Chapter 260: What the Hell, Didn’t He Have Plot Armor?

Esdeath had directly transformed into a Herrscher.

Although she was quite eager to go confront that dragon in the sky, since Takumi had given her a task, she decided to fulfill it first.

After realizing the gap between her strength and Takumi's, she had become extremely obedient. From now on, she would be Takumi's most loyal subordinate!

She was also quite curious about him. As for the Empire? What use did a doomed empire have? Her relationship with the Empire had always been mutually exploitative—she gained power from it and helped the Empire conquer.

Now that she had obtained Takumi's power, she was completely bound to him. The Empire? She didn't know it anymore. Don't mention it again, thanks!

...

After sending Esdeath off, Takumi resumed his movements. He decided to check on Night Raid.

The fusion of worlds was accelerating rapidly now. Many locations had already started merging, and many areas had disappeared into thin air. It wouldn't be long before complete fusion occurred.

He needed to quickly finish dealing with matters in this world.

Kaguya Houraisan: [Image] [@Takumi, showing up at Night Raid HQ!]

Just as Takumi was preparing to move, Kaguya suddenly sent a message in the group chat.

Seeing it, Takumi couldn't help but sigh.

"Good grief, already merged over?" "Alright then."

Takumi: [You guys handle it.] [Reason with them properly.] [I'm going to collect the heritage of this world.]

After sending the message, Takumi turned and headed for the palace.

Of course, he needed to gather the Imperial Arms and also the method of creating them. All of that was part of his collection plan.

Kaguya Houraisan: [Hmm... I'll have a good talk with them!]

Kaguya was enthusiastic. She'd have a nice chat with Akame and the others. As for those who didn't cooperate? She'd make sure they did.

Everyone began to take action.

Meanwhile, another fusion had also begun.

Atop a tall building, Izayoi stood observing the arrival of two deities and the spatial ripples emerging over the sea. His face was filled with interest.

No one else was beside Izayoi at this moment. After obtaining tools from Takumi, everyone had gone their separate ways.

They had arrived, and this was the world of Campione. Wouldn't it be a waste to not slay a few gods?

Everyone began taking their own paths. For instance, Akeno had gone to the headquarters of the church.

She was curious what would happen if a devil reincarnated from a fallen angel arrived at the Vatican. Would the Archangel Michael descend?

Even if not, she had a way to pull him down—after all, she'd gotten something from the Michael of her own world.

As for Black Rabbit, she went off to find Indra.

Yes... she intended to take him out.

As for Asuka and Yō, they headed to the Far East.

Everyone had their own tasks.

"So the fusion has begun, huh?" "In that case..."

Izayoi's gaze fell on the two deities. They had stopped fighting and were now both distracted by the unusual spatial activity above the sea.

That's why they had paused.

They were precisely the prey Izayoi had locked onto.

Veleslana—originally a god from ancient Persia, also known as Mitra.

The other was Melqart.

The Phoenician god-king, the original of Hercules in Greek mythology. In Christian lore, he was one of the Seven Deadly Sins—Gluttony. He was also identified as Beelzebub, and Baal, the black emperor among the 72 demon gods.

In short, these gods had many aliases.

Tracing their lineage would yield numerous identities.

Killing them would grant Authority.

Though Izayoi didn't really care for the Authority, what he wanted was the essence of a God Slayer.

He wondered—after becoming a Campione, would he gain a spiritual rank upon returning to Little Garden?

Though he was already considered humanity's final trial, having the Campione title would still be cool.

After all, it sounded impressive.

Thinking this, Izayoi grew excited.

He looked around, then reached down and ripped a chunk of stone from where he was standing.

"So then... gods, let's see if you can handle my attack."

With that, he hurled the stone.

The chunk of rock shot forward like a teleporting missile, appearing several kilometers away in an instant.

The two gods' expressions changed drastically.

Even if they wanted to dodge, they couldn't.

The stone thrown by Izayoi had already arrived.

BOOM!

A massive explosion erupted.

The stone he threw detonated like a missile, blasting the two deities away.

Watching from afar, Erica was stunned.

"What just happened?!"

She stared in shock.

But the massive shockwave was already rushing toward her.

She wasn't alone—Godou Kusanagi was there too.

Seeing the wave, Erica's face changed. She quickly cast a defensive spell.

Unfortunately, Kusanagi Godou wasn't as lucky.

Reality doesn't give you protagonist plot armor.

The shockwave from Izayoi's thrown rock was terrifying.

The impact site caved in, debris flying in all directions.

Kusanagi Godou was still an ordinary person at this point. He didn't even have time to react.

He could only watch as a sharp stone flew directly toward his forehead.

His pupils dilated.

Then, everything went black. He lost consciousness.

The stone embedded itself in the center of his forehead.

Bullseye. Instant headshot.

Izayoi arrived on-site shortly after.

And saw Kusanagi Godou—taken out by the shockwave of the rock he had casually thrown.

He stared at the fallen protagonist, completely speechless.

He silently took a photo and posted it in the group chat.

Izayoi: [Image] [Protagonist?] [Plot Armor?] [Figures. Novels are lies. Plot armor doesn't exist, huh?]

Even Izayoi didn't know how to complain about this.

This was awkward.

Why did he die so easily?

Should he call someone to chant sutras for him?

After all, his death was technically Izayoi's fault.

Everyone else in the chat also went silent.

Takumi: [6!!]

Good grief, badass!