Chapter 382: Star, Purple Star Astrology (3)

Chapter 382: Star, Purple Star Astrology (3)

『Jingwang will love it though.』

The Jingwang King was the First Elder, who had taught Chang-Sun how to obtain the [Impervious Body]. Right before Jingwang had been dragged to the <Underworld>, he had tragically lost his child to Antares, so Thanatos planned to leave interrogating Antares to Jingwang. Thinking the interrogation would yield very interesting results, Chang-Sun nodded.

『I’ll share any information when I get something good.』

Then, Thanatos slowly closed his eye, and the pressure he exuded also disappeared. Chang-Sun turned in the opposite direction and operated [Machina’s Clockwork] on his left wrist, [Naglfar] trembling in response.

[A part of ‘Machina’s Clockwork’ has been restored in accordance with the user’s request.]

...

[‘Machina’s Clockwork’ has been synchronized with ‘Naglfar’!]

[You have successfully located the frequency of the Artificial Intelligence ‘Wait’; connecting to the frequency.]

[The Artificial Intelligence ‘Wait’ has been appointed as the controlling Artificial Intelligence of ‘Naglfar’.]

Pzzzz!

『I was wondering who was suddenly calling me, and it was you, master. Where did you get this kind of stuff again?』

After a short mechanical sound, the voice of [Wait] echoed from the ceiling, tinged with surprise. It was likely because Chang-Sun had suddenly summoned [Wait] after ordering him to locate Peter the Apostle in the outer universe.

“One thing led to another,” Chang-Sun said with a shrug.

『Once you finish building it, I think it’ll be a piece of cake to bring down most divine grounds using this ship, but you’re just saying you got it after one thing led to another. You’re truly remarkable, master. On that note, let me adorably pay my respects...!』

“Shut up before I reboot you,” Chang-Sun said, scowling at [Wait].

『I feel really sad when you’re cold to me. Really sad.』

༼; ́༎ຶ ۝༎ຶ`༽

A large screen window suddenly popped up, and [Wait] began to print weird emoticons.

༼ @̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧ɷ@̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̷̶̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧̢̧༽

『I might cry, you know.』

༼இɷஇ༽

『Waaaaaaah.』

。・゚゚*(>д<)*゚゚・。nôvel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.

『My master is too cold!』

Although the never-ending parade of emoticons was problematic in its own way, where did [Wait] get the audacity to add commentary in his middle-aged man’s voice? [Wait] was never going to stop at this rate, so Chang-Sun brought his hand toward [Machina’s Clockwork] without saying anything else.

『Stop! Stooooop! Please don’t do that.』

=͟͟͞͞(๑•̀д•́๑)

『I’ll do better, so give me one more chance!』

*(๑oั╰╯oั๑)๛♡

[Wait] was asking for forgiveness, but he was still printing emoticons and even sent a heart symbol. Chang-Sun was unsure what was up with that; however, [Wait] would still be the same even if Chang-Sun reproached him.

Chang-Sun just let out a sigh, thinking, ‘I’m not sure if I made the right call to bring him here.’

[Naglfar] was a mobile fortress, so controlling the ship, getting the necessary materials, and restoring the ship required a lot of calculations. Since Chang-Sun was getting ready to give <Purple Star Astrology> some bruises, he really had no time to attend to that. Simon Magus could have been suited for that job, but he was also very busy.

That was why Chang-Sun had brought [Wait], who had experience in controlling the [Heaven Link]... Still, [Wait] was too noisy, so sending him back to where he had been seemed like a good idea to Chang-Sun. But...

‘It’s too cruel to make him stay in that quiet place on his own,’ Chang-Sun thought, clicking his tongue quietly.

『You’re definitely the king of tsunderes, master. You may always grumble, but you’re the most warm-hearted person in the world.』

[The Constellation ‘White Tiger’ has descended!]

In the north sky, the Seven Mansions of the Black Tortoise landed on the ground, transforming into a turtle with a snake head for a tail.

Roaaaar!

The Seven Mansions of the White Tiger took the form of a huge tiger in the south sky. Both the White Tiger and Black Tortoise roared at the sky, where Tiamat’s eyes filled the air. With two great demonic creatures by his side, Taeul held his cane high.

『You guys will do all kinds of things to kill me, huh? I’m just one person.』

“We just wish for our victory,” Taeul answered Tiamat, then tapped the ground with his cane.

Thump!

A ripple spread outward across the ground, powering up the Black Tortoise and White Tiger. As their <Starlight> became brighter, they grew dozens of times bigger, almost covering the entire divine ground.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!

[The Seven Mansions of the North and West have begun to reveal their malice upon the command of the Celestial ‘Zi Wei Yuan’!]

The two great demonic creatures’ eyes turned completely black like ebony pearls, tinged with madness. Their aura surpassed the level of demonic energy, becoming filled with pure malice; it was great evil energy. By deactivating their reason, which had kept their instincts under control, Taeul had made both creatures’ animal instincts surface. Even Taeul had no way to control the two creatures until they used up their great evil energy and regained composure.

Boooom!

The White Tiger leaped high in their colossal form, aiming for Tiamat’s left eye.

Kyaaaaaaah!

Shrieking, the Black Tortoise opened the mouths of both their turtle and snake heads. They had lost one of their heads after being hunted by Chang-Sun, but their Divine Class had recovered to some degree with Taeul’s help.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh―

A long wave of freezing water soared into the air toward Tiamat’s right eye.

『You people are cute.』

Tiamat’s reptilian eyes took on curved shapes, then suddenly widened.

[The Celestial ‘Primordial Evil Dragon’ has activated the Authority ‘Primordial Ocean’!]

At that moment, black clouds filled the sky of ‘Polaris’.

Rumble, thud―!

Then, a great downpour started. The rain was highly acidic, as well as being infused with Tiamat’s divine power; it was no exaggeration to say that every last drop was highly poisonous.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The ground cracked, and water rose up from underground and mixed with the downpour, drastically raising the water level and creating a great flood.

“Whoa. Damn. This is my home, but it’s hard to tell whose it is anymore,” Taeul said with a dry chuckle, noticing how quickly Tiamat was gaining control over ‘Polaris’.

Smaaaaack―!

Even before they could reach Tiamat’s left eye, the White Tiger was knocked away as if they had been hit in the waist by something invisible and colossal, rolling across the ground. The ice ray that the Black Tortoise had fired was weakened by the downpour, and died out even before it could hit Tiamat.

『Krrrrr!』

The Black Tortoise growled at the sky in discontentment, but they could not fly upward because of the powerful rainstorm that kept them trapped on the ground, crushing them little by little. Sturdy shell fragments flew into the air, and their flesh and muscles were ground to a pulp, making their body tilt to one side.

Thud...!

It was as if the demonic creatures were trapped in a robust and narrow metal cell. The White Tiger also struggled desperately to stand up, but was unable to move an inch; it was as if they were chained up by metal chains, their entire body turning bloody in a flash.

『Even though you talked all big, calling yourselves great demonic creatures or something, you’re all pathetic. Blame your misfortune for meeting the wrong master.』

However, just as Tiamat was about to deliver her sentence to the two great demonic creatures in a solemn voice...

“I heard dragons have something called a reverse scale, and it’s also why our Azure Dragon plummeted. Then, is it the same for you too?”

...a voice rang out ominously from behind Tiamat.