Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 93, Shino's Arc: "Demon King VS Demon King"

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar—!"

On the frozen earth shrouded in extreme cold, a colossal, black beast, its body as large as a skyscraper, raised its head to the sky and let out a deafening roar.

From this roar filled with pain and anger, one can almost feel the endless sorrow and resentment deep within the heart of the giant beast and its master.

The frost spread, gradually eroding the surrounding ground and buildings, constantly expanding the area of ​​the [general domain], while Jessica had already fled after firing the shot.

Meanwhile, in the Vlaxinas of Ratatosk, Kotori Itsuka, sitting in the command seat, looked down at the ever-spreading blizzard with a grave expression, her face extremely grim.

The angry girl raised her hand to slam the table, but unfortunately there was no table at her command post.

Seeing this, Kannazuki, who was standing to the side, really wanted to step forward and act as a table, but the situation was so urgent that he could only suppress his desire.

"Commander! Commander! Please, give me a hard slap, please don't hold back, Commander!" This is what Kannazuki is thinking right now.

"Tsk... I didn't expect DEM to get involved in this. Due to our oversight, my brother is currently trapped in the General Realm, and our monitoring devices can't get in. We can't even detect the internal gravitational fluctuations!"

Kotori's face darkened, and the jewel she had just put in her mouth was crushed again.

"Commander, the generalized barrier created by the reversed Hermit is spreading rapidly. According to the data, it will reach the location of the shelter in ten minutes and freeze everyone permanently."

Lingyin also analyzed with a tense expression, Kotori's face darkened even more, and it felt like her spiritual power would flow back soon and open the Kotori arc ahead of time.

"What should we do then... Reine?"

"Commander, I suggest sending someone to rescue Shi or defeat the current Hermit to save Tengu City from being permanently frozen and to save the Pokémon."

"But... Lingyin, do we in Ratatosk still have anyone capable of dealing with the Reverse Spirits?"

As she spoke, Kotori secretly glanced at Kannazuki beside her, but shook her head. She thought to herself, "Where's Tohka? I still can't get in touch with her. I can't go myself... Fine, I'll go rescue my brother!"

Just as Kotori had made up her mind and began to channel her negative emotions to restore her spiritual energy, a "sunny" voice came from the other end of the communication channel:

"Hey Kotori, I was just taking a nap, and here's Shido all this? Can you explain?"

Looking at the display screen, one could see Ming standing at the edge of the [General Barrier] with his belt on, his face full of confusion.

Kotori's eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered that she had a nanny who was the world's tenth magician. Although she couldn't say for sure how prestigious the title of world magician was because of her limited experience.

However, the fact that he could fight Tohka to a standstill for a long time also shows that Ming is extraordinary.

"Ming... cough cough, Officer Okamine, you've come at the perfect time. Shido's seal failed due to DEM's interference, causing his spiritual energy to flow back and trapping him in the [General Domain]. Yoshino's power after the reversal is very strong, so please, you must rescue your brother..."

Kotori's tone was anxious and sincere. Although rescuing the spirits was the duty of Ratatoskr, protecting her brother was her duty as his sister. Therefore, she entrusted Mei with rescuing Shido instead of subduing Yoshino.

Ming raised an eyebrow. After all, this was something he had facilitated, but he still had to pay the price. Otherwise, how would he be any different from Mio, who would stop at nothing to revive her lover?

"Don't worry, Commander, I won't let anything happen to Shido. After all, I'm your guardian. As for the Hermit, I'll try my best to stop her without harming her."

After speaking, Ming took a small step forward and walked towards the broader domain. Upon entering the domain, Ming discovered that the coldness within was far greater than he had imagined; even as a fire spirit, he could feel the bone-chilling cold.

After confirming that the spiritual energy here was so chaotic that other fluctuations were almost undetectable, Ming took a deep breath and casually unbuckled the belt he used to display the device.

A surge of blazing black flames erupted from his body and began to burn, temporarily dispelling some of the cold. In an instant, his spiritual armor appeared, and Ming strolled leisurely along.

Because of the chaotic flow of spiritual energy within this broad domain, perception has essentially become useless. Furthermore, the domain now covers nearly half the city, leaving Ming with no immediate solution.

"Fine, then I'll use the God Eclipse arc... Tsk, here it comes!"

Before Ming could finish speaking, an ice spike shot towards him at high speed. Ming dodged it with ease.

He looked in the direction the ice spikes had come from and saw Yoshino after she had been turned around. At this moment, Yoshino's eyes were cold and full of hostility.

"Is that you? You naughty kid who bullied Yoshino."

Yoshino spoke in mid-air, and the other eye outside the eyepatch flashed red.

"If I said no, would you believe me? Miss, please don't ask these meaningless questions. To be honest, it's tiring to pretend to be gentle and keep smiling every day, although I don't understand true feelings."

Ming spoke without any emotion, which sounded somewhat infuriating.

Upon hearing Ming's words, Yoshino's expression turned displeased, even somewhat angry.

"What an unlikable brat! Now, let's devour him [Extreme Frost Puppet]!"

In that instant, the ground beneath Ming's feet, which had been frozen solid, suddenly cracked open without warning!

A gigantic black rabbit, larger than anyone could imagine, suddenly emerged from the crack with its massive jaws. Its sharp fangs gleamed coldly, radiating a chilling aura.

In the blink of an eye, it opened its blood-red maw and, with lightning speed, bit down hard on Ming, who had lost his footing.

Upon seeing this, Ming's body instantly transformed into a ball of black flame, and the giant black rabbit missed its target. After the black rabbit landed, the surrounding cold air intensified, and numerous ice spikes quickly appeared on the ground.

Ming reformed his form, and hundreds of magic arrays began to appear behind him. Then, a large number of weapons poured out and attacked Yoshino.

【Black Flame Style: Treasure Trove of Flames】

Just as these weapons were about to reach Yoshino, they were instantly frozen and shattered, making it impossible for them to cause any real ranged damage to her.

Ming frowned slightly, realizing that conventional attacks were ineffective against Yoshino after her reversal. Black flames flashed from his right hand, and a powerful flame gathered in his palm to form a cane.

"【Black Flame Demon - Magic】"

"Since ranged attacks don't work, let's try close combat."

Ming whispered something, threw down the [auxiliary spirit armor] used to seal his power, his body temperature rose rapidly, and then he rushed towards Yoshino like an arrow.

Yoshino controlled the black rabbit to launch another attack, and the black rabbit swung its huge claws at Mei.

Ming nimbly weaved through the claw shadows, approaching Yoshino before unleashing a powerful punch, his fist enveloped in raging black flames. Yoshino didn't even flinch; the chilling aura surrounding her spread through one of her hands, corroding her hand along with her spirit armor.

In the blink of an eye, his entire hand was frozen, then quickly shattered, and the Black Flame Demon fell to the ground.

Before Ming could react, a spear formed from condensed cold air was grasped straight by the girl and pierced into his chest. With the added pressure, Ming was impaled on the ground along with the spear.

Ming lay on the ground, and black flames began to surge wildly, attempting to heal his wounds. Because of the same reversed spiritual energy nature, his wounds took longer to heal this time.

Before Ming could recover from his shock, he felt the sky above him, which had been covered by dense hail, become even darker and more gloomy.

It was as if an invisible giant hand was slowly pulling down the entire sky, shrouding everything in the world in endless darkness.

Just then, a terrifyingly loud noise suddenly rang out! Ming looked up in horror and saw an iceberg, as huge as a small mountain, crashing straight down in his direction with the force of a thunderbolt.

This iceberg is as tall and wide as two or three skyscrapers. Its size and speed are simply unimaginable!

As the iceberg rapidly approached, an overwhelming sense of oppression washed over him, almost suffocating Ming. His eyes widened as he watched the colossal object draw ever closer, his heart filled with shock. He was about to be completely buried by the iceberg.

"This... is this the Inverted Form? It's not even on the same level as any opponent I've ever encountered..." Ming exclaimed excitedly as the monocle on his left eye shattered, the massive iceberg pressing down on him.

[Extreme Cold Ice Puppet] leaped to the top of the iceberg, its body gradually growing larger, from the size of a two-story building when it entered to the size of a celestial palace tower, and the iceberg directly became several times heavier.

Floating in the air, looking down at the now motionless iceberg, Yoshino simply glanced at it with disgust.

"Hmph, you who bullied Yoshino, this is what you deserve!"

For some reason, Yoshino always mentioned her own name at this time, and even her way of speaking became more like Yoshina's.

Just as Yoshino breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything had come to an end, an unexpected situation occurred!

Beneath the seemingly calm iceberg, an extremely powerful and terrifying black flame suddenly surged forth without warning.

This black flame came on fiercely, as if it were a raging inferno erupting from the depths of hell, spreading rapidly with overwhelming force.

It was like a surging, towering wave, engulfing the entire massive iceberg in the blink of an eye. The intense heat and terrifying aura emanating from the raging flames made the surrounding air seem as if it were about to ignite.

The [Extreme Cold Ice Puppet], which had been standing on the iceberg, was so frightened by this sudden change that it trembled all over.

It felt the scorching heat constantly eroding its body, so it instinctively leaped off the iceberg in an attempt to escape the terrifying black flames.

"how is this possible?"

Yoshino stared in surprise.

Ming slowly emerged from the black flames. His injuries appeared to have healed, and the black flames on his body were even more intense than before.

"Looks like I underestimated you, but that's what makes it interesting."

Ming's lips curled into a cold smile, and then the [Black Flame Demon] reappeared in his hand, before straightening and piercing into his chest.

"Spirit Crystal restriction lifted, [Flame Beast] Second Stage unlocked!"

He waved his hands, and half of his face was completely covered by black flames, revealing half a sheep's head. His eyes, which were originally scarlet, turned black. The black flames transformed into countless chains that flew towards Yoshino.

Yoshino hurriedly controlled the [Extreme Cold Ice Puppet] to defend herself, but the black flame chains actually pierced through the ice layer and tightly bound Yoshino.

"How could this be! Impossible... These chains have the effect of suppressing spiritual power, this is bad!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ming quickly flashed in front of Yoshino, reached out and pressed his hand on her forehead, about to slam it down hard, but Yoshino slowly raised her head and revealed a smug smile.

"Um?!"

Suddenly, the girl faded and turned into a floating ice sculpture. Ming was about to pull his hand away, but even his hand, which had entered a second liberation state, was frozen.

"What! It can even freeze energy flames!"

But in the blink of an eye, Ming's expression changed from shock to joy; he was delighted at the power he would gain in the future.

'boom! '

The ice sculpture exploded, creating gusts of air with such force that it even shattered the surrounding houses, which were frozen into ice sculptures in mid-air.

As the smoke cleared, Ming stood there unharmed. In the instant of the explosion, he had bitten off his tongue and attached it with the purest form of the Free Domain.

After the explosion, when he was frozen into an ice sculpture by the massive freezing air and then instantly shattered, the tongue in the random realm became himself again.

"Although I know that my immortality is just a concept, being reborn in ice shards is really a safe bet."

Thinking to himself, he looked around with a cold gaze, searching for Yoshino's true location.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner, Yoshino concealed her presence, secretly astonished:

"It's completely intact."

Ming looked up and saw countless ice clones in the air. He murmured to himself:

"This is troublesome. Continuing like this is pointless. Yoshino can freeze me at any time, and I can only defend passively. Apart from the chains, nothing can penetrate my defenses. Large-scale attacks are also suppressed by the chaotic spiritual energy in this area..."

Ming pulled out the [Black Flame Demon] from his chest and switched to Razor Mode, causing the black flames on his body to surge once more.

He knew he could no longer be held back by these ice clones and had to take the initiative to find Yoshino's main body.

"My body can adapt to the cold through combat, but... the problem is that if this continues, I'm really going to go berserk... Right, since I can fight here without any worries, why should I hide!"

Ming then looked at the ring he was wearing. Although he didn't know what it was for, he recalled the magical item that Möbius had given him to eat before, which meant that he could evolve again!

"Come on, Ice Demon King, let me show you what 'binge eating' really means!"

As he spoke, Ming raised the display device [Tristan] and the pink ring-shaped magic artifact above his head, tilted his head back, opened his mouth, and the artifact fell into his mouth.

"Then... let's begin our war! Don't regret it, [Ice Demon King]!"