Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?-Chapter 1248: Lopsided yet Fair

^Ladies? Who are you—^

[Ha!]

[Hyah!]

BAM!

^Whoa!^

^Where'd they come from?!^

From a place high above their line of sight, Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll suddenly dropped down and attempted to crush Abbot Longhorn with a coordinated double axe drop kick.

Unfortunately, the old bull of a monk turned out to have better instincts than they had anticipated, and was able to avoid getting their clavicle crushed by dodging backwards. However, they weren't done yet.

[Follow-up strikes!]

[Double time!]

Seeing that their target was on the defensive,Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll began to throw punch after punch and kick after kick in pursuit of Abbot Longhorn, waiting for when he would make a misstep and deliver a punishing blow when he did.

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"I'll go keep up with my proto-kaijin, can you two handle the rhino?" Zhen Liu asked his cousins.

"Of course."

"Leave it to us!"

...

[Wait, milord, why are you sending Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll when you still have me and Blazejudicator on standby?] Nepeherage asked.

'Because Abbott Longhorn is still a Buddhist monk, remember? He may be flawed by Corpse Doll's estimation, but he's still someone who can do some major damage against you and me. Hell, it's why I'm using my regular [Regalia].'

[That makes sense, but that doesn't answer...]

'Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll are both proto-kaijin, ergo, they're not as affected by things such Nirvana energy...is that actually the term we're using?'

[Understandable and yes.]

'Fine, either way, I'm also need both of your help soon in the other capacity.'

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[Understood.]

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^Abbot Longhorn!^

Seeing his ally under attack, Rebaba attempted to intervene by charging towards the attacking proto-kaijin.

Unfortunately, he didn't get very far when Zhen Xing and Zhen Tai intercepted the Grandmaster with their own attacks.

^Your fight is with us! [Flying Fox Fire Wheel!]^

[Raging Boa Strike!]

Zhen Xing struck from above, turning his body into a burning wheel of red flames that threatened to melt Rebaba's face off, while Zhen Tai went low and swung his [Staff of the Fire Boa] at Rebaba's ankles.

Both attacks managed to land true and engulfed the rhino Bloodliner in flames.

Unfortunately, the attacks weren't fatal to someone as ludicrously tough as Rebaba. Especially when there was still a sizable power gap between them.

^Wait...you two are only Aether Masters?^ Rebaba stated in disbelief as soon as the initial shock of getting attacked from two different fronts had worn off. ^Then this means you two are going to be real easy to kill! [Regalia, manifest]!^

"Haul ass!"

"I know, I know!"

A surge of thunder and lightning aether filled the area as literal storm clouds manifested around Rebaba. These storm clouds then condensed onto Rebaba's skin, forming into a dense looking [Regalia] that made the rhino Bloodliner look even bigger and more intimidating than before.

^Get ready to get splattered you little bastards!,^Rebaba proclaimed while preparing to charge.

[Thunder Rush]!

KRA-KOOM!

"Xiao Xing!"

Rebaba surged towards Zhen Xing Like a bolt of lighting with the clear intent of splattering the young man in a single charge.

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

Instead, beyond both Zhen Tai's and Rebaba's expectation, Zhen Xing managed to unexpectedly block the attack.

"Wait, what?"

"Wait, what?!"

Not only did he manage to block it though, Zhen Xing actually started pushing back.

^From the looks of it, you didn't really learn much from your clones when you were fighting them,^ Zhen Xing observed. ^Meanwhile, I just got a crash course on how to fight against and manipulate lighting.^

^Huh? Why did that matter?!^ Rebaba asked in frustration as he kept pushing against Zhen Xing's arms. ^I'm a full stage higher than you!^

^Normally, that would matter, but I just so happened to know a little trick that allows me to level the playing field,^ Zhen Xing explained. ^But you also seem to have forgotten that I'm not the only one fighting you. Xiao Tai!^

^Fuck!^

[Primordial Beast Scripture: Titanoboa's Dance!]

HISS!

Directly above Rebaba's head, Zhen Tai came swinging down his three-section staff while encapsulated in a giant flaming construct in the shape of a giant prehistoric snake.

^What...what is this feeling?!^

Evidently, the mixture of [Chaos] and aether did wonders in unnerving Rebaba, due to his extreme unfamiliarity with the strange energy barreling down his head.

"Let's see how strong your [Regalia] truly is!"

...Meanwhile...

[Huh. This old bull is surprisingly more nimble than I thought he would be,] Corpse Doll observed.

[Indeed, sister,] Porcelain Doll agreed. [I figured we would've landed a hit by now.

During the proto-kaijin exchange of blows with Abbot Longhorn, the latter had stopped dodging and had decided to stand his ground in order to properly block and redirect any attacks that the twins threw his way.

Abbot Longhorn had hoped to redirect the blows so that the twins ended up hitting each other, but he kept failing to do so.

Not for lack of trying, it was just that the dolls were surprisingly coordinated with one another.

Granted, he also thought these two were just incredibly strange looking aether puppets.

'I can't just keep fighting these fucking puppets,' Abbot Longhorn eventually determined while still exchanging blows with Corpse Doll and Porcelain Doll. 'If I can just take out the puppeteer, then I can end this fight in a single—wait, did I just curse? I haven't done since I became a disicple some hundred—'

POW! POW!

^What the fuck?^

[Hammer of Wrath and Patience!]

^SHIT!^

Porcelain Doll and Corpse Doll suddenly broke their rhythm and did a coordinated double palm strike that almost pulverized his abdomen had he not blocked in time. However, he did get knocked back several steps as a result of this attack.

By itself, this wasn't a bad thing, but this also gave Zhen Liu and opportunity to follow up with an overhead hammer strike that was absolutely loaded with aether flames provided by Blazejudicator.

Unfortunately, Zhen Liu's hammer swing was just slow enough that Abbot Longhorn could muster a response in the form of a counterattack.

"If you are who I think you are, than this next attack is surely going to cause you to freak. [Guiding Finger of the Arhats!]"

"OOP!"

Abbot Longhorn condensed his aether into his finger before firing an energy projectile at a spot between Zhen Liu's eyes, incidentally or intentionally, right where an arrow had once been lodged into his skull.

Running off a mix of learned terror, warrior instinct and sensing the Nirvana Energy that laced the attack, Zhen Liu copied his mirror counterpart and spat out a bit of aether flames in order to avoid the attack. Unfortunately, this also forced him to abort his hammer swing and enter a forward roll.

On the plus side, Zhen Liu was now perfectly positioned to be directly behind Abbot Longhorn while the Twin Dolls, name pending, were able to lock down his front.

That stated, even though Zhen Liu and his proto-kaijin had the old monk outnumbered, they could tell that they were only just evenly matched at best.

After all, they were confronting a natural enemy of theirs.

"So, are you going to surrender or am I going to have to smash those horns of yours into your skull?" Zhen Liu attempted to ask in an intimidating manner. However, this failed because this old fuck was the learned type.

"That attack of mine was one of the weakest of the [Sacred Anchor Arts]," Abbot Longhorn began to monologue. "Even an Aether Novice wouldn't be affected by that art."

"So you caught me by surprise, that ain't a big deal. It won't work again."

"Yes...unless, my opponent is someone related to the [Demon's Archive]," Abbot Longhorn noted with a wicked smile and a glare that looked decidedly demonic for a monk.

'Oh fuck,' Zhen Liu mentally cursed while keeping a brave front.

Abbot Longhorn proceeded to adjust his posture so he was staring Zhen Liu in his [Regalia]-covered eyes, bloodlust being rather evident in his pupils.

"I remember the old stories. About how the great teacher left the only written record of his lessons at the archive of beginning. How it was protected by the Lord of all Desires and the horde of monsters at his command."

'Oh double fuck.'

After making these statements, Abbott Longhorn manifested his [Regalia] and [Astra], transforming from a monk into a guardian of hell with an ox-head and a heavy monk's spade.

"It is known to all that the way to Nirvana has been obfuscated by the the thousand branches that have spawned over the centuries," Abbott Longhorn continued as his aether kept surging higher and higher than before. "And now these branches are thrashing and bashing against each other and thya may lead to the collapse of Buddhism as a whole. This is an unacceptable outcome."

Levelling the spare in Zhen Liu's direction, Abbott Longhorn made his intention known.

"Stop pretending to be a mere human hero, Lord of Desire. Show me your true power!"