Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

The pitch-black flames enveloped the entire meteorite, while Yagami Tsuki, on the side, fused with his Soul True Body, Susanoo, in quick succession. The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in his hand unleashed hundreds of sword beams into the void in an instant.

"Sever."

Only when the meteorite was torn apart by the scorching black flames did Yagami Tsuki finally deliver the final blow.

"Robin Hood!"

Robin Hood, wielding sharp arrows, hurled the crossbow bolt in his hand. During the arrow's flight, the pitch-black flames from the hem of Ye Xing's coat automatically adhered to it, carrying a terrifyingly scorching heat and an unstoppable sharpness, exploding in mid-air amidst the surging collision of spiritual power, instantly turning the remaining fragments of the meteorite into ashes.

"Huff... Huff..."

Even with Ye Xing's astonishing spiritual power, he felt somewhat strained after successively using a series of attacks like One-Sword Shura, Planetary Devastation, and Amaterasu. Although Yagami Tsuki was only responsible for the finishing part of the combination technique, he was clearly exhausted as well.

"Did... Did we... succeed...?"

Yagami Tsuki adjusted his breathing and forced himself to ask this question.

Ye Xing, having devoured the Sloth Shard, could sense the location of the other Original Sin Shards as long as he was within a certain range. That's why he could directly pinpoint Ito Shuji's hiding place in the underground shelter in such a short time, and without giving the opponent any chance to exert his power, he directly teamed up with Yagami Tsuki to deliver a thrilling combination technique composed of two World cards.

As Yagami Tsuki asked this question...

The rain around them fell even harder.

The entire sky had turned into a depressing, dark red color.

Under the gaze of Yagami Tsuki and Ye Xing, a red-black staircase composed of unknown substances appeared before them, and the surrounding streets, like the alternate world they had once visited, gradually became covered with pulsating red veins.

"So it's like this..."

Compared to Yagami Tsuki's incredulous expression, Ye Xing seemed to have expected it, raising his head to look at the sky.

"Your struggles are amusing, but... it ends here."

Looking at the being that appeared within the clouds, shrouded in light, with a body so enormous that it made people feel breathless, made of a material similar to bright silver metal, and with a pair of floating, feathered wings like an angel, Yagami Tsuki's pupils dilated.

"What... What are you...?"

"Haven't you already met? I... am the Holy Grail, or perhaps you should call me by my other name..."

Ye Xing calmly spoke slowly.

"Yaldabaoth, right?"

"Hmm? As expected of the one who possesses the 'World' card and intends to stop me, you actually know my name..."

Yaldabaoth seemed somewhat surprised that Ye Xing could call out his name, but it was only limited to surprise, and then he returned to that emotionless, aloof tone that was completely different from humans.

"I am the god who responds to the calls of the world and is born to save the world. Stop making futile struggles, abandon all your desires, and then... witness the birth of the new world."

Yagami Tsuki stared directly at Yaldabaoth in the clouds and said in a deep voice.

"No one is expecting your appearance. Stop talking nonsense there!"

"Still unable to understand?"

Yaldabaoth's tone was very calm, only speaking slowly.

"'Mask,' 'Kira,' Yagami Tsuki from another world, Ito Shuji... The people are praying, yearning, even eagerly craving for a stronger being than them to rule, so that they don't need to worry about anything, don't need to consider any risks, and only need to follow the future set by the ruler. That's enough."

"All sins of mankind are caused by desire. As long as there is no more desire in this world, as long as everyone abandons desire, this world will become perfect."

"Sloth, Wrath, Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Envy, you have already witnessed these six Original Sins, and the seventh Original Sin, Sloth..."

"Is the idea that all of humanity wants to give up thinking, give up their desires, and be ruled by some supreme being."

Speaking of this, the pair of wings behind Yaldabaoth unfolded, looking down at Ye Xing and Yagami Tsuki on the ground from a high position.

"To defy me is to defy..."

"The will of all the people in the world."

Chapter 550: Yagami Tsuki's Firm Belief, The World-Destroying Disaster Created by the Holy Grail

"Stop spouting nonsense here."

Facing Yaldabaoth, who claimed to represent the will of all the people in the world, Yagami Tsuki showed no fear or hesitation, with not a trace of wavering in his brown eyes, and said firmly.

"All of humanity hopes that you will rule this world, hoping that their desires will be stripped away, turning them into domesticated animals without any pursuits, waiting for death? Nonsense! At least, he and I beside me will never allow such a thing to happen!"

Yagami Tsuki, after all, was the one who had completed his own Fool's Journey, completed rebirth, and obtained the "World" card. Yaldabaoth's words, in his ears, were completely absurd and could not shake his will in the slightest.

"Indeed, just like you two..."

Yaldabaoth's voice had a sense of oppression from on high.

"In this world, there is still a very small group of people who hold the same futile hope as you, but... this is ultimately futile. In the face of the will of all mankind, you are only rejected by this world and will eventually turn into nothingness."

Listening to Yaldabaoth's words, Yagami Tsuki did not continue to engage in futile arguments with the other party, but whispered to Ye Xing beside him.

"Although this guy's words don't make any sense, his power... is very strong... It's not the same level as Izanami and Kira from another world that we've encountered before..."

"What? Scared?"

"Scared? Haha."

Seeing that Ye Xing still looked relaxed, and even had the mood to tease himself, Yagami Tsuki also showed a smile, tightened his grip on the hilt of the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, took a deep breath, and looked up at Yaldabaoth, whose figure had already reached through the clouds, with a firm look on his face.

"We must win."

"That's natural."

Ye Xing also tightened his grip on the Onimaru Kunitsuna in his hand, and scarlet rotating patterns appeared in his eyes.

"Only the victor can determine the future of the world."

As the voice fell, a layer of black skeletal shell enveloped Ye Xing's body, and in an instant, it was first covered with a layer of flesh and blood, and then draped with a layer of clothing, forming a huge black humanoid figure nearly two hundred meters tall, holding a Tachi similar in shape to the Onimaru Kunitsuna, dwarfing even the body of the Colossal Titan.

"Complete Body Susanoo."

Seeing Ye Xing use such an exaggerated ability, Yagami Tsuki was first shocked, but then felt a little heavy.

In front of the Complete Body Susanoo, the Colossal Titan was like a child, and in front of Yaldabaoth... even the Complete Body Susanoo, which was more than two hundred meters tall, seemed a little small.

"Clang!!!!"

Watching the Complete Body Susanoo slash the Tachi forward, colliding with Yaldabaoth's wide wings, feeling the shock of the collision of the two sides' powers, Yagami Tsuki on the ground could not help but show a wry smile, muttering to himself.

"Sigh... What on earth was I thinking, to actively intervene in a battle of this level..."

“Fusion, Susanoo, Emperor Sutoku.”

… …

Meanwhile, in Tokyo.

“This… what exactly is going on…?”

Yagami Mayu, who was taking shelter from the rain in a coffee shop, was completely stunned when she saw the people on the street standing still, like lifeless puppets.

When she turned her head to ask a question, she found that her mother, like the pedestrians, had become very numb in expression, and her eyes were empty and dull.

“Has it already begun…?”

Unlike Yagami Mayu’s mother, Sakurajima Mai, Yotsuya Miko, and Miyamizu Mitsuha were not in a state of confusion, but remained awake.

“Mai-senpai… do you know what’s going on? My mother… and those people outside… how did they become like this!?”

“Mayu, calm down.”

Sakurajima Mai didn’t expect that Yagami Mayu would be able to remain awake at this time.

When the Overload Society members went to the other world, they had seen such a thing happen. The Holy Grail absorbed the desires of all mankind, causing the vast majority of humans to lose all desire. Without desire, there would be no self-thought and will, and they would become like puppets.

Sakurajima Mai and Yotsuya Miko were spiritualists who had faced their true hearts, and Miyamizu Mitsuha, although she had not yet awakened her spiritual abilities, also knew the truth and had resisted the predetermined fate, saving the shrine maiden of Itomori Town. It was only natural that she did not fall into confusion.

But Yagami Mayu… was actually able to stay awake?

Thinking of this, Yotsuya Miko immediately tried to call Futaba Rio, who was in Kyoto, but found that the phone had lost its signal, and the remote communication device provided by L could not connect to the channel.

“Perhaps there is still a small group of people… like Mayu, who can still remain awake at this moment.”

Just as Yotsuya Miko thought, there are people all over the world who, like Yagami Mayu, can still remain awake even under the influence of the Holy Grail, that is, Yaldabaoth.

Inside Honko-ji Temple in Amagasaki.

Master Miyamoto raised his head and looked up at the dark red sky, rubbing a string of prayer beads in his hand. He looked at the monks in the temple who were numb and seemed to have become puppets, sighed slightly, and then looked at Touma, Saya, and Ogiso Setsuna.

“Since this kind of scene has appeared… it means that that kid… has already started fighting the Holy Grail you mentioned, right…”

“Yes, Master, but…”

Ogiso Setsuna looked worried, pursed her lips and said worriedly.

“This kind of situation shouldn’t have happened in the original plan…”

On the other side, in the Overload Society’s apartment building in Kyoto.

“What… what exactly is going on?”

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the scene on the street through the window on the first floor, and her whole person was in a state of confusion.

She was originally writing a light novel at home, but Eriri suddenly came to her door, saying she wanted to invite her to a place, and then took her to this apartment building. Kasumigaoka Utaha also saw several familiar faces, like Yukinoshita Yukino from Sobu High, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Yukinoshita Haruno, whom she had met two days ago.

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha found that everyone present, whether she had met them before or not, had a solemn expression on their faces, as if they knew the reason for this phenomenon. It seemed that she was the only one who didn’t know…

“Kurisu, what exactly is going on?”

Hiyama Maho didn’t know the truth of the matter, but she had obviously vaguely guessed that the members of the Overload Society knew the reason for this incident.

She stared at Makise Kurisu, frowning tightly.

“You were so eager to bring me back to Kyoto with them last night, you must have foreseen that this kind of thing would happen. What exactly is going on?”

“Senpai, I…”

Makise Kurisu didn’t know how to answer this question, so she could only turn her pleading gaze to Yuigahama Yui, the most senior member of the Overload Society present.

Although Yuigahama Yui usually doesn’t seem to be good at dealing with such scenes, she is now showing a reliable side that she doesn’t usually show.

“Kasumigaoka-san, Maho-senpai, don’t worry.”

Yuigahama Yui took a deep breath, trying to make her tone sound calmer.

“Before I came back just now, I had already gone with Saki and Shoko to confirm that although these people have become like puppets, they are not at risk of losing their lives for the time being. As long as we can achieve victory and return their desires to them, these people will be able to return to normal.”

“Victory…”

Kasumigaoka Utaha showed a complicated expression.

“What exactly… are you fighting against? What exactly is…”

Just as Kasumigaoka Utaha wanted to ask clearly, she heard a strange low roar from the street outside.

“That is…”

Yuigahama Yui pulled open the curtains and looked out, only to see hundreds of creatures gathered outside the Overload Society’s apartment building, with different appearances and clothes, but with twisted expressions on their faces, such as anger, greed, jealousy, or lust, seemingly like humans.

“They’re here…”

Yuigahama Yui and Yukinoshita Yukino exchanged a glance. They both knew very well what these things surrounding the Overload Society’s apartment building were.

Souichirou Yagami had already sent back the collected information two days ago.

As Futaba Rio had guessed, the monster on the subway that exploded with many human heads, and the ones now surrounding the Overload Society’s apartment building, were the same kind of existence. Simply put, they were humans who possessed strong desires but could only suppress them for various reasons, and ultimately became Holy Grail puppets.

Each of them had gathered the desires obtained by taking them from others. The evidence was that when Yagami Hoshi pulled out those heads at that time and let them go, many patients in Kyoto who had been fainting for no reason suddenly woke up and returned to normal.

Without all desires, a person is no different from a walking corpse.

The members of the Overload Society call this phenomenon “Wastelanding.”

“Is it because we haven’t fallen into Wastelanding… that we have become the target…?”

Yuigahama Yui first muttered to herself, then looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and Hiyama Maho, and smiled apologetically.

“Sorry, Kasumigaoka-san, Hiyama-senpai, looking at the current situation, I’m afraid we can’t hide it from you anymore.”

“Fusion, Kiyohime.”

Seeing Yuigahama Yui’s clothes change instantly, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Hiyama Maho’s eyes revealed an unbelievable color. The figure in front of them completely overlapped with a certain figure in the pre-announcement video released by “Kamen” that they had seen before.

“You… you are…”

On the side, Kawasaki Saki, Makinohara Shoko, Anjou Naruko, Minamikata Hizuru, Yukinoshita Haruno, Amano Hina, Yurigawa Hana, and Hiratsuka Shizuka, seeing that Yuigahama Yui had already changed into her combat attire, also knew that the battle was about to begin. At this moment, they summoned their respective Soul Avatars.

“Miketsukami.”