◇『Gyahahahahaha』
『The strongest strongest strongest』
『Invincible, Invincible, Invincible』
Jet black humanoids with dark yellow contours are going round and round near G.o.d Zaikuon while screaming in high tension.
Looks like G.o.d Zaikuon has done something to them using the black sludge he gathered in the golden chalice.
『Enemy attack!』
『Destroy enemyyyyyyyyyyyyy!』
『Get wreckeeeeeeeeeed!』
These nymphs have lost their rides, but it appears that they can move as fast as their leaf boats thanks to reinforcement from the black sludge.
They"re even coming at me using short-range warps.
『Surprise strike~~!』
I block the nymph who showed up in my blind spot with s.p.a.ce magic [Super Isolation Wall (Hyper Deracinator)] and push away the nymphs who were coming frontally with force magic [Giant s.h.i.+eld].
The Hyper Deracinator cracked, the transparent Giant s.h.i.+eld became muddy with black color.
Right as I activated Unit Arrangement, the Hyper Deracinator broke apart while the Giant s.h.i.+eld crumbled into nothingness.
The instant I had teleported away, Crisis Sense skill informed me of a nymph coming from behind, but an impact had reached my back slightly faster than I could react.
『GOTYAAAAAAAAAA!』
My body got blown away at tremendous speed, rolling on while gouging the ground.
Apparently, she had predicted where I would teleport away.
『HECKYEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!』
The nymph who hurled herself on me is doing a victory lap by making the black sludge wrapping her body wriggle around.
Since I had put Mana Armor on my back right before the impact, I did not get encroached by the black sludge nor receive any real damage. It just hurt a bit.
『Strongest, strongest, strongestgest』
『Invincible, invincible, invincibleeeeeeee』
The other nymphs are hurling flames, lightnings and such at me while screaming in high tension.
As I made my Clone flew out with Flash Drive, my real body moved above with Unit Arrangement.
I saw the nymphs ramming my Clone and attacking it with their whip-turned black sludge.
Then as the Clone bounced on the ground, the nymphs hurled meteor-like gigantic explosive flames at it.
–Man, they"re merciless.
In between the explosions, I stealthily exchanged the Clone with a scorched black dummy puppet.
It"s the high performance kind equipped with biological response and mana.
『Crus.h.i.+ng defeatttttttttt!』
『Weak, weak, weak, too weakkkkkkkk!』
The nymphs look triumphant.
『Such power befitting of being sealed as taboo. It is indeed worthy enough to exchange one of my Authorities for it.』
G.o.d Zaikuon is muttering something, probably safe to ignore him.
I"m coming up a way to counteract them while hiding myself with Mana Camouflage.
The black sludge that has altered these nymphs must be a being similar to [Demon G.o.d Offshots].
It"s the thing that slipped into monsters" magic cores turning them [Inversed], and encroached Heavenly Dragon"s body.
Looking through my Miasma Seer, this black sludge is not miasma, but [Something] close to miasma.
Though I can"t say for certain, from what I gathered with several detection magic, it appears to be some sort of Divinity that has been mixed with an enormous amount of miasma.
I have no mean to turn those who have been encroached by it back.
I had tried using Primeval Magic while I was processing the black hand back then, but I was unsuccessful turning the blackened finger back to normal.
The highest degree of purification magic may be able to turn these nymphs closer to normal.
I could also just defeat them, but accidentally killing G.o.d Zaikuon and his nymphs would mean making enemies of the entire pantheon, almost guaranteed.
If it came to that, it would be harder to gather information about Divine Ascension, setting me far back from my goal of marrying Aze-san.
Besides, I"d feel really bad for apprentice priest Kei and all other G.o.d Zaikuon"s believers if I killed him right after they managed to use holy magic.
『Neft!』
『『『Destroy all lowly humans nya!』』』
The nymphs let some unbelievable words out of their mouths.
I drive away the curse with advanced level light magic [Divine Brilliant] that I had prepared beforehand.
『NYOWAAAAAAAAAA』
『NUOOOOOOOOOOOO』
『Coming. My power is coming outtttttttt』
It looked like it worked a bit, but barriers protecting the nymphs popped up not long after.
『Close calf.』
『Supeeer, close calf.』
『Kill, killllllll』
The nymphs came attacking with the same pattern from earlier.
I purify the nymphs with [Divine Brilliant] while upsetting the battlefield with Clones and Decoy.
Attacking when their barrier is down seems to have an effect, but they would immediately raise their barrier, giving me no chance to deal any real damage.
I could temporarily neutralize one if I just break their barrier with Divine Sword or my bare hands, then drive [Divine Brilliant] to the nymph at point-blank range.
But I would have to stop moving temporarily with this method, meaning I would be open to get attacked.
The damage I"d take is small enough for Self-Recovery skill to compensate with, but painful things are painful.
『You"re tough but dumb.』
『Invincible, invincible, invincibleeeeeeee』
『Destroy, more destroyyyyyyyy』
The nymphs are starting to get carried away after successfully sending me cras.h.i.+ng down the mountains for the nth times.
『Neft is citiesssssssss』
One of the nymphs warped to the sky above a city that was slightly visible over the horizon.
–Oh c.r.a.p.
『Get wasteeeeeeeeeeeeed』
The nymph who had swelled out like a balloon ruptured open, then the black sludge turned into a storm that rained down the city.
The city turned into a mountain of rubble in an instant, gardens, laundries, storefronts, commodities all got broken down into pieces.
『Annihilatioooooooooooon』
The nymph was triumphant.
–That was close.
Almost took the first victim there.
I managed to save them with Group Warp, but I might have failed if it weren"t for the experience of saving Weasel Empire"s populace during the Divine Punishment.
My heart is beating fast.
『You fools! Stop killing lower people so recklessly!』
Words reprimanding the nymphs could be heard coming from G.o.d Zaikuon.
『Eh, why~?』
『Why, can"t we kill "em?』
『Is it cuz their lives are important?』
『Is it cuz it"s bad?』
The nymphs asked G.o.d Zaikuon.
–What is this?
Feels like there"s something odd.
『What an obvious question! Why would I care about the lives of lower people!』
G.o.d Zaikuon howled.
『Senselessly killing those unenlightened ma.s.ses would lessen divinity harvested from them!!』
『So the important thing is just divinity~?』
『Not the lower people"s lives?』
The nymphs threw questions like they were inducing G.o.d Zaikuon conducts.
『Of course! Those ignorant ma.s.ses are nothing but tools to produce our divinity!』
『Tools huh~』
『You don"t love "em huh~』
『What are you lot going on about?』
Looks like even the G.o.d noticed the inducement.
『『『Mission Complete』』』
–Mission?
The nymphs who were inducing G.o.d Zaikuon disappeared with a poof.
At the same time, the other nymphs who were staying put in the air began to squirm in pain.
『Puhaaaaa』
『Chowaaaaaa』
『Uoryaaaaaaaaa』
The nymphs" black sludge is transforming them to look like demons.
『W-what?』
Sounding perplexed, G.o.d Zaikuon couldn"t keep up with the change.
『『『Second Stage』』』
『『『Reinforcement Complete』』』
『『『Strongest Invincible』』』
The nymphs" eyes glittered dark red.
『『『Destroy Cities!』』』
『『『Destroy Humans!!』』』
『『『Destroy Everything!!!』』』
The nymphs are speaking in unison.
『You bunch of fools! Have I not told you not to kill the source of my divinity!』
G.o.d Zaikuon was enraged.
『Shut up』
『Smug idiot』
『What an eyesore』
The nymphs insulted G.o.d Zaikuon.
『–What"d you say?!』
G.o.d Zaikuon stopped moving when he heard those unexpected words coming from the nymphs.
『『『Punishment time』』』
The nymphs rushed toward G.o.d Zaikuon and began punching and kicking him all over.
『Ora ora ora』
『Y-you–』
『Urya uryarya』
『T-think can get–』
『Dorurururu』
『away doing this–』
Hit by the flurry of strikes, G.o.d Zaikuon sunk deep underground.
『『『Victoryyyyyyyyy』』』
Just as the nymphs shouted their victory call, a yellow light mowed them down.
『How dare you go against me, a G.o.d I am!!』
G.o.d Zaikuon crawled out of ground.
Looks like he"s still firmly holding onto the golden chalice even after that much beating.
He produced a blade of yellow light seemingly made of divinity in the other hand not holding the golden chalice.
The spinning distorted blade looks like it"d hurt if hit.
『You fools dare to defy G.o.d–Be torn asunder to the Blade of Condemnation.』
G.o.d Zaikuon glared at the nymphs.
At that point–.
I saw the black sludge that had remained in his golden chalice moving like a living being.
“Zaikuon! Throw that chalice away!
『What?』
My warning was in vain as the black sludge spread out like a casting net, and wrapped G.o.d Zaikuon up.