The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 153

Chapter 153: Imposing Sacrifices

“Hah!”

“Ha!”

I intercepted the charging Metal Lizardmen.

Aria cut down the swarming Metal Lizardmen with blades imbued with intense heat, while I swung Gallima into a straight line with the Great Sword, scattering them.

However, more reinforcements immediately attacked, and in the meantime, more of them were being ejected from the Juggernaut.

As magical energy flowed towards the advancing Juggernaut’s head, I clicked my tongue in frustration but quickly threw the giant sword, creating distance between Aria and the creatures.

“Aria! I’ll handle the legs and these guys, crush the head!”

“Got it!”

With her wings spread, Aria flew towards the Juggernaut’s head. The Metal Lizardmen tried to shoot their arm claws at her, but as she activated “Eclipse Erosion,” she spun like a top with her cloak wrapped around her.

Hundreds of arrows were released from her cloak in all directions, piercing the Metal Lizardmen, and while still spinning, she grabbed the Great Axe and hurled it towards the ejection port.

The blade of the massive axe collided with the ejection port, preventing any new Metal Lizardmen from emerging for a while.

“Now…”

As I rolled to avoid the approaching presence from behind, I turned and saw a four-armed Lizardman—a Guardian—clanging its scythe and emitting a strange cry.

Closing the distance with a small sword and hand axe, the Guardian swung its scythe at incredible speed to intercept. Recognizing the scythe’s power, I switched to a long sword from my small sword and hand axe, parrying and deflecting its rapid attacks. Despite trying to reach it while dodging its strikes, the Guardian accurately exploited blind spots, continuously swinging its scythe to obstruct me.

When I intercepted the scythe with my sword, the Guardian’s chest opened, and something was ejected. Immediately after, I was hit by a strong impact and blown away.

“…A gun?”

What hit my chest was a metal bullet. Guns, weapons that use gunpowder to shoot bullets, were not popular due to manufacturing costs and maintenance, but what the Guardian had was far more powerful and accurate than what I had seen before. Additionally, the scythe’s relentless swings were also too powerful to handle.

“The Juggernaut, imposing sacrifices…”

Although it bore the name of the ancient gods I had seen before, its strength was truly worthy of that name…

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(Aria’s Side)

As the Juggernaut charged its destructive light towards the rocky mountain once again…

A crimson meteor shot up from below, colliding with the Juggernaut’s chin, forcing its head upwards against its will, and the light was released straight into the sky.

“…Such a pain! You scrap metal!”

While grumbling, Aria, wrapped in flames, readied her sword. The flames converged onto her sword, heating the blade until it turned white.

“Maximum Heat of the Extreme Flame Blade!”

Descending rapidly, Aria swung the white blade down towards the Juggernaut’s head, which was facing us. Although the intersection was brief, immediately after the Juggernaut’s movement ceased, an explosion erupted from the point where the white blade struck.

“Alright!”

I clenched my fist at the sight of the head exploding into pieces. However, the joy didn’t last long.

Liquid-like substance began to overflow from its neck, forming a shape as if reversing regeneration, reconstructing its outline.

Then, even though its armor was almost decayed, its restored head lit up with an inorganic light once again.

“…It has regeneration capability?”

“Let’s keep jokes to a minimum, shall we…”

Ruskdite responded to Aria’s mutterings with a hint of exasperation…