Chapter 403

Chapter 403

For Sale. Fallen Lady. Never Used.

Episode 403: Yandel Stands On The Earth

-You damn fly…!

-Fight me fair and square!!

The twin-headed giant shouted with different voices from each head. It wasn’t just a simple sound. It was something close to violence, a mix of overwhelming volume from its massive size and a large amount of divine power.

Of course, for the current me, who was covered in various resistances and benefiting from the Godslayer title’s massive bonus against Evil Gods, it was just loud noise.

I smirked at the God of Tainted Unity and the Reckless Roar, each residing in one of the heads, wondering what the hell they had done.

“Nah, why would I? What for?”

They were holding up well, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.

Well… it must be infuriating for the two Evil Gods who were impatient and preferred direct confrontation.

-Do you think you can reject unity like that?!

-I’ll kill you!

The twin-headed giant burned with ominous light in its eyes.

Two consciousnesses in one body, yet I had no idea how it moved so well.

I sighed inwardly and watched the incoming fist.

It was huge, about the size of a decent-sized building. If I got hit by that head-on, even in my current dragon form, which was quite sturdy, I would be critically injured in one blow. Blocking it with a shield wouldn’t make much difference either.

So the only answer was to dodge, but I had no idea what they had done. Every time its fist drew a strange trajectory, the surrounding air swirled and sucked my body in like a vortex.

Because of that, no matter how much I struggled, I couldn’t completely avoid it, and there were more than a few times I almost got hit. Fortunately, each time, Helena’s barrier absorbed the impact, or Iris and Iona’s magic struck my body and knocked me far away.

A completely different fighting style from the Grotesque Proliferation, who created their domain and shot beams from afar.

It wasn’t called a martial arts-type Evil God for nothing; it was damn good at fighting.

But that was it. I had almost been hit several times already, but would I fall for the same trick again?

I focused my mind on my wings, watching the rapidly expanding fist and the tornado-like wind wrapping around it.

The wind reached me before the fist. Instead of being blown away like a normal tornado, I felt the flow of the reverse tornado pulling me in and drew up my magic power.

This wind was a simple phenomenon created by skill and divine power; the two Evil Gods didn’t have the ability to directly control the wind.

If so, I should be able to control it.

Whoosh.

My wings fluttered, beginning to fulfill their role as magic engines.

Focusing my mind, my senses expanded in the slowed time. And the moment I touched the wind…

“Hup!”

I instantly reversed the flow, creating distance.

-What?!

-You…!

The twin-headed giant roared in frustration at my sudden retreat. Watching it, I deliberately put on an obnoxious smile.

“Hmm… is that all you’ve got?”

-You insolent bastard!

-I won’t let you die easily!

The twin-headed giant became even more enraged and began to rampage wildly. Perhaps due to the Reckless Roar’s authority, its power grew stronger the angrier it got, but its patterns became simpler, making it easier to avoid.

…But I wasn’t just dealing with the Reckless Roar alone.

-Try dodging this too!

The confident voice of the God of Tainted Unity. This time, I reversed the flow a little more carefully.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

The God of Tainted Unity reversed the direction of the tornado-like wind back to its original state the moment I tried to reverse it.

In a situation where I was being pulled towards the fist, I urgently drew up my magic power.

Clang!

With the sound of glass breaking, the shield I had deployed in front of me shattered instantly.

Even though it was just a graze, an enormous impact, as if I had been in a car accident, ran through my entire body.

Dizzy vision and a shaking mind. The twin-headed giant didn’t miss the opening I showed and launched a follow-up attack.

Whoosh.

An elbow slamming down from above and a knee thrusting up from below. At this rate, I would be crushed like an insect.

But I wasn’t fighting alone.

Suddenly, a white light enveloped my body. Thanks to my instantly recovered mind and body, I barely managed to cast the Blink I had prepared in advance.

“Tsk.”

I managed to dodge, but with that, I had used up all the Blinks I had prepared.

It was a relatively high-level spell, so even for me, it required a long casting time before I became proficient with it.

Thanks to the system’s correction, I could chant while fighting… but I couldn’t help but be unable to actively use other magic during that time.

And the opponent was an existence that couldn’t be handled with simple movements alone.

In other words, there were no more coins left.

I needed to stay sharp and focus even more on evasion… but for how long?

The twin-headed giant had awakened at dusk, just as Helena and Solaris had predicted. And now, the dark night had passed, and it was almost the dim dawn.

The sun would be rising soon, but was Faye still not ready?

Barely suppressing the impatient beating of my heart, I was focusing my concentration again when it happened.

A message spell cut through the chaotic storm of swirling divine power and reached my ear.

[Master! Lady Faye is ready! We can hold out for a moment, so hurry and go during that opening!]

“Ha.”

How perfectly timed.

I smirked, raising my middle finger at the twin-headed giant.

“See you in a bit.”

-Yandel, you bastard! Are you running away?!

-I’ll kill you all!!

Unable to contain its rage, the giant roared and charged. But I was faster at entering the city wall.

Kwaaaang!!!

The massive body collided with Helena’s barrier. The white membrane shook, and even the city wall trembled from the aftershock for a moment.

Confirming that it had successfully blocked the twin-headed giant’s charge, albeit with some difficulty, I turned my head.

Right next to the lord’s castle was a sharp-designed giant helmet peeking out from above the workshop building with its roof torn off.

I crossed the sky at full speed towards Faye, who was waving at me from beside it.

“Get in the golem, Yandel…!”

“What’s with that dramatic line all of a sudden?”

Faye, who had just landed beside me, exclaimed with a dramatic air. I wondered why she was acting like this, but upon closer inspection, her face was noticeably flushed, showing she was quite excited.

Curious about how well it was made to elicit such a reaction, I looked down and examined the golem’s entire form.

“…Wow.”

An overall sleek physique. Sharp-designed black armor covered its entire body, and over it, red lines drew geometric patterns.

But more than anything, this golem’s greatest advantage was its enormous size.

Having just fought the twin-headed giant, I knew well. This size was definitely not one that would be pushed around by that thing.

“Wait. I sense divinity? Even Helena’s blessing reached this far… no, this isn’t Solaris’s divine power…?”

“The Clashing Steel himself bestowed a blessing upon the completed golem! He just gave it, so I don’t know the detailed effects, but it will definitely help in fighting that giant!”

“Good heavens.”

The Clashing Steel was a god famous for only bestowing blessings upon masterpieces that would go down in history.

Usually, it’s a blessing given to national treasure-level artifacts… is this really happening?

I didn’t know what kind of effects it had since it varied from item to item, but it was certain that it drastically boosted performance.

Of course, considering the important situation of facing two Evil Gods, it was possible that the Clashing Steel had lent his power.

However, the amount of divinity I felt was considerable. This level meant that the Clashing Steel had bestowed the blessing at a significant personal cost.

With this, we should definitely be able to defeat the two Evil Gods…!

Suppressing my pounding heart, I asked Faye.

“Where… where do I need to go to get in?!”

“The place where its heart would be. If you pour your magic power in front of it, the door will open on its own.”

“Are there any other precautions or further explanations you can give me?”

“There’s no separate power source, it uses your mana instead, so don’t be surprised if your mana gets sucked in suddenly. But it’s a system that perfectly synchronizes with you, so just move it as you would move your own body!”

“Okay! I don’t have time, so I’ll go now!”

I nodded roughly and jumped towards the ground. Then, as Faye had said, I stopped near the golem’s chest and touched the outer armor.

From below, I saw Rohan looking up at me.

For some reason, his once white hair had turned black again. He looked like he had de-aged by 20 years. I tilted my head in confusion for a moment.

He waved his hand as if telling me to hurry, so I nodded appropriately and drew up my magic power.

Whoosh.

As if resonating with my magic power, the golem vibrated lightly, and then the chest armor opened, revealing its interior.

It looked like an empty sphere inside. As I stepped inside, the chest closed automatically, and darkness enveloped my surroundings.

I was momentarily startled, but soon, the round walls emitted a soft light, illuminating the area.

And then, a square plate slowly rose from the floor.

Faye hadn’t explained anything, but the moment I saw the square plate, I instinctively knew how to use it.

I swallowed hard and cautiously placed one hand on it.

Whoosh.

Mana was sucked in through my hand in an instant. It was quite a large amount, but this much was nothing to me…

Rather, if this was enough to move this giant golem, wasn’t the cost-effectiveness way too good? That’s what I was thinking when.

Suddenly, the square plate descended again as if it had finished its job, and the lights on the surrounding walls went out completely. And then…

“Kuh?!”

My body floated into the air, and the mana within me began to drain out like crazy.

No, it wasn’t just mana that was leaving.

Along with the mana, my senses stretched outwards as if being pulled by something. The moment my perception expanded beyond my own body and spread throughout this entire golem…

Thump.

A sound similar to the beat of the Dragon Heart echoed, and the darkness around me brightened suddenly. To be more precise, the outside scenery was projected through the round walls.

The moment I realized that it was the view from the golem’s sharply protruding head…

“Ah.”

I clearly felt the sensation of my feet, which had been waving in the air, firmly planted on the ground.

Like the towering golem.