BXBX NOVEL Chapter 239: Collapse
Chapter 239: Collapse
Cecilia was still unconscious. I’m not in a position to fight properly while holding her in my arms.
Most likely aware of such a situation…Georg said loudly
[Come on, Fate. Let’s go to the special seats.]
{Wait!]
Beautifully crafted stained glass overhead.
Georg jumped up and broke through it.
Colorful glasses breaking and falling. The sight of something so perfect and elegant disappearing in an instant reminded me of the collapse of the Great Wall.
I chased after him and glared at Georg. He didn’t seem to care.His gaze was not on me, but on the collapsing Great Wall.
[Finally, we are freed from bondage. It’s a memorable day…the anniversary of our independence from God. Look at the fate of those who have lost God’s protection! How ugly!]
The fleeing beastkin turned into monsters one after another. And the same monsters attacked the other beastkin, which also turned into a monster that attacked back. Monsters and monsters have started killing each other.
[That’s the true nature of beastkin.]
[If you do something like this, the elf city will fall too.]
Georg said in a strong tone while brandishing the black chakram.
[So what? No one without power can board this ship. Anyone without power is not needed on a sacred ship bound for a Holy Land.]
[But, they are your kins!]
[No. For me, YOU are my kins. The elves have become addicted to the power of spirits… They have wielded power in a small miniature garden and have forgotten to improve himself. Those who have fallen will be purged here.]
The swarm of monsters flowed into the elf town. As if venting the anger of the previous tyranny, cruel roars could be heard everywhere.
Georg was looking at it with eyes filled with pleasure.
[Fate, do you know that Emma Island was destroyed by a rebellion of beastkin?]
[I heard from Cecilia. What of it?]
[It’s exactly what’s happening right now.]
[…No way.]
Did the beastkin’s rebellion mean that they turned into monsters and attacked the elves?
[The trigger is unknown, but something must have happened to the sacred relic that maintained their Great Wall. Then, when their Great Wall was lost, the beastkin became monsters, and The End came.]
[And you think it’s alright to have Louise island destroyed in the same way!]
[It’s fine, that’s for sure. These monsters are sacrifices for us. We hone our power by defeating monsters. That’s surely what was done in your world, wasn’t it?]
The swarm of monsters had invaded the center of the elf town… and eventually, even this temple too.
There were also monsters that could fly. They were circling around us, looking for a chance to attack us.
Georg didn’t show any opening and threw a black chakram at them.
It changed shape and became a huge chakram, bisecting the monsters in the sky one after another.
When it returned to his hand, the black chakram was dyed bright red.
And that same black chakram was now directed at me.
[What an amazing power! The more you kill, the more power rises from within you! Do you have the same arrogant skill as me?]
[…]
[Not really, huh. But from the look on your face, it seems like you have a different skill. That’s enough to know. I have a meeting to attend, so please excuse me.]
After saying that, he jumped off the hill.
Even though I wanted to follow him, I couldn’t just leave Cecilia alone as she was unconscious.
『Fate, evacuate to a safe place.』
[But where to? There is no safe place in this city anymore.]
『The inside of the Great Wall is a den of monsters. If so, what you should aim for is.』
[Outside!]
I turned my attention to the outside of the collapsed Great Wall, but…
[Monsters are attacking from outside as well.]
『Now that the Great Wall that was protecting them from invading is gone, they may have been attacking here. All the better then, it’s safer outside.』
[If we can get past those groups of monsters…]
The monsters inside the Great Wall were former beastkin.
And the monsters that come rushing from outside may also be former beastkin.
『We can’t proceed unless we defeat them.』
[I know… I just want to protect Cecilia.]
『Then, make up your mind.』
I pulled out the black sword from its sheath, and held Cecilia again.
The monsters were already approaching the high ground where I was.
I cut off the arm of the monster that was trying to grab me before jumping off the high ground.
The monsters were persistently chasing me. While dodging it, I cut them down.
Each time, I heard an inorganic voice inside my head.
It’s a voice that announces the increment in status. <Gluttony> Skill was happy to be able to eat so many souls for the first time in a long time.
What am I doing…? The monsters being eaten now are formerly beastkin.
As expected, as Greed said, we have no rational choice in this.
The beastkin were happy to see me as their liberator from the tyranny of the elves, but I was unable to lead them to the sacred land.
On the contrary, they were getting devoured by my <Gluttony> skill.
『You can have as many regrets as you want after you survive. Concentrate on the battle now. It may be a tantrum, but rely on your <Gluttony> skills here.』
[…I know.]
I will defeat these monsters in order to protect Cecilia… or rather, to protect myself.
However, when I finally faced juvenile monsters, I lost my footing. The faces of the cute beastkin children appeared in front of my eyes.
[All of this… it’s the worst.]
『Fate! I’ll borrow your body… <Crossing>.』
Greed forcibly manipulated my body and started fighting.
As we defeated monsters one after another, an inorganic voice kept informing me about the increase to my status. Each time, I felt nauseous.
『At this rate, you won’t doing anything. Let me handle the killings. You can think like that.』
[Greed…I can’t do that.]
『I can’t put a mental burden on Fate right now. Don’t let the other you take advantage of it.』
[You know about that?]
『I’m your partner. I understand that much. The other you is too dangerous. That’s enough for this place to disappear.』
So, he understood that much… I’ve left Greed to take care of him all the time.
That’s why I have to fulfill my duties as a <Gluttony> skill holder. Don’t force it only on Greed.
[I’ll fight with you too. Make up for my weakness, Greed.]
『Leave it to me』
[『Let’s go!』]
The true value of <Crossing> can only be demonstrated when two people share their hearts.
I regulated my unstable status and mowed down the monsters.
Every time I heard an inorganic voice inside my head, I felt like a scream-like voice was falling inside me.
「『Uwooo』」
I don’t know how many monsters I’ve defeated…I’ve devoured so much.
The blood-stained black sword had returned to its original shape from its broken shape.
It was as if they had been revived by sucking the life blood of those beastkin-turned-monsters.
By the time we reached the safety of the Great Wall, we could smell the scent of saltwater.
I had returned to the place where I washed ashore on Louise Island.
I placed Cecilia gently on the sandy beach and walked towards the sea.
Due to the endless waves, the monster’s blood that was all over my body was washed away. Although my body was cleaned, my mind was anything but.
『Fate, you did well』
[For myself and Cecilia to survive…I…]
『Don’t say anything more. I have also accepted half of your sins. My restored form… proves that. Those people are alive inside me too.』
[Greed said it before. The dice were thrown when the <Gluttony> skill was awakened.]
『Yeah…..』
[I thought it was a convenient thing to defeat Libra in his land and be freed from that deed when I was eaten by the failed god.]
I washed my face stained with monster blood and looked up at the sky where the sun was setting.
[The dice that I should have scooped up fell through my fingers, and I was left carrying the burden of fighting until the end.]
『That’s right. It’s not over yet. At least you still have the goal of finding Roxy, right? If so, we can’t stop yet.』
[You’re right.]
I saw something moving from the horizon where I was looking.
It’s incredibly huge. It may be about the same size as Louise Island.
Multiple of them were surging towards me.
Georg said he would be there to meet us… could it be that the other four islands are about to gather! ?
『It’s going to hit us. Prepare for the shock!』