Chapter 166: Enemy Code ; Joseph de Gallia ; Soft (1/2)
”Gabriel, Aruru, eliminate all the enemies left outside.”
The two of them both affirm my order before sending a barrage of light spears toward every single foe.
Meanwhile, Saturnus and I leisurely walk through the hallways to the room where the one in charge of this fort is.
”Saturnus,” I say while glimpsing at her from the side, ”Have you undergone something similar to this before?”
Without the least bit of hesitation, Saturnus nods her head and says while smiling,
”Of course! In the past, there were so many humans and other vile beings that were against the Creator. So, I had to deal with them a lot.”
For some reason, the way she puts it makes it seem like I was someone that the world hated to the core.
Surely, it wasn't anything like that.
I reckon that humans were greedy for something, so they challenged me head-on.
”What were they after?” I inquire.
”The Creator's creations,” she simply responds.
As I suspected, it was greed after all.
{WARNING: Code detected.}
Great. Just great.
At least, it's not a maximized one.
Is the Code identifiable?
{Negative.}
I exasperatedly let out a sigh before running a quick scan of the fort for anyone with 'unique' qualities.
That doesn't take long, as I soon find a green-haired man in a rather peculiar attire quietly sitting on a sofa and doing nothing other than reading a book.
This is odd, as this man should be able to hear all the commotion going on outside, yet there he is peacefully reading a book.
”Saturnus, you go on ahead and deal with the imbecile that's hiding in his office.”
”Okay!” she responds and dashes off into the distance before I can tell her where the office is located.
Whatever. I'm sure she'll be able to find him.
For now, I have something more troublesome to deal with.
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”You've finally arrived,” I hear a voice as soon as I'm near the door that leads to the room the green-haired man is in.
I shake my head to clear my thoughts before donning a serious expression and entering the room.
The man has already set his book aside and is looking at me with intrigue apparent in his ruby eyes.
”Who are you?” I ask nonchalantly while walking toward the sofa opposite the one he's sitting on.
As I take a seat, the man replies,
”Morpheus.”
Isn't that the name of a Greek god? I do recall reading a little about him in my past life.
”It has been such a long time, Verethragna,” he greets.
I shrug my shoulders and casually say,
”I don't recognize you.”
Hearing this, the corner of Morpheus's lips twitch as he remarks,
”You're as odious and overbearing as ever.”
”It's the truth,” I say exasperatedly, ”I genuinely don't remember you.”
”Verethragna,” he says in a sharp tone, ”You know that I'm not proficient in combat, so there is no need to rile me up.”
Oh? Even though he is a Code, he isn't good in combat?
Don't tell me, he is in a similar situation to Siesta who's only capable of cleaning when making use of her powers.
”I've come here in lieu of my brother to give you a warning,” Morpheus states, ”Do not touch the Kingdom of Gallia.”
Hearing this, I laugh for a solid ten seconds before asking while smirking,
”Or else?”
The next moment, a burst of energy escapes from Morpheus which results in my surroundings to change.
”I may not be strong in combat,” Morpheus says, noticeably irritated, ”But, when it comes to sealing abhorrent gods, I am the most skilled.”
Seeing him standing there with a smug look on his face, I utilize Godspeed and Blink before dashing toward him and lightly kicking his face.
The sound of bones breaking resounds in the surroundings as Morpheus's body gets launched backward.
Whatever the energy was that changed my perception of the room dissipates, revealing a bloodied Morpheus who's struggling to get up from the ground.
”You're quite dumb,” I remark, ”If you're going to confine someone in an illusion, at least make sure that you're not in it yourself.”
Morpheus's expression takes a turn for the worst as he raises his head and yells,
”Why were you able to see me?!”
I ignore the gush of blood flowing out of his orifices and say in a nonchalant tone,
”What do you mean 'why'? You were literally standing right in front of me. I'm not blind, you know?”
”I know that! Even so, you weren't supposed to be able to see me!”
Is this guy retarded? Did I set the expectation bar too high for Codes? I don't think I did, but this is simply... startling.
Whatever, I will just get rid of him and be done with all this. As for that brother of his, he can come and challenge me anytime he wants.
Honestly, if he is anywhere near as dumb as Morpheus, I will be more than just disappointed.
As if sensing my thoughts, Morpheus's body stiffens while sweat begins to roll across his forehead.
”Don't you dare think of killing me!” Morpheus anxiously says, ”You wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!”
”Are you sure about that?” I say with a small smile on my lips.
Morpheus realizes that I am not going to back down, so he says in a threatening tone, at least, an attempted one,
”I haven't gotten serious, you know? Even that psychotic Deus couldn't kill me!”
”Dues?”