Chapter 220
Chapter 220
Chapter 220
The Worst Variable (1)
Krakar was genuinely flustered.
Ten lesser gods who appeared with flashing light.
In truth, their appearance itself wasn't much of a threat.
They were merely pathetic forces that could be annihilated within an hour at most.
But the problem was...
-Wh-why? What happened to Ktuna, and why have you lot come here?
The fact that while they had come this far, his twin Ktuna, who should have been dealing with them, was silent.
-Ktuna, what are you doing right now!
-...
Krakar quickly sent a telepathic message to Ktuna, but no response came back.
'He hasn't been annihilated. Then could it be...?'
If Ktuna were to be destroyed, the effect would immediately reach Krakar.
No, in the first place, Ktuna couldn't be destroyed alone.
Unless he had been defeated by beings like the Great Mother or Berus.
Krakar quickly reached a conclusion.
-You've sealed Ktuna somewhere, haven't you...!
"Correct."
Rudian said with a grin.
At that reaction, Krakar asked back as if he truly couldn't understand.
-How did you do it? With your forces, you absolutely cannot seal Ktuna.
"Why are you arbitrarily judging our forces? No, do you even know our full strength in the first place?"
-...
Krakar immediately became speechless.
Seeing his state, Zulu, the god of passion who was a lesser god under Ruura's command, wiped away cold sweat.
"We were completely drained just enduring. If a little more time had passed, we would have all been annihilated."
"Now we just need to join forces with you to drain that bastard's power. We'll handle the main attack, so it should be much easier."
"So it seems. But even though I heard about it beforehand, I never thought 'those people' would actually step forward. Especially that person—I thought they had already been destroyed long ago..."
"There was a connection. There was also fate."
Rudian smiled contentedly.
Feeling displeased by his expression, Krakar asked sharply.
-What do you mean by that?
"I mean there exists a divine being on the surface who can handle Ktuna."
-Who exists! There absolutely is no such god!
Krakar denied it with a firm tone, but in fact, one did exist.
No, Rudian had made one exist.
What Rudian had brought as his secret weapons in this war were two beings.
One was the Death King Tartian Lil.
And the other was the water god Dagon.
However, the Death King was merely an auxiliary who lent his power in exchange for a fair price, and the real trump card that sealed Ktuna was the water god.
The water god, who belonged to the heavenly realm but was born in the middle realm, was the only special force who could unleash his full power without any restrictions in this middle realm.
The water god, who had been on the verge of destruction, succeeded in recovering to a nearly completely healed state thanks to Utopia that Rudian had retrieved.
Having formed a good relationship with Rudian in this way, the water god readily accepted the request to stop Ktuna.
-There's no need to fight that bastard to the death. Just hold him down for me.
In fact, it would have been too much for the water god, who had just recovered his body, to handle a supreme divine being like Ktuna, but when the Death King's power was added, the difficulty dropped to a sufficiently manageable level.
-If I confine him in my territory, about a month should be enough. With the Death King's cooperation, it would be even easier.
'Hahaha, I'm counting on you, water god!'
In fact, the Death King had no intention of getting involved in this situation, but upon learning of the recovered water god's existence, he actively expressed his willingness to cooperate.
A being who was in an antagonistic relationship with the Seven Great Gods (specifically North) and could exert tremendous influence on this world.
For the Death King, who was trying to expand his influence in the middle realm, this was quite an appealing alliance.
-The water god is a very useful being. If I can build a friendship with him, getting involved in this situation is more than possible.
...While taking all the compensation and making a big show of his generosity, obtaining the Death King's cooperation was still a great achievement.
"Whatever the case, it's an undeniable reality that Ktuna has been removed from this battlefield."
-...!
"Moreover, to prevent the concentration of forces, you even kindly divided the purple world? That was a mistake. You can't even run away now."
Just as he said, if that bastard tried to run away, they could annihilate the remaining forces and then all rush together to where Ktuna was sealed to finish off both the water god and Death King.
"You bastards are twin gods split from extreme chaos. Even if complete annihilation is impossible unless both are killed at once, sealing is different. If Ktuna is sealed, your rank will drop several levels and you'll become nothing more than a worthless lesser god."
-Kh, kheuk!
As if struck in a vital spot, Krakar's body shrank greatly.
This was the standard strategy for dealing with Krakar and Ktuna that appeared openly in the original work of .
"So let's finish this. Don't try to run away halfheartedly."
-Do you think a few lesser gods joining can surpass me!
HOWL!
Krakar howled like a cornered beast.
That roar was nothing more than a simple cry, and soon summoning circles appeared endlessly around Krakar again, beginning to spew forth space monsters.
'These are qualitatively different from the meat shields he called earlier!'
Each one possessed considerable Outer Force, so these would be the elite guard units that could be called Krakar's most select forces.
Probably the annihilation magic that Adi had used earlier wouldn't work on those bastards.
"He really seems to feel a sense of crisis."
Luciella made a brief assessment while looking at Krakar's state.
"Right, even knowing it won't work, he keeps trying to buy time."
Rudian also agreed, nodding his head.
"But it's an effective method. The army he brought still numbers in the tens of millions... but compared to that, the time our other comrades can sustain resonance is less than 30 minutes."
The resonance of the seven-colored worlds was such an exhausting task that drained strength and mental power.
"Is there a way?"
Luciella asked.
Certainly, if bastards of that caliber threw themselves forward to block, breaking through again would be quite a task.
Moreover, unlike a regular army, it was impossible to break them down with the emotion of fear.
"Numbers must be met with numbers."
Rudian quickly sent a message to Elli.
"Elli."
-Yes, Master.
"How is the situation on your end?"
A fairly confident answer came from Elli.
-We are smoothly annihilating them. The number of entities currently annihilated has exceeded about 8 million, and we have destroyed over 70% of the enemy forces deployed in this direction.
"How much capacity do you have left?"
-We have used about 8% of the consumable relics of the Creators stored in Eldorado, and Dilmun has about 10% damage to the main body. Power consumption rate is 60%. We have sufficient capacity.
"Good, keep up the good work for now, and move all the standby personnel in the lunar base direction over here."
-Understood. I will execute immediately.
As soon as the connection with Elli was severed, summoning magic circles began to appear near Rudian.
Their number was only a few hundred, nothing compared to what Krakar had summoned, but he could guarantee that the forces now joining Rudian were sufficient to fight one against a thousand.
SWOOOSH!
Soon, what was summoned from those magic circles were giant machines made of metal.
These were weapons stored in Eldorado, called magitech armor.
-I thought I'd die from the itch. Is it our turn now?
"Yes, that's right. Grand Duke."
Rudian responded to the elderly voice that reached his ears.
The one who spoke to Rudian immediately upon being summoned was none other than Grand Duke Quihiller, the official strongest of the Morian Empire.
-There are quite a lot of them. Seeing them in person is definitely different from seeing them on screen...
After surveying the battlefield once, Grand Duke Quihiller immediately grasped the situation and showed his fighting spirit.
-But what we need to do is obvious at a glance. We need to open a path toward that evil god emanating such vicious energy, right?
"Haha, exactly."
CLANK!
A massive sword protruded from the waist of the pitch-black magitech armor that was about 5 meters tall.
Following Grand Duke Quihiller's lead, the elite selected from across the continent drew their weapons in unison.
-Not for the glory of the nation.
-But overcoming a world crisis is also a knight's romance.
-It would be somewhat troubling to hand over the continent we need to devour to those bastards...
-We'll open the path.
Voices flowed from the magitech armor here and there.
Naturally, since they were guys gathered from all over the continent regardless of light or shadow, the command system was a complete mess.
Rudian had unknowingly suffered quite a bit to gather such guys under Grand Duke Quihiller in a hierarchical relationship.
Moreover, there were those who harbored other thoughts upon encountering the overwhelming performance of the magitech armor that broke the balance of the era, and for such guys, he had to resort to rather extreme measures.
AHHHHH!
-Die, you monsters!
The sight of hundreds of magitech armor charging toward the monsters was a scene that would naturally make the hearts of SF lovers swell with grandeur.
CRACK!
SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT
Ordinary Sword Masters unleashed hundreds and thousands of aura strikes.
Mere 7th class magicians cast 9th class magic all too easily.
If it became a prolonged battle, this side with fewer numbers would be at a disadvantage, but their purpose was only to break through, not annihilation.
A passage toward Krakar began to open little by little.
However, since the enemy numbers were so vast, even when a passage was opened, it would quickly close again.
Understanding this, Grand Duke Quihiller led the knights of the Morian Empire who followed him and surrounded Rudian's side.
-Follow me. I'll open the path.
"...Please do."
Rudian and Luciella followed Grand Duke Quihiller's back toward Krakar.
-How dare you trust such toys and charge at me!
Krakar immediately raged and unleashed the divinity of Outer Force.
Krakar's attack wasn't simply destructive.
Strange phenomena immediately occurred to Grand Duke Quihiller and the knights who faced the Outer Force of divinity head-on.
-Ugh! Just enduring this feels like my mind will be contaminated!
-My, my body is having unpleasant impulses!
-Ahhh! I'll kill them all!
The battle formation immediately became disordered and morale was broken.
A powerful mental attack that even pierced through the magitech armor's defenses!
In fact, Rudian and his companions were abnormal; originally, it was normal for humans of the continent to go mad when encountering space gods.
Rudian urgently called for Adi.
"Adi!"
-Yes! As expected, the mental barriers of the magitech armor alone were insufficient. They've already been affected, so recovery through mental defense magic is impossible.
"Wait! Then what do we do!"
Toward the flustered Rudian, Adi playfully replied.
-There's always a way! Time Restoration!
If recovering the mind was impossible, then simply reverse the time of a specific space!
It was truly using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken, but the effect was certain.
-...Huhk!
Under Adi's delicate manipulation, only the mental erosion was reversed to its previous state while leaving the memories intact.
Grand Duke Quihiller, who came to his senses first, shouted at the knights.
-Get your minds together! What are you doing letting the escort lose their minds first!
-Y-yes sir!
The knights finally came to their senses and properly advanced while cutting down the surrounding monsters.
In addition, the lesser gods of the pantheon joined forces with the knights to destroy the surroundings, so this time a path to Krakar was definitely opened.
"Luciella."
"I know."
Rudian and Luciella immediately used the power of resonance to launch their bodies.
And at truly faster-than-light speed, they broke through the final defense line that the space monsters had set up.
As soon as the two broke through the defense line, Krakar activated the purple world and created a rotating black sphere similar to a black hole.
-Die!
"Let's finally end this, you damn persistent bastard!"
Krakar's purple world took on a deep dark purple hue.
In contrast, brilliant five colors emanated from Rudian and Luciella's bodies.
The moment when no less than six seven-colored worlds collided.
BANG!
Rudian's vision began to turn pure white for an instant.