Chapter 473: Astaroth Stronger Than the Primary Universe

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As the words fell, Diana, who should have been charging forward, suddenly slammed on the brakes, uncontrollably hovering and drifting to sit at the edge of the terminal.

While bewildered, Diana also felt exhausted, yet her near‑collapse body somehow improved, and the injury to her right arm eased.

It's like…

The whole person feels as comfortable as soaking in a hometown hot spring, causing Diana to involuntarily relax, truly as the words suggested, entrusting the Doom Demon to the self‑proclaimed Fugureimu.

"Dong, dong."

At that moment, the previously noisy, arguing crowd was forced into silence by some supernatural force, and the unique clank of magnetic boots on the ground reached everyone's ears.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Consequently, the mindless Doom Demon, upon hearing the magnetic‑boot clank, showed a panicked expression, flailed its arms and roared while turning around.

Then the Doom Demon saw a figure slightly taller than itself, wearing splendid armor painted purple with golden trim called Gilded Plate, and wielding a bright silver longsword—Fugureimu.

"Rou~!!"

Seemingly driven by instinctual fear and a desire to seize the initiative, the Doom Demon sprinted at breakneck speed, mustering all its strength to swing its right fist at Fugureimu.

"Boom!!!"

The two giants clashed in close combat, instantly generating a shockwave like an acoustic blast.

Debris and rubble burst outward, and dust spewed toward both sides of the tunnel, causing Diana, the mother‑daughter pair, and all survivors in the shelter to lose clear sight of the battle.

In fact.

Just before the Doom Demon could make solid contact, Fugureimu swung his sword to sever its right arm, then grasped its neck with his left hand.

The sudden slowdown caused the earlier explosive commotion.

At the heart of the smoke.

The Doom Demon, its neck clamped by Fugureimu, struggled fiercely, raising its intact left fist to strike Fugureimu's face again.

Naturally, with a "chira!" sound, its left arm was easily sliced off by the silver longsword called the Gentleman's Sword, which had been infused with its father's Spiritual Energy.

However, Fugureimu noticed the wounds on the Doom Demon's arms beginning to heal rapidly, sprouting additional hard, spiky bone structures.

"Oh? Such regenerative ability."

Seeing this, Fugureimu couldn't help but comment, raising his right hand that held the Gentleman's Sword, and continued: "Then… how about this?"

As he spoke, the silver flash of the blade flickered, and the Doom Demon, its maw gaping wide, ceased struggling.

Because the Doom Demon's upper and lower teeth no longer aligned—more precisely, the Gentleman's Sword sliced horizontally through its grotesque head from the mouth.

The skull and brain tissue attached to the upper teeth shifted backward, then with a few "pak! pak!" sounds, fell together onto the dust‑laden, rubble‑strewn ground.

He released his left hand from the neck clamp.

"Puff!"

The Doom Demon sagged weakly downward, its body crashing beside the rail, appearing lifeless.

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As the dust cleared, Diana, using her keen eyesight, barely caught the scene of Fugureimu swinging his sword to cleave the Doom Demon.

Shock and astonishment were inevitable.

Because on Earth, and indeed throughout the universe, only a handful of people can oppose the Doom Demon, including herself.

Weapons capable of breaching the Doom Demon's defenses are equally rare; Kryptonite shards can.

And her companion sword, forged by Hephestus—who bears the titles of Fire God and Craftsman God—is a short sword called the Flame God's Sword.

Thus Diana can be certain that the Gentleman's Sword in Fugureimu's hand is also a divine weapon, comparable in rank to her Flame God's Sword, perhaps even stronger.

But there is one more thing…

"Watch out! That guy isn't dead yet!" Diana shouted loudly.

"I know," Fugureimu replied calmly.

Because before Diana could warn, he had already sensed that the Doom Demon's aura hadn't ceased, merely entering a pseudo‑death state.

That pseudo‑death lasted only a few seconds before the Doom Demon's skull began to heal and regrow; in at most half a minute, a brand‑new skull will replace the missing one.

Cannot be killed?

How could that be.

The fleeting thought that the Doom Demon couldn't be killed was instantly dismissed by Fugureimu.

At the same time, he sheathed the Gentleman's Sword back into its scabbard at his waist, then released Spiritual Energy to create a binding field that enveloped the "reborn" Doom Demon.

Immediately after, Fugureimu employed a short‑range Spiritual Energy teleport taught by his father, whisking the Doom Demon out of the underground to the surface about two kilometers from the shelter.

And here…

It could rightly be called a "city desert".

Because the once lush, densely built city is now buried in sand, only structures taller than six meters stand exposed.

Broken eaves and shattered walls.

Human and animal skeletons lie buried with abandoned vehicles and low‑rise buildings beneath the sand.

The air you breathe is filled with fine sand, making the surface environment highly hostile to humans and all flora and fauna.

However, looking south toward the subway shelter, one can faintly see a vortex Space Gate on the edge, emitting blue light, about 150 meters in diameter.

And without OriginalBody‑level vision, one can still see numerous Mammoth‑class mobile fortresses passing through the Space Gate in succession.

The engineering department's numerous mechanical sentries either transport supplies, scout the surroundings, or construct wired communication stations and Advance Bases.

There are also many atmospheric assault boats carrying the auxiliary troops of the 13th Battalion of Space Wild Wolves, patrolling alongside scouting mechanical sentries.

In short, the vortex Space Gate, as Rus reported, "opened on schedule," allowing him and the 13th Battalion to act as vanguard and rush to Earth‑07.

However, Fugureimu at this moment was not focused on base construction, but on the already completed "rebirth"; the Doom Demon's visage and head had become even more grotesque and continued to struggle, trying to break free from the Spiritual Energy binding.

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Fuguerimu stared silently, his handsome face unusually cold.

Although he only expended an utterly negligible amount of Spiritual Energy, under normal circumstances even becoming a regiment, battalion staff, or even a legion champion would fall into absolute rigidity, unable to move.

In contrast, the Doom Demon before him was struggling at low intensity, indicating that those Astate who had just shed reserve status and successfully entered the legion were definitely weaker than the Doom Demon.

Noticing this, Fuguerimu's expression grew a bit solemn.

It should be known that humanity in the main universe has been at war for two hundred years; aside from the fallen Olympus divine servants and the chaotic Astate of the Zero‑Three universe, they could only barely oppose Umbrella's Astate.

Now, Fuguerimu has actually discovered a "monster" whose bodily data surpasses Umbrella's Astate, and the number of these monsters…

Reaches several million, even over ten million.

"Looks like I drew the topmost lot, Father really… values me."

After a brief analysis of the situation, Fuguerimu sighed to himself and, with his right hand, drew a rod hanging at his waist—actually a plasma cannon, but for him a pistol‑class plasma gun.

Then he lightly waved his left hand, releasing the Doom Demon from its restraints.

In fact, with Fuguerimu's Spiritual Energy capacity and technique, he could have erased the Doom Demon back when he was inside the shelter.

But he wanted to try killing this thing with physical means; to avoid harming innocents, he teleported it here.

"Roar!!!"

Deprived of the memory of having its brain cut by a gentleman's sword, the Doom Demon, now even more ferocious, upon regaining freedom roared angrily, rolled up, completely lost its mind, and charged at the nearest Fuguerimu.

"Zi~!!!" Its eyeless eyes also flickered with crimson light.

Yet the faster Fuguerimu calmly raised his plasma pistol, aimed at the Doom Demon, and pulled the trigger.

"Swoosh~!"

A massive, billion‑degree plasma cannon burst forth, striking the Doom Demon's chest; in an instant, blue‑green plasma light completely enveloped the ugly, hateful beast.

However, like the earlier effect of an offensive grenade, the plasma that should have seared the Doom Demon was instead gulped down, causing its chest cavity to glow blue‑green from within outward.

Seeing this, Fuguerimu immediately realized that energy attacks not only failed to destroy the Doom Demon but also fed it energy and nutrients, making it increasingly hard to deal with.

"Zi!!!!"

At that moment, two laser beams shot from its eyes slashed the air, striking Fuguerimu's handsome face directly.

Then, the Doom Demon, gradually regaining a hint of reason and instinct, seemed to think the lasers could handle an OriginalBody, so it halted its charge, stood still, continued, and amplified the laser power.

"Ri~ Boom!!"

The two laser beams, initially as thin as a baby's wrist, instantly expanded to about the diameter of a fountain pen or ballpoint pen.

The focal point of the laser barrage, Fuguerimu's head, was completely "devoured" by red glare…

Yet even now, the young OriginalBody's skull remains unpierced.

Moreover, strangely, before the lasers made substantive contact with Fuguerimu's face, his own Spiritual Energy shield and the golden armor's energy shield should have auto‑generated to block and dissipate them.

Suddenly!

Unable to see his head's condition, Fuguerimu, who had been motionless, began to stride forward slowly, approaching the Doom Demon that was emitting high‑temperature lasers at his head and face.

??!!

"Roar!!!"

The Doom Demon clearly could not grasp why Fuguerimu was still alive, so even this brainless creature grew fearful, roaring and further increasing the laser power.

Yet in the end, the Doom Demon still could not pierce the young OriginalBody with its lasers.

When the gap narrowed to less than two meters, Fuguerimu finally halted, raised his left hand to cover the Doom Demon's head, directly cutting off the laser beam.

"Sizzle~!" A wisp of blue smoke rose.

After enduring the laser strike for over ten seconds, Fuguerimu's features were unscathed, his silver‑white hair completely intact.

As for why the Spiritual Energy shield and energy armor failed, it was because Fuguerimu wanted to test whether he could defeat the Doom Demon without relying on Spiritual Energy or armor.

The result was obvious: total domination.

"Poor thing, you think only you are unkillable? Of course, with just your wits you cannot grasp the concept of an immortal; sleep forever."

Speaking, Fuguerimu's left hand emitted a pale‑purple Spiritual Energy glow, and in less than a blink fully enveloped the Doom Demon, forming a tangible light wall.

He completed the action.

Fuguerimu released his hand, quietly watching the Doom Demon trapped again; as the light wall collapsed inward, it was gradually squeezed, burst, and turned into a viscous substance.

Finally.

The collapse of the light wall vanished, erasing the "unkillable" Doom Demon as well.

In fact, Fuguerimu, who inherited his father's "Immortal" constitution, is theoretically also "unkillable"; even if his physical body were erased, as long as his "meaning," "existence," and "soul" remain, he can be reborn.

Yet the Doom Demon, lacking a soul and self‑awareness, is merely the mortal's notion of "unkillable."

However, among the 13th Battalion that arrived on Zero‑Seven Earth with him, aside from Sarah Kerrigan and the first company's regiment champion, the rest of the wolves' Spiritual Energy strength was merely mediocre.

Therefore, to more efficiently deal with troublesome foes like the Doom Demon, one cannot rely solely on Spiritual Energy; more intelligence is urgently needed to find alternative solutions.

While pondering, Fuguerimu slightly turned his head toward the Space Gate and shelter, muttering, "It seems that demigod can provide valuable information."

Next.

Fuguerimu employed the golden armor's Short-Range Teleportation Device, returning directly near the Space Gate to assist Gen Luo·Westgate with base construction.

With Rus and Fenris providing manpower and material support behind, and the "Infrastructure Maniac" engineering department, in just over thirty minutes a massive Advance Base began to take shape.

Simultaneously, the 13th Battalion also allocated some support troops and medical staff, housing over forty thousand shelter survivors, supplying ample daily provisions, food, and water.

And that demigod who claims to be the daughter of Zhou Si and Xi Bo Lu Te also received treatment from the 13th Battalion's pharmacists and technicians, using nanotech to finally curb the worsening injury to her right arm.

Four hours after Fuguerimu and the 13th Battalion arrived on Zero‑Seven Earth, Fenris's engineering department remained highly "effective," the Advance Base's basic facilities and functions were operating normally and are now being gradually refined.

(End of Chapter)