Ch.104Ep.104 D-3

There’s no time to catch my breath.

It was far more beneficial to deflect the swirling sword than to waste time trying to recover.

“Aaaaargh!”

Clang!

With that, approximately the 20,000th Divine Destruction Sword shattered into tiny fragments.

But Radios had no time for relief as he frantically swung his sword against the falling Divine Destruction Swords.

“Uoooooooh!!”

Clang-clang-clang-clang!

The Divine Destruction Swords created by Larga seemed to have their own will, targeting all the vital points of the human body.

When Radios focused on the right, a concentrated barrage fell on the left.

When he focused only on the front, swords concealing their presence rushed toward his heart from behind.

An endless baptism of swords with absolutely no blind spots.

Larga, the mastermind behind this situation, watched Radios’s desperate struggle with his arms crossed.

‘That guy. Can he still hold on?’

That Goblin Mask skill was definitely overpowered.

It granted infinite regenerative power, so wounds didn’t matter unless they were fatal.

Of course, against Azathoth or Chaos, the power of the Goblin Mask would likely be ineffective.

That’s why Larga had played a few tricks.

Among the infinitely generated Divine Destruction Swords, he had imbued a few with Azathoth’s energy.

Although Radios had lost his Apostle connection and all his powers had been taken away,

Experience became an undeniable strength, and as a result of his continued training in the deep world,

He had succeeded in partially implementing Azathoth’s power.

Thanks to this, Radios didn’t face the Divine Destruction Swords with a careless attitude.

The suspicion that a wrong cut could prevent him from healing forever had taken over his mind.

‘Doubt seeps into the mind faster than trust. You trust the Goblin Mask and believe in its regenerative power, but I’ve shaken that belief. How will you respond?’

Just surviving the baptism of swords until now deserved a passing grade.

While others had fallen after failing to handle 10,000 swords,

Radios, with all the sweat in his body being expelled outward,

Seemed capable of deflecting up to 30,000 swords, apart from that.

“Yes. This is how it should be.”

If he couldn’t do this much, there would be no meaning in risking everything.

Radios didn’t know how strong he really was.

He had only recently awakened his Divine Order, and he wasn’t fighting in a way that suited him.

The style of blindly charging in while relying on the Goblin Mask’s regenerative power needed to be abandoned here.

If a being with absolutely no weaknesses could be completed, well…

He might be able to face Azathoth.

“Then here… hmm?”

Larga, who was about to increase the intensity, noticed a change in Radios’s demeanor.

Though Radios might not have realized it, his gaze had been flickering toward Larga for a while now.

Yes. While facing the infinitely generated Divine Destruction Swords, Radios had clearly figured out the weakness of the technique.

The weakness was…

“You can’t move while casting the technique!”

Seizing this golden opportunity, Radios kicked off the ground and rushed toward Larga.

Larga hurriedly manipulated all the Divine Destruction Swords to block Radios’s path, but…

‘The Divine Order of Judgment…!’

Radios, who had been saving his Divine Order until now, suddenly unleashed it,

Stripping away the control of all the swords flying toward him.

Boom-boom-boom-boom!

The moment Larga, who had lost control of the swords, tried to retreat by canceling his skill activation,

“Got you!”

“Hmm!”

As if he had been waiting for this moment, Radios summoned thousands of Twilight Swords and aimed them at Larga.

The tables had turned.

“Excellent. I didn’t expect you to identify the weakness in such a short time and launch a counterattack.”

“Huff… huff…”

“You pass the test. I’ll pass down the Divine Order of the God Sword to you.”

“No, it’s not over yet.”

“Hmm?”

His body was so overheated that white steam rose from it with a hissing sound.

He must have pushed his physical limits to the extreme.

Yet he still didn’t collapse and stared at Larga with fierce eyes.

“Go all out. Stop playing these strange games.”

“That technique just now was my full power. Other reincarnated beings couldn’t handle more than 10,000 swords and fell to their knees. The test is over–“

“Stop joking around and attack with killing intent! I can’t fight Azathoth with just this level of power!”

“…Oh?”

Seeing someone who looked like he was about to collapse from exhaustion demanding more attacks,

Larga felt his competitive spirit ignite within him.

Isn’t it human nature to give someone what they ask for?

“You might regret it. Withstanding my full power in your condition is no easy feat.”

“Stop talking nonsense—gah!”

Just as Radios was about to speak, he fell to his knees from the extreme pain in his heart.

Larga, watching this scene, explained with his hands behind his back.

“What’s piercing your heart is the Mind Sword.”

“M-Mind Sword?!”

“If you can’t resolve it, you’ll die. I won’t tell you how to do it. Figure it out yourself.”

“W-wait…”

“You’re the one who asked me to go all out. Either die or survive.”

Larga disappeared from Radios’s sight as if he had nothing more to say.

“Ugh… waaaargh!”

Radios clutched his chest and painfully vomited blood.

Mind Sword refers to a sword made from the mind.

He didn’t know if such a thing actually existed, but now that he was experiencing it, he understood.

How even someone with monstrous power like Larga couldn’t help but be defeated by Azathoth.

‘I have to resolve this…! By any means necessary!’

If he tried to forcefully push it out, his heart would burst.

Wouldn’t it be better to slowly melt it away from the outside, as if coaxing it?

Although no one had told him, Radios instinctively devised a solution for the Mind Sword.

No matter what Larga had said about death,

He probably didn’t really want him to die.

There must be a breakthrough. Finding it was the top priority.

Meanwhile, Larga, who had moved away from Radios, leaned against a wall and breathed heavily.

“Hah… haah…”

Having deployed the Mind Sword, he exhaled breaths similar to Radios’s.

He had simply stabbed the Mind Sword into Radios’s heart, but…

“Why was there… such a strong repulsive force?”

His right hand, which had cast the Mind Sword, was burned black, with ashes dripping from it.

He had certainly withdrawn when he sensed danger, but he hadn’t expected such a serious injury.

Moreover, perhaps because he had stayed in the deep world for so long, his recovery was slow.

But Larga could tell.

Even in his original state, this power would be difficult to heal completely.

“You’ve awakened a monstrous Divine Order.”

The Divine Order of Judgment.

It was an incredible Divine Order that controlled the authority over the surrounding space.

But that wasn’t its true value.

It was the ability to remove foreign substances that invaded his body.

That’s what he thought, but did Radios truly understand his own power?

“Perhaps he could become an even greater monster than I imagined.”

If he could properly handle this unknown power,

Could it really be possible to face Azathoth?

The sliver of hope began to grow bit by bit.

Time was running out, but this was an opportunity.

Crisis makes Radios stronger. So–

“Mind Sword… I’ve removed it all.”

“…! What?!”

While Larga was lost in thought, Radios approached him with a haggard face.

Larga couldn’t help but be purely shocked by his appearance.

And for good reason—the Mind Sword wasn’t a technique that could be resolved so quickly.

His reincarnated beings had taken at least 12 hours to resolve the Mind Sword.

Yet he had expelled the Mind Sword in less than 3 minutes?

“Next training… hurry…”

Thud.

Radios, continuously exhaling rough breaths, finally collapsed, unable to hold on.

Due to the accumulation of fatigue, he couldn’t maintain consciousness even with the power of the Goblin Mask.

But Larga couldn’t hide his excitement at the sight of Radios.

“This guy…! This guy!”

He could fulfill his long-cherished wish!

Just as he was about to wake Radios up, Larga regained his senses and took a deep breath.

“Right. He’s human too, so I should let him rest a bit.”

They say efficiency drops when work is done in an overloaded state.

With the intense journey ahead, it would be good to let him rest for a while.

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“Ugh… ugh…”

“Are you surrendering now?”

“As if… I would…”

“That’s a shame. Just die then.”

Squelch!

As Kraud pierced Idra’s heart with Skyte,

Death rapidly clouded her eyes, and she finally met her end.

“I wonder… if everyone else… managed to escape.”

“Goblin Chief Kraud. Finally meeting the little rat.”

“…Azathoth.”

Kraud could only sigh deeply at the sight of Azathoth who had finally appeared before him.

His magical power was almost depleted.

The minions he had revived through Subduing Dead had all been annihilated by Idra’s area attack.

On top of that, the infinite multiplication spell continued to drain his magical power.

‘It seems this is where my grave will be.’

If he couldn’t kill him, he would at least hold him back.

“Stardust…!”

Kraud, using magic by shattering the source of magical power and spreading it out.

His eyes glowed with a brilliant light as countless meteors rained down on Azathoth.

But.

“Is this all?”

“…Damn it.”

When Azathoth used his power of devouring, all the meteors instantly vanished.

The clear difference in ability was evident.

In the end, he couldn’t even hold him back.

‘I’m sorry… Brina…’

Eventually, Kraud’s body staggered as he exhausted all his magical power.

“Farewell.”

Squelch!

Azathoth’s arm pierced through his heart.