Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN) Chapter 175
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The Specialty of Common Job
The roars of the five heavenly dragons shook the air.
The heavenly dragons that were turned into a monster while being half magic body left the control of the caster and aimed at the prey independently. The emitted pressure far surpa.s.sed the heavenly dragon that Yue often used before. The five elements magic that formed those bodies were also evolved where now they possessed a worthy wickedness that was clear to see.
"My former world was a world where magic was the foundation. Im not boasting, but I remember that the development there was remarkable. There was abundant variety of artifact, people flew freely in the sky, they could get in touch with a far away place, they moved using teleportation, even their lifespan could be prolonged by a few hundred years more using magical treatment. Magic and technology that were based from that made that world abundant."
*pashii!* That light sound resounded and the figure of the lightning dragon vanished. No, that large body changed into a streak of lightning and it moved with lightning speed. At the next moment, it appeared beside Hajime.
(Fast&h.e.l.lip;but, if its only as fast as lightning then-)
The dragon raised a roar of thunder while its opened jaw rapidly pulled everything in the surrounding. Even the light stars were swallowed and extinguished inside there, Hajime who was almost got pulled in similarly like the light stars immediately took out several gravity hand grenades to empty air.
The gravity hand grenades that were easily pulled in exploded with a good timing just when they entered inside the mouth of the lightning dragon and generated super gravitational area.
The lightning dragon that swallowed everything while approaching was flattened by the downward pressure that was suddenly generated and pa.s.sed through below Hajime who was hovering in midair using Air Force.
"But, what is waiting for the world that is over developed is only their end. Our world too wasnt an exception to that. Something like a war of the end that happened because of exhausted resources, or sense of values, or possibly because of economical problems or different political idea, those werent the cause. The reason was something more, something that couldnt be helped. Do you know what it was, irregular?"
"ts"
Ehitorujues questioned, however Hajime couldnt answer. He had no composure to answer.
Because after he staved off the lightning dragon, the azure dragon circled right behind him and pressed hard on him along with an immense amount of heat.
In front of him was the meteor shower. Below was a lightning dragon, at left and right were the storm dragon and ice dragon. If he evaded then he would undoubtedly aim from right behind and forced to bear damage that would be hard to disregard.
Therefore, Hajime took out the variable chakram Orestes to empty air.
A *kashun* sound came out immediately and wire that was divided into three part formed a round shaped gate. The azure dragon charged straight into the gate, right after that the azure dragon flew out from above the ice dragon that approached from the right side. Hajime had applied Presence Isolation to one more variable chakram and made it flew there.
The suddenly appearing azure dragon collided with its natural enemy the ice dragon which caused the ice dragon to roar in agony. And then, the ice dragon glared at Orestes which teleported the azure dragon and breathed out ice and snow. With that the Orestes froze instantly as though it was bathed with liquid nitrogen, right after that it was impacted by a light star and was easily smashed.
Regardless of the roar of the ice dragon and the sound of Orestes getting pulverized, Ehitorujues voice still reached Hajimes ear smoothly.
"They arrived at the truth. The magic technology was developed thoroughly until they could interfere with the information of the world itself, to the material, to life, to the star, to time, to the environment. And then, no matter the era researcher is always unable to restrain their curiosity. They fumbled with the technology that interferes with the truth spreading in the world like playing with a toy&h.e.l.lip;and that became the cause that destroyed the world. Our world was killed by the curiosity of the people who handled magic."
Hajime neutralized the light stars using Cross Velt. Furthermore, he commanded the Grim Reapers to aim at Ehitorujue. Eagle type Grim Reaper scattered cl.u.s.ter bombs above Ehitorujue. However, the squall of explosive was easily pulverized by the meteor shower fired from the halos, resulting in only sparkling particles scattering around. Hajimes attacks didnt reach Ehitorujue at all.
Ehitorujues expression didnt even show any annoyance.
"The truth crumbled and the world was rapidly crumbling&h.e.l.lip;the situation at that time was exactly like a picture of pandemonium in h.e.l.l. There was nothing that could be done at all. Mankind had no other path other than destruction along with the planet. With the exception of a part of the arrived."
Hajime took out all the Orestes that he could control in his attempt to deal with the five heavenly dragons, but Ehitorujue snapped his fingers while talking.
Right after that, several hundred lightning divine spear rained down from the empty air and fried all the Orestes without leaving even dust behind. Furthermore, the lightning that was thoroughly packed inside the spears was released and attacked Hajime from all direction like a spider web. While reinforcing his body with Vajra, Hajime evacuated hurriedly but he was unable to leave with no damage. His flesh was roasted which harmed his nerve slightly.
There the earth dragon attacked him.
"The arrived――these were the people who were able to individually operate the essence of what all of you called as the age of G.o.d magic. They, only they were able to discover the method to be saved. That method was the teleportation to another world. Fufu-, isnt that laughable? After all only the ringleaders who destroyed the world were able to escape from ruin."
Amidst the reverberation of Ehitorujues laugh that was filled with irony, a wire with ores attached at both its ends soared through empty air.
The wire entangled around the approaching stone dragon and lightning dragon midair in many layers. Right after that, a fierce ripple spread from the ores. It was the binding artifact Bola that had been strengthened by really far.
Operating together with the ores, the wire part that was also a developed model was fixed directly to the s.p.a.ce, so the half magic half physical heavenly dragons were also firmly bounded in place.
The two heavenly dragons roared and rampaged violently to escape from the binding.
Hajime took out Schlagen AA once more and fixed his aim using his magic eye stone and pulled the trigger.
Spark traveled the barrel and Schlagen AA roared, the bullet then flew into the mouth of the lightning dragon and advanced forward without paying any heed to the lightning and destroyed the magic stone of the dragon.
At the same time, six bullets that were shot from Donner along the same trajectory gouged further the hole inside the stone dragons mouth that was hollowed by the concentrated fire of the Cross Velts. The bullets were instantly petrified and became brittle stone, but even so, the bullets advanced inside the stone dragon and the last bullet shot through the magic stone without getting petrified.
The last bullet was a bullet coated with sealing stone. Hajime only had a bit of it remained because he wasnt frugal in using them for the weapons of Shia and others or his large shield, this bullet coated with sealing stone was something that he needed to think carefully before using.
Hajime splendidly defeated two heavenly dragons, but because of that his feet stopped moving. The compensation for that was large.
"Like that the arrived including me arrived in this world. At that time we were surprised. After all, this world was so primitive that it shouldnt even be compared with our world. Mighty creatures with special power were running rampant, while mankind was hiding in shadow like cave or hole in the ground while living barely sc.r.a.ping by."
Ehitorujue had a distant look in reminiscence while waving his hand.
Immediately Hajimes legs were fixed in a place altogether with the s.p.a.ce. Even though he was concentrating on his story but he perfectly grasped the instant Hajimes feet stopped, a compressed s.p.a.ce in block shape that was the same like the fixed s.p.a.ce which captured Metsurai Disaster completely seized Hajime.
(No good-)
Unease showed in Hajimes expression. He immediately converted his magic power into impact to attempt to break the fixed s.p.a.ce.
But, the opponent wasnt that sweet to let such opening escaped.
Storm dragon roared while attacking the unmoving Hajime. Its jaw swallowed Hajime before closing with a snap. The wind blades and pebbles contained inside its body mercilessly a.s.saulted Hajime. The damage went through to Hajime who persisted using Vajra. Blood sprayed everywhere and graphic unpleasant sound *gokibeki-* resounded.
Inside the storm of violence that was equivalent to a torture, Hajime fixed the aim of Schlagen AA along with a yell of fighting spirit and tore the storm dragon from inside its body.
Ehitorujue continued his talk without showing any care that the monster he created was killed.
"In that kind of world, we the arrived decided to cultivate it. We exterminated the monsters that had lived since the ancient times, and granted wisdom to the native people. The small village turned into town before long and then became a city, and then before we realized it had become a country. At that period we had already been revered as G.o.ds. We used the secret technique of the truth and converted the religious faith into power, we attempted to reinforce and sublimate our soul was also around that period."
Hajime smashed the storm dragon and blasted out from inside it, his body became soaked in blood which made his appearance looked wretched.
But, the ice dragon roared without even any time to breathe.
Hajime threw all the Bola that he had toward the azure dragon that was approaching from the opposite direction, he also held the dragon back further using Cross Velts, ordered the Grim Reapers for concentrated fire, then he turned toward the ice dragons opened jaw and aimed Schlagen AA. Instantly Schlagen AA was freezing with dreadful momentum from its tip.
"Coordinate attack huh-"
It appeared the ice dragon was able to directly lower the temperature at the coordinate it targeted. It was an ability that the ice dragon Yue handled didnt have.
Hajime was already unable to pull the trigger, the freezing kept moving with the momentum that almost froze even his artificial arm. Furthermore, with Ehitorujues instruction, a meteor shower and light apostles rushed Hajimes left side with good timing.
Although he was able to somehow repel back only the light apostles using the suicide bombing Grim Reapers and Cross Velts, but he was unable to neutralize the whole meteor shower, Hajime received a direct hit on his left arm.
Although the armor of the artificial arm slightly decreased the damage he received, the Schlagen AA that he unintentionally let go because of the impact was sucked into the jaw of the ice dragon. Like that it was obvious how the artifact would end up. The Schlagen AA turn into little pieces at the same time when the pure white freezing ice dragon closed its jaw.
"A few thousand years later after that, this world became greatly developed. But, as though in inverse proportion, one of the arrived, and the one more person lost their will to live, regardless of how they had transcended the truth of death they ended their own life. I was unable to understand that but&h.e.l.lip;the last person who stopped prolonging his life said this, Its already enough. In the end, the remaining arrived became only me."
Hajime threw countless grenades at the surrounding and immediately shot them.
Right after that, a flame blast was generated in the air which created a crimson flame wall between Hajime and the ice dragon. For an instant, the sight of the ice dragon was obstructed, but something like that was completely swallowed into its jaw instantly like nothing.
But, after that flame blast cleared up, at the other side was a gigantic weapon――a gatling pile bunker held by Hajime was there.
At the next moment, a crimson spark crackled and two-ton giant stakes fired with a rate of twenty shot per second were fired and turned into flashes. The barrage of giant stakes that should be called as a crimson wall rushed the ice dragon from the front, coupled with the gravitational pull by the gravity spot in its mouth, the giant stakes stabbed into the dragons large mouth without any deviation.
The freezing ability of the ice dragon was instantly freezing the giant stakes, but because of their force the giant stakes couldnt be resisted, they advanced unstoppable and gouged in. And then, one of the giant stakes. .h.i.t the magic stone inside and splendidly succeeding in destroying the dragon. While raising scream of death agony, the ice dragon changed into mere mist and dispersed.
"I became the last one, since then how many months and years had lapsed then&h.e.l.lip;was it a thousand or five thousand years&h.e.l.lip;I dont remember anymore but, day by day I watched the humans came to me lifting up prayer and offering, and then one day, suddenly I thought. ――Lets destroy them."
Hajime directed the cannon turret of the gatling pile bunker toward the azure dragon. The rushing meteor shower and light apostles were all blown away by the Cross Velts and Grim Reapers.
Like that, he turned toward the azure dragon who even now was almost finished burning the many Bolas binding itself and he pulled the trigger――just before he could do that, Hajime suddenly felt a chill and leaped away from that spot.
It appeared that his choice was correct. The place where Hajime was at a moment before was pierced by several dozen lightning divine spears, they spread immense thunders everywhere.
It was just a hairs breadth. While trickling out cold sweat and blood, Hajime sent a sidelong glance at Ehitorujue. Ehitorujue was still looking at empty s.p.a.ce with faraway look while talking about his path in the past. And yet, his attacks were still tormenting Hajime accurately with superb timing so there was nothing more irritating than this.
After being toyed around until this far, Hajime confirmed that Ehitorujue was sensing him accurately and he made a frustrated expression. At the same time, he decided that first, he should slaughter the last remaining azure dragon and so he was moving the gatling pile bunker toward it.
But, as expected it seemed he had let escape the timing for a sure kill.
The azure dragon that was restrained using all of Hajimes bola roared fiercely. At that moment, the crimson ripple was enveloped by blue flame. The lit blue flame traveled along the bolas wire before rushing all over everywhere and the blue flame swallowed everything.
Explosive sound resounded and blue beams of light illuminated the s.p.a.ce, amidst that Ehitorujue showed an ecstatic expression. With Yues beautiful face, that smile emitted an amazing s.e.x appeal,, but for Hajime it only made his blood boiled without end.
"You understand right? Just like how a man wants to defile woman, just like how someone wants to step on fresh snow, beautiful things, those precious things that you desperately piled up, they give off their true beauty when they are broken. The pleasure you obtained from that is something that is really difficult to be subst.i.tuted by anything. That time when I trampled everything that I had protected the whole time for several thousand years let me tasted unimaginable sweetness. The people screaming, the shriek that asked for help from me&h.e.l.lip;even now, thats the only thing that I remember clearly."
All the bolas were burned to nothing. The azure dragon resumed its advance with blazing rage.
Hajime was going to make the dragon into the prey of the gatling pile bunker right from the front, but then the s.p.a.ce all around Hajime shook.
Omni-directional s.p.a.ce blasting.
While holding his breath, Hajime leaped out from the encirclement before the s.p.a.ce could generate shockwave.
A severe earthquake.
Although Hajime at least avoided a direct hit, he got hit by the after wave and blood sprayed everywhere grandly from Hajimes wounds.
"Guu"
Hajime unintentionally groaned and his expression warped, there was a flickering azure flame at the corner of his sight. Contrary to the approaching heat, an ice lump was sliding down his spine.
He tried to use Air Force to escape while reinforcing his body with Vajra, but the meteor swarm whirled and danced boisterously in antic.i.p.ation of that and blocked Hajimes path of escape.
"Even though I have forgotten completely how long I have lived, only the pleasure I felt at that time when everything crumbled is unforgettable. Therefore, I decided. That this world is my toy."
Ehitorujues gaze finally returned back from the past.
He faced Hajime who was trying to break through the dance of the meteor shower using Donner and Cross Velts, and then he snapped his fingers.
That was the signal for the explosion.
All the meteors following Hajime like a whirlwind exploded simultaneously. The generated shockwave was equal with the hand grenade that Hajime used. Hajime immediately used Cross Velts to lay out barrier and furthermore the Grim Reapers used their body as a shield in their masters danger to soften the impact even if just for a bit.
Hajime who was swallowed by flame blasts and the light was swallowed by the fully opened mouth of the azure dragon. The jaw of azure flame closed with a snap. Everything that was touched would be mercilessly returned to ash by the h.e.l.l fire of the highest cla.s.s of magic. Thinking normally, it was impossible to survive after getting eaten by that flame.
However, the torso of the flaming azure dragon――inside the azure flame there was a shining crimson that showed Hajimes survival. There were four Cross Velts around Hajime. They connected to each other using string of magic power and laid out a barrier of s.p.a.ce isolation, Four Point Barrier.
But, in compensation for that, the surface of the Cross Velts was melting down second by second. The seven Cross Velts that Hajime directly controlled were naturally enchanted with Vajra and also coated with sealing stone, yet even so these Cross Velts couldnt endure. It was something that he understood, but as expected the heat of this dragon far surpa.s.sed the dragon that Yue used.
"Guh, dont, underestimate mee-!!"
Inside the stomach of the blue heavenly dragon, a voice that paused intermittently yet filled with tenacious will resounded. The astonishing thing was that even with the laid out s.p.a.ce isolation barrier Hajime was still enveloped in a lot of flame.
It seemed that this azure dragon had penetrating flame the same like the Divine Flame slipped into it. Scorched by that flame, Hajime was stepping forward while trickling greasy sweats, he took out Orestes which made a gate that connected the inside and outside the barrier. Ahead of the gate was the azure dragons magic stone.
Donner fired crimson flash along with bursting sound, the bullet pa.s.sed through the gate and pierced through the sea of azure flame. The magic bullet coated with sealing stone accurately shot the magic stone of the azure dragon. The magic stone became little pieces with an explosive sound, at the same time the blue flame was dispersing.
"Yes, everything is my toy, irregular."
A sinister sound that he had already heard many times from Ehitorujue echoed. The sound of a finger snap.
As expected, the dispersing azure flame wriggled like living thing, it intruded smoothly into the four Cross Velts surrounding Hajime.
Right after that,
"Gaah"
Hajimes short scream accompanied a grand flame blast rising up. The four Cross Velts ruptured from their inside. The penetrating Divine Flame caused chain explosions from the bursting bullet loaded inside. Followed by crimson ripples, grand and countless shockwaves and scattering Divine Flame tormented Hajime thoroughly from four directions.
Hajime immediately scattered hand grenades. It was for the sake of drinking G.o.d water and forcefully making an opening. As expected, his damage had reached a level that he couldnt ignore.
But, the wind of death caressed his skin chillingly at that time. Hajimes instinct was ringing the alarm bell in full.
Right after that, the crimson wall that bloomed fully at the surrounding from Hajimes hand grenades was pierced by a blowing down wind.
Hajime obeyed his instincts command and twisted his body, and right beside him a dislocated s.p.a.ce pa.s.sed through.
At the same time, his left hand that took out G.o.d water was fixed in s.p.a.ce. It was a perfect timing that took advantage of the opening when Hajime took evasive action. The next move was also the same. The Lightning divine spear flew out from empty air and shot down the G.o.d water.
"d.a.m.n-――"
Hajime raised his voice unintentionally, but it was already too late. The G.o.d water had been lost from Hajimes hand. On the same occasion, his artificial hand was also pierced and his palm dissolved.
Hajime immediately repaired his artificial hand using trans.m.u.tation while leaping away in order to avoid the rushing meteor shower.
"s.h.i.t-, even though thats the last G.o.d water-"
A swearing leaked out. Ehitorujue who heard that lifted the corner of his lips.
And then, he lifted his hand before dropping that hand quietly pointing at Hajime. Immediately, light swelled up explosively and light star shot out from the halos like missile moving in an arch with light trailing behind.
Hajime took out his gatling pile bunker, aimed it at Ehitorujue and then he charged forward while firing.
From above, like stars falling from the night sky, radiant stars were raining down, the Grim Reapers whose number had decreased considerably before one knows used their body as a shield, several Cross Velts laid out barrier above Hajimes route, with those the momentum of Hajimes charge didnt stop. Even while that was happening, like a countdown going down, the autonomic weapons of Hajimes quality products were bursting, their fragments scattered everywhere.
But, as though mocking that determination of Hajime who was forced to make those sacrifices&h.e.l.lip;
"What do you think the devil and demi-human are?"
Such question resounded from right behind Hajime.
Hajime felt a shudder running through his spine. He used the intense recoil of his artificial hand to rotate at high speed and fired Donner behind him without even confirming anything.
But, there was no one there, in exchange a presence appeared at Hajimes left-hand side where he was holding the gatling pile bunker. Hajime opened his eyes wide while sending his gaze there, at the same time a hand gently caressed the artifact.
And then, just like what happened at the devil king castle, the gatling pile bunker was easily returned to dust.
The one who was there was Ehitorujue. From his three layers of halos, in his back now there was only the first layer of halo, he skipped over even Hajimes perception and his figure appeared in very close range.
(Teleport without using gate&h.e.l.lip;as expected, he can actually do something like that.)
Hajimes eyes narrowed from how one of the concerns that he harbored came true. It appeared that the magic which allowed the lightning divine spear to appeared suddenly from the empty air and teleported the artifact he possessed――Heaven Existence could also be used for teleporting the caster themselves. And then, Ehito could also turn artifact into dust just by touching them.
The figure of Ehitorujue vanished quietly once more.
At the same time, a chill ran on his back.
Hajime fired bursting bullet behind from the elbow of his artificial arm, but the light emitted from the halo blocked it. Ehitorujues arm was swung down without even paying any attention to Hajimes counterattack.
Sword of light attacked Hajime following the trajectory of that arm. Hajime rotated using the impact from firing bursting bullet and back-stepped to evade. He took a distance of more than ten meters within an instant using his super speed but&h.e.l.lip;
"–!?"
A diagonal laceration was carved from Hajimes shoulder until his flank. Even though he should have gotten out already from the range of the sword yet he was still hit. Hajimes face warped in pain while his severe gaze stabbed Ehitorujue.
"No need to be shocked. This is called as Divine Sword, a magic sword that can freely contract and expand, it also can jump through s.p.a.ce to attack. It can penetrate your defense is because it also has the penetrating ability like Divine Flame."
Hajime had been reduced to a tragic appearance that was obvious at a glance. Ehitorujue was explaining to such Hajime who was breathing roughly while his hand was caressing along the divine sword.
That composed expression expressed how Hajimes fang couldnt reach him at all.
In contrast Hajime was all tattered. His black coat that was weaved with metal fiber which was stronger than even armor had become just like sc.r.a.pped rag, the clothes under it was heavily soaked from absorbing blood. His skin that was visible from the gaps of the torn clothes was dyed bright red, his white hair was especially soaked with blood color from the fresh blood pouring out from his head, just looking at Hajime right now felt painful. The blood trickling down his head was like tears of blood.
Even the equal fight when the two fought a battle of resource was easily tilted completely into Ehitos favor when he used age of G.o.d magic consecutively. The many artifacts that were the greatest trait of Hajimes specialty were also being mostly destroyed.
What were left with Hajime was Donner & Schlag, Cross Velts, and then Grim Reapers&h.e.l.lip;
"Hmm, it has become a little bit bothersome now."
Ehito swung his divine sword. Not even afterimage could be seen from his hand motion. It wasnt even clear whether he had swung the magic sword or not. But, the result was obvious. The Cross Velts and Grim Reapers that had been decreased until nearly fifty machines were cruelly turned into small pieces before they exploded everywhere they were.
What remained was only three Cross Velts that Hajime directly controlled. The army of demon king had been completely annihilated, even the crosses that symbolized death fell on the ground. Now Hajime only possessed mainly grenades of various kinds. Most likely Ehitorujue was intentionally aiming to destroy the artifacts in order to grant Hajime despair.
"Well, such thing doesnt matter. Rather than that, I talked about devil and demi-human. What do you think they are?"
Without even showing particular care about the several hundred artifacts that he had cut apart instantly, Ehitorujue repeated his previous question. It appeared the talk of Ehitorujue still wasnt over. He toyed around with his divine sword while staring at Hajime who looked like he could fall anytime with a wide repulsive grin.
"&h.e.l.lip;Arent they&h.e.l.lip;haa haa&h.e.l.lip;the native here."
Hajime answered the question in order to recover even for a little in this second opening he was given.
"No, you are wrong. The native people of this world are only the human. Whether the devil or the demi-human, they are the illegitimate children created by my magic technology."
"&h.e.l.lip;So you even, guh, synthesizing?"
"Fufu-, you have fast understanding. The devil and demi-human are synthetic organisms created by the combination of my monster and human. They are my genuine creation."
Why did you do such thing? Perhaps Ehitorujue surmised that unasked question of Hajime, his tongue was moving smoothly to answer.
"No matter how much I was trying to sublimate my soul using faith and secret technique, no matter how much restoration and improvement I attempted on the body, the long several millenniums brought my body to its limit. Naturally, I searched for new body but&h.e.l.lip;there was no flesh that could accept the soul of G.o.d."
"If there is none, then just make one&h.e.l.lip;huh?"
"It really helps that you have a quick understanding. Devil has high apt.i.tude with magic factor, and the demi-human has powerful physic, they each came from me combining human with primitive organisms that possessed those essential aspects. I also tried creating the likes of dragon people by combining those two aspects but&h.e.l.lip;.they were a failure. They could only be used for side entertainment, like how the strongest race became persecuted."
Just how many sacrifices came out along the course of those experiments? Even Hajime couldnt help but sympathize with the people in the past. To say nothing of the fact that the reason of the persecution toward Tio and others was merely this guy venting his anger, knowing that caused Hajimes killing intent to intensify further.
"In that process, I also created the currently existing monsters and apostles, but because of some unknown factor, in the end I was unable to obtain a body that could possibly become my vessel. Although some could endure to a certain degree, they would soon self-destruct."
"&h.e.l.lip;So the Holy Precincts&h.e.l.lip;was because you had no vessel"
"Fufu. Correct. This place is so I can continue to exist only as soul and also a place where I can use my strength. Here I was enjoying the game while waiting. Extremely rarely there would be people with apt.i.tude like Aruvheit or the liberators that were born."
Based on the truth that Hajime was told, it seemed that the people who were called as true ancestor like Yue or Shia were more accurately people with apt.i.tude. Although even the people with apt.i.tude in the past like the liberators were insufficient as Ehitorujues vessel.
Hajimes eyes narrowed quietly.
"Like, that&h.e.l.lip;haa haa, three hundred years ago&h.e.l.lip;you finally, discovered it, huh"
"Yes. At that time my heart danced for the first time after a few hundred years. Although, my vessel was immediately hidden after that&h.e.l.lip;even though at that time I had even personally granted her the t.i.tle as miko specially. You know, at that time I was driven by fury that I even destroyed several countries unintentionally while destroying the vampire country. After that I thought of the possibility of another miko being born once more before I was able to finally calm down."
Ehitorujue swept his divine sword. The halo on his back and the halos at the distance visible above the throne began to shine brilliantly.
"Let me say my thanks once more, irregular. You discovered my vessel and made me enjoyed myself until this much, you have truly done a great service. As the prize, Ill consign you to oblivion personally by my hand."
Platinum magic power painted over everything.
Hajime too also emitted his crimson magic power, he readied Donner-Schlag and lined up the three Cross Velts behind him.
A beat pa.s.sed.
The figure of Ehitorujue disappeared.
Hajime fired the readied Donner & Schlag as they were. The launched flashes pa.s.sed through the last Orestes that was placed in front of the gun muzzles and reappeared behind him.
Sure enough, there was Ehitorujue there.
However, without any hurry Ehitorujue surprisingly cut apart the bullets that came flying from Orestes with his divine sword.
Although Yue was a prodigy in magic but her close quarter combat ability was lower than average. Based on Ehitorujues feat just now, it seemed that because of the possession the bodys physical ability and battle skill were increased up like a joke.
The penetrating divine sword stretched toward the frowning Hajime. The sword flash that was impossible to defend against was somehow evaded by Hajime bending backward. At the same time the Cross Velts fired burst bullets wildly.
Those bullets were shot down by the light stars fired from the halo. The spreading ripples of impact bloomed everywhere between Hajime and Ehitorujue.
"There is nothing to feel surprised about. This is my original sword art that I learned for killing time. The twin large swords art of the apostle is also based on my swordsmanship. I can do not only magic you know?"
"Chih, so what."
"Fufu-. At first, I put distance and stole the artifacts of you who were desperately struggling like plucking off your arms and legs. Next is close quarter combat, thats how it is. There is no hope for you no matter what you try, Ill teach that to you personally. How are you feeling getting overwhelmed with one hand by someone who was talking leisurely about the past? Hmm?"
Saying that Ehitorujue cut apart the shockwaves themselves and charged forward.
Hajime rapid fired Donner & Schlag. The bullets that he used were Living Bullet. Furthermore they were coated with sealing stone.
But, at the next moment Ehitorujues figure vanished as expected. And then, he appeared instantly at Hajimes side.
Hajime who foreseen that used the recoil of his artificial arm to throw away his body. Immediately following that, the bullets that Hajime fired before this flew out from the s.p.a.ce around Ehitorujue. Hajime understood that Ehitorujue would teleport using Heaven Existence so he made use of Orestes to teleport the bullets.
A storm of flashes that aimed at the moment Ehitorujue teleported. No matter even if it was Ehitorujue, it seemed that he would get drilled through by the bullets before he could teleport once more.
However, the moment the bullets impacted, the arm of Ehitorujue that was holding the divine sword vanished. No, that arm was moving so fast that it looked like it vanished. The sword moved flexibly like a whip, and sword lines rushed around Ehitorujue as though a barrier was layered surrounding him.
As the result, the bullets were wrecked into pieces. The sword was swung with a speed that even the Living Bullets trajectory correction couldnt follow. Even the perception skill that Hajime had could only perceive the sword slightly as a streak of light. It was a terrifying speed.
"To be able to read my movement in this short time&h.e.l.lip;that prediction came from experience rather than sense I guess. Thats really something. But, in front of my G.o.d Speed that is still too slow."
G.o.d Speed――it was the magic that Kaori used limitedly. But Ehitorujue used it with more refinement. It was beyond the pale that he was able to cut apart twenty shots of electromagnetically accelerated bullets that approached from a meter. Before this when he instantly cut apart several hundred Cross Velts and Grim Reapers was surely also because his sword attacks that were done within shortened time.
"Now then, how many artifacts you have left? Or else have you used up all of your plans? If not then you can use them all. Ill crush everything you have and dye your brave face with despair!"
Ehitorujue used Heaven Existence.
Instantly, he appeared right in front of Hajimes face.
"Kuh"
The sword flashes that were swung while Hajime groaned were ten times. All of those were evaded by Hajime who mostly relied only on his instinct. But, his dodging couldnt be called as perfect with how he was unable to defend, he was grazed, or even thinly sliced all over his body.
The recoil of Hajimes artificial hand forcefully threw away his body to an angle that was normally impossible. Hajime rotated like spinning wheel while desperately taking distance, during that time he randomly scattered a lot of grenades from inside Treasure Warehouse II.
Many of the grenades were cut apart by the lengthening divine sword, and destroyed by the meteors from the halo. The grenades that werent even allowed to explode were scattered as sparkling particles and fell on the ground.
Ehitorujue laughed disgustingly to that useless effort of Hajime who couldnt even buy time while teleporting consecutively. He appeared and then vanished, appeared and then vanished. Just like an illusion. It was like he was being omnipresence around Hajime.
And then the divine sword that reached regardless of distance carved multiple layers in the air. Although Hajime avoided lethal wound each time that happened, wounds were ma.s.s produced with certainty on his body. He also counterattacked with the combination of Donner & Schlag, Orestes, and Cross Velts, but in front of the elusive Heaven Existence and G.o.d Speed, Hajime was unable to inflict even one telling blow.
The second and third layer of the halos and the halo behind Ehitorujue were dyeing the white s.p.a.ce with platinum light by endlessly firing meteor shower. However naturally those meteors were automatically avoiding Ehitorujue himself and rushed only Hajime.
Hajime was clenching his teeth while shooting back, he was staving off the storm of death sometimes with grenade, sometimes with Cross Velt, and sometimes with Orestes. Amidst that he was trying to somehow arrest Ehitorujues movement but&h.e.l.lip;
He couldnt reach.
Hajime was being overwhelmed even in close quarter combat just like Ehitorujue planned. Each time he was attacked, blood splashed while he was being rapidly cornered, just like a chess match.
"Whats wrong? Wont you use your trump card(G.o.dslaying)? If you use it while praying, perhaps you will be lucky and reach this body you know?"
"Shu, shut uup-!"
Hajime was already holding out only by his guts. Even the vocabulary of the words that he returned to Ehitorujues provocation was poor. Perhaps because Hajime was bleeding out too much, or perhaps because of the limit break that he continued to use, Hajimes eyes were beginning to strangely get out of focus and looked blank.
"Hmm. You dont look like you will take out a new artifact, your body is also on the verge of breaking apart&h.e.l.lip;are you waiting for a favorable opportunity?"
Ehitorujue snapped his fingers. Lightning divine spear was flying out from empty air.
Its target was naturally the heavily wounded Hajime. Even now it felt like his consciousness would fly away, his body felt like it would crumble down anytime. Even so, he still somehow avoided a direct hit, really what an astonishing survival instinct.
But, even his resistance only went that far.
The lightning divine spears that fired rapidly destroyed the last Cross Velts and Orestes altogether, on the same occasion the lightning the spears contained were also liberated nearby Hajime.
"GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
Terrific impact and thunderous sound, and then lightning hit Hajime. Hajime screamed and then fell on the ground with a smoking body.
Hajime bounced several times on the chalk white ground before collapsing face down. Then blood dripped out. Hajimes tragic appearance that had been chopped up, beaten many times, and also grilled thoroughly, just from a glance he already looked like a corpse. It was hard to judge him as alive.
Ehitorujue descended soundlessly in front of Hajime. Looking at Hajime who was licking the ground in an unsightly state, while wondering if it was the end with this, Ehitorujue lifted up his divine sword in order to deal the finishing blow with an expression like a child whose toy was taken away.
But, ahead of his gaze Hajimes finger twitched.
"Hou"
Ehitorujue reflexively leaked out an admiring voice. Even during that time Hajimes body was moving and his body was rising up while dripping blood was dirtying the chalk white ground.
"Even with the majesty of G.o.d engraved to your flesh and bones, you are still going to stand up?"
Ehitorujues words were replied by Hajime with intermittent words that sounded like they were going to die out anytime along with his heartbeat.
"Ill, keep&h.e.l.lip;saying it. You are&h.e.l.lip;not a, G.o.d. Rather, even, compared&h.e.l.lip;to the human fighting on the surface right now&h.e.l.lip;youre weak."
"What are you basing on saying that? And with that heavily wounded appearance at that. Even though not even a single one of your power reach me."
Ehitorujue made an exasperated expression, wondering if Hajime would still bluffing even after reaching this point of time.
"&h.e.l.lip;Indeed, your strength, is astonishing. &h.e.l.lip;Since I, got out, of the abyss, I have&h.e.l.lip;never, felt death&h.e.l.lip;this close"
"Hmph, if you understand――"
"But, thats all."
Hajime cut off Ehitorujues words. The focus of his eyes was disappearing. However, anyone would understand if they looked from close by. Far inside the wavering eyes, a flame that would never be snuffed out was residing there. As though to display that, strength was filling Hajimes words little by little.
"Inside you, there is no&h.e.l.lip;will to overwhelm others. Thats why, no matter how much&h.e.l.lip;strength, that you show me, my heart&h.e.l.lip;won't waver. ――Its like you are not scary."
"&h.e.l.lip;Are you making excuse?"
Ehitorujue talked provocatively, however, this times it was Hajime who was talking with a distant look. About the strong people that he met, or he knew in this world.
"I, know. &h.e.l.lip;even though she is the weakest race, yet with a single feeling&h.e.l.lip;that fellow stepped into a deadly no mans land."
Her face looked like she was going to cry, even so to be together, just for that little wish that rabbit ear girl kept running desperately
"Even though&h.e.l.lip;despair, was thrust before her eyes&h.e.l.lip;she just wouldnt break, a fellow that continued to believe in hope."
With a single feeling, even when no one believed other than her, she didnt abandon hope. An earnest girl who in the end even chose to change her body to get close to him.
"For the sake of her comrade&h.e.l.lip;in order to protect&h.e.l.lip;a fellow that can use her body as a shield."
Just how many times had he been protected by her? Even though usually she would screw around, but when push came to shove she would risk her life more than anyone, a wise woman with deep emotion.
"Even at the verge of death&h.e.l.lip;a fellow that can think of her best friend, as the most."
Surely, she was the most girlish among his comrades. Despite so, she would take up weapon for the sake of someone, even many times at the verge of death, the one who she would think at the end would always be her best friend, it would always be somebody else. A kind girl who was too kind.
"Even when, the world changed&h.e.l.lip;even when her own naivety was thrust before her, that fellow didnt cast away her own dignity."
Hesitating, scared, distressed, hurt, even so she didnt stop being what she determined as herself. The teacher who admonished Hajime who only kept pushing on so he would stop and looked back.
"Even though she is just a little girl without any strength, that girl can risk her life in order to stop her idiot father."
The time they spent together didnt even reach a month. She was also just a four-year-old little girl. Despite so, she worried for her injured mother, she personally went to meet the father who informed her of their parting and spoke out, and in the end, that child could convey her feeling without taking even a step back against her rampaging father.
And then,
"&h.e.l.lip;And then, even with her body taken, still, that fellow is continuing to fight."
He believed. Yes, he believed. At her strength.
Hajimes gaze, the gaze of someone who had been overwhelmed until he couldnt move even a single finger and was almost died, pierced Ehitorujue.
The person whom that gaze was directed at didnt notice himself. Of how the shining flame deep inside those eyes that were peaceful like a calm water surface yet dark like the abyss, was overpowering himself to shrink away with a step back.
"Even the monsters in the abyss emitted overwhelming killing intent and survival instinct. But, there is nothing in you. You are empty. Surely, since the time the things you have piled up together with your comrades were destroyed, you have been empty."
Hajime stood up completely. In his hands, Donner & Schlag were clutched tightly.
"Your words were loud and clear. In short, you dont learn anything since the past, you cannot even endure loneliness, however you are scared to even die&h.e.l.lip;the point is that you are just a spoiled brat right?"
The meaning of "enough already" that Ehitorujues last comrade spoke was surely, because he believed that even if they let go of the hand of the people they guided in this world, it was enough, they would still be able to live prosperously.
That person was surely thinking of their destroyed home world, that existences like them who had touched the truth werent needed anymore, and then, seeing the activity of this world, surely that person thought that there was nothing left that he needed to teach to the people of this world.
Not noticing that feeling, unable to even sympathize, not learning anything from the past, scared of the fear of death despite being able to interfere with truth, and then unable to endure the loneliness, he went into a rampage. In the end, the existence named Ehitorujue was still childish no matter how long he had been alive.
"&h.e.l.lip;Fuh, is this a scheme to make my mind waver with that kind of provocation? After all it will be the end if your trump card fails to reach me. What a moving endeavor. But, at this rate your G.o.dslaying cannot possibly work."
That was why, he didnt understand the meaning of what Hajime was talking about. Exactly the same like how he didnt understand the meaning of the words of his comrade in the far past.
Hajime slowly drew back one of his feet and took his stance. Even though he was already at the deaths door, a supreme will was overflowing from that body.
"Perhaps."
A calm word of affirmation.
But, right after that&h.e.l.lip;
"Thats only if I am still like before yeah-!"
Immense power burst out from Hajime. It was incomparable with his Supreme Break until now. A torrent of power that was equal with several times his former power whirled with Hajime at the center. It was just like a tornado of level F5. The crimson color got deeper into a deep crimson, the s.p.a.ce was rumbling as though it was screaming.
"What the-"
Hajime who he thought to be almost died just now suddenly exploded out with power so great at this point of time, for the first time Ehitorujues calm expression crumbled. That was undoubtedly an expression of shock.
Giving that expression a glance, Hajime stepped forward. No, his figure was erased.
Where he appeared was right in front of Ehitorujues face. Ehitorujue gazed in astonishment.
Just by being fast wouldnt be able to surpa.s.s Ehitorujues perception. No matter how much Hajime was strengthened, it would still be impossible by nature. But, even so there were many ways to fight. Just who decided that an instant s.p.a.ce teleportation was the technique exclusive for G.o.d?
"Haah!!"
"Nuu!?"
The hand of Hajime that was holding Donner softly shifted the hand of Ehitorujue that was stabbing toward Hajime. At the same time, the bullet that flew out from Schlag ricocheted on the ground and aimed at Ehitorujues heart.
Naturally, Ehitorujue escaped with Heaven Existence. Instantly, a raging killing intent blew from behind him.
"-!? You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, as expected, you use Heaven Existence!?"
"Who knows, I wonder about that?"
Two gunshots resounded. However, there were twenty streaks of flashes that attacked Ehito violently. Half of them were slashed by the divine sword, but he then judged that he wouldnt be able to deal with the rest of Hajimes acrobatics rapid shooting that Ehitorujue escaped using further s.p.a.ce teleportation.
But, at his next teleportation Ehitorujue saw it. Before his eyes one floating bullet vanished quietly, at the next instant, Hajime appeared at that bullets former spot. Yes, it was as though the position of Hajime and the bullet was exchanged.
――Special bullet Exise Bullet
This special bullet that was trans.m.u.ted from combined s.p.a.ce-sublimation magic had the ability to exchange the coordinate position of the starting point and each bullet. Bullets so many like the number of stars in the sky had been scattered in this battlefield since the start of the battle until this moment. But, not all the bullets were attacking the enemy. Several bullets among them were scattering to the whole area and floated midair to become Hajimes teleporting coordinate.
Ehitorujue used his divine sword to intercept Hajime who appeared in front of him.
However,
"Mu-"
He struck empty air. The blade pa.s.sed through a bit in front of Hajime. With a returning strike Ehito attempted to shower Hajime with slashes――but when he noticed, Hajime had already slipped right in front of his face once more.
Hajime rushed at the opening of Ehitos mind. He read Ehitos breathing and made his timing and distance to miss. Hajime also intentionally disturbed his presence to make it difficult for Ehito to perceive his state. He used taijutsu to give an illusion to Ehitos sense of distance. The more sensitive the senses of the opponent, the more these techniques could be used to throw the opponents perception out of whack. Furthermore,
――Illusion projection artifact Novum Idola
This artifact layered shadow on the user, it strangely shifted the users position and enveloped the image-presence-magic power-etc of the user, at the same time it interfered with the opponents perception and made them misrecognized the camouflage and the truth. Hajimes figure and presence that blurred in two or three layers, combined with Hajimes own taijutsu realized a close quarter combat that was like an illusion.
"You b.a.s.t.a.r.d-, after this far, you still show new cards――"
Ehitorujues discarded voice was cut off. Seeing this person who had become that ragged, showered in words of humiliation, and made to snuggle really close to death, yet he was still preserving his cards until this time, as expected it was beyond the imagination of even G.o.d. For example even if someone actually was still hiding some plan inside their heart, but in a situation where it wasnt strange that they could die anytime, the courage needed not to expose their hidden hand was already something that surpa.s.sed the realm of human.
Ehitorujue who felt a slight shudder going through his back unleashed attacks that were like surging wave.
"OOOOOOOOOOO-!!"
Hajimes war cry reverberated, at the same time a crimson flash exploded like a solar flare.
Even when Ehitorujue swung his divine sword and fired meteor shower from his halos, his disarrayed perception couldnt capture Hajime. Hajimes attack was also becoming closer and closer to hitting before he noticed, that fact was already a G.o.dly feat that surpa.s.sed superhuman feat――no, perhaps it was more fitting for Hajime for this to be called as a demonic feat.
Hajime bared his fang using everything that he had a.n.a.lyzed and pounded into his body from the battle until now!