Vol 2 Chapter 4 (2/2)
Instantly, the surroundings became shrouded by pure white smoke My fictional armament disappeared from my hand Since it could not be sustained inside s did not matter
Racing through a world covered in white sht at Kili
I did not encounter any intercepting attack arising from the transmutation of heat
My guess turned out to be correct
Kili was probably generating darkthat dark h I did not knoide the area was, it could be described as Kili's zone of control I was at heras I ithin that zone, which hy she could be that confident
But tiny the dark matter may be, this also had a weakness as a result S covered by light smoke like this
”You saw through my realm of calamitous flame, Muspelheim—I'm impressed How about this move then?”
On the other side of the shed
I instantly feltto death I instantly dug
Many dark particles appeared in the white smoke
It was as though black snoas floating up froround
This ti out dark h not to be eliminated by the smoke
I had stepped into a world of black snow This was a realm that I could not escape even if I saw it
Anti-explosive armor—Uruk 73E!
I hit the ground in desperation and formed a shi+eld to coveran o capacity
However, red light caused the shi+eld to crack
”!?”
First came a thunderous noise, then heat and force that shook my entire body Unable to understand what had happened, I rolled on the ground, tasting fresh blood and soil in my mouth Then intense pain rocked my brain
My entire body felt scorched and painful I could no longer tell where I ounded, but at least I was still alive
—Move if you're still alive! Stopping !
I spurred et up and check out the situation I was apparently blown far away by the explosion, distancing s did not reach my location
With exception, all Ds had li capacity If every particle increased in size, that Muspelheim ability she mentioned would cover a smaller area
I wanted to enter a combat stance but discovered thata closer look, I found a frag flowed along round
In the distance, Tia see, but the explosion had disabledclearly
Kili alsoso, but I still could not hear Neither was there any need for me to listen
—Because I was about to kill her next
”Huff Huff Huff”
My irregular breathing echoed in the depths of ue and unclear
The intense pain centered onsmoothly
The harder it was to think, the more the eradually expanding its borders
”Huff Huff Hah Hah”
The interval between breaths lengthened, exhaling beca became silent
Thewhencontrol ofof
”———”
Finally taking a deep breath, then it stopped
I was no longer myself at this point
He started to walk slowly towards Kili Gradually, he accelerated Every tiround, he increased his speed slightly
An expression of surprise surfaced on Kili's face
Si in the domain shrouded in black snow, the outcome would be the same as previously This was obvious
However, a certain existence that was notthe prey head on
All I could feel was heat scorchingfrom my wounded shoulder, the back of h by fire
I did not know the reason Neither could I think
However, the Fafnir currently in control of
Surely after understanding, he must have chosen the simplest way to kill Kili then put it into action
—Running began
He invaded Kili's Muspelheim at top speed
Kili yelled out with a nervous expression Instantly, the vieas covered by red flay transmuted from dark matter
However He did not stop
Fafnir broke through the blazing fire and ran along the ground
I felt neither pain nor scorching heat
Were my senses numb? Or did I turn into a monster unfazed by explosions? My current self could not understand either
I could see a s in my view, but I had no idea what it meant
Kili's expression was full of shock
”WHY!?”
Due to closing the distance, I only heard sound for the first time
As though responding to her, Fafnir roared
”GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Language no longer hadprey
Roaring, he used his right hand to draw out a shi+eld fragment that was stabbed in the left shoulder Blood instantly splattered around fro wound
”Muspelheim!”
Kili extended her palht
That was probably the attack that had broken my anti-explosive armor just now
Nevertheless, Fafnir did not take any evasive action Instead, he casually swung his right arm
With a faint flash of white light, the scenery was distorted for a brief instant
Iht's trajectory beca off in another direction
”Could that power actually be that of 'White'—”
Baring its fangs, Fafnir closed in on the bewildered Kili
Then swinging the sharp fragment, all covered in fresh blood—
Honoka!
—I stabbed the frage deeply into Kili's body
My right hand could feel the sensation of slicing through flesh
”Cough”
Kili spat blood, splattering onrecovered control from Fafnir, I felt an unpleasant stickiness and moistness from the warmth of life and the smell of fresh blood
”Cough, cough Cough Fu Fufu Liar”
Blood flowing frohed
””
I did not answer Si from Kili's abdomen, I cursed my naivete
”Clearly saying you were going to kill me yet you avoided vitals in the final moment Why?”
”My hand slipped Even if it's not a vital, this is already a severe injury If it's not treated immediately, you'll die from blood loss So—Surrender”
My instincts told me I should kill Kili now
Even so, I still stopped Fafnir at the crucial moment, that was because I recalled Honoka's s clearly it was fake, I could not erase s from that time
”Fufu How kind of you But your kindness is less, because even if you were to pierce e”
Kili whispered in rabbed the shi+eld fragment embedded in her abdomen
”Hold on! If you pull it out, the bleeding will—”
I called out to stop her, but Kili pulled out the fragushed out fro a dark red stain
But the instant black s, the bleeding immediately stopped After Kili wiped the blood stains away, there was no wound there anymore, only pale skin
”No way”
Seeing ed
”How is it? This is what biogenic transmutation is about If you want to kill me, you have to aim here”
Kili tapped her head with her fingertip and smiled faintly
”damn it!”
I had to start all over again With unsteady steps, I back away
”You don't need to be so flustered If possible, I'd like to take Tia away peacefully, but it looks like time's up”
Looking at me in my combat stance, Kili smiled wryly
”Making such a big scene How dare you talk about peace Also Time's up? What the heck do you mean by time's up?”
Not understanding what she uard and asked:
”Despite how I may look to you I do want to keep har, she seems to have lost patience”
RUMBLE~~~~——!
No sooner had Kili spoke than the ground iinallyto turn its body towards us
”Hekatonkheir—”
”I told her I'll be the one to secure Tia and asked her to wait there, but looks like she decided to take action herself Prepare yourselves—She's not going to be as nice as me, okay?”
She? Asked her to wait?
”What's your relationshi+p with Hekatonkheir? That thing Isn't it your fictional armament?”
Looking at the blue phosphorescent giant, I asked Kili
I had speculated that Hekatonkheir et was Tia However, judging from what she just said, it sounded like Hekatonkheir was not under Kili's control at least
”Fufu—How could that be possible? Even if it's e No, rather In fact, I've already told you lots about her, you know?”
”Already told me?”
”You don't get it? Ho”
Kili laughed in mockery
Was she avoiding the topic? Or was she speaking the truth? I could not tell
But judging froard Hekatonkheir as a dragon, probably
RUMBLE!
Then Midgard shook again, because Hekatonkheir started walking, and it was in our direction—
That scene forced o, the scene of Hekatonkheir advancing towards our town The footsteps of destruction were heard antic body approached, the narrower the night sky seemed
In the end, that thing must still be defeated?
Just as aze to Tia
”—I will ask you one last time”
Tia was hugging the unconscious Lisa while watching our battle At this moment, her shoulders shook
Most likely in Tia's heart, the fear of Kili's poas already deeprooted Seeing Tia unable to even respond, Kili asked her:
”Are you willing to become Basilisk's mate? For everyone, no matter whom Even for you, it would be a happy choice”
Stop talking crap—Just as I was about to yell that, Tia answered quietly
”No”
Kili frowned
”By this point, you still want to live as a huon There's no way you can inally planned to—”
”Tia doesn't get it! Tia doesn't get so so difficult! Tia only doesn't want to separate from Yuu and Lisa!”
Hugging the injured Lisa tightly, Tia yelled loudly
Perhaps woken up by her voice, Lisa opened one eye
”Tia -san?”
”Everyone is so warm These are Tia's happiest times ever So Tia wants to stay here! And Tia wants to be Yuu's wife! Compared to Basilisk, Tia super super super loves Yuu!!”
Tia
Hearing the expression of her sincere feelings, too direct for comfort, I felt my face heat up
Confronted with Tia's upfront will of rejection, Kili stared silently at her then sighed deeply
”Really? How unfortunate My action was really taken in your interests”
”You're saying it was for us? Attacking Midgard, hurting Lisa, how dare you say so like that?”
Hearing Kili's presumptuous claim, I could not help but protest
”Once Basilisk lands, the disaster will definitely surpass this Everything will return to dust, leaving no survivors That hy I wanted to take Tia over to Basilisk before all the Ds perish, and in entler way than hers”
Speaking in a serious tone, Kili glanced up at Hekatonkheir She sounded like she orrying about us, but I could feel that she was still si Ds as resources
”Mind your own business We will defeat Basilisk and protect Tia”
”In that case, you have to find a way to handle her first I'll be leaving before I get traardsormr to restart from a different circuit after it was teed”
After saying that, Kili flew up into the sky, her entire body wrapped in fla by jet propulsion through the transmutation of combustion
Looking down at us from the air, Kili continued:
”A word of advice, she— to listen to pleas for mercy”
Mother?
Speaking of which, Honoka had said that she and her mother traveled all over the world Her eard in the near future, but I never expected she was referring to Hekatonkheir
Seeing Kili gradually rise in height, I asked her:
”Kili Who the heck are you?”
Capable of using biogenic trans Hekatonkheir irl—I really did not think she was an ordinary D
”God knoho I am? If it's okay with you, can I ask you to decide?”
”Meaning you don't intend to answer?”
”I have no intention of avoiding the subject Whatever, I'o, we shall ain”
Saying that, Kili i a red trail
Kili knew about o?
Many questions occupied my heart
RUMBLE~~~~—!
However, but iant footsteps that sounded even nearer than just now
Swaying its giant body, Hekatonkheir approached step by step Although blindingly bright explosions kept occurring in its surroundings, Hekatonkheir did not stop walking Most likely, the asse to push it towards the sea
If what Kili said was true, Hekatonkheir's goal was also to capture Tia
The original plan was probably to have Hekatonhheir destroy the core facilities to draw everyone's attention, thus allowing Kili to seize the opportunity to take Tia ahile Midgardsormr was paralyzed
However, due to interference fro matters into its own hands now
But With such a huge body, hoas it going to capture Tia as even ser?
”Nii-san!”
Hearing Mitsuki's voice, I looked in her direction
I saw Mitsuki and Iris appear fro towards us
”Sorry, I arrived late because I was issuing orders to the gathered Dragon Subjugation Squad Are you guys alright?”
”I'ht You should check Lisa's condition first”
I tore off a sleeve that was already tattered Biting the cloth's edge, I wrapped it around the wound Although the cut was deep, it was fine as long as I stopped the bleeding first
”Lisa-chan, are you okay!?”
Iris knelt down next to Lisa and asked orry
”This bit of injury is nothing Rather than being concerned with me, we must find a way to handle that”
Lisa stood up unsteadily and looked up at the approaching Hekatonkheir
Our gazes were all fixed upon the blue giant
”All ation Squad are in position Although our pace was disrupted slightly by Hekatonkheir beginning to ht, ill surely push it back this time Everyone, please lend me your assistance”
Mitsuki called out to us”
”Yes, of course”
”Yup! Feel free to give orders, Mitsuki-chan!”
Iris and I nodded
”I can still fight”
Lisa ain and smiled with determination
”Tia will fight too”
Tia's voice was heard Everyone looked at her in surprise
”Can you? If you lose control again, let alone help, youeveryone down”
Lisa bluntly stated the unease in everyone's heart
”—Yes, no probleht not be human anymore, even so Tia still wants to stay with Yuu and Lisa Tia wants to live the same way as everyone!”
Tia made her stance clear
Even though she could not change her existence, she still could choose her way of living
By her oill, Tia was choosing to walk into the future together with us
”I understand Then as coht our hardest”
Lisa entle expression and extended her hand All shtly
Having checked their condition, Mitsuki pressed her communicator and issued orders to everyone
”—Well then, everyone, please follow my countdown All units perform air transmutation of ravity! Counting down! Nine!!”
Following Mitsuki's orders, Iris and Lisa raised their fictional armaments
Tia also generated dark s to form her fictional armament
Appearing in the saathered around Tia, but the outline sculpted was different
What appeared was a giant pair of wings, shi+ning with red light
In a hus sprouted froave off a holy impression
If seeking power, it was inevitable that Tia would choose soons But no one would blaoing to live as a human like us
”Seven, six, five—”
During the countdown, I concentrated and waited for the opportunity for me to make a move
Perhaps noticing that so was unusual because the attacks stopped suddenly, Hekatonkheir raised its giant right hand
But it was fine, there was quite a bit of distance It was unable to attack our location
That hat things should have been like—
But the sky turned dark and the stars suddenly went out of sight, because so dark—blocked them
”Eh?”
A giant palm was over our heads by the time we realized
Rese with perspective errors, Hekatonkheir's ar unnaturally
Wait—It was extending!?
There was no precedent of Hekatonkheir changing its body shape before but dragons were unknown existences to begin with There was nothing surprising even if they possessed previously unconfirmed abilities
Perhaps due to conservation of mass, the arm becaantic to escape As though co the atmosphere, it descended
”Hey—Tia's here too, you know!?”
I looked up at the palm and yelled loudly but it could not possibly understand me
And even if Hekatonkheir's movements were delicate even to pick up only Tia, those of us in the surroundings would surely get flattened
”Switch target to right arm! Countdown cancelled! Attack directly!!”
Deciding that there was no time for the countdown to finish, Mitsuki swiftly yelled out
”O gale, explode!”
Iris caused compressed air to explode
”Make haste, spear of wind!”
Lisa shot out concentrated wind
”Fly!!”
Tia spread her red wings and started a storm
The entire island shook intensely The massive aht hand upwards
However, Hekatonkheir then extended its left hand towards us
The sky was blotted by a blue palain
Because everyone had just fired attacks at full power, very few people had the energy to attack again
Only Mitsuki and Lisa were able to attack a second time immediately
”Lisa-san, take care of the left hand by destroying it! Please use your strongest attack!”
”Understood!”
Mitsuki nocked an arrow of dark olden spear at the sky
”Ter Arrow—Last Quark!”
”Pierce, divine spear!!”
Mitsuki and Lisa's attack turned the sky white, vaporizing Hekatonkheir's left ar The expanding beaht even sed Hekatonkheir's main body
When the wind and light fro were the right arm in the air and the lower half in the distance
The lower half's outline began to collapse, breaking up and disappearing like bubbles
After that, the reht arm expanded and Hekatonkheir was instantly restored
RUMBLE~~~~——
Shaking the ground, Hekatonkheir landed next to us
”Kyah!?”
The intense shock and wind caused Mitsuki and the others to fall down Unable to maintain balance, I knelt on my knees
Due to being too close, even if I looked up, I could only see up to its waist
Also, the restored left hand was approaching us
Its oal, Hekatonkheir had turned to an eneo
What should we do!?
Due to falling down, everyone had released their fictional weapons At this rate, everyone will—!
”!”
I raised enerate all the dark matter at my disposal
But I stopped hts halted
I could not think of any solution Ga There was no tion weapon
—Tell !
I yelled inmonster of the unconscious did not respond
Actually, I knew long ago that Fafnir was purely a truons
However
—Neun, request activation—
I heard a mechanical voice in my head
Yggdrasil Huh?
The voice belonged to ”Green” Yggdrasil, the one I o to defeat Hekatonkheir In a robotic voice devoid of edrasil spoke on its own to me
—By exter Vier, Leviathan, authority inherited Request activation, Code Vier Request activation, antigravity—
”Anti gravity?”
It wa the power of repulsive fields possessed by Leviathan—
The instant I uttered that word, the dragon ht That gloas the saainst Kili after handing my body over to Fafnir
—Crack!
White cracks appeared in the enerated in front ofa shell, the dark matter turned from black to white
In that instant, I felt
”Kyah!?”
I heard Iris screa in the air Fallen leaves on the ground were also floating lightly as though in water
More unbelievably, Hekatonkheir's hand, originally directly above, also stopped falling, reantic body was hovering slightly
”Nii-san Could that actually be antigravitional matter?”
Looking at the white sphere in my hand, Mitsuki asked in surprise
But even if she asked me, I had no idea
However, I had felt the sa Kili Fafnir had deflected her attack ravity—the result of a repulsive field—it basically made sense
But I had no concrete evidence and there was no time to explain either
What was iht noas not to miss this excellent opportunity
The white sphere produced froradually shrunk Suppose the current pheno disappeared, we had to hurry and act
”Mitsuki! Anyway, let's use this opportunity to attack again!”
”—I understand, all units prepare the next attack! Target is the center of the chest! Counting down! Five!”
Mitsuki instantly resuation Squad's captain and issued orders to everyone
Hence, while floating in an unstable posture, everyone manifested their fictional ar Hekatonkheir
”Four, three, two, one—Attack!”
Wind froether and struck Hekatonkheir directly in the chest In a state of weightlessness, Hekatonkheir's upper body tilted back greatly froh in the sky
Then the white sphere finally vanished and gravity returned to nors
”Kyah!?”
Just as Iris and the girls fell on their bottoms, I landed on my feet and looked up into the sky
That gigantic Hekatonkheir was knocked flying to an unbelievable height At this rate, it was probably going to fall into the sea as we hoped, but the resulting impact would be hard to esti tidal ould be disastrous for Midgard In that case—
”Tia, lendin the air”
Saying that, I extended my left hand to Tia
”Just by holding hands?”
”Yes, I' on you”
I nodded affirers interlocked with htly
”Tia is Yuu's wife so Tia ork hard with husband”
”Thank you, Tia, then let's blow that thing away!”
I extended ht palenerated dark matter
Tia's fictional arether with my dark matter
”Anti-dragon armament—Marduk!”
The constructed turret was a lost weapon froo
But this was only one part of the enorainst Leviathan, it was Marduk's ht noasthe weapon of extero too Having obtained additional data, I no its name—
”—Special artillery, Megiddo!!”
The giant barrel took forh transmutation Its external appearance had what see off an i only one part of a gigantic weapon, after all, its structure was incomplete There were exposed wires and pipes all over the place It would break from just one shot
However, one shot was all that was needed
While I stared at the Hekatonkheir floating in the starry sky, the turret connected totrajectory gradually turned to descent
”Let's do it—”
”Okay!”
Hearing h our tightly connected hands I turned it into the bullet's energy—
”—FIRE!!”
I fired Megiddo's boundary-incinerating blue flames
A bullet shi+ning with blue light was sucked straight