“Is that the Glustok of Greed?”
“That’s right. Still a chubby guy.”
“Well, he certainly looks greedy.”
A giant ogre with a huge belly.
Of course, even with the belly, due to the characteristics of the ogre race, he had muscles proportionate to his large size, so it was clear at a glance that he could exert tremendous strength.
But he didn’t just look big and strong.
“Putting aside the fat, is the filth a bonus?”
It was easy to see from a distance that flies were swarming around him as if he hadn’t washed in months.
Besides that, I could smell a stench even from this far away.
“Be careful, he’s not just dirty.”
“Really? I’ll have to be extra careful then. Igrit, I’ll put in a bit more effort this time. Join me.”
Taking Gobomein’s advice into account, I spoke to Igrit.
Igrit nodded and walked with me, holding his rune sword.
“Challenger! I am Glustok! I will fight you! But fighting is a pain. Just surrender already!”
After a while, when we appeared a little closer, Glustok scratched his belly and said.
Hearing his words, I wore a small smirk.
“Ah, surrendering is difficult. But I might need to end this fight quickly.”
Swish-
With those words, I drew Silver Rose.
“Your stench is too much to bear.”
“What! Take that back!”
Did I touch a nerve? He suddenly went berserk and started running towards me.
“Lord Glustok is charging! Follow him, everyone!”
“For endless hunger and desire!”
“Let’s devour everything!”
As he began to run, the greenskins, who had a similar vibe to him, also started charging.
They were all emitting quite a stench.
“I’m not dirty! I’m healthy!”
It’s not convincing when you say that with a morbidly obese body.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
But it was no ordinary thing that the ground shattered as if an earthquake was happening every time he ran.
“Uwoooooooo!”
Kugugugung!
And soon, Glustok slammed the ground with the huge hammer he had brought.
Then, the shockwave spread to me in an instant.
Crackle!
But I didn’t avoid it. There was no need to avoid it, because Igrit had raised an ice barrier to block the shockwave.
The ice barrier nullified the shockwave and shattered miserably, but Igrit and I were not hurt at all.
“I’ll take care of the small fries.”
Igrit only said that and rushed towards the souls of the greenskin warriors, excluding Glustok.
Clang!
Igrit, who jumped into their midst, was overwhelming the enemies, freezing them while scattering cold air in all directions.
Thanks to that, there was no need to worry about her, and I didn’t have to pay attention to the small fries.
“Alright, let’s go, Silver!”
-Woof! Woof!
Having already worked together in several battles, I charged towards Glustok with Silver without another word.
“I’ll burn you until the stench disappears.”
Whirrrrr!
The flames of purification engulfed Silver and blazed.
The red flames blazing from Silver scattered and covered him.
“Uwoooo! It’s hot!”
Glustok, engulfed in flames, screamed in pain with his clumsy tone, but he didn’t burn easily even with flames that could easily burn away ordinary enemies.
“Hot fire! Go away! Hooooooo!”
Surprisingly, he blew out the fire with a strong breath.
It was a fire that couldn’t be extinguished with a simple breath, but his divinity was heavily contained in that fire.
Shushushuk! Swish! Slash!
But I wasn’t flustered at all and launched a series of attacks.
The shadow blades surged, stabbing and cutting him, and Silver Rose also slashed him like the wind.
“Uwoooo! It hurts!”
Shuuuu-
But his huge and obese body endured the wounds themselves, and at the same time, he showed excellent regeneration.
In other words, he had good durability and good regeneration.
“Die! Annoying human!”
Whoosh! Kuung! Kwagwagwang!
Fortunately, he was very slow.
He swung his hammer with tremendous strength, but it was unlikely to hit it.
Whirlick, Thwack! Slash!
“Uhihi, it tickles!”
“His durability is amazing.”
The problem was that ordinary attacks couldn’t do any damage.
His strong durability was a problem, but the fact that he quickly recovered with regeneration meant that the damage didn’t accumulate.
Of course, I had some countermeasures against regeneration.
[Silver Rose, transform into a blade whip]
Chrararararak!
Silver Rose, transformed into a blade whip, wrapped around his obese body.
He couldn’t release Silver Rose, which had dug into his flesh and was embedded.
[Frost Flame Magic Release]
Whirrrrr!
Ordinary flames of purification were not enough to damage him.
So, I ignited the Frost Flame first.
Chuck-
“Alright, let’s see if you can withstand this too!”
Whirrrrrrrrr!
“Uwooooooooooot! It’s hooooooot!”
Was it because the firepower had doubled this time?
He burned in a way that was clearly different from before.
He couldn’t blow it out with his breath, and it was burning fiercely.
Of course, I didn’t let my guard down and rushed towards him with Silver Rose, which I had turned back into a sword.
“Hmm?”
Kuhoooooooo!
But Glustok, who was burning in flames, suddenly caused an explosion in reverse.
I hurriedly tumbled over to avoid the explosion.
“Kkeoeoeoeok! It’s hot! Bad human! I’ll use your flames in reverse to kill you!”
“……He’s doing all sorts of things.”
Now that I see it, he was using his burps to reverse the flames.
As Gobomein said, he wasn’t just dirty.
“I’m sure he got angry when I said he was dirty.”
Kkeoeoeoeoeok, Whirrrrrrrrr!
Uweeeeeeeek!
He created fireballs with dirty burps or vomited filth, making it pale in comparison to the reason he was angry.
The corrosive poison mixed with filth looked dangerous even with a little contact.
“I’m hungry! I’m going to kill you and eat you!”
He was still steadfast even though more than half of his body was burning.
His regenerative power was not as good as before, but his still excellent vitality was not going anywhere.
“Petty attacks are useless, huh.”
Similarly, attempts to reduce regeneration didn’t seem to be of much use.
Then there was only one way left.
[Imperial Soul Stage 2 Deployment]
[Silvatein Activation]
[Silvatein Humanoid Type Deployment]
[Silvan Cannon Activation]
[Silvan Cannon Activation Efficiency 50%]
Dealing a blow powerful enough to overwhelm regeneration.
However, I didn’t exert full power.
There were still many guys to deal with besides that guy-
“This one’s going to hurt quite a bit.”
Because there was a time when I had to use him.
Khaaaaaaaa!
“Uwooooooooo!”
But even with a 50% activation rate, the power of the Silvan Cannon was terrifying.
Because his right body and arm evaporated, and the souls of the greenskins behind him were annihilated.
Of course, considering his strong regenerative power, he would recover someday if he wasn’t killed.
Chuck-
“Uwo, ugh…… I lost…… Kill me.”
I approached the fallen Glustok and pointed my sword at him.
“Hmm…… I’ve changed my mind.”
But I soon sheathed my sword.
“You’re not worth killing.”
“Uwo?”
“Now that I see it, you’re a disposable piece.”
“Me…… a disposable piece?”
“Yes. The guys who sent you seem to want you to die. That’s why I won’t kill you.”
It was gaslighting to instill suspicion in him.
But it wasn’t entirely wrong.
The fact that they didn’t all come, and they didn’t come in moderation, but this guy came alone means that he is the easiest to handle.
They sent a well-behaved guy who was good at grasping my power.
“Ugh…… Is that so?”
“Yes, you’ve been used, you pathetic and pitiful guy.”
A lie is more fatal when it is mixed with the truth rather than a complete lie.
Glustok was panting and showing a resentful look. Of course, he was suspicious of those who had driven him out.
“Go back. Tell them to come with more proper guys next time.”
[You have defeated Glustok, the Green God of Greed.]
[Since you have decided to spare him, you will acquire 30% of his divinity.]
A suitable reward, not as good as killing him, but the benefits of not killing him will be greater.
“Ugh…… I…… I’m going back…….”
Soon Glustok staggered to his feet and disappeared into the distance.
“Did it work out?”
“For now. You’re safe too.”
“Those small fries can’t touch a hair on my head.”
I smiled at Igrit, who was speaking with a confident attitude, and stroked Silver’s head.
-Squeak, Squeak.
Silver rubbed his head as if he felt good.
“Then what should we do now? Should we wait until the next guys come?”
“For now, we… It’s Gobomein’s turn now.”
If I planted the seeds of suspicion just now, Gobomein’s role is to germinate them.
The Green God of Conspiracy and Schemes? Then try to live up to your name.
* * *
“Ha, you were beaten up so badly, Glustok? By a human challenger?”
“……I, worked hard. Don’t say that.”
Glustok, who returned to the banquet hall of the green gods, received a cold reaction from the other high gods.
Glustok, hearing the sarcasm of Lyrit of Strife, was subtly angry even with his usual dull expression.
“Glustok, watching from afar, you didn’t make any great achievements. Furthermore, you lost but didn’t die? Did you beg the human for your life?”
“No!”
“Then why did that human challenger spare you?”
“That’s…….”
But Dominit of Domination retorted.
Glustok was furious, but he couldn’t answer the question.
This was because it was true that the human challenger did not kill him.
“Everyone, stop it. It doesn’t matter why he came back alive.”
Fortunately, Retni seemed to be trying to mediate, and Glustok was happy with his mediation.
But he couldn’t laugh at the words that followed.
“Glustok lost, but with that, we were able to gauge the challenger’s power to some extent, right? That’s what we were trying to do in the first place.”
As soon as he heard those words, Glustok couldn’t help but recall the words of the human challenger.
-……You’ve been used, you pathetic and pitiful guy.
Of course, it was true that Glustok was the first to fight with the intention of gauging the enemy’s power from the beginning.
He knows that, but…… When Retni’s words and the human challenger’s words overlapped, his suspicion grew stronger.
Am I really being used? That suspicion.
“Yes, that’s what’s important. Then what are we going to do now? We know the enemy’s power. Then are we all going together now?”
“Oh my, there’s no need for that. Rasgar, you should quietly protect the position of the strongest in a dignified manner.”
“……Retni, then what are you going to do?”
“Let Dominit, Lyrit and I go and finish it.”
Rasgar nodded at Retni’s words.
But then, Glustok said.
“Wait, I’ll go again too. I need to regain my strength.”
“Glustok? You can’t do that. You’ve already lost, right? It’s not fair to challenge again.”
“That’s right, Glustok. Why should we share the glory of defeating you and the challenger?”
But Retni and Lyrit rejected his request.
Glustok could see a sneer on their lips.
“……I understand. I’ll step back.”
In the end, Glustok stepped back.
However, he could not easily shake off his angry heart and left the banquet hall.
It was when he was walking around with the unfairness that he had ‘sacrificed’ himself to some extent, but why didn’t they recognize it.
“Hey, Glustok. You seem to be having a bad day?”
At that time, a familiar voice was heard. A nearby crow turned into a goblin.
“Gobomein?”
“Yeah, it’s me.”
Gobomein, who was with the human challenger, was the one.
“Aren’t you upset that you’re being ignored by the other guys? I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.”
And he began to play the devil’s mouth on behalf of the human challenger.