Chapter 271: The shell of Deus [2]

Within the core of Diabolus

“Are you ready? You know we can rest for a little while I wouldn’t mind. My dead friend, you don’t look so good,” She patted him on his back whilst she smiled and stared at his restless demeanor

“Nah im good… maybe after this is all done im going to need Blake’s whole session. He’s a pretty good listener,” He gently pushed her hand though it was a slight touch a little pressure opened his newly sewed stitches

Yuri stands their discomfort waiting for him to finish his beer to numb the ever-growing pain in his flesh. “You do know his profession isn’t psychology?”

“Do you think im stupid? He’s the only one who can deal with my shit without judging me. Even I need a break or two– What?”

He paused after she carefully observed the sudden change in his overall demeanor and quickly said. “I’ll be fine… it’s just my ex. It’s not like the whole world is going to end. But yeah, this kinda makes me excited!!!”

He suddenly let out a hysterical laughter which permeated the room and offset the calm and silent atmosphere. His eyes glimmered in pure delight, mouth watery like a dog’s, and hands tightly gripped to a noose with his ex’s name. A second later he regains his composure and looks down on what he did, he felt embarrassed and he deeply sighed

“Haaaa… im such a mess. Why the hell am I having some mixed feelings over this? I’ll make sure to savor our reunion,” The gateway leading to the third and final miniboss opened thus blinding their view with a radiant light

[System: Alert! Due to the extreme fear you hold the map and requirements have been changed. You’ve been given a side quest]

He opened his eyes and there he found himself in the amusement park, it gave him a chill through his spine. The best of his heart quickened as he remembered, this day, this moment, he knew it very well, and what awaited. In his panicked state, the strength in his footing grew weak and when he was about to fall he was caught

“What’s gotten you so weak? We haven’t even done anything yet. What’s with that look on your face something wrong?” A voice was enough for him to crumble, his entirety shaking and eyes fixated on peeking against his savior

[Mission: The date before the inevitable heartache

Special effects in play: Due to the strong fear and negativity of this particular memory, the space has been shifted

Requirements: You’ve been separated from your ally, survive the upcoming attacks, and protect Rachel Ainsely

Failure: Death]

“… fuck me!” The worst part wasn’t the fact that he was required to protect her but he was also required to fight

…

Meanwhile at the ruined workshop

“Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Where the hell are they? Amaris do something! We’ll die if we keep on dodging!” After the information shared by Rachel was granted the familiars were then dispatched to divert Hugo’s attention

“Then die! I was ordered to never waste warping… we were ordered to keep that thing from interrupting their plans,” Amaris and Elia further plummet through the underground workshop with the manipulated main character at their tail

“Producing artillery support,” Hugo’s body conjures a cannon-like contraption behind his wings and fires at his front releasing a brilliant beam of light

“Elia!”

“I know…” The two circulate their mana between their palm and releases them as their first collide causing it to burst

The recoil manages to aid their escape whilst the beam goes forth and penetrates the lower coating of the workshop. Suddenly as they were set to collide through the metal beams they received an order for them to finally act. The part where they lead Miller is a mechanism of sorts to clean this enclosure from ever-accumulating dust

“Threat detected! Powerful suction interruption the wing’s performance. Must escape–” The mechanism was pulling him closer leading to a giant revolving fan but in his attempts, he encounters Jin

“Infernal blitz,” He threw a burning chunk of metal coated with his flame it burst from the slightest contact with Hugo’s wings

“Amaris, Elia…”

“As you wish!”

Elia descends from the beams and plumbers near the large revolving fan and activates attraction. The effects of her skill kept Hugo from escaping and Amaris transported Kurenain with Void Walk to close the gap. Everything was timed and even though he’s slow compared to Hugo the environment gave him the edge

“Ya know it’s hard fighting you when im conserving my strength along with not killing you for the sake of the plot,” He converts his axe by melting it with his flames and transforms it into a fiery gauntlet filled to the brim with his force

[System: The effect of [Death] has been triggered! The host’s life is below 30%. All stats increased to 100%]

“Infernal blitz!!!” He sacrificed his axe to create a powerful blast which sent Hugo’s body bursting through the fan

[System: You’ve landed a critical hit with a blunt weapon! The target has been stunned. Damage against stunned 20%]

The depths of this ever-lowering workshop were not even the air could reach this ruinous landscape. Kurenai glimpses upon the shell of Deus and all its glory in its ascension to its final phase where it eventually discards its disguise. The skin it bore was familiar to a man, its metallic outline revealed, but instead of awe shock came to be for it is all too familiar

“You… you’re the one who kidnapped Morris? Why you–” From the metal scraps lying around he forms an axe and in his fit of rage his demonic tendencies arise

The clash of his weapon with a scythe was rather swift enough to dismantle and threaten his neck. He snaps out of his rage and sees Rachel along with the rest with her pocket watch glared upon by her eyes. She takes a deep breath and sighs upon reaching in time when a certain flaw will cause them to waste every bit of effort

“Just in time… I don’t need to explain why I kept this from you am I correct? What you’re still gonna act ignorant?”

“Knowing you and knowing my tendency it was the right call. If I knew he was the cost I would’ve killed him on the get-go… thanks,” He drops to the ground upon reaching his utmost limit once all the adrenaline in him dissipates upon his success

“Good… you learn quite quickly. This might look like a dead end but truthfully it’s the winning road,” As they settled down Airis and Shin made their way to what may be the finale of their struggles

“Overall capabilities reached the maximum. Estimated victory changes from 60% to absolute certainty! Engaging weaponry–” The moment things look to be on our hero’s defeat dozens of figures swooped with their goal to be their champions

“Don’t tell me…”

“You guessed it I hacked the whole workshop. I only gave you the part of the plan you need to do. That also counts them,” She points to Airis and Shin who were coated with dust and the smell of what their senses could identify as excrement

“Seriously I never thought this place was right in the middle of the sewers. We waterboarded the workshop and in that time she hacked it. It almost feels like a cheat,”

“Cheat? She’s more like a fighter… this lass has been using her authority for too long. She’s indeed quite strong,” Although Shin had a point Airis on the other hand thought otherwise as toying so little time is enough to drive someone mad

“You’re compliment is unnecessary… I just said we’re on the winning road. Never said we’re finished,” She then goes on to manipulate the entirety of the workshop and with a wave of her hand it begins to move once more

“Kurenai… can I ask you for a favor? It’s not much but can you–”

Before she even asked Jin already called upon his blessing where his body was then blessed by the flames of Hephaestus. “So what the hell am I touching? Oh, that thing… I get it now,”

As Hugo struggled to escape hundreds of golems ordered to prevent any of his movements Rachel showed Jin to the core. The nearly dying flare the core of this place contained was then brought to its maximum upon receiving his flames. The gears began to move, in darkness approached light, and the ruins they made were repaired by the runes of this workshop

“Your flames only work on things that are created. This core… was made by none other than Excelion De Makino,”

The three were then shocked as the ruins they saw have now begun to return to their former glory upon a wave of her hands. As long as it remains the whole is never destroyed, this design was the same as the Ex-machina project Makino led. Rachel raises both her arms and her body forms a cross along with her smile full of delight upon reaching victory

[System: Alert! You’ve uncovered a hidden piece of information. The birthplace of the present god and devil is unraveled

Status: Due to awakening the workshop it deems you full access to its various functions as long as it remains working

Outcome: The world balance has been destroyed. Your title ’Executioner’ is triggered. Angelic beings are your target]

[Neutral faction: Silvia (Rachel Ainsley)

Race: Human

Role: Executioner – Kills those who obstruct the world balance. Gains 100% effectiveness. Currently targeting angelic beings]

“I welcome you all to victory,”

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