Chapter 391

With the fall of the giant, the battle began in earnest.
The resistance diluted my blood in buckets and applied it to their weapons or drank it.
The act of making others drink my blood was not pleasant, but it was necessary in order to direct my magic at them.
Red-headed projectiles were shooting into the night sky.
“Shoot them! Don’t let any of them go alive!”
“Take Back Our Lands and Seas!”
It was like a meteor shower falling upside down.
Further assaults by the giants caused the ceiling to collapse completely, but not a single resistance member retreated.
The warriors who survived the end of the world knew this was the moment to give it their all.
[This is the first black sky I’ve seen in a while!
【Follow Captain Orsay!】
I was most excited about the flying dragons.
Orse, in the form of a man, led his horde across the night sky.
Most of the giants’ attacks missed.
Bald heads were falling every time the dragon squadron made an anomalous curve.
“What, movement.”
They were banned from flying above the clouds, but that didn’t mean they stopped flapping their wings.
His flying skills, which specialized in dodging and weaving, were coming into play at this moment.
[Die!
In a frenzied rush, Orse threw his spear.
A straight black line pierced the giant’s throat.
Blue blood poured out.
The dragons behind him rained down brass on the staggering creature.
Kaaaaaah!
The storms of fire, lightning, and cold were no match for an unshielded, bare body.
The charred giant crashed to the ground.
【Kahahaha! You look good!】
Orsay let out a hearty laugh.
A flash of white exploded above his head.
When he looked up, he saw giants pointing spears of light at him.
“O arrogant one.”
[Damn—!
A spear of light is thrown.
It’s too late to avoid.
His men were calling his name.
An invisible explosion occurred between Orse and the giant.
A spear, its trajectory warped, whizzed past him.
At the same time, projectiles from the ground hit the giants.
You are.
Orse lowered his gaze.
Far below, Archbishop Letancier of Nebula Clagier threw up his arms.
The same mass of telekinetic power that had saved her was gathering around her.
Confirming the successful interception, Letancier let out a cheer.
“Stop, I blocked it! I blocked it!”
“Good job, just do that.”
I patted her on the shoulder.
After receiving the praise, Letancier was overjoyed like a child and took the next step.
“You scumbags, how dare you trick us!”
It wasn’t really her words.
Dozens of telekinetic cannonballs were fired into the sky.
The goal is giants.
Normally, the effect would have been no more than a caress with an ant antennae, but today was different.
Boom!
Quagmire!
A chain of explosions pummeled the stellar shield.
Even so, the cracks opened, and the already weakened shields shattered.
The struck giants groaned as they coughed up blood.
“Aja!”
Letancier clenched his fists.
It’s good to see them being proactive.
The eyes of the Resistance, who had been treating her like she was going to die, were changing.
“So it was the Archbishop–that’s great.”
“Hmmm. I don’t believe it yet.”
This was also a good change.
It seemed like it would take more time.
I was watching the battle in the night sky while receiving blood in a bucket.
The vampires in the Resistance were passing my blood around.
“Yeah. Everybody does it.”
The bald men were falling apart at the seams.
As long as they were under the protection of the greatest of all heavens, the stars, they were nothing more than glass cannons with a lot of firepower.
Still, they were no pushovers, but unfortunately, their opponents were a group called the Resistance, a group that had been thinking about tearing them apart for over a decade.
“I’m sure it’s all good.
In fact, I could have handled that many heads by myself.
To be honest, it was more comfortable.
It’ll take less time, and there won’t be any unnecessary casualties.
But I didn’t intentionally intervene.
What is taken from you is only meaningful if you take it back.
What the star-struck needed was confidence that they weren’t the only ones, that we could do it too.
“Hoo hoo hoo—.”
Nearby, I could hear the sound of air being sucked in.
I turned my head and saw Navarrozze standing there with his eyes closed.
“How’s it going?”
“Hmph—!”
I asked, but Navarordze didn’t answer.
She continued to breathe in, gathering her strength.
A red glow flickered inside his swollen chest, like it was about to burst (and it was).
The moment she exhaled was probably the end of the battle.
I was looking at the sky again.
“That’s weird.
There was a subtle sense of dissonance.
For some reason, the number of giants didn’t seem to shrink much.
The clouds parted and the magic circle lost its function.
I narrowed my eyes and began to scan the night sky.
“—It’s growing again.”
The question was quickly answered.
In fact, the number of giants has remained similar to the beginning of the war.
As one crashed, the other slowly descended under a thick cloud.
The resistance, preoccupied with dealing with the enemy in front of them, hadn’t noticed.
“Huff… Huff… Why isn’t it ending?”
“It’s just an illusion! Shoot him!”
Something was going on behind the clouds.
I don’t know what kind of shenanigans this is, but I knew I had to fix it.
The four-winged bastards were going to be dangerous if we pushed them with volume, no matter how shitty they were.
The car was about to take off into the night sky.
[Ah, child. Where are you going?]
“Ma’am, you’re in for a surprise.”
Suddenly, Navarro’s voice echoed in my head.
Before I knew it, her eyes were open and she was glaring at me.
“I’ll just be a minute, something’s not right.”
[Weird, you’re covered in blood, what if something goes wrong–do you have to go?]
It was a simple illusion that I had become oblivious to the battle.
There was concern in his eyes as he looked at me.
“Uh—so—.”
It felt weird.
Maybe it was because I didn’t have memories of my mom, but it was a different feeling than my sister’s concern.
Scratching the back of my head, I opened my mouth.
“Don’t worry, it’s going to be fine.”
[If so, I can’t help it—but hurry back, for I’m about to breathe fire, and I can’t stop once I’ve gathered this much—].
Navarordze blinked in disbelief.
He was not yet fully healed and seemed to have trouble controlling the heat.
It didn’t matter.
Whatever’s up there won’t be there for long.
I gave him a thumbs up and smiled.
“I’ll be right back.”
Lowered your posture.
I focused my mind and strengthened my body.
With no support fire at Letancie, he had to reach the clouds on his own.
His thighs bulged with mana.
“Let’s do a service.”
Tap the hilt of your sword.
I leapt toward the spot where the giants were most concentrated.
The ground dug deep as I stepped out.
The pressure was on, like the world was crushing me.
Kwah!
A shockwave went off, a beat late.
“Gee—!”
The momentum was beyond our wildest dreams.
I felt a surge of energy from touching Ceniel.
I reached the battlefield in the sky in the blink of an eye.
Orse’s dragon squadron and the Bald Seven were engaged in a fierce battle.
His grip on the hilt tightened, and the sword reddened.
A spatula.
At the same time, a red line was drawn over the necks of the seven giants.
“What.”
They weren’t even given a chance to scream terminal.
The line opened up in one swift motion, exploding in a shower of indigo blood.
Seven heads shot into the air.
Orse, who had noticed my presence late, roared.
Bastard! How dare you touch my share!
“You should have cleaned up that mess sooner.”
I chuckled and sheathed my sword.
Orsay was already out from under me.
The pale cloud swallowed my body for the briefest of moments and then spat me out.
The white obscuring the view disappears, revealing the landscape above the clouds.
“Kya.”
I was blown away.
It was one of the most beautiful views I’ve seen since coming to this side of the world.
The night sky was clear, above a layer of clouds that resembled a snowy field.
“I would have died if I hadn’t seen it.”
I would have loved to go stargazing if I had the time, but unfortunately I didn’t.
We need to figure out why the giants keep popping up.
Then, something caught my eye as I was looking around.
“…What is that?”
It wasn’t that far off.
In the midst of the sky, a ball of colorful light boiled up.
At the center of the light, a sphere of magic power was spinning.
Around it, three cracks were gaping open.
“What size is—.
His brow creased.
The cracks were cracks, but I was more interested in the spheres.
The bizarre mass of magic rivaled the artificial sun of Navarordze.
I approached the sphere, blasting sword energy into thin air.
The concentration of magic was so dense that my body tingled.
I don’t know why they did this, but I think I know who did it.
“—Akasha.”
I pursed my lips.
Nearby, the gaping cracks vindicated my reasoning.
Each of the three fissures was large and wide enough for a giant to walk through.
The sphere was supposed to be a signal.
The suddenly balding horde had seen the light emanating from the mass and flocked to it.
Then, from inside the largest crack, the upper half of a white mulligan popped out.
“Where am I?”
“Shit, I’m leaving.”
The sight of my bare scalp made me want to scream.
It was the moment the secret of infinite refills was unlocked.
Some bastard called Akasha or something had not only summoned the giants around him, but had dragged Bald from another part of the star to this one.
What the fuck is this asshole doing?
What’s the purpose?
In the midst of my musings, my eyes locked with the giant.
“You?”
“This is your undertaker.”
I wanted to think about it a little longer, but I knew what I had to do first.
I lunged with an explosion, scattering wide strikes.
A crescent moon rose along the sword path.
The three rifts, the sphere that served as a beacon, and the body of the giant who had just exited the rift, split open at once.
Kaaaaaah!!!
A shockwave burst from the sphere that had been split in half.
The clouds covering his feet parted to reveal the ground.
I expected cheers, but it was strangely quiet.
“Huh?”
I lowered my gaze and arched an eyebrow.
Only the giants remained in the skies above the headquarters.
The supporting artillery fire had stopped.
The dragon troops were no longer in sight.
What is.
Have the baldies turned the corner?
The car was puzzled by its sudden disadvantage.
Poof!
The space in front of him shimmered and gathered, revealing a familiar figure.
[What are you waiting for, do you want to disappear without a trace?
“Aha.”
I realized that the time had come.
Orse flashed to the ground, clutching at my throat.
By the time I woke up, I was already at headquarters.
The power was centered around Navarordze.
[You’re back…just in time].
“You put up with this for me, my God.”
I could tell he was struggling with the whole note.
Pushed to the limit, she was like a supernova on the verge of exploding.
I knew what was coming next.
Sensing something was amiss, the giants retreated, but it was too late.
“Goodbye, assholes.”
My head was spinning, but it was enough for today.
I waved at the fleeing giants.
My entire vision was colored red.
Navarordze’s mouth opened, and the hottest flames on the planet burst forth.
One month from this date.
We got half the world back.