Chapter 309 - Juggernaut Drive
Mahiro's speed was twice what it was before.
In Balance Breaker, he and Vali had been neck-and-neck, their movements a matched dance of red and white.
Now, Mahiro's sudden burst left Vali in the dust, too fast to counter.
Vali's instincts screamed danger.
He flared his wings, shooting upward to dodge, but Mahiro was already there, Hyōrinmaru slashing with brutal force.
"Divide!" Vali's armor glowed, Albion's voice booming.
The White Dragon Emperor's power halved the incoming damage, siphoning some of Mahiro's strength to boost his own.
Light specks scattered from his wings, venting excess power to keep his body from overloading.
Even so, the strike was savage. Hyōrinmaru tore through the armor.
The blade carved a deep gash across Vali's chest, blood spraying and freezing into icy shards on contact.
The impact hurled him backward.
Thud!
Vali hit hard, coughing blood inside his helmet.
His face was ghostly pale, his body trembling, barely staying airborne.
"Vali!" Albion's voice was sharp with panic.
"I'm… okay," Vali rasped, his voice faint, like he was one hit from collapsing.
"His strength and speed are way beyond before," Albion warned, its tone grim.
"Those eyes—they're like my Divide, nullifying and absorbing demonic power to boost him."
"We're in deep trouble."
Albion's analysis nailed it.
Vali's earlier magic barrage had supercharged him, flipping the fight.
"What's the play?" Albion asked.
Vali was outclassed—crushed in melee, his attack backfiring into a power-up for Mahiro.
"We go all-in," Vali said, a grim, determined grin spreading across his pale face.
"Juggernaut Drive."
"You haven't mastered it," Albion cautioned.
"In your condition, forcing it could break you halfway."
"Mahiro's earned it," Vali said, his voice fierce with resolve.
"If I don't pull out Juggernaut Drive, he'll kill me first."
"Don't lose yourself in my power," Albion relented.
Their exchange was a split-second.
His armor flared, demonic power flooding the damaged plates, knitting them back to pristine.
Gems across his armor glowed, a dazzling rainbow of light enveloping him.
His demonic aura exploded, a cursed, maddening surge that soared past Maou-level, brushing godlike territory.
Eerie voices—men, women, children—echoed from his armor, dripping with malice, cursing the world itself.
"I awaken…" Vali chanted, his voice low, pushing through Mahiro's relentless strikes.
The voices joined, a chilling chorus.
"To ashes? To ashes?"
Mahiro's eyes narrowed.
Hyōrinmaru slashed, sparks flying as it chipped Vali's armor, but the cursed power was fighting back, making each hit harder to land.
"Two Heavenly Dragons, stripped by tyranny…" Vali's chant grew stronger, runes fueling his transformation.
"My body is infinite, my heart chases dreams. I, the White Dragon Overlord, invite you to the boundless!"
The final words roared out. "Juggernaut Drive!"
A violent aura erupted, blinding light sweeping from Vali's body.
His power hit a new peak, transcending Maou limits.
The cursed energy disrupted Mahiro's attacks, Hyōrinmaru's strikes struggling against the maddened armor.
"You're the toughest I've faced, Mahiro," Vali said, his voice strained with pain and exhilaration.
"This is my all—to crush you."
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