I grip the spear.
What I have now is only a tiny fraction of the original.
The power of the body barely reaches 10%, and the mana that once filled me is gone, along with that damn holy power.
But.
Creak…
“Three times.”
This situation is all too familiar to me.
The flaming hammer leaps up.
It’s not the person wielding the hammer; it’s as if the hammer is controlling the person.
Such immense explosive power condenses into a single entity.
I pull the spear deep.
Mana swells, and the surrounding mana is sucked into one place.
“Die!!!”
That’s not enough.
My opponent is at the level of someone who has been Lily for about 7… no, 8 years.
Compared to the 30-year veteran Lily dealing with her saintess life, this one’s still a rookie, but I’m not exactly in peak condition either.
Back then, I at least had holy power; now, I have nothing.
Furthermore, the opponent has used Sacred Transformation, so their level has doubled.
“Twice.”
A distant wave of power brushes past me.
I feel it for sure.
“Just one hit, and it’s over.”
Each hit is threatening, but the copycat is already filled with rage, unable to control the immense power they’re feeling for the first time.
Even if power is given, it means nothing if the one using it is just a young child.
But this too is just a matter of time.
If they grow accustomed to the power, I won’t be able to dodge it then.
Even without contact, the pressure alone increases the wounds on my body.
It’s overwhelmingly powerful enough to make me shake my head in disbelief.
I dodge the swing of the Sixth Hammer and check my spear.
Crash…
Not yet.
“Insufficient.”
To face that mad monster, this level is clearly lacking.
“……”
Whack.
The copycat, who had been trying to land hits, stops swinging the hammer.
Her hammer turns back.
The mana of the hammer, unlike anything before, whips up; the already damaged village disappears into dust.
The copycat’s body crumbles even further.
The final hit.
“…One, right?”
I checked my trembling spear.
“How many weapons am I breaking today?”
I can’t hold anymore.
This level of overlap is enough.
What remains is to handle it…
“I have to meet the conditions.”
With a whoosh.
“Body.”
Along with the flames of Sacred Transformation.
The spear and hammer collide.
■
The Annihilation Spear is a technique that even the Celestial Race can hardly use. A spear that kills everything. Perhaps it’s just like you.
The spear that kills all. Perhaps it’s not unlike you.
So, you must be careful. A weapon that can kill someone can also be a weapon that kills yourself.
Keep that in mind.
“Never” use it beyond its limits.
Even if you must, don’t use it if you’re not fully prepared.
“Otherwise, that spear will turn towards you instead of the enemy.”
“…I don’t know. About that stuff.”
If I had cared about such things, I wouldn’t be living this life.
Without thinking about whether I’m human or celestial, ignoring the name-only ideals,
I would have just lived my life, indifferent to whether people live or die, while only looking out for my own gain.
But I cannot do that.
“Lily Elbrite” isn’t that kind of person.
“……”
The spear broke.
Both my arms flew off.
I too thought while being thrown far away.
“I succeeded.”
I gathered to the limit of limits and used Sacred Transformation.
The spear certainly pierced her heart.
But at the cost of my own arms flying away.
It wasn’t because of the hammer.
It simply was because I pulled “power” to the extreme, and my arms couldn’t withstand it and came off.
Of course, being thrown is due to the hammer, but…
“Ah…”
If I crash to the ground like this, I’ll die.
My health is gone. Stamina is gone. Mana is gone.
Everything has run dry, and even the spirit’s blessing fell asleep because of excessive power.
Will the quest clear if I die?
But seeing that the clear phrase hasn’t appeared yet, it looks like I haven’t completely died.
No, before that… what happens if I die?
The chat window I never paid attention to catches my eye.
[??????!!!]
[Wow, Lily is crazy]
[Wake up, Lily!!]
[Is she winning this?]
[Aren’t you dead? lol]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Whoa]
[Winning a one-on-one with a hammer?]
[Lily, aren’t you dying?]
[▣White Autumn: CEO, please don’t die!!!]
[How far did you fly? lol]
[Hammer vs Spear, the spear wins lol]
[God of spears, Lily! God of spears, Lily! God of spears, Lily! God of spears, Lily! God of spears, Lily! God of spears, Lily!]
[What’s happening, Lily;;]
[Lily looks like she’s in big trouble]
[Did she defeat it?]
A chuckle escapes.
Always the same old chat window brings a smile to my face.
While a place like Deoen pulls me back into the past,
ironically, the viewers of Deoen draw me into the present.
I looked at the camera while flying.
“Everyone.”
[Huh?]
[Yes]
[Eh]
[Of course]
“Thank you.”
I mean it.
Of course, even if I say it sincerely…
[?]
[Huh?]
[Thanks, thanks]
[Suddenly?]
[Getting really emotional, huh? LOL]
[???]
[I received Lily’s gratitude… What a reward! Wow!]
[Wow, her smile is super pretty!]
[Looks like the arm is gone and she’s not in her right mind! LOL]
[So the Copycat is dead?]
[Lily is so cute! LOL]
[Totally agree]
The chat window was never really serious, though.
Gradually getting closer to the land.
If it breaks, it’s a relief; if not, well, what can you do?
I did my best, so I can’t help but be satisfied.
“Then…?!”
Boom!
Just before hitting the ground,
Black smoke suddenly grasped my body.
Speed dropped sharply, and I landed safely on the ground.
Thud!
“Oof!”
I bumped into the ground a bit, but it wasn’t enough to get hurt.
Looking back again, the black smoke had vanished without a trace.
[What was that?]
[?]
[There was something strange and black.]
‘…Is that the Spirit of Darkness?’
Why did it help me?
I hadn’t even gone through training, let alone overpower it yet.
Ancient Demon Beasts are all soaked in arrogance and pride; they’ve never helped first unless they were overpowered.
Even if they did, it would be for their own benefit.
“Anyway… I’m alive.”
I seriously feel like I could die if I took just one hit.
It’s been a long time since my body has been in this kind of mess.
Honestly, even now, I just want to close my eyes and fall over, but I’m barely holding on.
I walked slowly.
I was worried the Copycat might still be far away, but surprisingly it was close by.
No, it shouldn’t have been here in the first place…
“…Did you walk here?”
“…….”
If she wanted to live, she should’ve escaped.
If she wanted to kill me, she should’ve separated herself or gathered her last strength to attack the moment she saw me.
But the Copycat gave up on both and just looked at me.
With her heart pierced, she takes a breath and smiles.
“You won.”
“…Huh?”
“Reward. You should take it.”
She grins. Annoyingly so.
Was I really this unlucky?
‘Wounds that should have killed her.’
The Copycat had wounds that should’ve killed her more than ten times over, but not in front of ‘Lily Elbrite.’
‘Just like I am now.’
I recalled the ‘shell’ left by the Spirit of Darkness just before.
What if the Copycat had been completely obliterated by the Spear of Annihilation?
If the Copycat had perished, and only the ‘barely’ surviving body of Lily Elbrite remained,
Perhaps the behavior consciousness of Lily, imbued in her body, manifested and came all the way here.
I might have come this far.
It could be an overestimation…
“In this world, more strange things happen than normal ones.”
As he said, this world is a bizarre place, so it might not be surprising.
[What the heck?]
[I found out he was a good guy, lol]
[A boss coming to spoon-feed us, whoa]
[Even the boss of Lily is nice, hahaha]
-You’re still the same, Lily.
A somewhat awkward voice echoes in my head.
The transmission from Lily in front of me.
I want to respond, but right now, it’s hard to even move a muscle.
The corners of her mouth lift.
-Don’t overdo it. I’m using this with the preparation to vanish.
“……”
-You look happy. Just as your master said, you’re living a happy life.
What? Master?
I never had a master.
It was just a relationship where we paid the price to each other. That kind of…
-Yeah. You’d think that. But you know as well as I do that you’re not resentful of your master, right?
“…What a joke.”
[?]
[All of a sudden]
[Why did the two of you stop?]
[He died, like, face down.]
Ugh.
I want to argue.
But I can’t speak freely because of the broadcast.
I’m worried about what kind of chaos might erupt if I turn off the broadcast like before.
More than anything, it’s now really hard to even begin to talk.
Her complexion has turned pale, and she lowered her head.
-You must have a lot of questions. About exactly who I am. Whether I really am ‘Lily’. If I am Lily, I shouldn’t be calling him master.
“……”
-But there’s still plenty of time. So think slowly and come back later.
‘I’ will always be by your side.
“…What?”
I intended to respond, even if it meant muting myself.
However, when I grabbed her shoulder, she had already turned cold like a corpse.
[World Boss, Hungry Copycat (Lily Elbrite) has been defeated!]
[You have obtained the title, ‘One Who Fought Against ?’]
[You have obtained the title, ‘World Boss Slayer (Solo)’]
[Your level has increased!]
[Hidden – You have advanced to ? Sorcerer.]
[? is now unlocked.]
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