Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 206

Chapter 206: The Decisive Battle in the Sea Kingdom (4)

 

The moment I pressed ?Yes?, the world was bathed in pure white light.

 

“Ugh… guh…!”

 

The source of the light was, of course, myself.

 

An uncontrollable torrent of infinite magic power surged outward from within me, manifesting as an overwhelming flow of light that enveloped the surroundings.

 

Within that brilliance, I felt the data that made up my avatar, the very foundation of my body, begin to transform, from the tips of my fingers to every strand of hair.

 

As if that wasn’t enough, I experienced the strange sensation of two wings sprouting from my back. The sheer unfamiliarity of it all made it hard to breathe, but I endured.

 

Then, as suddenly as the agony had come, it vanished, as if it had been nothing more than an illusion.

 

What remained was the undeniable sense that my avatar, no, my very self, had fundamentally changed.

 

If I had to describe it, I’d say it was like being reborn.

 

“…It’s not so bad,” I muttered, my small lips forming the words.

 

In the past, during online games, people often told me I was inhuman.

 

Some claimed I was “crazy,” and more than a few players I’d teamed up with in the wild said as much, too.

 

But now, those remarks were no longer mere jokes or metaphors. This was a genuine transformation into something beyond human, even if only as an avatar.

 

In this world, where the game has real-world consequences, one might expect fear or unease at such a change.

 

Yet, strangely, I felt no such emotions.

 

Instead, an irrepressible smile spread across my face as I felt the overwhelming power of an angel coursing through my entire being.

 

Now, even the gray angel, ?Iblis?, might be no match for me.

 

Slowly, I opened my eyes.

 

?First seal successfully lifted. All stats have been enhanced, and the Seraphic Skill ?Wings of Heaven? has been acquired. From now on, during Fallen Angel mode, sustained MP consumption will enable flight.?

 

Lucifel, acting as my support system, announced the results of the process in her usual calm tone.

 

Among her words, my attention was drawn to the instructions for controlling the wings, which flowed directly into my mind.

 

It seemed the wings responded to thought, by directing my focus to them, I could fly as I wished.

 

Having played similar games in the past, I instinctively spread my wings and gave them a light flap.

 

To my astonishment, my body lifted effortlessly from the ground.

 

“Sora!?”

 

Nearby, I heard Kuro’s voice.

 

Amid the blinding light, she instinctively reached out her small hand toward me.

 

(I’m sorry, Kuro…)

 

What kind of reaction would the girl who admires me have if she knew about this?

 

Would she be angry? Sad?

 

At this moment, I couldn’t be sure which emotion she might feel, but one thing was certain: she wouldn’t be praising me for it.

 

Amid the blindingly radiant world, I felt a pang of guilt. Even so, I gently took the outstretched hand offered to me.

 

The moment I did, another transformation began within my newly changed body.

 

?With the lifting of the first seal, a unique item possessed only by Archangels has been unlocked. From now on, activating the skill will automatically convert your basic clothing into a top-tier outfit.?

 

The shimmering silver light that surrounded me gathered onto my body, transforming my equipped clothing.

 

As the light faded, the familiar sight of the expansive cavern returned.

 

All eyes turned to me, but the person they knew was no longer there.

 

Long silver hair and golden eyes. Wings spread wide, one pure white, the other jet black. My previous masculine outfit had changed into the ?Seraphim Dress?, a stunning blend of a white, elegant Western-style gown and armor.

 

If I had to put it in a single phrase, I now looked like an angel girl sent to Earth by God’s decree.

 

This was my new form as a fallen angel, the cost of gaining power through ?Lucifer?. It was a transformation I could never reverse.

 

When I met the solemn gaze of my partner, the girl who had always been by my side, I could only offer her a bitter smile.

 

“Sorry… I’m going ahead.”

 

“…I’ll catch up to you soon,” she replied.

 

Her eyes met mine, and though I didn’t say a word, Kuro seemed to understand what had happened.

 

Nodding, she let go of my hand. Freed, I turned and floated higher into the air.

 

There was no time to explain everything that had happened to me to the others.

 

Even now, ?Asmodeus? was spreading fear among the people on the surface.

 

With a powerful flap of my wings, I soared through the vast opening in the cavern, pursuing the enemy into the outside world.

 

…………………………

 

The sensation of flight felt familiar, perhaps because I’d played similar games in the past, and my adaptability allowed me to master it quickly.

 

Soaring rapidly through the air, I emerged from the massive chasm and used my enhanced ?Perception? skill to scan the entire Sea Nation.

 

Perhaps due to my body now surpassing human limits, I felt no strain despite monitoring an area that would normally overwhelm a human being.

 

Within the expanded sensory range, I could grasp the situation of the ongoing battle with ease.

 

(So far, there don’t seem to be any problems with dealing with the monsters drawn here by Asmodeus’s resurrection.)

 

All across the region, adventurers were locked in massive skirmishes against monsters.

 

There were 10-meter-long giant dragons. Enormous crab-like monsters. Sharks that shot through the air like missiles. Massive alligators rampaging at high speed across the ground.

 

Amidst the chaos, the fiercest battlefield was undoubtedly near the harbor.

 

There, whales and a fleet of sailing ships armed with cannons, led by Lucas, were valiantly holding off the larger monsters.

 

Everyone was fighting with weapons in hand, placing their faith in the defeat of ?Asmodeus?.

 

…But prolonged battles will eventually push them to their limits. I have to fulfill the victory condition, which ?defeating Asmodeus?, as soon as possible.

 

Seeing my companions, the adventurers fighting valiantly to save the real world, a surge of determination ignited within me. I tightened my grip on the magic sword in my right hand.

 

Scanning the expanded ?Perception? field revealed no enemies on the ground. That left only one place to consider:

 

(…Above.)

 

I shifted my perception field upwards and spotted it. A massive half-human, half-fish monstrosity preparing to unleash a ?Enchantment? ability upon the land below.

 

Ah, that explained it. With a creature like that, it could potentially bring the entire nation under its control in one stroke.

 

Even with their combined talents, freeing everyone from such an effect with song alone would likely be beyond Laura and Sara’s capabilities. If overwhelmed by sheer numbers, even the elite strike party would be annihilated.

 

For the cornered enemy, this was a bold and effective plan. A perfect reversal strategy.

 

But all of that depended on the plan proceeding as intended. This time, however, the calamity ?Asmodeus? had miscalculated its opponent.

 

With speed-enhancing skills activated, I launched myself toward the distant enemy.

 

(Guh…!)

 

The acceleration was nearly instantaneous, almost akin to teleportation.

 

Using my enhanced stats combined with the acceleration skill ?Accelerator?, I closed the distance between us at a speed that defied comprehension. To the enemy, it likely appeared as though I had materialized out of thin air.

 

With the ?Silver Magic Sword? in my right hand, I unleashed a high-speed thrust attack, ?Strike Sword?, directly into the creature’s massive chest.

 

“GAAAAAHHHH????!!?”

 

Its ear-piercing scream forced the ?Enchanting Song? it was preparing to cast to cancel abruptly.

 

The enemy glared at me with a look of fury, then swung its sharp claws downward.

 

Sensing the danger in advance, I beat my wings powerfully and dodged backward.

 

But the attack didn’t end there.

 

After missing with its claws, ?Asmodeus? spun its massive body and swung its sharp tail at me as I retreated.

 

Dodging to the right, I narrowly avoided the strike, only for countless blades of water to form around me.

 

?Master!?

 

“I’ve got it!”

 

With my wings spread wide, I dodged the barrage of water blades from the ?Aqua Blade Rampage? attack, weaving through them by mere inches.

 

Even a single hit would’ve caused massive HP loss. I could feel the sheer power radiating from each blade.

 

After evading dozens of the water blades, I seized the momentary pause in the barrage to counter with a flying slash imbued with earth attributes, ?Earth Angriff Fliegen?.

 

The earth-imbued strike struck ?Asmodeus? squarely in the head, exploiting its elemental weakness and causing its movements to freeze for just a moment.

 

Seizing the opening, I activated ?Accelerator? again to close the distance.

 

“Haaah!”

 

Wielding the blade enveloped in earth energy, I executed the high-speed dual horizontal slash, ?Dual Nail?, carving two deep crimson lines across the enemy’s body.

 

Yet even with that attack, I’d only managed to shave off a mere fraction of its HP. Perhaps one-tenth, at best.

 

The damage inflicted was minimal. It appeared that ?Asmodeus?’s stats had been significantly boosted in its final phase.

 

Taking it down alone was going to be a grueling task.

 

(I could really use one or two reinforcements, but that’s probably asking too much…)

 

The allies I could rely on were likely heading toward the surface after unlocking the gate, but without flight capabilities, they wouldn’t be able to join the fight.

 

That meant I would have to finish off the remaining fragment of ?Asmodeus?’s health by myself.

 

A lone angel facing off against a colossal monster threatening the world—this was the very essence of a fantasy tale.

 

As I raised my ?Silver Magic Sword?, ?Asmodeus? seemed to sense the critical juncture and transformed its claws and scaled armor, making them larger, sharper, and more menacing.

 

We glared at each other, both radiating murderous intent.

 

Then, as if on cue, we charged forward at the same time.

 

The final battle for the fate of the Sea Nation had begun.