The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

But has this area already been placed under surveillance? What a pity that the original target for observation has been lost.

Orpheus shook his head slightly, about to take a step forward.

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Your subjects are overflowing with longing for you."

If you think about it carefully, the process of the Godslayer's birth and the location for the ritual have already been determined, so it seems there's nothing I absolutely have to do now...

With that thought in mind, the dragon goddess girl stopped in her tracks.

"Hmm, well done, Hiduri. Your use of teleportation magic has reached a level of perfection."

"That's only natural. I've put in a lot of effort to follow in Your Majesty's footsteps... But Your Majesty, your strange verbal tic can't hide the fact that you leave at will, can it?"

Standing slightly bowed behind Orpheus, Siduri covered his mouth and nose with one hand for some reason and said in a muffled voice.

"Well……"

"While it is Your Majesty's freedom to act as you see fit, we urge Your Majesty to consider your own safety. Moreover, there are some minor matters that Your Majesty need not handle personally. Our task is to take care of everything for Your Majesty. If Your Majesty were to disappear so easily, wouldn't our existence be completely meaningless?"

Sidduri lowered his hand, which was using healing magic, and offered his advice with a smile.

"Well……"

Seeing that his king seemed to be drifting off into his own thoughts again, Siduri's lips twitched, and then he sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, please rest for a while. I will handle the rest."

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

The next second, with a high-speed tearing through the air and a roaring sound of burning, countless cannonballs condensed from magic flew from the horizon and accurately hit the black giant snake that was rampaging all around.

Chapter 204 Erika's Confusion

"hateful……"

Just like when she faced Orpheus, Erica's blood boiled, and a burning desire to fight him ignited within her.

But now is not the time; it seems that the scythe of death, in its truest sense, is at the throat of his friend.

What to do... Just as Erica was racking her brains, a sudden change occurred.

Boom boom boom boom boom──

"Oh?"

The silver-haired girl, whose expression had remained impassive, finally showed a slight change as she looked in the direction from which the golden magic cannon had been fired.

The snakes she summoned all suffered varying degrees of damage in this round of attacks, and some of them, which had already encountered powerful enemies, were directly killed because of this opening.

Although the girl called the snakes "children," she didn't seem to care much about it.

The snake represents the endless cycle of reincarnation. If it is only 'slaying' to that extent, after being eliminated, it will simply return to the underworld and wait for another summons.

The only waste is the magical power needed for the summoning, which is harmless.

However, the girl was very curious about the kind of attack that could harm the divine beast.

Although mythical beasts do not possess the unreasonable resistance of gods, they are not beings that can be easily harmed.

What exactly is the enemy that launched the attack?

The goddess's curiosity was answered in the next second.

That was a deep, rumbling sound.

Accompanying this was another salvo of magic cannon fire, and seven golden airships flying at high speed above the Copper Black Cross.

What Erica recognized was the spaceship she had seen before when she met Siduri; it could easily destroy several floors with a single blow.

Now, however, seven identical ones have appeared here.

What Erica was unsure whether to feel reassured about was that six of them were only launching the same kind of magic cannon attacks as before. Although the wide-range destruction seemed greater, the actual threat to individuals was not as strong as the weapon-based attacks she had seen before.

Of course, it's also possible that it originally had two attack methods, since the previous weapon didn't seem like something that could be wasted.

"Roar!!!"

Boom boom boom boom boom──

The first six spaceships used magic cannons to suppress the enemy, taking advantage of their air superiority to continuously straf the black serpent of the divine beast.

Although they couldn't defeat the numerous giant snakes, they also prevented them from wreaking havoc.

Only the one guarded in the middle did not launch any attack, and stopped directly next to the top of the tallest building of the Copper Black Cross.

Faced with the unexpected situation, the silver-haired girl frowned, and her bright, intelligent gray eyes rippled with emotion.

"You have five seconds to make a decision, Godslayer."

With only the girl beneath her left as a bargaining chip, the girl remained unmoved and issued an ultimatum.

"cut……"

Erica gritted her teeth in frustration. Even in the instant the accident happened, the girl in front of her had not revealed any flaws.

Gods are not so easy to deal with.

For the first time, Erica truly faced the gods with her own power, and this reaffirmed her belief.

"five……"

As the indifferent countdown began, the newly crowned Godslayer gripped the Gorgon Stone tightly, his gaze sweeping over the rubble and ruins, and the black serpent monsters that, though suppressed by artillery fire, were still wreaking havoc on the surroundings.

"Four……"

How many people died in this disaster?

Erika suddenly understood Kusanagi Godou's choice.

If power brings endless trouble and calamities like this, is it worth it?

"three……"

At least for Erika, the Godslayer carries not only power, but also the responsibility that comes with having that power.

"two……"

Lily's life, and the potential consequences of handing over this stone... which could mean the lives of millions, if that's the case...

"one……"

Whoosh—

They happened almost simultaneously.

The silver-haired goddess stepped back slightly, and a high-speed, powerful piece of rock flew past in front of her gray eyes.

Because her attention was momentarily diverted while dodging the sudden attack, the goddess almost immediately tried to channel her strength into the hand holding the scythe.

But for a god-slayer who is completely focused, that moment is enough.

"Ha—"

The holy spear projected onto Longinus pierced straight into the chest of the petite goddess. If he insisted on killing the girl beneath him, then this spear, powerful enough to slay gods, would also inflict a severe wound on him.

It's not worth it.

Ultimately, the goddess had no reason to kill the girl. Moreover, if such a weakness were left unexplored, there might be opportunities to exploit it again.

Having drawn this simple conclusion, the silver-haired goddess vanished from her spot.

Erica was not surprised that her attack, which was enough to seriously injure her opponent, missed. Instead, she quickly stood next to Lily and looked around warily.

"Well done, no wonder you're my nemesis, and..."

Floating in mid-air not far away, the silver-haired goddess looked at Erica with interest, then glanced at the side.

Kusanagi Godou, who had just thrown that crucial stone, was standing there.

"I thought they were just ants, but I didn't expect them to be able to unleash such power. They would indeed be an excellent candidate as a warrior. It's a pity... that they don't have the mental fortitude to bear such power."

With a gentle smile, the goddess with bright eyes looked up and locked her gaze on the spaceship that was hovering high up in the building.

“Ancient warships… no, something even older, flying vehicles.”

Through the spaceship, two pairs of eyes, gray and silver in color and equally devoid of emotion, met.

"You give me an incredibly close feeling, yet you constantly exude that repulsive aura... Just what kind of being are you...?"

The goddess closed her eyes and sighed softly.

The opponent's power was too unpredictable, and the goddess did not want to have any direct conflict with it too early before retrieving the snake.

We must avoid creating unnecessary complications.

Splash splash splash───

Erica, who was on high alert, was suddenly engulfed by countless owls. By the time she recovered, the goddess had already vanished.

At the same time, the remaining mythical beasts that were still locked in a stalemate with the other spaceships also disappeared underground.

The goddess who stole the Gorgon Stone has departed… Sensing the calm in her blood, Erica was absolutely certain of this.

However, it's not time to feel at ease yet.

Having lost its opponent, the golden warship slowly came to a stop above the bronze black cross, as if looking down on the now ravaged magic society.

If the bombing raids targeting the divine beasts had landed on the Society, Erica probably wouldn't have had a chance to save the organization.

Even if she could shoot down those spaceships one by one, by then, the society would no longer exist.

Just then, the spaceship that had been docked next to the top floor of the building, seemingly the leader, suddenly moved, its bow slowly turning towards the direction from which the spaceship had come.

Erica also saw the woman named Siduri standing on the ship, bowing to her from afar.

Upon seeing the girl with a faint smile on her face in the main seat of the spaceship, Erica's pupils still contracted, even though she had been somewhat prepared.

The next second, the seven spaceships suddenly roared loudly and sped away at an extremely fast speed, disappearing from Erica's sight in just a few seconds.

The weight on the girl's heart finally lifted at this moment.

"Atlas Academy..."

As she muttered to herself, Erica knew perfectly well what was going on.

Even if she conceals all the information herself, it is still possible to find some clues by following the clues. As a result, this organization, which was originally somewhat famous but relatively low-key, will probably come into everyone's sight.