The scythe and sword collided making sparks fly. Each time, a roaring sound was heard and a shock wave was generated in the area. The two of us separated and clashed repeatedly, forming a figure 8 pattern as we continue to fight and defend indefinitely.
Honestly, I feel weird. When I think that Zazi, who I should have killed, is right in front of me again, I feel like I’m repeating that battle. However, what is different from that time is that I am fully composed at this moment. Now that I know the identity of my enemy, I won’t have such emotion.
“Murdering a second-class angel and possessing a divine artifact, just how many great sins are you planning to commit? Apologize to God by having yourself killed. If you don’t, you will be reborn as a livestock in the next life.”
“Then let me ask you, wouldn’t a god who wants to recreate the universe himself, commit murder too? I think that anyone who orders an angel to exterminate humanity is a villain no matter how you look at it.”
“What you are talking about is the measure for you people. From the great rules that God has established, it does not matter what happens to humans. And because God is a God, he cannot be punished.”
It’s a pretty convenient rhetoric. After all, God is so great that he can do whatever he wants. I don’t know the details of what God is or what he is, but from what I’ve heard, he doesn’t seem to be much different from a person who is floating in power.
I turn upward to gain momentum and cuts him. The scythe and the sword crossed each other once again, and each other’s weapons resonated like a tuning fork. This must have happened because both were made of orichalcum. While making a beautiful sound, we regained momentum and then slashed at each other.
“What is the re-creation of the universe that God is trying to do? Why does it have to be done?”
“Alright, let me tell you, ignorant one. The current universe is an imperfect world that only repeats the struggle for survival, and the main god, Goma-sama, who was concerned about this, rose up to make the world a perfect form. There will be a new world where there will be no hatred, no conflict, only joy and no sadness.”
“Hmm, that would be a really boring world then. Are you really okay with that?”
“Angels simply obey God’s commands. That’s the joy and the meaning of our existence.”
Zazi said as he casts a spell with his left hand. A red translucent wall was released and passed through my body. However, there is no harm on me. As long as this black robe exists, all magic will be nullified.
“I guess it’s no good after all. As the report said, all magic will be nullified huh.”
“Report? Who did you hear the information from?”
“We exchange information through telepathy. All the battle data as we fight right now is being sent to the angels outside of this world. Even if you beat me, the next angel will surely kill you.”
So he was fighting with the expectation that he is going to lose huh. As expected, angels are troublesome opponents.
He swung his scythe and unleashed an invisible blade. Not to be outdone, I also unleashed a dragon slash. The two blades collided and canceled each other out in mid-air. From there, I accelerate sharply and made a slash. As the weapons bounce off each other, I use that momentum to rotate my body, launching the next attack. We crossed swords again, and the weapons resonated with each other.
“The slack is over! Limit Breakthrough! Awakening!”
My presence grows on a grand scale. I activated limit break through and then I activated Superhuman Transformation upon awakening. My power also surged, and a purple aura envelops my body. Then, I activated the race, second-class angel. Pure white wings appeared on my back, and when combined with the black bat wings that were already there, a total of two pairs of wings assert their existence.
As expected, Zazi’s eyes widened at this scene.
“Those wings…… it belongs to an angel….…”
“I can get the race of the one I defeated, and I can also add that basic ability to myself.”
In other words, the power of Vampire, Emperor Dragoneut and second-class angel is added to my basic ability. From there, my abilities are further improved by superhuman transformation, limit breakthrough and awakening. As my ability has improved to this level, I won’t even need to use dragon transformation.
“M-monster! It’s presumptuous to even call you a human!”
“That’s rude. I’m still human.”
I defended Zazi’s onslaught with one hand and landed a kick into his open abdomen. Drawing a trajectory as if drawn by a ruler, he fell to the ground with a thud, making loud sound and causing a cloud of dust to rise.
We are in the woods away from the battlefield, so there won’t be any problem. I pointed the tip of my sword to the sky and activated the magic jewel. This sword, which is the sixth great treasure, is not sealed unlike other treasures and can exert its original power. Since it is the first time I’m using it, this might be just a good time for getting used to it.
“Lightning Emperor Strike!”
An enormous amount of purple electricity that seemed to fill the sky was emitted from the blade. Thunder roars, and the high amount of heat causes the air to expand rapidly. When I swing my sword down to the place where Zazi had fallen, a thick lightning bolt fall to the ground. Immediately afterwards, a loud roar echoed, and a strong hot wind ran around.
When the light fades away, I turned my attention to the place where I attacked. There was a large hole with a diameter of 100 meters. It’s indeed a great treasure. The power is extraordinary even though I made some adjustments on my power.
When I checked with enemy search skill, Zazi seemed to be still alive. When I got closer, I saw a guy who had lost his lower body lying near the hole almost breathless. Apparently, I missed my aim. There’s a problem with my control huh.
When I look into his face, he smiles for some reason.
“Defeating me…… do you really…. think it’s over?”
“What do you mean?”
“We knew early on that you guys are gathering your forces…… trying to protect the Sacred Beasts…… We were behind the…..”
Zazi died in the middle of telling the story.
……behind?
With a start, I turned my gaze in the direction of Zara. There was a lot of black plumes rising in the sky. They got me. This massive attack was a diversion. I soared into the sky and generated a sonic boom to head toward the city at the speed of sound.
There were a number of fires in Zara. People screamed as they run away, and the angels who are chasing them wet their swords with blood one after another. It was a one-sided massacre. Residents, young and old, men and women, were killed.
“Uwaaaaaa! Mother!”
Below, a young girl was crying as she clung to her injured mother. An angel walks up to her with a drawn sword in one hand.
“Child, return to the flow of samsara.”
“Noooooooo!”
An angel swings a sword at a girl.
Terrible!
I approached from behind the angel with rapid acceleration. I cut off the neck of the enemy as I pass by and then I land while reversing my body. I slid on the cobblestones and put the brakes on my feet.
“Mother! Mother!”
“Run away…. Leave me….. I don’t have much time left.”
“I don’t want to! Let’s run away together!”
When I looked at the girl’s mother, I saw a deep wound in her abdomen. The bleeding is severe and it is quite dangerous. I gave her a rainbow mushroom.
“Eat it, most injuries will heal.”
The woman took it tremblingly and took a bite.
“Strange…… The wounds that I thought couldn’t be saved are closing up.”
The mother, who had fully recovered, stood up and thanked me. The girl was also smiling again because her mother was saved.
“I want to ask you one thing, how did the angels get to the city?”
“I don’t know either. All of a sudden, they appeared out of nowhere and started killing people.”
“It’s strange, this city is within the search range of the World Tree….. Once they got closer, it should have known right away……”
The World Tree Treant is quite strong. It is a humongous tree that has lived for 100,000 years. It wouldn’t be surprising if it had an extraordinary offensive power. However, on the other hand, there’s also a weakness. It is this city. No matter how strong the World Tree is, it cannot attack once the enemies enter the city. That’s because it loves the elves and loves the city the most. Therefore, when the angels entered the city, there is nothing the World Tree can do anymore.
I took out a paper bag from my bangle and give it to the girl’s mother. There was a large amount of Rainbow mushroom inside.
“This…… this is?”
“I want you to give it to the wounded after you guys have evacuated somewhere. There are still a lot of people who can be saved.”
“I understand. I’d love to help.”
“Also, I’ll have them escort you guys until you can evacuate.”
I summoned three skeletons. The mother screamed, but she was relieved when she realized that they were on our side. This would make it easier for her to help the wounded during the evacuation. The mother and daughter then run with their escorts.
Now then, I must defend the Sacred Beasts and exterminate the angels. This requires manpower. Without at least five clone, it is impossible to bring the situation under control. Therefore, I decided to activate the Division Skill and create multiple clones. By the way, there is a limit to the number of people I can create. I found that up to seven clones can be created, and that the appearance that used to be young has been improved and can be duplicated in exactly the same form as the current me. Well, the appearance can be changed in any way due to the racial characteristic of primitive humans, but it might not be something to be happy about though.
My clones scattered in the city at their own discretion, and their weapons are procured locally. Since the angel is in possession of the orichalcum sword, it should not be a problem.
I myself, decided to head to the World Tree. If the angels attacking the city have a commander, they will surely come after the Sacred Beasts themselves. This is because a third-class angel cannot defeat a sacred beast that has great power.
I heard multiple explosions occur at the base of the World Tree and around its top as I draw near. No mistake. Each Sacred Beast is engaged with an angel. First of all, I head to Airavata, who seems to be the most in danger.
“No matter how many of them come to us, we can’t let them win. I’ll make sure to burn their wings!”
“We, the Sacred Beasts, are the protectors of this world and people. Even if it is against the heavens, we will carry out this will.”
Mabia fires fire arrows like a machine gun. Airavata was running a laser of light magic into the sky from the tip of its long snout. The third-class angels fly around the area without being able to get close because of the onslaught of the two of them. There seems to be no problem here.
Then I soared and moved to the top of the World Tree.
“Hmph! Teryaaaa!”
Jumping from branch to branch, Silva was battling an angel. He punched one of the angels with his big, sturdy fist and fight off any enemies approaching from behind with a back kick. Still, the angels keep coming to him like a fly. Silva shouted, “Thousand palms!” and then released the bottom of his palm. The next moment, dozens of blue lights emanated from his palm and hit the angels directly. A series of loud explosions occurred afterwards.
“Silva! Are you okay!?”
“Oh little one. There is no problem here. Rather, protect the World Tree. A second-class angel has been flying around waiting for an opportunity to attack.”
“Is there still one here? ……I understand. I’ll do something about it.”
I made a sharp turn and descended to the body of the World Tree. There was certainly a reaction when I used enemy search. An enemy was flying around at high speed.
I swoop in and cut directly from above, Zazi reacts and repels the slash with his scythe. Not yet. If I let him escape now, it may be irreversible. Using the momentum of being repelled, I rotated my body in the air.
Dragon slash!
A yellow-green light from the blade drew a line and cut off one of Zazi’s legs.
“Gua!?”
“I won’t let you escape! Explosive Sword Dance!”
I threw powerful swordsmanship at point-blank range. After the explosion occurs, Zazi falls to the ground at high speed, destroying buildings. Descending close to the ground, he slowly rose from the rising clouds.
“Have you noticed our goal?”
“You almost got me. I didn’t expect it to be a large decoy operation.”
“Did you think we, messengers of God, had been idle for the past month? That was not the case at all. We used disguise to impersonate the common people and deceive the eyes of the World Tree.”
“Then, you guys were hiding in the immediate vicinity next to us this whole time……? It now makes sense that you guys appeared here out of the blue.”
I can’t help but feel frustrated. I didn’t know that disguise was a skill that could allow them to slip enemy search. But now is not the time to regret it. Fortunately, I made it in time before they could complete the operation.
But for some reason, Zazi starts laughing.
“You were expected to be the biggest obstacle for us, so we decided to prepare a stopper. A two-fold one too.”
“Don’t tell me……”
“It wouldn’t be strange for an angel to disguise himself as another angel, right?”
I hurriedly looked around and saw a third-class angel holding a scythe right next to the World Tree. His body blurs for a moment and then transforms into the form of a second-class angel.
Darn it! Was this guy in front of me the stopper?
I rushes to the place, but Zazi, who is holding me back, stands in my way.
“I won’t let you go. The Sacred Beast will be eliminated as planned.”
“Move! I have to go to—!!”
At that moment, the scythe was swung at the World Tree. The invisible slash passed through the huge tree and went diagonally upward. There was a pause of a few seconds. After that, the giant tree slides down at an angle and falls. The tree that fell on the city made a huge sound and shook the earth violently. Smoke rises into the sky, obscuring the sky like a sandstorm.
On this day, the World Tree was lost from Sanargia.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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