Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 232 The Star of Heaven and Earth's Disorder

Asuka and Artoria exchanged a glance, nodded in unison, and rushed out from a corner where the barrier had opened.

Behind them, the battle cries of the King's army shook the heavens and earth, firmly holding back the sea of ​​monsters and buying them time to find the spellcaster.

But the outside world did not become completely peaceful as a result.

The river has stopped flowing, and the riverbank is eerily quiet.

Glug glug.

A huge, unsettling bubble bursts in the water.

The second one, the third one.

Soon, bubbles began to rise continuously from the entire river, and the water became as viscous as boiling asphalt.

Under their watchful eyes, the center of the Weiyuan River completely shattered.

"This...this is..."

Artoria instinctively took a half step back, and the invisible sword in her hand emitted a warning hum.

"...Looks like there are still some important guests who haven't arrived yet." Asuka's face turned ashen.

A colossal object forcefully broke through the earth's crust and riverbed, and with a deafening roar, an object as large as a building burst out of the water!

10,000 tons of viscous river water were drained, flooding the roads along the riverbank.

A mountain rose from the murky waterfall.

It was a huge lump of flesh large enough to blot out the sky.

Its surface is slippery, its body is covered with green slime, and its skin is covered with thousands of constantly wriggling eyeballs and holes that are spewing poison gas.

Its height even surpasses that of the Fuyuki Bridge spanning both banks, casting a massive shadow that plunges the already dark city into even deeper darkness.

"What a behemoth..." Asuka gripped her Zanpakuto tightly, tilting her head back to look at the nearly hundred-meter-tall, twisted monster. "How do we deal with this monster, which is like a Hollow?"

"We absolutely cannot let it reach the shore!"

Artoria looked at the dark red light emanating from the giant's body, her expression grave: "This thing is more powerful than the previous Familia, and its regenerative ability is probably even stronger. If we can't kill it in one go, it will probably split into even more troublesome creatures."

As they were talking, Self-Defense Force fighter jets streaked across the sky.

The unusual changes on the riverbank and the crash of the first reconnaissance helicopters had already alarmed the authorities.

Several fighter jets flew low, locking onto the giant beast in the river.

The pilot in the cockpit gasped at the sight before him: "Ground reports confirm a gigantic unidentified creature on the riverbank... This isn't a hallucination! Requesting backup!"

boom!

He fired a missile that hit the monster's tentacle, causing it to explode into a cloud of green liquid.

But just as Artoria had predicted, the wound began to wriggle and regenerate rapidly. Tentacles rolled back up, wrapped around the wound, and flung it toward the riverbank.

Boom!

The explosion lit up the night sky, and debris scattered everywhere!

News media helicopters also hovered over the bridge.

The reporter, trembling, reported through the live broadcast camera: "An unidentified explosion has occurred in Weiyuanchuan, suspected to be a terrorist attack or an industrial accident... Wait, zoom in!"

"Oh my god... the Self-Defense Forces' plane has been shot down! This... this looks like a super monster? Viewers, did you see it?"

In the midst of the tension, the reporter even uttered the term "tokusatsu" (special effects film), eliciting confusion from viewers in front of the screen.

Just as we were debating whether this was real news or some kind of movie promotion, the signal suddenly dropped, the screen went black, and then switched to an emergency weather forecast.

In the television station's control room, a staff member wiped sweat from his brow: "Orders from above to cut off the live broadcast! This is a state secret; we can't cause panic!"

"How do we explain this to the audience?"

...Let's go along with what they're saying on the front lines! Let's say it's a new theatrical film from Tsuburaya Productions!

Seeing that the other two planes were also forced away by this monster, Asuka said coldly, "They can't handle this kind of thing. We have to interrupt the spellcasting as soon as possible."

He turned his gaze back to the twins high above the bridge and gripped the raccoon tightly.

Artoria gripped her sword with both hands and began to regulate her breathing: "...I will defeat him."

"Just you alone? Can you manage?"

"I... will unleash the Holy Sword."

Artoria's voice was firm, and her body began to radiate a dazzling golden light.

That is the breath of the stars, the light of hope that illuminates the darkness.

The Wind King's barrier dissipated, and the invisible sword shrouded in the gale slowly revealed its true form—Ecalibur, the sword of Excalibur.

"Go, Avengers!"

She raised the holy sword high, and magic surged into the blade like a torrent, preparing for a fatal blow.

Although Asuka didn't know if this guy was just putting on a brave face, their relationship wasn't close enough to be willing to live and die together, so she didn't hesitate: "Be careful, this thing has a strong mental pollution effect, don't let it affect your rationality."

After saying that, he sped off toward the bridge.

at the same time.

Boom!

The sky above my head cracked open.

All the noise was drowned out at that moment.

Because a more magnificent and primal roar directly penetrated the depths of the souls of all living beings.

The birds looked up as they flew.

The enormous black water sphere, several kilometers in diameter, that had been looming over the sky—Metastacia's Bankai domain—now resembled a shattered glass bead, covered in glaring red cracks.

"That's..." Even the twins on the bridge couldn't help but look up.

From within the crack, a violent red pressure erupted like divine punishment.

Look up to them, mortals!!!

"The Star of Heaven and Earth's Departure—!!"

Accompanied by that extremely arrogant roar, an unbearable beam of red and black light pierced through the night sky!

Faced with this world-splitting Noble Phantasm, the deep sea domain that could originally devour everything seemed so fragile.

The black seawater was instantly restored to its most primordial spiritual particles, and the giant water sphere collapsed at an altitude of ten thousand meters, transforming into a black rainstorm that covered the entire city.

splash splash splash splash—

Black rain poured down, each drop carrying a chilling spiritual pressure.

But the battle was not over.

In the center of the shattered realm, a golden ship, missing half of its wing and billowing black smoke, hovered precariously in mid-air.

Gilgamesh stood at the wrecked bow of the ship, his golden armor stained with black mud—whether his own blood or that of his enemies—was unclear.

The killing intent in those ruby-like eyes had reached its peak.

And opposite him.

The figure wearing the bone mask, even after being hit by the aftershocks of the Ea sword, still did not perish.

But his condition was even more terrifying.

The original Shinigami armor was completely shattered, revealing pale skin and a dark void in the chest.

The right half of his body was almost mangled, but driven by some strange force, a white bony shell grew wildly at a visible speed to fill the wound.

【Hoo....Hehehe....】

He let out a roar that sounded like both crying and laughing.

The trident in his hand was broken, but he directly inserted the broken tip into his own arm, fusing it with the white bone shell, transforming it into an even more ferocious weapon.

[It's decided, I'm going to abandon that poor wretch Haiyan....]

If I could parasitize your body, the whole world would grovel at my feet!

Gilgamesh stared at the monster that was still charging forward, veins bulging on his forehead: "You reckless mad dog!"

Without the restrictions of the Heavy Spirit Sea, hundreds of high-level magical artifacts shot out from the treasure vault behind them!

The opponent didn't seem afraid of the dense barrage of bullets.

Om-!

A loud popping sound echoed through the air.

The air beneath his feet was compressed into a tangible foothold, and his figure flickered in the air!

Sound!