Chapter 65

Germa and I glared at each other for moments .

I quickly used [Time-Space teleportation], teleported behind him and clenched my fist .

"BakuhatsuKen . "

My fist wrapped in red flames flew, aimed at Germa's head .

"You only know a single pattern of attacks . "

Germa had previously read my move .

He created a black mist from his legs and swiftly hide inside it to dodge my fist .

My hit ended up in vain while this time, it was Germa who showed up behind me .

"This is for what you've done to me earlier . "

He placed his hands on my back and continued .

"Blackout . "

All of a sudden, My field of vision turned completely black .

All that was left was a pitch black sky, without a single source of light .

I could feel the wind blowing against my body and the sounds around .

Apparently, the skill he used only snatches away vision .

Despite getting confused by my loss of vision I continued to analyze the situation then used[Presence sensation]to spot his position .

What actually surprised me was the place where he was .

(In front?!)

Realizing that he was standing before me, I put up my guard, however, I was a step late .

Right when I raised my guard, my vision came back and the first thing I saw was Germa placing his hand on me after preparing his next move .

"See you . YamiOchi . "

By the time he said that, black mist started emitting from his hands again .

It then started infiltering my body, making me step back from that eery feeling .

When I checked my body looking for damage, I didn't find anything unusual .

(What did he do...?)

I couldn't believe that his skill didn't affect me and the voice I hear inside my head next confirmed my doubt .

"I abhor him . " "Why is it me?" "I don't want this . " "I didn't do anything to deserve this . " "It's all their faults . " "I won't forgive him . " "I will kill him . " "I will destroy everything . " "I don't want to be played around anymore . " "I'm fed up with this . " "I want to be free . " "I can't bear being bound like this . " "I don't want to be deceived . " "They're my enemies . " "I need to kill my enemies . " "I will kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . " "kill them . "......

Voices of many people of different genre and age reverberated in my mind .

It wasn't clear if they were addressing me or not, but every single voice was brimming with hatred and directly stabbed my heart .

I was about to lose my sense . It felt almost as if my mind was getting consumed by something .

(What is... this...)

I held my head from the countless voices which didn't show a sign of halting .

I could see Germa pleasantly watching my suffering expression .

"Everyone who gets controlled by that black mist will lose their consciousness and go berserk . The only one who can control them at that time is me and there's no possible way to cancel the effect . Once it is cast, it becomes impossible to resist it . Well then, hurry up and get controlled by hatred as well . "

As if he ascertained his victory, Germa triumphantly explained the effect of his skill .

Going berserk, huh . I didn't expect it to be this effective .

I regretted my mistake while my mind kept getting consumed by voices .

Because of my[Mental resistance], I was able to preserve my consciousness . Though, it didn't help in canceling the skill effect .

This is bad . At this rate, I will be done .

I couldn't think clearly due to the voices inside my head .

"Kill them . " "I will be saved when I kill them . " "I need to kill them . " "I will be beyond rescue if I didn't . " Don't trust anyone . " "resent . " "Hate . " "Curse . " "Nobody thinks of you in a nice way . "

Every voice gradually changed from a mere monologue to something addressed to me .

Every single word stabbed my heart and forced me to lose my sense .

This is no good . What should I do...

Doing my best to think while resisting the mental attack, Germa started provocating me with a entertained expression .

"I'm interested to see how long you will last . You can just give up and become under my control you know . If you do that, I will make use of you for the remains of your life instead of killing you now . "

The last words he said as he laughed hit something inside me and made me react .

"What, did you just say now..."

"Didn't you hear me? I told you to give it up already and get controlled by me . I shall use you as my personal doll for the rest of your life . "

Germa repeated himself with an elated smile .

He wants me to give up?

He wants me to become his doll?

Work for him for the rest of my life?

Hearing him a second time, I lost my reason to wrath .

(Lose to this guy? Stop fooling around! There's no way I'd lose to this fake god!)

I stood up on both of my legs .

I don't want to lose to this guy . I won't let these voices rule me . I will continue to resist them until the end and I will knock him out then . For sure!!

When I screamed that way in my mind, I heard a different voice responding to me .

"The skill [Mental resistance] was upgraded to [Mental resistance(Max)] . "

Immediately after hearing that voice, my consciousness that was fading away had suddenly returned .

I could still hear those voices inside my head, but that was all . They weren't affecting me anymore .

My skill has leveled up .

As expected from [Super growth] . It works only in perfect timings .

A bitter smile reached my face as I kept holding my head .

My thoughts became clear once again . I can manage to do something now .

I started by erasing the voices inside my head .

"Shut up . "

The sounds reverberating inside my head disappeared following my word .

I simply used [Erasure Magic]to do that . I wonder why I didn't think about doing that from the start .

I slowly raised my head and looked at the sky .

Who thought that silence could be this agreeable .

Noticing the sudden change of my expression, Germa dropped his jaw from the shock .

"H-How did you do it?"

"It's all thanks to my perfect timed skills . "

Despite giving him an honest answer, Germa kept looking at me, dumbfounded .

Well, it doesn't matter if he believed me or not .

"Well then, It's my turn now . Let me pay you back twice the price . "

Bringing him back to reality with my shout, Germa wore his sinister grin again and said .

"It can't be helped . I honestly didn't saw that coming, however, there are still many moves to try . The next time, I will surely kill you . "

"Sorry but, there will be no next time . "

I teleported right after finishing my words .

Judging that I will be teleporting behind him, Germa swiftly turned around .

"Like I told you, you only have a single pattern!"

Saying the same thing again, he looked around, but couldn't find me .

Surprised by that fact, he quickly surveyed his surroundings .

This guy is dumb . There's no way I'd make the same move three times in a row .

"Gufu!!"

All of a sudden, a strong shock ran through his chin .

It was because of my punch which sent him flying in the air .

Having his brain tremored, Germa fell into a confused state .

While he was still floating from my punch, I immediately prepared for the next move .

"Burn from the flames of light— Strike Soul!"

The moment I chanted the spell, a yellow magic circle appeared, surrounding Germa and gradually increased its light .

"Guu!!... I I'm not done yet!"

Standing back on both his legs again, Germa started releasing black mist from all over his body .

The mist extended around as if it was protecting him . Apparently, he realized that he can't dodge my next attack, so he prepared for an instant counter-attack .

Although, it was already too late for that .

"Disperse!"

The magic circle shined to its limits and finally released its lasers at Germa who continued to release his black mist .

Once the mist touched the lasers, it easily disappeared, clearing the way to Germa .

"W-Why!?... Guaaa!!"

The mist completely vanished in a second and the lasers reached Germa and Burned him up, not giving him the chance to do anything but scream .

The place that got exposed to the lasers from all the sides, began shining and releasing a bright light which cleared up the gloomy sky .

When everything had finally settled down, all that was left in that place was the worn-out figure of Germa .

His clothes turned pitch black and he received many burns around his body .

Apparently losing his consciousness, he remained crumbling on the ground .

I walked to him and noticed that he was still conscious .

"How, could... a god, like... me... lose..."

He uttered with a cracked voice .

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"You're a god, aren't you? Then why did you destroy your own world?"

"I- I was only... making... my ideal... world... a world consumed by... darkness..."

A world consumed by darkness? That just makes you sound like an evil god instead of a decent one .

"I understand your motive . But you shouldn't have tried doing that here . Now leave that body right now . That way, you won't be able to do anything . "

When I told him to leave Akuya's body, he made a stiff grin as he remained lying down .

"Indeed... I won't be able... to do anything... but, I am not intending... to leave this body... and... there's nothing... for you to do... about it..."

Looks like he was still holding a little hope . This guy doesn't know when to give up . I actually respect his strong persistence .

Also, he was right . I didn't have any means to drag him out from Akuya's body .

Not until now .

"Shining Heart . "

I released a certain magic at Germa .

A moment later, a light reached us from the sky and started dazzlingly wrapping him up .

"W-What is... guu!"

Germa started suffering once the light reached him .

It was a type of [light magic], a magic that specials at purification . Anyone who basks under it will have anything of evil in his heart purified .

Germa makes use of hatred to change it into his own strength and heal his body .

Then I only need to stop that process .

With this light, not only the body, but even the hatred surrounding him outside gets cleaned up . And apparently, Germa couldn't stand against .

"Well then, you'd better leave that body you know . "

Looking down at him suffering, I asked him to leave again .

At this rate, he may even die if he kept resisting .

He was probably thinking about the same thing since I could see the anguish and impassion from his face .

"!!... Ah!!"

Finally, deciding to give up, he left the body and floated away in the form of black mist .

He tried to escape with all his might, but of course, there was no way I'd let him get away .

"Alright, stop there . "

"Gaa!!"

Germa who was about to run away, received my neck blow and fainted .

It seemed that the neck blow had a considerable effect since I heard his groan before he lost his sense .

The sky turned back to its bright and cheerful condition and the dark clouds disappeared leaving the way for the sun to reach my eyes .

Now that I'm done with Germa, next will be this guy .

I reached my hand to the gloomy guy and covered him with a faint light that made his wounds heal up .

If I didn't do that, he would have probably died . I actually don't care about what could have happened to him, but I couldn't break my promise with Kamaishi .

When all of his wounds healed, I let out a deep sigh realizing that everything was done .

"Guess I will go see Lina . "

I carried both of them in my arms and while putting up with tiredness I was feeling, I teleported to Lina's place .

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Bonus

The attack of the colonel .

"Hey, do you see someone standing there?"

"Eh? Where?"

"There! The place that's unusually shining . "

"Hmm, Ahh, my eyes!! My eyes!!"

"Looks like the colonel is attacking . "