Ch.154Chapter 6. Riding Doll, Acceleration (3)

Through the union with Taowu, I was replenishing my magical power, using that overwhelming force to send blade winds in all directions to attack Dueoksini.

“Hahaha…! It seems attacks launched from a distance have their limits after all…!”

[…….]

Dueoksini dodged my attacks like a scurrying rat.

More precisely, she avoided my attacks while keeping the vital parts of her body—presumably her weak points—intact.

[You sacrifice flesh to protect bone. I wonder how long your regeneration will last?]

“And I wonder how long you, Goblin, can keep pouring out magical power like that? Hmm?”

Foam bubbled from the severed ends of Dueoksini’s arms, and soon new flesh sprouted, reforming into arms.

“I can simply disappear if needed, but wouldn’t it be troublesome for the noble Goblin to encounter S-class heroes? Hmm?”

[Would they catch me, or would they catch you?]

“They’d try to catch whoever’s right in front of them! Hehehe.”

Dueoksini completed her regeneration.

Taowu’s perception still couldn’t keep up with my body acceleration using spacetime particles, and I gripped my moon blade again, aiming it at Dueoksini.

“Want to see something interesting?”

As Dueoksini stretched her arms out to both sides, two demons nearby crawled on all fours and pressed their bodies together.

“From now on, these two demons will become one!”

[Demons, becoming one?]

“Yes! A fusion!”

Bang!

The moment Dueoksini brought her hands together as if in prayer, the demons leaped from the ground and pressed their backs against each other.

“Grooooar!”

“Kyaaaaah!”

The two demons screamed hideously, rolling their eyes back as tentacles erupted from their bodies, wrapping around each other to become one.

[Ugh….]

It made me sick to my stomach.

Everything else was fine, but seeing two men fuse together like that really made me nauseous.

Tentacle masses that looked like skinned eels wrapped around each other’s flesh, and if that wasn’t enough, they connected to each other’s heads and merged into one in a truly grotesque display.

It looked exactly like a twisted human transformed by an alien life form from an R-rated horror game.

“If you can become one, we can become one too! Behold, demons united as one, I shall bestow upon them a new name! I present to you, [Legion]!”

[Why English?]

“Well, because they’re demons!”

As Dueoksini spread her arms and smiled broadly, the two demons finally became completely one.

“Grr, uuugh….”

With two massive bulges with pillars protruding from both sides, and four legs extending downward moving like a spider.

What should I call this thing?

A spider tank?

No, the two huge bulges and the mucus launchers protruding from front and back of the bulges were designed to evoke disgust no matter how you looked at it.

“Behold! Nam Du-chang and Gong Tae-beom, united as one! I call it Legion-Duchanggong! Hahaha!”

[What a disgusting way to fight. If this were being broadcast live, that demon would be immediately censored.]

I need to eliminate it right now.

Whether Ymir is behind me or not, I need to get rid of that thing first.

At least before Dueoksini can block this attack—

[Taowu, with full power—]

“Kyeeeeek!”

The demon aimed its barrel not at me but elsewhere.

Dark red magical power began to writhe along the barrel, and it was pointed not at our battlefield but somewhere else.

“Indiscriminate firing! And with ‘accelerated’ power!”

[No way.]

“I’ve mixed in a bit of my ability! Hahaha! Impossible is nothing!”

That monster has Dueoksini’s super-speed ability?

That means—

“With Legion Duchanggong’s rapid-fire, I’ll stain all of Ulleungdo with demonic energy!”

[This is bad—]

This can’t happen.

If Ulleungdo becomes stained with demonic energy, children born here in the future will be in danger.

Demonic energy is like radiation, and there’s no need to explain what happens to children born in irradiated areas.

In that case, I should release my transformation and use my body to—

[I’ll handle this.]

Suddenly, lightning flashed past me.

A golden wind, golden lightning rushed past me toward Duchanggong.

Crackle!

The golden lightning passed over Dueoksini and Duchanggong, making a large turn in the air, and something extending from both arms rotated fiercely.

Slash!

Duchanggong was instantly split apart.

Its massive body was cut into so many pieces I couldn’t count them.

Crackle!

At the same time, golden lightning flashed at the cut surfaces.

The electricity cauterized the wounds, preventing blood or mucus from exploding outward.

“Kuh, kuhak…!”

Dueoksini was also split.

Her arms, legs, and torso were cut in half, leaving only her head and neck intact like a mannequin you might see in an art academy.

Thud.

What was once Duchanggong fell helplessly to the ground.

The pillars dropped limply, the body split in half, and the eight legs that had been standing on the ground were severed at the joints and collapsed.

Behind them stood a woman gripping golden blades in both hands.

“P-Platinum Sun…! N-No way!”

Despite having only her head and neck remaining, Dueoksini began speaking without any problem.

“Ha, haha…! That can’t be…! No, no! This might be good! It means this country’s culture appeals even to foreigners… Kihihit!”

[You talk too much.]

Ymir, wearing her mask, threw one of the golden swords in her hand upward.

Thunk!

[If you say one more word, I’ll kill you. You.]

The golden sword fell right behind Dueoksini’s head.

“K-Kill me…? Heh, hehehe, that’s… impossible…! Not now… not now…!”

Despite having a sword fall behind her head, Dueoksini just laughed and moved her head dramatically.

“Platinum Sun killing me should happen in a more spectacular place…! Not in a place where people can’t see, like Ulleungdo, but somewhere more people can watch…!”

[You talk too much.]

Slash!

I swung my moon blade at Dueoksini.

Even if she could wiggle her head, she couldn’t go farther than I could walk, so I succeeded in completely splitting her head in two.

[Is she finished?]

[Ah, i-if you say that…!]

[I said it on purpose.]

Ymir was startled by my words, but I deliberately used the magic words.

If someone could survive just by me saying “Is she finished?”, it meant they had a way to survive from the beginning.

And.

“Kuh, heheh, how unfortunate!”

[As expected.]

Those types are always like that.

“Hahaha! Did you think you could kill me with just that…?”

[Listen carefully, Platinum Sun.]

I interrupted Dueoksini, who was bubbling from the widest cross-section of her face, and pointed at her for Ymir.

[When you say “Is she finished?” to creatures like that, even if they revive, they’ll announce their revival to everyone.]

[Ah. I see. So we don’t have to worry about them reviving secretly and ambushing us?]

[Exactly.]

“……”

Foam rose from the severed pieces, and the fragmented flesh instantly moved toward Dueoksini.

Whoosh!

Dueoksini regained her original form.

It was hard to tell whether to call it regeneration or if she had just patched together her severed flesh like rags, but Dueoksini had used her ability to revive.

“…You’re really no fun at all.”

[I’m not idle enough to entertain villains.]

“Tch…! I’ll retreat for today! Now that I know who Platinum Sun is, I’ll prepare a more enjoyable festival next time!”

[Why?]

Ymir snapped at Dueoksini with an irritated voice.

[Why are you doing this? Dozens, no, hundreds of people have died.]

“Reason? It’s unnecessary to ask such things. Hehe, ahem!”

Having restored her body completely, including her clothes, Dueoksini covered her face with her hand instead of her broken mask and giggled.

“Everything is for the birth of a new hero… Yaaah!”

[What now?]

Ymir instantly changed her appearance.

Her form changed from the golden Buddhist priest to a typical magical girl outfit like those seen in Japanese animations.

[If you’re drawing aggro from me just because I’m wearing a hanbok-like costume, I’ll discard that hanbok costume.]

“N-No…! I’m sorry! Forgive me! Ch-Change back right now! If you do… yes! For at least a month! Until ‘that day,’ I won’t appear!”

[…….]

Ymir looked at me, and I could only nod silently.

[Those lunatics tend to keep promises like that.]

[One month….]

“Y-Yes! If that’s too short, until Teachers’ Day! I’ll stay quiet at least until Teachers’ Day!”

[Sigh.]

Ymir looked up at the sky briefly, then changed back to her golden Buddhist priest costume.

“Haaaa……”

Dueoksini let out a deep sigh of relief.

She was so deeply relieved that I thought some fatal accident had been prevented.

[…Sigh, really. How did such a lunatic…]

“Hehehe…. Next time we meet, I’ll create an opportunity for you to shine more. Except for you, Goblin!”

Dueoksini raised one hand toward me, then placed her other hand on her elbow.

“Goblin! I will definitely take revenge on you! On you who ruined this plan, definitely!!”

[Eat shit.]

“…I’ll take that as a compliment!”

I raised my middle finger at her, but Dueoksini stretched both arms to the sides and raised her head.

“Farewell!”

BOOM!

Dueoksini’s body exploded.

After all that effort to regenerate her body, it seems it was just a temporary measure for conversation.

[That villain….]

[We can’t chase her. It doesn’t seem like she escaped at super-speed, but she must have some other ability.]

Tracking her down will be a task for the future.

[Platinum Sun. Since you’re here, I wanted to say.]

[I’ll go do my job.]

Ymir stretched out the swords in both hands and created a circular magic circle in the air.

[…I’ll purify the surviving demons and come back. We’ll talk later.]

[Yes. They should be gathered in one place by now.]

I approached my bike and relayed the information transmitted through communication.

[Go to Daejeon. It seems all the ‘sealed demons’ across the country have gathered there.]

[…I’ll be back soon.]

Flash!

Ymir disappeared with the light.

Beyond the vanishing golden circle.

Whoosh.

Two men, Nam Du-chang and Gong Tae-beom, lay embedded in the mucus discharged by their former demon selves, their hair white and bodies naked.

In the end.

Ymir.

Platinum Sun purified the demons.

[Things are going to get harder from now on.]

Therefore.

I need to take better care of Ymir’s mental state.

And if possible, guide her to accept help from the Syndicate after this incident.

‘You want to care for and comfort a woman when she’s having a hard time? Hmm?’

[Because that’s the easiest and surest method.]

The easiest.

With a goblin’s club.