Chapter 188
Chapter 188
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 188
Chapter Title: Rat God Law's Secret Intent: Piercing Heart Shadow Movement
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Rat God Law's Secret Intent: Piercing Heart Shadow Movement.
Slipping through the blind spot in his vision like a shadow, the Rat God closed in. Then, with a single strike, the staff he wielded like a club came crashing down on Ju Gonghyeok's crown.
Clang!
"Tch!"
The Rat God's brow furrowed.
The staff that had caved in the future man's skull and shattered a massive Machine God Tribe warrior had stopped cold.
Blocking it with the symbol of the Death King, 'Fallen Lucifer's Wings (SS),' Gonghyeok asked calmly.
"Been taking it easy all this time, huh?"
[Magic Transformation – 「Five Severing Spears (S+).」]
[Magic Transformation – 「Hero-Piercing Black Sword (S+).」]
The black wings writhed, transforming into sharp spear-swords.
"Hamster buddy. Wanna spin the wheel?"
"Wheel?"
Crackle!
Before the Rat God could ask 'what's that?', lightning arced across Ju Gonghyeok's entire body.
His wings and both arms glowed with blue electricity.
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 Secondary Ability 'Argus (Flash)' Activated!]
"Something like this."
From the lightning emerged the massive form of an Asura King.
[『Asura King (SS)』 Tertiary Ability 'Eight-Hand Mutual Combat' Activated!]
[Zeus's 「Argus (Flash)」 will activate 8 times via Asura King's 「Eight-Hand Mutual Combat.」]
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 Secondary Ability 'Argus (Flash)' Activated!]
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 Secondary Ability 'Argus (Flash)' Activated!]
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 …….
The Avatar Asura King's arms numbered eight.
The skill amplified to match coiled around Ju Gonghyeok's arms.
His arms, wrapped in fierce currents, gripped the sword hilts.
Ju Gonghyeok grinned.
"Spin."
[Skill Activated!]
[Drawing Style - 「Taniguchi-ryu Purple Lightning Flash.」]
[Quick Sword Style - 「Twin Liang Five Elements Extreme: Thunderclap Sword.」]
The spear-sword wings and the vicious weapons in both hands shot forth like bolts of lightning.
The Rat God bulged his eyes and reflexively thrust out his staff.
Kagagagang!
An exchange like pure lightning.
The recoil from the onslaught sent the Rat God's body spinning wildly in midair.
For a split second, the Rat God was stunned.
'I couldn't see the attack!'
Having honed stealth and assassination in darkness his entire life, the Rat God prided himself on his eyesight above all.
For him to miss an attack even for an instant meant his opponent was at least his equal—or superior.
Thud!
Landing after spinning like a top dozens of times, the Rat God heard Gonghyeok sneer.
"That's the wheel. How's it feel?"
"Not particularly amusing..."
"Right? I've been through it twice myself, left with just my head. Felt shitty."
It was dialogue drawn purely from experience, but the Rat God took it as mockery.
"Where'd a human like you crawl out from?"
"I walked. You're the one who'll be crawling, you rat bastard."
"Fine. Bald monkey. Let's see if your skills match that mouth."
Dust swirling around him, the Rat God twisted his staff.
A razor-sharp blade hidden inside the staff revealed itself.
"Rat God!"
Kisua shouted from afar.
"I'll handle him! Rat God, you hurry and..."
The Rat God's specialties were ambushes and assassinations.
Head-on clashes like this were a step below his forte.
But she wouldn't find it easy either.
[『Divine King Nuada (SS)』 Primary Ability 「Spear of Light」 Activated!]
'Rain of Flashes' poured from the sky.
Papatatang!
"Urk!"
Thousands of spears of light stabbed into Kisua.
Then, the giant of ruin, Surtr, thrust his blazing fiery sword at her throat.
Pierced like a porcupine, she glared ferociously.
"Get out of my way—!"
Clang!
Knocking the iron sword aside, she swung her arm violently.
An invisible storm raged around Kisua, forcing Surtr and the other hunters back in unison.
"Can't let you go."
Righteous King Edgar raised his silver arm.
With Avatar 『Divine King Nuada (SS)』's secondary ability, he'd gathered divine power equal to a hundred men. An enormous sword of light formed in his hand.
The proxy of the Giant City, Ruin Giant Surtr, spun his blazing sword of fire several times.
A mocking sneer filled Surtr's glowing eyes amid the flying embers.
"Beast, you're far too relaxed against the city's two masters."
[『Divine King Nuada (SS)』 Ultimate Ability Activated!]
[『Ruin Giant Surtr (SS++)』 Tertiary Ability Activated!]
[「Greatsword of Light, Cleave Solis」]
[「Scorching World Muspelheim」]
Flash and flame engulfed Kisua simultaneously.
"Tch."
The Rat God clicked his tongue in pity.
Even Kisua of the Dog Tribe was in dire straits.
The bizarre human before him was squarely his burden.
Steadying his breath, the Rat God drew the blade from his staff.
"I'll sever that arrogant tongue from your neck."
"If you can, hamster sir."
[Avatar Manifestation 『Great Sage Equal to Heaven Six-Eared Macaque (SSS)』]
A war god in crimson armor and golden fur descended beside the Death King.
Yet another war god joined.
The Rat God's aged wrinkles deepened at the aura.
Death King Ju Gonghyeok leisurely drew 「Yodo Muramasa (SS).」
"Zeus, Macaque King. Mind drawing your blades to help?"
= Brother. Which arm?
"Right one."
= Good! I'll smash it down good!
Rumble!
Thunder crashing onto his shoulder heated the air to over 17,000℃, producing a searing thunderclap.
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 Secondary Ability 「Argus (Flash)」 Activated!]
[『Great Sage Equal to Heaven (SSS)』 Secondary Ability 「Muscle of the Cloud Somersault」 Activated!]
[Imbuing traits onto the user's right arm and weapon.]
The two gods' auras enveloped the prosthetic.
Steam jetted from the elbow simultaneously.
It was the signal that the small Quantum Reactor mounted in the metal prosthetic had activated.
[Prosthetic Item 「Divine Machine Vulcan's Right Arm (SSS)」 Quantum Reactor power supply complete.]
[Electromagnetic field deployed, virtual superconducting accelerator formed!]
Lightning power crackled through his shoulder.
The prep was done.
'Since getting this prosthetic, I've never put this much into it.'
No worthy foes since returning to Earth.
The frail boss mobs from floors 1 to 5 died to a kick.
Against the beastmen, he'd held back to hide his identity.
The Rat God, preparing to weather attacks and probe Ju Gonghyeok's techniques cautiously, came into view.
"Take this."
[Dual God Synthesis.]
[Great Sage Equal to Heaven Six-Eared Macaque (SSS) - Thunder God Zeus (SS++).]
[Synthesized Skill 「Super-Electron Accelerated Draw.」]
The sword flowed into the electromagnetic field in empty space.
The blade became a single streak of flash.
"Tch!"
The Rat God bulged his eyes and gripped the staff blade with both hands.
Kagagaga—kak!
The Death King's flash stabbed into the center of the blade.
Sparks flew as the Rat God, blocking head-on, was pushed back dozens of meters.
Boom!
White steam rose from the Rat God's body as he slammed into the power plant wall.
"Brat, is that your top speed?"
Blue glow overflowed in the Rat God's eyes.
With his SS++ trait, Heavenly Piercing Eye, he had finally grasped Ju Gonghyeok's speed and movements.
Ju Gonghyeok tossed out flatly.
"You blocked it."
He said that, but of course he'd expected it.
The Rat God lowered his blade and cackled.
"Mask boy. If you've got more tricks, show 'em. Watching brats like you perform is my joy."
Unlike his leisurely taunt, the Rat God's eyes missed not a single motion.
His gaze burned with focus on the duel.
'Yeah, focus like that.'
It was exactly the Rat God's focus that Ju Gonghyeok wanted.
He planned to strike when it peaked.
"How long you gonna make an old man wait? My joints'll stiffen."
The Rat God thumped his back and postured haughtily.
Successive taunts. The Rat God was baiting a big attack.
Gonghyeok feigned falling for it and lowered his stance.
"Fine, I'll give you the big attack you want."
[Simultaneous Summon 4/4.]
- 『Progenitor (SS----)』
- 『Asura King Vepajiti (SS)』
- 『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』
- 『Great Sage Equal to Heaven Six-Eared Macaque (SSS)』
As the four SS-grade Avatars descended in unison, aftershocks raged.
He sheathed Yodo and pulled 'the hammer' from inventory.
His old trusty, satisfying both performance and feel: 「Chain Demon Hammer Hontar (SS).」
Shrouded in Progenitor's darkness veil, it looked like a different hammer, but performance and destructive power unchanged.
"Here I go."
Loading the hammer back, he imbued abilities in one breath.
[『Archangel Sandalphon』's Authority 「Gigantification.」]
[『Thunder God Zeus (SS++)』 Tertiary Ability 「Steropes (Lightning Bolt).」]
[『Great Sage Equal to Heaven (SSS)』 Tertiary Ability 「15,000-Jin Ruyi Jingu Bang.」]
In an instant, Hontar's size swelled dozens of times.
Zeus's lightning that atomized matter, and Great Sage's mass manipulation multiplying impact thousands-fold, were added.
Eight arms of the Asura King held lightning and clouds.
[『Asura King (SS)』 Tertiary Ability 「Eight-Hand Mutual Combat.」]
[Zeus's 「Steropes (Lightning Bolt)」 and Great Sage's 「15,000-Jin Ruyi Jingu Bang」 will activate multiply.]
[「Steropes (Lightning Bolt)」 Quadruple.]
[「15,000-Jin Ruyi Jingu Bang」 Quadruple Stack.]
Space warped around the hammer from drastic gravity shift.
[「Chain Demon Hammer Hontar (SS)」 Mass increased 219,600 times!]
[Mass limit exceeded, risk of small black hole formation...]
The intense pull condensed Zeus's lightning flawlessly into the hammer.
Keeeeen—!
Hontar's drill spun, spraying brilliant sparks.
Unique function Shield Breaker (Unique S) activated too.
Like the Norse thunder god Thor with his lightning hammer, Ju Gonghyeok said lowly.
"Try blocking this one too."
Boom—!
A leap as heavy as the hammer.
Space crumpled mercilessly along the hammer's path.
The Rat God's whiskers vibrated from the transmitted waves.
'Fearsome.'
The Rat God admitted honestly.
He'd always seen humans as numerous but mostly trash, barring a few.
Today changed that.
'A monster.'
Blocking that hammer head-on like before would shatter him.
'Even at full power, glancing it off is the best I'd manage.'
Yet the Rat God's lips curved in delight.
'But human, you've swung big just as I intended.'
This incoming hammer was blatantly different from the sharp draw earlier.
A 'big attack' riddled with countless openings.
With the hammer flying in, the Rat God's shadow stretched long.
Rat God Law Heart Thrust: One Step Shadow Shrink Flying Whisker.
"You fell for it, brat!"
Roaring, the Rat God slipped leisurely to Gonghyeok's left like a single whisker.
The blade pierced Gonghyeok's vitals, unfolding the Rat God Law's ultimate technique.
Splat!
The focused blade of the Rat God sliced through the Divine Machine—classified SSS—Vulcan's prosthetic and burrowed into his chest.
A definite fatal wound.
The Rat God grinned triumphantly.
"You think I'd take such an obvious attack?"
Ju Gonghyeok, who had allowed the strike from the Rat God.
But the eyes visible through his mask brimmed with amusement.
"You hit me, though."
The Death King mocked him for whiffing.
An artistic sneer, even evoking the grinning lips behind the mask.
'Hit? What hit?'
The bold mockery sparked a clear question in the Rat God's mind.
Taking that fearsome blow would pulverize his old body.
So he'd dodged lightly and seized the opening...
'What hit?'
Raaaat Godddd!
Milord! If you dodge that...
The heirs' tearing screams echoed.
Only then did the Rat God realize.
Where the hammer he'd dodged had landed.
Creeeak—
The hammer's tip touched the power plant wall.
The fortress wall of the power plant guarded by Dog and Rat heirs and a thousand warriors staking their lives.
Kwaaaaaaaa—bang!