Campione: Strongest Godslayer!-Chapter 254: This Time, I’ll Be the Executioner

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The Snake of Akasha, Roa—a name renowned throughout the magical world.

He had many 'glorious achievements.'

Deceiving the White Princess Arcueid, leading to the massacre of the True Ancestors in the Millennium Castle by the rampaging White Princess.

Being hunted down and obliterated fifteen times in reincarnation by the enraged White Princess, yet still surviving.

And even the 'brilliant history' of defeating the Black Princess Altrouge head-on.

That was a brilliant history that made Altrouge grind her teeth in hatred.

While her knights were held back by the True Ancestors, she, heavily wounded in a fair battle with Arcueid—was frantically pursued by Roa who jumped out during her escape.

This process happened to be witnessed by some Magi.

Altrouge was instantly regarded as the weakest link among the Dead Apostles.

Harassed by large numbers of demon hunters and Executors from the Holy Church, countless people tried to lure away the Black and White Knights and the White Beast, intending to kill her to make a name for themselves.

This disgusting situation lasted for over two hundred years—until Altrouge made a pact with the Night of Wallachia—used a large amount of human blood to recover her strength, massacred dozens of demon hunter organizations, and repelled several sieges by the Holy Church before things finally calmed down.

In fact, compared to the White Princess Arcueid, the Black Princess Altrouge was the one who hated Roa the most.

Now, Altrouge heard the news that made her happiest in hundreds of years. "Blood, I ask you, are you certain?"

"Absolutely certain. This repulsive, bloody scent emanating from the soul—apart from that 'Snake,' there is nothing else." Blood looked disgusted at Roa's head in his hand, his tone mocking.

"...Truly worthy of the little girl I fancied. To think she actually cornered and killed that 'Snake'." Altrouge covered her mouth, her face revealing an extremely pleased smile.

"Who would have thought the 'Snake's' new skin would actually be done in by a little girl!!" Blood's expression was incredibly strange.

An Ancestor of Dead Apostles cornered and killed by a little girl, unable even to resist—Roa's death could be said to be the most humiliating among the slain Ancestors.

"By the way, my knight, Blood. I recall you have some research on souls." Altrouge, sitting sideways on Fou's back, her legs crossed, spoke with a smile. Along with her smile, the atmosphere suddenly turned chillingly cold.

"Leave it to me, Your Highness. He who reincarnates randomly—I still have ways to lock onto him." Blood crushed Roa's head, extracted a wisp of black energy, and bowed deeply.

"Well then, rendezvous with Strout. This time, we must definitely beat my sister." Altrouge narrowed her intoxicating red eyes, her tone icy.

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"They escaped quite quickly, huh?" Haru raised his head, gazing towards the southeast, at a small hill four or five hundred meters from the church.

Seconds ago, the Black Knight Strout had been swinging his slashes there, interfering with the gathering power of the defense mechanism. But upon seeing Fou flash away in retreat, he too had immediately withdrawn.

Contrary to Altrouge's assumptions—in her mind, a Divine Spirit without a physical body could exert its full power while possessing someone.

And her Primate Murder's conceptual power only targeted humans; the White Knight Blood's trump card, the Ghost Knights, were countered by the concept of light; the Black Knight Blood was held back by the power of faith.

Therefore, although her side had superior numbers, they were conceptually suppressed by 'Yahweh'. To avoid being picked off by Yahweh, Altrouge had to make a strategic retreat.

However, she didn't know that Haru, possessing Caren, while confident in dealing with them, didn't actually hold a significant conceptual advantage.

"...Richard!" Haru called out to Richard, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground nearby, his legs having gone soft from fear.

Watching the cute loli with white hair and golden eyes before him suddenly utter a male voice, Richard's pupils contracted massively, his face filled with intense astonishment and surprise. "Holy crap! So Caren, you're actually a boy!!!"

"...Knight Richard!" Haru's mouth twitched, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"This voice... it's the Angel-sama who gave me the Sacred Artifact back then!" Realizing Caren was actually possessed by an angel and hadn't turned into a boy, Richard spoke with a face full of regret.

"Escort the Saintess back to the Church headquarters in Rome." Haru commanded coolly. Then, to avoid Caren being injured after his consciousness withdrew, he slowly laid her flat on the ground, gradually exiting the loli's tender body.

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The surroundings instantly fell silent, leaving only the sound of Caren's gentle breathing as she lay on the concrete ground.

Haru was quite relieved entrusting Caren to Richard. After all, Richard had passed various tests ensuring his orientation was correct and he had no interest in any woman. Plus, with the secret measures placed on Caren—to ensure he could eat his 'reserve rations' with peace of mind—Haru was exceptionally cautious.

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Einzbern Castle.

Haru, slumped over the desk in the study, abruptly opened his deep gray eyes.

Haru, consciousness returned, closed his eyes again, connecting to the Counter Force's records. Using the residual aura impression of Altrouge from earlier, he began tracking her whereabouts.

In the real world, neither of the two Counter Forces could manifest their personal wills; they only possessed some instinctual responses. Unless faced with a crisis that would destroy the planet or humanity, the Counter Force wouldn't actively intervene.

Therefore, Haru usually couldn't borrow the power of the Counter Force. He could only connect to its records, similar to logging into a search engine, using the partial information he already possessed to exchange for detailed intelligence.

And previously, having never met Altrouge and her group, Haru naturally couldn't find her tracks. But now that he had seen them, it was different.

"Southeast direction, hmm!" Haru lifted his head, walked out of the castle, took out the Noble Phantasm flight artifact he had indefinitely borrowed from Gilgamesh, and flew rapidly towards the southeast.

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At dawn the next day, the rising sun had just begun to climb, casting orange sunlight across the land, slowly dispersing the cool night air with its gentle warmth.

"Blood, are you sure it's here?" Altrouge stood atop a hillside, shielding her eyes from the sun's rays with her hand, looking at the small town not far away.

The town wasn't very large, with a population of perhaps fifty to sixty thousand. From their high vantage point, Altrouge and her group had an unobstructed view of the simple French town below.

"Yes, Your Highness. Although the sensation is faint, I am certain Roa is in the town ahead." Blood bowed to Altrouge, speaking respectfully.

"Roa XVII, is it? This time... I shall be the one to execute him!" Altrouge lifted her slender, fair wrist, slowly clenching her hand into a fist.

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High above.

Haru twitched his ears, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

"Looks like there's no need to order the Holy Church and Kayneth to gather intelligence on Roa."

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