Chapter 314

Proofreader: Brandon Duran

The golden flame from Mare's Golden Interception Flame gradually died down .

By the time the flame had completely disappeared, the previous Valkyrie was gone, all that remained was her charred and blackened body, cut in half from her head down .

Gazing at the remains, I confirm the skills I acquired by devouring the Valkyrie's magic stone; Devine Bow Techniques, Divine Bow Arts, Resistance to Madness, Light Magic, Morale Boost, Troop Assistance, War Maiden, and other skills, all of which are fairly rare .

I was able to acquire a lot of skills this time, but the battle was the most dangerous so far . Right now though I don't have the time to go through them all, ill just have to count them once the battle is over .

The only problem is Evil Arts, it can't be helped if I obtain a bad skill, all I have to do is not equip it and hide it . Is what I thought...

『I can't find Evil arts anywhere . 』- Me

Valkyrie possessed Evil Arts, but I did not inherit it . Could it be because I don't have the title of Evil God? If so, that's a relief!

That being said, there is another problem . I swallowed up Valkyrie, but I got very little Magic Points . In Valkyries case, I thought I could get more than 300 Magic Stone points but... The result was only 5 points . Even the Magic Stone Points of the evil being was much higher than that . Was Valkyries Magic Stone consumed by the fierce fighting? Well, there are still a lot of things I don't understand .

「We... did it?」-Fran

「En...」- Me

That isn't the only problem either, burned by Mare's flame, Magic Stone being swallowed up by me, the Valkyrie surely died . However, black smoke is still rising from her body .

Mare, who just reversed from her Awakening state, did not relax her vigilance and kept staring at Valkyrie's body .

『No, it's impossible . But I do feel specter from Valkyrie's body...』- Me

『No, that can't be, but, I do feel an evil aura emanating from Valkyrie's body...』 — Me

No, something's wrong, the source of the aura is not Valkyrie, it's from the long spear that she still clutches with a burnt hand . A powerful evil aura flows from the spear into Valkyrie .

「——Fire Javelin!」-Mare

『It's the spear!』- Me

「Mare, Spear!」- Fran

「Indeed! I see!」- Mare

『Devouring!』- Mare

「——Fire Javelin!」- Mare

「Haa!」- Mare

Lightning Magic released by Fran & I and Flame Magic released by Mare hit the Evil Stone Spear, but are blocked by its barrier, not able to destroy it .

Then, the Evil Stone Spear radiates a strong black light that begins pulsing faster and faster .

From the split halves of the Valkyries body, tentacles begin to gush out . They intertwine with each other, working to mend the two halves, and Valkyrie's body begins to wobble and stand . Fran and Mare look with disgust as the body twists at the joints into impossible angles .

「Fire Arrow」- Mare

「Haa!」- Fran

Sure enough, Fran and Mare's Magic is repelled by the barrier .

「GaGa......Ga......」- Valkyrie

Valkyries open mouth begins to emit a harsh radio static, and then her body starts to swell from inside, as if a monster was writhing within her, suddenly a part of her body begins to protrude rapidly .

Conversely, the body begins to emit a strong evil aura, and it is so fierce, only the leaking part even makes me feel horrible .

Fran frowns and Mare turns deathly pale as they resist the evil aura and stare at what had once been Valkyrie . This is not just an evil aura, it's more like a miasma .

Appraisal confirms that it is no longer Valkyrie, but an Evil Stone . It's race being the Evil God Beings, and currently, it's in a state of evil deification . The title is now 'The one endowed with the power of evil god . ' Exactly the same as Rynford, the giant Master of Evil Ats who fought with Barbra .

The evil aura within the Evil Stone grows stronger and stronger .

「GaGaGaGa——」- Evil Stone

It's dangerous to let it continue, we have to do something now .

『Fran, don't be merciful! Do your best to eliminate it!』- Me

「En! Mare, do it now!」- Fran

「Copy!」- Mare

Mare agrees with us, and together with Fran they take some distance from the Evil Stone and begin to focus . Without knowing the structure of the barrier they can only attempt to break it with their most powerful attacks .

「Brilliant Lightning Rush!」- Fran

「Pale fire......!」- Mare

『Ooo——!』- Me

Mare has just removed Awakening status by using the Golden Interception Flame . She isn't able to trigger it again in a short span of time . But she seems to have other tricks .

Unlike the previous golden flames, Mare's body is engulfed by pale flames unlike any seen before . She emits a distinct atmosphere that is accompanied by a sense of authority and sacredness .

Is that the power of Golden Flame Lionkin? Or is that just Mare's skill? Well, judging from the enormous magic I feel, it's really a very powerful skill, I'm looking forward to it .

『Charge! Haaaaa!』- Me

I prepare Kanna Kamui in a chain, to be honest, even now a bitter cold attacks my spirit, threatening my sense of awareness . This is too much for me, however, I am in a scenario where I have to continue .

「Black Lightning Summoning!」- Fran

「Destroy my enemies! Pale inferno!」- Mare

My Kanna Kamui and Fran's Black Lightning, plus Mare's Pale Flame, hit Evil Stone directly .

Indeed, even Evil God's Barrier seems unable to defend against such a powerful attack . Although Kanna Kamui was briefly blocked, the Barrier was immediately swallowed up by Black Lightning and Pale Flame .

A huge explosion erupts from where the attacks connect .

「WTF?」- Fran

「En...!」- Mare

Despite their distance, Mare and Fran were almost blown away by the blast . They used multiple wind walls in succession to avoid being hit by the ensuing strong blow and debris .

Where the evil stone had once been, there now was a huge hole . The strike zone created a crater, more than twice as large compared to when I used Kanna Kamui alone .

「It's really a terrible explosion...」- Fran

「En」- Mare

「Such a power, even I was scared . 」- Mare

Fran and Mare stepped close to the edge of the crater .

「How about it?」-Fran

「Where is it?」- Mare

『I can't feel it . 』- Me

It seems that our attack succeeded . It's great to kill the Evil Stone before it rampages .

「What the hell, such horrible magic...... I got goosebumps on my skin . 」-Fran

「Probably from the Evil Stone Spear」- Me

「Evil Stone... was it related to the Evil God?」- Mare

When Fran and Mare were discussing, something suddenly came to my mind .

『The sword Dullahan had was called Evil Stone Sword...』 — Me

「Danger!」- Fran

「What's wrong, Fran?」- Mare

「Help Kuina now!」- Fran

「Yes, indeed . Although I don't think Kuina will lose, It'd be better to get rid of Dullahan as soon as possible . 」- Mare

Kuina and Dullahan are still fighting . For now, it seems that Dullahan's Evil Stone Sword has not mutated... Anyway, it's better to go early to help Kuina .

『Is it all right? We have to deal with that broad-edged sword . 』- Fran

「En!」- Me