Episode 413: Those at the Summit
Before Yuma (he) and the others was a large vertical hole. They had approached within 200 meters of the Dungeon.
“That’s Orpheus…”
Akito (he) sniffled, hearing Yuma’s (he) mutter.
“Normally, they build facilities on top of Dungeons, but Orpheus’s hole was too big, so they couldn’t build anything. Though, right now, the lack of a building isn’t the problem, it’s what’s up there.”
Yuma (he), Akito (he), and Rui (he) simultaneously looked up at the sky.
The four angels were enthroned in the sky. Being much closer than when viewed from the hill, the sense of intimidation was palpable.
“They look pretty strong, huh?”
Rui (he) agreed with Akito’s (he) words.
“They’re emitting incredible Mana. The same as the 【Lord of the Labyrinth】, or even more…”
As the two of them wore serious expressions, Faybel, who had come with them, spoke up.
“You understand now, right? Those are not Monsters that humans can defeat. If you carelessly provoke them, they might go berserk and cause great damage. Let’s give up and go home.”
Faybel seemed opposed to fighting. Akito (he) and Rui (he) exchanged glances and gave wry smiles.
Akito (he) scratched his cheek, saying, “It does seem difficult.”
Yuma (he) cheerfully called out to Akito (he).
“But you don’t think we can’t defeat them, do you?”
Akito (he) grinned, and Rui (he) smiled.
“Of course not! Is there any Monster I can’t defeat when I get serious!”
“But if we don’t defeat them in one shot, the damage might spread,” Rui (he) pointed out.
Faybel pleaded, “Y-yes, that’s right. Let’s go home already.” However, Yuma (he) cracked his knuckles and turned his gaze to Faybel.
“It’ll be alright. Faybel-san, I’ll defeat all four of them in one shot.”
“O-one shot!?”
Ignoring the dumbfounded Faybel, the three of them walked towards the Dungeon.
They paid no heed to Faybel’s complaints. The four angels seemed to have noticed their approach and turned to face them.
“Well, let’s go.”
“Yeah.”
Akito (he) and Rui (he) kicked off the ground and started running. Yuma (he) also put strength into his body and activated “Metallization.” His entire body was dyed black, transforming into Black Armor.
The 【King】’s energy was pulsating. The four angels were enemies worthy of using the 【King】’s power.
Yuma (he) spoke to the ‘power’ sleeping deep within his body.
–Lend me your power, Deca Slime. To defeat those enemies. To defeat those angels!!
Mana was released all at once, and the Black Armor’s body transformed into a round sphere. The black iron ball swelled up more and more, easily exceeding ten meters in diameter.
What emerged, breaking through the iron ball, was the Iron Giant.
Faybel, who was watching from behind, stopped in surprise and stood there dumbfounded.
The giant stomped on the earth and roared. Ahead of it, the two Seekers ran. Rui (he) drew his Scorching Blade and channeled Magical Power into the blade.
Drawing his Katana, Rui (he) glared at the angel overhead.
“If it’s just one, I should be able to defeat it with this technique!”
Rui (he) rotated his body and slashed the Katana from the lower diagonal upwards.
“Kokufu Kinjichou Ichinotachi!!”
A single line ran across the body of the angel on the far left. Black Flames burst forth from the line, and the angel’s body gradually shifted.
Rui’s (he) slash extended far into the distance, cleaving the sky along with the angel.
The angel fell without being able to do anything. Seeing this, Akito (he) said, “Not bad!” and drew Gae Bolg.
The six spearheads popped out and spun around the spear. Lightning (稲妻) burst from the six spearheads, drawing a circle around Gae Bolg.
Vast Magical Power gathered at the spearheads and rapidly converged.
“Lightning Full Blast!!”
An enormous amount of “Lightning Magical Power” was released all at once. It was the Annihilating Flash that the 【Yellow King】 used– Light crossed the sky, and the angel on the far right, swallowed by it, vanished in an instant.
A complete disappearance, leaving not even a speck of light behind.
Akito (he), having withdrawn his spear, scratched his nose and grinned.
“I’m counting on you for the rest, Yuma (he)!”
Yuma (he), who had become the Iron Giant, stepped forward and looked at the back of his left hand. He shifted his consciousness to the “Jewel” that shone exceptionally brightly and released its power.
“Come! 【Yellow King Gardmundo】!!”
The giant was enveloped in a dazzling light. What appeared a moment later was a giant shining in gold. Yuma (he), having become the 【Yellow King】, turned both palms towards the sky.
“I’ll blow away both of them together!!”
The Annihilating Flash was released. The same energy that Akito (he) had fired caught the angels. They put up a Barrier of Light to resist, but there was no way they could withstand it.
The angels disappeared along with the light. There was no longer anything in the sky.
Yuma (he) let out a sigh and released the 【Yellow King】 transformation. After becoming the Iron Giant again, he gradually shrunk back to his normal size.
Rui (he) and Akito (he) also walked over. The three of them stared at the giant hole.
“All that’s left is to enter the Dungeon. Let’s depart as soon as we’re ready.”
“Yeah, of course, that’s the plan.”
The three of them turned on their heels and returned the way they had come. Along the way, Faybel was standing there with a pale face.
“What are you doing? We’re going back,” Akito (he) called out to him, and Faybel replied in a listless voice, “Huh? Eeeh…” The four of them got into the military vehicle and headed towards the Israeli government building.
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Israeli Prime Minister’s Office —
At Ethan Noble’s suggestion, the state of Yuma (he) and the others was being sent to a conference room where politicians and bureaucrats gathered, using military Drones.
In the midst of this, the three, who were supposed to return after just an inspection, had ended up defeating the angels.
The Diet members didn’t understand what had happened and fell into a panic, but Rabin somehow managed to maintain his sanity.
“With just three people… And what was that giant human!? Is that also magic?”
Rabin’s question was met with silence from the people around him. No one had an answer.
Among them, there was one person who raised their hand.
“…Dr. Ethan (he).”
Rabin looked at Ethan (he) with pleading eyes.
“That’s why I told you. The only one who can defeat the 【White King】… is him.”