Chapter 235: 235

Chapter 235: 125 . The Tomb’s Guardian -3 (Part One)

The very first Holy Emperor, Ordin Olfolse, who established the main religion of the empire over a lengthy span of time . And the ancient temple acting as his tomb, currently being guarded by the ‘archangel’ .

I was planning to challenge that place once more .

Along with Alice, Hans, and Norman, I stood in front of the huge doorway .

The interior of the temple was brightly illuminated by hundreds and thousands of crystal spheres, and the mechanical archangel could be seen floating in the centre .

That existence was at least twenty metres high and used twelve wings to fly…

It was also equipped with divinity-laden weapons…

Metatron .

The archangel was looking down at us from the air .

“Are you really going to do it, sir?” Hans asked me while looking rather tense .

You’re asking me now if I was really going to do it?

Obviously . I had no intentions of backing down .

I’ve already made up my mind on this one .

I muttered out, “We will do it right this time . ”

Since we were doing it, we might as well do it properly .

Metatron leisurely floated in the air and observed me . It probably didn’t perceive us as ‘invaders’ yet since we hadn’t crossed the doorway .

I couldn’t be sure whether or not that thing had any ego, but…

I swear, Imma smash that laid-back attitude of yours for good very soon .

After summoning Amon’s skull, I put it on my head .

“I am the legion . ”

I roused up my divinity .

Ripples of aura made up of divinity spread out and shook the surroundings . Alice, who was standing next to me, had her eyes nearly pop out of their sockets . This would be her second time seeing me use one of Amon’s relics, wasn’t it?

Also…

“I am Gaia’s inheritor . ”

Today should be her first time seeing the completed version up close like this .

Along with the waves of holy water spreading out from the tips of my feet, many bone pieces rose up from the surface of the water .

Bone pieces began enveloping my entire frame .

The heavy-looking bone armour enclosed me, and twelve bone hands spread open behind me like my own wings .

“…The angel . ”

Alice’s dazed muttering brought a wry smile on my face . Tina also displayed a similar reaction back then, didn’t she?

The holy water lake continued to spread out like tsunami waves and crossed the threshold of the doorway . Even the passageways around us were completely filled up, and from the wavering water’s surface, all sorts of undead began rising up .

I raised my head and stared at Metatron .

Not yet .

The archangel hadn’t attacked us so far .

Which was rather satisfying, really . We’d fully utilise all the leeway it so generously granted us in this upcoming archangel raid .

“Alice, get ready . ”

My voice went through the skull helm and became lower, heavier than how I usually sounded .

Alice jumped up in surprise and hurriedly nodded .

The girl kitted out in a lightweight Priestess robe and matching light armour brought her gauntlet-clad hands together . Her golden hair began dancing in the air as she offered a prayer .

A hymn with a beautiful melody soon left her lips and reverberated throughout the surroundings .

The resonance had begun .

The ripples of divinity were starting to seep into me .

And to follow up on that, skeleton mages quickly occupied their spots near us . While wielding their staves, they went down on their knees and bowed their heads, pressing their bony foreheads on their staves to offer their prayers alongside Alice .

Golden rune letters rapidly engraved themselves near our surroundings . It was at that moment that Metatron seemed to flinch just a little . The archangel that didn’t move an inch up until now had finally shown some reactions .

It must’ve felt that something was off by now . It sensed the aura of divinity, and also the power of the Aztal Rune now being activated along with the Saintess’s blessing .

“Declaration of sanctuary . ”

When I said that, the glowing lights in the eye sockets of the skeleton mages seemed to burn even fiercer than before . They slammed their staves down .

The ground rumbled and the holy water lake’s surface undulated . The interior of this huge temple was soon blanketed by golden coloured-rune letters .

This location would turn into my sanctuary . Not only would being inside this place amplify our divinity, it’d also grant us immortal-like regenerative capabilities .

But still… Not yet .

I gripped Amon’s staff in my right hand, while my left extracted Amon’s grimoire .

Next up, I used my [Divine Aura] on these Amon’s relics – now items worthy of being called the sacred artefacts .

Finally, I summoned ‘it’, the lifeform from various legends, an existence of terror in many myths in existence .

“Bone Dragon . ”

The golden-coloured runes reacted to my call .

The interior of the temple began crumbling . The ground split open and the holy water filling up the floor violently undulated .

A large front paw made out of bones braced itself on the ground .

A solidly-built spine emerged from the water’s surface like a rising snake .

The dragon’s head, which boasted sturdy horns, provided secure footing for me while lifting me up in the air .

The dragon heart surrounded by the ribcage pulsated powerfully as the Bone Dragon spread open its wings wide .

-Ku-ooooooooooh!

The dragon’s loud roar caused Metatron’s glowing eye to grow bigger .

Finally, the huge ‘golem’ had shown some tangible reaction .

Without a doubt, we hadn’t crossed the doorway yet . Even then, Metatron began making its moves after we displayed our ‘intentions to attack’ just now .

The cogwheels around Metatron were spinning away . Spears and arrows attached to them began flying in our direction .

“Let’s go . ”

I grabbed onto the dragon’s horn and rode on the Bone Dragon’s skull as it powerfully beat its wings .

This would be my first time flying in the air .

The air pressure from the stunning acceleration ruthlessly pushed down on my whole body . I barely managed to catch myself before I got flung away .

I glared at Metatron with sharp light gleaming in my eyes .

Hundreds and thousands of spears and arrows flew towards my way .

I slammed my staff down and fixed it to the Bone Dragon’s skull . The twelve bone hands attached to my back were used as shields to cover my front .

Spears and arrows collided against the Bone Dragon . They also crashed into my bone armour and sparks flew off everywhere .

The weapons containing powerful divinity caused cracks across my armour .

However, I simply had to endure this .

I still needed to summon one more .

The Bone Dragon roared out and beat its wings . The glare from its eyes sharpened as it flew up high to rush towards Metatron .

The giant undead dragon that was about half the overall size of Metatron finally got close enough to take a swipe with its sharp front claws .

Only then did the archangel golem move its huge body .

Metatron, which had been faithfully guarding its spot for the past several thousands of years, began raising up its heavy-looking arms .

It crossed those heavy hands and defended against the dragon’s claws . The loud metallic screech rang out as more sparks danced in the air .

Metatron powerfully swung its arm and shoved the Bone Dragon away, but almost at the same time, a flood of flames poured out from the dragon’s open maw – it unleashed a powerful Breath attack .

However, the barrier made out of divinity blocked off the dragon’s Breath .

I could only grit my teeth at that . Not even the dragon’s Breath can break through that damn barrier?

Metatron raised its weighty arm and smashed down on the Bone Dragon’s head .

BOOM-!

The air exploded .

Along with an ear-deafening explosion noise, the dragon’s body crashed down to the ground and got buried there . The lake of holy water surged even more as debris from the crash flew out everywhere .

I was still on top of the Bone Dragon’s head . Even though I was staggering from the impact, I still focused my attention on the grimoire .

Just a little bit more .

The metallic noise resounded out again .

While making an eardrum-rupturing noise, Metatron brought both of its hands in one place, then interlocked its fingers to smash down on the dragon once more .

The impact force was transmitted to me in full .

I was feeling quite queasy deep inside my belly . In other words, the backlash had begun in earnest .

Despite having already summoned the Bone Dragon, I was now trying to summon something else even more powerful in tandem . Even a moron should be able to tell that enduring the resulting backlash would not be a cakewalk .

However…

“Oh, dear Goddess Gaia…”

Alice was supporting me on that front .

She continued to offer her prayers . The divinity about to run amok grew calmer, quieter . However, that wasn’t all .

Thanks to the sacred power of the Saintess, the divinity in the surroundings fell under ‘control’ as well . The undead matched her voice singing the sacred hymn and made their moves .

Divinity resonated and the undead’s actions became much faster . Each and every undead dashed forward while relying on nimble movements .

Banshees fired their arrows, while Bone Golems closed the distance to confront Metatron in close-quarter melee .