Reborn as an Extra Chapter 731: The Chaos Begins! Part-4.
Previously on Reborn as an Extra...
"Have you finally decided to inhabit this body, or what? From what I understand, this is not your true appearance..."
"But I am still confused... If this isn't your real body, then why do I feel the presence of your true soul emanating from within it..."
Ashtel posed this question to the demon king with a composed demeanor, nonchalantly removing his coat and rolling up his shirt sleeves to expose his brawny forearms.
It seemed as though confronting the demon king was a trivial matter for him, barely worth his concern.
[H-hey, you only just regained consciousness less than half a year ago after being severely injured... Are you certain you're at your full strength right now?]
Ryul swallowed nervously, his gaze fixed on Ashtel with apprehension as he inquired about his condition.
Meanwhile, Ashtel casually handed his coat and tie to Ryul, responding in his characteristic calm tone.
"Don't worry, I can manage this. You two go handle the other matters. I intend to have a proper conversation with this individual today..."
Upon hearing Ashtel's words, Ryul and Riku initiated a portal for teleportation. However, before they could depart, the demon king spoke with grave solemnity.
"As I stated earlier, absolutely no one is leaving. Do you truly believe you can depart from here without my leave?"
A pressure, so immense it visibly suppressed the very flow of mana and miasma, descended upon the corridor, compelling Ryul and Riku to halt their movements instinctively.
"I told you to leave, the two of you..."
Before the demon king could exert further pressure on the pair, Ashtel stepped forward, interposing his own aura to shield them from the demon king's oppressive force.
Witnessing Ashtel openly defy his command, Dahaka's eyes narrowed. He fixed his gaze directly upon Ashtel and declared,
"Your very existence grates on my nerves, Ashtel Rex... You are nothing but a phantom from a bygone era..."
"It irks me every time you emerge like a fool to meddle in the affairs of this new world and this new age!"
With those pronouncements, Dahaka began to advance towards Ashtel, intensifying the overwhelming pressure he exerted on all those nearby.
"Hah! A millennia-old scoundrel has no standing to call me old! As for acting like a fool... No one has ever walked away unscathed after daring to insult me..."
The two quasi-divine beings, each capable of unleashing world-shattering destruction, strode towards one another, stopping mere meters apart.
It was as if Ashtel's mana and Dahaka's miasma were locked in a titanic struggle, their energies clashing as they faced each other.
Ryul and Riku could do nothing but tremble under the sheer force of the momentum generated by the confrontation between these two powerhouses.
Standing in the vicinity of these two titans, they both acutely recognized the vast chasm separating them from the true might wielded by figures like Ashtel and the Demon King.
They understood that remaining any longer would offer little assistance to Ashtel and would merely impede him. Thus, they promptly opened a portal and vanished through it!
The demon king, displeased by the duo's blatant defiance, immediately raised his hand, preparing to deploy an ability to interfere with their teleportation portal.
"Where do you think you're looking? Your opponent is me!!"
As if the very fabric of space-time had been violently warped, and the fundamental laws governing 'space' in the vicinity were shattered,
Ashtel's uppercut connected squarely with Dahaka's jaw. The impact was so ferocious that the mana and miasma in the air contorted chaotically, birthing a swirling vortex of mana!
With the space-time continuum ruptured and beginning to fracture like shattered glass, the demon king was propelled outwards, soaring into the upper atmosphere at a velocity approaching the speed of light!
The entire association building disintegrated under the immense power of the mana tornado unleashed by Ashtel's punch.
The demon king rocketed away from the planet, colliding with a satellite in orbit, reducing it to fragments in an instant. Yet, his trajectory showed no sign of deceleration.
It was only after activating his flight ability that the demon king finally managed to reduce his speed and come to a halt in the emptiness of space.
"I see... this is indeed your true form. If it were merely a vessel, that single punch would have obliterated your entire upper torso on the spot..."
"You withstood a full-powered blow from me head-on, which means you are truly present in person..."
Ashtel had pursued the demon king into space and now stood just a few meters away, arms crossed over his chest.
His body exuded such potent mana that the very fabric of space-time appeared to bend and warp around him.
"I suppose you are the Demon King for good reason... you possess the ability to alter your form."
In response to Ashtel's observation, Dahaka tilted his neck, cracking the bones audibly as if to emphasize his complete lack of damage from the preceding assault.
"It's not precisely changing into a new body... it's more akin to... hmm... what was that phrase the young humans often use..."
"Yes... transforming into a new form of mine."
Hearing this, Ashtel’s brow furrowed intensely, a strong premonition telling him that something was amiss.
"That doesn’t sit right with me... You make it sound as if you’re immortal and can choose to reincarnate into an unblemished body whenever you please, without any fear of demise..."
"The very notion feels utterly preposterous to my senses."
In response to Ashtel’s statement, the demon king lifted one of his four appendages, gesturing towards himself with a pointed finger.He then declared,
"Indeed, possessing the ability to reincarnate into other beings’ forms can prove troublesome; hence, I consistently endeavor to achieve it using a vessel that is inherently my own..."
"To put it plainly, this is my genuine form, devoid of any pretense or deception... And today, Ashtel Rex, I shall remove you from my path."