The Book Eating Magician Chapter 294:
Chapter 294 – Reproduction of Myths (2)
Silver and red tore through the sky .
―――――Kakiing .
As the wall of sound was broken several times, the god-king accelerated with silver wings . Physical dynamics and inertia laws were nothing more than meaningless limits to a divine being . Acceleration and stopping were freely repeated up and down, left and right, and in any direction .
S turn, Z turn… Even a dragon would get a concussion from the acceleration, but Nuada moved freely .
[Hrmm, you are running away well with human flesh . ]
Rather, it was strange that Invidia could keep up .
[Suspension, Acceleration, Release, Refraction… There are three more . You have quite a few tricks to play . ]
Nuada didn’t hesitate to evaluate the acceleration that combined seven Aura Abilities . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to find, let alone escape from, the **** that wasn’t bound by the laws of physics .
“Ugh, you! How long are you going to follow me?” Invidia climbed up to the stratosphere in less than a minute and finally swung his sword as he gave up on running away .
This would be an injury that Nuada wouldn’t be able to avoid . The Aura Ability to see the future had allowed him to see it . An incredible amount of aura twisted the space around him and ripped the clouds apart .
Kesein’s Breaking the Sky Sword—this was the sword of the man who was respected by all swordsmen in Andras .
Sky Slash—the symbol of the founding king of Andras, Kesein Fernado, showed its power after centuries . It was a transcendent attack that tore apart the sky! According to Invidia, who had seen grandmasters, this was a power that Nuada wouldn’t be able to endure .
[This is a good one . ]
Like blood pouring down from the torn sky, the **** flash of the aura blade approached Nuada . There was no room to avoid or block it, the ultimate sword of one who saw beyond the peak and peered at the end .
It hadn’t reached transcendence, but Invidia’s immense power made up for the shortcomings . If this fell to the ground, it would pass through the mantle and outer core of Earth . Thus, Nuada raised some of his saved strength .
Claimhb Solais shone brightly . It started collecting the mana, light, and heat from around it . This sword was a treasure, a light in the dark that would bring victory . It was the symbol of the god-king, who had magnified the name of the gods and led the Elin to victory .
The moment that Nuada struck with the brilliant sword in his hand, there was a golden blast, like the roar of the sun .
Kuooooooh―――――!
Then the golden light rushed off . It was sacred and beautiful, a wave of overflowing light that broke the ominous blood . The blood split apart rapidly, with the golden light digging into every piece .
It wasn’t just the power that was different . The degree of completeness was different as well . As Nuada was a **** and a warrior, his sword was able to strike down Kesein’s ultimate technique .
[Hrmm?]
Maybe it was because he lacked strength, but the golden light broke through the sky slash and lost its sharpness, turning into a shockwave .
The golden light’s form wasn’t a blade but a barrier .
The wall of gold grazed Invidia’s head and threw him back into the mountains, like a pebble struck by a big hammer . No, it was obvious that he had gone underground and penetrated into the bedrock .
The body of the host was indispensable for a parasitic grimoire . It took a few seconds for Invidia to recover from the damage received and to reach the surface .
[Let’s finish it here . ]
Nuada called out in the name of the **** of light, and all of the light responded .
Ku kwa kwa kwang!
Light poured down toward the area where Invidia had crashed . It contained more destructive power than a 7th circle great magic .
For Nuada who was the **** of light, this power wasn’t much different from snapping his fingers . One side of the mountain collapsed, and one of the mountain peaks disappeared . The land melted, becoming a lake of lava .
Even the red dragon, who was almost completely resistant to fire, wouldn’t be able to endure it . An enormous amount of dust and heat rose from the shocked land . The shock was big enough to be delivered to Theodore, who was dozens of kilometers away!
The cloud of dust rose into the air like a volcano eruption, and Nuada’s eyes suddenly widened . He was convinced of the opponent’s death, so the result of the attack was unexpected .
[…Hoh . ]
A translucent shield could be seen on one side of the mountain where Claimhb Solais had hit . It wasn’t even cracked despite taking on this onslaught . This wasn’t a level of defense that was possible with Invidia’s abilities . At first, the face of a woman with snakes for hair could be seen, but it soon vanished with the shield .
However, Nuada’s wisdom saw through it right away . [Aegis, Pallas Athena’s shield . ]
This was the god-weapon that took away the power of a gorgon, a legendary monster . It was a shield that petrified all opponents facing it, as well as reflected most attacks . No, there was something strange about this .
[Invader, you aren’t its legitimate owner and can only use it once . Do you plan to use a divine artifact as a disposable item?]
“…God-King Nuada, I understand why you were called that,” Invidia responded to the question with a non-answer as he walked out from the protection of the shield . “The sword that brat, Fermut, took was Claimhb Solais . Your summoner stole it and used it to call you . ”
[What?]
“How funny . If I wasn’t involved, I would laugh . But now that I am in this situation, my anger is rising . ” Invidia didn’t want to talk . He was just trying to spit out his anger . Fermut, that brat, had grabbed his ankles . The item that Invidia collected was just used to call his worst enemy, and now he had to consume other collectibles that were in short supply . So, it was natural for him to be furious .
“…From now on, I won’t consider holding back for my own interests . ”
His anger reached the boiling point, and Invidia reached out in a calm manner . Then he pulled out a sword from somewhere .
[―What?] Nuada’s expression hardened .
The shape of the straight steel blade, the bluish light―
Kwarururung!
Fearsome lightning bolts emerged from it . The absurd power of the ‘hard lightning bolts’ which had destroyed mountain peaks in the past… Nuada couldn’t help crying out the name of the sword, [Caladbolg?!]
It was the sword of Fergus mac Róich, Elin’s honorable hero! Nuada covered his sword with divine power and blocked the lightning bolts .
Invidia’s Aura Abilities might be crude, but he was holding divine battle gear that could kill a **** . He wasn’t the legitimate owner, so the gear would disappear after one use . However, that one use was threatening enough .
This was the reason why Andras had been exploring the ruins from the Age of Mythology since its founding . The relics that Invidia monopolized for centuries started to finally shine .
“Kill, Dainsleif . ”
It was a cursed sword that increased in strength when blood was steeped in blood . The curses were ‘Retribution’, ‘Retaliation’, and ‘Destruction . ’ The consumable sword was broken the moment the curses were released, but Nuada received an injury on his left side .
“Come down, Moralltach!”
This was a sword that, once brandished, emitted a wave of light . This time, Nuada received the attack with his sword . The aftermath was so intense that the ground sunk down by dozens of meters .
Indeed, this was the power of the Age of Mythology . If Nuada hadn’t been using Claimhb Solais, any other blade would’ve broken because it couldn’t cope with the power .
[―Don’t climb up!]
Even so, Nuada Airgetlám was the god-king .
Kakang!
Nuada’s sword was one step ahead and shattered the sword that Invidia pulled out . It wouldn’t have been so easy if Invidia was the legitimate owner, but the sword chose to be destroyed by the god-king, rather than lend power to the ‘collector . ’
Four swords were broken in succession, then the light from Claimhb Solais pierced Invidia’s body . No, it was more accurate to say that it looked like it was pierced .
Kwaduduk…!
The pieces of broken armor disappeared without a trace . That pure white gloss… it was Witege’s Armor . It was too late for Nuada to notice that Invidia was wearing it . However, this could only buy time .
Invidia barely survived and pulled out another sword, but it was rare that any sword could compare to the god-sword, Claimhb Solais . It was fortunate if Invidia could block a single attack . There were even cases where he needed to use two swords at once .
[Stolen power, stolen techniques, and now stolen weapons,] Nuada ridiculed as light emerged from behind him .
“Kuk, try and stop all of this…!” Invidia threw out many swords . The 34 blades were hit by a ray of light and disappeared without leaving any traces .
Increasing the number of weapons couldn’t win against these two qualities of Nuada, the instincts of a warrior and the acumen of a strategist .
[What will you bring out now? Almace? Or Beagalltach? Balisarda and Morglay are also not bad . You might be able to breathe longer if you have Tyrfing . You might not be struggling if you brought them out earlier . ]
“Mocking me till the end!”
[Ridiculous . You don’t even deserve my mocking . Invader, this low nature of yours is grabbing at your ankles . ]
It was time . Nuada raised his sword . Theodore had given him a non-standard offering, but Nuada couldn’t bring out the unlimited power of the god-king . Nuada would be evicted from this material world in 12… 13 seconds?
He, the **** of victory, was sure this was enough .
[Maybe you have no more weapons to take out . If so, die here . ]
Claimhb Solais drew in the light . The silver sword burned up as the light became close to the density of an artificial star . This was equivalent to an ancient dragon’s breath or even more .
Hyde had once wielded the god-sword to destroy the warlocks, but this was more than a thousand times more powerful . It was far from its prime, but this was still enough to completely kill Invidia .
A pseudo-sun was called . Claimhb Solais lost the shape of a sword, and a second sun emerged in the sky . The gold and radiant light, like the old sun, was the symbol of Nuada Airgetlám . It was the supreme light that warmly embraced all of its people and defeated the enemies!
[Annihilate the enemy, Claimhb Solais!]
According to the will of God-King Nuada, the pseudo-sun fell on Invidia’s head . A mortal’s Aura Ability couldn’t endure this for even a moment . Any shield would be destroyed . No armor could defend against this sun .
The only enemy who survived the power of this sword had been the evil Crom Cruach . The majestic and divine light of the sun enveloped the world .