Chapter 508

Not only did they defeat me, but they also managed to fight Kukul to this extent.

Despite being Coatl Quetzal, choosing to fight bare-handed in a suicidal manner.

Normally, the Jaguar Man would have mocked the human boy's foolishness; how could any human possibly challenge Kukul's authority?

But now she can't laugh at all.

The Jaguar Man was captivated by the boy's unwavering stance in the face of the sun goddess and couldn't help but cheer him on.

Both strong and clumsy, and most importantly, incredibly endearing, it evoked a strong protective instinct in the Jaguar Man.

His name... was it Shirou?

If it were him, perhaps he really could defeat Kukul and end her brutal reign...

"Ouch, I got sent flying."

"Thump--!!"

A heavy, mountain-like iron fist slammed into Shirou's face, sending the boy flying.

Even with the activation of impact-resistant techniques, it was all in vain; the boy's body crashed into the jungle like a cannonball.

Trees swayed, birds and beasts fled, and even the forest terrain was altered by this punch imbued with supreme divinity.

No human being could survive a full-force attack from the Sun Goddess.

"What have you done?! How dare you do this to my Shirou... Unforgivable!!"

"Um?"

The sun goddess, Shirou had just knocked away, stood with one hand on her hip with ease, only to see a cat-like mascot costume charging menacingly towards her.

"I'll fight you to the death, Kukul!"

The Jaguar Man swung down his adorable-looking but undeniably divine spear.

Quetzal dodged the attack by shifting his body at Coatl minimal angle, then extended a foot to trip the berserk mascot woman to the ground.

"What are you doing, Jaguar Man?"

"Why are you asking me what I'm doing?! How dare you hurt my Shirou! I won't let you get away with this! Even if I'm banished back to the Heroic Spirit Throne, I'll take you down with me!"

Quetzalcoatl rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Since when did Shirou become 'your Shirou '?"

Just as the Jaguar Man was about to pounce on the sun goddess and fight her to the death—

"--Pooh."

The two looked back and saw the red-haired boy spitting out the blood that had flooded his mouth as he emerged from the crooked and twisted fallen trees.

"Shirou... Shirou? You're not dead!?"

"Oh my, you can still stand up? I thought it was over."

It seems that the surprised people were not only the Jaguar Man, but also Quetzal Coatl, who was involved in the incident.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is nothing."

Despite being covered in wounds and bleeding from his head, Shirou's expression and eyes remained incredibly resolute.

"..."

The Jaguar Man slowly lowered his spear and retreated, making way for Shirou.

Although she really wanted to say, "That's enough, you've already tried your best!", she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

The Jaguar Man could only watch helplessly as Shirou walked back to Coatl Quetzal got into position.

"Very good, this makes it the sixty-ninth chapter."

Quetzal Coatl cracked his knuckles.

The Jaguar Man tilted his head in confusion: What does chapter sixty-nine mean...? Ah!

She remembered the red-haired boy appearing before her and saying that he would become a living sacrifice for the sun goddess in place of the citizens of City of Ur.

That means there are one hundred matches every day.

Are you serious?

Shirou wore an extremely serious expression.

Were you serious from the start?

Shirou raised his fist and charged at Coatl Quetzal.

The first day's one hundred matches concluded before nightfall.

It lasted for a full twelve hours, from noon until dawn.

The reason it took so long was that the duration of each battle between Quetzalcoatl and the human boy increased with each subsequent fight.

Although Shirou was almost instantly defeated by wrestling techniques in the first few rounds, he became able to handle Athena's attacks starting from the twentieth match.

Then, after entering the fiftieth round, Shirou was able to go back and forth, and he also found opportunities in Quetzal 'Coatl barrage of attacks.

Shirou's fighting experience to date comes almost entirely from teaming up with Shinji Matou and fighting against older boys.

Although he was originally only at a level where he was relatively strong among ordinary people, after these hundred rounds of fighting, he quickly became able to fight Quetzalcoatl.

Such astonishing growth potential... is this what humanity is all about...?

Quetzal looked down at the boy, Coatl had fallen asleep on the spot due to exhaustion, with a look of pity on his face.

I went in with the serious determination to completely crush you... but I never actually managed to "kill you" even once.

Quetzalcoatl has killed countless humans to date.

Those who were once forced to fight her were all unilaterally ravaged by her, being sent flying hundreds of meters or thrown down from tens of meters in the air.

Humans could not possibly have survived such an attack, but—none of those human sacrifices died.

The humans who were sent to Eridu are all still alive and well, receiving relevant military training every day.

This is because Quetzal Coatl, upon killing his opponent, also grants an instant-death revive, meaning that no one is actually killed.

This is Kukul's bad habit, or rather, his principle.

He even showed favor to the goddess during the duel.

If the opponent challenges you with a death wish, then accept the challenge.

But if it's someone who lacks awareness, then save their life.

That's why Tezca was able to take advantage of her vulnerability, but she hasn't reflected on her actions at all.

The Jaguar Man said, "She'll be looked down upon by the other goddesses if she acts like this, I'm so worried."

Quetzal has killed countless humans to Coatl, however—

In today's hundred duels, she failed to kill Shirou even once, and of course, she did not grant him the Authority of resurrection.

"This child... is he immortal?"

Quetzalcoatl sensed something amiss.

After some investigation, she understood the secret of Shirou's immortality.

Ah... I see, so it's the protection from your mother?

Shirou Amamiya somehow received the blessing of Goddess Tiamat.

If one possesses the Divine Blessing of life who created the world, then even a mortal body cannot be killed.

Oh dear, Shirou really is...

Quetzal Coatl cupped his burning cheeks.

He already has me, yet he's still flirting with other goddesses. He needs to be punished properly!

Starting tomorrow, let's change our attack method from "physical destruction" to "reducing divinity".

It may be a blessing from the Goddess of Creation, but in the end, it's nothing more than a lingering fragrance in the present world.

If Quetzal Coatl, as the God-King, were to give it his all, he could temporarily strip Shirou of the goddess's blessing.

That would break Shirou's immortality.

But--

"Hehe, it seems this child possesses more than just the blessing of the Creator God."

Quetzal Coatl told the Jaguar Man Shirou to take him back and care for him, and then returned to the depths of his temple.

... yes...

Today is the fifth day of settling in the dense forest.

Today, Shirou is also having his Coatl Quetzal.

After more than four hundred battles, Shirou, despite lacking natural talent in fighting techniques, has become much stronger than before.

He is now fully capable of fighting on equal terms with the Quetzal.

Several times, Shirou's punches and kicks landed heavily on the Sun Goddess, and the two of them flew out together.

Although the Quetzal claim to deeply love the struggle for freedom that flourished in modern Mexico —and the god of Mexico wrestling.

However, she was not revered as a wrestling goddess by humans.

However, her fighting skills did not reach the level of a god.

--It's just that I personally really like wrestling.

--It's just using the Authority of the god of war to suppress the opponent.

On the second day, Shirou experienced a momentary lapse in thought during the battle when he was hit.

One second he was fighting with Quetzal Coatl, the next he was facing Ereshkigal.

Although it was only for a brief moment-

"Huh? Shirou? What are you doing here?"

Before Shirou could answer, his consciousness was dragged back to reality.

That's—I'm afraid I was killed.

Quetzal infused that punch with an instant -Coatl kill effect and killed me.

Although she didn't say anything, she immediately granted me the power to revive.

These are things that can only be done in Mesopotamia appears in the Underworld.

Hmph, she took care of me... but it was all unnecessary.

After that, Shirou never thought about the disconnection again.

Although he couldn't quite understand it, Shirou believed it was a sign that he had overcome "instant death".

Shirou felt his body undergoing a complete transformation.

Regardless of the progress in fighting techniques, I'm not Tohsaka; what's important is that my body is undergoing drastic changes.

He couldn't quite describe it in words; the feeling was like—

Yes, it felt like my body was being forged in a furnace, constantly hammered and hammered, until it finally took shape... that kind of feeling.

The Sun Goddess's normal attacks are now rarely able to damage Shirou.

Even an attack imbued with divine power could only cause a scratch to Shirou.

Moreover, this situation will worsen as Shirou's injuries accumulate.

Simply put, Shirou becomes "more and more difficult to get injured the more he gets hurt".

Every morning in the first round, Shirou would be thrown so hard Coatl Quetzal that he couldn't get up for half an hour.

However, in the second round, even when the Sun Goddess attacked with even greater power, she could only inflict minor damage on Shirou.

When Shirou was covered in wounds after a day of Coatl Quetzal almost unable to inflict any effective damage on him.