The Epic of Leviathan

Chapter 436: True Salvation (IV)...

[POV Reo] 

I had to use all of my willpower to stop myself from rolling my eyes in irritation. "Crom… can I call you that?" I asked in a fake cheerful tone and Crom Cruach's eyes glittered in joy. 

"Of course, my Lord. You can even give me a completely new name if you don't like my current one… I will cherish it until the end of time" Crom Cruach gushed out with a fanatical look on his face. Ah… yes, this is why I don't like dealing with fanatics. 

"No no… your current name is completely fine. So Crom, can you stop trying to bow down in front of me?" I asked and Crom Cruach looked horrified after hearing my words. 

He gasped in horror and a fearful glint appeared in his eyes. "...My Lord, have I somehow displeased you?" Crom Cruach asked in a shaky tone. This time I couldn't stop myself from rolling my eyes. 

"No, you haven't but bowing down isn't my kind of thing, you know…" I said and Crom Cruach nodded his head as he finally realized what I meant. 

Well, it's not like I have a problem with bowing down, but it will get on your nerves when someone is trying to bow down in front of you after each second. Crom Cruach was trying to bow down after every time I took a breath. It was kind of annoying. 

"Oh… okay. I understand. No bowing down. Completely fine" Crom Cruach said after he understood what I meant and I finally sighed internally. 

"So Crom the thing is… I will be needing your help" I said slowly but before I could continue Crom Cruach started to release his draconic power with an excited look on his face.

"My Lord, you don't don't have to request anything… you simply need to order me!" Crom Cruach exclaimed with a proud look on his face. 

This is going to be a long day. At least Hela is having a lot of fun cutting down the number of Exorcists… even the Church needed a reality check as they have done a lot of cruel things in the name of God and Heaven had simply allowed them. 

Things like the Sigurd Institution, and the Holy Sword Project shouldn't have existed in the first place. The Church knew about the Holy Sword Project but allowed it to continue. They only stepped in when Valper Galilei decided to dispose of the failed test subjects. 

The Sigurd Institution is a secret research and warrior institute in the Vatican. The Sigurd Institution was created with the purpose of producing the True Descendant of Sigurd. They wanted to create someone capable of wielding the Demonic Emperor Sword Gram from among those who had inherited the blood of the hero Sigurd.

The institution used a variety of genetic modification and artificial human creation techniques in their attempt to create the True Descendant of Sigurd. Their first creation, Siegfried was a success as he was able to draw out and wield Gram in a single attempt.

After the original goal of the research institution had been accomplished, the institute changed its goal afterwards into seeing how many descendants of the hero Sigurd the researchers could produce. Currently, the Sigurd Institution has transformed into a warrior training institute. That wasn't all, that was just the tip of the iceberg. 

I decided to put all of that aside as I wasn't the one who was dishing out True Salvation to them. I took a deep breath to gather my bearings as I needed to deal with Crom Cruach. I finally decided to go with the flow… 

[Youkai Territory, Kyoto] 

"She is so cute!!" Nemuri exclaimed as she pulled Kunou, Yasaka's daughter into her arms. The little nine-tailed fox girl could only squirm in Nemuri's arms as Nemuri was way stronger than Kunou. 

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Kunou finally turned towards her mother who was giggling happily while covering her mouth and gave her a pleading look. Yasaka expertly ignored her daughter's pleading look and kept giggling. Kunou gave her mother a betrayed look and decided to take care of the matter herself. 

"Let go of me, woman! I am not a teddy bear" Kunou protested in a serious tone. Nemuri reeled back in surprise. Kunou internally released a relieved sigh but that feeling didn't last long as Nemuri pulled Kunou into an even tighter hug. 

"So cute!! I want to take you away with me!" Nemuri exclaimed cheerfully as she coddled Kunou who wanted to protest vehemently but couldn't. Yasaka finally took pity on her daughter's situation and decided to save her from her misery. 

"Come on, Nemuri. I think that's enough… let me show you around" Yasaka said softly and Nemuri reluctantly let go of Kunou who looked extremely tired. 

Kunou finally had a good look at her tormentor and she was quite surprised that her tormentor was a nine-tailed fox just like herself and her mother. Nemuri noticed Kunou's gaze on her and decided to introduce herself. 

"Hello… My name is Nemuri Kayama, what's yours?" Nemuri introduced herself with a mischievous grin on her face. For a few seconds, Kunou inspected the weird fox woman under a critical gaze. 

"My name is Kunou" Kunou introduced herself slightly haughtily but Nemuri didn't mind it as it added more to her cuteness. Nemuri had changed a lot since she had arrived in the Marvel World.

She was still a degenerate pervert but she only revealed that trait when she was alone or she was with Reo and the other girls. She had learned how to act in the public so couldn't have become a business tycoon in the Marvel World. josei

"So, you wanna show me around? I might get lost in such a big estate" Nemuri said sullenly and Kunou hmpfed with an annoyed look on her face. 

'So cute!!!' Nemuri screamed inside her mind and she had to use all of her willpower to stop herself from glomping on the little fox girl… 

[Vatican] 

"True Salvation it is…" Hela said with a mocking grin as two swords appeared in her hands and her eyes started to glow brightly in excitement. Hela shrouded Grayfia in a cloud of darkness and before Grayfia could even protest, Hela sent her away. 

Hela lunged towards Touji Shidou who defended himself by using his own sword, since Hela's swords were completely normal, that is why Touji Shidou's sword remained completely intact. Even though Hela was using normal swords, it didn't mean that her blows had lost their power. 

Touji Shidou couldn't believe the force behind Hela's slash. He was blown away like a cannonball as his back collided against a wall. The wall collapsed like a wet paper bag due to the pressure and his body went inside the building through the human-sized hole he had made in the wall. 

Hela was immediately attacked by a firestorm surrounded by lightning. Hela simply cut apart the storm with her swords and bisected several low-level Exorcists before they could even raise their swords to defend themselves. Hela was about to cut apart some more Exorcists but her sword was stopped by the sword of Griselda Quarta. 

'Her personality is somewhat like Yachiru… but could she fight like Yachiru?' Hela questioned internally and she grinned at the woman. "Let's dance" Hela exclaimed cheerfully and Griselda Quarta simply grimaced. 

Griselda Quarta was on the back foot as soon as Hela started to attack the woman. Hela had noticed from the beginning that the woman she was fighting wasn't a human. Not that it mattered, Hela's skills with a sword were easily dominating the woman. The rest of the high-level Exorcists also decided to join in the fray. 

Archangel Michael had forbidden Dulio Gesualdo from using his Sacred Gear, Zenith Tempest without his permission. He had to still use his Sacred Gear to distract Hela. Even without the Sacred Gear, he was regarded as the strongest Exorcist by the Church. 

Vasco Strada was the former wielder of the Holy Sword Durandal. He is said to be closest to the original wielder of Durandal, Roland. Ewald Cristaldi was the former wielder of one of the Excaliburs. He is the swordmaster mentor of many warriors of the Church. 

Still, the four of them were no match for Hela. Hela was simply superior to them in all regards. Hela was simply more skilled, more experienced, faster and ferocious than all of them combined. Hela started to cackle in mad glee as she started to push the four of them around without using anything excessive from her point of view. 

Instead of running away, all the low-level Exorcists kept watching the fight with clear disbelief in their eyes. Hela finally had enough of the weaklings. She kicked Ewald Cristaldi into a nearby building. The man crashed into the building and almost destroyed half of it. 

Hela simply smacked Griselda Quarta away as Hela didn't find the woman to be interesting. Hela relentlessly attacked Dulio Gesualdo and ran a sword through his shoulder. The man screamed and dropped to the ground. Vasco Strada was the last one standing but Hela punched him with her free hand, the man defended himself by pulling his sword in front of him. 

The man was blown back several meters like a cannonball and after landing, the man kept rolling like a rag doll. Hela finally turned towards the low-level Exorcists and they shuddered in fear. "Now, what should I do with the lot of you?" Hela questioned with a maniacal grin on her face… 

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1635 words in this chapter.

450 Power Stones= 2 chapters tomorrow.

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