Sunlight Scripture Annihilated

Hearing his subordinate's alarmed cry, Nigun looked up at the sky as well.

When he saw the six figures flying overhead, his mood instantly grew heavy.

A Dragonoid, an Undead, a Demon, a Vampire, and an unknown monster resembling a Slime.

He was not confident he could kill any one of them. Even the weakest among them would possess Hero-class strength.

"I am Nigun, captain of the Sunlight Scripture. What do you monsters want?"

"Why are you blocking the army of the Slane Theocracy?"

Nigun shouted toward the sky, declaring his identity in the hope that they would fear it and retreat.

But he was destined to be disappointed. They did not hesitate at the name of the Slane Theocracy, merely watching them calmly.

"Kneel."

Sephis looked down at the human who had called the Supreme Beings monsters and spoke coldly.

At the same time, an immense pressure descended directly upon the soldiers below.

"Puh!"

Some soldiers and High Priests were struck by the sudden pressure, vomiting blood before collapsing unconscious. The weaker ones were crushed outright, bursting into clouds of blood.

The Archangel Flames instantly turned into motes of light and began to dissipate.

Seeing humans fall in groups, Sephis was somewhat surprised. They were even weaker than he had imagined, so he appropriately reduced the pressure.

He could not let them die just like that. After all, the three Supreme Beings still had matters to attend to.

"Damn it."

Kneeling on the ground, Nigun stared up at the sky with his face smeared in blood. It was not his blood, but that of the soldiers beside him who had been crushed. As captain, he was still fairly strong.

At the very least, he was the only one who could still kneel instead of vomiting blood and collapsing like the other soldiers.

"This is the attitude a human should have."

Sephis looked at the kneeling Nigun and spoke indifferently. He did not care about the hatred in Nigun's eyes, because he knew the Supreme Beings would kill him shortly.

"Well done, Sephis."

Naiyuan nodded at Sephis in satisfaction. He was very pleased with what Sephis had done.

Nigun's earlier remark calling them monsters had greatly displeased him. He had originally planned to have a chat with the man, but those words instantly made him lose interest.

He did not care if they called him that, but they could not call Momonga and Herohero that.

The six slowly descended to the ground and walked up to Nigun.

Seeing Nigun's clenched-teeth expression, Herohero let out a malicious laugh.

"Since you called us monsters, there's no need for us to say anything more to you."

"We originally only intended to kill one person, but you successfully angered me. I've decided that all of you must die."

"What do you think, Naiyuan and Momonga? Will you do it, or shall I?"

Herohero looked toward his two friends beside him, asking whether they were interested in acting.

Shalltear was somewhat tempted and had just been about to step forward and say something when Albedo quietly stopped her.

Lord Herohero had not ordered them to act. Instead, he had asked Lord Momonga and Lord Naiyuan. Albedo knew that even if the other two lords did not want to act, he would do it himself.

"I'm not interested."

"Neither am I. Just hand the corpses over to me intact afterward. I want to conduct an experiment."

Naiyuan and Momonga shook their heads, declining Herohero's invitation.

Momonga reminded him not to use magic such as corrosion. He still had use for the soldiers' corpses.

"Since neither of you wants to do it, I'll take care of it."

Hearing that both his friends had refused, Herohero walked directly into the middle of the crowd, looking at the densely packed humans lying on the ground.

"I'll let you die without pain. Don't hate me. If you must hate someone, hate your captain. His words angered me greatly."

"No one can insult my friends except the dead."

Herohero smiled as he said a few words to those around him. Then, ignoring the terrified gazes of the people sprawled on the ground, he directly activated his magic.

[Special Skill: Touch of Soul Corruption]

A massive statue appeared behind Herohero. A huge eyeball was embedded within it, its dark red pupil constantly rotating as it observed everything around it.

As Herohero activated his magic, illusory tentacles shot out from the enormous eye and lunged directly toward the humans lying on the ground.

The tentacles had no physical form. They passed directly through human bodies and reached for something deeper.

The soul was the most important component of a person. It should have been something that could not be touched, but the illusory tentacles broke that rule and seized it directly.

Magic itself was something that broke rules.

After grasping the souls, the tentacles did not pull them from their bodies. Instead, they dissipated upon contact, turning into masses of energy that enveloped the souls.

The power of Decay acted upon the souls, causing them to grow dimmer and dimmer until they completely turned into Nihility.

Before anyone could react, they unknowingly fell asleep.

"A silent death. How merciful, Herohero."

Shalltear spoke in an admiring tone.

Naiyuan and Momonga applauded.

"Not bad, Herohero. Your skill is pretty flashy."

Naiyuan was no stranger to Herohero's special skill. If used at full power, it could affect every living thing within several kilometers.

It could cause every soul within its range to decay and directly reach the reality of Nihility. It was a type of instant-death magic, the same type of skill as Momonga's special skill, "The Goal of All Life is Death."

"After all, most of my magic is corrosion-type."

"Momonga wanted to preserve the corpses, so I could only destroy their souls."

Herohero spoke helplessly. He had many spells, but few that would not damage their bodies. Besides, he wanted to test the power of his special skill, so he had chosen to cast "Touch of Soul Corruption."

The result did not disappoint him. Judging from its performance, he was quite satisfied.

"Monsters, you monsters!"

Nigun stared in terror at the soldiers who had all died, roaring again and again.

He had not died, but he knew what awaited him. These monsters had not killed him because he still had value. Once they had used him and his value was gone, death would still await him.

"That's right, we are monsters. Monsters should do what monsters do."

Herohero crouched in front of Nigun and laughed. He wanted to see this very expression, this expression of collapse.

"All right, it's time for you to go as well. Go join your subordinates."

"Remember to thank me down there for letting you watch such a good show."

Without wasting any more words on him, Herohero reached out and grabbed Nigun's face. Amid the sound of corrosion, another headless corpse fell to the ground.

The corpse still held the Magic Sealing Crystal in its hand, but under Sephis's pressure, he had not had the chance to activate it until the very moment of his death.

Though activating it probably would not have been of any use anyway. Haha.

"Hm?"

"Naiyuan, Momonga, I've discovered something interesting."