If you die, no one will pay the bill."
On the other side, Platinum, holding the hunter's bow Goki had given her, pouted her lips awkwardly, giving her own instructions.
"Don't worry, Master, tonight I will perform at my highest level, so look forward to it~~"
"Ugh—Brother Goki, I'm starting the charge now! Hurry and follow me!"
Margaret couldn't help but pout, unable to listen to Gravel's somewhat embarrassing direct confession—this was in front of Sister Skadi, how could she dare to say such things!
And looking at Gravel, who licked her lips and winked at him, Goki couldn't help but swallow, quickly gripping his Holy Sword again, and before Little Orca could get jealous, he began to accelerate and run, catching up with Margaret who had already set off.
"Cough cough, time to go, time to go. Early off work, early relaxation—"
How could anyone resist such a carnivorous older sister!
Boom—
The next second, only three pits of varying depths were left in front of everyone.
Margaret, holding a church stone hammer and wearing the shield her grandfather gave her, ran at the very front, ahead of Goki and Skadi.
Before her, a gigantic, twisted being—whose lower body resembled a worm, upper body a combination of withered bones and an octopus, and which continuously grew and expanded like a large tree—was emitting a piercing shriek.
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Margaret had never seen such a twisted and deformed creature. She could see its blood-filled maw, lined with countless fangs, constantly peeling open from the inside out, like a blooming flower.
A hundred-meter-tall flower looked strange no matter how one viewed it.
And from its mouth, two emerald-green eyeballs, connected only by nerves and muscles, protruded like snails and began to shoot mottled, starlit rays at the three charging individuals.
This scene resembled a demon crawling out of Hell, but physiologically, it evoked disgust and repulsion.
Accompanying the piercing, despairing shriek, countless low whispers echoed in Margaret's ears.
"The age of Knights is over."
"Money is the true object of people's worship."
"Champion? You are nothing but a puppet..."
However, Margaret took a deep breath, completely fearless—she knew these were merely the enemy's desperate, fallacious attempts to disturb her mind.
After a month of trials, her physical fitness, combat experience, and Knight's will were entirely different from her reckless and naive self a month ago.
Knights of the Nearl Family were never like the great heroes in novels, achieving one great feat after another through solitary bravery.
Margaret's achievements were inseparable from the help of others, be it Goki, Skadi, or Nona Shining and Nona Nightingale, and even later Sister Gravel and Nona Platinum—all of them had helped her.
Her steps gradually quickened, and the brilliant golden energy arrow formed by Spell quickly took shape. Margaret's combat boots continuously struck the ground, emitting crisp explosions like hoofbeats.
Da da da da da—
Along the way, Margaret did not forget to turn her head and exchange glances with Goki and Skadi on either side, smiling and nodding at each other.
Therefore, these words had no effect on Margaret; she knew they were merely her own self-questioning after her spirit was attacked—
"Every girl is inseparable from her, and how many women admire her as you do—what confidence do you have to win her love? Are you going to go against your own will, or betray your own friendship?!"
Upon hearing this, Margaret's small face instantly flushed, and her charging steps became somewhat unsteady.
But the next second, Margaret suddenly felt a broad, thick hand gently pressing on her shoulder.
"No rush, take your time, victory belongs to us—just like a competition, and this is the final match."
Sensing Margaret's tension, Goki gently encouraged her, just as he had over the past month.
"Mm!"
Nodding vigorously, Margaret's conviction became completely firm.
Margaret was still young, not yet invincible, but she felt that if Goki was behind her, she would be invincible!
[This is none of your business! This is for the people of Kazimierz I must protect—and also for the person I admire!]
Shouting internally, Margaret quickened her pace, charging towards the black void that devoured light in front of the giant beast.
Brilliant golden radiance burst forth from Margaret's eyes, and the originally mixed brilliant golden light around her body gradually solidified and became structured.
Finally, a pair of light-forged Pegasus wings unfurled behind her. Both Goki and Skadi could clearly feel Margaret's aura rapidly climbing and strengthening at a terrifying speed.
In the distance, Marse, who was using his long spear to pin a massive tentacle to the ground, relying on his aging body to wrestle with the weakened god, momentarily restraining him, couldn't help but look towards the charging light.
"Ha, I knew it... that brat is really lucky, but—who is this?"
Then, the old Pegasus looked to the other side, at the Knight who was also pinning a tentacle to the ground with her twin blades, and showed a puzzled expression.
[Ha—Elite 2? Now this is what a six-sided warrior looks like!]
Seeing the golden wings behind Margaret, Goki's expression was surprised and relieved—sure enough, the Radiant Knight, who was said to be world-shattering in the background, couldn't just be a healing Defender.
Sorry, Maria! The power of the ancestors will probably have to go to your older sister for now!
Now, Margaret felt more fulfilled than ever before; every cell seemed to be overflowing with energy.
Accompanied by the brilliant golden Holy Light around Margaret, the energy arrow formed by her alone was already comparable to an arrow formed by a Knight squad. Countless monsters and tentacles attempting to block her charge were instantly shattered and incinerated into flying ash.
"Goki, Skadi—we're going to charge!"
Goki and Skadi also placed their greatswords at their sides, looked at the illusory black vortex and the surrounding Shining accretion disk, and nodded to each other.
Bang—smack!
The next second, the golden light rushed towards the Star God's chest, which was entwined with a black hole. The black vortex did not swallow the three, but rather, like a trampoline, was stretched by the golden light, resiliently indenting into the chest.
"Ocean! Moon! Don't be deluded, this false world is not worth clinging to, you will only go mad because of it, you————"
The Star God was still roaring, but Skadi and Goki had no intention of letting him continue.
"I am not the Ocean."
"And I'm not really the Moon."
As they spoke, a mechanical sword glowing with three red lights and a holy sword radiating divine brilliance plunged into the black vortex.
Splash—
Soon, the black vortex shattered like glass, easily broken. The three completely squeezed into the putrid and twisted blood pressure, and the core of the Star God, which concentrated a large amount of Ore energy and divine power, was exposed.
It was a massive, five to six-meter-tall, human-shaped heart, but it was not cast in crimson; instead, it was like a three-dimensional mirror, reflecting the deep and dazzling Universe of stars.
"Goki, isn't it a bit too obvious?"
"Great Ones aren't as complex as you think; their weaknesses have always been this obvious."
Faced with Skadi's doubt, Goki shrugged—the Great Ones of Yharnam always marked their weaknesses very clearly, and those of Terra were no different.
Thus, the dark mechanical sword cut through the flesh of the Star God's heart, and the holy sword, Shining with its final radiance, deeply plunged Goki's own power into it.
The next second, Goki felt a Soul-shaking force collide. The holy sword's radiance clashed with the Shining starlight, causing the giant beast's body to writhe madly, and making the hair on everyone present stand on end.
In an instant, Goki seemed to see the Milky Way collapsing and stars falling—an omen of a god nearing death.
This was the first Great One Goki had truly killed since coming to Terra. No matter how weak he was, or how unfair Goki's methods were, he was still a Great One.
"Ah—————"
It was a piercing shriek, filled with madness, fear, sorrow, and resentment.
But for some reason, Goki sensed another feeling within it.
Liberation.
The next second, Goki found his consciousness once again floating in the familiar sea of stars.
Only this time—the stars were no longer cold.
"Ha... Too slow. They even called you the God-Slayer God. I'm giving your suicide service a bad review, old man?"
This was... a complaint from the Star God.
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