Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 403

If it was a long campaign, it was a long campaign.

This place was a field to rival the sea rather than land.

On top of that, whirlpools and all sorts of summoned forms crowded the area—and in such a place, hundreds of soldiers were charging a god with weapons in hand.

— You’re doing something worthless!

Susanoo swung Ame-no-Habakiri like a conductor’s baton.

Then the seawater arrows and Water Dragon Slashes surged at the phantom soldiers, trying to swallow them whole.

At that moment, Su-ho used a skill.

[ Blood Armory is activated. ]

The skill he used was Blood Armory.

The phantom soldiers already held Su-ho’s blood-forged weapons.

Even so, he used Blood Armory again to transform those weapons.

When Su-ho cast Blood Armory additionally, every kind of blood-forged weapon turned into a massive shield.

Kwagwagwagwagwa!!

The shields were Blood Shields large enough to cover their bodies.

Moreover, since the hardness of the blood-forged weapons was set based on Su-ho’s mana, they withstood Susanoo’s summoned attacks without breaking.

— What!

When hundreds of soldiers all raised shields and blocked his attacks, Susanoo was momentarily taken aback.

He hadn’t considered this development at all.

Therefore, it was a success.

All Su-ho needed was that one moment of carelessness.

Su-ho closed the distance to Susanoo in an instant and immediately used the next skills.

[ Memorize is activated. ]

[ Activating a skill stored in Memorize. ]

[ Weakening is activated. ]

To strike efficiently, Weakening was essential. Only then could he cram in maximum damage.

Susanoo reacted like lightning.

[ Sea God Susanoo-no-Mikoto uses Sea God Slash. ]

Fwoooosh!

When the enraged Susanoo invoked Sea God Slash, Su-ho’s figure right in front of him was blasted far back.

Even with Weakening applied, the damage was tremendous, as if he’d been hit by a dump truck—his whole body felt like it would shatter.

Just then—

“I knew you’d do that.”

— What?!

The voice came from below.

Turning his head toward the direction of the voice, there was Su-ho, waiting with a hand on the sword at his hip.

— How—?!

“Like this!”

[ Heart Slash is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is applied. ]

[ The power of Heart Slash intensifies. ]

Su-ho leapt at once and unleashed his blade.

Kwadadadadak!

The strike landed clean.

He had just used Sea God Slash, so he couldn’t use it again, and all the other skills were already active.

Thus, his only remaining defense was to swing Ame-no-Habakiri—but in his panic, he failed to swing it.

No— even if he had, it wouldn’t have mattered.

Su-ho’s Heart Slash would have lopped that off along with everything else.

— You damned wretch!!

It was a good plan.

Su-ho had accounted, on the spot, for Sea God Slash pushing targets away; he cast Weakening from range, then used phantom soldiers up front as a feint.

Su-ho immediately swung his sword once more.

[ Steel Severance is activated. ]

Kwagagagagagagak!!

The transparent barrier, the water summons that had been protecting him—all of it vanished.

Every kind of buff was layered on Su-ho, and Weakening was still active.

On top of that, with Heart Slash having connected, this Steel Severance was timed perfectly.

Fwooooosh!!

Light burst from Susanoo as he was cut down again and again.

That light seemed to swallow the surroundings for a moment like a flashbang, and at last Su-ho saw the notification he wanted.

[ You have defeated Sea God Susanoo-no-Mikoto. ] 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

[ Your level has increased. ]

[ All stats have increased by 1. ]

[ You have gained 1 bonus stat. ]

The level-up alert was a bonus.

As soon as the notice that Susanoo had fallen popped up, the roiling water summons all tumbled down at once.

Along with that, like water draining from a sewer, the sea-like waters that had filled the area quickly receded to the bottom.

However, Susanoo was still there all the same.

Of course, with the water pillar gone he had come down, but his presence remained, just like in the previous Gate.

“Phew.”

A stale breath slipped out.

He had just fought a fierce battle—of course it would.

Su-ho stepped up to the lingering remnant of Susanoo that hadn’t disappeared this time, either.

— ....

Susanoo looked at Su-ho with a blank face.

Su-ho likewise stared at Susanoo in silence.

Had he nothing to say?

Then that’s fine by me.

If Tsukuyomi was right, Susanoo would make him an Apostle offer.

Yet seeing him keep his mouth shut when the moment came—Su-ho found that even better.

If there was no offer in the first place, there would be no breaking his promise with Tsukuyomi.

Thinking so, Su-ho shifted his gaze toward the Rock Cave of Heaven, Amano-Iwato.

Right then—

— What is your name?

Susanoo suddenly spoke to him.

At his voice, Su-ho, who had turned his back, quietly furrowed his brow.

‘Ah, of course.’

He had almost thought it would pass quietly.

Come on—Tsukuyomi wasn’t just any god; he was of the Three Noble Children. As if he’d have made such a mistake.

Still, it didn’t matter.

He just had to refuse clearly.

Turning back, Su-ho met Susanoo’s eyes and said,

“Why ask my name?”

— I have a proposal for you.

“What proposal?”

— How about becoming my Apostle?

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