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Chapter 172 : Chapter 172
Chapter 172
It was not out of some petty heroism that Adamas decided to confront the Gods.
He simply believed that anyone born with life should have freedom.
That was why he did not hesitate when he realized he possessed a special power.
[A mere creature harbors insolent thoughts.]
The God who had sought him out, treating him as a mere mutation.
He, who was infamous among mortals, perished in utter astonishment.
The other beings who came after him met the same fate.
Without exception, they refused to acknowledge their faults, instead berating him for the insolent thoughts and gazes of a mere mortal.
“Yes. They were like that from the very beginning.”
Transcendent beings, born with divinity.
Beings who knew no hunger, had no reason to worry about survival, or feel fear.
Perhaps the very idea of them understanding the heart of a mortal was flawed from the start.
“There is no need for understanding.”
If a price had to be paid, then so be it.
However.
“I have no intention of being hindered by you.”
Declaring that humans would seize their own freedom, Adamas proclaimed this to the Gods.
His momentum must have been quite fierce.
Judging by how the arrogant Gods cast aside their pride and came at him as a united force.
He countered the onslaught of the Gods' Authorities by mimicking countless of their own.
He pushed his mana to its limits, driving several Gods to the brink of annihilation.
But perhaps it was not enough.
[I can see your future.]
One God said so and seized control of the area's time.
[A being that should be dominated knows no bounds.]
The God who said so swung the sharp claws of a beast.
[A mortal’s struggle. Quite a novel experience.]
The area, which had been no different from a wasteland, transformed into a forest and began to absorb mana.
[You have yet to experience the wall.]
A giant curtain surrounded the vicinity, tightening its hold.
And.
[All paths lead to one.]
Lord.
A God who held a special place even among the other Gods.
[See for yourself what lies at the end of the path.]
He had exercised ‘some kind of Authority’ on him.
***
Why did the memories of that time resurface now?
‘Lord.’
There was definitely such a God.
Among the few Gods called the High Gods, he was the one who had rendered him completely helpless.
It was a memory that could not be forgotten, so why had he been living without it all this time?
Why was he only able to recall him now?
Killian shook his head.
For now, he had to focus on annihilating the God before him, Silvana.
“Yggdrasil.”
The entity known as the divine tree of the fairy race materialized before Killian.
A colossal tree that pierced the heavens above and stretched infinitely wide.
Its trunk was thick, and its branches extended out, turning the entire area into a forest.
Ssssss.
Whenever the emerald-like sparkling leaves rustled in the wind, green mana scattered into the air.
The dispersed mana harmonized with the surrounding life forms.
Whoosh.
A wind blew.
The leaves swayed gently.
Whooooosh.
Following the movement of the leaves, mana flowed into the atmosphere.
The grass and trees touched by the mana took on a green hue.
Thump. Thump-thump. Thump.
Yggdrasil pulsed as if it had a heart.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Killian’s heart beat in response to Yggdrasil's pulse.
Rumble.
Then, the Mana Heart responded, emitting the aura of a Superhuman.
‘Yggdrasil’ required a more profound understanding than ‘Green Zone’.
Even if he was using the mana of the higher-ranking Silvana, it would not be easy to control it completely.
As he was cautiously concentrating on completing the Carpe Illusion, an unexpected voice echoed in his mind.
Tiring.
[Name Search Magic is activated.]
A gender-neutral voice of indeterminate age.
“……”
With that resonance, Cornelia's magic formula unfolded around him.
Familiar characters appeared before his eyes.
[The ‘Violet Magic Tower’ recognizes ‘Yggdrasil’.]
The magic formulas and letters rearranged themselves.
[Searching for a mana medium.]
Cornelia's pendant.
The Aether and sheath, modified by Pyrope.
And.
‘Mana Heart.’
A massive amount of mana flowed into Killian Eurasia’s body.
The violet mana seemed to sweep not only through his body but also through his mind.
It did not take long to hear the answer he had been waiting for.
[Queen ‘Ashirian de Silvana’s promise has been verified.]
[Verification of Killian Eurasia’s biometric information is complete.]
In that moment, Killian could feel himself synchronizing with the tree of life, which had long been imbued with a God's will.
[The Magic Tower’s mana controls the divine tree’s mana.]
[The Magic Tower’s mana purifies the divine tree’s divine power.]
Pure mana began to envelop Killian’s body.
The pulsating mana became one with his beating heart.
The blue mana synchronized with the energy of nature.
The green mana seeped into his Mana Heart, imprinting a powerful energy.
Tsssssssss.
Green mana flickered in Killian's eyes.
The mana surging around him united and swirled in the air.
As if welcoming its master, the mana created a whirlwind, spiraling around Killian.
[……!!]
Silvana, who seemed to have lost her sanity in her rampage, shouted something.
Her face was that of someone who had witnessed the incomprehensible.
[Why…….]
She muttered in confusion.
[How…….]
A mere human was mimicking the will of a God.
The incomprehensible question was sending a shock to her divinity.
“Now you’re making a plausible face?”
Killian said with a smile.
His voice was cheerful, but his eyes were cold.
The sword pressed against hers was digging in deeper.
“You should pay the price for recklessly entering someone else’s body.”
At Killian's words, Silvana gritted her teeth.
[You…….]
“The price is your blood.”
A wave of mana pulsed through their clashing swords.
Crack.
A crack appeared on the sword Silvana was holding.
The sword, woven from mana and divine power, had become unstable.
Before long, the green mana she was emitting was completely sucked into Aether.
All that remained was divine power, the remnants of a God.
Even that was no longer a match for him.
Four spheres floated in the surroundings.
The solar eclipse formed a lunar eclipse.
Sssss.
Her shattered sword scattered.
[I will not perish.]
“Has your mind returned now that you’re about to die?”
Her voice feigned dignity.
But Killian recognized the fear embedded within it.
[A God never disappears…….]
“That’s what you think.”
He glanced at Hazard, who was by his side.
[Yong!]
At that, Hazard, who had been watching their struggle, sank his teeth into Silvana's body.
[What…….]
Crunch.
He pinned her down with his claws, preventing her from moving.
Sluuurp. Sluuurp.
Divine power was being sucked in through his teeth and claws as if they were Aether.
Silvana's presence rapidly diminished.
A dragon with many talents, Killian muttered inwardly as he strengthened his mana.
Saaaaaaah.
The mana of the Violet Magic Tower completely dominated the space.
Whoooooosh.
Silvana’s body staggered in the wind stirred up by Yggdrasil.
Just as the elf’s body, denied by the very life force she had inhabited, was blurring.
Stab.
Aether pierced through the elf's body.
The sword was lodged where the heart should be.
Crack.
It twisted and moved slightly.
Craaaack.
It tore through bone and flesh.
Thud.
At last, the bisected body fell to the ground.
Sssssssss.
The body, now devoid of both mana and divine power, began to slowly disintegrate.
[You know nothing.]
The fallen Silvana had a peaceful expression.
Unlike moments ago when she was rampaging and consumed by rage, her voice was now calm.
[This world is not the kind of place you think it is.]
“Perhaps not.”
Perhaps.
Perhaps he knew nothing, and they knew something.
But.
“That’s for me to find out myself.”
[A God does not ‘perish’.]
“It’s time to die, Silvana.”
The sword, lifted with both hands.
CRACK!!
Was brought down coldly.
The being once called the God of the Forest had fallen to a Superhuman’s sword.
***
“……”
Killian looked down at the spot where Silvana had been.
The lingering energy at the tip of his sword was fading away.
No trace remained in the space that, until moments ago, had been filled with her will.
Killian caught his breath and once again felt the sensation of gripping his sword.
“I have cut down the will of a God.”
Silvana, who had reigned as the God of the elves for a long time.
Neither he nor she was in a complete state compared to ancient times.
‘She might have hidden her main body somewhere.’
It might be insufficient to call it a complete god-slaying, but she was the first God he had cut down since his reincarnation.
The sensation of having cut down a divine being still seemed to linger at his fingertips.
‘This should have brought me one step closer to the 8-star level.’
Dizziness set in from having expended a considerable amount of power.
‘The Grotesquery remains.’
Another transcendent entity residing in his body.
‘I thought it was watching. But it didn't interfere until the end.’
Unlike the Gods, he could not grasp its way of thinking at all.
Just as he was keeping his grip on the sword tight in preparation for the next battle.
[Yong.]
Hazard landed on Killian’s shoulder.
“You’re heavy, Hazard.”
[Yoyong.]
Hazard paid no mind and placed a hand on Killian’s head.
Then, he licked his face with a wet tongue.
“Hey.”
As saliva trickled down his face, Killian pushed Hazard away.
“There’s still one left.”
He was about to scold him, saying he would play with him later and that he should focus on the battle.
“……”
Feeling something strange, Killian touched his face.
[Yohoong.]
Hazard, now on the floor, snorted.
“Are my wounds healing?”
The sword cuts he had received during the battle with Silvana were completely gone.
The wounds were fully healed, as if a Priest had used a divine formula.
Grab.
Killian placed his hand on Hazard's chest and channeled his mana.
“Dragon Heart……”
The blessed heart of the dragon race, capable of holding immense mana without needing to form a Mana Heart like humans.
Next to that heart, a new heart the size of a fingernail had been created.
A heart with properties opposite to mana, permitted only to Priests.
“Hollyheart?”
[Yohooong.]
Hazard looked at him with an innocent cry.
“Did you form a Hollyheart?”
[Yong yong.]
He wore his usual expression, as if proud of his accomplishment.
“You really were a strange one.”
[Yong yong yong.]
I’m not a strange one.
Hazard shook his head, displaying a human-like demeanor.
“Ha.”
Killian let out a chuckle, his body shaking.
Not long ago, it had almost died from eating the wrong medicinal preparation, and now it had helped annihilate a God and formed a Hollyheart.
‘How should I take this?’
He had never heard of a creature forming a Mana Heart and a Hollyheart simultaneously, so he did not know how to react.
‘It seems like there’s no conflict yet.’
If it could be sustained like this, Hazard's Hollyheart would be a great help when facing the Gods.
“The urgent problem is me.”
Even after cutting down a divine being and obtaining a new Carpe Illusion, he had not reached the 8-star level.
“Piece of the Grotesquery. Where are you hiding?”
Just then.
One of the Carpe Illusions he had not yet deactivated, the Violet Magic Tower, reacted.
[Sharing Killian Eurasia’s vision.]
Violet mana flickered before his eyes, and a new field of vision opened.
He saw Ashirian and Rundel.
He could tell that they, with their swords drawn, were facing him.
‘Are they trapped in Oblivio?’
The moment he thought that.
He saw the Radiance imbued in the sword strike wielded by Killian.
A chilling sensation ran down his spine.
“Don’t tell me……”
Two elves were being pushed back by the Radiance emitted by a single Superhuman.
“Am I… devoured?”
Killian realized that the Grotesquery had taken over his body.