The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The God of War proudly acknowledged Orpheus's words.

"Next time will be my victory."

Even defeat is just a change of pace for the 'strongest'.

Because it is the strongest, it is the most powerful. As long as it gets serious, it will definitely win. This is the confidence of the strongest.

Orpheus chuckled softly, offering no response.

She wasn't the type to make pronouncements before a battle, and she wouldn't care about provocations or even more vicious words. Besides, to the God of War, he was simply stating the facts.

"Speaking of which, you haven't told me yet..."

The God of War downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, revealing a ferocious smile.

"You still haven't told me why you came here. Surely you don't just want to offer me a cup of poisoned wine?"

"Under the power of the Holy Grail, the venom of the Hydra is so potent that even gods would suffer the torment of being devoured by a thousand serpents..." the dragon goddess declared, then added the venom to their drink and drank it together.

"Speaking of which, my stomach does seem to be a bit uncomfortable. How about we make a move now?"

As he said this, Altshu's ferocious face revealed an expectant expression.

Although he also wanted to enjoy the game of war more, he wouldn't object if he could fight his chosen opponent to the death right now.

However, Orpheus simply shook his head.

"I'm just here to find a way to kill you."

"Oh?"

The God of War was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, it was just a feeling before, but now I can finally confirm it—your 'strongest' and my 'strongest' are completely two different things, no, you could say they are completely opposite, and that's why..."

The wine cup was thrown back to Orpheus, and the god of gods proclaimed his will.

"We are destined to fight, and I will surely defeat you—to prove that the strongest is the strongest!"

This is the third time that the God of War has declared war on Orpheus.

The first time it was just a simple statement of facts; the second time it was a declaration made with exclamation.

But this third time—it seems to be issuing a truth.

The strongest god became truly serious at this moment.

"……Yeah."

Under the divine might of Altshu, the dragon goddess girl simply stood up calmly and patted the black robe she was wearing.

Then, he exhaled deeply.

"Although I haven't found a way to 'kill' you this time..."

Before today, although the two had long since acknowledged their relationship as enemies, Orpheus had always regarded the God of War as an obstacle that had to be eliminated in order to achieve his goals.

If it's just an obstacle, there's no need to destroy it; simply moving it away is fine.

Although she said she wanted to kill the enemy, the Dragon God Girl only saw it as the shortest way to achieve her goal, rather than as one of her objectives.

But now...

"However, I have confirmed that you are an enemy that must be 'destroyed'."

The opponent is war.

Previously it was just a hypothesis, but just now, Orpheus confirmed it for the last time.

Hatred and being hated, killing and being killed—this is the very essence of war, which feeds on such delusions and exists as its 'essence', spreading calamity, chaos, despair, and death.

As long as there is war, his power will continue to grow, his strongest will never be defeated, and as long as he still exists, war will never stop, and the cycle of destruction will continue forever.

and so……

"Therefore, I will kill you."

For the first time in her life, the dragon goddess girl conveyed her killing intent through words.

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Azriel clenched her fists.

The girl, who was always able to calmly handle all battles and existed as the most perfect Skywing race and the benchmark of the Skywing race, is now letting the fluctuations of her emotions consume her.

Just now, 53 Skywing species lost their ability to fight, and 18 of them lost their lives.

The casualties were less than one-tenth of those of the Skywing race that fought, but it was still an unprecedentedly tragic defeat.

And such a record was achieved under her leadership—the strongest Skywing race.

How humiliating, how shameful!

It's an insult to the wings on your waist.

Azriel clenched her hands tightly in front of her chest as if she were trying to seize her own heart.

This feeling...

It was as if the burning emotions within me were those I felt when I was utterly powerless to resist and defeated by that person.

She still didn't know what this feeling was like; all she knew was that she was very uncomfortable and wanted to release the energy burning in her chest.

"Everyone, stand down."

The girl from the Skywing race suddenly calmed down, her previously slightly distorted face replaced by indifference.

"Lord Azriel?"

"senior?!"

"Sister───"

Come to think of it, the way I'm addressed within the clan is really inconsistent.

Even at this point, Azriel still had the mood to think this way, and then, cold words once again came out of the girl's mouth.

"I said, step back."

The Skywing girls looked at each other, and finally obeyed the order, retreating behind Azriel.

"Don't let any enemy get through."

The final order was given, and the strongest individual of the Skywing race arrived alone at the enemy's front line.

As Azriel unfurled her wings, which were entwined by the elves, she revealed a cold smile.

"Now, it's my turn to fight you all—"

The next second, the girl transformed into light.

Chapter 247 A First Battle That Started Strong but Ended Weakly

"How about it?"

Standing on the observation deck of the Sky Garden, Orpheus stood alone and asked as if talking to himself.

A spatial fluctuation appeared beside Orpheus, so subtle that even Orpheus, who was extremely sensitive to space, would have missed it if he hadn't been paying attention.

"...Very special."

Norns revealed himself from the spatial fluctuations.

"'The law of consciousness' is something that resides in the Star Grail. As the 'strongest,' theoretically, one should be prepared that if one cannot defeat the Star Grail, one cannot defeat it either."

The blonde girl's usual carefree smile vanished completely, and she spoke seriously.

This information was all analyzed by Orpheus long ago.

'Defeat the Star Grail' sounds simple, but the Star Grail itself is capable of reshaping the world, representing the concept of 'omniscience and omnipotence,' and its status is almost equivalent to the origin of this world.

In other words, without the power to fundamentally destroy the world, destroying the Star Grail is virtually impossible.

Although the God of War doesn't possess the strength of the Star Grail in his normal state, if he is constantly pressured...

"Is there any other information?"

Orpheus pressed for an answer.

Using poisoned wine to distract her and constantly pressuring each other with their imposing manner during the conversation were all attempts to cover up the girl's analysis of the God of War on the level of destiny; they couldn't afford to leave empty-handed.

The girl who controlled her destiny did not disappoint Orpheus.

"I've found that guy's weakness."

Orpheus raised an eyebrow.

She was well aware of her weaknesses.

───'essence'.

Not just Altshu, this thing can be said to be the weakness of all gods. Although it cannot break the laws, if the essence of the god is extracted, it can put the god into an inactive state.

Although not completely dead, that lull was enough for Orpheus to do what he wanted to do.

but……

"The so-called essence, although not a law, is a conceptual thing. The most troublesome thing is that this concept of 'essence' changes every second, making it almost impossible to capture."

If it were an ordinary god, it would be possible to cripple him and then slowly deal with him, but because it was a god of war, it was simply impossible to do so.

"But I've confirmed it today: if given time, I can capture it."

Norns was so certain.

It's not about capturing the concept, but about seizing its 'fate'.

"how long it takes?"

"At least a few thousand years, but if it's longer... it's uncertain."

"Yeah."

Orpheus simply nodded at the time span that was unimaginable to ordinary people.

In fact, such a time is also very long for her, who is not yet two hundred years old—but she can wait.