Chapter 1897: Escalation

Seated high atop a spiraling pillar of stone, a man with ashen grey skin, ghastly blue hair, matching eyes, long pointed ears, and small antennae could be seen slouching forward as he watched various news reports regarding the Tower. At his side, a massive stag beetle, approximately twenty meters in height and twice that in length, silently clicked its mandibles …

Chapter 1896: Atmosphere

Following Ryun’s lead, it wasn’t long before Vahn and Co reached the outskirts of a rather pungent region known as Gallstone Village. As the name made readily apparent, Gallstone Village was just that, a village located inside of a large, mountain-sized, gallstone. It was half-embedded in a ceiling formed from the flesh of the Guardian, and, though most of the …

Chapter 1895: Matters of Life and Death

Though he was aware of the decision made by the Empire, Vahn was a little surprised by the fact they didn’t even try to send anyone to reclaim the Hell Express. They had concluded that it would be a lot safer to send their people in during the six month period where the train docked at the Last Station. This, …

Chapter 1894: Judgment

Having expected matters to escalate from the start, Vahn left his ‘main’ body safely stowed away aboard the Hell Express. More specifically, a version of himself had been lying beneath the canopy of the World Tree with Mordred nestled next to him. She was still resting after their earlier exertions, a contented smile on her face as the tip of …

Chapter 1893: Attrition

Sensing the threat posed by Enkidu, Adori, somewhat surprisingly, issued a loud war cry as the space around her began to bend and distort. The cannons attached to her Carrier began to fire volley after volley, but, rather than shooting straight, the beams ripped through the void before reemerging elsewhere. Not expecting Adori to incorporate ‘Arie Swordsmanship’ into a wide-range …

Chapter 1892: Gulf

Stepping in before Adori could take action, Hagipherione brandished what appeared to be a set of blood-red shortswords. In actuality, they were a set of bladed Needles, and, similar to the crystalline blades floating behind Adori’s back and the sun-like spear clutched in Maschenny’s hand, they were yet another one of the 13 Month Series, specifically the Red October. Though …

Chapter 1891: Civility

Of all possible reactions, the last thing Vahn expected was for Adori to turn statuesque in response to his words. At the exact same time, the Law of Identity began laughing maniacally, hands holding her stomach as she revealed, “You short-circuited her brain by making her think lewd thoughts. She intends to completely thrash you now~.” As if to demonstrate …

Chapter 1890: Baptism

With the strongest among them being around the level of a C-Rank Regular, it took very little effort for Vahn to defeat the boarding party prepared by the Jahad Army. This caused quite a stir among the encircling party, but, compared to the events that followed, the defeat of a few Regulars wasn’t very noteworthy. Though he could have stayed …

Chapter 1889: Emergence

Several hours prior to their arrival at the 40th Floor’s train station, known best as the ‘Mushroom Farm’, Vahn received a rather urgent message from Poro Poe, the Hell Express’ interim Conductor. This wasn’t anything particularly abnormal, especially considering they were inbound towards the station. The contents of said message, however, were extremely troubling as, even with his current power, …

Chapter 1888: Growing Tensions

Though he continued to monitor the events taking place outside through the Law of Identity, Vahn had already put the matters of the Name Hunt Station behind him. He didn’t care how many people he had upset, and, were it not for the presence of Yuri, he might have even gone out to teach those conspiring against him a lesson. …