On the ground, charred corpses, burning with flames, shook their twisted limbs and opened their blackened mouths, rushing towards the enemies before them.
They did not know the meaning of their existence; their remaining humanity prevented them from understanding this. They only knew that they had been awakened from slumber to serve their god once more.
They felt the cold air around them, felt hunger and rage. They wanted to burn everything in their sight, turning everything they passed into scorched earth.
Facing such a tide of flames, most Mortals would feel fear and dread. However… "Charge! Keep going! Smash them! Let them know who's the boss of Acahuala!"
"WAAAAAAAGH!!!"
Accompanied by resounding war cries, the warriors of Acahuala, armed with the crudest spears and machetes, fearlessly charged forward, engaging these monsters in battle.
And those Witch Doctors and priests, brandishing staves imbued with Originium energy, either condensed the most brutal Originium energy blasts and hurled them at the monsters, or directly filled their staves with energy and smashed the heads of the dead.
They are the Tiakau, glorious and brave warriors of the Rainforest—just go for it!
"Heysho—Gavial! Are you okay! Can you still hold on?"
Having just knocked down a corpse much taller than herself, Tomimi's small face was a mix of fear and excitement. While recharging her staff and activating the "Gavial Protection Plan," she asked Gavial, who was continuously casting Spells not far away, with concern.
"I'm fine, I can still hold on. Don't worry, I won't exceed the oripathy infection limit."
In the distance, at the feet of the Flame Giant, Gavial's scaled tail had stiffened into a rod, and she was drenched in sweat, but she still maintained the flickering pale green glow on her staff.
She was releasing Healing Originium Arts, and her target was… "Damn it, Goki, you bastard, you're draining me dry."
Her Healing Originium Arts were continuously being released towards the Giant's head.
Twenty meters was the limit of her Originium Arts' range. This healing was taxing Goki's vitality, accelerating his recovery speed, allowing his body, which was rapidly recovering due to the blood vials, to mend even faster.
"Ha… an ordinary person would have severe burns from this kind of flame. He's truly a monster."
Hot and tired, Gavial wiped her forehead, looking at Flint not far away, who, with her agile movements, constantly weaved between the charred corpses, occasionally sending their heads flying with an uppercut.
Beside her, several sorcerers dressed as mercenaries were jointly releasing Frost Originium Arts, attaching them to every brave warrior.
Some of them might not have learned these Originium Arts before, at most using Spells to chill cola, but the threat of death made them learn incredibly fast.
Similarly, other Shieldguards and melee mercenaries also formed battle arrays, resisting the tide of flames.
Even two Wyverns took out the heavy javelins from their backs and began throwing them at the Flame Giant. Indeed, the heavy attacks launched by this superhuman race did slow down the Giant's movements.
In the air, purple Spell spikes occasionally emerged from the ground, piercing one charred corpse after another that rushed over.
Gavial was certain that someone was definitely there—it was the girl who said she wanted to be with Goki!
However, the one truly making a difference was… "Ha… I really don't know how Goki managed to win her over."
Looking at the white-haired girl who was constantly moving along the Giant's arm, inserting her mechanical sword into the Giant's arm, and then using brute force to make the Flame Giant's own arm fight against itself, Gavial couldn't help but sigh.
Thump——
Whenever the Flame Giant tried to swing its arm, lift its leg, and attack the people on the ground, Skadi's red eyes would flash, forcibly twisting the Giant's burning arm, and with a roar, making the Flame Giant punch itself.
It was as if this petite girl was controlling the Giant.
"Actually, I'm not really afraid of fire—if I have my sword."
Beside Gavial, the Sarkaz girl, whose face was a bit scorched, puffed out her cheeks, looking sulky.
Just now, she had just released flames when her out-of-control Spell blew up in her face. Afterward, she could only obediently stay by Gavial's side, occasionally swatting away splashing sparks and flames with her arm—she was indeed not an excellent Originium Arts user, but at least she wasn't afraid of fire.
Originium Arts Adaptability—Deficiency.
She had to wait for an opportunity, the best opportunity—although she had almost forgotten when she found laevatein, she had to admit, she really liked that sword.
"Ha… Goki, I mean, my, my boyfriend, is trying hard to get your sword back."
Looking up, Gavial watched the man battling the monster, watching the silver longsword in his hand burning with pale flames, and his trench coat fluttering in the midst of the flames. Her stiff tail behind her suddenly wagged rapidly.
And at this moment, not far away, a sound of mechanical impact seemed to come.
"Boa Tribe! Let's go—for Acahuala! For Hunter's Workshop!"
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Clang—clang—clang—
The burning silver sword and the burning giant blade clashed, and pale and crimson flames surged.
"So—weak! Moon, you can't even take one of my blows! What do you intend to defeat me with, this weak weapon? Or the puny Originium Arts on your body!"
The two-meter-long crimson flame blade slammed down from above. laevatein struck the silver sword held in Goki's two hands.
Clang—
The pale flames were instantly dispersed, Goki's stamina bar was almost at zero, his body swayed, and he immediately knelt to the ground.
[Damn it, it's like my posture bar is empty—after all, why am I parrying like I'm fighting the First Speaker again!]
Goki inwardly grumbled, then rolled backward, dodging the next sword strike, but was hit in the face by the ensuing heatwave.
No wonder, Twilight can hit four blocks, that's common sense.
His vision went blank for a moment, then returned to clarity. Goki knew his eyeballs might have just been roasted—better than being gouged out by the Hemwick Witch.
"Face me head-on, coward! You don't even dare to confront me directly, you're as slippery as an eel!"
The only solid arm gripped laevatein, and the magma-formed head let out an angry roar, with fire spewing from its mouth and eyes.
"I'm just getting used to it. Your body is as big as those axe-wielding and flail-wielding guys in the Healing Church; it's still hard to find an opening."
Downing the last few blood vials, Goki felt a faint green glow emanating from his body and couldn't help but thank Gavial, who was still on the ground.
"An opening, you will never have that opening again—only eternal torment awaits you!"
Not wanting to listen to the black-clad Hunter in front of him anymore, the God of Burning Wind had been particularly annoyed by the man's eel-like rolls and dodges since the beginning.
From start to finish, the only damage It inflicted on this little bug was the burning effect of the flames; in other situations, It hadn't stabbed the opponent even once.
If It had all Its power, It would never have even paid attention to those beings in the sea or on the snow mountains!
But this weak Great One was actually toying with and insulting It!
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"Enough, I can see you've reached your limit. This is the final blow!"
Looking at Goki, who was still gasping, the God of Burning Wind felt the vexation in Its chest clear away and rushed forward with a laugh.
"Yes, I've reached my limit—I was faking it."
Saying that, Goki stopped his so-called "gasping," drew the large silver pistol from his waist—which he had been enduring not to shoot, and was thicker than a short-barrel gun—and elegantly pointed it at this melee-worshipping remnant of a god.
"You haven't seen this a thousand years ago, have you?"
Then, seizing the moment when the opponent's main arm, as the core, released the most power during a sword swing—a moment he had summarized from constantly being beaten and chased around—Goki's large pistol spewed two streams of fire.
[Repeater Pistol
A typical repeater pistol used by Healing Church Hunters. This repeater pistol has a large metal body, a refined design, and can fire two bullets simultaneously, which also means it consumes Quicksilver Bullets quite easily.
Compared to the version manufactured by Hunter's Workshop, it should be used more cautiously, as a last resort weapon.]
Of course, Goki did indeed use this repeater pistol, unlocked by the Sword Hunter Badge, as his trump card in the final moments of the decisive battle.
Two bullets simultaneously shot out from the upper and lower muzzles, hitting his sharp and pointed index and ring fingers.
Having used Gun Counter on so many enemies, this time, Goki's target for the Gun Counter was the most bizarre.
Of course, Goki doing this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
He had read the history of the nations of Terra in Kal'tsit's car. Although the term "firearm" had existed for a long time, Laterano's restriction on firearms had only gradually eased in recent centuries. Before that, only the Laterano army could use firearms in the world.
A thousand years ago, that Pasha with nightmare blood clearly couldn't have used such an ancient weapon in battle.
This Great One had never seen a gun, and the firearms of the mercenaries below obviously wouldn't attract Its attention.
But Goki's weapon was different.
Although against ordinary enemies, even the shields of the heavy mercenary Shieldguards below, Goki's Quicksilver Bullets would ricochet.
However, against these supernatural entities, Quicksilver Bullets filled with Goki's blood—were very effective!
Pffft, pffft—
Two sounds of bullets piercing flesh were heard simultaneously. The three-meter-tall Giant was struck as if by lightning; its originally solid magma body instantly began to rapidly shift between dazzling and pitch black.
The intervention of Goki's Quicksilver Bullets disrupted the terrifying Originium Arts release of the divine remnant. The temporary body It had created, whether the Giant's body or the three-meter-tall Clone on its head, suddenly became chaotic.
"What did you do to me?!"
Goki quickly stood up, no longer showing fatigue.
For an Old Hunter, there was no such thing as being "tired from fighting."
For their stamina, which was measured by vials, once it was depleted, they were basically half-paralyzed, but a few breaths and it would return.
"Hmph—you guess, my great god?"
Puff!!!
Extending his right hand, Goki plunged it directly into the bullet hole shot into the arm that was two or three times thicker than his own, following the path of the bullet!
Well, although there were no internal organs, it was definitely a critical hit!
The two finally made zero-distance contact, and Goki suddenly felt a familiar power.
It was his, the power he had regained when he came to Terra. Goki could feel it even with just a touch.
"Ha, you thief, caught red-handed. It's time to give this back."
However, the next second, Goki felt a fierce heat erupting again in his right hand.
After being attacked, the God of Burning Wind's severed hand only briefly weakened before stabilizing again.
"Gods kill each other, devour each other; that is our rule! I devoured your power, and you devoured my flames. That is how the rule should be! This time, we will decide who is the one who lives to the end—you are immortal, and I will not die either! My power is endless."
The magma on Its body glowed brightly again, and Goki immediately withdrew, rolling back a few steps.
"Flames need to burn on the earth… Ah, it's geothermal heat. I guessed correctly. Thank you, Great Priest, I knew you weren't an ordinary bird."
Feeling the flow of energy in his arm in that instant, Goki confirmed why this God of Burning Wind was so powerful.
Its Originium Arts not only possessed pure grandeur and violence but also nearly endless energy acquisition, not just from Originium… but also geothermal energy!
Terra had no oil, but there was still heat underground, and this Giant, standing on the earth, was constantly drawing heat from the earth.
And the prerequisite for defeating it was—
"Skadi!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Skadi, who had just noticed the Giant's vitality waning and was finally unleashed, immediately stomped on the Giant's re-heated, cooled body, turning into a bullet and launching herself in front of Goki.
"I'm here!"
"Punch him, lift him off the ground! Separate him from the body below."
Even the Vouivre / Wyverns below couldn't ignore these fierce flames and lift this small Giant, but there was one exception here.
"No problem—"
Clenching her somewhat hot fists, Skadi's expression showed a hint of excitement—during the process of attacking this Giant, she felt her blood cheering.
Then, she gripped the slowly warming, only solid arm.
"What do you want to do, deep-sea plaything, twisted Puppet? You should fear and revere me, I am a god—"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
With a sudden burst of strength, Skadi grabbed this extremely weak, three-meter-tall "god," easily pulling It out of the ground. Its lava-formed legs were separated from the created Giant body, and she swung It left and right over the Flame Giant's head, each contact with the Giant being very brief, completely preventing It from drawing energy.
In this way, for a full two minutes, Skadi exerted her full physical strength, swinging and smashing this Giant in various poses.
"Ah, what a weak god."
Skadi exclaimed.
Deep-sea plaything?
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