novelzi Chapter 152: Beast of Deceit and Rapacity
Chapter 152: Beast of Deceit and Rapacity
Chapter 152: Beast of Deceit and Rapacity
Swoooosh!
Swooping through the sky, the black-armored Il-Ho swooped landed on the floating island and whale, Eden.
Il-Ho shouted, “Rollie! Are you alright? It’s me, Il-Ho!”
“Il-Ho...”
Surrounded by the Divine Beasts, Rollie staggered toward Il-Ho. A golden apple rolled at her feet—it had traces of cuts and a bite.
“R-Rollie?”
“Hngg, Il-Ho... I don’t feel so well...”
Ssss—
Rollie grew transparent as she approached Il-Ho, like a fading mirage in a desert. With tears in her eyes, Rollie reached out to Il-Ho. “Please don’t... forget me... Il-H—”
“Rollie!” Il-Ho reached out to grab her in panic, but all he could grasp was air.
Just like that, Rollie was gone, as if she’d never existed in the first place. Memories of her had been wiped out from all of her friends’ minds—all except for Il-Ho.
Raging, Il-Ho turned to Zappa the raccoon. “You vile apostle of a wicked god! What have you done to my friend, Rollie?!”
Smirk—
Zappa smiled sinisterly, revealing his yellowed teeth. “Kihihi! I merely sent her to a better place.”
“Better... place?”
“An insect like you doesn’t need to know anyway! Now, die!” Zappa’s eyes glowed menacingly. “Kiki! I’ll turn you into ashes this time!”
Flash! Ruuuumble!
With a furious thunderclap, a wave of lightning spewed out from the staff, threatening to reduce Il-Ho into a pile of ashes. However, unlike before, Il-Ho was unflinching.
“H-how could the staff of the Thunder God, bestowed by my master, not work on you?”
The emulator from the Soul Mecha Lazenca began showing a series of texts.
[Soul Mecha Lazenca has resistance to lightning attacks.]
[The Soul Mecha’s power has increased by 200% due to the influx of powerful external energy!]
Clank! Thud!
Sparks flew all over Il-Ho as he slowly approached the frightened Zappa.
“As if your lightning bolts would work against the armor bestowed by our God Yu Il-Shin!!”
“Eeek! M-monster! Don’t come near me!” terrified, Zappa then shouted at the Divine Beasts, “What are you doing! Have you all forgotten how Beast of Deceit and Rapacity saved your lives?! Hurry and stop that monster!”
Tzzz!
The eyes of the Divine Beasts, who stood there in a daze like puppets, suddenly turned red.
“For our god.”
“For the god who saved us...”
Riiip!
Their clothes began ripping apart, and their bodies transformed into combat mode.
“Grrr!”
“Gaaaah!”
The beast-like traits within the Divine Beasts erupted like an active volcano, pouncing on Il-Ho. Il-Ho didn’t fight back, unwilling to harm the beasts he’d spent the last few days with.
“Keugh!” Il-Ho disappeared almost instantly.
“Krrr! Die! Die-woof!”
“Blood! I want blood-nya!”
Zappa cheered as he watched the Divine Beasts come crashing down on Il-Ho like a huge mountain. “That’s right! Destroy his strange armor and tear him to pieces!”
Woooong!
But then, a strange sound could be heard amidst the cries of the beasts.
From beneath the beasts that swarmed Il-Ho, a blinding, golden light emanated.
This is nothing but hell!
The horrible mixture of acid and foul stench filled the air, making it difficult to breathe. If it weren’t for the mysterious armor given by God Yu Il-Shin, Il-Ho would’ve suffocated to death. He gritted his teeth. Could Holyn and Rollie somehow survive through this hell?
Zappa’s head was still in his hands, screaming in agony due to the acidic air.
“Cough cough! You crazy bastard! You really went into the belly of Beast of Deceit and Rapacity! We’re all going to die now!”
“Shut up! You’re the cause of all this!” Il-Ho threw Zappa’s head into the river.
“Aaaah! N-no! S-save me...!”
Tsss!
Zappa’s head dissolved instantly in the acid, and a message from the Tower of Warriors appeared.
[The apostle of the evil god has been defeated, and 664 Divine Beasts have been saved!]
[Congratulations! The Forty-Third Floor of the Tower of Warriors: Trial of Space and Time—Salvation of Eden has been cleared.]
[Warrior, will you proceed to the next floor?]
Il-Ho shook his head.
Such nonsense! I haven’t saved my friends yet!
Ignoring the message, Il-Ho flew around in the hellish stomach of the malevolent god’s, looking for his friends.
“Holyn! Rollie! Do you hear me? Answer me!”
Il-Ho was getting anxious by the second. Would any of his delicate friends live through this hell?
“Il-...Ho... I’m... here...”
Just then, a faint voice that seemed to disappear at any moment came from one of the floating piles of bones on the river.
“Rollie?” Il-Ho quickly maneuvered his armor, flying toward the voice.
Then, he found Rollie on top of the bone pile. She was rolled up, protecting herself with her thorns.
Il-Ho hugged Rollie tightly.
“Rollie! Are you alri—Ugh!”
Rollie was in critical condition. Even without touching the acid and being protected by her thorns, parts of her body were gradually melting. Il-Ho then caught sight of Holyn’s half-melted hide in the middle of the pile.
Rollie coughed up blood, struggling to speak. “Il-Ho... Holyn is... Hnggg...”
Il-Ho gritted his teeth. “Don’t say anything! Let’s find a way out of this place first!”
Despite saying that to reassure Rollie, he didn’t have any idea how they could get out of this place.
Oh, right!
Il-Ho recalled the messages from the Tower of Warriors earlier and shouted, “Tower of Warriors! I, Il-Ho, will proceed to the next floor with Rollie!”
[Warrior, only you can proceed to the next floor.]
[Only the chosen ones can climb the Tower of Warriors.]
Such was the Tower’s reply.
Il-Ho’s expression hardened. As if he’d leave Rollie behind and escape on his own!
God Yu Il-Shin...!
Having to ask for assistance each time made him feel ashamed. Still, he couldn’t think of a way to get Rollie out of this place!
“Great and merciful God Yu Il-Shin, please give me your wisdom...”
Just as Il-Ho was about to turn to God Yu Il-SHin for help...
Ruuuumble!
The red walls of flesh began wriggling ferociously. Tidal waves rolled on the acid river, dissolving the piles of bones in an instant.
“Argh!” Il-Ho leaped into the air, avoiding the surging acid.
What’s happening!
Then a thunderous voice rang out in Il-Ho’s eardrums.
-Who dares to steal my food!
The voice belonged to the owner of this hellish stomach, Beast of Deceit and Rapacity.