I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Oh!"

The howling wind made Altria's hair dance wildly, causing a stinging sensation on her face.

A few centimeters away from Altria's slender neck, the sword blade with a cold glow was hovering there, tightly grasped by Altria's hand.

The two men maintained highly similar movements, holding the hilt of their own sword and the blade of the other's sword in their hands respectively.

The two began to compete in strength, and the constant trembling of their arms and swords also reflected the intensity and equal status of the competition.

During this process, the cursed black flames kept burning Siegfried's hands, but could never break through his skin defenses, even though his hand armor had completely melted into molten iron and was dripping from it from time to time.

374

Chapter 374: The Black Dragon of the Underworld.

Artoria and Siegfried seemed to be in a stalemate.

One is a king who was born with the heart of a red dragon and dragon blood flowing in his veins.

The first is a hero who single-handedly slew the evil dragon and took away the immortality and powerful body of the dragon and snake.

The fighting spirit was surging, and sparks flew between their gazes.

Until external forces broke the deadlock.

"O sky! Obey me! Wind, rain, thunder and lightning are my servants! The violent storm is the manifestation of my wrath!"

The words that control the weather sounded again.

Marquis Vauban, whose arms and head had been chopped off by Artoria before, was still fighting there in the form of a werewolf. Electric light emitting terrifying power gathered in front of Marquis Vauban in the form of a ball.

"Go to hell! God of disobedience!"

Aiming at Siegfried and Altria who were in a stalemate, Marquis Vauban shot the electric ball in his mouth without hesitation.

The huge ball of lightning hit Artoria and Siegfried who did not dodge. Suddenly, the shining lightning filled the vast sky.

The air was decomposed the moment it touched the lightning.

The earth was shattered the moment it touched the lightning.

The explosion, which was beyond human endurance, made the world quieter than ever before.

All the colors in the world can only flee desperately, and in the end only a void of white remains.

It seemed like a century had passed, yet it seemed like only a few seconds had passed.

Sound and color gradually return.

Amidst a mess of rubble, a huge figure covered with dark hair slowly crawled out from underneath.

"Hahaha! What do you think? Do you realize how powerful I am? Arrogant gods! It must be hard to be injured by the humans you look down upon, right?"

A huge noise could be heard approaching at a very fast speed, carrying with it a strong murderous intent that would turn the entire battlefield into a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

Marquis Vauban straightened up and used his hard claws to face the steel sword that had killed dragons and snakes.

Countless sparks flew when the two collided, and no one gained the upper hand.

In front of the four-meter-tall werewolf Marquis Vauban, even Siegfried, who was more than two meters tall, looked almost half his height.

"Immortality? So, not only are you a godslayer, but you've also usurped the power of the Earth Mother, who possesses the attributes of the underworld and death? I hadn't noticed before that you also possess a very strong dragon and snake aura!"

The opponent's sharp claws grabbed Siegfried's body, but only left a few scratches, but Siegfried's slash was able to cut huge scars on the opponent's body.

A look of defiance appeared on Siegfried's face.

"It's useless! Although you have concealed your dragon and snake aura very well, the fact that 'you are a dragon' is undeniable!"

"Gods! Witness my great deeds here! In the name of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer! I will defeat the devil here! Slay the dragon and the snake!"

Siegfried's attack became more and more fierce, and Marquis Vauban was a little tired of defending himself.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

There was a cruel green light flashing in his eyes. This situation of being suppressed and beaten continued to wear away Marquis Vauban's patience.

Because no matter what kind of attack he made, he could not hurt Siegfried, but Siegfried's slash could easily cause damage to him, especially the "dragon-slaying power" remaining in the wound, which prevented him from recovering and increased the pain.

Even if he attached the power of wind and thunder to his body and claws, it was of no use.

"Damn it! Don't be so arrogant!"

Lightning struck Siegfried from all directions.

Siegfried completely ignored the lightning that hit his body, except for a small area on his back that he protected.

The spot on his back that was not bathed in dragon blood because of a bodhi leaf was Siegfried's only weak spot.

A huge black shadow covered Siegfried, and Marquis Vauban pounced on him and knocked Siegfried away.

At this moment, a black beam of light containing a breath of destruction fell from the sky and smashed directly towards the location where the two people were.

After paying the price of having some of his fur burnt, Marquis Vauban barely avoided the pouring torrent of light. However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Artoria's figure flashed in front of him. Although Marquis Vauban made an evasive move the moment he noticed it, he was still pierced in the right shoulder by the Sword of Promised Victory, which was full of magical power.

"The iron hammer of the humble king, reverse the rising light!"

Artoria's light cannon treasure, released at zero distance!

So desperate, so ominous, a black pillar of light that vowed to curse and destroy all blessed lives and swallow up all hope and light rose into the sky.

The terrifying heat contained in it is enough to burn a city to ashes.

It was like the fire from heaven that destroyed the sinful city of Sodom in mythology.

Altria still held her sword.

In front of her was a huge werewolf, with about two-thirds of its body completely gone, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air.

Although he looked extremely miserable, Artoria knew that Marquis Vauban was not dead yet.

Marquis Vauban possesses the power of resurrection [Black Dragon of the Underworld], which he usurped from Inanna, the earth goddess in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.

Speaking of Inanna, it may sound unfamiliar to many people, but when it comes to her other name Ishtar, everyone may be more familiar with it. Many people in the Type-Moon world like to call this goddess Gong Lin.

She was known as Inanna in Sumerian culture, Ishtar in Babylonian and Assyrian culture, and Astarte or Asherah among the Syrians.

The legendary Inanna was loved by everyone and was the mistress of heaven. However, because of being spoiled, she became arrogant and broke into the underworld, the territory of her sister Ereshkigal. In the end, after paying too much price and letting a fool named Dumuzi die in her place, Inanna successfully escaped from the underworld.

Because of her successful escape from Hades alive, Inanna also possesses the power of resurrection.

Anyway, when Artoria first learned about these things, she was extremely confused... No matter how you look at it, this power should belong to Ereshkigal, so why is the holder Inanna?

Maybe it's because Inanna and Ereshkigal are two sides of the same coin. They have a very close relationship and can be regarded as one deity. Moreover, the mythology of this world is so confusing. Siegfried and Sigurd can be regarded as the same being, so it is not difficult to understand why Inanna and Ereshkigal are regarded as the same being?

He had previously cut off the head of the Marquis de Vauban, and had indeed killed him once.

But the Marquis of Vauban was resurrected. After all, it was normal for him to have some life-saving powers as the oldest godslayer.

Artoria was not sure if she could kill the opponent completely if she tried to kill him again.

But...

"If you can be resurrected, then I'll just kill you again."

After saying that, Artoria raised the Sword of Promised Victory high up, and cursed power like a mountain torrent and tsunami gathered on the blade, and black light particles surged from all directions.

"Since they are enemies, I will crush them to pieces and give them the most despairing death."

With one slash of the sword, a torrent of extremely hot water engulfed the figure of Marquis Vauban.

In the beam of light, the figure of Marquis Vauban continued to become charred, and then was continuously decomposed into black particles, and finally was completely annihilated into nothingness.

Putting down the sword, Artoria stood there in a more relaxed posture.

There was a hint of depth in his bright golden eyes that lingered for a long time.

At this time, a huge black shadow covered the earth.

The wings of death, which brought eternal silence to this land, blocked the sky. In the darkness, two scarlet streaks lit up, like ominous death stars.

"Roar--!!"

The dragon's roar is loud and majestic.

The aura of ancient times swept across the four directions.

375

Chapter 375: Simple gap in strength.

【Black Dragon of the Underworld】

In addition to resurrection, the soul of Marquis Vauban can also be transformed into a thirty-meter-long black dragon. The immortality of the dragon and snake makes its soul indestructible, and even if the body is killed, enough magic power can be consumed to restore it.

After turning into a black dragon, Marquis Vauban didn't even look at Altria, turned around and prepared to escape.

Yes, the Marquis de Vauban intended to escape, for he knew perfectly well that he had no chance of winning.

Both Altria and Siegfried are gods of steel and natural enemies of dragons and snakes. The power of steel can erase the immortality of dragons and snakes.

Although he is more powerful as a black dragon than as a werewolf, and is also blessed with immortality, his opponent is a dragon slayer, and his chances of winning will be much lower than before.

When he turned into a werewolf, he was no match for these two people, and now he is even less likely to be a match.

Without hesitation, the Marquis of Vauban chose to escape, intending to fight again after some preparation.

Siegfried's real name is already known, but the identity of the other female God of Steel who is no weaker than Siegfried is still unknown. He needs to investigate it carefully after returning.

However, the Marquis de Vauban wanted to escape... and he had to ask others if they would give him the chance.

Altria frowned and stared at the huge black dragon flying away, feeling a powerful aura approaching her rapidly from behind.

Artoria continued to stare at Marquis Vauban, who had transformed into a black dragon, holding the sword in both hands and holding it horizontally.

The tall and strong Siegfried came galloping over, and after arriving next to Artoria at an extremely fast speed, he stepped on Artoria's sword.

The next moment, Artoria swung her knight sword, and accompanied by a loud sonic boom, Siegfried caught up with Marquis Vauban in the blink of an eye.

Marquis Vauban was stunned by the actions of the two... the two gods, and a very human expression of astonishment appeared on the ferocious dragon head.

"what?!"

Siegfried held high the holy sword Barumung, and the sun's rays shone on the sharp blade, reflecting a twilight-like glow.

"Evil dragon! Lose your wings and fall!"

The sword energy containing the power to kill a dragon slashed fiercely on the back of Marquis Woban, easily tearing the hard dragon scales and severely injuring Marquis Woban.

The Marquis de Vauban cried out in pain, unable to maintain his flight and began to fall.

On the ground, Artoria, holding a sword in both hands, was already ready.

"Devour the light! Sword of sworn victory!"

A raging torrent of light spiraled straight into the sky, and Marquis Vauban had no way to dodge and was hit head-on by the attack.

Under this terrifying heat that can burn everything in the universe, even scales as hard as a black dragon can only be burned bit by bit.

But this heat still cannot completely destroy Marquis Vauban. He possesses the immortality of dragons and snakes. Even if the black dragon his soul has transformed into is destroyed, he will only sink into the underworld and fall into a deep sleep. After spending a lot of time, there is still a possibility of resurrection.

Only by being killed by [Steel] can his immortality be completely destroyed.

The blazing divine light began to burn.

The might of the heroic god of steel fills the heavens and the earth.

"O Barumong! Your worthy enemy has appeared! Awaken here, and the evil dragon will be brought down!"

The dusk-like glow grew brighter.

Siegfried was laughing wildly and was more excited than ever before. The fighting spirit aroused by the breath of his natural enemy was about to burn out his sanity, and his physical condition became better than ever before.

Therefore, the next sword will be his strongest attack!

"You are the dragon! And I am the hero who slays the dragon!"

"The time has come to defeat evil! Shine forth your glory, Barumong!"

In an instant, Siegfried slashed out a dusk-like sword energy, spanning between heaven and earth.

The slash, like the horizon at dawn, severed the black dragon's wings and head.

The next moment, the black dragon body of Marquis Woban was completely destroyed by the pillar of black light rising into the sky.