Chapter 12: Surviving
The supermassive monstrosity, or otherwise called Shinigami by the Japanese in that era, was an S Class beast the likes of which Akira had never fought before.
Even the bull demon that had sent him to his death in his previous life could not compare in terms of size and sheer destructive power.
The bull demon had been sneaky, its use of illusions was perfectly timed to cause Akira’s most powerful attack to miss completely, and it only appeared right after that in the moment of Akira’s downtime to deal him a devastating blow.
Its cunning coupled with extraordinary strength was the reason Akira died so quickly under its hands.
Akira wasn’t sure if the Shinigami was as cunning as the bull demon..
But the thing with strength was, once it reached a certain level above us, there was simply no need for a lot of intelligence and cunning.
How much intelligence is required to aim a god damned nuke on a map and press the red button that had the words "FIRE" printed on it in capital letters?
If the Shinigami was strong enough, even if it was lacking in cunning and intelligence, it wouldn’t mean anything.
Akira would still be mincemeat.
Judging by the incredibly horrifying energy waves that were rolling off the Shinigami, Akira was quite worried that he was facing exactly that sort of situation.
But Akira didn’t become the strongest and most powerful King of Shinobi by cowering in the face of impossible situations.