The Sponsored Heroines Are Coming for Me-Chapter 273

Walking toward the opponent held little meaning.

— Kuuuuuuung!

With each step it took, the distance closed in an instant.

The ground trembled several times, and before I knew it, I was within striking range.

“Cover your ears!”

Should I call it its mouth? The gaping hole at its front caused space-time to ripple faintly. In a hurry, I shielded my ears while simultaneously expanding my barrier. If I failed, everyone exposed to that incantation would die.

— □□□□□□□!

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gak!

The barrier shattered without mercy, collapsing instantly.

Crackle!

Puk!

Nearby void creatures that had been running rampant exploded. Those that didn’t were still flailing around aimlessly as if their minds had collapsed.

“…What the…”

With just a single roar, how many entities had been wiped out? Even the Blood Witch, who had been observing beside me, turned pale.

‘Divine Manifestation.’

A term referring to a god or an existence close to one.

In the world of Fantasy X Academy, gods were absolute beings. They never revealed themselves, and their presence was only hinted at through prophecies.

A “god” was that overwhelming.

Even the divine authority I possessed was merely an infinitesimal fraction of what the Goddess of Earth wielded. I used it to purify corruption, cleanse elements, and apply it practically in countless ways—but from my perspective, a god was an untouchable existence.

And yet, such a Divine Manifestation had now appeared in this world.

Not in the void, but in another dimension, accompanied by its lost physical body.

A sudden thought flashed through my mind.

That was undoubtedly a Divine Manifestation of the Void.

Originally, the void did not possess physical forms.

Now that it had just materialized into reality, it would need time to adjust.

“…The sooner we fight, the better.”

That was the natural conclusion.

Of course, the moment I voiced it, I felt ridiculous.

That thing was at least god-level.

And I wanted to fight it as soon as possible?

That was no different from saying I wanted to die quickly.

…Would that actually be better?

If I died, I wouldn’t have to deal with that thing.

…What the hell was I thinking?

“Snap out of it, Ian.”

The Blood Witch’s sharp words jolted me back to reality.

She gestured toward my ear.

“You didn’t block your ears properly.”

Only then did I realize that blood was dripping from one of my ears. I had focused too much on the barrier and failed to protect myself properly.

A mistake.

Had it not been for the title effect that greatly reduced mental damage, my mind would have been incinerated on the spot.

The Blood Witch’s lips moved.

“You heard a god’s incantation and came out this unscathed? As expected, you’re incredible.”

Even in the face of a god, she was still praising me.

The weight of her belief was unimaginable.

That aside—

— Wooong, wooong.

My ears buzzed.

My body had taken considerable damage.

Of course, it wouldn’t last long.

Super Regeneration was rapidly repairing the damage.

Come to think of it, it had been a while since I last used Super Regeneration. I could still get a few more uses out of it.

The Blood Witch’s gaze had dimmed slightly.

Even she seemed to feel a hint of despair.

“I don’t think I can fight for long.”

“You like strong opponents, don’t you? Isn’t this a good thing?”

“What I like isn’t that kind of strength. I prefer strength that is built up step by step.”

I shrugged.

It was a strange taste, but I understood it.

The Blood Witch smiled at me.

“So, Ian. Before you die, show me everything you’ve got.”

“How… comforting.”

She let out a half-resigned sigh.

“What else can we do? Against something like that.”

A Divine Manifestation of the Void.

From a distance, it had looked like a skeletal figure, but now, dark, writhing flesh was clinging to it.

Clearly, it was growing stronger.

Its eight enormous tentacle-like arms were now fully visible.

No—could I even describe them as “arms”?

Each arm was easily over ten meters thick.

Its length was impossible to estimate.

Two of them even had wings.

“So, do you have a plan?”

The Blood Witch asked, and I nodded.

No matter how massive or absurd the opponent, there was always a way to defeat it.

Or at least, there had to be.

And typically, when dealing with beings like this…

“We have to destroy its limbs.”

Limb destruction.

The best course of action was to sever all eight tentacle-like arms.

That was the most direct and viable strategy available right now.

I drew my sword.

Or rather, a sword crafted from Ether.

A colossal blade exceeding three meters in length.

“You’re not seriously planning to cut those off yourself, are you?”

The Blood Witch stammered in disbelief.

I kept my gaze locked on the Divine Manifestation and smirked.

“Nice and clean. One by one.”

It was obvious at a glance.

Long-range attacks wouldn’t even scratch it.

That meant Infinite Cataclysm was also out.

I’d have to detonate it directly above its head, but the casting time was too long. I’d be dead before I could finish.

— Wuuuuuuung!

The Goddess of Earth’s divine authority resonated within me, synchronizing with my heartbeat.

Was this the blessing of a goddess for a reckless fool?

Or a requiem for a doomed believer?

I had no idea.

But one thing was clear—

— Ta-dat!

I charged straight toward the enemy.

My heart pounded harder than it ever had before.

I deliberately avoided staring directly at it.

The divine authority wrapped around my sword, glowing intensely.

The blade elongated—

Ten meters and beyond.

With each step I took, the scenery around me changed in an instant.

The moment the entire landscape became filled with the God of the Void—

— Flash!

I maximized my Leap and soared high into the air.

The scenery shifted in a flash.

A crimson sky wrapped in thick clouds.

Beneath it, the colossal Divine Manifestation rippling like an ocean wave.

Even from here, its sheer massive presence made my body flinch involuntarily.

Calling its body a mountain wouldn’t have been an exaggeration.

Its arms alone spanned dozens of meters in radius, and their length stretched for hundreds of meters.

It was suffocating.

A true being beyond this world.

As I ascended, I caught sight of the Blood Witch embedded somewhere in its body.

That expression—

As if she had achieved everything she ever desired.

Without a doubt, this Divine Manifestation was absolute.

“Even so!”

There was no one to hear me.

But I deliberately shouted even louder.

“Every game has an ending!”

Maybe it was twisted of me.

This damn game.

And yet, I had grown attached to it.

Fantasy X Academy.

I would see this game’s ending with my own hands.

With that resolve, I roared toward the one person who needed to hear me the most.

“You damned developer bastard!”

I swung my sword.

A simple downward slash.

A basic technique, one that Master Asilia had corrected my form on hundreds of times.

But into that basic technique, I poured everything I had.

A strike along a perfectly straight line.

But it was not just a straight-line slash.

Within that single trajectory, I imbued everything I had learned:

Earth Magic.

Snowflake Sword Style.

Divine Authority.

The Bloodstone Cult’s Secret Arts.

This wasn’t just a sword strike.

It was everything I had built up until now, unleashed in a single swing.

— KAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAK!

A harsh, metallic shriek erupted, like the sound of metal being ripped apart.

My entire body trembled violently, as if it would burst apart.

Enduring the shock, I completed the strike—

— Flash!

From the severed limb, black, blood-like fluid gushed out.

It poured out like a waterfall, evaporating the moment it touched the air.

— KEEEEEEEEEK!

With its agonized scream.

— BOOOOOOOOOM!

The entire world shook, and a storm of debris erupted.

As I descended, I looked down.

One of its massive arms had crashed onto the ground.

But there was no time to celebrate.

“Guh!”

The moment my feet touched the ground, an unbearable pain tore through me.

“Kuh…!”

With just one cough, a mouthful of blood burst out.

My vision turned red.

Countless tiny stars flickered before my eyes, like static in a broken screen.

A clear sign of overloading.

I had pushed every part of my body to its limits.

My mind wasn’t the only thing that had been shaken—

My organs had been battered to a pulp.

Even my muscles felt like they were melting, refusing to move.

This was the price for severing a Divine Manifestation’s limb with a human body.

Damn it.

How am I supposed to keep fighting like this?

— Thud.

Something grabbed me roughly by the nape.

“Are you alright?”

The Blood Witch pulled me back, retreating swiftly.

— BOOM!

A massive crater formed where we had just stood.

A counterattack from the Divine Manifestation.

“Yeah.”

I nodded silently.

My body was already beginning to recover.

Super Regeneration was kicking in.

— □□□□□!

Was it furious that things weren’t going as it wanted?

The roar of the Divine Manifestation sent deep tremors through the world.

Even with my ears blocked and a barrier deployed, the impact was overwhelming.

Which meant the others must have heard it too.

‘I can’t let another front collapse…’

But there was no time to worry about others.

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There was no time to rest.

— KUUUUUUUNG!

The Divine Manifestation swung its massive arms around.

Each time, the ground trembled as if in an earthquake, and the flesh of the Void creatures rained down in a violet storm.

If that thing advanced any closer to Lichten, it wouldn’t be violet rain anymore—

It would be red.

That single arm swing was enough to wipe out an entire city.

Cosmic Horror.

That was the nature of a Divine Manifestation of the Void.

— KWA-A-A-ANG!

A deafening explosion rang out.

The attack had far surpassed the speed of sound.

Sonic booms weren’t uncommon—

But when the source was larger than an entire building, the situation was entirely different.

And that attack—

Was coming straight for me.