Chapter 276 Super Sage Time
Thanks to Garon and the Union Skill [Iron Wall], they had avoided the worst situation of a barrage of Space magic.
However, even without Space magic or shooting-type magic, the strength of the fake goddesses was real.
They had Heavy Attribute Bestowal applied all over their bodies and transformed their arms into swords to engage in close combat.
The members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ faced off against the fake goddesses as a party, taking them down one by one.
But this was just a way to control the number of fake goddesses they fought by using distraction attacks, and they were barely managing to defeat them through teamwork.
From the start of the battle, the members of ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ had been fighting with all their might.
Naturally, this took a heavy toll on them.
The first to reach their limit were the ≪Sword Dance Maiden's Scorned Squad≫ and ≪Sword Dance Maiden's Stepping Stone Squad≫──in other words, the 8 pigs.
"Oinkkkkk!!"
They somehow blocked the fatal strikes from the fake goddesses with their swords or staffs.
However, the overwhelming strength behind those attacks easily sent the pigs flying. Additionally, the fake goddesses noticed the pigs' strange habit of only blocking slashes with their bodies and not other types of attacks, so they deliberately threw punches and kicks──those merciless blows struck the pigs all over, sending them flying dramatically.
The silver lining in this unfortunate situation is that the area where they are fighting is within the range of Garon and the others' [Iron Wall] effect, which significantly restricts magical attacks.
Without that, it wouldn't have been surprising if they had all been defeated long ago.
However, it's not as if they can rely on Garon and the others forever. The members of ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ have been engaged in an all-out battle for over ten minutes without a moment's rest, and their initial momentum has gradually started to fade.
They've already defeated dozens of fake goddesses.
Yet, more than half of the fake goddesses still remain.
"Oinkkkkk!!!"
With a loud THUD!!! that shouldn't have come from a human body, another pig was sent flying by a powerful punch, bouncing several times on the ground while spraying blood.
They were already stripped of their clothes, which had been torn to shreds, and were now pathetically naked.
However──
"It's... it's coming...!! It's cominggggg!!!"
One must not forget their special trait.
By mentally converting the damage from enemy attacks into "torment from Fiona," they possess a bizarre battle technique(?) that transforms pain into pleasure.
My unique battle technique(?)──[Love Changer].
The accumulated pleasure drives them to a state of mental ecstasy. And then...
"OINKKKKK!!!"
One of the pigs, now in a bridge position, thrust his hips energetically toward the sky.
From there, something shining white shot straight up──then burst and rained down like a shower.
Origin Magic──[White Shiny Rain]
The light of white compassion poured over the pigs, quickly healing their wounds and even granting them a buff effect for continuous healing and increased physical abilities.
The healed pigs stood up with a grunt.
"Now we can still fight...!!"
"Don't think our ammo will run out easily...!!"
"We're ready to go beyond our limits, so we don't mind dying here today!!"
"""────!?"""
And the pigs──no, the men who faced their own fate head-on and sought to master it, boldly charged at the fake goddesses once more!
No matter how many times they were knocked down, the men rose again like the undead, and the fake goddesses could no longer hide their slight unease.
Why can they fight this much?
What drives these pig-men?
Impossible. Impossible. Impossible...!!
And so, as if trying to instinctively push away something horrifying, the fake goddesses unleashed fierce attacks, blowing the pigs away time and time again.
Eventually, as expected, the moment came.
"""OINKKKK!!"""
All 8 reached a mental peak almost simultaneously.
Origin Magic & Battle Technique from the bridge.
What was unleashed with that peak held a power far beyond their usual attacks.
"""────!!"""
The fake goddesses facing the pigs braced themselves and poured all their strength into the barrier.
But...
"W-What!?"
"No way... out of ammo, you say!?"
Thud.
The magic and aura flew weakly in a parabolic arc.
The pigs were stunned.
What was released was not the powerful burst like before, but something weak, like splashes.
Instead of reaching the sky and pouring down like rain, it only moved a few centimeters before falling weakly and dropping to the ground.
──And that was to be expected.
During this battle, they had already reached their peak many times.
In just a short time of a little over ten minutes, each one had peaked more than 8 times.
"Guh...!?"
"My heart...!?"
The pigs clutched their chests in pain.
Multiple peaks in a short time put a huge strain on their hearts.
The magical energy was still there. So, it wasn't out of ammo. However, their bodies had reached their limit first.
"────?"
"────."
"────!!"
It seemed they wouldn't get back up anymore? ──the fake goddesses realized.
In that moment, their loving smiles twisted into something evil, and they charged in!
"Oinkiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?"
"Oinkyorururuaaaaaaa!?"
"Oink!? Oink!? Oinkyaaaah!?"
They mercilessly kicked and punched the fallen pigs, grabbing their hair to force them to get up, and while holding their hair, they kept hitting them again and again!
The pigs also defend themselves with their aura and magic, but it's like trying to put out a fire with a drop of water. Their weak defenses are easily pierced, and the attacks from the fake goddesses cause serious damage to them.
(I-I can't feel any pleasure...!!)
[Love Changer] doesn't activate.
Excessive actions only bring pain.
──Crisis.
The pigs were facing a life-threatening situation.
At the mercy of the fake goddesses, their bodies were being hurt──was this how their lives would end? At that moment!!
(((......!!)))
Facing death, they would open the door to a new realm.
They felt it. Their consciousness, their awareness, was clearly transforming. Their senses sharpened to the extreme, and emotions, pain, and attachments seemed trivial. It felt like they were observing reality from a faraway height, a sense of split consciousness.
Beyond peak after peak after peak──now, they arrive.
They disappear.
Their sexual desires, their cravings──disappear!!
"Ah...!!"
As they were being hit and kicked, the tension left their faces. What appeared was an archaic smile that hid their emotions from others.
"Ah...!!"
Now, one of the pig sensed that the fake goddess was about to hit him again. The moment before the fist reached his face was less than an instant. But strangely, he could perceive it as if time had stopped.
Bang!!
He caught the thrown fist with his left hand.
Heavy Attribute Bestowal made his fists harder than iron, wrapped in an aura. This was not something that could be easily blocked by a human's physical abilities.
However, the pigs also wrapped his left hand in a heavy attribute aura and managed to catch that punch.
"That's enough."
With an Archaic Smile on his face, he said this in a calm tone.
In the next moment, the heavy attribute wooden sword──"Black Moon"──that he held in his right hand was thrust forward with a slow motion.
"────!?"
It wasn't fast at all.
Yet, before the fake goddess could react, the tip of the sword pierced her heart. There was no hostility or intent to kill in that action. It was as casual as reaching for a condiment on the dining table.
The barrier she had dropped to hit the pig became her downfall.
"Black Moon" slipped smoothly into her chest, as if sliding between the cells that made up her body.
Before the fake goddess could pull it out, he activated his sword technique.
Wooden Sword Way-style sword technique──[Heavy Blast Blade]
With a loud bang, the fake goddess's body exploded from within.
Her upper body was blown to pieces──but still, the fake goddess did not die.
As she immediately tried to regenerate, her body writhing at the severed edges, he said──
"Just die quietly."
With a swift motion, he swung his sword again.
However, he did not strike directly.
Wooden Sword Way-style sword technique──[Heavy Fang Raging Continuous Blade]
A large amount of aura was released from the sword line that cut through the void, and it quickly transformed into countless blades.
The small black blades smoothly glided through the air, surrounding the regenerating fake goddess, and in the next moment──thrust, thrust, thrust!!──they all stabbed into the fake goddess at once.
Right after, an explosion.
He defended against the black aura's explosive flames with the aura armor wrapped around his body, his eyes shining with a cold light as he watched the result of the attack.
"Hmm... it seems that if I destroy the body this much, it can't regenerate anymore."
The fake goddess did not regenerate.
The pieces of flesh that were blown to bits had already transformed into particles of light due to magical energy reduction, so it was certain that he had defeated it.
He adjusted his cracked and nearly broken glasses with a quick motion of his finger.
"Still, in this state, I can use [Continuous Blade] and even its combined technique. That means..."
Originally, he shouldn't have been able to use [Continuous Blade] yet. But the sudden ability to do so was...
He shifted his gaze toward his companions.
At that moment, he saw the remaining 2 fake goddesses that had been attacking them get blown away with great force.
Origin Magic──[Inferno Blaze Bullet Form]
Origin Magic──[Tidal Wave: Laser Form]
What was unleashed was fire and water.
Originally, [Inferno Blaze] was supposed to create high-temperature and massive flames that couldn't be moved from the spot. And [Tidal Wave] was meant to wash away or crush enemies with a large amount of water.
Fire magic and water magic are particularly difficult to vary, and even Io Suleiman had never succeeded in transforming them into bullets or laser-like streams of water.
What made this possible was, of course, his companions.
Unlike the 'Sage,' they specialized as fire magicians and water magicians, which likely allowed them to do this. Still, even with their previous companions, they couldn't have done something like this before.
The sudden possibility of it was probably...
"It means we've all reached the same state as I have, right?"
The fake goddesses that were blown away had lost about half of their bodies and no longer resembled their original forms. However, it seemed they couldn't finish them off in time, as the fake goddesses deployed a [Space Barrier] while regenerating to defend against the continued attacks.
In that moment, he joined his companions who had also stood up like him.
His companions welcomed him with archaic smiles on their faces.
"It seems everyone has reached the same state as I have."
"Yeah, it looks that way."
"I feel like I've been reborn."
"The flow of magical energy and aura is smoother than ever. With this, we can do things we couldn't do before."
"My senses are unusually sharp. I can understand everything as if it's right in my hands... well, that's a bit of an exaggeration."
They chatted without pursuing the fake goddesses, who continued to regenerate their bodies.
They weren't showing off or being overconfident. They just understood. To them now, the fake goddesses were no longer a threat.
"Hmm... if we were to name our current state..."
With over 80% of their consciousness usually occupied by desire and distractions gone, they can now focus 100% of their mind on battle.
They decided to call it this.
"Super Sage Time... shall we call it that?"
It was a rare sight, their true forms unsealed from the desires and distractions that usually held them back.
"Now, let's quickly finish this fight."
"""Understood."""
With a confident, archaic smile, they turned to face the revived fake goddesses.
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