Chapter 183: VS Evil God ②
There might be some trick to the Evil God’s teleportation. It’s still just speculation, but I have too little data to draw a conclusion. Do I have no choice but to remain on the defensive for a while…?
While glaring at the Evil God, I activated my Mystic Eyes: the Mystic Eyes of Magic Absorption and the Mystic Eyes of Intimidation.
With the Mystic Eyes of Magic Absorption, I’d absorb the Evil God’s MP, and with the Mystic Eyes of Intimidation, I’d put pressure on it.
What I was particularly counting on was the Mystic Eyes of Magic Absorption.
If the Evil God’s teleportation consumed MP, it might take time, but I might be able to seal its activation by depleting its MP.
Moreover, if it ran out of MP, I should be able to seal the Evil God’s other skills as well.
Slowly, but surely, I could whittle down the Evil God’s power.
“This presence… The Mystic Eyes of Magic Absorption?! A mere human possessing such a thing… I see… You’re the one who defeated my friend, aren’t you?”
At that moment, I felt like the aura surrounding the Evil God changed.
A chill ran down my spine, so cold it felt like my body would freeze and tremble. Is this… the Evil God’s killing intent?
“That sin deserves ten thousand deaths!!!”
The Evil God’s form suddenly vanished again.
By the time I realized it, the Evil God’s greatsword had slammed into my stomach.
“Guh?!”
Something cold shot through my body at high speed, my body lost all strength, and I fell backward.
Splat…
A wet sound echoed as my body collapsed onto the floor.
At that moment, I saw something strange.
My lower body. A lower body, without an upper half, was standing. Looking closely, it was my lower body…
“Onii-samaaaaaaaaah?!”
“Onii?!”
“Deeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii?!”
“No… How could this…?! Heal!”
I heard the screams of the Reginleif girls as if from far away. Eleonore-san was casting Heal on me, but I felt nothing.
Was I bleeding out? My body was growing colder and colder.
I somehow feel terribly sleepy…
“No way?! Why isn’t Heal working?!”
“Fuhaha! It’s useless! That one who took my blade is already cursed! Healing magic is meaningless!”
“Heal! Heal! Heal!”
As if wanting to deny the Evil God’s words, Eleonore-san frantically shook her head while repeatedly casting Heal.
But, it had no effect on me.
The curse slowly ate away at my body—
If it’s a curse, I just need to dispel it, right?
“Heal…”
As if expelling the curse from my body, I dispelled it, and with trembling lips, I chanted Heal.
My head instantly cleared, and I stood right up.
“Hahahahahahaha…?! You! Why?! Why are you standing?!”
“It’s simple. If it’s a curse, you just dispel it.”
And then, I was certain.
“So the Curse of the Evil God was really you cursing people, huh. There’s no way I can forgive you now…”
When I dispelled the curse on myself, the resistance I felt was the same as with the Curse of the Evil God.
The Curse of the Evil God was, literally, the Evil God itself doing the cursing.
In other words, it’s this bastard’s fault that Cornelia, Lily-san, and Claudia-san suffered!
Their Curses of the Evil God are cured now. But the days they suffered will never disappear!
“Anti-Curse… With this, your curses won’t work anymore.”
My body, Cornelia’s, Lily-san’s, Claudia-san’s, and Eleonore-san’s bodies were enveloped in faint yellow particles of light. It’s a spell that increases resistance to curses.
“Protection! Haste! Quick! High Quick!”
I successively buffed Cornelia and the others, including myself, with magic.
“Now it’s our turn, Evil God…!”
“What in the world are you?! What are you?!”
As if unable to believe I had revived, the Evil God shrieked disgracefully.
Even though it’s supposed to be a god, I couldn’t feel any awe or reverence towards its appearance.
In the first place—
“You used to be a married couple, so why are you fighting with the Goddess? Are you some dad who lost custody? You bastard!”
That’s right. Originally, the Goddess and the Evil God were a divine couple, and they managed this world together amicably.
And then, though I don’t know the cause, they’re now in a position where they fight each other like this.
Their behavior, not considering the feelings of their children, somehow reminded me of my father and mother from my previous life, and it pissed me off immensely.
“Guh?! Enough of your insolence!!!”
The Evil God vanished again. Such a one-trick pony.
It’s certainly a powerful technique. I can understand the urge to overuse it.
“Dieeee!!!”
However, if I know who it’s targeting, dealing with it is easy.
I thrust the left Dark Twin Holy Sword into the face of the Evil God that appeared before me. It pierced right between its eyebrows.
“Hyugo?!”
And then, with the Twin Holy Sword in my right hand, I lopped off the head of the Evil God, which had momentarily frozen.
It’s kind of like a mob character that just repeats a first-encounter-kill move. The type you can kill without much trouble once you figure out the strategy. Is this really okay, for a final boss…?
“Onii-sama!”
“You did it!”
“As expected of Dee-desu!”
“As expected.”
“Don’t let your guard down. It’s not over yet.”
At my words, Cornelia and the others nodded with serious expressions.
Now, for round three!