Chapter 178

Chapter 178 Eris Magic Eyes

The entire view of the underground city Grandeur entered my sight .

Were back in the real world .

In front of me was Myne, with two horns still sticking out from her forehead .

Fate! We managed to recover Mynes heart, but shes still under the influence of Wrath skill

[Yeah, we need to stop her . ]

I glanced sideways to check on Shins progress . Apparently barely any time had passed since I entered the spiritual world .

Its exactly as Greed said .

Myne herself no longer had any reason to continue to fight . She was only being forcefully controlled by her skill to continue fighting . Therefore, her movement had turned duller than before .

I should be able to manage if its like this .

Like I did in the spiritual world, use the power of Gluttony skill to suppress the Wrath skill .

I twisted my body to evade the incoming black axe . Then, struck at Mynes unguarded flank .

[Greed, please adjust . ]

Leave it to me . Fate, go easy on her

Sorry, Myne .

The decisive strike landed in a flash of light .

At the same time, I saw that the color of anger in Mynes eyes had started to dissipate .

Well done

The black axe slid down from her grasp .

The eyes that were staring at me gradually returned to that of original Myne .

[Myne!]

I caught Mynes collapsing body . A feeling relief washed over me .

Sorry that you have to go through something like this twice .

The horns sticking out from her body cracked .

[Thank goodness . Fortunately it went well . ]

[FateI]

[No need to say anything now . Ive always relied on you . From now on, I will do my best so that you could try to rely on me as well . ]

[Un . ]

[Thats why from now on, lets get along!]

Mynes eyes opened wide, then she nodded quietly .

The cracks on her horns grew larger and larger . When they reached their limit, they shattered into pieces .

Myne seemed to be quite exhausted, as she quickly fell asleep in my arms .

She had brought out the power of the deadly sin skill . Perhaps she was hit by the similar fatigue like what I felt after I activated Gluttony skill power .

But where should I lay her down? We are still in the midst of battle .

Fate, into that building over there

Looking at the direction Greed pointed out, I noticed that one of the ghosts was beckoning me .

[Can we trust them?]

Hes just acting like a regular, concerned Gallian should have . Besides, these ghosts could no longer interfere with us . Enough of that guy . You should know better . Myne is strong

I laid Myne down and thanked the ghost .

But as Greed said, if Shin attempted to do anything to Myne, shell definitely fight him back without a problem .

Even if shes sleeping, shes always in a battle ready state . Thats just how Myne was .

You won this pretty well

About that, I cant really consider it a win . And it wasnt about winning or losing in the first place .

True . But there is still another guy who we have to settle about win or loss

[Shin, huh?]

Sounds of gunshots were still ringing . Proving that Eris was still trying her best .

We had to defeat Shin before he used the people in Hausen above ground as sacrifice .

[Im going, Myne . ]

Leaving Myne under the ghost watch, I left the building .

Shin had reached higher than earlier .

[Greed, are you ready?]

I said as I changed the black sword into bow form .

Im getting tired of waiting already . Alright, lets get to it

[Lets go, take 10% of my stats!]

Put my imagination into use . Try to use Bloody Ptarmigan just like how Kairos used it .

I tried putting myself in the same state of concentration and control as he did inside the spiritual world .

I aimed with the black bow that had grown into its terrifying form .

I wasnt aiming at Shin specifically . But I was aiming at the spot that anchored him to the groundthe red transparent pillar of slime .

Eris couldnt have done this with her black bayonet . Her ammunition lacked firepower to instantly destroy the pillar, and any small wound she inflicted was quickly regenerated back .

The only way to get rid of it, is to hit it with more firepower than it could regenerate .

This feeling Fate . . you . . could it be

Focus . Bring out the true power of Bloody Ptarmigan to its utmost limit .

Black arrow made of dense magic power was directed at my target, and was released like a black lightning bolt .

[Gooooooo!]

Was it because of Kairos? By being shown how to fight using the gluttony skill, I felt that my body was lighter than ever .

The arrow shot from the black bow easily pulverized the red pillar .

[Yosh . ]

Let us approach at once

Shin, on top of the crumbling pillar, looked at me with a bitter gaze .

[Gluttony! Why do you always rob something from me]

I fired more arrows, aiming at Shin this time .

Seeing this opportunity, Eris also renewed her barrage .

[Dammit, was Myne got done in? What did you do in that split moment?]

[Myne did not want any of this from the beginning . Moreover, shes not your companion . Shes ours!]

Sensing that the timing has come, I switched to the black scythe .

If its created through a skill, then it will be no match against the blade of this scythe . Most of all, for the current me, I think I felt like I could cut down any skill no matter how powerful it is .

[Kuh Ive come this far, only to be foiled again? Everything was going so well I just wanted to make her wish come true, but you just had to get in my way!]

[I certainly have to get in your way . The life of the people of Hausen isnt something you can freely sacrifice . ]

[I havent lost just yet]

He stared at me with his red eyes, trying to ensnare my movement .

It was the same thing he did to me back at the capital .

[What . ]

If I was still the same as before, I probably wouldve frozen . But that me was now like a distant past .

You cant stop me with just that eye power .

[Again? Is there no other choice left]

Of course, Shin turned his back away from me, and tried to escape .

[Are you running away!?]

[Im immortal . There will be other chances . I could afford to miss this one . ]

You said that now?

A red monster appeared to block me once more . Their numbers felt like theyre endless, and more kept springing up .

However, Eris already stood in the way of Shins escape path .

[Lust huh you cant stop me . Not with the weakest Mortal Sin skill you have . ]

Shin told Eris, probably trying to threaten her .

In the meantime, he changed his hands into sharp blades, and went in for an attack .

[Fine by me . Ill take you on instead of Gluttony . ]

However, Shin did not continue his retreat .

As I made my way through the horde of red monsters, I noticed that Eris eyes were glowing bright red .

Apparently she managed to stop Shins movement through the use of one of her magic eyes .

[Fate, quickly . I cant hold it for too long . ]

Blood kept leaking from Eris eyes .

Even after I told her to not overdo it, I inevitably still put a burden on her .

I cant let her use the magic eye more than this .

[Greed, take 20% of my stats . ]

Youve made your decision, Fate

The black scythe started growing after sucking down my power . It grew into three bladed scythe .

Using all my strength, I struck at the paralyzed Shins back with

Deadly Inferno

.

[Gaha . ]

Shins upper and lower body were cleft apart, falling into the ground . The lower part quickly disintegrated due to the power of Greeds secret .

Nothing less from a collective lifeform . As for me, Ill just continue to bisect Shin blow after blow . As long as I havent heard the inorganic voice, that means I havent completely defeated him .

Sure enough, Shin was still alive even if hes left with only his upper body .

Still, that seemed to have also cut most of his strength down .

The red monsters that were chasing from behind me instantly collapsed and disappeared without trace .

Meanwhile, Shin awkwardly crawled on the ground .

[I cant wait until I reawakened again after splitting up . Ive come this far Mikuriya, help me . I dont want to fail again]

He acted like a child asking help from his mother .

I heard him mention Mikuriya . Thats the name of the researcher who was close to Kairos .

Seeing such a figure, my hands that were holding the black scythe wavered .

Fate, do it

[You are too kind, Fate . Dont let him take advantage of it . I would finish him myself if I could, but I dont have enough power to do so unfortunately, I have no choice but entrust this task to you . ]

Prompted by both Greed and Eris, I thoroughly investigated Shins magic power flow .

His core seemed to have moved to his head . Earlier it was on his stomach .

Closer inspection revealed that the core kept relocating inside his body . Perhaps thats why he was able to stay alive even after taking a direct hit from Deadly Inferno .

But once I understood this secret, it was a piece of cake .

[Greed, take 20% of my stats . ]

This time, finish it for real . It will be dangerous to lose anymore stat than this

I once again activated the secret of Greeds second form .

Along with the sense of losing power, the scythe transformed into its three bladed form .

[Damnit]

The core started to move around frantically inside Shins body as if trying to escape .

Still, it didnt make it anymore difficult . This was much easier than fighting Myne .

[This is the end!]

TheDeadly Infernoswung down . The moment it hit the core, the power of the secret that will put a curse of death to anything it struck should immediately work .

Kiiiiiing . Sound of metal colliding filled the air .

Deadly Inferno was stopped in its tracks .

It wasnt Shin who did it . Instead, it was someone I didnt want to encounter right now .

[Fate, thats no good . Not after weve come this far . ]

[Dad . ]

He easily blocked the secret with his spear .

Then pushed me back with a grin on his face .

[Looks like I managed to arrive in time . I owe it to this guy for this black spear . More than that, the door to His land must be opened . ]

[To that end, youre willing to side with this thing? Why, Dad]

While both of us glared at each other, I heard Eris collapsing behind me .

[Eris!?]

[Whoopsie, did you forget? I have to put her to sleep . Itll be a hassle if she used her magic eyes . ]

[What in the world are you trying to do, Dad?]

While brandishing his black spear at me, Dad took out a bright red stone from his pocket . It was the philosophers stone he stole from the capitals research facility .

That should be another piece of Shin .

[I was able to make it grow by much . Why dont you go here?]

[That one is no longer me . If I go to you, I will no longer be myself . Just your tool . ]

[Even so, at least your wish will be granted . In that case, you should know what option you should take . ]

Shin nodded after a while .

[Fate, thats how it is . Im sorry, but this fight must end here . ]

[Dad]

[Dont give me that look . Let me tell you this; regardless of the result you get, Libra will still go through with his plan . Hell obliterate this underground city and the above ground Hausen . ]

[But he said that he will not touch Hausen if I could prevent the door to His land from opening . ]

[So? Do you really think hell keep to his words? His goal is to eliminate everything that upsets the balance of this world . On the other hand, this whole fiasco caused everyone in his hit list to gather in one place . Do you think the likes of him will miss out on this opportunity?]

Dad raised his free hand and pointed at us .

[You can feel it, cant you? A mysterious power that envelops this entire area?]

I concentrated, raising my magic power detection to the surroundings and aboveground .

[This whats the meaning of this?]

[I told you . That guy has been watching from above the entire time . And now, hes starting to move . What will you do now? Waste our time fighting here? Or return aboveground and confront him?]

[I]

Reverting back into sword form, I pointed my weapon at father .

[So thats how you want it to be? I dont mind . Ill keep you company till the very end . ]

[You mustnt!]

The one who broke our standoff was Roxy .

She rushed to us with the now awake Snow .

[Now is not the time for this . Snow also said the same thing . We need to return above ground immediately . ]

[But then the door to His land . ]

[We are talking about your territory above, Fai!]

After hearing about the crisis looming over Hausen from Snow, Roxy decided that she shouldnt stay still and came to find me .

Even if I were to fight Dad here, the odds will be stacked against me anyway, as Im already exhausted .

Either way, itll take too long . By the time the fight is over, we will be buried by the ceiling as Hausen above us is burnt down .

Thus I put my black sword down .

[Good boy . Also, Raine is here . Shes been wanting to see you . Leave this girl to me . No worries, I wont do anything bad . Now, go . ]

[Fai! Quickly . ]

Dammitall . I couldnt finish Shin off .

On the contrary, I will now let him open the door to His land .

As we made our way up, Roxy tried to cheer me up .

[It is alright . Fate has achieved your primary goal, have you not?]

[You mean Myne?]

[Yes, and I am glad for it . I do not know what will happen once the door opens . But what matters the most is trying to protect those who live in the present . Only Fai could do it . So for now, let us focus on protecting Hausen . ]

[Roxy youre right . Lets go!]

[Yes!]

We raced back through the tunnel we came in from .

Occasionally earthquake-like tremors would happen . What the hell was going on up there?