After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 104 - 17 Asura_2

As for the green-haired man, he actually knew that the ability of the in-game mechanic monster was – the greater the malice towards the green-haired man, the more proportional the recoil damage one would receive.

He had indeed been disgusted by this mechanism before, but after playing a few more rounds, even if the green-haired man cursed in front of him, it could hardly cause any significant emotional fluctuation.

Instead, he approached the situation with the mentality of not wanting to waste experience points and casually struck him down with a single blow.

"Hahahaha!!!" Amidst the flames, the silver-armored knight rode on the eight-legged horse, weaving through the besieging army.

The gloomy underground dungeon seemed to light up at this moment; abandoned broken houses were set ablaze by the crimson flames. Soldiers in the siege struggled and wailed in the fire, flailing their arms as they fled toward the edges of the inferno.

The silver-armored knight, like a nightmare made flesh, followed like a shadow, not missing any opportunity to kill the enemy.

For the sake of efficient slaughter, he even summoned packs of magic wolves, which roamed through the flames, mauling all living beings they encountered.

It seemed as though it was the army who was supposed to be surrounding and slaying the knight, but from the bystanders’ perspective, it was the knight in the sea of flames who appeared to have the upper hand.

Where the blade passed, corpses turned to ash.

"Monster!" Someone shouted, and the besieging army scattered, no longer wishing to encircle an entity akin to an Apocalyptic Knight.

Far from stopping, the silver-armored knight laughed maniacally as he pursued, riding the eight-legged horse through the underground dungeon, chasing down the fleeing soldiers.

Wherever he went, the fire raged, consuming houses and bodies alike.

After a while.

—— Clip-clop-clip-clop.

The eight-legged horse, stepping through the flames, returned to the dilapidated temple. The silver-armored knight on its back, however, was slumping forward, holding two great swords whose flames had been extinguished.

"Boss, are you all right now?" Jed, hiding behind the Ghostly Queen, looked up at Xi Mu and asked:

"If there’s still..." Before he could finish, the knight atop the horse suddenly toppled down, hitting the ground with an intimate contact.

Seeing this, Jed immediately confirmed that Xi Mu had regained his sanity, the madness to burn the world was gone.

She hurried over, helping Xi Mu up and pulling out a magic potion that continuously replenished magic power, pouring it into Xi Mu’s mouth.

"...Thanks, Jed." Xi Mu leaned against Jed’s shoulder, his voice somewhat weak. He indeed felt a bit drained of magic power, but not to the extent of falling off the horse.

However, he had to keep up the act; having released his true nature earlier was gratifying enough, now it was time to focus on advancing the plot.

"Boss, next time, try not to use the flames of Sulter." Jed touched Xi Mu’s forehead, which was hot to the touch, more feverish than actual fever itself.

"If you can’t regain your sanity next time, many people will be saddened because of it."

"Including you?" Xi Mu asked back jokingly, "Jed, if one day I become a madman bent on burning the world, would you shed tears for me?"

Jed fell silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "If that day comes, I will do everything in my power to kill you, Boss."

Her expression was dead serious as she spoke.

"I would never let a madman use my boss’s body; that’s the only thing I can do."

"Hahaha better not then." Xi Mu propped himself up on his knees and rose to his feet, stretched his body, and then said to Jed:

"If it really comes to that, I hope you’ll never show up, and neither will she."

When he becomes the King of Ash, he’d be too lazy to kill Jed, Letixia and others; not only are the experience points scarce, but there’s also a lot of bothersome exposition.

Endless chatter... somewhat annoying; only the Blind Nun is willing to steadfastly stand by his side, accompanying him as he turns this world to ashes.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

"I will try to stop it." Jed nodded slightly, since the boss had made such a request, and as a mercenary paid to do a job, she naturally wouldn’t object.

"Actually, there’s no need to worry too much." The Ghostly Queen, seeing the heavy atmosphere, floated over to console, "Before losing your sanity, it’s likely that Ahtal’s life force will already have been snuffed out."

"That’s true." Xi Mu replied with a smile, and seeing this, Jed’s cheeks puffed slightly, quickly adding,

"Maybe the boss will be cured before that happens."

"Becoming firewood is basically irreversible." The Ghostly Queen shook her head, then her tone shifted,

"However, I’ve heard from the Creation Witch that there is a way to extinguish the flames of Sulter."

"What way?" Jed’s eyes brightened up, only to see the Ghostly Queen gently shaking her head and saying,

"I didn’t ask what it was at that time."

Jed’s expression fell, "That’s practically the same as saying nothing."

"Since the Creation Witch has a way, other witches should too," the Ghostly Queen quickly explained.

Extinguishing Sulter’s Fire by deviating from the righteous path is theoretically possible, but the cost is... to cease being human.

And to cease being human means losing the favor of the gods.

"Discussing these matters doesn’t have much meaning," Xi Mu shook his head, addressing the Ghostly Queen, "Hurry and smash all the statues of the Creation Witch."

He glanced at the rising outlines in the distance.

"They’ll launch an attack once they find out I’m very weak. We must seize the time to complete the ritual."

"Yes," the Ghostly Queen certainly wouldn’t refuse, carrying her greatsword as she flew towards the next church, while Xi Mu turned his head and gently caressed the small mare’s cheek.

"Partner, thanks for before."

...

The small mare snorted in response, as if to say there was no need for thanks; she too had enjoyed herself and was open to fighting alongside Xi Mu again.

...

...

The firelight went out.

The dungeon became dark once again.

At that moment,

Inside a dilapidated mansion,

"You’re infected," the voice of the Ram-headed Beast Doctor was solemn as he explained to the werewolf leader sitting at the edge of the bed.

"This is Sulter’s Fire, capable of turning people into kindling. Unless all life force is exhausted, it absolutely won’t stop."

"But I feel quite good," the werewolf leader clenched his fist, feeling an unprecedented surge in his spirit.

And his strength had also seen a tremendous leap.

"People turned into kindling are all like this," the Ram-headed Beast Doctor explained, "Chief, the excitement you feel now is achieved by overtaxing your own life force."

At this point, he regretfully announced,

"Chief, your life won’t last much longer."

"Is that so?" The werewolf leader smiled, asked the Ram-headed Beast Doctor to leave the room, and then sat alone, gathering his thoughts.

"When that guy was killing, he was so happy, taking pure joy in the act of killing, just like... an Asura."

He recalled the silver-armored Knight’s performance in battle, feeling a sense... of worry. If that silver-armored Knight were allowed to live, what kind of disaster would he bring?

He shouldn’t be fixated on this issue; his focus should be on revenge, yet every time he thought of the silver-armored Knight’s eyes, such thoughts arose.

It wasn’t for wealth or self-preservation; that silver-armored Knight derived pure joy from killing alone.

"He cannot be allowed to live," such a thought surfaced in the werewolf leader’s mind, somewhat unclear whether it was due to a desire for revenge or some other reason.

But that’s what he was thinking.

...

...

Meanwhile,

In the last church of the Creation Witch,

The Ghostly Queen swung her greatsword, smashing the statue of the Creation Witch, then slumped down.

Now she truly could no longer turn back.

"Prepare to begin your repentance," Xi Mu removed the amulet from his neck, looking at the decapitated statue of the Creation Witch, "Move the Creation Witch aside, welcome the true god."

The Ghostly Queen with no argument, silently moved the statue of the Creation Witch, allowing Xi Mu to place the amulet upon the Divine Throne.