I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 187

Chapter 187

187 . Standing Above the Head of a God

“Die, you! Die!”

Quite the rugged projectile flew towards me, but I was able to withstand it .

No . As if I had collided head on with a fly, it would be more accurate to say that I didn’t feel a thing .

Abilities of polar opposite elements had collided with one another .

However, it was obvious that I would take the high ground here .

If a regular Iceberg and Meteor Call met with one another, then both cancelling each other out should be the expected result .

Both would receive massive amounts of damage and fall out .

In this case, however, you could say that this was a fight between a regular Iceberg and a transcendent Meteor Call .

There was that much of a difference in terms of raw power .

Even with Galima’s fierce attacks, the water continued to evaporate .

The lava that was coming out from my body that had changed its appearance to that of a magma golem was causing the water to evaporate at an incredible rate .

The visual effect was strong enough to prevent me from seeing the area around me .

Giving up on my sight, I focused only on getting rid of the water around me .

While I did so, I continued to keep in mind the oxygen inside of the mana balloon and consuming the King’s Marbles .

“You little! Argh!”

In the middle of all that noise, I could hear Galima’s yelling clearly .

It seemed that they were quite furious that their attacks weren’t working on me .

It wouldn’t take long before they would appear before me .

Water was Galima’s strength and life .

Their strength was disappearing before their eyes so easily, so how could they just stay hidden .

Even if they did appear before me though, I wouldn’t be able to see them, since the situation around me was too complicated .

It was then .

A growl .

‘What, human, no . Did they give up being a god?’

It was hard to believe that this howling was something that they could let out, as I could hear the sound of their fierce Fear .

Since Galima had the appearance of a normal human, the sound they were making right now didn’t fit them at all .

Since I couldn’t open my mouth or breathe at this moment, I quietly thought to myself these thoughts .

However, since the Fear continued on for quite a long time, I couldn’t help but check .

But it wasn’t as if I could afford to slack off on getting rid of the water in the limited time I have left .

Desperately hoping that I could see their form, I casted Eye of Insight .

After confirming their appearance, I couldn’t help but let out a gasp of air .

That was the sight that came into view was something that I couldn’t hold back my surprise of .

With a massive body size that was hard to describe, four legs befitting that size, and wings on their back, it was a Chimera .

‘That’s insane . It can’t be . Why is something like that here?’

“Chimera! Destroy that human . Take that human’s soul and fill your belly . ”

“KUWUHUNG!”

“Kuhaha! It seems that you’ve just confirmed the presence of the Chimera . Can you handle them?”

“… . . ”

“Unlike the one you’ve slain in the demonic realm, this one won’t die so easily . That one was only a copy that Karupedan tried to mimic! Demon King? Demon king’s Chimera? They aren’t worth anything . Go! Destroy him!”

“KUWUHH!”

All sorts of profanities were at the tip of my tongue .

This situation felt far more hopeless than the time I faced the Chimera for the first time in the Demonic Realm .

If what they said was true, this Chimera was far superior and stronger than the one from the demonic realm .

I had defeated the Chimera in the demonic realm with Eternal Rest, which I had obtained via chance .

Exactly as I had said, all I had done was use that one skill against them .

Chimera’s destructive capabilities, defensive capabilities, and how strong they were didn’t matter at that time . That Chimera was annihilated into oblivion on the spot .

Eternal Rest was a skill beyond ranking that could only be used once .

It had taken up one of the 5 slots of the skills beyond ranking I could ever obtain, and continued to take that place even after its use .

At the time, it was a skill that was absolute and important, but now, it was useless .

If I was able to use that skill continuously, it wouldn’t have taken even an hour to clear things up in the celestial plane .

However, I couldn’t use Eternal Rest even after obtaining mastery over mana .

It was true that after I’ve obtained complete control of mana, cooldowns didn’t matter to me, but that didn’t cover this spell .

It really was a one time use skill .

Thus, this meant that I had to use my strength, not Eternal Rest, to defeat the Chimera .

The one good thing was that I had grown a lot stronger since the demonic realm .

When I had conquered the demonic realm, I had obtained the power of mana, magical energy, and the King’s Marbles .

Right now, however, I had the ability and powers of 5 gods .

And right now, Galima’s attacks weren’t working on me .

There was the factor of being polar opposites in elements, but there also was the difference in strength between me and them .

And while this being the case, they summoned a creature?

I should be able to defeat the summoned without much difficulty .

After all, there wouldn’t be any summoned creatures that would serve a master weaker than themselves .

Ah . There is the Chimera that could be summoned using the Demon King’s Authority, but since it wasn’t a contract of absolute dominance, it didn’t count .

The Chimera charged me quickly in an attempt to body slam me .

A creature this big doing an attack like this would cause a massive shock .

However, right now, my form was far larger than that Chimera .

That was because I had copied the form of Dehaka, so it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that a mountain had been moved here .

That was why there wasn’t any shock or damage to me .

Almost as if mocking me for worrying, it was a pathetic attack .

The Chimera saw that I didn’t even budge and made some distance between us once more .

Then it tried to do the same attack again .

“KUWUH! KUWEH!”

‘Let me give you a snug hug . ’

“W… . What! Chimera! Hurry up and get away from him! Now!”

‘I really want to tell them that it’s too late . ’

After crashing into me with massive force again, it attacked with its front legs .

At its fierce spirit, a bit of the lava fell off from my body into the water, cooling and hardening away .

However, this was just the tip of the iceberg .

It was the equivalent of removing a fistful of sand from a sandy beachfront .

Ignoring that attack, I swallowed the Chimera whole .

Similar to how you covered the stuffing with flour when making dumplings, I had completely swallowed it whole .

I could perfectly sense the Chimera’s screams and resistance as it struggled to get free .

It was no different from being eaten alive, so it was expected that its struggles to survive would be intense .

I focused a massive amount of strength to the area that had swallowed it whole to compress the Chimera .

It was to speedily and to increase the guarantee a bit further on getting rid of it successfully .

“Kuweh… . . ”

“Ah… No way… . This can’t be……”

“… . . ”

The Chimera’s resistance didn’t continue for long .

The body that flailed around slowed down, and the strength behind its Fear was reduced .

Even while this was happening, I wasn’t slacking off on the task of evaporating the water around me .

Galima’s groaning continued, and I replied with putting more strength into the task .

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“Whew . Caught you, you little shit! I was so frustrated that I was going to die from it . ”

“Kuhu… You little… . . ”

“It’s awful that you’ve held on for this long with this ugly form . Eating so many marbles made me extremely full too . ”

“Why is it that none of my attacks are working against you! Dehaka was definitely a much weaker existence than I… . And even the Chimera as well… . . ”

“Dunno? Why don’t you think about it while I beat you up?”

I had evaporated all the thick and sticky water that Galima had made .

It was a massive amount, but my body did not cool, still leaking lava and boiling nonstop .

I could already see the ground of the area they had created, which had become a prairie .

This meant that the area where we were had no water left anymore .

In turn, Galima’s power and lifeforce had been completely drained .

Also, the Chimera that was trapped inside my body and had struggled was no more .

Melting away completely, it had turned into a tiny leftover that the lava had finished digesting .

After getting rid of their ability, their real form was revealed .

The radiant figure was nowhere to be found, and instead was replaced with a pathetic appearance instead .

The armor and weapons had lost their light and were covered in fractures, and the fair hair that had come down to their waist had become disheveled .

It seemed that with this attack, Galima had used up everything that they could .

Canceling Dehaka’s magma golem ability, I returned back to my original form .

My body was still red hot, and the floor around me was beyond dry, searing into a crisp .

The mana balloon that was floating above my head like a speech bubble had completely deflated .

I had nearly used up all of the oxygen and King’s Marbles .

If this went on a bit longer, then this situation would have turned for the worst .

I walked over to them, who was hunched over and barely holding on .

“This… . It’s a dream . This is something that cannot be… . . ”

“What a nonsensical fellow, aren’t you? Do you even sleep? Do you even dream?”

“Karupedan!”

“Folks like you seem to search for her when you’re about to die . ”

“Give me one more chance! I will share allegiance to you! Karupedan!”

-crack .

“Kuhh!”

“Time for expressing your opinions is over . ”

“Kuwuh . ”

“Since we’re on the topic of dreams, the seat of the Unrivaled God that you wanted so badly . I shall be the one to fulfill your ambitions and dreams in your stead . Your power will probably be a huge asset to making that dream come true, so I’ll show a bit of thanks as well . ”

Grabbing on to their throat made them writhe in pain .

Since they couldn’t breathe in the first place, their groans weren’t because they were struggling for air .

It was because the force behind my grasp was strong enough to twist their neck, and the pain made them groan so .

Having lost their fighting spirit and combat capabilities, they couldn’t put up any resistance and were drowning in pain .

I held their throat in one hand, while I materialized the blue flames of Full Fire on the other .

It seems to burn faintly at first glance, but the heat from this skill was the equivalent of Meteor or magma .

This was an attack skill that wasn’t from being an Awakened, but something that you could make with mana .

A flaming sphere was created near Galima and I .

This was the worst punishment I could give .

Killing the God of Water by burning them with fire .

Was there any other method as painful and cruel as this?

“You are already aware of your sins . The punishment is becoming cooked fish . Any objections?”

“Kuhuk!”

“I’ll take that as no . One, two, three . Case closed . ”

“Huhuh… . . ”

Despite their legs slowly burning into a crisp from the flames, Galima did not move .

Their bodies shook as they stared at a single spot with fixed eyes .

Their body did not shrivel up and there was no smoke .

Emitting a bright light, their body was slowly dissipating .

Galima’s rigid shoulder went limp .

It looked as though they either lost their consciousness or their life .

At the same time, I tossed them to the floor .

“Whew… . Just when did you become this cruel? Oh my… . . ”

“Oh?”

The place that Galima stared at until the end .

I wasn’t able to see with my own eyes, but that was where Karupedan was .

It seemed that they begged for Karupedan to save their lives at their last moments .

From over there came Karupedan .

Extinguishing the trail of flames and standing near me, she made an awkward smile as she spoke .

“Guess it really is over?”

“Yep . ”

“You went through a lot . Even though it was difficult, you did well . ”

“Serious expressions and talks are awkward for me . ”

“Kehe . It’s because it is complicated . Complicated . ”

“That’s why I said you’ll regret this . ”

“I don’t regret it . Now . Shall we end it around here?”

“Hm… . . I can never end the Unrivaled Goddess at a place as shabby as this . ”

“Hm?”

“This time, I’ll lead you . Follow me . ”

“Kehe . You really are an amusing person . ”