Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 555 Frozen Martial God
Forward, forward, forward!

Cocytus brought frost, turning everything in its path into frozen ground. Its sheer scale was astonishing, and no one could stop its advance.

Of the many adventurers who rushed to the scene, most were frozen by the "Frost Aura" before they could even get close. A few stronger adventurers who dared to charge forward were also turned into lifelike ice sculptures.

Cocytes was surprised that there had been no strong resistance so far.

It's so weak that it can't even play a single exhibition match, but how could a world like this possibly cause Ainz-sama any trouble?

That being said, Cocytus is not a murderous monster. Its creator, Takemikazuchi, is a supreme ruler who believes in the way of the samurai. Although he does not have the kindness of Sebastian, who would always lend a helping hand to the weak, he also has his own principles. In addition, according to Ainz's instructions, no one actually died.

but……

Cocytus frowned as he watched the Adventurers' Guild draw ever closer. Wouldn't this lead to the complete destruction of the Adventurers' Guild?

boom!
Just as it was thinking this, a bursting, blazing fireball suddenly exploded in front of it, the impact shattering the ice surface, and the high temperature and cold air collided and turned into thick fog and water vapor.

"Hmm... So, finally, a capable adventurer has appeared?"

Unharmed, Cocytus lit up his insect-like compound eyes, wielded a large katana over 1.8 meters long called "God-Slaying Blade Emperor," and cleaved the mist in two, looking at the young man who appeared in front of him.

"Actually, I went to the tavern today to flirt with a pretty girl. She was quite good-looking and admired me for taming the 'Forest Sage'. However, I didn't really consider the possibility that everything would go smoothly, since there are always troublemakers who appear at crucial moments."

Although Sato Kazuma, who appeared before the Icebound Martial God, said this, his face was contorted, and he was jumping up and down in a fit of rage like a child throwing a tantrum:

"So I have absolutely no hope. Today's operation is just a plan to lure the monster out and then kill it!"

Cocytus scratched his head with one hand: "But you still seem to have high hopes for the original plan."

Kazuma Sato's eyes sharpened instantly. Now that the truth about his perseverance despite the numerous setbacks had been discovered, this handsome bug in front of him was doomed.

"Veil!"

A black mist that could block out the five senses enveloped the entire street. Cocytus exhaled a breath of icy cold air, and the eight divine artifacts he held in his hands swung around impenetrably, covering his entire body while dispersing the black mist in the air.

Ding!
The sound of clashing weapons rang out behind him. Cocytus turned his head and felt a slight stinging pain in his waist. Then he heard the sound of glass shattering and the low curses of the attacker.

As the darkness dissipated, he saw that Kazuma Sato held only a magic dagger with a single grip.

Aside from the artifacts of reincarnated characters, most artifacts in Konosuba are of dubious quality, unlike YGGDRASIL, where artifacts are obtained through login rewards and daily activities during the late game when stats are inflated.

"Your weapon is too fragile and does not match your strength."

After Cocytus finished speaking, he swooped down, his "Godslayer Sword Emperor" and "Decapitation Fang" tearing through the air with sharp blade light as they slashed at Sato Kazuma. After Sato Kazuma narrowly dodged the first wave of attacks, the weapons on his other six arms suddenly exerted force to fill the gaps and launched a second wave of coordinated attacks.

In the moment of crisis, Kazuma Sato nimbly leaped into the air to dodge the surprise attack. His eyes narrowed, and countless arrows formed from mana floated in the air, so dark and deep that they seemed to devour even the light.

"Taste the magic arrow that freezes time, Minia!"

The magic arrows came like a storm, with no way to avoid them. Cocytus tilted his head slightly, and his "Frost Aura" suddenly contracted and increased in power, turning his body into frozen ground. The magic arrows were weakened and then struck the enemy firmly.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Amidst a series of explosions, Cocytus, feeling the impact, became excited, radiating a surging fighting spirit. He simultaneously unfurled eight weapons in his hands, and just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly looked down.

The purple color spread gradually across the Icebound Martial God's body, starting from the point of impact and threatening to engulf his entire body in the blink of an eye.

"I underestimated you. Crystallizing the object you hit? That's impressive magic, I..."

The remaining words remained frozen in my mouth.

"What? It's just a pretty face."

Kazuma Sato was gathering his magic to finish off the insect warrior in front of him when suddenly his vision blurred. Cocytus, who should have been crystallizing, was still shining like a diamond and rushed in front of him in an instant, raising his katana to cut him in half from top to bottom.

Eh?
…………

The weapon, shooting out like the aurora borealis, is exquisite and dangerous, as if manipulated by the most skilled puppeteer with threads wrapped around it.

Aura moved swiftly through the forest, the trees behind him easily pierced and destroyed by his platinum armor and the four weapons surrounding him.

After a brief chase, the interior of the barrier was almost completely destroyed. Knowing that delaying would be detrimental to her, Aura dodged once more, turned around abruptly, clenched her fist, and slammed it heavily into the platinum armor.

Seeing this, the platinum-armored warrior raised his hand and swung the hammer, which struck Aura with the force of a heavy blunt weapon, while simultaneously gripping the greatsword and the knife with both hands.

"Give me, get out of here!"

Aura simply chose to take the hit head-on, knocking the hammer away with a powerful punch. Facing two sharp slashes coming straight at her, she stretched out her right hand, creating a barrier to protect her, while simultaneously lashing out at the platinum armor with the "Queen's Whip," which she used to punish her beast tamers.

Snapped!
The platinum armor staggered back a step, but it did not seem to have suffered much damage, nor did it appear to have been tamed by the "Queen's Whip." Instead, the last of the four weapons, the spear, pierced through the passport and went through Aura's shoulder.

"You're weaker than I thought."

"Gu..."

Aura let out an embarrassed cry of pain, her eyes filled with resentment: "Damn it, if Finn and the others were still here, an opponent of your caliber would be nothing..."

Most of her combat power is concentrated on the monster she controls, and most of her skills need to be used in conjunction with the monster. Even if she only had a level 70 monster to cooperate with, she wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

"Really? It seems I've stumbled upon a great opportunity. Your profession isn't exactly interesting for people like us."

The platinum armor seemed to have sensed her profession and predicament through the "Queen's Whip," but showed no intention of fighting fairly, instead declaring it with righteous indignation.

"I'm sorry, but to prevent you from harming this world in the future, I have no choice but to kill you."

"Tsk..."

Aura clicked her tongue, recalling that the person she had met before had said something similar, but the other person still acknowledged that she was innocent and said that she would be punished if she committed a crime.

In contrast, the guy in front of me, who didn't show his true face and seemed to be proclaiming himself the "Guardian of the World," actually looked quite...

"Hypocrite, you're just looking for a nice excuse."

Aura sneered, "Although I don't know who you are, this kind of cowardly and self-righteous guy is really disgusting."

"Say what you will, my intention to kill you will not change."

The platinum armor, whose true form is the "Platinum Dragon King"—the strongest true dragon king among the native inhabitants of this world—said calmly, raising its weapon.

At that moment, the "World Disconnection Barrier" suddenly trembled violently.

The platinum armor, as the master of the barrier, looked up and saw a large hole that had been unnoticed. A boy with a pair of blue dragon wings on his back descended from the sky and stood in front of Aura.

"That's enough." Natsuki Subaru said seriously, but quickly lost his composure, revealing a hint of embarrassment.

"Well... I've always wanted to say that cool line like Reinhard, but it's actually a little awkward."

The platinum armor silently gazed at the dragon wings behind Subaru Natsuki, which came from the "divine dragon" Polkenica, and slowly spoke:
"You are... the True Dragon King?"

"No, my name is Subaru Natsuki, and I am a human."

"You want to protect this dark elf? She's dangerous and could cause a huge disaster to the world."

Natsuki Subaru glanced at Aura, who was stunned by his appearance, and said indifferently, "If she dares to do something wrong, I will definitely put her on trial. But since she hasn't yet, she's just a key person to be monitored, and..."

He turned his gaze to the platinum armor, his eyes turning cold and serious: "Compared to her, your crimes are truly astonishing. What exactly did you do to provoke such a strong reaction from my [Judgment] authority?"

Platinum Armor: "..."

…………

Seeing that Cocytus was about to cut Kazuma in two, Ainz, who had been spying, became anxious.

Cocytus was clearly caught up in the excitement and forgot his instructions to get serious. His subordinates, with their slow minds and obsessive fighting tendencies, were really hard to manage.

Kazuma Sato is Mr. Luke's companion, and his level is not low. Even if he has resurrection magic, it is easy for them to have a grudge... But it would be too unreasonable for him to appear now. A "warrior" cannot teleport.

Should we act early to save Kazuma, or remain inactive and make amends later?
In that moment of inner turmoil, Ainz unconsciously recalled Luke's discussion about names.

He plans to play the role of "Momo," but should he think and act as "Momo"? What is "Ainz" at this moment? And what about "Momon" before that, and his original name "Suzuki Satoru"?

No... the main point now is that it's really going to be cut in half.

Ainz suddenly snapped to his senses and realized it was too late to turn back. He was startled as the forced calming effect was triggered, allowing him to calmly look down and feel a sense of relief.

…………

bang——

A muffled sound rang out as Darkness arrived at the critical moment, blocking the "Godslayer Blade Emperor," and with a low shout, she pushed back the attacking Cocytus.

"Are you alright, Kazuma?"

"Ah... wait? It's nothing!"

He almost became the reincarnation of He Kou Zhen before he realized what had happened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Damn! I almost died as a virgin!

Cocytus, who had been knocked back, planted his katana in the ground and looked at Kazuma, speaking in a muffled voice: "I have a passive ability that grants me immunity to magic attacks. It's a decent spell, but it hasn't broken through my limits yet."

Aside from the immunity to attacks below level 60 that most max-level powerhouses possess, Cocytus also has a more advanced magic immunity talent and powerful defense.

Although its overall strength couldn't compare to Shalltear's, Costus surpassed the True Ancestors in both attack and defense, making it an extremely powerful monster. It then turned its gaze to Darkness:
"Little girl, your defense is also excellent."

Darkness held her sword in front of her, her chest puffed out with righteous indignation: "Of course! Mere bugs won't bother me at all. Luke's transformed form is much more exciting than this!"

"You stupid Crusader, what are you saying with a great enemy at hand? My ears are dirty!"

Kazuma Sato's lips twitched, feeling that the originally serious battlefield had suddenly become unserious because of the arrival of the masochistic female knight.

"That's right, this goddess also thinks that Luke's forms are much more powerful than mere insects!"

Another figure appeared; Aqua, dressed in a goddess's robe, also arrived and expressed her agreement.

"What are you trying to do, you useless goddess? Now you're just a bunch of idiots twice over!"

"Huh? How dare this useless NEET who was saved by Darkness say such a thing? I am the great goddess of water, and I can easily defeat any opponent!"

Aqua, puffing out her cheeks, gave a soft snort, seemingly quite unconvinced, and said angrily:

"I know, I've had a very weak presence since I came to this other world. I just eat, drink, and have fun every day, and help Lu Ke with his urges at night. You guys have started to look down on me, haven't you!"

"But today, I, Aqua, the great goddess of water of the Axis religion, will show you the power of the gods!"

Aqua swung her staff and charged confidently toward Cocytus:
"Take this! Divine Judgment!"

"The so-called divine judgment is the goddess's shame, remorse, but unwavering resolve after breaking the taboo. Once it is used, the enemy will only die!"

Darkness couldn't help but exclaim, "How brave you are, Aqua!"

Kazuma Sato scratched his cheek: "But this situation gives me a sense of déjà vu..."

The staff, glowing with white light, slammed heavily onto Cocytus... and then shattered instantly.

Although he was the guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Cocytus was a "Zergling," so the goddess's purification was not negligible, but rather completely useless.

Aqua stiffly raised her head, forcing a cute smile: "Hey, your diamond body looks especially valuable, let's make up."

【Immovable King's Slash】

Cocytus silently activated his skill, a fierce blade flashing through the air, carrying the sharpness to tear apart all the guardians except Albedo, as it slashed towards Aqua.

"Huh?!?!"

Aqua closed her eyes in terror, then suddenly felt a lightness in her body as she fell into a familiar embrace.

"It's so nostalgic. The last time we fought together like this was when we were dealing with 'Giant Frog' and 'One-Punch Bear', wasn't it?" Megumin's voice rang out, tinged with a touch of nostalgia.

Aqua glanced to the side and saw Luke and Megumin arrive at the same time, with the members of Blue Rose standing behind them.

Luke patted Aqua's head helplessly: "Aqua, if you're not an undead or a dark creature like a demon, don't be stupid enough to rush in and become food for them. Have a little judgment, okay, my goddess."

Aqua lowered her head guiltily, "It's okay, I don't think you can break my defenses..."

Although she looks fragile and feels soft to the touch, Aqua's actual defensive strength is worthy of the title "goddess." She has never been truly injured, with the only exception being when she broke through Luke's defenses during their first growth.

"But you'll still feel pain, right?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I'll be more careful next time."

(End of this chapter)