Ch. 345 Heroine – Chapter 345
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 345
What is life?
It can be defined in various ways, but simply put, it is a collection of organisms. The ability to live and function. The opposite of death. Life is a living thing. It is existence and being. Therefore, Belial’s epithet was the Creator. She gives birth to life. That is her power. The origin of her being as a devil god.
With a single gesture, life overflows.
The quietest explosion in the world occurred.
Vegetation grew rampant, piercing through the asphalt-paved road.
Vines coiled around buildings like snakes, and ancient trees, as if aged for a thousand years, obscured the sky.
It was the first time using it directly. When Belial used her power through my body, I was asleep. At that time, I was too busy watching Lucille’s memories from within my mind. This was practically the first time I had touched the Devil God’s power with my own will. So, it was also the first time I felt it so vividly.
‘…Amazing!’
The world is clear and transparent.
A sensation that feels like I can see through anything.
A feeling as if holding a vast and deep ocean in both hands.
I feel intoxicated by the sense of omnipotence. I even felt ecstasy. I understand why the Devil Gods are arrogant. They can’t help but be arrogant. It made sense why they treated humans like insects.
This is the power. This is the vision. From the very position they stand, they are on a different level from humans. No, I realized the reason why they belittle not only humans but all beings other than Devil Gods.
It’s possible.
With this power.
With this authority.
I can defeat the Giant of Fire and End.
I can take him down before he becomes an even greater disaster.
“…But the compatibility is the worst.”
Flames overflow.
As if devouring the overflow of life.
The floods of opposing forces collide and cancel each other out.
In the end, they turn to ashes and scatter.
[■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■───!!!]
At first glance, it resembled a volcanic eruption.
Perhaps it’s not a delusion, but the truth.
That is fire, destruction, the end, and a volcano.
It burns. It burned everything. It incinerated all the constantly sprouting vegetation. With the power of the Devil God, with Belial’s power, I created a forest prison, but it was only enough to block Surtr’s movements. He’s such a huge being.
Just wielding the cursed sword he carries would devastate a radius of several kilometers.
Twice would be more.
Three times would destroy half a city.
Because that’s possible, he’s a ‘demonic beast.’
‘It’s that his destructive power is the best among the demonic beasts. Even the 6th demonic beast… Medusa wouldn’t even come close to him in the field of destruction.’
Five years ago.
The demonic beast that descended with the Great Catastrophe, Medusa.
She was a memorable being to me, as she once killed Lucille.
The ability to petrify anyone who looks at her face is certainly amazing and terrifying.
Karma, who was in the upper ranks of the captains, even gouged out his own eyes to fight against Medusa.
If Medusa is a silent death.
Surtr was, as his epithet suggests, the Giant of the End.
A living incarnation of death, destroying, demolishing, and annihilating everything.
“To use all the life I create… as firewood…”
Fire makes humanity prosper, but it also takes it away.
Flames that burn life.
If Eugene’s fire is noble like the sun, then this is a natural disaster that burns fields and mountains.
This only delays the inevitable. It doesn’t even consume his energy. What’s terrifying about Surtr is his characteristic of growing stronger as he burns. He burns my ‘life’ and uses it as fuel to ignite even more intensely.
‘Burning down giant trees, burning vines, and poison doesn’t work… Yeah, the compatibility is the worst with me. If it were Murmur, she would have shattered the space itself, but such a technique is beyond me.’
If Belial herself were here.
She would have created a creature that could pierce Surtr’s weaknesses.
That is the true nature of 「Life」.
But I can’t.
It’s not that I can’t if I want to.
My soul is rejecting it.
It’s not just a matter of likes and dislikes, but my whole body stiffens when I try to use my power in that way.
The ‘saintess’ is rejecting the creation of ‘monsters’.
But there’s no way that creatures other than monsters would have special abilities.
Should I create supernaturals? There’s no way, right?
Then, what about creating ordinary creatures and giving them special abilities?
I don’t know if it will work, and even if it does, it would require careful adjustment.
It’s definitely not something I can do on the fly during a battle like this.
「Creation…」
Crack. Snap.
The plant stems break weakly. The originally beautiful, lush green colors are stained black. The vegetation loses its color as Surtr’s flames intensify. The ashes scattered meaninglessly. Like rain, like fog. The ashes were scattered on the earth. Each time, new life is born and binds Surtr. It was a continuous tug-of-war.
[I see. No wonder I felt so unpleasant. The 68th devil god. It was you]
As expected, he notices once I show my power. Even if that’s the case, nothing changes. I diligently searched for a way to attack Surtr. There is a way. No matter how great Surtr is, he is still just a demonic beast.
He’s at least one rank below a devil god. Even if I’m an incomplete devil, I have the upper hand. Besides, I know everything. Surtr’s weaknesses.
A sturdy exterior that deflects anything.
The flames that constantly burn from his entire body are both a spear and a shield in themselves.
They incinerate any attack, and even if they barely touch, the exterior blocks them.
An all-in-one strategic weapon. A monster that embodies destruction just by walking.
However, nothing is perfect in this world.
There is always a way to attack.
‘Even if he’s invincible to attacks from the outside, he’s vulnerable to attacks from the inside.’
Surtr’s subjugation method.
It’s truly simple and crude.
Infiltrate the inside of the giant and attack from within.
Of course, it’s easy to say, but in reality, it’s almost impossible.
The closer you get, the temperature rises exponentially. The heat was far from the word murderous. Even the captains, the pinnacle of humanity and the epitome of superhumans, have a hard time approaching Surtr. It might be okay for a moment, but prolonged exposure would be fatal even for the commanders.
But to infiltrate the inside of Surtr?
It’s like hugging oil-soaked straw and jumping into a fiery pit.
It was nothing more than an extreme act of suicide.
‘An attack method that’s possible because Eugene has resistance to heat…’
Supernaturals are only resistant to their own abilities.
But Eugene is a supernatural who uses fire.
While being resistant to his own ability, he gained resistance to heat itself.
Although it’s less resistant than his own flames, a captain-level pyrokinesis supernatural should be able to withstand Surtr’s flames.
‘In the ‘novel’, Eugene jumped into Surtr’s mouth. It was because of the simple and crude idea that if attacks from the outside don’t work, he would do it from the inside. It actually worked.
Being too big was sometimes a problem. When Eugene rampaged inside, Surtr was greatly weakened, and that became the driving force to attack the Giant of Fire and Destruction.’
‘I don’t have resistance to heat, but… I can still do it. If it’s me.’
The burning body is endured with super regeneration.
No matter how much it burns, it keeps regenerating.
Sounds like a happy hell.
The attack is carried out with the devil god’s power.
Since, Eugene had not yet awakened his true abilities during that part of the ‘novel’.
Since his main means of attack was fire, he needed the help of others.
But that’s in the ‘novel’, not the current me. I can attack Surtr on my own.
This was the optimal attack method I devised. I restrict Surtr’s movements with the overflow of life.
It was the most essential measure. How can I handle the damage if a giant of tens of meters rampages? It’s only a matter of time before an area is completely burned down. Even shelters are meaningless.
Even if the shelters are specially made to withstand the attacks of monsters, they cannot withstand the attacks of demonic beasts. The citizens who took refuge with the shelters will become a handful of ashes.
By focusing only on restricting Surtr’s actions, the attack became weak in reverse. I couldn’t penetrate Surtr’s outer shell, so I couldn’t inflict damage. Thanks to that, it was a continuous tug-of-war. I can’t deal damage, and Surtr can’t move.
It’s okay. This is what I was aiming for. Surtr will try to break through the overflow of life no matter what. In the process, there will definitely be a gap. Not missing that gap. That was my victory condition.
[It’s lukewarm]
[That’s not like you, Father]
[Or is it Mother now]
[What are you doing?]
“What do you mean what am I doing? I’m working hard… Huh? What did you say?”
I think I just heard something strange.
[If it were you, you would have created Leviathan to extinguish my fire. Have you become so weak that you can’t even do that? It’s only fitting. Has my mother become so small?]
“Uh… uh…?”
I don’t want to be called mother by a giant like you.
I don’t…
That’s right, I don’t…
…Belial is the Creator.
The devil god who created countless lives with her power.
Of course, there must be plenty of monsters that follow Belial’s lineage.
I see. Surtr is a devil beast created by Belial.
The contradictory purpose of killing a devil god while being a demonic beast is because it was made for that purpose from the beginning?
‘…So that’s why she laughed like that?’
I found out another meaning of Murmur’s burst of laughter.
I didn’t particularly want to know.
Author Note
A/N (Author’s note):
After a long reunion, his father became a babe.
Translator Note
T/N (Translator’s note):
A babe who fell in love after being stabbed by a sword, opening her heart, physically and mentally.
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