293 # 293 Third day, and night.







 We've met that bastard before, in the royal castle of Xenoas. A belligerent dominant species. A brutal, arrogant slaughterer.
 That thing whose entire body was covered with crystallized skin - - Gila was definitely pointing her red eyes towards you.
 The mutant's tentacles extended sharply toward that Gira. The width of the guardrail is as wide as a guardrail, and Gira irritably caught it with one hand and effortlessly crushed it with one hand.
 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. He also pulled it back and forcefully threw the mutant into the air.
 The thrown mutant disappears into the darkness of the wilderness. That's a hell of a power.
  And, fortunately, Gila does not seem to be on the side of the evil god.
 When Gira turns her gaze towards you, she absentmindedly extends the index and middle fingers of her right hand. The small balls of light that appeared in the darkness gather at his fingertips. ........bad!
 Zzz! With a dazzling flash of light, a bundle of laser-like light is released from Gira's fingertips.

''Reflection!

 I activate my reflection magic and deploy it at an angle in front of me.

''Guh........!

 The torrent of light rebounded off the reflective wall I deployed and disappeared into the night sky.
 It was pretty powerful, but that thing probably wasn't serious at all. I've received a similar attack before, but it was more powerful than that one. It's a light greeting to me. You're a joke. Well... I guess we should say hello too.
 I take out a large hammer made of crystallized wood from storage and raise it with my Power Rise strengthened muscles.

Teleportation!
!

 I instantly transitioned behind Gira and swung the swinging hammer with the force of a home run.
 Gosh! And just before impacting Gira's back, he activated "Gravity" and increased his destructive power.
 He let go of the hammer at the same time as he swung it out. Gila and the hammer were blown away in different directions.
 The dominant species rolled several dozens of meters as it struck the ground in the wilderness.
 But when the momentum stopped, he stood up as if it was nothing. I'm not so sure it's working so well.

I'm going to be able to say that I'm not very good at this. You're not going to be able to get away with it.
I don't have time to be a good sport about it. I'd have appreciated it if you hadn't fallen asleep.

 Gira and I confronted each other with a belligerent smile on our faces. I took out the sword gun Brunhild from the storage and put it in gun mode and held it in my right hand.

I'm busy as well. We have to destroy that bastard Yura as soon as possible, you know.
...what?

 What do you mean? The dominant species that we think was hanging out with that neat god - Yula or something like that. What did he do?
 But more than that.

''What do you mean ... harboring them? Don't tell me that Yura, the dominant species, has already come to this world!
You really don't know anything about it. What a pain in the ass. Where the f*ck did that guy go?

 Frowning, Gira clicks her tongue. If I had to guess, he's probably looking for Yura's whereabouts. I don't know if they are as a friend or an enemy.
 Either way, if the dominant species of that Yura is coming to our world, then we're in trouble. Even if you are brought back to the inter-dimensional space by "shaking back", if you repeat that many times, your presence will be established here. If that happens.........

''........What happened to the Evil God's cocoon? That mutant species was born from there, right? Was it that Yura guy?
'Oh? You mean the Glowing Eggs? You don't know what it is, do you? It may have been left by Yura's bastard, but you can't hit or slash it without getting a scratch on it. What the hell is that? They've taken our soldiers and turned them into something really weird and creepy.

 I let out a breath of relief as I listened to Gila's story. So the cocoon hasn't hatched yet. And it's still in between dimensions. I'm glad I didn't come to this world with Yura.
 Does that mean Yura has parted company with Gira and the other dominant species? It seems to have left the cocoon of the evil gods to work on its own, which is quite eerie. It's not like the evil god's cocoon was thrown away. d*mn, I don't know what's going on.

I don't care what that bastard is up to. I don't care what that bastard is up to.
"...the same dominant species, right? Aren't you one of them?
I don't think I have anything like that. Anyone who stands in my way is my enemy. Just like you.

 Gira's right arm changes like a crystal spear and plunges towards me.

''Slip!''
Gasp!

 Gira, who slipped off his feet with his fallen magic, dives face first into the ground. He tries to lob a crystal bullet at the fallen guy, but Gila escapes from the spot faster than he can.
 He shot out from the elbow of his spear-turned-right hand like an anchor into a nearby rock and pulled it back, escaping bodily from the range of the 'slip'.

'Teme! You've been using your weirdest tricks again!

 Gira glares at me, her face twisted in anger. Rude. It's effective magic in battle, though.

''If you like it, I'll make you roll as many times as you want, okay?
You don't have to touch the ground to be a pain in the ass.

 It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. Then his body floats slightly off the ground and comes to a standstill. Hey! Isn't that unfair?
 But if you think about it, there are flying flames, so it's not surprising that the dominant species can fly.

"Now we don't have to slip anymore. So let's start over!

 Even though I'm floating, Gila is rushing towards me as if driving through the earth.
 I readied my gun mode Brunhild and fired a series of crystal bullets at Gira, but the momentum of the bullets did not stop. Even if you receive a bullet in your face or chest, it doesn't matter, it still unleashes an arm that has become the tip of the spear towards you.

''Huh, 'Axel!'''

 Just before the crystal spear reaches my chest, I use my acceleration magic to just barely avoid it.
 However, Gila saw the movement and kicked the ground with his floating feet with great force, forcing him to change direction and rush towards me.
 At that moment when I'm being bitten by a shoulder tackle, I notice several sharp spikes extending from Gila's shoulder. Not good! This is inevitable!

S.H.I.E.L.D.

 Quickly deploying my invisibility shield, I avoided just the spikes stabbing into my body, but I couldn't kill the momentum of the tackle and I was blown away unceremoniously and rolled on the ground.
 I tried to get up quickly to adjust my stance, but Gira was gone. When I looked up, I saw Gila, who had restored his right hand, which had been a spear, swinging his fist in the air and trying to strike down towards me.
 When I ducked it sideways, Gogaa! The impact was so great that it shook the ground with a roaring sound. The fist that Gira let loose gouged the ground in a big way, clearly demonstrating the destructive power that was unleashed. What power.

'You're only good at avoiding the little things, aren't you?

 Saying that, Gila smiles wryly.
 d*mn, it's hard to avoid it with 'teleportation' when it's such a fast attack. That thing needs to recognize the destination of the transference, so that moment could be fatal.
 That said, it's the kind of guy that will follow the speed of your "Axel". The first time we were caught off guard, we couldn't do it again.
 Moreover, it's that hard. The crystal bullets that I had struck were lodged in his head and chest, but they couldn't have been more than two centimeters long.
 The dominant species is Frazeez, so this one is thought to have a nucleus. But I don't know where it is.
 If it's a normal flay, you can see the nucleus because its body is transparent, but in the case of the dominant species, the crystalline part extending from the body is transparent, but the rest of the body is opaque.
  d*mn, I should have asked Lise, the same dominant species that Ende had with her, if this was the case.

''This isn't the time to be choosing your means, is it?

 It amplifies the divine power, causing it to flow throughout the body. An explosive divine energy was released by the effect of the Divine Authority Release.

''Huh? What's that?

 Gila frowns at my change.
 My hair seems to have changed in color, but it hasn't grown out. I wonder if I've gained some control over it.

''If you're a false threat, I want you to turn into a better form, yo!

 In an instant, Gira stepped into my bosom and released that fist that shattered the earth. I can clearly see that fist approaching with a roar.
 I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.

''Wha, nee?''

 Despite Gira's wide-eyed gaze, I put strength into the fist that I grabbed as it was. The squeaking sound of melee, which soon changed to a crunching sound, and Gira's fist shattered into pieces.

''Huh! You bastard!

 As Gira jumps back, she turns her unshattered left hand towards me. In the next moment, five fingers reach out to pierce me at breakneck speed.
 I can see them. I knock all of those fingers off with the divinely-enhanced Brunhild's blade. The five fingers shattered into pieces again.

''Teme! What the hell did you do?
It's a bit of a cheat. We couldn't afford it, so we had to use it.

 Although he speaks lightly, he can't actually afford it. Fighting with the Divine Authority Release 《Shinui Kaiho》 in the divine form is hard on my body. It's fine for now, but even if I won the battle against this guy with this body, when I return to my original body, I might end up passing out.
 I have to decide on a winner as soon as possible. If it's just Frazeez, there are still some mutants left.

"You're not taking it easy, are you, human? Well, I won't stand for it either! Get ready for it!

 Crackling, Gila's shattered right fist and the fingers of her left hand regenerated. However, that wasn't the only change.
 The crystalline parts of Gila's body grew at a tremendous rate. Even the bare areas from his forehead to his chest and belly were covered, and except for both eyes, his entire body was filled with a mass of crystal.
 The claw part of the body turns into a vicious shape, and several sharp crystals grow out of the back. A single horn on its forehead and even a long tail grew out of it.
 You could call it crystal beastification, or if you want to compare it to a crystal beastman. The form is similar to that of the dragon-human race, but their viciousness is unmatched.
 Could this be the true form of the dominant species?

''Oraaah!''

 Something like a shockwave is sent flying from the Gila's claws that she swung down. Thanks to my divine eye, I was able to see through it and managed to duck in the nick of time. But the multiple flames that were behind it were cruelly chopped into pieces.
 I continuously shoot crystal bullets clad in divine energy at Gira. Gira crossed her arms and tried to block the bullets, but the bullets coated with the divine air were deeply embedded in her arms.

'What? You're going to shatter my enhanced arm?

 Okay! Shinki could pierce that armor. However, the bullet lodged in Gira's arm was pushed out as soon as the wound regenerated and fell to the ground.
 No matter how many times I chop them up with my divine armament, this isn't going to work, no matter how much I crush them. It seems that we can't defeat that thing without shattering the nuke, after all.

"Don't play with me...! Don't play with me! I'm going to kill you, Toya!

 Gira lets out an angry roar. His expression is obscured by the armor, but he must be very pissed off, his whole body is trembling in small increments.
 No.........what? Gira's body, which had been trembling in small increments, soon began to twitch greatly. At the same time, light poured out of his entire body. Don't tell me that this guy........is he going to unleash something like the charged particle cannons fired by the superior species?
 The light swirled around and dyed the area dazzlingly. Everyone who was fighting around them also noticed the change and stopped their movements.

''This is bad, we can't continue like this...!

 That guy will definitely come after me. I might be able to duck now that I've been divinized, but if someone was in the line of fire and fighting Frase, I'd get caught up in it.
 Gila grows even more radiant regardless of such things.
 Suddenly, a thing like a red glowing marble could be seen at the guy's throat. That thing.........could that be the core of the dominant species!
 Come to think of it, the advanced species also had glowing nukes before they fired their charged particle cannons. There's no doubt about it. If we shatter that thing...!

'This is the end! It's about as far as you can go, though...?

 The moment a huge rush of light was about to be released from Gira's entire body, a tremendous impact hit him.
 The huge crystal bullet that flew from somewhere, striking Gira, shattered into pieces, scattering glittering fragments around it.
 Gira was not blown away and only staggered a couple of steps, but I was not the one to miss the opportunity.
 I'm not going to be able to get rid of it. A sound like glass shattering echoed in the moonless night sky.

"........A?

 Gila let out a dumb voice and put her hand to her own throat. The windhole that was shot through by Brunhild had pierced his neck with the entire nucleus.
 With a rattle, the crystal armor peels off from Gira's body.

''Li, eh........''

 As if being drained of life, Gila's entire body crystallizes. As it is, the Gila, which has turned into a crystal lump, begins to fall forward, and the impact of falling to the ground shatters it to pieces.
 I watched it quietly for a while, but there was no sign of it regenerating back into its original form. I could beat it, huh?
 I slowly turned my gaze towards the distant goddess who had given me one last chance.
 There was a silver frame gear, Brünnhilde's figure floating in the dark night as she lowered the sniper rifle she was holding at the ready. As expected of Yumina. To hit it from this distance........ Thank God.
 I exhale one breath and release the deification. In the next moment, I felt tremendous fatigue and dizziness and couldn't stand at all.
 I collapsed as if I was about to lose strength from my knees and fall down, but someone appeared to support me from the side.

'You're done. You leave the rest to us.
That was quite a show. You're good.

 I force open my heavy eyelids and see a familiar face there. A chuckle escaped my lips, perhaps in relief.

'Isn't it too late every time? Your sisters....

 They must have sensed the mutants and my divine spirit and flew over. Hanakoi sister and Morobane sister had grabbed my arm and made me stand up.

'Well, don't say that. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.

 Another familiar figure appeared in front of me. Huh? Did you get to God? Of course it's coming. They're on the ground now, right? The other people, or rather the gods, don't seem to be coming, though.
 I don't know about Uncle Kosuke and the others, but I think at the edge of my fuzzy consciousness that Drunken Flowers is definitely drunk and sleeping.

'Oh, shit. My limit, maybe.
The rest is fine. I'll use transference magic to bring everyone else back home after I get rid of them. So don't worry about it.
I see... hmm... well, I guess I'll just have to go with your word... and...

 I let go of my consciousness easily, overcome by an irresistible sleepiness, perhaps from fatigue.