SWNOVELS Chapter 686: Saint Jornes
I meet eyes with Miria for a brief moment, but immediately look away.
Well, there’s a mountain of things I wanted to say if we met. However, on top of being the evil dragon who killed Lilixira, I’m the prophesied Dragon of Revelation who will bring about the end of the world. I shouldn’t carelessly get involved with humans.
Besides… Most importantly, this isn’t a situation where I can heedlessly strike up a conversation. I’m sensing a strange presence above the giant statue at the heart of the town.
I look up at the headless neck of the statue… and see the woman floating above it.
She’s a beautiful woman with aqua-coloured hair and adorned with thick robes. White glowing wings extend from her back. She’s gazing at me with cold, unfeeling eyes.
『Master-dono, that woman…!』
『Yeah, I remember.』
I couldn’t see her face at the time, but from her posture… and the aura she’s giving off, I can tell. She’s one of God’s Voice’s [Spirit Servants]. I know her name too.
『I am skilled in wit and combat. I am aware that I am a figure whose name will not fade even after countless years. Soon, I will lose my individuality and become a puppet of God’s Voice. I pray that the one who reads this will defeat me and set this world free.』
That’s what treant read from the revelation stone in the underground sanctuary earlier.
『Saint Jornes, I’ve come to set you free, you hear!』
As if responding to my words, Jornes’ emotionless lips develop a faint smile.
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[Jornes Liarm]
Species: Abaddon
Condition: Spirit, Humanisation: LvMAX
Lv: 150/150 (MAX)
HP: 4901/9802
MP: 6253/6253
Attack: 627 (1255)
Defence: 2673 (5347)
Magic: 4704
Speed: 1331 (665)
Rank: L (Legendary)
Divine Skills:
[Hungry Ghost Realm (replica): Lv-] [Asura Realm (replica): Lv-] [Human Realm (replica): Lv-] [Animal Realm (replica): Lv-]
Characteristic Skills:
[Grisha Language: LvMAX] [Automatic HP Recovery: LvMAX] [Automatic MP Recovery: LvMAX] [Suspension: LvMAX] [Light Attribute: Lv-] [Angel Mirror: Lv-] [Mage Talent: LvMAX] [Ultraregeneration: LvMAX] [Shield of the Goddess: LvMAX] [Karma Mirror: Lv-] [Slow Body: Lv-] [Magic Scale Magnification: LvMAX]
Resistance Skills:
[Physical Resistance: LvMAX] [Magic Resistance: LvMAX] [Status Condition Resistance: LvMAX] [Seven Attribute Resistance: LvMAX]
Normal Skills:
[High Rest: LvMAX] [Holy Sphere: LvMAX] [Holy Wing: LvMAX] [Humanisation Technique: LvMAX] [Autoregeneration: LvMAX] [Ritual of Immortality: LvMAX] [Death: LvMAX] [Telepathy: LvMAX] [Soul Appendment(Fake Life): LvMAX] [Ruin: LvMAX] [Spirit Rain of the Evil God: LvMAX] [Wormhole: LvMAX] [Gravity: LvMAX] [Gravidon: LvMAX] [Gravidimension: LvMAX] [Resist: LvMAX] [Mirror Counter: LvMAX] [Chant Return: LvMAX] [Doppel Pain: LvMAX] [Empath: LvMAX] [Baptism: LV] [Wheel of Karma: LvMAX] [Sanctuary: LvMAX] [Nirvana: LvMAX]
Title Skills:
[Final Evolution: Lv-] [Former Saint: Lv-] [Former Demon Lord: Lv-] [Archon: LvMAX] [Stone Angel: Lv-] [Subordinate Spirit Beast: Lv-]
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I verify her status. Like she had herself foreseen, as the strongest Saint in history, she was made into the [Spirit Servant] of God’s Voice. With unbalanced stats and ominous-looking skills, there’s plenty unsettling about her, but…
『Legendary rank…! She’s not upper legendary!』
Her rank is lower than mine. I had guessed the [Spirit Servants] of God’s Voice would all be upper legendary rank, but somehow it seems like that isn’t the case.
For Jornes to be one of the strongest in history and yet be only legendary rank, it’s probably considerably rare for an upper legendary rank to appear, even in times past. It might have been quite rough for God’s Voice to produce a monster capable of taking in five divine skills and above, too. God’s Voice implied that it had been tuning in each generation, so the fact that Miia and I were both able to acquire [Naraka Realm] in successive generations might be proof of the progress God’s Voice is making.
Jornes’ other stats are excellent, but as she’s only legendary rank and not upper legendary, her attack and speed are fatally low. I can attack one-sidedly if I bring the fight to close quarters. I might be able to immediately crush her.
『Well… There’s no way it’ll be that easy, though.』
Jornes’ body seems to shake violently, and then her skin turns into a light blue and her body expands. Her surface looks sturdy and marred, like the veneer of a rock.
I’ve seen terribly extraordinary monsters in the Ngai Forest. I didn’t think I’d be surprised by anything at this stage, but… after seeing that form, I naturally feel my willpower drain.
『What is this…』
Jornes has transformed into a gigantic blue-white statue. No, I’ve seen multiple statue-like monsters before, but her form is way too bizarre and nonsensical.
It’s an ominous-looking statue with a giant human head and large mirror. That’s the only way to describe it.
The relief of the mirror shows several devils tangled around it, and a giant lone wing stretches out from the human head. Also, the statue bears an enormous wheel on its back.
I understand just from seeing her form. There’s no way she’ll be an easy opponent to fight despite her lower rank.
【[Abaddon]: L (Legendary) rank monster】
【The Lord of Hell as written in the Holy God religion, or perhaps the archon said to be Hell itself.】
【It delivers karma and judges the deeds of man.】
【As it repels every attack directed towards it, it holds no notion of death.】
…It repels every attack directed towards it. There’s multiple skills I’m seeing for the first time… but the abaddon’s biggest strength seems to be the characteristic skill [Karma Mirror].
【Characteristic Skill [Karma Mirror]】
【Returns all physical damage to the attacker.】
【The damage dealt by [Karma Mirror] cannot be avoided.】
It’s a brief description, but the effect is outrageous. It has complete physical resistance.
It even has powerful skills to deal with magic attacks. On top of having [Resist] to negate magic skills, it has the [Mirror Counter] barrier that repels magic attacks that hit it, and [Chant Return] to copy any magic skills it sees.
Using magic to deal with it might be troublesome, but [Karma Mirror] has no weaknesses. I probably have no other choice but to start the assault with a magic attack.
It’s not only her defensive capabilities, as she also has an overblown set of dangerous offensive skills. I had guessed earlier that even God’s Voice had trouble producing an Upper Legendary rank monster since the abaddon is only Legendary, but apparently that might not be the only reason. At the very least, the abaddon has several dangerous skills that make it a threat even without any reliance on its pure stats.
『I-it’s some kind of strange monster, but it’s nothing to be afraid of! Master-dono, as usual, I’ll take on its attack…!』
『Aro and treant, help the other humans and focus on subjugating those warped monsters.』
It’s true that the surroundings have already been completely laid waste to by Jornes. However, God’s Voice’s aim is to threaten me into hurrying. There would have been little point in wiping out all the humans before I returned. In reality, with her strength, Jornes could probably have completely destroyed the city in half a day. She had held back while tormenting them.
However, once the battle starts that discretion would disappear. I can expect Jornes to throw attacks at me without any consideration for the status of the city.
『Furthermore… Probably, numbers won’t mean anything against Jornes. The skills’ affinities are too poor.』
I’d only taken a quick look at the descriptions, but the skills in Jornes’ possession are too strange. For Aro and treant, they could be killed the moment Jornes lays eyes on them. It’s too early to say since I haven’t seen the skills in action, but there’s a possibility that they won’t be able to put up a serious fight at all.
『Link up with that girl… With Miria and her companions, and gather information. There’s definitely still survivors in this city. Since she’s seen you before, Aro, she’ll surely be able to trust you.』
“…Got it, dragon-god-sama.”
Aro seems to have other thoughts on her mind, but she gives me her acknowledgement. With a flourish of black wings from her back, she holds treant and flies off to Miria’s side.
I kick off my perch on the roof as well, and fly towards Jornes.
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