Bab 163: Chapter 163
I didn't think the man in front of us was who he had claimed to be either. I used [Observe] to be sure.
[M#%&I$#o - Level 40]
That clinched it. This was not this universe's God. It was an imposter. One talented enough in illusion magic to not only fool all of the Angels but also block out my upgraded [Observe]. Thankfully, he seemed to be affected by this Universe's power cap. No matter how skilled in magic he was, Level 40 wasn't much of a threat to me at this point.
Still though… I figured it was better to be safe than sorry. 'System, do the trade!'
[You got it. Commencing trade…and done!]
The Boosted Gear that was resting in my hand disappeared as if it was never there. In its place, two eyeballs appeared. They were purple and covered in black ripples.
The Rinnegan!
[You're lucky you have me! Hold the Rinnegan eyes up to your face and they'll fuse to your own eyes. Without me, you'd have to rip out your own eyeballs and you'd never be able to turn the Rinnegan off.]
I held the pair of eyes up to my face. I felt the two orbs in my hand vanish as I felt a burning sensation coming from my eyes! The sensation quickly faded though.
I opened my eyes expecting to have a drastic change in my vision. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't. Then again, my natural eyes were already far better than a human's. I did feel my body begin to change though. I felt a new type of energy flow through me!
[Passive Skill Unlocked: Senjutsu Level 1]
→Level 1: Increase the recovery of MP to 1 MP per second!
My eyes widened. Holy crap! I was getting a recharge of only 1 MP a minute before! Senjutsu was absolutely broken, and I loved it!
[Skill Gained: Six Paths]
→Allows you to use the Six Paths of the Rinnegan. Abilities scale with MP used.
[Skill Gained: Susanoo Level 1]
→Allows you to summon the skeletal frame of Susanoo to protect yourself.
If I was alone right now, I probably would have been jumping up and down and squealing in glee from both of those skills! I was starting to feel like a true gamer now that I had some crazy anime powers!
[The Rinnegan fusing with your eyes has leveled up your Observe skill!]
"Are you alright, Layla?" Heather asked when I paused for a few seconds after bringing my hand to my face. Kunou was also worried next to me.
"I've never felt better!" I admitted. I could understand why people were killing each other over these eyes in Naruto. The abilities they granted were just too amazing!
I snapped back to the current situation. I was still surrounded by over a dozen Angels and 'God' himself. Although with my [Observe] now at Level 4, I wondered if he'd be able to hide his identity from me now.
[Mephisto - Level 40: An Avatar of the Evil Deity Mephisto. He has come to this world to sow chaos.]
Mephisto? I was surprised to see such a big name in such a weak world like this one. Then again, the description said that this was simply one of his avatars. It was interesting that even he couldn't escape the power suppression placed upon the beings here though.
"What happened to the Boosted Gear you were just holding?" Mephisto, still disguised as Yahweh, asked me.
…
Mephisto was curious about what Layla just did. The Boosted Gear simply vanished from her hand one moment, and some powerful small objects appeared in its place. Before he could figure out what they were, the Fallen Angel immediately absorbed them into herself. What's more is that she started feeling immensely more dangerous to his senses after she did so. 'Just what did she fuse to herself!?' He wondered.
"Father, shall we kill her now?" One of 'his' Angels asked him.
Mephisto shook his head. "No, hold back for now." These Angels were too stupid to even sense the massive power difference between Layla and them. They were too blinded by their devotion to his disguise. He was sure that Layla would immediately dispose of them and then he wouldn't even be able to use these winged idiots to serve their only useful purpose!
…
I smirked at 'my father' before I spoke again. "You don't have to worry about the Red Dragon anymore. It's gone forever and never coming back. Instead, you should be worrying about yourself… Mephisto." I casually threw out his real name.
"MEPHISTO!" Heather shrieked behind me in shock. "That's one of the beings the Ancient One told me to never mess with!"
The surrounding Angels all looked confused at the name as well but didn't ask.
Instead of being angry at getting exposed. He just laughed. His head reared back, and he let out a disturbingly loud cackle! "Hahahahaha! Impressive! Truly impressive! It seems the rumors about you were true, Layla of the Fallen. Some Fallen Angel came out of nowhere and slew Belial! On top of that, you then freed all of the souls from Gehenna before other Hell Lords could seize the plane and all those souls for themselves! You essentially crippled that entire realm!"
"And why do you care about all that?" I asked.
His head snapped back forwards, and I was met with glowing red eyes. "I cared because I was planning to take Gehenna for myself one day! Without any souls, it's absolutely worthless!"
"That sucks."
He scowled at my disregard. "I don't like having my fun or plans ruined. And now, Layla, you have ruined both! I demand vengeance! I will have retribution!"
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Bab 164: Chapter 164
I could feel Mephisto's bloodlust across the courtyard. He was now barely trying to mask who he was. I could see the fleshy mask he was wearing start to literally melt and bubble away.
"Gross…" I muttered as parts of his fake face started to fall off and land on the ground. Bright red skin was visible underneath. "Make sure you both stay close to me," I said to Heather and Kunou. If he was exposing himself so blatantly, then he was preparing to fight me.
"Maybe we should just go?" Heather suggested. "The Ancient One told me never to mess with this guy."
I shook my head. There was no way I was missing an opportunity like this. Not only was I merely facing a weaker avatar, but this would give me some insight on how the real Mephisto fights if I have to face him someday.
On top of that…
[Quest Initiated: Slay the Avatar of Mephisto!]
→Reward: Level UP X 2!
… I didn't want to miss out on two easy level-ups! And speaking of easy level-ups…
I conjured a small Lightspear and hurled it at the still unconscious Issei nearby! It pierced right through his head and killed him instantly. The quest demanded that he had to die to be completed after all.
[You have Leveled UP X3!]
[Layla of the Fallen: Angel of Hope, Death's Favored]
[Level: 54]
[Sacred Gears: Purger of Darkness, Orb of Anywhere]
[HP: 13000]
[MP: 9800]
[Faith Energy: 3]
[Vigor: 800]
[Strength: 140]
[Intelligence: 980]
[Luck: 100]
[Skills: Observe 4, Angelic Mastery 4, Acting 4, Light Manipulation 7, HP to MP Conversion, Mana Burst, Senjutsu 1, Six Paths, Susanoo 1]
[Perks: Never Tell Me the Odds, Lucky Shot, Mana Replenisher]
[Drawbacks: Sin of Lust]
[Available Free Stat Points: 80]
[Skill Up Point: 0]
I now had 80 Free Stat Points to spend. I put 20 into Intelligence to get it to 1000. I also put 50 in Luck and 10 in Strength.
[For reaching 1000 Intelligence you have unlocked the perk: Mana Furnace!]
→Mana Furnace: You live and breathe Mana! Mana now regenerates 3 times as fast!
[Error!! Error!!]
[A skill has been detected that has the same effect already!]
→The perk Mana Regeneration has fused with the skill Senjutsu!
→Senjutsu has reached level 2! I now regenerate 5 MP every second!
"Father! Are you alright!?"
"What's going on?"
"That damn Fallen has done something to Father!"
The surrounding Angels screamed out! I didn't have time to go over all the benefits I just got before they were all summoning Lightspears and charging at me! Albeit, they were moving very slowly compared to Angels from my own universe. I raised my hand and was about to blast them all away and test out my new Deva Path!
"Stop!" Mephisto called out loudly! All the Angels halted in place. They glared hatefully at me, but made no further moves to attack.
"Father?" One of them questioned. They were shocked at how horrible he looked all of a sudden! His skin was melting off of him!
Mephisto laughed. "Yes, I am your father! Tell me, children. Do you all love me?" Mephisto asked.
"Of course we do!"
"We love you, Father!"
"We could never love anyone more!"
All of the Angels stopped to proclaim their love for Mephisto. I was disgusted at their declarations and their sheer stupidity. Mephisto must have gotten rid of all the smarter Angels and just kept around these idiots to entertain himself.
He grinned at me before he spoke again. "Do you all pledge your souls to me?" Mephisto asked all of the Angels.
My eyes widened at his question. I shouted loudly! "Wait you idiots! Don't answer that!"
It was too late, though!
"Of course I do, father!"
"My soul is yours forever!"
"Mine too!" "And Mine!" "Yes. Of course!"
Right after they all pledged their souls, the fake skin over Mephisto's form finally dropped off him completely. Exposed underneath was the avatar of the evil deity. His eyes glowed fiery red, his hair was pitch black, his ears were pointed, and his skin was bright red. He was once again cackling loudly.
"Father?" One of the Angels asked in confusion upon seeing Mephisto's true form. "What has happened to you?"
"I'm not your father you stupid whore! He's been dead for a long time! I've loved having you as my loyal followers though! I'll especially love torturing you all for all eternity now that your souls are mine!"
The dawning horror of realization appeared on all of the Angels' faces. I grimaced as I knew that I couldn't save them at this point. Not without going into Mephisto's domain and actually killing him there.
Until then, their souls would belong to him.
Mephisto waved his clawed hands and all of the human vessels surrounding us slumped to the ground unconscious or dead. White orbs of light started floating above the bodies. They all turned and rushed towards Mephisto. He opened his mouth wide, and over a dozen Angelic souls were sucked down into his stomach!
He let out a loud belch as he licked his lips and grinned wickedly at the three witnesses. "That really hit the spot! And it gave me the boost I'm going to need for this!"
A wave of power erupted out of Mephisto and started blanketing the area in a foul miasma. I countered the miasma by releasing my own Light Energy into the surroundings as well to stave it off.
"He feels so much stronger!" Kunou exclaimed.
I used [Observe] on him again. His level had gone up quite a bit!
[Mephisto - Level 62]
"This world might suppress the strength of beings like myself, in higher realms, but there's always ways to get around that! Devouring the souls of the world's inhabitants is the simplest method!" Mephisto bragged as he started walking towards my group. He soon became wreathed in fire, and the ground beneath him started to boil everywhere he stepped.
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