I Became the Patron of Villains

57. The King of Gluttony (2)

Alon glanced down at the crescent-shaped frozen object, then turned his gaze to Maverick and spoke.

“I told you. Wake up.”

“!”

Seeing him hurriedly get up and belatedly gather himself at those words, Alon turned his gaze to it- no, the Outsider.

Wearing an Eastern-style black robe, the one who had been looking at him with eyes full of boredom and arrogance until just a moment ago.

‘Why did the situation go wrong?’

Alon looked at the Outsider with a tense expression.

According to the report, he was supposed to reach the 5th tier not now, but three days from now.

Even that was assuming the Outsider moved quickly, originally, the Outsider Subjugation Squad judged that it would take more than five days for the Outsider to descend here.

Surely, it should have been so.

The foreign entity had now reached the fifth layer.

“……”

Alon involuntarily gave a slight shiver to his tingling hand.

The foreign entity before his eyes had taken the form of a goblin.

With ears far too large for a human, green skin, and a hooked nose, it was clear that it was a goblin.

However.

No one, including Alon, thought of this being as merely a goblin.

Argonia and Himan, who had eyes to see the truth of the world.

Even the mercenaries who did not possess those eyes.

Everyone here already did not perceive it by its appearance.

The naturally emanating presence was enough to overwhelm this space itself.

Alon, who knew this fact, was no different.

And then.

“……Hoo-“

It spoke.

The arrogance in its eyes did not disappear.

However, the interest that replaced the boredom brought a smile to its lips.

“You’re doing something interesting, creature.”

The finger that had been raised leisurely folded to stroke its chin.

Watching that, Alon quietly opened his mouth.

“……Kailas.”

Because it was a creature, it sought knowledge.

Because it was a creature, it reached the end and realized the law, elevating itself to the rank of a god,

The king of all ghouls.

When Alon called out the name of Kailas, the interest in its eyes intensified.

“You even know my name? How commendable.”

It ran a hand through its hair and then smiled pleasantly, unlike before.

“Very well. I am in a good mood now, and it seems they are also attached. I will grant you one mercy.”

“……”

“Begone. Then I shall spare you.”

Proposal.

But Alon.

“Prepare for battle.”

He replaced his answer with an order to the subjugation squad.

“Tsk, I was going to spare you because you were an amusing creature.”

Hearing that answer, Kylas stared at him as if he were looking at something foolish.

“If you insist on drinking the punishment wine, then so be it, creature.”

He raised his hand forward again.

“Prepare for battle!”

Argonia’s voice, shaking off fear, announced the start of the battle.

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Since the moment the foreign god reached the 5th layer, Alon’s original plan had become completely useless.

His plan required a full day’s investment to execute.

However, that didn’t mean he had given up on subjugating the foreign god.

Even though the plan had gone awry, he still believed they could subjugate the opponent.

The reasons were twofold.

One, unlike the previous time with Ultultus, Kylas was not yet in a fully advanced state of sagehood as he had expected.

The other was that, unlike when they subjugated Ultultus, the mercenaries were somewhat prepared for the foreign god.

Tsk-!

The magic that extended from Kylas’s hand shot towards Alon and the mercenaries in an instant.

But-

Crash-!

With the sound of something breaking, Kylas’s invisible slash was blocked by the sword Argonia was holding.

“A Dispel Sword…? You brought something interesting…!”

What Argonia held in his hand was a Dispel Sword, a sword that could cut through magic, of which there were less than a hundred on the continent.

Though it couldn’t cut through people, it was made solely to cut through magic, and it was enough to cut through Kylas’s magic, who had not yet become a sage.

Boom-!

Gaining confidence, Argonia kicked off the ground and charged at Kylas, and the battle began in earnest.

Likewise, Maverick, who had taken Alon’s advice and wielded a Dispel Sword, joined the battle, and Myon also began shooting arrows around in an instant.

Three against one.

A battle where they were overwhelmingly outnumbered.

Thanks to Alon, the mercenaries who had already grasped most of the types of magic Kylas used were certainly not easy opponents and pressed him hard.

However, even as he realized that all his magic had been broken through by the joint attack of the four mercenaries.

“-!”

Heh!

Kylas twisted his lips into a smile as if he found the situation quite amusing. He then brought his index and middle fingers together to form a seal and raised them slightly.

And then.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■-!!!!!!!!

With that, as if the previous peace had been a lie, monsters began to rise hastily from the ground.

The fifth layer quickly descended into chaos.

Of course, Alon did not remain idle either.

“Hoo-“

Alon exhaled white breath and uttered a phrase.

“Ice and Snow (氷雪).”

As he formed the seal, white frost began to form before his eyes, and Alon thought.

‘I must deal with this as quickly as possible.’

Although the battle between Kylas and the mercenaries was evenly matched, he knew it wouldn’t last long.

He could see it.

The Dispel Swords held by Argonia and Maverick were slowly cracking after blocking several spells.

And Heman’s expression was growing darker.

“Form (形像).”

Seeing this, Alon uttered another phrase, and frost began to rise around him.

And then.

“Fame of the Snowy Mountain-“

A round sphere formed before Alon’s middle and ring fingers, freezing and creating snow crystals.

“The Blind Man’s Inevitability.”

Soon, the ice flower bloomed.

The hexagonal crystal rapidly grew, devouring the surrounding atmosphere and forming a massive shape.

Crack-crack-crack-!

In the center of the crystal, a beautiful spear appeared before Alon’s eyes.

And, at that precise moment.

“Hoo-”

Rine, who was behind Alon, pulled out a book from her bosom-

“E-setra-i Ama Tia-”

-muttered softly.

Shrrrrrrk-!!!

Then, the magic book that unfolded in an instant emitted a rough resonant sound.

Kwarrrrrrr-!!!!!

Dozens of layers of black chains shot out from the void and instantly flew towards Kailas.

“!”

The foreign god, who had not anticipated this situation, widened his eyes and stared at the chains.

However.

Crunch-!

Before he could do anything, the ravenous chains had already bound his body in an instant.

Taking advantage of this unexpected help, Alon, who had obtained a chance faster than expected,

“Ice Crystal Spear (氷晶畫戟).”

without hesitation, implemented the magic.

And then.

Crack-crack-crack-!!!!

The spear that bloomed from the ice flower shot towards the foreign god, engulfing him in an instant.

Crackle-!

Freezing everything around it to the end.

““……””

Silence descended upon the fifth layer.

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The monsters’ actions ceased.

Accordingly, the movements of the mercenaries who had been crawling out of the ground like mad also stopped.

Soon, they turned their gaze to one place.

The old ruins.

In the middle of those ruins, a giant ice flower (氷花) had formed.

The Count of Palatio, who created the ice flower.

The mercenaries’ reverence poured out.

Likewise, the guild leaders, who had been dealing with the foreign god until just a moment ago, stood agape in astonishment.

Even Alon let out a small sigh.

But-

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Crack-!

“!”

At the sudden, alien sound of something breaking, everyone’s gaze turned to the giant ice flower.

Crackling-!

With a clear sound,

Rumble-!

The ice flower, which had been receiving everyone’s reverent gaze, began to collapse.

And then.

“!”

From within the collapsing giant ice flower, the foreign god leisurely walked out.

Despair filled the mercenaries’ eyes.

The guild leaders, who had been confronting him, showed signs of dismay.

But the foreign god, who had brought despair and dismay to everyone, spoke with a light smile.

“You took a hit, didn’t you? Creature.”

As if the current attack had been quite amusing, Kailas spoke with a light smile, leaving Alon unable to grasp the situation.

According to his expectations, the foreign god, who had not become a sage, should have been annihilated by the previous attack.

“But, as expected, you still know nothing.”

Alon, who had been staring at him with an incomprehensible expression, realized.

“!”

There wasn’t a single piece of ice on the foreign god’s body, only the remnants of ice remained.

‘…Did he cut through the entire ice flower with a single slash…?’

Seeing the foreign god nullify his attack with such an absurd feat, Alon was shocked behind his expressionless face.

“Still, thanks to you, I’m excited. Creature.”

Kailas spoke with a cheerful laugh.

“So, I’ll play along with you. Well- it won’t be a perfect manifestation in this state, but it should still be a decent amusement.”

With his left index finger raised, he wrapped it with his right hand to form the Mudra of Wisdom (智拳印).

“Release (解放).”

In that moment, the magic spread.

Instinctively sensing the danger, Argonia and Maverick simultaneously kicked off the ground and charged towards the Outsider.

“Vibration (振動)-“

Just moments ago, Myaon, who had been on edge, swiftly drew and shot an arrow.

Himan, raising his staff, instantly cast a spell to block the Outsider’s incantation.

But.

Before Argonia and Maverick’s swords could reach the Outsider’s neck.

Before Myaon’s arrow could pierce the Outsider’s heart.

Before Himan’s magic could strike his neck, the magic that had already spread around him vibrated the air in response to his words.

“Expansion (擴張).”

With the Outsider’s low utterance.

Crack-!

Alon saw it.

The sight of Maverick and Argonia’s bodies being crushed as if compressed in mid-air.

And the blood flowers that burst forth with them.

“The Law of the Nameless (無名의 法道).”

The low muttering from the twisted Outsider’s lips.

And then.

■■■■■■■■■■-!!!!

A blinding white light obscured everyone’s vision.