I’m An S-Rank Behemoth Monster - Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Fake Saint

「TAKE THIS!」

「CRUSH, NYAN!」

Stella used her charge attack with Caladbog to scatter the enemy’s vanguard unit. As for Vulcan, she sent one enemy after another flying into the sky with Mjolnir.

Their attacks threw the enemy’s vanguard unit into a chaotic state. The fact that the two of them could do that while dodging the incoming lightning-charged strikes was something that should be expected from warriors of their caliber.

Vulcan and Stella’s rampage inside the enemy formation reignited the fighting spirit of the Horo village’s vanguard unit. The villagers started another charge with renewed determination.

At this rate, winning this battle would just be a matter of time for the Horo… or so they thought.

『《Vortex Evil Surtr》……!』

A voice resounded across the battlefield.

The next moment―

Purple demon swords clad in ominous lightning rained down from behind the enemy lines.

「《Celcius Protection》….!」

Ciel immediately invoked her defensive skill. Several giant ice shields appeared at once, protecting her allies.

However, the range of the enemy attack far surpassed that. A third of Horo village’s vanguard unit, who weren’t protected by Ciel’s skill, was incapacitated by the rain of lightning swords.

「She finally appeared, huh!」

May calmly walked out from the backline of the troop to the front line.

And then, she appeared!

『Ufufufu… The thunder spirit’s power is so amazing…』

She appeared while looking at the ominous sword in her hand with an ecstatic expression. She had reddish-brown skin, emerald green hair, and two devil-like horns on her head. She was one of the seven great demon kings, Belphegor.

However, she looked a little bit different than before.

Now, purple lightning that released crackling noises coiled around her body. From her previous remark and her current appearance, it was as clear as day that she had made the Thunder spirit’s power her own.

「OOOOOOOOH! It’s 〝Saint〟-sama!」

「Since Saint-sama has appeared on the frontline, they’re finished!」

One after another, the Elebor tribe’s warriors cheered.

「Saint… I see now.」

When Ciel heard the Elebor tribe’s cheers, she finally understood the situation.

The Elebor tribe was referring to the Thunder spirit, Bolt. Belphegor had released the sealed Bolt with some method and made its power her own. Thus, Belphegor, who could now use Bolt’s power at will, became a saint figure for the Elebor tribe.

She used the Elebor tribe’s faith to trick them and turned them into her personal army…

Ciel became even more enraged upon realizing that Belphegor had tricked and used the Elebor tribe.

『Hear me, Horo village’s citizens! My goal is the summon gate in your village. If you surrender now, I’ll overlook this matter…』

Belphegor spoke as she flashed a smile at the Horo village’s army. Just as Aria and co. had expected, Belphegor’s goal was really the summon gate.

「In your dreams! 《Black Demonic Spear》!」

May fired her darkness magic skill toward Belphegor. Three black spears rushed toward Belphegor at breakneck speed.

Belphegor sneered and swung the sword in her hand. Purple lightning appeared in front of Belphegor, erasing May’s magic.

『Resistance is futile, you know, Little Girl! This sword is the spirit weapon of Spirit Bolt, which has transformed with my power,〝Spirit Sword Boltia〟. Any attack of advanced rank and below is rendered invalid in front of this sword, you know!』

Belphegor spoke as if she were trying to provoke May, while her smile turned more and more ominous.

The Elebor tribe’s warriors let out cheers upon hearing those words.

「Then, how about an attack outside of skills?」

Cedric shouted as he leaped. He aimed at Belphegor with his jet-black long sword in hand.

『《Vortex Evil Slash》!』

Seeing Cedric leap toward her at breakneck speed, Belphegor calmly fired a flying slash covered in purple lightning with her spirit sword Boltia.

Cedric raised his long sword to receive the incoming slash.

However, then—

Cedric suddenly stepped to the side as if to dodge the incoming slash.

The slash covered in purple lightning was about to be absorbed by Cedric’s long sword.

But, a huge explosion occurred in the small space between Belphegor’s flying slash and Cedric’s long sword.

「Kuh… such an unbelievable amount of energy…」

Cedric managed to escape from the explosion since he had sidestepped at the last moment.

The moment his sword came into contact with Belphegor’s slash, he had realized that the amount of energy in that slash had surpassed the absorption limit of his sword, which was blessed with the power of darkness. He decided to absorb as much as he could while dodging the attack.

If he kept pressing on, he would be in danger.

Realizing that he couldn’t continue his attack, Cedric had decided to step back.

『AHAHAHA! Now, it’s my turn… 《Vortex Evil Surtr》!』

Belphegor summoned a large number of demon swords again and fired them toward the Horo village’s warriors.

「《Celcius Protection》!」

「《Black Repulsar》!」

Ciel deployed her ice shield again to protect the Horo village army, and May deployed a jet-black magic circle-like shield. However, those skills were far from enough to stop Belphegor’s attack.

Having foreseen the outcome of this clash, Cedric released the energy that he had absorbed before and somehow neutralized Belphegor’s attack.

However—

『AHAHAHA… THERE’S MORE COMING! 《Vortex Evil Surtr》――!』

The moment they managed to stop the first attack, Belphegor fired the same skill again.

They realized they wouldn’t make it in time. Defending against the second wave of the attack like before was impossible.

Thus, they had no choice but to prepare for an all-out attack toward Belphegor with the resolution to die!

Cedric and Horo village’s warriors realized this. Therefore, when the ominous swords clad in purple lightning was about to rain down on them.