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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Ruby
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Saint Ermel looked at the approaching army toward the god she served.
And she slowly opened her mouth.
“In the dark night without a speck of light, a candle flickers.”
The words continued.
“The only star born from this land, and perhaps the last star.”
“All laws and principles of this land move following that single star.”
“You stars that dared to descend without permission.”
“Be unable to engrave anything upon this land and perish completely.”
Even at this moment just before the clash occurred, Yuma stepped forward, leaving behind the saint who was reciting a brief prayer to draw up the divine power of the middle realm.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!!
The army, terrified by the godless Yuma’s divine domain, Life-or-Death Decisive Battle Ground, came charging forth.
Bell didn’t like this battlefield.
Among Angelica’s servants, collectively called the [Legion of Death], there were clearly mixed beings who had once been citizens of this land, the Valcares Empire.
And they were in the form of undead like ghouls.
There were also beings created as monsters by stacking the bodies and heads of numerous imperial citizen ghouls like towers.
Bell found it extremely distasteful to kill beings that continued to emit such miserable sounds that he couldn’t distinguish whether they were crying or screaming.
But he couldn’t not kill them either.
That would be even more distasteful.
Because Ermel had said that people whose life flow had been completely twisted by another god could not be restored to their original state even using her divine power.
In the end, to reduce their suffering and give them at least some rest, there was no choice but to kill them.
From beyond, enemies came running densely packed.
Enemies that filled the mountain ridge completely.
The being at the very front was the [Goddess of Dead Bones], Angelica, who had come charging in riding the serpent of chaos, [Ouroboros], in order to survive.
And right to her side was the [Father of All Siege Weapons and Alchemy], Gulan, who had brought massive servants on both his sides.
Kireeeeeeek!
The cry of Ouroboros struck their ears.
Someone’s voice followed behind it.
It was Angelica’s voice.
“Godless one, will there be any great benefit for you from doing such things! You must have already accumulated all the divine power you can build through god-slaying, right?”
It was true.
Even though stockpiling was possible, it didn’t lead to an increase in divine rank.
Yuma’s divine rank limit was already somewhat fixed.
However, there were things he could do with the stockpiled divine rank.
He could increase the number of uses of [Life-or-Death Decisive Battle Ground], which was originally usable only twice within 24 hours, by one more time.
Of course, there was something more important to Yuma than such simple utilization.
The increase of divine power in the middle realm.
The final goal point at the end of that divine power increase.
A goal point that the two gods charging at him now could never dare to understand.
Entry into the divine realm.
And killing the five surviving members among the Eight Evil Gods remaining in the divine realm.
Such a goal point that went far beyond the realm of common sense couldn’t be understood even by gods.
Kigigigigig─
From beside Angelica, he moved the golems on both his sides, creating a golem mechanical device that spewed wide-range energy waves forward.
“I’ll kill them all.”
Gulan, the god of golems, had been terrified at first.
Though it was still hard to believe easily, that bastard was a god who had killed more than five gods.
Gulan, who had the form of a giant golden golem, had initially felt clear fear, but now felt extreme anger.
He felt deep self-loathing at the fact that he, who was born as a god, had been terrified by Yuma, who had become a god from being human, and had felt clear fear.
That sense of disparity caused intense anger.
Gulan opened his square mouth and spoke in a thick voice.
With the intent to kill them all.
Starting from the ground Gulan was standing on, something continued to rise from within the earth.
Massive pillars created by Gulan’s alchemy shot up high.
Kiiiiiiiing──!
The red light emitted from each of the hundred or so pillars condensed into a single point.
A destructive divine power sphere was created that was obviously destructive at a glance.
The sphere scattered intense clusters of light as if it had dragged down the sun floating in the sky.
Chzzzk…!
A single drop of red divine power that flowed down from the sphere instantly dyed the ground black.
Angelica’s mouth, who was beside Gulan, also slowly opened.
Her long black hair fluttered up behind her like a flapping cloak.
Black shadows flowed out from under the shoes of Angelica, who wore an elegant black dress.
Ssssssssk──!
Black lotus flowers bloomed on the ground that had been just widely spread with yellow earth.
Hwaaak─
And the black lotus that bloomed first under Angelica’s feet bloomed under the feet of all humans standing on this land.
That is, black lotus bloomed fully under the feet of all of Yuma’s party except for Yuma, who was a god rather than human, and all the citizens of the Valcares Empire.
Angelica looked at Yuma and said.
“If you don’t withdraw your divine domain, Life-or-Death Decisive Battle Ground, right now, all the residents of this land, the Valcares Empire, will attack you. That last royal blood kid too. If you don’t want to kill those humans with your own hands.”
Angelica’s eyes narrowed thinly.
That sharp gaze glared at Yuma.
“The same goes for the humans you brought.”
Red light flashed in Angelica’s black pupils.
And the tips of the black lotus petals were dyed red.
The divine domain of the [Goddess of Dead Bones], Angelica.
The effect of Paradise Distortion was a mental manipulation type divine domain that completely dominated the minds of beings included within the domain’s radius.
The minds of those whose rank was significantly lower than the god Angelica would very easily dance in the palm of Angelica’s hand.
Even if one was a god, it wasn’t possible to protect all of one’s believers.
Mental attacks were especially difficult to block.
But why.
“…Why aren’t those bastards attacking you?”
Angelica’s question contained doubt.
The effect of [Paradise Distortion] had clearly activated properly.
However, not only Yuma’s believers Cloney, Bell, and Ermel, but also the people of the Valcares Empire – Third Prince Ricardo and his subordinates, and the mercenaries – none of them drew their swords toward Yuma.
Gulp.
Third Prince Ricardo swallowed his saliva.
Angelica’s words didn’t sound like lies.
He had definitely felt, even if for just a moment, the sensation of some sinister energy boring into his mind.
That sensation was felt by the imperial citizens including Ricardo, as well as Cloney and Ermel.
But immediately after that, a clear energy that drove away that sinister energy spread through their minds.
A quiet voice flowed out from behind Ricardo.
“I told you that faith would not betray, didn’t I?”
The saint of the godless, Ermel, said.
Hestia, the cat-eared girl of the feline race with scarlet ears beside her, added a word to Ermel’s statement.
“That’s right, that’s right, faith doesn’t betray.”
Hestia said while nodding her head greatly.
Angelica’s cast ‘Paradise Distortion’ had certainly been cast properly.
However, the power that Yuma possessed had also been cast properly.
“……!”
Angelica, who looked at Yuma with divine power intensely concentrated in both eyes, trembled with chills running up her spine.
The massive radiance existing behind Yuma’s back.
That massive radiance was stretched out long and numerous like a spider web.
It extended to Cloney and Bell, and Ermel and Hestia.
Also to Third Prince Ricardo and his direct knight Ragnak, and to all thirty-odd mercenaries and forty-odd soldiers.
The condition for blessing bestowal was simple.
People who had faith in Yuma.
That is, it could be bestowed upon all believers.
How did the imperial members who faced the godless Yuma for the first time today come to have faith in Yuma?
It was largely because Saint Ermel had instantly healed five dying soldiers and mercenaries as soon as she appeared.
And it was also because the divine domain that Yuma had deployed provided mental stability to those who belonged to their allies.
A little faith.
It was possible because Yuma had set it up so that he would recognize someone as a ‘believer’ if they had even a speck of faith in him.
“How, how is it possible…even if apostles are one thing, how can you give the blessing of mental barriers even to ordinary believers….”
The [Goddess of Dead Bones], Angelica, couldn’t understand the current situation where her domain had been completely blocked.
And Angelica’s common sense was also correct.
However, it was a result that occurred because she had underestimated the divine rank that Yuma possessed.
It was a problem that Angelica, at best a 1st rank god who had killed one god, had rashly estimated the divine rank that Yuma, who had killed more than five gods, possessed.
Kwadeuk─
Angelica had to feel pain shooting up from her toes.
“Shit…damn!”
Kwadeudeuk!
The sensation of her entire body spinning around.
The sensation of being twisted like wringing out a wet rag.
[Divine domain] represents the god.
When all conditions of a cast divine domain were rendered null and void, unlike being simply crushed and offset in a divine rank battle, it presented extreme pain.
“Keuiaaaak!”
Angelica screamed as she saw a fragment of her divine rank that had fallen off.
Black currents so dark they could be called abyssal appeared floating in both of Angelica’s hands.
A very large scythe appeared in Angelica’s hands.
“Die…!”
The [Goddess of Dead Bones] completely lost her reason.
“In the end, unable to enter the divine realm- just a lowly god of the middle realm aaaaaaaak!”
The pain crushing her entire body and mind due to the failure of her divine domain and the fear of the massive white sword form still floating above her head mixed together, causing her to lose reason.
“Eliminate.”
From the side, the voice of the [Father of All Siege Weapons and Alchemy], Gulan, also rang out.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaang!
The power that Gulan had gathered with his divine domain [Infinite Alchemy] was shot toward Yuma.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
The strongest among Angelica’s servants, [Ouroboros], charged toward Yuma.
Massive black beings holding countless weapons rushed toward Yuma’s body.
The two hundred golems around Gulan charged toward Yuma.
When enemies entered the range where Yuma could parry, the enemies suddenly slowed down dramatically.
It was the effect of Life-or-Death Decisive Battle Ground.
He added bullet time to that.
Srurururu…
In the almost stopped time, only Yuma, armed with divine power throughout his body, was free within that time.
Eyes containing divine power didn’t miss a single attack.
Ouroboros’s massive head floated up high.
In an instant, Yuma deflected all attacks.
And immediately after that.
Absolute counter was executed.
Ouroboros’s body swelled up like a balloon and then burst apart.
Tuduududududu!
The burst body was too massive even for its size.
The dark red blood drops that shot up into the air poured down like rain.
“Kieaaaaaaaak!”
Angelica was torn apart miserably like paper.
The massive black army of various forms – great knights, giants, bone dragons, etc. – all burst apart.
The golems of all shapes and colors also all broke apart, scattering as brick fragments of tens of thousands of colors.
Teoooooong!
The golden golem.
The head of the [Father of All Siege Weapons and Alchemy], Gulan, rolled on the ground.
His body had burst, and the core belonging to his heart had already burst as well.
Only his soul was maintained in his head for a moment.
Even if left alone, his soul would crumble.
“Keu, geu….”
Nevertheless, Yuma intended to end it for certain.
“Yu, uma.”
He ignored the heavy voice flowing from the head.
Cheok.
He lifted his foot.
And placed it on top of the golden golem, Gulan’s head.
Yuma put divine power into his voice.
[“Five remaining Evil Gods.”]
[“I have something to say to you.”]
Kwaaang!
Golden rock fragments and the red gem that had served as eyes spread widely on the ground.
Gulan’s head had been completely crushed.
[“Open the gates of the divine realm.”]
“[If you’re not scared.”]
These were words conveyed to the Eight Evil Gods of the divine realm who would be looking down.
The 5 minutes had ended.
White sword forms fell upon the hundred or so monsters that had charged along the mountain ridge but had gotten tangled up with each other and ultimately failed to reach Yuma.
Kugugugugung─!
Gods or god-level servants might be one thing, but the rest of the rabble couldn’t possibly withstand the sword forms.
They all scattered in the air, flowing with black currents.
The ghouls made from imperial citizens due to Angelica’s nasty hobby, and the deformed monsters created by twisting several citizens together, were all able to escape from the curse that had continued even after death through the white sword forms.
Ermel bowed her head deeply as she looked at them.
The imperial members, including Third Prince Ricardo of the empire, approached Yuma.
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