strictlysupreme Chapter 996 The Last Routine 175
Chapter 996 The Last Routine 175
Chapter 996 The Last Routine 175
Kobayashi's efforts successfully weakened Jizo's power, and the group launched their final, fierce attack.
"Ligth of Saber!!"
A violent bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Jizo in front of it. It barely dodged it, otherwise it would have suffered a severe blow. Enraged, Jizo cursed loudly at the one casting the spell below.
"W-Why are you getting in my way! We're both immortals...! You over there, your wish has already come true, you know?"
The following sentence was clearly spoken by Jizo to Kobayashi.
However, Kobayashi looked at Jizo with a strange expression and shouted, "Who said that? It's clearly only half done!"
"And they even did things they weren't asked to do," Darkness said, seizing the opportunity. "The fairies of the past were nothing more than troublemakers."
The words were filled with disdain and contempt for Ksitigarbha, which made it tremble with excitement, and even the foot-like parts under its body began to spin rapidly.
"Damn it, mere humans...!!"
Jizo's entire body released a large amount of black mist again. Its face contorted in pain, and its size continued to shrink, seemingly due to the loss of power caused by Kobayashi and the others' disapproval. At this moment, Jizo knew it couldn't simply wait to die. It continuously fired lasers, attempting to eliminate Kobayashi and the others, then quickly departed to regenerate its energy.
However, how could Kobayashi give it such an opportunity?
"The attacks are getting more and more intense..." He said to his two companions beside him, "Duster, use your swords! Destroy its limbs and make it unable to move!"
"give it to me!"
"Drink up, ahh ...
Without saying a word, the two raised their longswords and attacked Dizang's feet. In just a few moves, they destroyed all of Dizang's legs, forcing it to land and become no different from a chicken.
"Excellent!" Kobayashi clapped his hands. With Jizo unable to move or dodge, he knew that all the previous conditions had been prepared. Then he shouted to the little loli in the team who had been eagerly waiting, "Come on, Megumin! Let us see your magic, the most powerful among the Crimson Demons!"
"No problem, leave it to me!!"
Megumin raised her wand high, aiming it at Jizo, and shouted, "The sins that have brought chaos to my race, pay for them here!... Here we come!! Blacker than black, darker than darkness, entrust my crimson golden light to this place! The time of awakening has arrived, the corrupt principles of the absurd church, manifest as an invisible distortion! Dance, dance, dance! The collapse of my fundamental power, an unparalleled collapse, burn all things in heaven and earth, descend from the abyss—"
As the incantation continued to be chanted, a massive magic circle of explosive magic descended upon Jizo's head, startling it into a panic. It frantically begged for mercy from Kobayashi and the others, saying, "Stop! I finally woke up from the permanent seal! Aren't you my fellow fairy companions?! Save me!"
“——！！？”
"Oh dear, you blurted out some fairy language in your haste."
Aqua said this with some surprise.
Darkness retorted loudly, "Unlike you, you wicked fairy! Don't compare yourself to her! She gives me electricity, makes me eat spicy food, and plays pranks to make me happy! She's a good fairy!!"
"Perhaps only Darkness would be happy about this... but he's hundreds of times better than you, right?" Kobayashi scoffed, then looked down at Jizo in front of him.
"Everyone……!"
She looked at Kobayashi and the others with emotion.
Meanwhile, Megumin's Explosion Magic incantation was nearing its end, and a terrifying magical power was gathering there. The ever-expanding magic circle made even Kobayashi and the others feel that it might have gone too far. However, considering the trouble Jizo had brought to the Crimson Demon Clan and the harm he had caused to others, Megumin's anger was understandable.
"Watch closely! This is humanity's most powerful attack, this is ultimate attack magic, this is... my rage—Explosion!!!"
With a bang, the world was at nuclear level.
The Jizo, struck by the explosive magic, could only let out a scream before being blasted to smithereens and completely vanished.
Seeing this, Huihui blushed slightly and said with satisfaction, "Ah...it's been so long since I've used it! Such a refreshing burst magic...it's really...amazing...!"
After saying that, she simply and neatly collapsed to the ground. If it weren't for her satisfied expression, one would have thought she had suffered some kind of inhuman treatment. Although I knew that Huihui would use all her magic power and stamina every time she released an explosion spell, I didn't expect that this time she would drain all her strength. It seems that she really hates everything Jizo has done.
"Okay, that's great." Kobayashi gave Megumin a thumbs up and praised her, "Full of fighting spirit and the flames of revenge, that was truly the best explosion magic, so exhilarating and satisfying! Well done, Megumin!"
"Hehe, right, right..." Huihui said with a smug expression, then reached out her hand slightly to Kobayashi and pleaded, "Thank you for your praise, Kobayashi. Also, could you please carry me on your back?"
"Yes, yes, I'll carry you on my back."
Kobayashi stepped forward, hoisted Huihui onto his back, and simultaneously channeled some energy into her. Although physical strength and magical power could be restored through other abilities, her stamina was running low, so he decided to let her rest for a while.
"Hey you guys, look!"
Darkness suddenly pointed to the location of Jizo and said to everyone, "See that? Black mist is erupting from Jizo's body and flying in all directions... What's going on?"
"They've probably returned to their magic users," Aqua said after a moment's thought. "Everyone, things will definitely return to normal."
It seems everything is alright now.
Jizo's ability is to plunge others into chaos and take the opportunity to absorb their magic and talent. Now that he has returned to the side of the magic user, everything will obviously return to normal.
That's great.
"Phew, I thought it would be like this." Duster wiped the sweat from his brow and said in a mocking tone, "Now it's completely over—"
"It's not over yet!" Aqua interrupted him, saying very seriously, "I think Jizo is still buried somewhere. We must find it before sealing it again!"
"...What? It's not dead yet? It was clearly blasted to smithereens by the explosion magic. By the way, should we go find it!?" Kobayashi stared blankly at Aqua, looking as if she had misheard.
“How could fairy spirits die? They are naturally formed; they can only be sealed, not killed!” Aqua said this as if looking at a country bumpkin, which made Kobayashi a little angry. But Aqua ignored this and said very seriously, “We must reseal Jizo. Although Megumin blew up the entire ground, she will revive if we don’t do this. Otherwise, this kind of thing will happen again in the future.”
Is this for real? Are celestial beings really that hard to kill? Explosion magic works on demon kings and gods, so why is it so weak against celestial beings?
Kobayashi looked at the ravaged plain with a headache.
Darkness had the same expression and said, "No, Aqua. Of course, we need to seal it away, but isn't it a bit too difficult for us to search for a place in the wilderness with just a few people?"
"I didn't want to either!" Aqua said, equally unhappy but earnest, "But we can't just stand by and watch that child continue to cause trouble for others, can we?"
That makes so much sense. She's nothing like that idiotic goddess who doesn't want to take on any work for herself. Could it be that she's also been influenced by Jizo? ... Xiaolin couldn't help but wonder.
Mitsurugi Kyouya shouted excitedly, "As expected of Lady Aqua, she's gone to such lengths for the people...! Please let me help!"
Whenever something like this happens, he becomes incredibly enthusiastic, making one wonder if he's truly a complete sycophant.
Seeing this, Kobayashi could only sigh deeply and complain, "Ha... Do I really have to keep trying until the very end... I can't take it..."
We've already done so much, it seems there's no way to stop it.
Finding Jizo took a very long time; compared to eliminating it with a single burst spell, searching for Jizo's figure took several days. It was immediately clear why Axel's guards were so unhappy with Megumin's daily use of burst spells.
Fortunately, Kobayashi and the others, with their amazing perseverance, managed to find Jizo buried in the deep pit and completely sealed it away using Aqua's goddess power. Now, it seems the others will no longer be affected by Jizo.
The women in Axel who had been turned into orcs all returned to normal. Although they had lost their memories of being turned into orcs, it was a good thing that they were able to return to normal safely.
The Crimson Demon Clan should probably go back to their chuunibyou (delusional) ways.
Then, to prove it, Kobayashi and the others rushed to the Crimson Demon Village to see if they had returned to normal. As soon as they arrived in the village, they heard someone shouting.
"My name is Softie! The foremost Crimson Demon Clan member who truly cares for his younger brother!"
"My name is Dongdonggu! The foremost... foremost... of the Crimson Demon Clan!!"
"Oh dear, here we go again. Didn't I just tell you about a perfect title? How could you forget it so quickly?"
You would say this with a rather helpless expression.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi, who was watching from the side, shouted with shining eyes, "Everyone is so handsome... Xiaomi wants to do it too!"
Then, she also struck a subtle pose.
Seeing the Crimson Demons restored to their original state, Kobayashi couldn't help but remark, "Posing in strange poses and giving strange names in broad daylight... As expected, this is the Crimson Demon Clan."
He said this with a look of relief. Although the Crimson Demon Clan members had mental problems, the proper Crimson Demon Clan members before were completely different from them. Now that he had saved them, he was really moved.
“Yes,” Aqua nodded and said, “I’m also surprised that I can be so calm.”
"Indeed, the tourist attractions have been completely restored to their original state. It was only taken a few days to repair them by manipulating Golem. The magic of the Crimson Demon Clan is indeed very powerful."
Darkness said this with a slight sigh of admiration.
After the Crimson Demon Clan became serious, their strength declined alarmingly. But once they got into their chuunibyou phase, they became completely different people, with strength that was frightening.
"Hmph, this isn't the first time." Huihui proudly puffed out her chest and said loudly, "The breaking of the seal on powerful monsters is commonplace for us. Of course, we can easily handle it every time!"
"What kind of everyday talk is that! And where's the ease? Didn't you almost cause a huge mistake?" Xiaolin was dumbfounded by Huihui's shameless words.
Just then, Youyou walked over.
"Um... I'm sorry to bother you, I just received a letter from Miss Chris."
"Chris's?"
“What what…”
Kobayashi took the envelope, while Aqua instinctively unfolded it and read: "What...you know Brech suffered devastating damage, right? Let's calculate the amount of damage—"
"and many more."
Kobayashi tried to stop Aqua from continuing, but the silly goddess was clearly already engrossed in it.
"Although the damage to the building was minor, the psychological trauma to the male adventurers and staff was still significant. Although I feel very embarrassed, I hope that Mr. Kobayashi, the one who started this, will sign this bill... That's what it says on it."
She looked at Kobayashi and said this.
When Xiaolin saw the exaggerated string of zeros above, she was completely dumbfounded and screamed, "What kind of amount is this?! Are you trying to kill me?!"
"This...this is indeed a bit..."
Darkness was also somewhat unhappy.
Aqua continued reading the letter, saying, "Because there's no way to foresee the existence of the fairy spirits, after discussing it with the people in the city, we hope you can cover half... I think that's how it is."
She looked at her companions.
"One, half...?!"
Huihui twitched her lips. Even if it was only half, that astronomical figure was truly beyond their means. However, Aqua seemed to have thought of something and subconsciously said, "Could it be that Jizo... even in a place like this, granted half of his wish?"
"No, not at all!" Kobayashi shouted angrily, "Half of it! Our savings are all gone!"
"Then let's go do some quests!" Huihui suddenly said with great enthusiasm, raising her wand and shouting, "If the rewards for high-difficulty quests are good, we should be able to make ends meet!"
“Yes.” Darkness nodded and said very seriously, “I’ve been tracking Ksitigarbha and haven’t done a proper mission in a long time. This time, I need to choose a suitable mission.”
"Never mind, if you'd like me to drink some bubble tea, I can help you with that too," Aqua said, sounding all kind.
The three of them looked very excited.
Kobayashi was devastated. He clutched his head and murmured in anguish, "What a joke... I finally managed to solve it, but it's still the same as always!"
(End of this chapter)