Arthur's Resignation and Acknowledgment; the Battle of the Gods Begins

"Hey! 337, are you talking to me?" Godou Kusanagi, holding a stone slab in one hand and pointing to himself with the other, replied in Japanese-accented English, "My name is Godou Kusanagi."

"..." Erica stared at Godou Kusanagi for a moment before asking, "Don't you understand Italy? In that case, I'll speak to you in Japanese!"

"Hand over the grimoire you have right now."

"A grimoire?" Godou Kusanagi, an ordinary person, looked at Erica with a puzzled expression.

"Juvenile--"

Before Godou Kusanagi could ask any further questions, a gentle voice suddenly reached their ears.

The voice seemed to possess some kind of Mana, drawing the attention of both Godou Kusanagi and Erica.

A blond boy dressed in a pure white knight's outfit had appeared not far from them at some point.

"A knight!" Godou Kusanagi's eyes widened, and he instinctively felt amazed by the knight.

Her looks, clothing, and demeanor were all so (bhah) top-notch...

Are all Italy knights this perfect?!

"This feeling..." Erica's beautiful eyes narrowed as she carefully glanced at Arthur's attire. Without hesitation, she knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Erica Brantri, a 'Grand Knight' belonging to the 'Copper Black Cross' Magecraft society, pays her respects to the King! Please forgive my ignorance of Lord Arthur's arrival!"

The aura of a 'king' and the instantly recognizable knight's uniform made Erica, with her exceptionally high emotional intelligence, immediately recognize Arthur's identity.

This should be the newly born seventh 'king'—' King of Knights' Arthur.

"Did I interrupt your acting?" Godou Kusanagi asked, puzzled, after seeing Erica's behavior.

"You rude wretch, why don't you kneel and pay your respects to 'Your Excellency'?" Erica looked up at Godou Kusanagi with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice, "Didn't your Magecraft society tell you the rules for meeting 'Your Excellency'?"

Which Magecraft society are you from?

"Huh? 'Qing'? Magecraft society?" Godou Kusanagi instinctively took a few steps back, even more confused. "What are you talking about? Who are you people?"

"Alright! Girl, get up!" Arthur suddenly interrupted, waving his hand without even looking at Erica, gesturing for her to rise. His gaze remained fixed on Godou Kusanagi, or rather, on the stone tablet in his hand. He said calmly, "Boy, give me the stone tablet you're holding."

"You mean this?" Godou Kusanagi glanced down at the stone tablet in his hand, finally understanding Erica and the knight's purpose. He immediately shook his head and said, "No! My grandfather asked me to return this to someone else."

"Oh? Who are you asking me to return it to?" Arthur wasn't in a hurry to take it back, but asked with interest.

"That... I think her name is Luculazia Zola." Godou Kusanagi reached into his pocket, took out a slip of paper, and read the name aloud.

"Lucura Zia Zola?" Erica repeated the name, then looked at Arthur beside her and said respectfully, "Lord Arthur, she is Magecraft known as the 'Witch of Sardinia'."

Upon hearing this, Arthur said gently yet domineeringly, "In that case, take this young man and explain to her that I have requisitioned this stone slab."

'Whoosh--'

The moment the words left his mouth, a blur of motion swept towards Godou Kusanagi.

The next second, Godou Kusanagi discovered that the stone slab in his hand had disappeared.

"Hey--Give it back to me now." Godou Kusanagi said in a panic as he looked at the stone tablet that had already appeared in Arthur's hand.

'Swish--'

Before he could make a move, a gleaming dagger was already pressed against his neck.

Erica's beautiful eyes flashed with a cold light as she said, "'Your Excellency' has taken your things; it's your honor! Besides, these things aren't even yours. I'll send someone to take you to Ms. Luculazia Zola's residence later, and I'll personally explain things to her on your behalf."

"Stop making those rude gestures. Even if Lady Luculazia Zola knew that 'Your Excellency' wanted to take her things, she would still offer them up with both hands."

"Who exactly are you people...?" Godou Kusanagi stood frozen in place, sweating profusely, and asked Erica in a trembling voice.

"Girl, take him away." Arthur glanced at the stone slab in his hand, a sudden thought flashing through his mind. He then said to Erica, "Danger is imminent!"

"Roar--"

Almost the instant Arthur finished speaking, a deafening roar resounded throughout the town.

A powerful divine force surged forth from nowhere, and the enormous figure of a divine beast slowly appeared.

Chapter 335 Arthur's Helplessness and Acknowledgment, the War of the Gods Begins

'Rumble--'

The ground shook violently, and amidst the deafening roar, a strong Gale swept in, stirring up dust and making Arthur and his companions' hair and clothes rustle loudly.

Amidst the violent earthquake, an enormous mythical Boar, its mane ablaze with divine fire, swelled up to be taller than a skyscraper, as if inflated.

This scene, like a monster attacking a city in a movie, evoked a suffocating sense of despair.

"Roar--Boom!!"

It roared angrily, its powerful divine force like a hurricane, mixed with infrasound that could shatter eardrums, directly shattering the glass of buildings within hundreds of meters and sending pedestrians and vehicles flying.

With tusks over ten meters long, like spears piercing through everything, the mythical Boar, with its head bobbing and shaking, cleaved a tall building in two, sending the upper part of the building flying.

A massive building collapsed, causing severe damage to the street and sending thick dust and fumes into the air.

In just a moment, a bustling street was destroyed.

"What... what is that?" Godou Kusanagi asked, his voice trembling as he looked at the giant, dozens-of-meters-tall mythical Boar.

"Heretic God!" Erica's beautiful eyes were filled with solemnity. She no longer had time to pay attention to the 'ordinary people' beside her. She quickly put away the dagger in her hand, walked to Arthur, and respectfully knelt on one knee, pleading, "Please, 'Your Excellency,' do your part to relieve Sardinia of this calamity."

"Get up! This is my duty." Arthur looked up at the Boar, the mythical beast ravaging the city, and spoke calmly.

Magecraft societies and governments around the world bow down to the "God Slayer," not only because of their unparalleled power, but also because only the "God Slayer" can deal with the "Heretic Gods."

While enjoying supreme privileges far exceeding those of emperors, "God Slayer" also bear the responsibility of slaying gods.

This is essentially a pact between the "God Slayer" and the entire world!

'Swish--'

After he finished speaking, Arthur reached out and grabbed at the air beside him, and golden light appeared out of thin air, condensing into a slender, silver-white Holy Lance.

"The five seals have been lifted--"

'Shuashua--'

'Shuashua--'

With his Mana (cursed power) tripled, Arthur, with just a thought, caused a golden glow to appear on the ground within dozens of meters around him, as well as on the potted plants and flowers by the roadside. The glow slowly surged towards him and seeped into the Holy Lance.

Before long, the Holy Lance in Arthur's hand transformed into a dazzling golden pillar of light.

"Rhongomyniad--"

Holding the golden beam of light, Arthur's body was covered in a layer of golden fluorescence as he slowly assumed a throwing stance.

As the shout faded, Arthur's body erupted with a terrifying surge of magical power, and the golden beam of light in his hand was instantly hurled out.

'Call out--'

A golden beam of light, like a horizon, intertwined with the mythical Boar.

There was no deafening sonic boom, only a slight sound of air being cut, and the golden beam of light detached from Arthur's hand.

'Snap!'

In less than five seconds, the golden horizon interwoven with the mythical Boar disappeared.

The next moment, a clear and crisp sound resounded throughout the entire town.

The wild Boar, which had been rampaging, froze in place, its enormous body seemingly frozen in time.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it slowly crumbled into pieces.

Before long, the mythical Boar had vanished from the world!

There was no deafening explosion as expected, nor did it unleash a towering golden beam of light as usual.

Because of the divine beast Boar's defensive capabilities, it was unable to stop the "True Name Release: Rhongomyniad" of the Rhongomyniad," and was directly pierced through and killed by the power of the " True Name Release: Rhongomyniad."

At that speed, 'Rhongomyniad' had already exploded into a dazzling golden firework high in the sky over the sea, far away from Sardinia.

Having undergone Pandora's reincarnation ritual, Arthur was no longer the same person he once was.

His physique transformed from that of a weak sheep into the unparalleled body of a "God Slayer," allowing Arthur to elevate his mastery of the "Excalibur" and the "Rhongomyniad" to an even higher level.

As a result, Arthur can use the True Name Release power of 'Rhongomyniad' without entering Riding mode or relying on the charging power of the King's Horse "Don Starion". He can even throw the True Name Release 'Rhongomyniad' directly, just like '200 Million Volt Thunder Spear's and '500 Million Volt Spear of Sanction '.

Furthermore, since his Mana (cursed power) has tripled, he can remove the seals on Noble Phantasms below the fifth level as easily as drinking water, without even needing to charge up.

"Am I... dreaming?"

One second it's a scene of monsters attacking the city, the next it's a scene straight out of a myth. This shatters the worldview that Godou Kusanagi, an ordinary student, has held for sixteen years.

"Is this the power of the 'King'?" Erica whispered, her beautiful eyes sparkling, finally understanding what her 'Uncle' Paul Brantelli meant when he said, "The God Slayer is Demon King that humanity cannot rival."

Upon witnessing the power of the "God Slayer" for the first time, the pride in the heart of this genius girl, who became the "Copper Black Cross" Grand Knight at the age of sixteen, was completely shattered.

"I'll leave the aftermath, and the matter of this boy and Luculazia Zola, to you and 'Copper Black Cross'." After retrieving the 'Rhongomyniad' that had fallen into the sea, Arthur glanced in a certain direction, then turned to the dazed Erica and said calmly.

"This is our responsibility, please rest assured, sir." Erica snapped out of her daze, quickly knelt on one knee, and said respectfully.

"That's good..." Arthur nodded in satisfaction, then took the 'Prometheus's Grimoire' and headed back towards the hotel.

"Alright, come with me!"

After watching Arthur's figure disappear, Erica turned her gaze to Godou Kusanagi beside her, her tone instantly becoming sharp.

"You're going to take me to... Ah!" Godou Kusanagi began in confusion, but before he could finish his sentence, the scene before him became chaotic, and the next second he lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"You must be kidding me! You possess such a powerful grimoire, and you're just an ordinary person?!" Erica finally noticed something when she saw Godou Kusanagi lying unconscious on the ground, and exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems you were able to see the 'Heretic God' because you were holding the grimoire earlier." Erica put her hands on her hips, then took a cell phone from her skirt pocket and dialed a number with a smile, "That makes things much simpler, and I don't need to explain anything about 'gods' to you."

"... Send someone over. I have someone here who needs his memory erased and needs to be sent back to his country."

"Heretic Gods " refers to 'gods' who go against the myths woven by humankind, break away from the courtyard of mythology, and bring disaster to humankind. It is a general term that includes 'heroes', 'angels', and 'monsters' in legends and myths.

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Therefore, the mythical Boar mentioned earlier was also referred to by Erica as the "Heretic God."

The appearance of "Heretic Gods " will also bring disasters to the manifested land that correspond to their own attributes.

Of course, this is something only a very high-profile and arrogant "Heretic God" would do.

Besides, only those who possess Magecraft can see the "Heretic Gods ".

For most people, they would simply see it as a natural disaster.

In the original story, Perseus encouraged humans to call out Perseus name because he had used his divine power to deceive them.

The reason why Godou Kusanagi can see the mythical Boar is due to the influence of the Prometheus's Grimoire.

Although Arthur had taken the stone tablet from him before the mythical Boar appeared, the fact that he had been in contact with it for so long allowed him to see mythical scenes.

However, as a consequence, he subsequently fell into extreme exhaustion and uncontrollably lost consciousness.

Erica needs to have a professional handle this and erase that part of Godou Kusanagi's memory.

From that moment on, the fate of this 16-year-old boy, who was destined to become the Demon King of the Earth, was sealed.

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'Knock knock--'

There was a sudden knock on the door of the hotel's luxury room.

Arthur opened the door, and Erica's figure came into view.

Seemingly anticipating this scene, Arthur opened the door and then turned back to sit on the sofa.

"Reporting to you, I have completed the task you instructed," Erica said respectfully, kneeling on one knee before Arthur.

"Get up and sit down!" Arthur pointed to the armchair next to Erica, looking down at the Prometheus's Grimoire in his hands, and said softly.

Erica stood up and obediently sat on the sofa, but her face showed no fear. Instead, she boldly sized up the blond boy in front of her, who was about her age, and asked in an elegant and aristocratic manner, "May I ask what brings you to Sardinia this time?"

Could it be for the sake of a "Heretic God"?

Erica spoke with absolute certainty as she said this.