Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 525 The Cleverness of Mortals? (Bonus Chapter 285 for 6.2K Reads!)
"How about I offer my life as an apology to you?"

The ordinary people smiled, as if they were discussing a trivial matter:

"At that time, my life and my soul will be entirely in your hands, at your disposal."

"how?"

Herbert sensed the Sand God's hesitation and thoughtfully added, "If you're worried that someone might retaliate against you for this, you can rest assured and completely let go of your concerns."

"I can swear under the witness of order that as long as you follow the rules, no one will cause you any trouble afterward."

"He is an existence that strictly adheres to the rules and will not defy the order because of me, a lowly mortal."

The sun goddess was indeed a cruel and ruthless being in the eyes of the gods, but she was also the one who respected the rules the most and never disobeyed the order in the slightest.

He is the enforcer of order and its greatest advocate.

To show his sincerity, Herbert simply began taking an oath immediately after explaining.

"Under the witness of order, I hereby swear that if..."

And the content of the oath was indeed exactly as he said, without the slightest error.

In fact, he was even more sincere than he claimed.

Herbert made no restrictions on the God of Sand in his oath; all the conditions were directed at himself, restraining others from avenging him.

In particular, it restricts a certain brutal and righteous deity from taking revenge on his own initiative, listing dozens of possibilities and completely sealing off any hope that He might have for revenge.

Seeing Herbert's decisiveness and lack of any intention to make any underhanded moves, many thoughts flashed through the mind of the God of Sand and Stone.

The initial suspicions gradually disappeared, and I finally felt completely at ease.

"...This guy is actually serious."

With such generous terms offered, there was absolutely no reason for me to refuse.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will easily win and incidentally gain a rare and precious soul.

If one is careful and bold, one could even make it a place of refuge for oneself in the mortal world.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Herbert has a trump card, and he really fails, then all he will lose is an avatar that acts in the mortal world.

Even if I lose face, this matter can be put to rest.

Although the God of Sand and Stone had considered the pros and cons, he still didn't understand and was puzzled by Herbert's actions.

"But why? Why would he take such a huge risk to bet with me? What is his purpose?"

"So confident that you really think you can easily destroy my alter ego? Or is there something else... oh?"

Looking at Herbert's resolute eyes and expression, the God of Sand and Stone suddenly narrowed his eyes, realizing a possibility.

He looked the mortal up and down, his gaze suddenly becoming strange.

"You... are prepared to sacrifice yourself for their safety?"

He had only thought about it casually, but soon realized that his idea was probably the truth.

Yes, sacrifice.

If that was Herbert's original intention, then everything makes sense.

The reason Herbert acted so arrogantly in front of him and constantly tried to provoke him was for one purpose only—he wanted to die by his own hand in front of the world.

This mortal paladin hoped to appease the gods' wrath with his own blood.

sacrifice.

Once I kill him, this matter can be put to rest, and I can then legitimately spare the other mortals of the North.

That's right, he's prepared to sacrifice himself for the peace of the entire North.

"Ok?"

Herbert paused for a moment after hearing this, blinked, but quickly recovered, shook his head with a helpless smile, and said:

“You’ve probably misunderstood something. I’m not that noble, and I never intended to sacrifice myself.”

"However, if you find this way of thinking acceptable, then I can be just as noble."

Although Herbert vehemently denied his conjecture, the God of Sand and Stone was completely relieved.

Sure enough.

Look!
This mortal, as expected, did not admit it and remained stubborn.

Having seen through the petty cleverness of mortals, the gods finally felt relieved from the long period of oppression they had endured.

Haha!

I guess I'm still pretty smart after all.

The more He looked at Herbert, the more pleasing He became, and decided to reward him handsomely.

Since the paladin is so willing to sacrifice himself... then He doesn't mind granting him a painless death.

"Okay, I agree."

The God of Sand and Stone stood up triumphantly and nodded, saying, "The great Nathaniel agrees to your wager."

"Come on, let me see what tricks you have up your sleeve."

The enormous sand giant spread its arms wide, waiting with an air of nonchalance for Herbert to make his move.

Since the fate of this naive mortal is already sealed, it's better to let him struggle a bit before he sacrifices himself, so that he might be able to experience a moment of pleasure.

But what the arrogant god failed to notice was the slow smile that crept onto Herbert's lips as He adopted this "do as you please" attitude.

"Hehe, since you've struck such a good pose... then I'll just have to accept your offer."

Herbert chuckled meaningfully twice, and without refusing, began to slowly mobilize the power he had borrowed from the mermaid.

He is still in the process of being promoted, and he tries his best not to act recklessly if he can avoid using his own power.

Just to be on the safe side, he borrowed it twice this time.

"However, it seems that with their help alone, we can deal with this guy."

As he thought this, he raised his hand and summoned the water element in the sky.

Soon, in the snow-covered north, a cold raindrop fell without warning.

The raindrops fell on the sand giant's head, making a crisp sound.

pat.

"rain?"

The God of Sand and Stone came to his senses and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky.

What greeted Him was a sudden and intensifying downpour.

Wow!

The cold, icy rain fell from the sky, slapping haphazardly against His face.

The torrential rain relentlessly poured down on the sand giant, soaking him completely.

The giant's body, formed from solidified sand and stone, began to rapidly become heavy, and even began to collapse in some places.

Faced with this situation, the God of Sand and Stone frowned.

However, this is not because such methods are effective for Him.

Rather, He felt that He had been insulted.

"This is your method?"

The God of Sand and Stone looked down at the earnest mortals, and a nameless anger rose in his heart.

How dare you look down on me?

It's not that Herbert was being fanciful.

For ordinary sand giants, this tactic is indeed effective, and may even be able to easily destroy them.

Ordinary sand giants are almost immune to the vast majority of physical attacks. Unless their core is destroyed, they will not be harmed even if their limbs are cut off.

Conversely, they have almost zero resistance to elemental damage, especially water elemental damage, and can easily turn into a swamp under the onslaught of water, easily exposing their core.

But He is a god.

Such mortal tricks are utterly meaningless to Him.

"A pointless display of cleverness."

"It's so boring, utterly boring!"

The God of Sand and Stone let out a low roar, and the collapsed sand and stones began to float up into the air and quickly flew back to their original positions.

rustle……

At the same time, as the sand giant stretched out its body, the liquid on its surface was instantly absorbed, like a sponge absorbing water, and dissolved into the sand and gravel.

In the blink of an eye, all the mortal's previous efforts vanished into nothingness.

And that's not all.

The God of Sand and Stone wanted to clearly tell mortals just how vast the gap between them truly was!

To the mortals watching this scene, a despairing change had occurred.

The raindrops, which were originally in a liquid state, quickly condensed inside the sand giant's body, and his entire body emitted a dense, crackling sound.

Click, click, click!
When all the sounds of frost condensing ceased, the entire sand giant had transformed into something entirely different.

His previously somewhat loose body became extremely cold and hard, his skin shimmering with a layer of blue luster, and his aura appeared several times stronger than before.

After being washed by the rain, the Sand Golem was not weakened, but instead gained a great boost, evolving directly into the Frost version of the Sand Golem.

Its already formidable defense has become even more astonishing. Now, even if a legendary warrior were to stab it with a sword, it would probably only leave a white dot on its frozen surface.

This is the power of the gods.

He may be foolish, but he is not lacking in power; he is a truly powerful god.

"Now, what tricks do you have up your sleeve? And how do you intend to defeat me?"

After easily thwarting the mortals' powerless struggle, the god lowered his head, wanting to appreciate the mortals' expressions at this moment.

As expected, He saw the mortals' stunned expressions, as if they had never expected what was unfolding before them.

Although it lacked a bit of despair, it was enough to make Him feel happy.

"After losing His help and realizing your own weakness, what are your thoughts now?"

Although it was somewhat shameful to flaunt one's power in front of mortals, the joy at this moment was enough for Him to vent the resentment that had been building up in His heart for some time.

Because He knew that at this moment, the audience was not just this mortal, but the entire world was watching.

He will wash his hands of his behavior before the whole world and redeem his image!
Just as the God of Sand and Stone was smugly preparing to carry on with the performance, the stunned mortal finally came to his senses.

"How does it feel?"

He blinked, repeated the scathing words, and then... his expression almost faltered.

"You ask me how I feel right now? Well, it's absolutely wonderful!"

At this moment, the Godslayer, who should have been facing reality, revealed a wistful smile on his tense face.

Herbert sighed deeply, now sharing the same thought as the God of Sand and Stone—this guy really is a good person!

"I was worried about what would happen if you didn't cooperate... but you, on the contrary, did everything right in one go."

Sure enough, even the most cunning villains can't outwit a fool.

I really learned a lot today.

I've seen stupid people, I've seen bad people, I've seen people who are both stupid and bad, but I've never seen someone like you who is kind-hearted but whose intelligence is unknown... wait, no, that's not right.

Herbert paused for a moment, touched his chin, and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Have I really never seen it before?

Well... it's hard to say, I can't really comment on it.

"Ok?"

The God of Sand and Stone watched as Herbert fell silent again after uttering a nonsensical remark, feeling his patience about to run out.

"Hmph, nonsense!" He snorted unhappily, and his fists, reinforced with ice, slammed together heavily, causing the surrounding snow-capped mountains to collapse once again.

After showing off his increased power, the God of Sand and Stone still did not see the look of despair he had been expecting on Herbert's face.

"Mortal, after seeing all this, will you still continue to struggle?"

Looking at the mortal who showed no sign of tension, He grew increasingly curious about him and couldn't help but say, "Mortal, your fearlessness is making me hesitate a bit."

"I'm becoming more interested in your soul than in killing you."

Ok?
Herbert's ever-present smile froze instantly, his expression changed, and he squinted at the God of Sand and Stone, whose gaze had become strange.

Ok?
No, you're actually falling for me?

Do you even know what you're doing?

He looked at the god of sand and stones with pity and silently shook his head.

If you originally had a way out, after saying that, you're... completely hopeless.

【"Um?"】

Nenasha suddenly spoke up, shouting furiously: [“He dares to take it from me? Herbert, attack! He must die today!!!”]

See?

Some of these "comedic goddesses" are extremely possessive of their food.

To appease Nenasa, Herbert took the initiative to respond, "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid you won't have the chance to study my soul in detail."

"Hmm? You're still not giving up? Are you going to keep struggling?"

The God of Sand and Stone was extremely puzzled by Herbert's calm demeanor, and couldn't think of any way he could possibly win now.

"Struggle?"

"Haha, you're overthinking it. Actually, I've already finished what I needed to do."

Herbert smiled and shook his head, then suddenly brought up another seemingly unrelated matter.

Do you know what happens when ice comes into contact with high temperatures?

Without needing a divine answer, he continued, "Of course, it will turn into water, that's only natural... But what if the temperature is higher? It will turn into steam."

"So, the question is—what would happen if a rapidly frozen block of ice encountered a temperature high enough to instantly vaporize?"

He smiled and gave an answer that even the gods could not understand:

"It can expand to more than a thousand times its original size instantly, and if the temperature is high enough, it can even expand to several thousand times its original size."

! ! ?

Wait, what is he saying?
Herbert's words left the God of Sand and Stone bewildered. Although he couldn't understand them, he felt an unprecedented unease.

What exactly does he mean?!?
In order to help the god of sand understand what was about to happen, Herbert thoughtfully provided another explanation.

"To put it in simple terms that someone like you can understand, it means... those ice cubes you deliberately inhaled will explode inside your body instantly."

After saying that, Herbert raised his hand and gently rubbed two fingers together.

"Alright, this farce should end now."

Snapped.

With Herbert's snap of his fingers, another power he had secretly mobilized while manipulating the water element was instantly activated—the power from the fallen angel.

The intense fire elemental power that originally came from the blazing sun instantly converged within the ice crystal sand giant's body, then transformed into a jet-black eyeball in its chest cavity.

At the same time, in the distant Aurora Sanctuary, the fallen angel suddenly opened his eyes.

"Let my power become his power, and fight for him."

Without hesitation, Lucille followed Herbert's instructions and fully activated the power he had lent out.

Then, the eerie eyeball changed again, instantly transforming into a small, pitch-black sun.

Along with the change in form, the temperature suddenly soared.

!!!

The God of Sand and Stone felt the rapid change in temperature within his incarnation, his expression changed, and he let out a roar.

"No!"

hiss!
A sharp, high-pressure hissing sound came first from inside the giant, and countless white steam pierced out from every crevice of the giant's body like sharp swords.

Then, the real explosion began.

This is not a uniform expansion, but a collapse from the inside out.

The most vulnerable part of the giant is the first to succumb to the pressure.

The explosion engulfed everything.

Accompanied by a series of explosions, his neck, joints, and chest suddenly exploded.

It wasn't pulverized, but rather completely torn apart by the high-pressure steam accumulated inside!

The massive rock arm was blasted off his body and crashed to the ground.

The scorching steam mixed with sand and gravel melted into liquid by the high temperature, erupting like a volcanic eruption and creating a deadly rain of molten stone in the sky.

The red-hot, viscous magma was poured onto the ground, and upon encountering ice and snow, it solidified into solidified crystals.

The sand giant's mutilated body could no longer stand, and with an earthquake-like roar, it collapsed to its knees like a landslide.

The gods have fallen.

boom! ! !
The shattered divine body crashed between the mountains, its pitiful appearance telling the story of everything it had experienced.

Herbert, the culprit behind all this tragedy, flew away in the instant of the explosion but then returned to the scene of the crime, looking at his masterpiece with pleasure and a satisfied smile.

"Hmm, the effect is not bad."

Herbert thought for a moment and sighed, "No, it's just that His pose was too good."

“If He didn’t actively absorb the water into His body, the effect would probably be far less than half of what it is now.”

A good shot is no match for a good catch.

Destroy your core?

Just kidding, why go through all that trouble?
Why not just blow you up completely?

"You can call it the cleverness of ordinary people, or you can call it by another name... physics."

How do you say that?

Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll be able to go anywhere in the world without fear.

Oh no.

Yes—"If you don't study math, physics, and chemistry, life is full of magic."

Herbert was not worried that his unusual actions would make people around the world uneasy.

Because in their eyes, their actions could still be seen as secretly preparing an extremely powerful forbidden spell.

Although their methods may still be considered ruthless, they are not enough to warrant a collective attack.

This time, the Godslayer, who had truly slain a god's incarnation with the power of a mortal, nodded with emotion, then composed himself and looked behind him.

"However, it's not as simple as it seems to end completely."

"You really aren't willing to give up!"

Behind him, the remnants of the god, which had been completely lifeless, reassembled, and the God of Sand and Stone once again bestowed his will upon these sands and stones.

The sand and gravel coalesced into a ferocious face, glaring angrily at Herbert.

"Herbert!"

As soon as His consciousness descended, He began to roar, howling with anger and pain.

The god's furious killing intent surged forth, more chilling than the cold wind as it swept over the bodies of mortals.

"I am going to kill you!"

"Ahhh!"

"Kill! I'll kill you!"

"I must kill you!"

Without experiencing that moment, it's impossible to truly understand what it feels like to have your body expand and burst from the inside out.

Although it was just an avatar, the mental anguish it endured was incredibly real.

At this moment, the already fragile spirit of the God of Sand and Stone could not bear it any longer and completely went mad.

He had only one thought in his mind: to kill Herbert.

We must kill him!

In order to kill Herbert, He no longer cared about anything else; He was going to use His true form to take action personally.

I must kill Herbert with my own hands!

Seeing the god's frenzied state, the mortal calmly asked, "So, are you now going to break our bet?"

Breach of contract?

"Humph!"

The God of Sand and Stone scoffed at the Paladin's foolish naiveté!

Anyway, the vows Herbert just made have nothing to do with Him, and He is completely unaffected!

"……I see."

Herbert watched quietly, and after confirming that He had truly fallen into madness, he nodded with relief and gave a strange smile.

"hehe."

Herbert shook his head and sighed, "God of Sand and Stone, it seems you are even more foolish than I thought."

My Valentina is much smarter than you!

"Why can't you understand the real reason why I only restricted myself before?"

"I've emphasized this so many times, don't you find it strange at all?"

! ! ?

Even though the God of Sand and Stone had already gone half-mad from the pain, he still sensed that something was wrong at this moment.

Before He could think, He heard Herbert's undisguised, delighted chuckle.

The mortal chuckled and said, "I've been waiting for you to back out."

"My vow is that if you follow the rules, no one will bother you; conversely, if you break the rules, you will definitely be in trouble."

"This is what you call 'the petty cleverness of mortals'."

The God of Sand and Stone did not understand why Herbert said that at first, but soon He understood completely.

At the same time, the God of Sand and Stone, who had just rushed out of the divine kingdom, was completely stunned.

Outside His divine kingdom, a burly figure with one arm and one eye appeared out of nowhere.

—The god of martyrdom.

This merciful yet cruel god waited calmly for an unknown amount of time. When he saw that the God of Sand and Stone had indeed broken the promise as the god-slayer had said, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"Nathaniel, you have truly disappointed me."

The God of Sand and Stone remained silent, looking at the enormous wooden nail tightly clutched in the hand of the God of Martyrdom, noticing the fresh blood still clinging to its tip.

Divine Artifact: The Death of a Martyr

This is a god-slaying weapon that has hunted down many gods. The blood remaining on it was left by the last "martyr" who was forced to volunteer.

And now...

It came for itself!!!

(End of this chapter)