I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 96

CHAPTER 96

 

“……”

There were not just one or two doubts that arose upon seeing Kyres’ appearance.

However, not a single word could easily escape from my lips.

“Ugh, ugh…….”

<I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you. Because of you, as a god, I’m in this state!!>

Though his divine body intended to speak exactly what the god wanted to say, it was impossible.

His jaw was half-rotted, almost falling off. 

Making even the “ugh” sound was somewhat miraculous, partly due to the god’s power.

No, even walking was a miracle.

In fact, with each step, rotten flesh thudded to the ground.

“How on earth did you escape from the underworld?”

I furrowed my brow. 

The god who had imprisoned Kyres was none other than the primordial deity, Detmé, and

the god who had trapped Kyres was Deron, also one of the first gods, and the older brother of the main god.

Yet, Kyres, a mere secondary deity, managed to break through and escape to the mortal realm?

And how did he end up possessing a corpse? There were more than a few mysteries.

<It’s because of you, human.>

Just from his voice, I could tell that Kyres was heavily influenced by his rage.

<It’s all because of you that I ended up like this!!>

Thud!! 

The movement of the decaying flesh falling from the corpse was unbelievably fast.

He must have been quite a skilled warrior when he was alive.

“What do you want from me?!”

I gritted my teeth as I pulled out a power crystal.

“Before blaming others, why don’t you reflect on what you’ve done?!”

What I held was Ifrit’s crystal. 

With a whoosh, the black-mixed crystal emitted light, creating flames.

“Besides, it’s your fault you’re stuck underground!”

It was a hundred percent Kyres’ fault. 

Yet here he was, venting his anger at me.

And it wasn’t even me who had stuck Kyres underground; it was Detmé.

Yet he came to vent his anger at me, the easy target.

“I don’t know what you’re complaining about.”

Whooosh! 

As the flames gathered, they whipped around like a whip.

“This time, I’ll personally bury you underground, Kyres!!”

If you’re going to be hated for no reason, it’s better to create a reason to be hated than to be hated for nothing.

I swung the whip of flames as if sweeping the ground.

Crack! Crack! Crack!! 

There was no need to conserve firepower. 

It was better than dying needlessly by holding back.

<……Ugh!!>

Kyres tried to dodge the flames by jumping, but his decaying body couldn’t move easily.

His legs caught fire.

“Quietly get buried underground!”

I didn’t miss the opportunity. 

I momentarily stored Ifrit’s power and immediately used Sylphid’s crystal.

Whoosh! 

Using the strong wind, I directed the flames upwards, creating a towering pillar of fire.

In an instant, the pillar of flames engulfed Kyres.

‘Is it done?’

Huff, huff. 

I caught my breath, wiping the sweat under my jaw.

I had barely exerted myself, and I had used someone else’s power.

My breath reached the tip of my jaw. 

I looked at the burning pillar of fire with a loud noise.

“Madman.”

A shadow emerged from within the flames. 

Despite staggering as if he could collapse at any moment, he continued to walk forward, towards me.

“…….”

Seeing him emerge from the pillar of fire, I grimaced. 

It was a blow big enough to expose bones.

But Kyres still lingered within that body.

‘What in the world is going on?’

When a deity-imbued artifact or a human is harmed, the main body feels the impact and falls asleep. 

That’s what I aimed for.

Moreover, the body Kyres possessed now was a corpse that had been dead for quite some time. 

So, I attacked with even greater assurance.

‘Is the possession not being released?’

Since it’s a corpse and there’s no death, does that mean the possession won’t be released?

‘Until the god directly releases the possession?’

I don’t know, I don’t know.

But what’s certain is that escaping from this situation won’t be easy.

Damn it, I didn’t want to resort to this!

“Shu!!”

<Bwaaa!!>

Fortunately, whether he woke up or not, Shu responded immediately.

Sharp spears made of water flew and pierced him.

Kyres dodged it and stepped back.

<Bwa!!>

Shoooaah!! 

A column of water rose. 

It was stronger and bigger than the one I had created with the power crystal.

<An undying spirit born from nowhere!!>

But the water column was short-lived. 

Light seeped out from within.

Crack, crack!!

Kyres wielded the power of a god, cutting through the water stream. 

The sharp forceful stream spread in all directions, cutting down whatever it touched.

<Bwa? Bwaaa!>

A startled Shu tried to defend by erecting a shield of water. 

But perhaps due to the mingling of divine power.

<Bwya!>

After deflecting several attacks, Shu trembled and landed on my hand.

His black ears trembled, then slackened.

“Shu, are you okay?”

<B-Bwa……>

Shu became increasingly watery and soon melted into me.

“……”

I grimaced. 

Shu was like an entity trapped in an egg that hadn’t properly hatched, just as Kyres said.

That’s why I deliberately didn’t summon him when I fought Achel.

‘I’m sorry.’

I clenched my palm and closed my eyes tightly. 

Meanwhile, the attacks began pouring in again.

‘I need to stop their movement!’

Kwoong! 

Dodging the incoming attacks, I bit my lip.

If the attacks didn’t work, I’d have to stall for time by blocking movement.

Whether it was a human or an artifact, there was a time limit for possession.

‘Should I try to create a prison with Gnome’s power?’

No. It wouldn’t work. 

Didn’t that guy break through even the pillar of fire?

Then what? 

What should I do? 

Let’s think of a way, a way.

“……”

I stopped my retreating steps, licked my lips, and glared at the approaching Kyres.

“Hey.”

Kyres paused at my words.

“Let’s figure out why you’re doing this to me.”

I subtly attracted Kyres’s attention and picked up a few stones from the ground.

“I’ve been good to you in my own way, haven’t I? I made nectar for you regularly, and gave you other medicines when needed.”

I didn’t even charge for the medicine or the potion ingredients.

At this point, he should at least show some gratitude to me!

<You.>

With one eye burning, Kyres looked at me with his lone eye.

<You’re too arrogant.>

“…Arrogant?”

<Yes! If you’re human, act like one!!>

Snap, was it the power of a god? 

My head throbbed, and the surroundings began to buzz.

He was losing his balance, trying to crush me mercilessly.

<You must submit to the gods!! You’ve always faced us head-on!!>

“For such reasons……”

<It’s in your nature! You should support and respect us!! How dare a mere mortal!!>

I blocked my ears with my fists. 

But it wasn’t something I heard with my ears. 

Even with my ears blocked, the buzzing didn’t stop.

<Therefore, I will punish you! Arrogant one! Fall into the underground with my sword!!>

As Kyres finished speaking, light gathered in his hand. 

It was a weapon created with the power of a god.

“……!!”

I threw myself to the ground and hurled a stone. 

Mixing it with the power of Sylphid, the stone swiftly flew and hit the target I aimed for.

<This bastard!!>

It was right behind his knee.

No matter how much he moved with the power of a god, his body was human. 

So, if a major blow hit his joint, no matter what, he would stagger—.

‘Now’s the time!’

Thud!

Taking advantage of his staggering, I raised the ground to crush his leg, and then what followed was as I expected.

<Daring to make the earth quake at a mere mortal’s will……!!>

With his decaying and burning leg, he fell to the ground and rolled. 

Rolling on the ground, Kyres wielded his sword.

“It’s not over yet!”

Thud! 

I raised the ground again. 

Then, I piled the earth over Kyres’ torso which was left exposed.

“If you don’t want to return to the underworld, I’ll bury you at least a little!”

Thinking of it as your grave!

<You, damn it.>

Even though buried in the ground, Kyres’ eyes glared at me.

<To dare, a mere mortal!!>

Thud. 

A slight vibration occurred, and then the earth piled on Kyres burst out like an explosion. 

My body, swept away by the explosion, collided with the rock Kyres had thrown.

“K-Kuh.”

I swallowed hard. 

But blood was dripping from my mouth.

<Human.>

Raising my head, I saw Kyres standing in front of me, somehow, somehow he was there.

<Die.>

Light emanated from Kyres’ body.

It was a light that would have blinded an ordinary human already. 

It was a light that only flowed from the true form of a god.

In addition to discarding his useless flesh, Kyres was attempting to manifest his true form.

“……!!”

I realized this. 

Humans cannot see the true form of a god. 

They couldn’t even approach it.

Because they would be overwhelmed by the power emitted by the god.

Even now, just the light would blind a human if seen with the naked eye. 

I only endured because my body had frequent encounters with the gods.

I too would soon lose my sight and be consumed by the power emanating from Kyres’ true form.

Die? 

Me?

To that Kyres of all people?

‘I refuse.’

I summoned all the power I had, every single crystal.

I had heard that there was a very slight gap when the god returned to their true form. 

Utilizing that gap, I could strike none other than the true form of the god.

‘I won’t spare even his eyes.’

If I could deliver a proper blow to him, his eyes were worth sacrificing.

Even if both of my eyes burned out, I could still survive.

With tears of blood streaming down my face, I glared at Kyres.

And then.

“Sister!!!”

A voice that shouldn’t have been heard reached my ears.