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at 8th of July 2019 03:08:28 PM
Chapter 23
17-23 . Imaginary Fears (3) Satou here . I believe the original meaning of clowns are those who bring amus.e.m.e.nt to people . Wonder when did the meaning s.h.i.+ft to being the Fools or those who should be jeered?◇『GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO』Zaikuon is rampaging around as the black sludge wraps him .
It seems to be quite elastic, the membrane won't break apart . Eventually G.o.d Zaikuon is submerged inside the black sludge . 『Idiot . 』
『What a pitiful master that thing is . 』
『Think he died?』The nymphs are floating and circling above the black sludge . The black sludge began to bubble up from the inside .
Just as the curious nymphs came closer to it, the black sludge violently burst open . The nymphs ran off in a hurry . The surrounding area would get contaminated at this rate, thus I took the fallen golden chalice and used it to catch all the falling black sludge . Then I enclosed the chalice in a strong barrier and put it away in an unused Sub-s.p.a.ce . 『GUHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA』G.o.d Zaikuon stood on the spot where the black sludge was . Seems like he's undergone a slight image change, his face and naked upper body are furnished with black tattoo now .
The yellow light emitting from G.o.d Zaikuon has lost its sublimeness, looking muddy instead . The outer brim of yellow light has turned black in particular . Dark red lights dwell in his eyes .
The same as nymphs who have been corrupted by the black sludge . 『So this is the forbidden power . . . 』G.o.d Zaikuon muttered while coughing violently . 『 . . . This sense of omnipotence is not bad at all . 』I can't tell how much stronger he's become just by looking, but the nymphs who were ganging up on G.o.d Zaikuon began shuddering violently when he glared at them . 『『『O our lord』』』
『『『Our loyalties lie only to you』』』Looks like the nymphs fully intend to get back under G.o.d Zaikuon's command . Their master seems to have another thing in mind though-- . 『GINYAAAAAAAAAAAA』G.o.d Zaikuon's arm stretched out, then grabbed and crushed one of the nymphs . 『Lord-sama, lost his mind~』
『We're gonna get killeeeeeed』
The nymphs who scampered everywhere got chased by G.o.d Zaikuon at speed far above his speed earlier, he finished hunting all the nymphs in a blink of an eye . "--His aura changed?"G.o.d Zaikuon's yellow light got darker and darker every time he hunted one of the nymphs .
He's also undoubtedly getting stronger each time, but rather than strength-wise it looks more like he's getting more corrupted .
The black sludges that corrupted the nymphs must have been transferred to G.o.d Zaikuon . 『You're next . 』G.o.d Zaikuon unleashed an attack toward me . Distance matters not as he got right in front of me in an instant .
I blocked his attack with Mana Armor I immediately deployed . --His attacks are fast and most importantly, heavy . I see my Mana Armor which blocked the attack getting encroached with the same tattoo as G.o.d Zaikuon's .
I moved away with Unit Arrangement and discarded the Mana Armor . 『Fool!』G.o.d Zaikuon waited for the timing I removed my Mana Armor to strike .
I made it in time to deploy another one, but it failed to cancel the strike inertia, I got blown halfway through the mountain, creating a huge crater . That kinda hurt . 『ZAI, ZAI, ZAI, ZAYIIIIIIIIII』Is that a cheering?Saturated magic attacks shot by G.o.d Zaikuon poured down on me .
Each and every one of these magic feels as destructive as advanced and forbidden level magic . The attacks gouged the mountain, transforming the terrain . 『KUHA, KUHA, KUHAHAHAHAHAHA』G.o.d Zaikuon laughed loudly while floating in the air . Sorry for him, but I've gotten away by Unit Arrangement since the first crash and is currently hiding with Mana Camouflage . 『--He got away huh . 』Whoops, he noticed that I had escaped . 『Very well then, I shall destroy his country to smoke him out . 』An unthinkable remark coming from a G.o.d . Since it looked like he would do it for real, I canceled my Mana Camouflage and showed myself before him . 『Hmph, out you are . 』
『Weren't you saying you wouldn't indiscriminately kill people?』I forgot to use polite speech, eh whatever .
I don't feel like keeping up appearances any longer anyway . 『Now I have this mighty power in my grasp, slightly less places to collect Divinity pose no problem . These humans shall multiply on their own left to their own device anyway . 』Yup, that's a line from someone who's obtained a power beyond their capacity .
『 . . . I see . That's it . Humans multiply . Then there is no need to hold back . They may not be as enriching as nymphs, but country-wide amount of lives should serve as a nourishment to strengthen me . 』
『What are you saying?』G.o.d Zaikuon started spouting out some dangerous-sounding words as if he was delirious . 『I shall destroy outside invaders when I get stronger . No need for deceptions nor trickeries . For I am fit to be the G.o.ds' Top Seat . If I just get stronger . . . . stronger, even stronger, and for that sake the world must--
The land around G.o.d Zaikuon is rapidly turning into desert . Now then, this doesn't seem like a situation where I can just leisurely observe .
Might be about time to finish this up .
◇『I shall now reap lives infesting this land . --Starting from you . 』G.o.d Zaikuon's dark red eyes glared at me . Similar to the nymphs .
Let's wake him up for a bit . Shock treatment is best for these times . 『
『GUOOOOOOOO』I tried to shoot a weakened lesser variation of Mythology Down exclusive for demon lords, at G.o.d Zaikuon .
It may look flashy, but since the multi-dimensional permeations effect needed to defeat G.o.ds has been weakened, it's not as effective against Immortal beings . He's twitching on top of the crater, but still clinging to life . The jet black aura that had overrun G.o.d Zaikuon was blown away, his body regained back its dim yellow coloring .
Only temporarily though, as the jet black aura quickly covered G.o.d Zaikuon back . 『T-that's a blasphemy, to me, the strongest supreme G.o.d . 』
『Yeah yeah . 』Looks like I don't need to worry about G.o.d Zaikuon dying with the lesser version even if I don't hold back .
I just keep shooting out [Lesser Mythology Down] at the right time while randomly replying him back . 『I am』G.o.d Zaikuon sunk deep on the ground as he was about to stand up . It seems like there's a period of time where he moves more sluggishly after getting hit by lesser Mythology Down .
My aim is amusingly accurate because of that though it's also partly thanks to the practically zero time lag before the spell is invoked . 『The strongest』Apparently he's the strongest, guess I'll increase the output a bit more . 『Invincible』Increasing the shooting pace should be fine since he's invincible and all, right?
I've used up all my mana after several shots, so I resumes the work while recharging from Mana Batteries . Man he's pretty tough . Truly what you'd expect out of a G.o.d .
To think he hasn't lost his fighting spirit after getting hit this much . Since it's starting to get tiring, I kind of feel like whatever and just shoot the normal Mythology Down .
I guess he'd really die from that one though?His jet black aura has gotten considerably worn down, should be okay . If that still doesn't work, then the only thing I can do left is the Anti-G.o.d Sealing Magic that Corpse taught me, but using that won't differ much from killing him if we consider his role of maintaining the barrier against outer s.p.a.ce invaders .
Since I don't really enjoy killing, I'll pick the sealing card only after using up all other cards . 『 . . . I, am . . . Su, pre, me . . . 』Whoa, he still got some s.p.u.n.k left in him .
Let's try repeating the same attack set I used earlier . G.o.d Zaikuon was trying to say something, but then he stopped by the end of the second set .
I observed him for a while before his finger twitched . 『 . . . This is . . . Unforgivable . . . Land . . . Perish . . . 』Forget breaking his mind, it's fueling his vengeful spirit instead . I've got no choice . I'll make him taste a sense of crisis with the non-lesser version of [Mythology Down] .
I'll weaken the power as much as possible so it won't kill him by mistake-- . 『IMMAKILLYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA』The worn-out G.o.d Zaikuon charged at me like a beast . --Mythology Down . Incomparable to the fake one earlier, painfully blinding lights and soul-shaking vibrations infringed upon the land and sky far and wide .
The terrain gets greatly gouged out, blown earth and sand are forming into bulky clouds .
Dark clouds swirled into whirlpools, the fierce wind blew away the rubble on the ground . "Guess I overdid it a little?"The collateral damage may be far less than Meteor Shower, but this destructive power exceeds that of ordinary forbidden magic . --Seriously?At the bottom of the gouged earth, there lies G.o.d Zaikuon . ◇"--Vermilion barrier?"A barrier made of vermilion light protected G.o.d Zaikuon .
It seems to have hit its limit with that one shot, cracks is spreading on the surface of the barrier as I speak . 『Wait . 』
『Indeed, you must wait . Karion said so . 』
『Urion, do your job too . Even G.o.dly Barrier cannot defend the next one . 』
『Now that's shocking . 』A girl clad in indigo blue lights, and a pet.i.te girl clad in vermilion lights showed up .
Judging from their conversation, they must be G.o.d Urion and G.o.d Karion . The lights are too intense, only their silhouettes are visible . 『Getting beat around by a human even after harnessing the forbidden power . . . 』
『Good grief, truly a disgrace to us G.o.ds . 』Humanoid in the shape of big men clad in orange lights and green lights also showed up .
These two must be G.o.d Heraruon and G.o.d Garleon . 『I'm sorry to have kept you waiting . 』Then a female silhouette clad in emerald green lights manifested .
This one must be G.o.d Tenion . 『Karion, Urion, you two imprison Zaikuon inside G.o.dly Cage . Can I count on Heraruon and Garleon to purify him?』After confirming the G.o.ds' consents, G.o.d Tenion turned toward me . 『I'm sorry . Allow me to apologize in Heraruon's place . 』No point in apologizing to me . 『Please direct your apologies to Boruean Forest's Sacred Tree, Aialize-sama . 』
『Yes, of course I will . 』Then I guess, I can accept her apologies . 『Next time, just break the G.o.dly Barrier and beat him to pulp . Karion said so . 』
『I did not . But Zaikuon should be made to know his place once . 』G.o.d Urion and G.o.d Karion said some violent remarks .
Since even the gentle G.o.d Tenion isn't saying anything, I guess I've been given the OK to beat G.o.d Zaikuon down with [Mythology Down] the next time he's misbehaving again . 『But, please don't be mistaken . For there is a true enemy . 』
『--True enemy?』I know whom she's trying to imply, but does this enemy refer to mine or them, G.o.ds'?『You probably won't believe it if that name is spoken by our mouth . As such, let's have you heard it from someone you trust . 』G.o.d Tenion reached her hand toward to the sky, then I could feel the presence of some sort of barrier creaking . 『It's a barrier Zaikuon put outside the world in order to avert our gazes . 』As she swung down her arm, I could sense the creaking barrier breaking to pieces .
I've slipped out of the world many times before, but it might be a good idea not to underestimate these G.o.ds if they're able to put up barriers in that unstable place . 『Come, it should be here any second now . 』Arisa's voice reached my ears right as G.o.d Tenion said that . It's Familiar Link .
Apparently, the barrier G.o.d Zaikuon set up had barred Familiar Link from connecting . 『Master, it's terrible! Demon G.o.d in the sky!』
