Mad God Sub-body Types

"Hmph, your state-switching speed was pretty good, but your observational skills as a mage were still far too lacking." Ishtar first sternly voiced her displeasure at being underestimated, then said with delight, "You want me to stand back because it's dangerous? Who do you think you're talking to, you future bumpkin?!"

Ishtar had originally intended to take charge of the matter, but seeing Artoria and Karna rush out, she changed tack. "Don't worry. Your seniors are dealing with the Mad God, and I can fully protect you right now. If any Mad God Sub-bodies show up, I can wipe them all out!"

"Besides, I'm in a bad mood right now. If those guys really show up, they'll be walking straight into my fists!"

Seeing Ishtar wanting to display her divine might but having no opportunity to do so, everyone revealed sincere smiles.

This goddess really acted tsundere with her words, but always thought of others.

Before long, when the iron-seeking beast pack had been slaughtered, the metal covering their bodies suddenly gathered at high speed, forming a metal mask shaped like a human face.

The instant the metal mask appeared, it did not attack the group. Instead, it turned and flew away, trying to escape.

Romani exclaimed, "There really is one! Once an iron-seeking beast pack reaches a certain scale, does it meet the conditions for a Mad God Sub-body to appear?"

"Hmph! Now I can finally vent some of my frustration. Even if I'm only a Pseudo-Servant incarnation, I won't lose to some inferior creation of the Mad God that moves by consuming Tiamat's monster corpses for energy!"

Ishtar's words were startling enough that Romani forgot to speak for a moment, his expression blank.

Tiamat? He hadn't misheard, had he? A goddess of that caliber would appear in the