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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Ruby
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Third Prince Ricardo saw it.
The phenomenon of refraction where the atmosphere screamed.
“……”
The gazes of the thousands of monsters that had been directed toward Ricardo’s party all turned upward.
Four people were falling from two giant griffons, slowly descending.
───Flash.
While descending.
As if a star was being born in the sky, fierce light burst forth.
A massive crescent moon that covered the entire horizon poured down from the sky to the ground.
A crescent moon that charged down with swift speed and fierce intensity.
Sword energy.
It was a slash that originated from the sword of Bell, who had become the ‘Apostle of the War God’.
Ssseok─
The sound of flesh being torn echoed throughout the entire land mass.
The white slash passed through, cutting down the monsters that surged like black waves.
The black blood of the demonic beasts scattered along with the crescent moon-shaped slash.
Bodies were cut diagonally and tilted over.
By the slash of a Grand Sword Master. With the War God’s blessing applied as well.
As the War God’s apostle, Bell could produce the effect of the War God’s blessing at nearly 1.5 times the normal rate.
The third prince’s party all stood dumbfounded, watching the monsters that had been swept away in an instant.
Kwarrung.
What struck down from the sky this time was Thunder Roar, a 6th Circle lightning magic spell.
Cloney had cast the magic while on the griffon.
Due to Yuma’s blessing bestowal, [War God’s Blessing], lightning that had been abundantly concentrated with magical power fell straight down.
Kwarrrrung──!
Three bolts of lightning burst forth in succession.
Three flashes of light consecutively turned the world pure white.
They burned black, became ash, and slowly scattered.
Third Prince Ricardo’s accompanying knight, Ragnarok, maintained his aura on his sword and watched the enemies that were crumbling away in an instant.
Sweat beaded profusely on the hand holding his sword.
He couldn’t understand this entire situation.
But one thing was certain.
At this moment, the being that had instantly reduced the enemy forces from nearly 2,000 to half in a single stroke was not an enemy.
After Bell, one of the two beings who had unleashed the intense attacks, handed the rope hanging from the griffon’s neck to Cloney, she threw himself down.
Bell’s hair whipped fiercely like a lion’s mane.
Blue protective energy covered Bell’s form from toe to head.
Bell’s body was wrapped in bluish light and fell like a meteor.
The meteor crashed without restraint into the center of the enemy formation.
Thud…! Thud!!
The thick dust settled.
Ssring…
She pulled out the sword he had driven into the ground and raised it again.
A massive crater had formed in the ground where Bell had landed.
Rock fragments were swept up and soared by the energy currents spreading from Bell’s feet.
Among the monsters, those intelligent enough to judge the enemy’s level were extremely reluctant to head toward Bell and abruptly stopped their steps.
However, many were too crazy to make such judgments.
Kugugugugugugugu──!
Countless monsters on the cliff rushed toward Bell.
Bell stomped the ground fiercely and shot forward like a bullet.
Enemies on all sides.
All could be swept away without concern.
No, they had to be swept away on this battlefield.
With nothing to restrain him, Bell literally began to rampage.
Incomprehensible slashes that couldn’t be called sword strikes cut down the black monsters.
Cloney also continued casting magic while riding the griffon.
Ssaeeaeeaek─
One griffon landed in front of the cave where Third Prince Ricardo’s party had been holding their breath.
What descended from that griffon were none other than Yuma and Ermel.
Ermel, wearing pure white sacred robes, approached someone with her blonde hair fluttering.
She was heading toward the blonde third prince, Ricardo.
Despite being the very person who had grabbed the torch of the mercenary Camille and used light amplification magic to reveal their location, she was bewildered by the current situation.
Ermel approached Ricardo.
Though Sword Master Ragnarok stood somewhat awkwardly beside Ricardo, he couldn’t bring himself to point his sword at Ermel due to the dazzling radiance flowing from her body.
Saint Ermel looked at Ricardo and slowly opened her mouth.
“I am Ermel, the Saint of the War God.”
Ricardo listened to Ermel’s words in a daze.
War God.
He instinctively understood who the War God the saint spoke of was.
A being emanating quiet white currents throughout its entire body.
Though its outward appearance was certainly human, it didn’t feel human.
“Royal blood of Valcares, may I ask your name?”
“…Ricardo Er Valcares…sir. I am the third prince of the Valcares Empire.”
Ricardo gave quite an accurate account of his identity.
Ermel smiled brightly.
“That’s fortunate. The royal blood of a nation possesses more important power than one might think. Since the bloodline is alive, the empire is full of potential to become great again.”
Ermel passed by Ricardo and moved her steps toward where the mercenaries were gathered.
Ermel’s gaze turned toward the shield soldier lying severely wounded.
Hestia, who was beside Ermel, actively stepped forward to dispel suspicion.
“She’s going to heal him.”
It was a mercenary with wounds that crossed his torso diagonally and, not content with that, had penetrated deeply into his pelvis.
Serious wounds at first glance.
Ermel placed her hand on the mercenary’s torso without hesitation.
Radiance flashed from her right hand.
Ss…ssssseuk
Flesh regenerated.
The gaping wounds were sealed.
Life gradually began to return to the face of the dying mercenary.
Yuma stepped forward and slowly walked ahead.
His thin black coat fluttered.
Kwaaaaaaaaak──!
A giant ogre that had fallen into a state of madness glowed with red eyes and rushed toward Yuma.
Thwang.
A foot wrapped in divine power as a plane obliquely struck upward against the front of the ogre’s fist.
Ppeoeoeoeng──!
The ogre’s body exploded as it was.
Large chunks of flesh splattered in all directions along with dark red blood.
Yuma slowly opened his mouth.
Imbuing it with divine power.
So it could be heard throughout this entire Valcares Empire.
[I have come to catch the insects.]
[Since I have noticed you are here and descended, do not avoid me.]
The reason Yuma had descended here was not only because of the torch.
Energy.
A very faintly felt divine power energy.
As the supreme god of the middle realm, he had noticed the divine power that [Goddess of Dead Bones], Angelica, and [Lord of All Plagues and Alchemy], Gulan, had desperately tried to hide.
[If you had no intention of facing me, you shouldn’t have descended in the first place.]
Yuma intended to let the hunters taste what it felt like to become the hunted.
Though they were somewhat considerably large hunters.
Starting from the point where Yuma stood.
A white domain spread out.
Like a beast opening its maw.
The domain advanced forward.
Originally, it would be a circular 500m radius from the point where Yuma stood.
Now, since there were no enemies behind him, he designated a 500m range in front of him as the divine domain.
Ssssssss…
A battlefield of life and death where one must fight──
The domain of the Mortal Combat Zone spread widely, crossing over the middle of a mountain.
Giant swords with blades extending vertically downward appeared above the heads of all the subordinates of the two gods, including monsters, demonic beasts, and golems, excluding the survivors of the Valcares Empire and Yuma’s party.
Sword forms of white light.
They also appeared above the heads of Angelica and Gulan, who had been frantically flying their bodies upon recognizing Yuma’s appearance.
“Damn it…”
Angelica spat out a crude curse unbecoming of a god.
And she advanced forward, her elegant black hair fluttering.
The giant golden golem-shaped god Gulan beside her also moved, making the earth tremble fiercely.
The divine power felt from the sword forms floating above their heads was too mighty to remain hidden and endure quietly.
That was natural, as Yuma’s current divine status had already filled its vessel and was even overflowing slightly.
He had to reserve it without being able to accumulate the divine status of the four gods any further.
The attack time limit for the Mortal Combat Zone was 5 minutes.
If they did not attack Yuma within 5 minutes, the sword forms floating above their heads would pierce through the bodies of all beings Yuma judged to be enemies.
Kwaaaaaaaaak!!
The earth shook violently.
Thump─ Thump─! Thump!
Even the monsters whose minds were wrapped in madness rushed toward Yuma.
The monsters also felt it with their instinctive senses.
If they did not attack that being in the distance who didn’t seem human right now, the giant white sword forms floating above their heads would completely tear apart their bodies and destroy their souls.
Kwaaaaaaaaak!
When the monsters and demonic beasts that had been facing Bell suddenly turned their steps toward Yuma, Bell’s eyes widened as she struck sword blows toward their necks and hearts.
Kwaaak!
Bell’s eyes flashed as he moved his feet endlessly.
‘How dare─.’
She couldn’t let the monsters he was dealing with rush toward Yuma, who already had plenty to handle.
‘Don’t bother Yuma.’
Bell intended to sweep away all the monsters within her radius.
Golden lightning also continued to pierce through the sky and strike down.
Cloney, who was still on the griffon continuing to cast magic, had the same thought as Bell.
The monsters rushed desperately toward Yuma.
The dead beings who were Angelica’s subordinates.
[Death Knights] and [Bone Dragons] reconstructed from bones, the giant black serpent [Ouroboros].
Kwakwakwakwakwakwak!!
They trampled the ground mercilessly as they advanced.
Thump thump thump─ Thump thump─!
Hundreds of giant golems, subordinates of [Lord of All Plagues and Alchemy] Gulan, also marched toward Yuma.
Ssring─
Yuma drew his sword.
The army charged toward Yuma.
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