Chapter 277

Chapter 277

Unlike the usual gigantic metal body that was characteristic of golems, the golem that appeared in front of Reina looked sophisticated and agile with its surprisingly human-like body.

Whiiiir! Whiiiiiiir!!!

The gigantic saw in the golem’s hand roared loudly as it spun fiercely.

“Ah!” shouted Reina, who was left in a daze by the golem’s sudden appearance, after seeing a huge ogre swing a human-sized metal hammer toward the golem.

However, the golem wasn’t going to react to her shout.

Bang!!!

In the end, a resounding roar rang loudly as the golem’s upper body was bent by the heavy blow.

No matter how sophisticated or amazing a golem was, it would still be stopped by a tremendous blow or shock. Reina thought that its inner workings were most likely damaged from that one blow.

Whiiiiir!!!

As if to defy Reina’s expectations, the saw in the golem’s hand once again whirred back to life and spun fiercely. Its upper body was still bent in its unrecognizable form, but the golem quickly jumped and snatched the ogre by the head.

“Roaaaaaar!!!” The armored ogre roared in embarrassment at the sudden fierce grip that was grabbing it by the head.

It had firmly believed that the earlier shot should have been enough to kill the golem.

However, the blue-eyed golem looked at the ogre as if it had no idea what it was trying to imply. Then, it slaughtered the ogre mercilessly.

What material was the golem made out of for it to easily rip apart an ogre, which was known for its tough skin? On top of that, the ogre was even wearing thick armor.

Reina’s mouth hung wide open at the incredulous scene that was unfolding in front of her. The golem dealt with the ogre in such a brutal and gruesome manner that even she felt sorry for it.

Thump!!!

Once the golem finished its report, Reina saw a blue flare appear in the skies above them that tore apart the wings of the small gargoyles loitering in the skies. She was once again left in a daze when she saw several golems appear so suddenly, slaughtering the monsters and saving the screaming people.

The young mage, Mersil, looked around in amazement. “These flames... They are completely harmless to humans...”

Common sense would tell anyone that a blazing fire released high temperatures. The only way to explain this mysterious flame that went beyond the laws of physics was to identify it as a special magic flame. However, there was a problem... There was not a shred of mana in it.

“Goodness... It’s true,” said Roina, the crusader and vanguard of the party, in amazement as she touched the flames that were licking the ground beneath them.

In fact, she could not feel any heat or substance to the flames at all. However, she knew that the flames were not just a trick of the eye.

—Roaaaaaaaar!

The countless monsters that invaded the city shrieked upon being exposed to the flames. They soon rolled on the ground in pain and turned into ashes.

The rain of fire was like the world letting out its anger and bringing forth divine punishment. However, the objects of punishment were limited to the monsters that had invaded this city, nothing more, nothing less.

Reina was left speechless at the bizarre situation in front of her. She flinched only when Vendique shook her shoulders roughly and shouted in her ears, “Get a grip! It seems like those bastards have noticed our movements and have hit us in advance!”

“This... This... This is impossible! It would take a lot more time before the military comes over...”

“Impossible or not, the reality is right in front of us! Reina! Make a decision, now!”

Reina fell silent at Vendique’s cry. She looked up at the ominous red star in the dark sky.

How could she forget? There was no way that she would forget the First Lich Nyx’s power. It was so strong that it could affect the surrounding environment. And the fact that his growing resentment and influence was already starting to affect the world outside meant that his seal, a seal that had lasted for a very long time, was coming undone.

“Are we going to protect the city, or are we going to deal with that?”

Roina, who was dealing with the monsters, Mercil, who was giving her his magic support, and Essylt, who was treating the injured with holy magic, all turned to look at Reina after hearing Vendique’s question.

“If he gets fully awakened, we won’t be able to stop him with our power alone. We will only be able to stop him for a while and temporarily buy us some more time.”

But how many would die if they left this place to stop Nyx’s unsealing? Perhaps that was the best solution. After all, it was better to sacrifice this place than allow the rest of the continent to suffer.

Those thoughts came about when Reina recalled the memories that she had of the time when they had failed to stop Nyx’s unsealing. Back then, droves of monsters had flocked to the cities to wreak more havoc than this... If that happened, then this world would also meet its end. Reina had come here to protect one person, but it seemed like she would lose everything again.

Reina was rendered speechless.

***

Goddess Freyja had made a deal with Davey to save Reina. In the first place, this was a deal proposed out of blatant favoritism. In fact, Davey had already disposed of his expectations of receiving Goddess Freyja’s love and affection very early on in this set-up. Also, this was the second time that the Goddess’ will had used him for the sake of one person alone.

Putting everything aside, Goddess Freyja had intended this to become a forced yet very favorable deal especially since she had even given Davey a glimpse of Reina’s past.

After some introspection, Davey had decided to accept the situation and the deal with Goddess Freyja.

Even so, this situation made Davey feel a bit sorry for Reina. This was why he did not tell her to stop talking unnecessarily, wash her hands off of this situation, and sleep somewhere far away. He was sure that this was Reina’s only goal, the reason why she was still living.

“You... How did you come here...?”

“How? Didn’t I tell you already?”

‘If you go, you’ll just die a useless and meaningless death.’

“What are you saying...?”

“This is not the place where you were before.”

Reina fell silent.

“I wasn’t in that place but I am here.”

“...”

“The difference is very small, right?”

“What are you...?”

“The First Lich that should have run wild in the Pallan Empire was subjugated in a very short period of time. Even the World Tree, who should have gone crazy in the Western Continent, is now showing favor towards the humans.”

Davey’s words were becoming hard to understand thanks to the explosions that rang out from all over the place. Still, Reina could hear him clearly enough to flinch at his words.

This was only natural. The future that Reina knew was a future where the self-proclaimed immortal Lich had wreaked havoc and turned the entire Pallan Empire upside down. It was also the future where the World Tree had brought ruin upon the West. But was that all?

“Something strange also happened in the Western Continent’s Ming Empire, which allowed the flow of power in the West to remain steady and calm.”

“Who...the hell are you...?”

Reina was starting to question Davey’s identity. There should be no one in this world who knew of her true identity. That was why Reina had no choice but to be wary of Davey, who continued to speak as if he knew her well.

However, Davey had no intention of clarifying any of Reina’s doubts right now.

“That’s why, you should just go and do what you intended to do the first time. Go and stop that bald Lich bastard who is preparing to awaken on the island.”

‘These guys are different from the ones that you have been looking for.’

Reina trembled. “What can you do...alone? Humans will eventually reach their limits! No matter how great your abilities are, this is a threat that you can’t handle on your own! I’d rather everyone join forces and...”

With a vicious smile tugging at his lips, Davey asked, “Who said that?”

“...Yes?”

“Who said that I can’t deal with this alone? Did Goddess Freyja say that?”

Reina clenched her fists at Davey’s provocation. “This is not the time to make jokes!”

“Do I look like I’m joking?” Davey said as he calmly pulled out his Divine Spear Longinus from his Pocket Plane.

Mage Mercil stared at Davey with wide eyes when he pulled out the spear, which immediately turned into a cross, from his Pocket Plane. However, Davey ignored him.

“Go and clear the path. I don’t care what kind of mindset you have, but you have already come all the way here. You should do what you intended to do. Besides, there’s nothing for you to do here,” Davey said calmly as he gently tapped the spear on the ground.

Thud!

Just then, a completely unexpected change began to occur around Reina.