Chapter 250: Now, I Am the Challenger!

"Huh?"

Verethragna was stunned for a moment, tilting his head in confusion.

"Is the order somehow wrong? Unknown king, it is clearly I who am challenging you!"

The simple-minded God of War had never seen someone with so little demeanor of a powerhouse.

Thanks to the fact that this guy still possessed the divinity belonging to their Steel, Verethragna felt insulted for the first time!

"A challenge—that is the language of the weak."

Su Nian seemed to be persisting in his persona as a weakling; no, to be precise, Su Nian was indeed a "weakling" at this very moment.

And the God of War Verethragna before him was a "powerhouse."

Of course, this was only in the conceptual sense.

Brother, Displacement Magic!

Su Nian swapped his level with Verethragna's; of course, it was only the level, and other than that, the stats did not change in the slightest.

Hmm, at this moment, Verethragna had a level of 999 but only level-one stats, while Su Nian was exactly the opposite.

So, at this very moment, he really was a "weakling!"

With such a huge gap in levels, how could he not be considered a weakling?

It makes me tremble with cold; when will we weaklings ever be able to stand tall!!

This God of War is simply too shameless! With his level so high, he actually won't let me challenge him, and instead wants to challenge me!

Where is his self-esteem as a powerhouse!!

Of course, Su Nian still had some self-awareness and didn't say it out loud; he just stood there indifferently.

After all, Liliana was still there, and he wasn't shameless enough to do that.

Of course, if there were no one else around, he would definitely let himself go.

"... Forget it, as long as you are happy."

Verethragna's mouth twitched, and he chose to give up arguing with Su Nian.

Now that Su Nian was the powerhouse, what he should do was use every means and find every way to achieve victory, rather than getting hung up on these trivial issues.

"Then, I wonder if you could grant me a short amount of time to recall my Avatars, and after I have recovered to my complete state, I shall challenge you again."

"Fine."

Su Nian nodded slightly and agreed.

The process of Godslaying, which must be recognized by Pandora to become a Godslayer who defeats a god, requires killing a complete Heretic god head-on by the weak overcoming the strong.

Therefore, Verethragna had to recover to his complete state for Su Nian to successfully slay the god and then be able to catch Pandora.

"Very well."

Seeing that Su Nian had accepted the challenge, Verethragna couldn't help but say happily.

"Since that is the case, I must not delay. Unknown king, how about we set the time of battle for one hour from now?"

"As you wish."

Su Nian replied.

Afterwards, Verethragna reached out without the slightest hesitation toward the backpack of Kusanagi Godou, who was watching the excitement on the side.

Rip!

The strap of the backpack was torn directly, and the backpack was forcibly snatched away by Verethragna.

Kusanagi Godou was stunned for a moment, then immediately scolded angrily.

"What are you doing!"

He had originally thought Verethragna was a refugee who had encountered some bad luck, and he had only chatted with him because he was in a good mood.

He didn't expect this guy to be a robber, wanting to snatch the Stone Tablet his grandfather asked him to bring to someone else.

"You guy!"

Kusanagi Godou rolled up his sleeves and rushed over, intending to punch this youth.

But the next second, he was kicked flying, slamming heavily into the wall, his life or death unknown.

The Witch's Curse began to show its power from this moment on.

Whether it was because the wall was of poor quality or some other reason, the wall collapsed and crashed heavily onto Kusanagi Godou.

In the end, Liliana couldn't bear to watch anymore and made a phone call, asking people from the Bronze Black Cross to come out and rescue this unlucky kid.

Of course, it was unclear whether Kusanagi Godou's great luck had disappeared at this moment, or if it was the Witch's Curse.

Even while being rescued, one incident after another occurred: the ambulance got stuck in traffic, the stretcher suddenly broke, or the rescue workers were clumsy...

It even reached the point where Liliana couldn't bear to watch and looked at Diana.

Diana smiled awkwardly and scratched her cheek, saying.

"Can I say that I only cast a curse to make him unlucky for a day or two? It was just a bit of minor bad luck."

"And I already dispelled it just now."

For a moment, even Su Nian didn't know what to say.

——

On the streets of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia.

Erica Blandelli, who came from a prestigious family of the Copper Black Cross and had been promoted to Great Knight at the age of only sixteen, sat in the car with a dark face, looking at the downtown area.

Sitting in the driver's seat next to her was her maid, Arianna Hayama, an Alialdi, a girl of Mixed Blood with one-quarter Island Country ancestry.

At this moment, Arianna was in a state of worry.

The reason she had become like this was Erica's arbitrary actions.

At noon, when the sunlight was at its most intense, Arianna gripped the steering wheel and asked in a low voice.

"Erica, you don't actually intend to slay a god, do you?"

Erica, who had brilliant blonde hair, a figure as perfect as a model's, and was wearing a deep red formal dress, frowned and asked in surprise.

"Why are you asking this too, Liliana?"

She didn't refute it immediately? Liliana shivered, then asked cautiously.

"I just feel like... isn't it too dangerous?"

"There will certainly be danger."

Erica sighed, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and said softly.

"I'm not some brainless idiot; it would be best if there's a chance to slay a god, but it's already a Miracle if I can seal a Divine Beast with high probability."

"Besides, didn't the observers on Sardinia say so? It is highly probable that a Divine Beast has descended."

"If I use battling a Divine Beast as a Merit, I can use it as a stepping stone to inherit my uncle's title of 'Red Devil' and even become the Grand Marshal of the Copper Black Cross."

"Otherwise, at my age, I'm afraid I couldn't compete with Gennaro. The position of Grand Marshal of the Copper Black Cross has been held by the Blandelli family for years; if it were lost on my watch and handed over to some rustic wild Knight, that would be a great disgrace."

"Do you understand? The point isn't to slay a god, but to increase my bargaining chips to become Grand Marshal. Of course, if there's a chance to become a Godslayer, I wouldn't refuse."

Thinking of this, Erica revealed an expression full of resentment.

"Even Lord Salvatore, no, even that fool who knows nothing but swords can slay a god and become a Godslayer."

"Why can't I try?"

Isn't she still wanting to slay a god? Liliana, standing to the side, tilted her head and pretended she hadn't heard anything.

Just insulting the King of Swords would be enough to cause trouble for Erica.

Not to mention the delusion of becoming a Godslayer; if Godslayers were so easy to become, why have there only been six in three hundred years?

Liliana held no hope for Erica becoming a Godslayer.

After Erica finished complaining, Liliana finally spoke up.

"I don't understand the power struggles within the organization, as long as you have that thought in mind."

"Alright, let's not talk about these boring things anymore."

Erica waved her hand.

"According to information from the observation department, the fluctuation of Magic: Divine Power seems to have appeared in the city area. The top priority now is to identify the true nature of the Magic: Divine Power? Hmm?"

A familiar car appeared in Erica's field of vision; if she hadn't misidentified the emblem on that car.

That seemed to be the special car used by the Bronze Black Cross to receive distinguished guests; it was said to be used for entertaining Kings, though it had never been used once.

"Walk over there, I feel like I can find Lily there."

Erica said with a smile of surprise; she intended to give Liliana a surprise.

And while she was at it, see exactly what distinguished guest Lily was entertaining and gather some intelligence.

After the car was parked, Erica got out, looked around, and then her eyes lit up.

"Lily!"

After seeing the familiar silver-haired girl in a Knight's uniform, Liliana, she greeted her excitedly.

She opened her arms toward Liliana as she approached.

"Lily, I finally found you. I've missed you so much during these few days of your vacation."

Liliana's mouth twitched, and she instantly became alert.

I bet you just want to bully me again, don't you?

However, now was clearly not the time for idle chatter with Erica, so Liliana hurriedly covered Erica's mouth and said.

"Mind your manners, Miss Erica Blandelli. Do not disturb the King challenging the God of War."

Erica revealed a smile of surprise and shock; she hadn't noticed there were others beside Liliana at all.

The Witch Diana—she didn't really want to deal with that person; that person loved to tease her.

As for the blonde youth and the youth in white robes besides her, she didn't pay them any mind.

Although their appearances were inhumanly beautiful, she would at most take a glance; she wasn't the type to be obsessed with looks.

In her view, inner talent was far more important than appearance.

And after Liliana's reminder, she finally realized that the scene unfolding before her was actually a battlefield between a King and a Heretic god?

But shouldn't a battlefield between a King and a god be filled with constant roaring explosions? If they fought a bit too seriously, it would be normal for the entire island of Sardinia to cease to exist.

So what was going on now?

Erica watched the two people confronting each other and fell into deep thought.

Her Spirit Vision told her that Liliana was not lying.

But since when were battles between Godslayers so quiet?

A Golden Sword appeared in Verethragna's hand.

That was the Sword of Wisdom used by the God of War to oppose the gods; starting off with the manifestation of the Warrior's authority, the Sword of Wisdom, was Verethragna's respect for a strong opponent.

Facing Su Nian, Verethragna dared not hold back in the slightest.

After drawing the Golden Sword, Verethragna let out a loud laugh.

"Winning against the strong with the weak is my specialty!"

"I declare in my name here: Holy Sword of Light, Sword of Promised Victory... so light, Word of Power, become my sword, transform into my blade!"

As Su Nian looked on with the gaze of a warrior, Verethragna first used the Golden Sword, designated for sealing, to point directly at the Star Holy Sword in Su Nian's hand.

(End of chapter)