Chapter 73
# Is this possible…?
# Damn! Are we too late?
Flames and smoke rise high over the Spartan Fortress.
Ar, Aten, and the shadows of the other Dragons fell over the scene as they watched.
They had tried to arrive before the battle ended, but they ultimately failed to match the timing.
However, there was no time to wallow in despair now.
Even at this very moment, the enemy’s attacks continued, and they needed to join the battle to save even one more ally as quickly as possible.
Aten, steeling herself, prepared to advance toward the enemy.
Then—
[Wait.]
# Wha…? Wait? What do you mean, all of a sudden…?
# Seraphim, is something wrong?
Aten frowned at the sudden statement, while Ar questioned it.
Seraphim replied in a voice as calm as ever.
[It means there’s no need for you to act. There’s no time to explain, so just stay put.]
# Ah… no, wai—
Without listening any further, Seraphim flew directly toward the enemy lines, followed closely by the Goddess Isiris.
Though they were divine beings of a different race, Aten felt a surge of irritation and anger toward their actions.
She didn’t know how strong Seraphim was, but in front of them was an army numbering tens of thousands.
To deal with such a force, it was obvious they needed to maintain a formation and proceed with caution.
Yet that foolish being ignored the basic principles of warfare and dove straight into the center of the enemy ranks on a whim.
‘We went through all that trouble to bring someone like that?!’
Grinding her teeth, Aten regretted the time and effort they had wasted.
She was certain that it would have been better to stay here, fighting alongside her kin and dying a glorious death.
But then…
# Huh…?
# Wha… What is this!?
The scene that unfolded before Aten’s eyes.
It felt like a blow to the back of her head, as if she’d been struck by a shocking realization.
The demons and Dark Races that had been attacking the fortress—
They began to disappear in an instant, like ice melting under the scorching summer sun.
‘How… How is such a thing even possible…?’
She had known that Seraphim possessed a certain level of power.
But no matter how much, was it possible to annihilate enemies in the tens of thousands, not just hundreds, in mere seconds?
This was something that even Aten, and even the mighty Zaus, could never achieve.
Even though angels were a natural counter to demons, the absurd power on display was beyond imagination, leaving her frozen in shock.
***
Divine Power radiated outward, melting away the thousands and tens of thousands of demons and Dark Races in an instant.
The sight of countless lives being extinguished before her would normally be a sorrowful and hollow scene.
But I felt no such emotions at this moment.
‘I’ve felt something similar before… but it seems my compassion in such situations has nearly disappeared.’
Compassion for life still existed.
However, it was limited to those beings deemed redeemable.
Evildoers…
To be precise, beings considered inherently evil—toward them, there was not a shred of mercy.
What I felt was only disgust and hatred.
It was like looking at a cockroach crawling on the floor or a mosquito buzzing annoyingly.
The demons and Dark Races in front of me invoked just such feelings.
Slaughtering them all at once brought a strangely satisfying sense of relief.
“Screeeech!!!”
=It burns! My body is burning! Aaaargh!!!
With harrowing screams, the demons burned to ashes, while the Dark Races, overwhelmed by the extreme Divine Power, began to crumble and disintegrate.
Now, with more than half of the enemies around me gone,
I turned my attention to those who remained standing amidst the chaos.
=…What a shame. I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly. And to start off with such a grand gesture—
“Gurk!!!”
[Found you. You rat.]
Mephistos, who had been muttering away without understanding the situation, was met with an invisible punch to the gut, silencing his chattering mouth instantly.
=Ugh… you… You’re so ruthless… I… I haven’t even finished talking— “Guhhhh!!!”
[Die.]
With the intent to kill, I pummelled him mercilessly, preparing a fatal blow against him.
I didn’t want to risk letting him live, only to have him escape again and cause trouble.
[<Angel Death…!>]
At that moment—
Kraaack!
A sudden bolt of lightning struck down from above.
However, the unexpected attack didn’t reach me at all.
After all, there was someone by my side equally adept at handling lightning.
[Are you alright, Isiris?]
{This is nothing to worry about… but, aside from that, it doesn’t taste very pleasant.}
Isiris spoke, slightly smacking her lips as she began to speak…
However, despite her blocking the attack without much damage, I could sense that the power contained within it was far from ordinary.
Shortly after, a presence appeared before us.
A demon with silver hair and black wings.
Seeing the figure wrapped in lightning, Isiris, standing beside me, asked in a cold voice,
{Who are you? How dare you launch a trivial attack against my master?}
// …
Instead of answering, the female demon gathered lightning once more.
Seeing this, it was clear she had no intention of speaking further. Isiris likewise unleashed her divine power, gathering lightning, and said,
{Master, leave that woman to me.}
[Understood.]
It seemed that Isiris felt a sense of rivalry toward another being wielding the same power of lightning.
Having granted her request, I turned my attention back toward the location of the Great Demon.
And then…
-Wham!!!
=Urgh!!!
With a flash of lightning, one of the demon’s arms was blown away.
In the midst of this, the demon emitted black smoke, attempting to escape once again. However, I wasn’t going to be fooled by the same trick twice.
-Thud!
=Urgh!!! Cough!!!
I delivered a powerful uppercut to the demon’s abdomen, striking into its unseen core.
Simultaneously, its spell was cleanly cancelled.
Last time, I lost the demon due to a moment of carelessness, but this time, the situation was completely different.
Countless eyes were fixated on the demon.
With this situation ensuring that we could counter any attempt it made, I gathered divine power, preparing the final blow.
[This ends here. Die.]
=Ah… ah…
-Thud!!!
The red flash flew toward the despairing demon.
For the first time, I felt a slight thrill, knowing that I could finally end this rat-like demon for good.
But then…
-Thud!!!
[!]
=Ah!
Someone deflected my attack effortlessly.
Feeling a sense of shock at this unexpected turn, I fixed my cold gaze on the figure who had blocked my strike.
Clad in black armour from head to toe,
The power emanating from this being was on a completely different level than any I had faced before.
The moment I saw it, I knew instinctively.
[Is it you? The one who defeated Zaus, the Dragon King?]
=…
The being did not answer my question.
Instead, it grabbed the collar of Mephistos, who lay collapsed on the ground.
{Where do you think you’re fleeing to, you scoundrel!}
Isiris’s voice rang out from the side.
At the same time, the female demon, still wrapped in vivid lightning, approached the armoured demon.
And then…
-Fwoosh!
The figure disappeared right before our eyes.
In this situation where the prey had slipped through my grasp again, I automatically furrowed my brow.
{What should we do? Should we pursue them…?}
[…No.]
Isiris, brimming with momentum, posed the question.
However, I expressed my intention to refuse.
[Let them go. We can’t rule out the possibility that it’s a trap.]
{Understood, Master.}
To be honest, I felt confident that I could break through any ordinary demon’s trap with sheer force.
However, the black-armoured demon that had just blocked my attack…
While I couldn’t be certain, it was clear that this being held significant power, so it was necessary to remain cautious for now.
There was a chance that I could end up like Baal, who was taken out so easily.
Moreover, I had already consumed a considerable amount of power in the process of annihilating the demons and dark races present here.
Before facing a powerful enemy, it was crucial to prepare thoroughly, and for now, it was wiser to take a step back and clean up the current situation.
After organizing my thoughts, my gaze turned toward the vast plains that had been reduced to a desolate wasteland and beyond them, the Spartan Fortress.
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