Record of Ragnarok: Ouroboros

Chapter 19: God Hunt

The demonic bullet pierces through the heavenly duke.

Heimdall trembled in fear at the sight of the Jade Emperor's first injury, his body shaking uncontrollably. "I-Incredible!" Heimdall gasped. "For the first time in this battle, Yu Huang has been scarred!!"

Yu Huang stared at the wound before turning to Nobunaga. "Took you long enough. How many minutes has it been? We've lost track." Yu Huang remarked, unimpressed.

Nobunaga's face shifted as he saw Yu Huang's calm reaction. "You're not even a little bit worried?" he asked, bewildered.

"Why would we be? It's a battle. Someone's gotta get hurt at some point." Yu Huang replied nonchalantly, as though brushing off a minor scratch.

Nobunaga sighed deeply, rubbing his face in frustration. "I honestly expected more of a reaction from you."

Yu Huang chuckled. "Sorry to disappoint you." The emperor teased.

Nobunaga's expression darkened, and he shifted his tone. "Fine, I'll just add more holes to you...And no, I don't mean that in the way that a certain someone is thinking." With that, the daimyo struck a fighting stance and at the VIP booth of the Greek Gods, Dionysus reacted to Nobunaga's remark with a sly grin.

"We've got a pretty good idea of who that 'certain someone' is. Luckily, we managed to buy enough time to figure out your ability, so thanks for that!" Yu Huang said, smirking as they readied themselves for action, leaving Nobunaga stunned.

"Oh, screw you!" Nobunaga cursed loudly, firing a barrage of bullets at Yu Huang. Standing firmly on the ground as the god meditated before Yu Huang ran away from the bullets, dodging the attacks in a swift motion, narrowly avoiding each shot as the constructions around them were shredded by the onslaught.

"Aunt Göll, I don't get it," Aslaug said, turning to her aunt with a skeptical look. "No one told me about Volund's ability, not even you. Can you explain it?"

"Ah, right... I forgot." Göll admitted sheepishly, patting Aslaug on the head. "Let me explain from the beginning..."

"His Volund allows him to fire shots with his gun that uniformly "pierce all things" in his sight. Rather than release bullets that could be dodged, it manifests as an invisible force that puts perfectly round holes into whichever target Nobunaga aims at, plus anything in between that target and the gun's muzzle along a straight line. Each shot reaches the target instantly and cannot be blocked no matter how many defenses are put up! That ability is called...the 'Demon King's Bullet'!"

"So, you're telling me that no matter how good your defense or durability is, the ability can negate it?" Aslaug asked, glancing back at Nobunaga, who was still attacking Yu Huang.

"Pretty much," Göll replied. "The ability works best when Nobunaga can catch Yu Huang off guard. If it lands, we win."

"We see. That's going to be a pain." Yu Huang muttered, running and dodging with precision, carefully watching for Nobunaga's next move by staring at his aim.

Nobunaga, gritting his teeth, thought to himself. "I was an idiot for thinking I could defeat him without using my ability. He fooled me with his deceiving look. I thought he looked arrogant enough for an easier win, but no! Guess they're right, you can't win without pulling out all the stops!" Nobunaga fired recklessly at Yu Huang, his gunshots echoing through the arena.