Chapter 144
Chapter 144
Chapter 144
Evil God Apophis (3)
-Wh-how did this happen?
Diablo in front, Yev behind, and Adi in the sky.
Apophis's expression was filled with complete bewilderment at how such a situation had come to pass.
The silver giant who had been quietly standing, Yev, finally opened her mouth.
-Poor serpent who seeks the Dragon God's throne again, how amusing to see you rejoicing without knowing you've become a sacrifice.
-A sacrifice!
It was Diablo who responded to Apophis's angry words.
-That's right, a sacrifice. It would be perfect if we could share your power nicely among ourselves.
-……!
Apophis was confused.
Apophis couldn't understand how a god like Yev, who received noble treatment even in the outer realms, had fallen for such human trickery.
But even so, denying the reality before him was not something a god should do.
GOOOOOO!
Apophis exploded with divine power to collapse the surrounding space.
-Since it's come to this, I'll destroy this dragon's mind and escape! Unlike in the original dimension, even you must have limits in this mental world!
-…….
-There will be some loss of power, but it's better than being defeated like this. I'll make sure you regret trapping me someday!
Immediately, this space, which was no different from a giant planet, began to become unstable.
This space was like Calesta's mind itself.
If the space collapsed, it meant Calesta's ego would also disappear.
"Hmm, how could I let you escape after hearing such words?"
Naturally, Rudian had no intention of letting Apophis rampage like that.
-Kuhahaha! It's too late! Your power cannot neutralize this body's power! Rather, it will only accelerate the collapse!
Considering the destructive Demon King and Yev's Outer Force, it wasn't wrong.
But there was no way Rudian hadn't considered that fact.
"Then I just need to take measures so that Calesta's mind doesn't collapse even if that power's waves occur."
-What did you say?
"Adi."
-Yes, Master. It's almost finished. Having good artifacts certainly makes things easier.
Adi, who had been quietly floating in the sky until now, responded to Rudian's words.
WHOOOOSH!
Not long after Adi answered…….
-Wh-what is this!
White and black paint that Rudian had seen once before began to flow in, tearing through space.
And that paint immediately began to turn Calesta's imagery of volcanoes and lava into gray chaos.
Apophis, being a high-level god, immediately realized what this phenomenon was and was horrified.
-Sp-space-time mooring? You, what exactly are you? How can someone who doesn't even feel divine, create such a natural protective space?
Apophis finally noticed Adi's danger and became greatly alarmed, but….
Even so, with all sides blocked and nowhere left to flee, Apophis was only left with the result of being cornered.
-Kuhuhuh, very well done, Secret God.
Diablo praised Adi and raised his head to look up at Apophis's massive body.
FLINCH!
Even though the size difference would be greater than that between an ant and a human, Apophis flinched under Diablo's intimidating presence.
-Do you think I'll be defeated like this!
Dying here wouldn't mean Apophis would be annihilated as a divine being.
But Apophis would certainly lose considerable power, and would have to endure long years to restore that power.
Naturally, being eliminated from this 'story' was a foregone conclusion.
-Kraaaak!
Apophis opened his massive maw from outside the atmosphere and spewed out a breath attack.
-I absolutely cannot end it like this!
It felt like something was flowing from a black sun in the sky to cover the continent!
Aaaaaaa!
Even if the sky had a hole punched through it with a flood pouring down, that would look more realistic than this.
Seeing the massive tsunami of breath that covered the world, Rudian felt goosebumps all over his body even though he knew this wasn't the real world.
"Hey! Hurry up and do something!"
-Huhuhuh, now I can finally show you this body's greatness.
Diablo had been feeling that the majesty he'd shown Rudian so far was insufficient.
So he was determined to properly display the Seven Seats' power this time.
-This is how power should be used.
Diablo raised one arm and pointed his finger at the approaching breath.
It looked like a human pointing at a massive tsunami.
FLICKER!
'Huh…?'
But the moment Rudian felt a faint red flame rise from Diablo's finger.
WHOOSH!
"Gasp…!"
Apophis's breath that had covered the sky simply 'evaporated'.
-Kuhahaha! How's that, this body's power!
"……."
It was like the world that had darkened from a total solar eclipse regaining light in an instant.
As that massive breath disappeared without a trace, Rudian seriously wondered if he had been caught in an illusion.
-This is the power of the Seven Seats!
Diablo laughed heartily and raised his chin triumphantly.
'I'm speechless….'
The scale of power being handled was on a different dimension.
Among the IF bad endings of , there were many destructions caused by battles between gods, but until now, while proceeding smoothly with the plan, such endings hadn't felt very real.
But at this moment, Rudian was certain.
'These two could really destroy the world just by fighting!'
Actually, if the fight with Marbas had become a prolonged battle, it would have had similar results, but Rudian never imagined the gap between ordinary Demon King class and the Seven Seats would be this large.
The divine power that Apophis and Diablo had just displayed would actually happen when entering the Chapter 4 Mythical war.
'The outer realms are gradually paying attention to this planet, and I've made contact with two of the Archangels. Now I really need to move carefully.'
Rudian swallowed hard at the tension penetrating his entire body.
'When Yev dealt with me in the hall, she was really going easy on me.'
During the short period when Kirchrus visited, Rudian had died a few times, but he thought he could manage if he kept at it….
That was nothing but a huge misconception.
-You wretch!
When the breath came to nothing, Apophis began to fully operate his divinity and bombard Diablo.
-Die, Diablo!
Apophis's scales split, and something like beams shot out from between them, pouring toward the ground.
-Kuhuhuh, what a struggle.
But even in such a crisis, Diablo twisted his hideous lips and mocked Apophis.
-You're not paying attention to your back at all. I'm not your only opponent, am I?
-Gasp!
Only then did Apophis become aware of Yev's presence, who had been quietly waiting.
Naturally, Yev wouldn't just watch Apophis like that.
-It's been a while since I've been ignored so cleanly.
Before anyone knew it, Yev held a huge silver spear similar in color to her own body.
-I'll repay you for that arrogance.
Even holding the spear, Yev didn't take a throwing stance or general martial arts posture.
She simply interfered with time and space, moving the spear directly toward Apophis's nape.
-Die.
SWOOSH!
In terms of size, it was like a toothpick stuck in the neck of a giant anaconda, but the result was by no means light.
SPLURT!
-Kraaaak!
Yev's spear, which had been space-transported to Apophis's nape, emitted massive Outer Force and tore the surrounding space apart.
Naturally, Apophis's nape was ripped away, creating a huge wound.
Then Diablo, who had been waiting for an opportunity, also began to attack Apophis in earnest.
'I don't need to watch anymore; it'll be over soon.'
The wound would heal soon, but Rudian could feel that Apophis's power had decreased tremendously.
Rudian jumped down from Diablo's shoulder and began to distance himself to avoid getting caught up in the fight.
"Hehehe, truly a mythological battle."
Just then, as Rudian was moving, someone's words caught his moving figure.
"You are…?"
Rudian looked at an elderly man who had suddenly appeared.
Though he had a wrinkled face, his rare red hair, red eyebrows, and red eyes made it difficult to guess his age.
But there was no doubt about the identity of an old man appearing in this space.
"Calesta?"
"That's right. Nice to meet you, human who saved me."
Red Dragon Lord Calesta had finally awakened from his sleep of thousands of years.
"Diablo, the former Dragon God, and even an Outer God…. You've prepared quite a spectacular stage to wake someone like me."
"Well, it was a promise."
Despite having just awakened, Calesta was accurately grasping the situation.
"Kirchrus?"
"You know well."
"Hehe, only that fellow would try to save me, hated by the clan."
Calesta took Rudian and cast teleportation magic to a distant location.
Being inside his own mental world, he seemed to have no difficulty manipulating space.
After moving several thousand kilometers, Calesta said:
"First, to have a proper conversation, that fight needs to end."
"Well, it'll end soon. No matter how strong Apophis is, he has no chance against those two."
"Hmm…!"
Even though they had distanced themselves by the size of a country, the gods' battle could still be observed very vividly.
Under the combined attack of Diablo and Yev, Apophis couldn't even resist properly and was being utterly overwhelmed.
-Kraaaak!
As time passed, Apophis's divinity began to fade, regeneration slowed, and his body began to lose strength.
No matter how much of a mental world this was, Apophis had only descended with part of his soul, so there was a limit to how long he could endure.
Even if he had descended with full power, the result wouldn't have changed….
"It's almost over."
As Rudian said, Apophis had his neck severed by Diablo's rough gesture and let out a final cry of anguish.
-…How frustrating!
-Huhuhuh, is your divinity only about 30% of your main body? But even that much is sufficient.
-Dia…blo….
THUD!
With those final words, Apophis's head fell, causing a massive earthquake from the impact.
Apophis couldn't reattach his separated head and body, turning into particles and disappearing.
"Phew…!"
Only then did Rudian breathe a sigh of relief.
CRACK!
Eventually, Apophis disappeared, and as Adi released the space-time mooring, Calesta, who had fully regained consciousness, began to expel the uninvited guests.
-Huhuhuh, it's been a long time since I've tasted outer realm divinity.
Diablo looked very satisfied as he slowly began to return to sword form.
-Keep promise.
And Yev also threatened Rudian while transforming back into a girl's appearance.
Well, since she had also devoured half of Apophis's divinity, it wouldn't have been a losing deal for her.
Rudian looked at the remnants of Apophis still scattering as particles with complex feelings.
Though evil god Apophis was a minor character, he wasn't originally supposed to exit so anticlimactically.
Though it had been destroyed by the Celestial now, originally there was a dungeon called 'Apophis's Belly' at the main temple of the Apophis cult.
It was a place with a story where the Continental Alliance formed after Chapter 1 ended mistook the Apophis cult for remnants of the demon race and mobilized a great army of one hundred thousand, only to end up offering sacrifices to Apophis.
The one who dealt with Apophis, who had tremendous causality and descended in the original work, making even the protagonist Abel at the time unable to easily touch him, was none other than the complete form Maria, the final boss of Chapter 2.
When Abel was exhausted and couldn't handle Apophis, Maria appeared in response to the help requests from other races and easily eliminated Apophis.
The beginning of Chapter 2 started when Abel and Maria recognized each other's existence.
'Well, it's a scene that will never appear again.'
As a fan of the original work and a fan of Maria, it was regrettable, but the probability of that monumental scene that marked the beginning of Chapter 2 being recreated had now completely become zero.
'No matter what, now is much better than such a future.'
With such thoughts, Rudian slowly opened his eyes.
***
And as soon as he opened his eyes….
"Haha, you're awake."
As soon as Rudian escaped from Calesta's mental world, he stared blankly at a man who welcomed him along with Kirchrus.
Then he blurted out one word.
"Why the hell…are you here?"
"I came to see your face briefly since I was recently divorced?"
'Divorced?'
Before he could ponder that question, an inexplicable deep anger boiled up from within Rudian.
"What kind of nonsense is this now, Baal."
Before Rudian's eyes, the Seven Seats Demon King Baal had appeared.