The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 194

Chapter 194: Confrontation

“Wait, Berg.”

As I tried to take off, Aria called out to me. When I turned around, she gestured for me to remove my helmet.

As I removed my helmet, Aria took the contents of a bottle in her hand and drank it, then grabbed my cheek and kissed me.

An elixir flowed into my mouth from Aria’s overlapping lips, replenishing my depleted strength and fatigue, restoring my vitality.

“An enchantment, so you can always come back.”

Saying so, Aria stepped back, and in a swift exchange, Serena and Shurin also kissed me. When they stepped back, they looked straight into my eyes.

“I may have been late, but best of luck.”

“You’ll be fine, Berg.”

“…Yeah.”

Putting my helmet back on, I spread my wings, making sure not to let them see the smile that involuntarily formed on my lips.

“I’m off.”

Leaving those words behind, I soared towards the area of light.

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Inside the zone, the world had indeed turned white. While flying towards the Ill-Eater at the center, I wrapped darkness around my spear.

I threw the spear adorned with spiraling darkness towards the Ill-Eater. The Ill-Eater noticed it and the spear pierced its arm.

The spear stuck halfway, even though the massive body, estimated to be at least thirty meters tall, seemed to have a more robust structure than dungeon walls.

The mouth on the Ill-Eater’s arm opened, and a beam of light shot out. Dodging in mid-air, the beam approached in a curve.

“Ugh!?”

While being chased by the beam of light, I descended rapidly towards the ground. Skimming the ground and making a sharp turn, the beam gouged the ground and disappeared.

“A mere fly has intruded.”

Mouths all over the Ill-Eater’s body opened, emitting various sizes of beams of light. All the beams converged towards me.

Flying while avoiding the approaching beams of light, I dodged the large ones and deflected the small ones with a sword or shield wrapped in darkness.

Navigating through the rain of beams of light, I wielded the giant sword, Greatsword, and struck at the Ill-Eater’s head. However, I was obstructed by the light that emerged from its surroundings.

“What’s this!?”

The light’s true form was human. Numerous humanoid lights with various appearances formed a wall between me and the Ill-Eater.

The light transformed into dozens of arms and pushed me away. Adjusting my posture in mid-air, but the arms approached, spreading out to fill my field of vision.

Holding crossbows in both hands, I fired arrows from my wings. I managed to shoot down all the approaching hands, but I took a direct hit from the beam of light approaching from behind.

Enduring the impact, I landed. Raising my head, I was once again showered with a rain of beams of light.

Deploying the tower-shaped shield, Tower Shield, while covering my whole body with wings, I felt a tremendous impact transmitted through the shield, and a blast swept through the surroundings.

“I have no time to deal with you. I must begin the preparations to devour the world!”

The entire body of the Ill-Eater, as it declared so, shone even brighter. The light seemed to weaken as if shrinking for a moment, then exploded even brighter, as if it had exploded.

The light turned into a massive pillar rising towards the sky, a sight that seemed to portend the end of the world.

“Now, my apostles, go reap the life of the world!”