Volume 6 Chapter 11 Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles' Order Of Love' Rapucel Dreadnought ⑤ - Hit The Main Body
Elk defeats the attacking 'apostles' one after another.
He channels 'energy' into both hands and releases it towards the approaching apostles. Then, against the apostles attacking from the top of the building with magic and skills, he throws small stones to hit them or destroys their footing to make them fall.
He also interferes with the weapons the apostles are holding. He uses Telekinesis to take away swords and spears and throw them, and if a large number come at him, he cuts off parts of the school building to crush them.
After taking down about 50, Elk mutters.
"It never ends... There are still more students who were taken, but I don't think they'll send everyone at once... Hmm."
Then, something strange happened.
The students Elk defeated disappeared like they were melting away a few seconds after losing consciousness. It was as if there was a mechanism that made them vanish to a safe place when they lost.
"Well, whatever... If they come at me, I'll just crush them!!"
After the apostles, dozens of attack-focused knights appeared, along with dozens of magic-focused bishops. There were dozens of defense-focused rooks and over a hundred pawns... No matter how big the ground is, it felt cramped against this many.
But───... it didn't matter to Elk.
"If you think you can do something to me with numbers─── that's a bad move."
* * *
"───...ouch."
Rapucel pressed her chest, feeling a sharp pain.
The cheat skill 'Brilliant Labyrinthos: Love Labyrinth of God Trial' is a dungeon creation ability. When activated, it makes you almost invincible, but it has a weakness.
That weakness is the destruction of the dungeon.
If the dungeon is destroyed, all the damage comes back to Rapucel.
However, normally, that shouldn't happen.
Dungeons, by their nature, cannot be destroyed. It's impossible. It shouldn't be possible... but Elk's 'Telekinesis' destroyed the school building and shattered the ground. The damage was coming back to Rapucel's body.
A prickling pain, like small needles stabbing at her chest. It wasn't serious damage, but... it still hurt.
"...Tch."
Rapucel clicked her tongue and glanced at the chess piece floating in the air.
It was a special piece that could only be stamped once per dungeon: 'King' and 'Queen.'
While she was thinking, Elk was destroying the 'Dungeon Monsters.'
"......"
She thought for a moment.
The 'plan' was going smoothly. Lolofaldo and Elena were doing well.
Rapucel's 'Trial' was also progressing without issues.
And then──the door to the 'Cathedral' opened.
"Cathedral... Huh? Hey, someone's here!"
A few men and women entered.
They were students from the second year, including a teacher.
Max, the teacher in charge of the second years, looked at Rapucel with a stern expression.
"You... who are you?"
"I'm Rapucel Dreadnought... I am a priest of the Goddess Holy Church who gives you the 'Trial'."
Rapucel smiled like a holy mother.
Goddess Holy Church.
It's the name that everyone in the faculty is most wary of, and among students, it's known as an 'S-Class Dangerous Organization.'
Max said to the students.
"Everyone, get into battle stance──act as if the enemy is a monster from the dungeon or even worse. Think of them as monsters in human form and make sure to take them down."
The second-year students readied their weapons and prepared to use their skills.
They were different from the new students. They had the look of seasoned adventurers who had experienced real battles.
Max commanded the students.
"That person must be the culprit behind this abnormal situation. Everyone──begin combat!!"
The second-year students charged at Rapucel and started their attack.
"───...heh."
Rapucel smiled seductively and spread her arms wide.
* * *
Elk wiped out all the 'dungeon monsters' gathered on the ground.
The terrain had changed a bit, but Elk decided to ignore it.
Then, he shouted.
"Hey!! Is that it!? Are we done already!?"
───...but there was no response.
Elk clicked his tongue, took off his eye mask and hood, and took a deep breath.
"Damn... can I really get close to the main body like this?"
"Elk..."
Sylphid flew around Elk.
"I'm sorry, Elk. I don't really understand this place either... it's like a tangled mess of threads."
"I know. Thanks, Sylphid."
"Ugh..."
Elk gently patted the downcast Sylphid with just his index finger.
He had to think of a way to deal with this. Just as Elk was thinking that.
'Hello everyone, nice to meet you. I am Rapucel Dreadnought from the Goddess Holy Church, 'Order of Love.'
Elk's movements stopped.
"This voice..."
'Those who have overcome my "Trial" will have the path to a "new world" opened for them... Now, everyone, to my side───...'
The voice cut off.
"Rapucel Dreadnought...a priest of the Goddess Holy Church. So this is the guy who turned the academy into a dungeon."
Now, where should he aim to reach?
* * *
Yato was cutting down Miguel's subordinates with a single strike.
It wasn't much───...or so she wanted to say, but everyone's skill levels were unusually high. The new students had skill levels averaging around 10 to 30. Those who had Skill Evolution were probably less than 20 percent of the total.
"Tch...The Goddess Holy Church did something, didn't they?"
"Hah!!"
She deflected the sword strike from a boy swordsman with my Sixfold Demon Sword and severed both of his arms.
He was indeed strong. But Yato was still stronger.
Yato's merciless strikes always cut off one of the limbs. So, the apostles couldn't approach carelessly.
And...Soara was breathing heavily.
"Hah, hah, hah..."
"Hehe, what's wrong? You seem pretty out of breath."
"......Mmm."
Miguel's skill.
Miguel had 4 'tentacles' growing from his back.
In contrast, Soara had 3 claws extending from her hands, breaking through her skin.
Their common point...Soara had a 'mark' appearing on her tongue, while Miguel had one on his back.
"I'm surprised. I didn't expect you to be like me."
"I'm surprised too... but it feels kind of wrong."
Miguel's skill, 'Envy'... just like Soara, it's one of the 7 rare skills.
It was a skill without the concept of levels.
The ability is the manipulation of the tentacles that grow from his back. The number of tentacles changes based on his emotions.
"You both, and the other you over there, have passed. Hehe, you have the right to take Lady Rapucel's final Trial."
"Final Trial... what is that? She mentioned it on the broadcast earlier."
"It's simple. It's a Trial to see if you're worthy to join the Goddess Holy Church. The people we first kidnapped are just a bunch we're using for this 'Trial'... the real kidnapping is happening here."
"Wha...?"
"There are no people around, right? There should be thousands of students... even in a dungeon-like school, it's strange not to meet anyone. They've already 'selected' and sent some to the Goddess Holy Church headquarters."
"No way..."
"Well, we only kidnapped students who are useful. It was tough that the third-year students were absent."
"...!"
"Alright, that's it. You guys will take the final Trial now───... see ya."
With a flick of his tentacle, Miguel sent Soara flying and opened a nearby door, disappearing.
Then, the students that Yato had defeated also vanished, and the remaining students opened the door and disappeared as well.
"───... I was listening. It seems like things are getting pretty troublesome."
"......"
"...What?"
"Strange. Yato looks kind of happy."
"......Really?"
Yato was smiling, as if he was enjoying this situation.
* * *
At the same time Miguel shook off Soara, he made his tentacles disappear.
Work is mostly done. He haven't told Soara, but there are still less than 30 students who passed the final trial. Most of the apostles have been defeated and sent back to headquarters, and Miguel and the holy apostles are close to retreating.
"Hehe, this is getting fun."
Miguel chuckled in the dim light and called his subordinate who had the 'retreat' skill to go home.
"Alright, let's retreat."
In the next moment, Miguel's full body froze.
"I found you..."
There stood a black scarecrow, a crow with its wings spread.
No, it was the boy Elk, the '8th' priest candidate that the Goddess Holy Church feared the most, and the biggest traitor.
Miguel couldn't move a single finger. He was frozen with a smirk on his face.
Then he realized. All his subordinates were defeated... knocked out by telekinesis.
Elk removed his hood and eye mask and lightly tapped Miguel on the shoulder.
"Rapucel Dreadnought. Let's have you guide me to where she is."
Under Elk's fixed smile, Miguel found himself surrendering.
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