Chapter 211

Hundred and Eighth: An Unattainable Victory

“Guh!”

Grabbed by the neck, Makoto felt suffocated instantly. Before she could struggle, she was thrown out with great force.

The girl’s body crashed into a pile of wooden boxes nearby. Gasping for air, Makoto pushed aside the broken wood pieces in front of her and saw the scene of the selfish beast fighting against two Pretty Cures.

Makoto held her neck, trying to cough but only inhaling and exhaling. She couldn’t even scream now.

“HeartS——Ah!”

Ai had just lifted the Heart Bow and Arrow when the arm blade of the selfish beast slashed her abdomen. The pain made her bend down momentarily. Her Heart Bow and Arrow was swept away by another claw. The vicious selfish beast continuously punched Ai from behind until she fell down.

“Mana——Uh!”

“Selfish mode!”

Rikka’s frantic call drew the attention of the selfish beast. It spread its arms wide, ignoring any counterattack and cutting repeatedly at her wrists, forcing her to defend passively.

“Heart, Diamond! Let’s pull back first—Uh, I can’t say it, words, can’t come out!”

Returning to the battlefield, Makoto tried to warn but couldn’t. Spotting the approach of three people, the selfish beast immediately changed tactics. It jetted out a deep blue flame from its back, generating a terrifying thrust that sent it flying at high speed, cutting through their battle clothes. Enveloped by the selfish beast’s trail, all three were thrown away with screams.

That guy!

Makoto punched the ground angrily.

What about seizing the opportunity? How could such an absurd selfish beast exist, let alone win against them?

Not just them, Ash was also quite pleased with this selfish beast. Combining mechanical modifications from dark organizations like Shocker and X Foundation with biological cultivation from evil forces like Abelian and the Empire of Bio-Experiments, this specially crafted selfish beast plus had extraordinary combat power, with high attack desire, strength, speed, defense, and was completely obedient with no self-will—nothing was mediocre!

In the context of the Kamen Rider series, it would be considered an ultimate boss for the Riders until the next reinforcement tool appears.

Ash could enhance it further if needed, even making it gigantic with devices like “Balban精华.”

These were enhancements made to the original selfish beast. Evidently, the monster potential in the Pretty Cure series was truly commendable.

Unfortunately, Ash treats it as a disposable tool.

“If you thought that additional warrior could turn things around for you, forget it.” Ash glanced at his watch and shook his head. “Since she didn’t participate fully, she is out of this game. This time she won’t interfere.”

“What did you say?!”

Cure ACE had to halt. When she leaped toward the battlefield from tall buildings, numerous misshapen monsters emerged from solar reflectors, blocking her path. They seemed determined not to let her escape.

“Move aside, I have no time to play with you!”

The diverse monsters roared, closing in aggressively.

In the mirror beasts’ eyes, this little girl’s life energy was incredibly powerful, comparable to a full feast. They wouldn’t let go.

“Hyah!”

She punched a lightning cavalry, then kicked a red-glowing antelope, splitting it in half mid-air. With a low growl, she leaped up, grabbed the high-speed knight, spun several times, and slammed it into a group of monsters.

Like a slaughterhouse director, ACE attacked relentlessly, decimating the mirror beasts who encountered her; they hardly stood a chance.

But for every beast defeated, more came forth recklessly, blocking her path further, frustrating Akuri who originally intended to support Ai.

“This is so annoying! No one wants this movie ending scene!”

“Not to worry,” Ash alerted them as the girls finally subdued the selfish beast with angry punches. “You have 5…”

Ash’s voice reverberated in their hearts, slowing their movements.

“4.”

“Nani!” Rikka exclaimed, her combination’s momentary flaw caught by monsters—a horde of eerie red light emerging from chest plates, launching a cacophonous song that blew the girls away.

“3.”

The selfish beast threw Makoto.

“2.”

It threw Rikka.

“1.”

It threw Ai.

“0.”

Surveying the fallen Pretty Cures, the selfish beast roared in triumph!

“Boom~”

Ash mimicked an explosion with his fingers, clapping them together as if sparks danced between his palms.

Inconceivably, it watched light explode from within its body. It couldn’t comprehend; it was almost there.

In the next instant, it detonated.

Radiant light rapidly expanded from the selfish beast’s body. Struggling, Love and Rikka barely pushed open-mouthed Makoto aside.

“I win.”

Their hands touched, ten fingers clicking together distinctly. Ash stepped into the blast zone, the heels of his shoes sounding crisp on the ground.

Love and Rikka, in their true forms, lay at his feet, safe due to their protective waruits despite their fainting and unconscious state.

“One less.”

“Ash—!”

Certainly, the voice came from further ahead.

Indeed, the selfish beast gone, her voice returned.

“I believe that determination and effort displayed in the future are truly bold. And you? You sang merely for the Princess, loyalty is there, but the earnestness in your songs falls short.”

At last, thrown outward, Makoto suffered less damage. Nonetheless, her purple battle suit was disheveled. Holding her injured arm, she slowly stood, fixing him with a menacing glare not entirely filled with malice.