The Raven Dark Hero 73

Chapter 73 : The Decisive Summit Battle

TL:SummerPeanut

--A little step back in time...

In front of the entrance of Shiroyume’s hideout, Hero Onijima Heikichi and Demon King Kiryu Shinichiro were staring at each other with smiles on their faces, their hearts dancing out for the battle that was about to begin.

“It's been a long time since I've faced you like this.”

“The last time I exchanged attacks with you was... 20 years ago.”

“KuhKuhKuh, At the time, I had no idea that I would be facing you as an enemy.”

“Is that so? I'm sorry but I already foresaw this happening.”

“Well, well, well... What a coincidence. If only it wasn't because I have to face you as an enemy, I would have enjoyed this serious fight with you.”

“Is that so. ...should we start.”

“Sounds about right…. I… I can no longer wait!!”

In the next moment, their fists collided with each other.

The impact caused a gust of wind to blow around the area. Blue of the Nature Stranger and Sagara of the Byakkotai, who were watching this, had no idea how this battle would turn out.

“As a member of the National Defense Force, I hope that General Onijima will be victorious. But his opponent is THAT Kiryu. It won’t be strange if either wins...”

“Blue, all I know about this Kiryu guy is that he's the boss of Kuroyume, but is there anyone who can even fight General Onijima on even ground?”

“Younger people may not know this, but Kiryu is a former member of the NDF. Moreover, he has a mentor and disciple relationship with General Onijima, and also one of the members of the human race who defeated the progenitor of phenom.”

“The ancestor of the phenom... that, on its own, destroyed the Indo-French military powerhouse 50 years ago?”

“That's right. Furthermore, there were seven other offshoots of the progenitor. The human side also manifested gifts, and 100 elites from all over the world went to the final battle. The history books say that only five of them survived, but in fact there were six. That is the former Major General Kiryu of the NDF Air Force. Besides, it seems that Kiryu defeated one of the seven alter ego of the Founder alone.”[1]

“Even if it's one part out of seven, that phenom could destroy an entire country by itself right? No, why was such a great man erased from history? How did he end up as filth?”

“There's no reason for me to know. It's just that... These two are the two strongest in the world today and it's no exaggeration to say that this battle is the summit battle between the NDF and the filths. The one who wins... no, the side who loses might be fatally damaged.”

The two fiercely clashed with their fists. Who has the stronger fist? It was as if they were competing with each other.

“Good grief.... How can you fight my Lonsdaleite-enhanced fists with only your trained fist? You're still a monster as usual.”

“KAHKAHKAH! You can wear your thick armor but you can't beat me with that.”

Here, the two of them took a pause.

“Now, let's get a little fancy…”

An overwhelming aura overflowed from Onijima. It was so overwhelming that Blue and Sagara, who had been standing about 100 meters away for safety, cowered in fear.

“Consecutive・Fists!”

Onijima's Consecutive Fists is a technique where the impact of a single regular fist occurs ten times simultaneously.[2]

And Kiryu avoided this. Instead of defending with Lonsdaleite, he avoided it.

“Hah! Running away is cowardly!”

After that, he continued to unleash a series of fists, but Kiryu avoided all of them instead of blocking them.

“KAーKAHKAHKA! Is that hard armor only a decoration? If you're a man, take it head on with dignity!”

“I'm not a fighting junkie like you. I don't want to take even a millimeter of unnecessary damage. Now it's my turn!”

Kiryu created a lump of Lonsdaleite in his palm and threw it at Onijima with all his might.

Onijima narrowly avoided the mass that was shot from a distance at a speed of over 300 kilometers per hour.

“Lonsdaleite, right? It is so powerful that it can destroy even a tank just by throwing a lump of it.... With higher proficiency, it becomes a ridiculous weapon with both range and power, and its defense is one of the hardest in the world... What a foul gift!”

“What's the matter? Are you scared? Unfortunately for you but I can still make a lot of chunks to throw, you know?”

“You're the same old coward...as usual! WAVE!!”

With a huge scream, a pure white aura enveloped Onijima, and the mass released by Kiryu evaded Onijima's body.

What Onijima just used... No, Onijima hasn't used any kind of gift since just now.

‘Investigator’. Gift rank S. The more you train, the more you strive, the more you grow. In other words, there is no limit to growth. This ability was the most suitable for Onijima, who spared no effort in training every day.

As a result of his training, Onijima built a strong body, mastered the use of the aura in his body, and sharpened his fists as his killing blow.

“Tsk, that ability would be a pearl before swines if someone other than you obtained it.... How could the government give it a S rank?”

“I think so too. I would have given it an A- myself but this is the hero's ability after all.”

“Hmm, are you sure you claim that(hero) yourself?”

“FUOHFUOHFUOH, I'm an honest man! ...BREAK!”

Qigong bullets made from the aura he had developed were fired from Onijima's hands. He is also an all-rounder who can use his steel body to defend himself and has tremendous offensive capabilities in both the close and long range.

“Hmm!”

Kiryu flicked this qigong bullet away with one hand.

“UOOOOOOOOOH!!”

“KIEEEEEEEEEI!!”

The battle of flesh and blood begins again. This time, Kiryu blocked Onijima's attack, and Onijima blocked Kiryu's attack. Their attacks were so powerful that they could make a 10 meter hole in the ground with one shot.

It was a fight between a monster and a monster, and Blue, who was also a very skilled fighter, could not believe that they were even human.

“………Blue-san… Can a human being be that strong?”

“……No, those two are special. That's why they were able to fight off the phenoms...”

A battle between the man with the murderous pike and hardest shield and the man with the strongest spear and shield. A battle worthy of being called a summit battle was about to unfold.

Author’s Note:

Next chapter, the fierce battle continues!

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TL’s note:

1. The word used here is fission(分体). I assume the author refers to ancestor phenom splitting into 7 parts like cells or something. It’s not giving birth to 7 babies.
2. Imagine Toriko’s nail punch I guess