Overgeared

A surprise attack. However, Grid had been suspicious of Mumud from the start. He immediately reacted to the thousands of chains showing up from all directions.

Purple energy surged around Grid. He was using the Annihilation energy defensively. Many of these chains turned to ashes as soon as they came into contact with the Annihilation energy.

Grid took a step, and a silent sword pierced Mumud in the abdomen. This was a very fast counterattack that was linked with Shunpo. A Transcendent wouldn’t be able to respond to it.

Defying the Natural Order was piercing Mumud’s belly. However, there was no blood. Mumud seemed to blur like a haze before vanishing.

‘Is this an afterimage that appeared in response to my fast attack?’

No, that was impossible. This wasn’t an afterimage created by really fast movement. It was a trap dug in advance. Mumud had predicted Grid would do this. Grid fell to his knees the moment he realized this.

Bang!

Before he knew it, he was overwhelmed by the pressure of Meteor that was falling toward his head. The gravity around him had increased a thousandfold. If he hadn’t had the title that gave him immunity to being crushed, wouldn’t he have tasted instant death? The rock that appeared was so gigantic that he couldn’t help having this absurd thought.

[Don’t be too aggressive.]

Marie Rose’s intent arose from the blind spot in Grid’s field of view. She was behind the Full Moon Fortress. Yes, he sensed her intent from all the way behind the huge city that was hundreds of kilometers in circumference. In other words, she was very far away. She was located next to Mumud, who was so far that Grid couldn’t reach him even if he used Shunpo. Mumud had used teleportation to get away from Grid.

[Did you turn into fog and bolted for me in a straight line?]

Mumud looked a bit surprised. He didn’t seem to have expected how fast Marie Rose would pursue him. But Grid was even more surprised.

‘Intent... Is Mumud an Absolute?’

That was theoretically possible. Mumud had created a new discipline, which was the combination of magic and mystical arts. It made sense that he would become an Absolute in recognition of his achievements.

[Grid, I guarantee that you will regret it if you keep Mumud alive,] Raphael said. [Asgard’s independence... Mumud is about to complete that absurd plan of his. The moment the Full Moon Fortress is completed, the gods of Asgard will no longer need humans.]

“......”

[Asgard and the surface will be completely isolated, unable to interfere with each other. Once that happens, Asgard will get much more benefits from this situation than the surface. Asgard can constantly produce new gods and angels, strengthening them through the worship of the demon cultivators. One day, Asgard will appear before humans again, and the surface won’t be able to handle Asgard at all.]

This was definitely a possible future. Grid couldn’t refute it. However, he had one question.

“...Isn’t that the ideal outcome for you? Why didn’t you agree with Mumud’s plan?”

[What?]

Raphael frowned. His scarred and beautiful face was full of annoyance.

[Do you want me to be Mumud’s subordinate? I will hate that more than dying, don’t you think? I guess you looked down on me so much that you forgot, but most angels of human origin are the soldiers I selected and brought to heaven. Mumud is just one of them. Would you want to serve the soldiers you created? Huh?]

‘This guy is serious.’

avoid being bullied in school, to then simply survive by playing Satisfy, to protecting what he first gained after becoming Pagma's Successor, to protecting what mattered to

that he had developed the ability to see through people. He just developed an intuition to distinguish between lies and truth. He’d gained this intuition after many encounters. The senses of an Absolute that activated the moment he connected to Satisfy combined with that intuition, so

saying it isn’t worth talking to someone

Bam!

infused Annihilation energy into his sword. This energy wasn’t infinite. There was a set amount to it, just like a normal person’s mana. The number was very high and so was the resource recovery,

it defensively to avoid the pressure of the chains.

felt too uneasy to stop it with Multiple

That was okay.

one

sounded like cracks appearing in a large piece of ice.

had the power to kill anything. The

doesn’t matter what Mumud’s intentions are or what future he

enough

Grid’s arm blurred...

Baaaaaaang!

an entire

[A... Agh...]

getting punched and sending killing intent toward Grid. Now, he couldn’t help sucking in

would be the end for the Full Moon Fortress. The

Just then—

"Aghhhhh!”

came from a demon cultivator, who had been hiding in a corner

"......?"

Grid looked in that direction. His eyes widened. A leopard-headed cultivator that was over three meters tall got split

‘The Annihilation energy...!’

ended up slicing the demon cultivator who

‘Illusion magic?’

the demon cultivator instead of the Full Moon Fortress? Was it

Grid listened carefully. Raphael’s intent was leaking out as

monster. I never thought

one?” Grid asked while fixing his eyes on the

had planned to use this to his

the Full Moon Fortress in half instead cut down a demon

version of a mystical art called the Great Shift of the Universe. I thought Mumud was delusional when he first

Shift of the

it reflects a lot of the damage that the target receives. I’m not exaggerating when I say that Asgard was brought to

by range, was stunned and humbled. Raphael only used honorifics

mystical art that returns damage

Universe was just a reflection skill, though it was quite powerful. Now Mumud had

that is received... Does that mean that even if I attack, other targets will

hard to believe, but

“Wait, this is crazy...”