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Chapter 305: [Boss Fight] The Subjugation Of Gilach (6)
Chapter 305: [Boss Fight] The Subjugation Of Gilach (6)
0% As soon as they arrived on Ivy Island, the Demon Army immediately unleashed their bombs.
APHEs, high explosives, incendiaries, white phosphorus shells–using every kind of bomb they could think of, they tried to wreck Winter Heaven’s research center.
But why was it?
No matter how many bombs they dropped, Gilach wasn’t satisfied.
Shouldn’t have wasted the atomic bombs.
The atomic bomb.
It had been a mistake to use all of the Dark Day that the Demon King had given early on.
Who would have thought that they would be that satisfying, uhuhuhu!
Really, there was nothing like it.
If the frontlines began showing even small signs of a stalemate?
They just had to drop one and the elves would scream. It was hard to not get excited when seeing the frontline fall like dominoes.
The atomic bomb was like a drug to Gilach, a wicked thing that begged to be used again and again once you got a taste of it.
He didn’t like Winter Heaven herself, but he was in awe of her invention and wanted to go wild with it.
Perhaps that was why.
“......There isn’t much damage to the island.”
Ivy Island’s resistance was more stubborn than he expected.
He wasn’t wrong; they had already dropped tons worth of explosives, yet not a single moan could be heard, much less screams.
A quiet atmosphere like a deserted island.
Gilach’s adjutant frowned as they spied out the island’s interior.
“Sir, the situation inside isn’t as bad as it seems. There are only two damaged houses, and not a single sector has been burnt down!”
“How does that make any sense?”
They threw all those explosives.
There was no way that there wasn’t any damage.
“They all seemed to have been blocked by a large air defense net.”
“An air defense net? Did you say air defense net?”
They set up that large an air defense over that small island?
Why? When? How?
“...No, it’s possible.”
The intent was obvious.
From the start, this island had been her last line of defense.
She must have chosen a quiet place on purpose to conduct new research away from the frontlines.
He had to give her credit for her cunning, but that was all it was.
There was no way a mere academic would win in a fight of fundamental force.
“It looks like you’ve integrated yourself well into elven society, managing to take a vacation somewhere like this.”
“What will you do, sir?”
“It’s obvious.”
Gilach raised his hand slightly, an order to cease firing.
“Set aside one of the speedboats. I’ll have to go to the bow and see that bitch for myself.”
He got onto the prepared small ship and headed towards the island.
Even if they retaliated, it wouldn’t be a problem.
He was Summer Heaven. Even if the speedboat sank, he had the ability to get onto land and slaughter everyone with his hooks.
Small cautions like that didn’t matter to Gilach right now.
“Uhuhuhuhu.”
The thought of getting to see Winter Heaven’s face after a long time had him grinning.
“Come out this instant, you traitorous bitch!!”
As he neared the island, Gilach strengthened his voice and shouted.
Some time later, the form of several people appeared on the southern cliffs. Gilach, who had good eyesight, twisted his lips when he saw them.
Black ponytail, burning gold eyes.
Her eyes were clouded over like she was worn out from long research, and her hair went beyond a bit messy to quite the disheveled state.
Yet her skin was white and fair like a pearl, contrasting with the dark shadows beneath her eyes and giving off the impression of a sick person.
Aether of Winter Heaven.
Her eyes made contact with Gilach’s.
It was the moment of confrontation between the two Heavens.
It was a custom that no longer took place in the modern age of firepower and total warfare. The guy who took the first shot instead of running their mouth had the victory.
But what if the two commanders who were enemies were from a thousand years ago?
“Uhuhu.... That’s the face of a person who won’t live long. Looks like you were beaten badly by those lowly Elementals, hm?”
“...You still talk shit as usual, Summer.”
Their old habits came back.
Winter and Summer Heaven. The two Beasts shouted with the sharp weapons of their mouths from just dozens of meters apart.
Having been enemies even while part of the Demon Army, the words they exchanged were fierce.
“I don’t know how an inherent piece of trash with no parents or identity was able to rise to the rank of a Heaven. But considering that, that spot is where you fit best I suppose. Uhahahahaha!!”
“Big words for someone who abandoned his parents and voluntarily orphaned himself. Do you really not understand that your very life is a contradiction?”
A menacing aura was already permeating throughout from the start.
Everyone’s neck stiffened, and their limbs trembled. It felt like they would collapse on the spot just from listening to the two Heavens.
It was because of the skill unique to Cataclysms–‘Intimidate’.
“Listen up, you foolish elves! This bitch already betrayed our relationship once! She has the face of defiance!”
“This bastard has been stabbing people in the back as naturally as breathing since the old days of the Great War. Is it this one’s fault for having quit because my colleague was shit?”
“You will also be betrayed if you keep her close!!”
Gilach’s taunting was unreasonable, but it was effective.
“That fucker, running his mouth like that.......”
At the end of the squabble that lasted for a while, Aether coughed up blood and collapsed.
“Minister!”
“Ma’am!”
“Are you alright, my lady?”
Gilach was also quite shocked by this sight.
First, because she had been fine a few months ago.
Second, because her blood wasn’t black, but red like a human or elf.
“...What is with that bitch?”
Winter Heaven was carried away on a stretcher after coughing up a pool of blood.
He could only scoff at the thought that she had been a fellow Heaven.
Anyway, he won the argument; there was nothing more to fear. Waving his hand, Gilach ordered his men to attack.
Or was going to.
“Something seems off, sir.”
His adjutant stopped him out of nowhere. Irritated, Gilach scratched at his head with his hook and asked why.
“Well, isn’t she Winter Heaven? There is no way she’d have bled that easily just from an argument.”
“She must have some disease she was hiding. Why are you thinking about it so seriously?”
“Do machines like us fall ill?”
“Even if we were blessed with ironization, an illness is an illness. As long as we’re half-living creatures, our lifespan will slowly run out. What can last forever in this world? Hahahaha!”
Just because they were Beasts, it didn’t mean they were invincible.
They could be killed by Flare, killed by Elementals, and could even rust and die from an unexpected disease.
Being a Heaven relatively freed them from such restrictions, but that lowly bitch wasn’t originally qualified to be a Heaven, no?
She was nothing more than a weak, frail Golden-Eyed.
“Then you meant to say that even the King’s reign won’t last forever?”
“......?”
Just as he was getting ready to attack with a wicked smile, his adjutant stopped him again.
“Do you think that was what I meant?”
“No, sir, but I just wanted to remind you that Winter Heaven is no easy opponent as she was also appointed by His Majesty.”
Gilach was about to erupt at those words, then stopped.
“...You’re right. There’s no harm in being cautious.”
As much as he wanted to charge into the island right now and destroy it like shaking up a hornet’s nest, there was always a ‘what if’.
Because they could miss their catch due to a small mistake, or walk into a trap and be the ones getting into trouble instead.
“Please just wait for a day. If it’s a serious illness, the island’s facilities and equipment won’t be sufficient. They’ll definitely flee to the nearest large city.”
“You have a point.”
So instead of attacking, Gilach ordered them to change formation.
He had them surround the island with warships except for a small gap, and had hundreds of thousands of Beasts on standby at all times.
And if they tried to escape through gap they made....
That will be the day you die. Uhuhuhu.
Rather, it was frighteningly accurate. Aether attempted to flee through the escape route Gilach left open with the help of Air Magic.
However.
[Eightfold Way Third Form ─ Tesla]
Pzzzzt!
Ba-ba-booom─!!
Her being sick was all a lie!
Because how else could she use a magic of that scale back-to-back?
Every streeth that Aether went, she used Eightfold Way after spraying the place with some kind of strange substance. A golden current would swirl around the area and begin exploding.
A blitz attack that exploded like a sea mine–it was an artillery technique that he had never seen before. Even the mighty Gilach had to be wary of it.
It wasn’t because it hurt when he was hit by it. Injuries could be healed quickly with Innate Magic.
“Uwargh...!”
Rather, it hurt his pride.
That he had allowed that inferior bitch to even get one hit.
He was so goddamn angry that veins popped on his forehead.
I’ll definitely kill her...!
“Leave the troops surrounding the island as is! I’ll be going after that bitch!”
“It’s too dangerous, sir! It could be a trap!”
“What trap! With how quickly she’s running away, she must be going to call for reinforcements!”
It would be troublesome later if he didn’t subjugate her now.
She’d have the elves shield her and go deeper and deeper inside herself.
She would die eventually, but that wasn’t the problem.
If Spring or Autumn defeat her, there’s going to be nothing left.
The King had high expectations for him.
But if he failed to properly bring back the head of one traitorous bitch despite being given command of the navy, what would he go back and say?
Even in a new era where the world was ruled by Golden-Eyeds, he wouldn’t be able to get much crumbs.
That couldn’t happen.
The portion given to him must always be large.
Yes, one worthy of the prestigious name of High Elf.
Gilach grit his teeth and chased after the fleeing Aether alone.
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