SWDnovel #342 - Plan PassJPG
#342 - Plan PassJPG
Chapter 341: Calculated. JPG
Zunzun had never had his body controlled by anyone before, but he should have had experiences of being controlled. From Natsuki Subaru's fragmented words, it wasn't hard to guess that he had once been possessed by the Sloth Archbishop and had his body controlled, harming others.
It's just that that world line ceased to exist with Natsuki Subaru's Return by Death, so this was still Zunzun's first time having his body manipulated.
Honestly speaking, the feeling of being able to hear from a first-person perspective, but being unable to speak or control the body, was quite complex and novel.
Unable to control his body, Zunzun could still control his own output, so he had been using the minimum power to deal with them.
Don't underestimate it, even the minimum power, when blessed by the power of God, was still extraordinary.
But as Alicia revealed his dark history, Zunzun couldn't control the fluctuations in his emotions, and the power of his magic suddenly increased by several levels. Even with Shima Kiyosuke's ultrapure water barrier, it still beat everyone into a disheveled mess.
Of course, whether there were any personal grudges involved, is currently unknown.
Speaking of which, Alicia's perception isn't very useful. When playing in the mud, Zunzun did feel bored and lonely, but soon Onee-sama came back. Couldn't she perceive a little more? Most importantly, was he really that lonely back then?
Lightning continuously fell from the sky, and the group gradually found it difficult to resist.
"Zunzun's childhood is certainly heartbreaking, but what should we do now?" The beautiful elf girl looked at Shima Kiyosuke and asked, "He should have discussed with you what to do in this situation, right?"
A hint of jealousy arose. Maybelle and Alicia didn't understand what she was jealous of, but it did remind everyone.
"Indeed, Zunzun had anticipated such a development."
"Then..."
"The method is very simple, just defeat Zunzun."
Shima Kiyosuke gave an astounding answer, as if he had porridge for breakfast this morning, so calm and matter-of-course.
"No, no, no, what are you even saying!"
"That's too powerful, we can't do it!"
"Speaking of Kuroki... are you a little happy? Does fighting Zunzun make you so happy? Aren't you guys good friends?"
Everyone complained.
For some reason, when Shima Kiyosuke said he wanted to defeat Zunzun, he rarely showed an excited smile, which everyone found strange.
But Zunzun understood that it was the smile of a gamer—the smile of someone who, after being unable to act, finally saw the enemy's health bar and eagerly wanted to fight.
Then, Shima Kiyosuke ignored the others' obstruction, held the Sword of Light and Darkness, and recklessly charged forward alone.
Zunzun naturally retaliated with lightning.
Shima Kiyosuke constantly weaved through the lightning at an extremely fast speed, just like his original fighting style. Approaching the enemy at super speed and defeating them with super-powerful magic was his definition of speed and power.
Simple and efficient.
In addition, whether it was because he had fused with the power of God for a long time, or because his own divine body played a certain role, in short, Zunzun could slightly control his body, making the attacks deviate a little each time.
Shima Kiyosuke keenly noticed this. He seemed a little disappointed at not being able to fight Zunzun to his heart's content, but he still sped up and charged forward, and within a few short minutes, he arrived in front of Zunzun.
His left hand's Sword of Light slashed fiercely at Zunzun's head, but was blocked by the barrier of lightning.
Shima Kiyosuke's face was calm, as if he had expected this. He immediately twisted his body in mid-air, rolled, and then struck again with the Sword of Darkness in his right hand.
Zunzun didn't have time to block.
No, to others, he looked more like he was deliberately sticking out his chest, letting Shima Kiyosuke stab him.
"Zunzun!"
"Zunzun!?"
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
But it wasn't over yet. Shima Kiyosuke's right hand slashed upwards—
The scene of blood splattering and Zunzun being split in two didn't appear as expected. Instead, there was a crisp shattering sound like glass.
Zunzun's body softened, tending to fall forward. Shima Kiyosuke grabbed him and retreated, wanting to distance himself from the giant.
But how could the giant let Zunzun go so easily? It stretched out its tentacles, attempting to control the two of them. But Zunzun then threw a small bottle with a flame at the giant.
That was the bottle containing the flame that sealed the Magic Flame Dragon.
The bottle shattered, and the tentacles no longer chased the two, but instead mingled with the Magic Flame Dragon's flame as if they had found a new love, and the two successfully escaped.
"Zunzun!"
"Are you okay, Zunzun!"
"Are you alright!"
The others rushed over, observing Zunzun's condition.
Whether it was the beautiful elf girl or Maybelle, Zunzun had solved the problem when they were controlled, so they didn't know that Shima Kiyosuke had the Sword of Darkness that could sever control.
"I'm fine, on the contrary, I'm extremely hyped right now."
They found that Zunzun's body had suffered almost no damage, and his strength had greatly increased. Looking at the three patterns on the back of his hand that were glowing with a strong light, he revealed a triumphant smile.
—Calculated. JPG
"What exactly is this...?"
Everyone was puzzled.
And while the power of God was merging with the Magic Flame Dragon, Zunzun revealed his entire plan.
"This was intentional on my part. Think about it, the song sung by Maybelle says that those who transfer to another world must pass through three shrines before they can be called heroes. These three shrines are very simple for those who transfer to another world, it's like a freebie. But as we all know, if you want to get something, you have to pay something first. So I guessed that protecting the shrines in the lyrics is an obligation, and that's this."
Zunzun pointed to the glowing pattern on the back of his hand.
It was both a buff given by God and a bridge that could indirectly control those who transferred to another world, except that now this bridge had been cut off by Shima Kiyosuke.
"Thanks, Kiyosuke, thanks to you."
"It's nothing, it was originally agreed upon, but it's just a little disappointing that I didn't get a good fight."
"Now we need to conserve our strength, so let's endure it for now."
Zunzun was a little helpless at the battle maniac's statement. However, he promised that after this matter, whether they went back or not, he could compete with him with all his strength, which restored Shima Kiyosuke's spirits.
The beautiful elf girl was extremely jealous.
"Hmph—hey—so that's how it is, Beastman-face is your backup, you really trust him."
I don't understand why she's jealous of a man.
Zunzun pinched her cheek and said, "Tsui is my backup's backup. If Kiyosuke and I are both controlled, then you'll be the last person to save us."
"I can't do what Beastman-face does."
Although the beautiful elf girl said that, her face turned from gloomy to sunny and she smiled happily. In fact, no one else could take action except her.
"Wait a minute, Zunzun."
"Do you mean you were deliberately controlled?"
Leica and Edgar grasped the main point.
Zunzun nodded and said, "That's right, it was intentional. I guessed that I, who had the blessings of the three shrines, would most likely be treated as a puppet, so I used up all my magic power in advance, and the God Giant, in order to give me fighting power, would naturally constantly replenish my magic power. As a result—"
He raised his glowing hand.
"Naturally, it was a wedding dress for us."
"The purpose is to reduce the recovery energy? That's a really bold move."
Speaking of this, they also understood Zunzun's intention, but this also aroused strong dissatisfaction from the beautiful elf girl. She accused Zunzun of being too reckless and risking his life. More importantly, he didn't tell her this plan.
Of course, he couldn't tell her.
Telling them about this kind of risky thing would only be met with strong rejection, so Zunzun only told Shima Kiyosuke, who had thick nerves and dared to take bold risks. The two cooperated and calculated against the God Giant.
Zunzun apologized for his recklessness, but at the same time, he thought in his heart—
Sorry, I dare again next time!
Alicia then asked curiously, "Then the Magic Flame Dragon..."
"At first, I didn't release the Magic Flame Dragon because I was afraid it would be devoured by the God Giant, but now the God Giant has clearly discovered a better tool to use, so it gave up on me. Really, I don't know whether to call it a fickle scumbag."
"Pfft, a fickle scumbag..."
"It's clearly just an aggregate of sacred recovery magic, an existence without gender."
Leica and Edgar couldn't help but laugh.
On the other side.
The Magic Flame Dragon's flame that Zunzun threw out also seemed to have a large amount of catalyst added, and suddenly burned with a terrifying high-temperature flame, forcing everyone back several meters.
All of the God Giant's recovery power was consumed at once, and the Magic Flame Dragon gradually gestated and was reborn in the flames.
The huge skeleton and flesh recovered from the God Giant's body, the magic power continued to rise, and the powerful pressure made everyone present jump.
"Magic Flame Dragon..."
Alicia looked at the flames with unease. She whispered, "The current Magic Flame Dragon, resurrected with high-concentration sacred magic power, because the Magic Flame not only has instant death attacks and invalid attacks, but also has recovery magic that is always activated, and if you get close, you will be manipulated by body manipulation magic... That's probably the feeling, how are we going to defeat it?"
"Don't worry, Alicia, Zunzun and Shima Kiyosuke must have a way already, right?"
"That's right, everything will be fine."
Leica and Edgar comforted Alicia, while looking at Zunzun and Shima Kiyosuke, signaling them to quickly bring up the next plan, but what they got was the silence of the two.
Their lack of response made them uneasy.
"Hey... Zunzun, you wouldn't say that you don't have a plan on how to defeat the Magic Flame Dragon, would you!?"
"No, you've misunderstood one thing, Leica."
Zunzun looked at everyone and slowly said, "I never intended to defeat the Magic Flame Dragon, to be precise, I don't want to defeat the Magic Flame Dragon at all."
"————Ga!?" xN
Except for Shima Kiyosuke, who had a calm face, everyone was dumbfounded and stared at him in shock.