Satou here . I believe the original meaning of clowns are those who bring amusement to people . Wonder when did the meaning shift to being the Fools or those who should be jeered?
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『GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO』
Zaikuon is rampaging around as the black sludge wraps him .
It seems to be quite elastic, the membrane won't break apart .
Eventually God Zaikuon is submerged inside the black sludge .
『Idiot . 』
『What a pitiful master that thing is . 』
『Think he died?』
The nymphs are floating and circling above the black sludge .
The black sludge began to bubble up from the inside .
Just as the curious nymphs came closer to it, the black sludge violently burst open .
The nymphs ran off in a hurry .
The surrounding area would get contaminated at this rate, thus I took the fallen golden chalice and used it to catch all the falling black sludge . Then I enclosed the chalice in a strong barrier and put it away in an unused Sub-space .
『GUHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA』
God Zaikuon stood on the spot where the black sludge was .
Seems like he's undergone a slight image change, his face and naked upper body are furnished with black tattoo now .
The yellow light emitting from God Zaikuon has lost its sublimeness, looking muddy instead . The outer brim of yellow light has turned black in particular .
Dark red lights dwell in his eyes .
The same as nymphs who have been corrupted by the black sludge .
『So this is the forbidden power . . . 』
God Zaikuon muttered while coughing violently .
『 . . . This sense of omnipotence is not bad at all . 』
I can't tell how much stronger he's become just by looking, but the nymphs who were ganging up on god Zaikuon began shuddering violently when he glared at them .
『『『O our lord』』』
『『『Our loyalties lie only to you』』』
Looks like the nymphs fully intend to get back under god Zaikuon's command .
Their master seems to have another thing in mind though-- .
『GINYAAAAAAAAAAAA』
God Zaikuon's arm stretched out, then grabbed and crushed one of the nymphs .
『Lord-sama, lost his mind~』
『We're gonna get killeeeeeed』
The nymphs who scampered everywhere got chased by god Zaikuon at speed far above his speed earlier, he finished hunting all the nymphs in a blink of an eye .
"--His aura changed?"
God Zaikuon's yellow light got darker and darker every time he hunted one of the nymphs .
He's also undoubtedly getting stronger each time, but rather than strength-wise it looks more like he's getting more corrupted .
The black sludges that corrupted the nymphs must have been transferred to god Zaikuon .
『You're next . 』
God Zaikuon unleashed an attack toward me .
Distance matters not as he got right in front of me in an instant .
I blocked his attack with Mana Armor I immediately deployed .
--His attacks are fast and most importantly, heavy .
I see my Mana Armor which blocked the attack getting encroached with the same tattoo as God Zaikuon's .
I moved away with Unit Arrangement and discarded the Mana Armor .
『Fool!』
God Zaikuon waited for the timing I removed my Mana Armor to strike .
I made it in time to deploy another one, but it failed to cancel the strike inertia, I got blown halfway through the mountain, creating a huge crater . That kinda hurt .
『ZAI, ZAI, ZAI, ZAYIIIIIIIIII』
Is that a cheering?
Saturated magic attacks shot by God Zaikuon poured down on me .
Each and every one of these magic feels as destructive as advanced and forbidden level magic .
The attacks gouged the mountain, transforming the terrain .
『KUHA, KUHA, KUHAHAHAHAHAHA』
God Zaikuon laughed loudly while floating in the air .
Sorry for him, but I've gotten away by Unit Arrangement since the first crash and is currently hiding with Mana Camouflage .
『--He got away huh . 』
Whoops, he noticed that I had escaped .
『Very well then, I shall destroy his country to smoke him out . 』
An unthinkable remark coming from a god .
Since it looked like he would do it for real, I canceled my Mana Camouflage and showed myself before him .
『Hmph, out you are . 』
『Weren't you saying you wouldn't indiscriminately kill people?』
I forgot to use polite speech, eh whatever .
I don't feel like keeping up appearances any longer anyway .
『Now I have this mighty power in my grasp, slightly less places to collect Divinity pose no problem . These humans shall multiply on their own left to their own device anyway . 』
Yup, that's a line from someone who's obtained a power beyond their capacity .
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『 . . . I see . That's it . Humans multiply . Then there is no need to hold back . They may not be as enriching as nymphs, but country-wide amount of lives should serve as a nourishment to strengthen me . 』
『What are you saying?』
God Zaikuon started spouting out some dangerous-sounding words as if he was delirious .
『I shall destroy outside invaders when I get stronger . No need for deceptions nor trickeries . For I am fit to be the Gods' Top Seat . If I just get stronger . . . . stronger, even stronger, and for that sake the world must--< God Zaikuon's aura changed to jet black . Both the Scripture and jet black aura look familiar to the Divine Sword I have . Now then, this doesn't seem like a situation where I can just leisurely observe . 『I shall now reap lives infesting this land . --Starting from you . 』 God Zaikuon's dark red eyes glared at me . Similar to the nymphs . Shock treatment is best for these times . 『< I tried to shoot a weakened lesser variation of Mythology Down exclusive for demon lords, at god Zaikuon . He's twitching on top of the crater, but still clinging to life . The jet black aura that had overrun god Zaikuon was blown away, his body regained back its dim yellow coloring . 『T-that's a blasphemy, to me, the strongest supreme god . 』 Looks like I don't need to worry about god Zaikuon dying with the lesser version even if I don't hold back . 『I am』 God Zaikuon sunk deep on the ground as he was about to stand up . It seems like there's a period of time where he moves more sluggishly after getting hit by lesser Mythology Down . 『The strongest』 Apparently he's the strongest, guess I'll increase the output a bit more . 『Invincible』 Increasing the shooting pace should be fine since he's invincible and all, right? Sponsored Content Man he's pretty tough . Truly what you'd expect out of a god . His jet black aura has gotten considerably worn down, should be okay . If that still doesn't work, then the only thing I can do left is the Anti-God Sealing Magic that Corpse taught me, but using that won't differ much from killing him if we consider his role of maintaining the barrier against outer space invaders . 『 . . . I, am . . . Su, pre, me . . . 』 Whoa, he still got some spunk left in him . God Zaikuon was trying to say something, but then he stopped by the end of the second set . 『 . . . This is . . . Unforgivable . . . Land . . . Perish . . . 』 Forget breaking his mind, it's fueling his vengeful spirit instead . I've got no choice . I'll make him taste a sense of crisis with the non-lesser version of [Mythology Down] . 『IMMAKILLYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA』 The worn-out god Zaikuon charged at me like a beast . --Mythology Down . Incomparable to the fake one earlier, painfully blinding lights and soul-shaking vibrations infringed upon the land and sky far and wide . "Guess I overdid it a little?" The collateral damage may be far less than Meteor Shower, but this destructive power exceeds that of ordinary forbidden magic . --Seriously? At the bottom of the gouged earth, there lies God Zaikuon . ◇ "--Vermilion barrier?" A barrier made of vermilion light protected god Zaikuon . 『Wait . 』 Sponsored Content A girl clad in indigo blue lights, and a petite girl clad in vermilion lights showed up . The lights are too intense, only their silhouettes are visible . 『Getting beat around by a human even after harnessing the forbidden power . . . 』 Humanoid in the shape of big men clad in orange lights and green lights also showed up . 『I'm sorry to have kept you waiting . 』 Then a female silhouette clad in emerald green lights manifested . 『Karion, Urion, you two imprison Zaikuon inside Godly Cage . Can I count on Heraruon and Garleon to purify him?』 After confirming the gods' consents, god Tenion turned toward me . 『I'm sorry . Allow me to apologize in Heraruon's place . 』 No point in apologizing to me . 『Please direct your apologies to Boruean Forest's Sacred Tree, Aialize-sama . 』 Then I guess, I can accept her apologies . 『Next time, just break the Godly Barrier and beat him to pulp . Karion said so . 』 God Urion and god Karion said some violent remarks . 『But, please don't be mistaken . For there is a true enemy . 』 I know whom she's trying to imply, but does this enemy refer to mine or them, gods'? 『You probably won't believe it if that name is spoken by our mouth . As such, let's have you heard it from someone you trust . 』 God Tenion reached her hand toward to the sky, then I could feel the presence of some sort of barrier creaking . 『It's a barrier Zaikuon put outside the world in order to avert our gazes . 』 As she swung down her arm, I could sense the creaking barrier breaking to pieces . 『Come, it should be here any second now . 』 Arisa's voice reached my ears right as god Tenion said that . It's Familiar Link . 『Master, it's terrible! Demon God in the sky!』
The land around God Zaikuon is rapidly turning into desert .
Might be about time to finish this up .
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Let's wake him up for a bit .
『GUOOOOOOOO』
It may look flashy, but since the multi-dimensional permeations effect needed to defeat gods has been weakened, it's not as effective against Immortal beings .
Only temporarily though, as the jet black aura quickly covered god Zaikuon back .
『Yeah yeah . 』
I just keep shooting out [Lesser Mythology Down] at the right time while randomly replying him back .
My aim is amusingly accurate because of that though it's also partly thanks to the practically zero time lag before the spell is invoked .
I've used up all my mana after several shots, so I resumes the work while recharging from Mana Batteries .
To think he hasn't lost his fighting spirit after getting hit this much . Since it's starting to get tiring, I kind of feel like whatever and just shoot the normal Mythology Down .
I guess he'd really die from that one though?
Since I don't really enjoy killing, I'll pick the sealing card only after using up all other cards .
Let's try repeating the same attack set I used earlier .
I observed him for a while before his finger twitched .
I'll weaken the power as much as possible so it won't kill him by mistake-- .
The terrain gets greatly gouged out, blown earth and sand are forming into bulky clouds .
Dark clouds swirled into whirlpools, the fierce wind blew away the rubble on the ground .
It seems to have hit its limit with that one shot, cracks is spreading on the surface of the barrier as I speak .
『Indeed, you must wait . Karion said so . 』
『Urion, do your job too . Even Godly Barrier cannot defend the next one . 』
『Now that's shocking . 』
Judging from their conversation, they must be god Urion and god Karion .
『Good grief, truly a disgrace to us gods . 』
These two must be god Heraruon and god Garleon .
This one must be god Tenion .
『Yes, of course I will . 』
『I did not . But Zaikuon should be made to know his place once . 』
Since even the gentle god Tenion isn't saying anything, I guess I've been given the OK to beat god Zaikuon down with [Mythology Down] the next time he's misbehaving again .
『--True enemy?』
I've slipped out of the world many times before, but it might be a good idea not to underestimate these gods if they're able to put up barriers in that unstable place .
Apparently, the barrier god Zaikuon set up had barred Familiar Link from connecting .