it seems that Vali won, huh?!" Azazel's laughter rang beside me.
"Tsk! He's able to stay conscious because of his armor!"
"Say no more! Both of you owed me sake!" Azazel laughed and then made his way to Vali.
I followed him and landed beside Vali.
Azazel tapped his shoulder with a big smile, "Hey, Vali! Are you okay?" He asked.
Vali slowly turned toward Azazel, "Yeah…" His voice was weak. He was too exhausted from the fight.
Slowly, his body collapsed, and he fainted.
"Woah…"
Azazel caught him in time as his armor and wing crumbled.
"Well well, look at this. He's able to stay awake by sheer will."
"That's amazing by itself." I answered Azazel and crouched beside Tsuchigumo. He had a satisfied smile on his face.
For some reason, he didn't turn back to his giant form, but this was better.
When I was about to carry Tsuchigumo, I heard a growl from above.
"Graaa!"
I looked up and saw the blue dragon that had been tamed by Tsuchigumo descent toward me.
"Grrrr…" He growled at me as if he was trying to protect Tsuchigumo.
"Don't worry. I am this guy's friend."
As I answered that, the dragon backed away a little and lowered its head.
I carried Tsuchigumo over my shoulder and turned to Crom Cruach.
"What should we do to him?" I asked Azazel, who carried Vali the same way as I did.
"What should we do, indeed." He muttered, "Killing him here will be the best action, but… I think he's just similar to Vali, someone who wanted to fight a strong opponent."
"I think so too." I answered Azazel with a smirk, "Then I will take him too. I will let him rest with Tsuchigumo."
"Oh, sure. Take him." Azazel turned away and made his way towards Vali's team, which ran from a distance. "I will leave first, have good luck."
Azazel met with Vali's team, and they teleported away.
I made my way back after I picked Crom Cruach and met up with the other, Ophis included.
"Well then, let's head back! We have a party waiting for us!"
"Ouu!!"
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