Undine trembled furiously . Abruptly, all her restraints melted away like goo . Clyde expected her to fall, but instead, she floated in a cloud of purple aura .

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"So, the one I spared that night holds me back . " A deep laugh filled the room . "I have no need to personally appear in your realm . My new slave vessel will do the work for me . " Undine screamed then her eyes shot open, glowing like lightbulbs . It reminded Clyde of Zeus's eyes from most comics and movies .

It was then, he noticed every samurai on their knees, bowing to Undine . The black samurai stood at her side, fist on his chest . Yusuke was finally to safety, partaking in healing and stabilization . Also, Kitome's a.s.s-chewing .

Another thing that pulled the attention of the young man was the enormous energy a certain loli charged while on his back .

"Bye-bye," Natalia said . The party was well out of the way, knowing the plan, and Clyde braced himself . The samurai only had a millisecond to maybe flinch before the loli unleashed what could only be described as planetary devastation .

Clyde watched the magic cover the entire room with a cool eye . Enemy yells died out quickly as they were vaporized . Then his anime trope senses rang . Of course, the bosses would somehow survive in a magic bubble of protection .

"That is bulls.h.i.+t," Clyde deadpanned to the pair . He a.n.a.lyzed the black-armored samurai .

Shaku, samurai priest of the Abyss to the Blackness .

Level: 108 (compressed . )

Type: dark samurai .

Work under: Abyss to the Blackness

Special: Special Tier Skill: Ma.s.s Abyss Resp.a.w.n

Weakness: light, holy, purity, angel, deity, taint .

Resistances: dark, demon, devil, dark deity .

Secret: Eons ago, his father arranged him to marry the daughter of a rival family . A reaper G.o.d interrupted the girl's escort, awakening her sleeping powers, also telling her about her supposed true nature . The girl confessed all of it to Shaku . Shaku, smitten at the time, didn't care and pushed for the marriage, even against the young woman's wishes . Hopes of his safety . She escaped . Shaku blamed the reapers and witches for the predicament and set off to chase her, utilizing a mysterious being who could track her . Encounters occurred, and he failed to convince her—they fought many times . Both eventually drew in the taint . One day all traces of his former crush disappeared, rumor stating that a powerful hero sent by the G.o.ds sealed her . Soon after, the tracker died of a mysterious illness, ending any chance of continuing the chase .

a.n.a.lyzing Undine got him nowhere .

Undine (Possessed)

Level: ???

Type: vessel .

Work under: N/A

Special: unknown .

Weakness: unknown .

Resistances: unknown .

Secret: your magic cannot penetrate her .

"Clyde . "

The young man turned to his prophet . "I think I can banish that overwhelming sense of taint," Ming continued . "At least for a few days . "

Everyone looked at her, surprise in their expressions .

"You can do that?" Clyde said .

[It is highly recommended to consider marrying her too . And Ruri . ]

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Clyde mentally glared at the System . Still, he needed to see this . The realization hit him like… . like… Truck-kun . How did he end up surrounded by frighteningly powerful women? Questions for later .

"Melody, continue to hold him off as long as you can—disable his access to Undine," Clyde said . "If she enters the fight, we may as well just quit . " He placed two hands on Ming's shoulders and smiled . "Let's see what our new prophet can do . "

"Your prophet," Ming said, voice barely above a whisper . "And don't try to push me off . "

"Do your thing," Clyde said to her, then addressed the rest of his team . "Kitome, Neko, Yuki, watch over Yusuke . We still need to get this Omen's sphere . "

"Nya, babysitting!" said the catgirl . Yusuke groaned .

"As my Clyde would say," Alice said, mostly at Natalia, "let's f.u.c.k him up . "

"I said no such thing, but you're onto something, my Heart," Clyde said . Chika smacked Clyde's a.s.s out of nowhere then stealthed before his glare reached her . The rest of the party started toward Shaku .

[Your party has entered a Boss fight!]

"New challengers, I see," Shaku said . "Great Abyss, please allow me to deal with them . "

No response . "Great Abyss? Lord?"

"He's out," Ming said . Undine fell to the ground .

"No…that's impossible," Shaku said . "Literally impossible . You…"

"That was f.u.c.king quick," Clyde said . "Why didn't you do this earlier?"

"I was studying the ambient magic of this place," Ming said . "Once I located the hole the voice wormed itself through, I stuck a plug into it . "

Shaku roared .

"I WILL KILL YOU!"

"Here he comes," Clyde said . "Battle formation four . Protect Ming . "

"I don't need protection," she said . "Or did you forget that I'm gifted too . "

[Ming activated Tier 2 skill: Shattered Confidence Soul Strike . ]

Thrusting her hands forward, the young woman unleashed two purple-white strands of magic . Shaku tried to block with his sword, but they curled and twisted, zigzagged, then struck him in the back .

[Shaku's HP has dropped to 280% of 350%]

[Your prophet has created a link to you . Accept? It is not advised to accept if your will isn't the average area of at least 32 . ]

Clyde checked his will . One hundred forty-four . h.e.l.l yes! He was way above the average Joe in that regard .

[You have accepted the offered link . ]

[Ming activated a *Link skill*- Omen's Rebellion . ]

Shaku kicked away Toru and Seth, then attempted to engage Alice, but the half-demoness leapt out of the way, sensing the warning through the bond . Ming's dual-colored eyes glowed as she unleashed strand upon strand of red and black magic .

The black samurai attempted to dodge but once again, Ming's magic turned and zigzagged back at him .

[Shaku activate--]

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[Shaku has been inflicted with mute . ]

[Kitome used tier 3 skill: Plain of Silence!]

"You see, Yusuke," Harumi said . "This is called teamwork . If you're going to be a part of this team, you must learn not run off on your own and get clobbered . "

"Just wait until this fight is over, I've got more words for him," Kitome said .

Shaku yelled as Ming's energy bashed him backward . Following that up was Chika emerging from stealth .

[Shaku's HP has dropped to 200%]

[Chika activated Soul slash and Deep Slash . ]

The silver-haired girl laid into him what appeared to be thousands of slashes at once—her hand moved in a blur so strong, Clyde felt sick looking at it .

[Tear activated Tier 1 skill: All Ending on the Plains of Existence . ]

"Move it, Chika," Clyde said . "You don't want to be caught in that . "

She did . Tear's magic slammed from above and crushed Shaku in an onslaught of white magic . The black-armored samurai wheezed .

[Shaku's HP has dropped to 100%]

"This can't be…these people," he said . "Who—"

Alice finished her chant .

"Explosion!"

[Alice activated Special tier skill: Explosion!]

[Shaku's HP has dropped to 1%]

He fell to a knee .

"You know, I thought you'd be a lot stronger than this," Clyde said . "But really… I didn't get to do anything . "

"Do generals fight?" Tear said, eyebrow raised .

"I'm not a general," Clyde said .

"Watch out!" Yusuke yelled .

[Shaku has uncompressed his power . ]

[Shaku's HP has been restored to 150%]

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Shaku let out a guttural yell as vile taint surrounded him . It was a black aura one moment, purple the next . It flickered and swirled, and gave off a vibe so disturbing, it made Clyde's skin crawl .

[Shaku has dedicated his soul to the Abyss to the Blackness . The blocks Melody and Ming set are being dissolved . ]

[Time left before the Abyss returns: 15 minutes . ]

"s.h.i.+t," Clyde said . "He's dissolving your block, Ming, Melody . "

Both of the young women pour their hearts out into their craft, hands aimed at the ceiling, releasing enough magic to seriously damage an entire nation .

Clyde stepped forward .

"General my a.s.s . Natalia, you know what to do . "

"Sure do!" she cheered, raising up the staff . Clyde chuckled . She was so powerful that nothing seemed to shake her . Not counting him refusing her advances .

She'd release her charged magic at the right time…

Clyde unsheathed Ludacris .

[Toru invoked Zen Mode . ]

[Toru activated Raining Blast Senkia . ]

[Seth activated Tier 3 skill: Fire Tornado Showdown!]

[Yuki activated Flaring As.h.!.+]

Toru's light-element magic, Yuki's energy, and Seth's fire hit, but Shaku walked through it .

[Shaku's magic s.h.i.+eld has dropped to 15%]

[You invoked Mystic wrath!]

Clyde rushed toward the samurai, engaging him . He flaked off the rest of the magic s.h.i.+eld within seconds . "We don't have a lot of time guys, the Abyss is returning . Some of you start moving . "

"We're not leaving you here," Chika said .

"That's right," Matsume said . "I still have words with you . "

"You do know your condition could be magically healed right," Clyde told the h.e.l.lhound . She missed a step .

Ludacris and Shaku's sword clang and sung as they repeatedly collided .

"You and the others, are different from that arrogant, undisciplined boy," the samurai said .

"Yusuke will learn," Clyde said . "You live and breathe for the team . Running off on your own is one of those cliché anime tropes that quite frankly gets on my nerves . "

"Anime?" Shaku said .

"Ah that's right, you're an ancient spirit or something," Clyde said . "I suppose I could tell you why you're not as strong as you should be . But I'm not . And your void master won't be here to supply you with any more juice . "

"Get him, love!" Natalia cheered . "And then we can have lots of babies after this . "

"That freaking loli," Clyde muttered .

"You're…a predator? A lolicon?" Shaku said, voice flat .

[Time remaining: 6 minutes . ]

"h.e.l.l no," Clyde said, casually blocking his strike . "That brat won't leave me alone . Sure, her real form is adult—but when she's—"

"I do not require your explanation of filth, lolicon," Shaku barked then swung furiously .

"Dude, I am not a f.u.c.king lolicon," Clyde said .

"Then why do you carry her around? Explain that," Shaku said .

"You try stopping that one from hopping on your back whenever she wants," Clyde said . "See how far you get . I fear the day when she learns how to get through Alice's wards . "

Shaku sighed .

"I do not understand this modern era . It is time I end this . "

"No, just stop," Clyde said . "I swear the villains are always going on about ending things and never succeed . "

"I—"

"No, shut up," Clyde said then spun-kicked Shaku to the ground . "This is how it's done . "

[You activated your special attack . Tier 1 skill: Omen's desolation!]

As his magic fried Shaku, he really began to wonder about the power of his team . Just what could they accomplish with this collective skill range? Then his let the thoughts slip .

[Shaku's soul has been absorbed by the Abyss . ]

[Time limit: 0]

The church began to rumble, rapidly . An unsettling vibe coated the room like a feeling of ice after someone opened the door on a freezing day .

"s.h.i.+t, Undine," Yusuke said, but he knew he wouldn't make it on time . The ground opened beneath her . She would surely fall in .

Ruri caught her then bounded back to the group . She handed her to Harumi, glared at Yusuke, then walked to Clyde's side .

A large glowing orange orb emerged from Undine's spot . It called out to Clyde, magic and love chiming through the air .

"Nya, go for it," Neko said .

Clyde tried to call it, but hundreds of aurtentacles suddenly rained from the ceiling and covered it .

"You will die now…"

[Neko has activated Forced Team Escape!]

Clyde's vision went blurry for a second . Then the party found themselves outside of the rift . The blue distortion rapidly glowed . Seconds later, it collapsed in on itself .

"Nyyyaaaa, that's a b.u.mmer," Neko said . "That took days to find . Ah well . Back to the run!"

Everyone groaned .

"You do know we're Jumping, right," Clyde told his team . The relief they showed made him glare . "Harumi, Tear, Toru, prepare a workout plan later . Everyone will be required to partic.i.p.ate . Even Maki . "

"Maki? What's she has to do with this?" Ming said .

"She works for me," Yuki said .

"Shouldn't she be in—"

"Yuki, explain everything to her later," Clyde said . "She's Team Stone . She needs to be in the know . "

Clyde was a second from beginning the jump when the sky darkened . Tentacles burst from the ground in front of the crew .

"You think you can escape from me? I WILL NOT BE INSULTED BY MORTALS!"

[Your party has entered a *Super Boss* Fight!]

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