The Protagonists Of The Novel Escaped – Chapter 76

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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The sight of countless firearms deployed in the air simultaneously turning orange reminded one of the scene of a bombardment that would completely reduce a city to ashes.

The Disaster God of War had descended.

Regnas, watching him, felt his breath stop.

Soon, an indiscriminate bombardment would fall.

The unreasonableness of war, which had completely devastated the ground with days of bombardment, once again targeted the Immortal Fortress.

This time too, it seemed intent on turning the fortress into a wasteland.

‘…So it was the right answer to put Max forward.’

Until the moment he drew the Blood Shadow Sword that had dyed the Demon Realm in blood, Edanant couldn’t shake off his attachments.

That Edanant had finally brought out the divine status.

Regnas, watching the continuously expanding divine status of the Disaster God, clicked his tongue at Maximilian’s back, who was about to boldly accept the bombardment.

He would surely face it head-on, as he always did.

“Die, you bastard!!”

“……”

With fierce profanity, the bombardment was unleashed.

The frenzy of war.

The horror of disaster created by humanity.

Bombardments rivaling the breath of a dragon poured down like heavy rain.

The sight of heat rays carrying fierce energy falling evoked the end of the world.

“Altair. Procyon.”

Maximilian simultaneously drew two holy swords.

White Star Altair.

Black Star Procyon.

The black and white, freed from their sheaths, scattered heterogeneous radiance.

He extended the tips of Altair and Procyon to the left and right like the wings of a bird of prey.

And without a moment’s hesitation, he faced the punishment of the Disaster God.

“……”

The sky was completely dyed orange.

If swept up in the bombardment of the Disaster God, even the flesh would disappear without a trace.

First, he had to avoid it.

Facing it head-on was foolish.

But even so, Maximilian willingly accepted the all-out war.

Was it because of his pride as the hero who had led the final chapter to victory?

Or was it because of his determination not to back down from the divine status of the Disaster God as a hero?

He waited for the bombardment while crossing the black and white sword energies emitted from the blades.

Then, as thousands of shells approached right in front of him, he unleashed a magnificent sword dance.

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Maximilian’s chosen action was the simple and barbaric offense of cutting down and destroying all the shells falling like a heavy rain, which was shocking.

It was arrogance.

It bordered on the extreme of stupidity.

To confront a bombardment capable of instantly reducing even a huge city to the Stone Age with his individual strength.

It was an act that no one would dare attempt.

“It won’t be easy.”

But the opponent was Maximilian.

The strongest hero in history who had even subjugated the immortal Demon King.

Naturally, he possessed divine statuses and skills that could instantly overturn even a life-threatening danger.

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The ground shook.

The heated air vibrated and caused a gale.

He swung the black and white sword energies fiercely as if flapping wings.

Then, the bombardment pouring down from the sky began to explode without reaching its target.

Explosions rang out consecutively.

It was because the sword energies of Altair and Procyon were cutting through the divine status without hesitation.

“Edan, is Father doing well?”

“Shut your mouth! You bastard of the Hohenberc family!”

Along with numerous sparks scattered by the wind, the apostle of the Disaster God landed on the ground.

Then, Maximilian shrugged his shoulders and spoke to Edanant, who was armed in dark armor.

At the truly brazen question, Edanant gritted his teeth and spewed out profanity.

“I don’t understand why you’re angry.”

“What?”

“There was an unavoidable problem. You must know that by now.”

“Damn it, the Hohenberc family was on the brink of extinction several times because of you!”

Edanant swung his fist armed with a gauntlet.

At that, Maximilian blocked it by crossing the hilts of Altair and Procyon.

Clang───!!!

When the fist and the sword hilts collided, an explosion occurred.

Edanant’s fist, like a high-explosive bomb with powerful explosive force, detonated as soon as it hit the defense.

He turned the armor of the Disaster God into a weapon.

It was a differentiated ability from deploying numerous gunpowder weapons in the air.

“Hmm, it hurts….”

“Brace yourself from now on.”

Edanant’s ability to arm his entire body with high-explosive bombs was very difficult to deal with.

Maximilian, who had briefly distanced himself, clicked his tongue and looked at his tattered gauntlet.

Close combat should be avoided.

If he hadn’t reflexively pulled back, he would have been caught in the explosion.

“I don’t understand why you’re angry, but.”

“It’s okay. You’ll naturally understand when you get hit until you die.”

As Edanant took a step forward, the armor of the Disaster God cracked, and sharp blades popped out.

In addition to creating high-explosive bombs, he had also created weapons.

It won’t be easy.

Maximilian let out a heavy sigh.

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Ariel, who had been tasked with guarding Edanant, swallowed hard as she watched the spectacle of the bombardment pouring down from the sky.

Was he planning to destroy the country?

All the buildings began to burn due to the Disaster God of War descending on the ground.

She couldn’t help but shudder.

Wasn’t the endless calamity thoroughly ravaging the kingdom that worshiped the Earth Mother?

The beautiful vampire with flowing black hair clasped her hands together, feeling ecstasy.

She seemed to be greatly anticipating that the Disaster God of War would one day destroy even the empire and the Holy Kingdom.

‘That guy is the hero of the Holy Kingdom…! To think the hero who defeated the immortal Demon King was the brother of the Lord Pioneer.’

Although she had wandered the chaos realm for 3 years, she had heard about the ‘strongest hero.’

The Hero of the Ages.

Maximilian Argon Hohenberc.

He is known as the strongest hero in history, appearing once in a thousand years.

The strongest hero who had led the Saintess Party to the final chapter, overcoming numerous adversities, was the symbol of nightmare and the unforgivable enemy that the Demon King’s army and the cult forces truly hated and feared.

“M-Monster…!”

Every time Maximilian swung his sword, the cannons firing the bombardment began to be swept away.

While facing Edanant, who was targeting him, he was also aiming for the divine status of war in the air.

There was not a single gap to be found.

The hero swinging the black-colored holy sword and the white-glowing holy sword was close to being invincible.

“I heard the rumors. That you became lovers with Princess Elizaveta… You have good taste.”

“I told you to shut up!!”

Boom──!!!

With a fierce explosion, Maximilian was pushed back.

Edanant must have unleashed his fist loaded with high-explosive bombs once again.

“I have no feelings for Princess Elizaveta. That’s why I declared the engagement off just before leaving. Futile expectations only make the person involved look pitiful. It was my own consideration.”

“……”

Clang───!!!

Maximilian extended the black and white holy swords.

A pitch-black gravity field manifested.

At the same time, a white sword energy tempered with cold energy was created.

Edanant, who knew the abilities of the Holy Kingdom’s holy swords better than anyone else, swallowed and took a step back.

It was because Altair and Procyon boasted ferocious holiness just like Aldebaran.

“You must have gone through countless hardships so far. But I left without hesitation because I believed in you.”

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

“This is sincere. The true protagonist who safely led the Saintess Party, a group of failures, to the final chapter was none other than you. Hmm… I didn’t expect you to have an affair with the imperial princesses, though.”

“Don’t suddenly create a heartwarming atmosphere, okay? Even a child wouldn’t fall for such flattery.”

As Edanant clenched his fist, thousands of new gunpowder weapons were created, targeting Maximilian.

At that, Maximilian extended Procyon and deployed a gravity field.

Woong─!

Wooong──!!

As the gravity field filled with pitch-black expanded, it dropped all the bullets.

However, the cannons began spewing fire and creating holes in the gravity field.

That wasn’t all.

Edanant aimed the tip of his holy sword at Maximilian, who had manifested the gravity field.

“I’ll put a hole in that stoic face of yours, you son of a bitch.”

“…You don’t hold back with your words to your brother.”

“Brother? Why do you think you would remain in the family register?”

“……”

With the sound of air being torn, a sharp sword strike flew in and tore apart the pitch-black gravity field.

It was taking advantage of the momentary gap created in the gravity field due to the bombardment.

The sharp sword strike reached right in front of him.

However, Maximilian swung Altair without any hesitation.

“Not the face. Beatrice would be sad if she saw it.”

“Why should I care?”

The Warmonger raised the holy sword shining in gold.

Then the Hero lowered the holy swords dyed in black and white.

‘I hoped he would have rusted while indulging in love affairs… Damn it, he’s still ridiculously strong.’

Befitting his reputation as the strongest hero in history, Maximilian was a being who occupied the ranks of the strongest.

The hero of reversal, who had been tempered through countless real combat experiences, was like perfected steel.

A gap?

There was no way such luck was possible.

To break steel, one had to become the same steel.

Edanant and Maximilian, who had entered the center of the pile of debris that had turned into ruins, immediately charged at each other as soon as they ended their momentary confrontation.

At the same time, the bombardment and the gravity field poured down, causing a huge roar.

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