Chapter 85: Jojo, There You Go Rushing Again (12)

Jojo put on such a convincing show of excitement that even the performance itself seemed polished to perfection, only just shy of the standards of the greatest actors.

Belial thought he had hit the mark, that he had shaken the Ultraman before him to the core.

He pressed on, whispering with seductive malice, “There is only one true truth: you are a weapon that was made.”

If he could turn this brat dark, what a marvelous thing that would be.

No doubt the expression on Kane’s face would be priceless when he saw it.

Belial, thinking this to himself, noticed Jojo fall silent.

He took that silence as proof that his words had struck home.

What he never imagined was that Jojo was, at that very moment, mulling over techniques.

Listening to Belial, Jojo rolled his eyes inwardly and played along, saying, “Nonsense! I won’t believe you!”

While he said it aloud, his mind was on the scene from when Camilla had used her light whip.

Belial failed to spot the flaw and continued to tempt him with words. “Is that so? Then why are you a fusion of light and darkness?”

“If I’m not mistaken, you probably don’t have parents, do you?”

Jojo remained silent, thinking of how Camilla’s light whip had sprouted serrated edges that could tear through enemies at high speed.

When an ordinary monster was caught around the neck by that attack, its head would be severed by the whip’s cutting force.

Of course, Jojo would not use a light whip himself; he was only borrowing the theory behind it.

Could a light sword and the Eight Light Wheel be fused together for use as one?

He said nothing, thinking in silence.

To Belial, that only confirmed he had been right.

Sensing that he was about to succeed in deceiving Jojo, he struck while the iron was hot and continued his seduction. “Let me tell you the truth!”

“The truth is that you are a weapon created by Hikaru with light and darkness!”

“To the people of the Land of Light, you are nothing more than a tool!”

Once again, Hikaru took the blame.

From Belial’s point of view, he genuinely believed that Hikaru had done it.

Otherwise, how could an Ultraman who combined light and darkness have appeared in the Land of Light?

Who else but Hikaru could research and produce such a result?

Belial thought no other Ultraman could do it; only Hikaru had the ability.

As his words faded, silence settled between Belial and Jojo.

It was as though something were about to erupt.

Belial waited, waiting for the Ultraman before him to give rise to negative emotion.

Negative emotion could affect dark power; then he would intervene and further catalyze it, turning this Ultraman cub completely dark.

Belial’s crimson eyes fixed on Jojo.

Under that gaze, Jojo brought his palms together as if doing something.

Is he about to do it? Belial thought to himself, and a trace of pride rose in him. Just as expected, the brat is still a brat. Too green.

Kane, I really want to see the look on your face when you suffer.

While entertaining these vicious thoughts, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

At that moment, energy gathered in Jojo’s palms. He simultaneously invoked the Ultraman Light Sword and the Eight Light Wheel, then used his Ultra telekinesis to merge the two techniques together!

As he spread his hands apart, a large blue-white light sword took shape, its white blade surface spinning at high speed!

It was as if the Eight Light Wheel had been stretched into the sword’s outer cutting force, while the blade itself condensed from denser energy!

Compared with the slender light sword from before, this blue-white one was larger and wider!

“Yes! This is exactly what I wanted!”

Jojo seized the hilt, gave it a couple of swings, and his Ultraman face lit up with delight.

Belial: “???”

What? Why is this different from what I expected?

Realizing something was off, his expression darkened at once, and his voice turned heavy and cold. “Hey, brat, are you even listening to me?”

“Hm?” Jojo snapped back to attention at the sound of Belial’s voice, then waved a hand. “Go on, I’m listening.”

He had been so pleased a moment ago that he had forgotten to keep acting.

But now he no longer felt like pretending.

Belial finally understood: he had been played the entire time. Murderous intent flooded his crimson eyes.

“Heh heh, I’ve changed my mind.” A sinister, ominous laugh escaped him as he swung the Ultimate Battle Instrument. “Die!”

He had originally planned to corrupt this Ultraman and then take him in as a subordinate to cultivate.

But now Belial wanted nothing more than to kill him with his own hands!

Damn it all! Kane had never toyed with him like this!

A massive scythe-shaped light blade was unleashed with the swing of the Ultimate Battle Instrument!

The orange blade covered a vast area, but Jojo did not dodge.

He brought down the light sword in his hand and split the huge blade apart on the spot!

Belial immediately rushed in close, the head of the Ultimate Battle Instrument gathering annihilating lightning as he aimed a strike straight at Jojo’s head!

“Why so eager?” Jojo said as he raised his light sword to block.

Boom!

Light sword and Ultimate Battle Instrument collided, instantly triggering an explosion!

“Weak. Pathetic!”

“Charging in so recklessly, just like back then when you rushed to confess to Mary. Useless. Completely useless!”

Jojo fired off taunts to fray Belial’s nerves while his light sword continued to slash and parry.

“Shut up!” Belial was clearly rattled, and his swings grew harsher. “I’ll kill you right now!”

As the words fell, the Ultimate Battle Instrument in his hand spun violently, suddenly releasing a force of rebound!

Jojo’s body was driven backward, and the light sword condensed in his hand showed signs of collapse.

This Ultimate Battle Instrument is absurd!

As the thought flashed through his mind, energy gathered in Jojo’s palm even as he retreated.

The orange Sword of Storm extended outward, and under the effect of Ultra telekinesis, it merged with the light sword in his hand!

The blue-white light sword gradually turned orange. The radiance it gave off became restrained, but its cutting power and sturdiness increased dramatically!

Belial charged again.

Seeing this, Jojo swung his orange light sword!

Boom!

This time, the two were evenly matched!

Belial was startled by the sight. It was the first time he had ever encountered a weapon capable of standing toe-to-toe with the Ultimate Battle Instrument.

What’s more, the Ultraman’s power was no weaker than his own.

Jojo pressed the orange blade downward with both hands and looked down at Belial as he said, “Mary and Kane already have a son, but you still don’t. How pitiful.”

“Shut your mouth!” Belial was utterly enraged, and his attacks became even fiercer.

But every strike was taken by Jojo.

“And there you go again, getting worked up.”

“To be precise, they should be called the Father and Mother of Ultramans now. They led the Land of Light to prosperity and greatness.”

“Belial, you have nothing. You’re just a rat in the sewer.”

Hearing this, Belial erupted with rage, dark power bursting from his entire body!

“Graaahhhhh!”

With a howl of fury, he unleashed a black-red sonic attack from his mouth!

At such close range, Jojo blocked it with the modified Sword of Storm and fell back at the same time.

Belial’s composure had now shattered completely. Locking his gaze on Jojo, he sprang upward.

His whole body soared through the air until he reached the energy barrier, where he flipped and planted his feet upon it as though walking on level ground.

Aiming the Ultimate Battle Instrument downward, he unleashed several blasts of annihilating lightning in rapid succession!