Campione! - Volume 20 - Chapter 2.3

Part 3 

……A bit of time ago# two Campiones left from Okutama 

Mountains.

『Actually I am bringing pet dog here to at least help with the hunt.』

『Then, I will leave a clone here.』 

The devil kings were talking briefly about terrifying parting gift. The demon wolf king and the supernatural sect founder left without ascertaining the dignity of each of their servant, and another people bore witness in their place.

「What the hell is that monster?」 

Kusanagi Godou groaned. 

Gently sloping ridgeline was continuing through Kumotori Mountain, Kokumotori Mountain, and Nanatsuishi Mountain. 

A giant even larger than mountain was showing its face『 Nuuuuh』from the other side. No, not just its face but even its burly upper body――! 

The giant was too gigantic. And then, it was possibly naked. 

The silhouette of Kokumotori Mountain and Nanatsuishi Mountain that was covered by mist was positioned just right to hide below the navel of the giant. However# the giant wasn’t wearing clothes, so its chest, arms, and the neck area that were developed with strong muscles, and then its six-pack abdomen and so on could be seen clearly. 

Its height in estimation was――around 3000 meter! 

Yes. This giant was far taller than the mountains around here that had height less than 2000 meter. 

The skin of the great giant was golden like a statue. 

Its bald head was reflecting the light of stars and was shining sparklingly. Its face looked grim. The external appearance, the muscle# it resembled the statue of fierce guardian god――!

「Well, no matter how I see it, it must be something that Nee¬san called here……」 

Godou murmured to himself. 

He was completely ignorant of the deed that the old generation group had done, but he declared that with conviction in his voice. On the other hand, the person who was aiming a gun at the Japan Campione until just now murmured.

「Hmm. If I remember correctly, in Japan there is a legend about great giant that can move even mountain. It was named『Daidarabocchi』I think.」 

He also had extensive knowledge about monster and apparition of ancient western and eastern. 

John Pluto Smith casually exhibited a special skill that was worthy for his other name of fairy king. His magic gun was lowered down before anyone realized. 

Godou spoke while secretly confirming that.

「That’s a name I have heard before! If I remember right# I read about it in something like apparition encyclopedia.」 

Why a super-class great giant as big as mountain came out? 

The answer soon became obvious! The Daidarabocchi’s look-alike, the super large fierce guardian god lifted its giant arm, and struck――the ridgeline of mountain that was enshrouded by white thick mist. *GAaaaAAAAN-!* 

*GAaaaaaAAAAAAAAN-!* 

Earth and sand burst up like construction work of whittling a mountain was done using large amount of dynamite. Trees were all snapping, breaking, flying everywhere like trash. 

The super large fierce guardian god didn’t strike just once# but repeatedly over and over.

「So she is planning to destroy Gascoigne’s labyrinth from outside because it’s troublesome to surmount it from outside!」 

Godou cursed after noticing the elder sister’s thinking!

「Shit-. Even though she is always complaining about the depravation of the present generation, that Nee-san# isn’t she herself destroying environment as she pleases!」

「Surely she has a special skill of shelving up what she is doing herself.」 

Smith was shrugging his shoulders.

「Well, if she use her authority of plant propagation that I heard from rumor, she can also restore the lost nature, so perhaps she isn’t bothered with something like that!」

「――Something else is coming here@」 

At the night sky where the moon was almost reaching the peak. 

From the west――Saitama – Gunma district, a giant organism was flying. Godou was shocked after noticing the approach of『 silver dragon』that was flying smoothly under the moon. 

The masked Campione murmured from seeing the same sight.

「Dragon……no! Most likely# that’s also a Dead Servant!」

「What did you say!?」

The dragon arrived on the sky above the forest of bewilderment that was enshrouded by mist. 

Its wings and scales were also silver. The length of its wings was twenty meter which was surpassed by its large body. On top of that, it was clad in solemn aura like a divine beast. 

But, its silver scales that should be shining looked stale in the whole, it was the fact that the dragon was dull in appearance. 

Its scales were torn all over the body, the flesh underneath was also decaying, there were also more than ten wounded spot where its bone was exposed, giving it a really atrocious impression. 

The dragon’s right front leg that served as its right arm was lacking part from its elbow ahead. 

It also didn’t have left eyeball# there was only empty eye socket there.

「Certainly, now that you say it, that dragon looks like zombie……」

「The curse of Dead Servant isn’t something that can be given only to humans it seems. I heard that divine beast, apparition, artificial organism with soul dwelling inside, and so on can also become target.」 

Surely the silver dragon was resurrected as moving corpse after it was exterminated by Marquis Voban. 

It came to a stop midair while flapping its wings slowly, and then it spitted out flame from its jaw. That flame was attacking the white mist that was the “forest of bewilderment”! It was planning to burn it to ash. 

It was terrifying flame# but the silver dragon’s movement was a bit crude. 

Thinking that it was the associate of zombie or corpse, then certainly he could comprehend it――!

「That old man, so he is hiding even that kind of monster.」

「Well# in the end it’s formerly a divine beast! Though its strength won’t be as great as its appearance. I heard that calling it is also troublesome because its size is big. Most likely marquis-dono intentionally brought it here in order to make this devil king civil war become lively.」

「Really?」

「I am more or less a fairy king even if an unimportant one. I have intuition regarding monster and evil spirits everywhere.

」 

Godou guessed that perhaps he meant that he was a walking encyclopedia of monster and apparitions. The dead dragon was spitting out fire once more in front of Godou and Smith who was strangely boasting. 

The super large fierce guardian god also struck and kicked at the mist barrier along with the mountain. 

There should be Godou’s companions# Madam Aisha# and the man who formed temporary alliance with Godou locked inside there. 

If he didn’t somehow rescue them――Godou made a gamble!「John Pluto Smith# let’s negotiate!」

「Fufufu! I thought it’s about time that you would say that# Kusanagi Godou.」 

Aggravatingly, the masked godslayer was chuckling with his usual air.

「Just what in the world happened huuh?」

Salvatore Doni murmured. It was hard to grasp the situation outside from inside the forest that was enshrouded with thick white mist. But, in any case the ground was shaking. 

And then, a dangerous thunderous roar incessantly came into his hearing. 

*GAaaaAAAN-! GAaaaAAAAN-!* 

It was like there was a quarry right nearby that was carrying out destruction work using explosive. Each time this ominous thunderous roar resounded, the ground was vibrating. The air was shaking, the trees of the forest was also trembling. 

He tried focusing his eyes to look up. 

Not even the moon could be seen thanks to the white mist. 

However# Doni’s mind eye was capturing the sight! 

It seemed there was a giant organism rushing through the sky above sometime. 

Its atmosphere was great and strong. Surely it was a really fierce beast. He could feel how it was flying around everywhere while frequently spitting out something that looked dangerous. 

It seemed it would also rain down nearby here too……!

「Oo!」 

*GOU!* Huge flame mass was falling at the area where Doni was at. 

Naturally the forest trees were catching fire. The firepower was so fierce that the piling up snow didn’t become any hindrance at all against it. 

The mountain forest that was like oak forest in Europe was enveloped in a surface of fire. A large scale mountain fire was going to start like this. 

「Someone else other than Alec is doing this.」 

Doni caught on to the situation even if lately and he began to retreat. 

It wouldn’t be strange for wild boar or bear that lived in mountain to be burn to death from long ago in this situation. That was how much flame was blazing at the surrounding. 

However, he was being protected by steel body and wall of rune letters surrounding him. 

Doni managed to escape until an area where the flame was relatively weak with not even his clothes was burned. But, he could see how sooner or later he would be swallowed by fire and smoke and got brought to a standstill……!

「Now it has come to this, I guess I should try making a gamble.」 

He didn’t hate sink or swim gamble! 

Doni licked his lips and he was about to chant the words of power that he kept in reserve.

「Now shrine maidens of Bacchus, call the son of god to come. Be drunk with the alcohol of unruly god……」

「Please stop that, Lord Salvatore!」 

The one who called him to stop was Erica Blandelli’s voice! 

When he looked there, Madam Aisha who was running out of breath and Liliana Krancjar who was supporting her were also together! Everyone was sweating due to the blaze’s heat# and the soot and dirt on their clothes were also striking.

「You guys did well finding me eeh! You didn’t get lost midway?」

「We were lucky, though calling it luck is also a bit strange.」

Even tired and with the situation like this, Erica young miss was still elegant. 

She reported to Doni with a voice and expression that were putting on airs.

「Thanks to those who is trying to smash this forest of bewilderment along with the mountain# Prince Alec’s labyrinth is also seem to be in the process of losing its power. Because of that we were able to search for Lord Salvatore’s location!」

「I see now. But, why are you coming to me then?」

「Because we felt uneasiness. We were wondering if by any chance, my lord would ――use that『authority of wild rampage』that we also witnessed before this……」

「Oh maan# that’s correct! I was just about to do it!」 

Doni confirmed bluntly. 

It seemed Wiseman Parliament’s naming for it was『Divine Confusion』. The effect was to form a space that made all divine power – mystical power – magic power to run wild.

「It’s stalemate already after all so I thought to just go desperate―# like that♪

」

「As I thought……」 

Erica closed her eyes and next Liliana spoke dispassionately.

「My lord. With all due respect please let me speak! If it’s now we can escape outside the mountain with my flying magic, but if that authority is used then danger of falling will be……」

「Do, Doni-san! I’ll let bygones be bygones about you trying to attack me, so please!」

This time it was Madam Aisha. She was pleading with a desperate expression.

「Let’s escape together@ At this rate we will be completely annihilated!」 

Thus――Italia’s King of Sword# Milan’s great knight duo# and 

Madam Aisha were enveloped by blue light and flew away toward the other side of the night sky.

「Aa―! But thinking back# I just formed alliance with Godou before this huh. Perhaps cooperating with you all would be better wouldn’t it!」

「Please say something like that first……but# perhaps some things are better left unsaid.」

「For Kusanagi Godou to form alliance with Lord Salvatore, it seemed that he too must be really cornered at that time.」

「Hahahaha. I guess you two can say that eeh.」

「E# everyone# that’s@」 

Madam Aisha yelled when they finally rose to the sky. 

It was when the light of flight the four were riding――was passing through in front of the head of a giant. It was a golden giant that was larger than even mountain. 

It resembled fierce guardian god, but its height was 3000 meter class in estimation. 

This tremendous golden giant was desperately endeavoring in striking, shaking, and destroying the mist barrier along with the mountains!

「Uwaa! So it’s this guy who was rampaging!」

As expected even Salvatore Doni was getting tongue-tied. Right after that 

Nmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh――! (TN" This line was actually written using alphabet.) 

Strange sound that couldn’t be comprehended as the roar of wind or the growly of magic beast reverberated in the night sky. 

That sound was something let out by the approaching silver dragon. The light of flight magic that Liliana controlled――its path was blocked by the flying dragon. 

The largely opened mouth of the dragon was blazing with flame. 

The flame blast that caused the mountain fire below was surely spitted out from there. 

And right now that flame would be fired out――just before it happened. Dawn colored radiance manifested at the midnight sky that was locked in darkness. 

Even though there were several more hours until the dawn, the sun was rising to the sky! 

The advent of the third avatar of Verthragna, 『White Stallion』.