The Sponsored Heroines Are Coming for Me-Chapter 276

“The remaining locations have been secured. Reinforcements will arrive soon… Ugh.”

Yerina furrowed her brows in pain.

The divine entity’s arm she had blocked with her mace had grown even heavier.

Crunch.

The ground beneath her feet cracked violently. Blood trickled from her lips. Her opponent was a divine entity—there was no way she could hold out for long.

‘Damn it.’

The helplessness was unbearable. Her body was still recovering, her mana circuits unresponsive. There was nothing she could do.

Swish!

To make matters worse.

Another colossal arm of the divine entity crashed toward Yerina’s side. ‘Side’ was an understatement—if that massive tentacle, larger than an apartment building, made contact, everything would be obliterated.

Because of me.

Because I wasn’t strong enough.

Because I ended up crushed into the ground like this.

I turned my head and saw Yerina biting her lip hard.

‘Damn it.’

At this rate, everyone…

The moment helplessness turned into guilt—

— Rustle.

The soft sound of fabric.

A warm scent, like sun-dried blankets.

And then—

— Fwoosh!

A deep violet liquid sprayed across the sky.

It was the ichor gushing from the divine entity’s arm that had been reaching toward us.

The end of its arm had been severed.

The frozen cross-section was so sharp and clean that it looked almost delicate.

Whoosh!

The now-shortened arm passed by without reaching us.

— Gwoooarrr!

The divine entity roared.

The earth trembled so violently that, for a moment, I almost mistook it for pain.

Who could it be?

Who had cut through a divine entity’s arm—even if only the tip—in a single strike?

No, maybe I didn’t even need to think about it.

There was only one person capable of something this absurd.

Whooosh.

The wind blew.

Dark blue hair, shimmering like ocean waves, danced along the current.

“Are you alright, my disciple?”

Sasha Asilia.

My master looked down at me.

As I gazed into her deep, worried black-indigo eyes, my chest ached.

I couldn’t bring her happiness.

Instead, all I did was make her worry.

I was truly a terrible disciple.

“Yes.”

At my answer, she smiled softly.

“You must be fine if you can smile.”

…Was I smiling?

Despite the aching in my heart, seeing her again must have made me smile without realizing it.

Like some kind of puppy…

“Oh, for the love of—why don’t you two just start dating already?”

A grumpy voice came from above.

It was Yerina.

The divine entity’s arm had recoiled from Asilia’s strike. Yerina, her body battered and bruised, stretched out before giving a lopsided grin.

“You’re late, Lady Asilia.”

“Are you alright, Yerina?”

“More or less.”

Despite her words, Yerina was in no shape to fight.

She had taken the divine entity’s attacks head-on just moments ago.

No matter how strong she was, there was no way she was unharmed.

The blood seeping through her lips hinted at severe internal injuries, and one of her eyes was half-closed—possibly due to a head injury.

The fact that a human had withstood a divine entity’s attack was impressive.

Conversely, the fact that a single strike had left one of the continent’s greatest warriors critically wounded showed the vast disparity between humans and divine beings.

“What a shame. I would’ve loved to shove something into that neatly severed end.”

Yerina clicked her tongue.

Asilia let out a faint, bitter smile.

Of course.

She wasn’t unscathed either.

A long trail of blood ran down her pale leg.

Her usually immaculate clothing was torn and tattered.

Her delicate white hand trembled ever so slightly—perhaps punishment for trying to cut down a god with a human body.

Neither Yerina nor Asilia was in any condition to fight again.

That was when a sound sliced through the air.

— Whiiiish!

The distinct whistle of an arrow.

A green-glowing arrow shot from the distance, embedding itself right into the severed end of the Void God’s arm.

The flames that followed roasted the severed arm.

A well-timed support strike from the rear.

— Gwooooooar!

The half-severed arm of the divine entity completely disappeared.

While the destructive power of elemental synergy was immense, the real key lay in the writhing cross-section left after its outer shell was pierced. That seemed to be its weakness.

That made three arms we had taken down.

Piercing the outer shell was nearly impossible, and its regeneration was nearly instantaneous.

But at least now we had a clue on how to defeat it.

Then, a loud voice rang out.

“Ian!”

“Are you alright, Brother?!”

“We’re here, nyah!”

I didn’t even need to turn to know who had arrived.

Danya. Lina. Elena.

My dear comrades from the Dessert Research Club.

They all looked worse for wear.

Cuts and bruises were a given, their weapons swayed loosely, and their armor was half-shattered.

Behind them, the sky was painted a deep crimson, the divine entity squirming like a writhing calamity.

Anyone could see that we were standing in the depths of despair.

And yet—

“Welcome, everyone.”

Why did I find myself smiling?

“”Yeah!””

As we exchanged wide grins, a strange feeling stirred in my chest.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure they would make it.

Our enemy was a God.

An overwhelming fear was etched into the very instincts of mortals. A terror that welled up from the depths of the soul.

It was only natural for a human to freeze in place, unable to move.

That was why I had cast spells to block their vision and put up a barrier to muffle the sound—

Because I worried that just witnessing this battle would break their resolve.

And yet—

Here they stood. Together.

Without thinking, I voiced the question on my mind.

“Weren’t you all… afraid?”

I had my own reason for standing here—

I had to see this story through to its end.

But what about them?

Why were they standing in this hell with me?

“Of course, I’m scared, nyah.”

Danya shivered as she stared at the Void God.

“But.”

Someone else picked up where she left off.

Who said it didn’t matter.

“Losing a comrade is even scarier.”

They all shared the same resolve.

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It was a touching moment, truly—

But unfortunately, not everything in life unfolds like a romantic drama.

“Sorry to ruin the mood.”

The one to remind us of that was the Blood Witch.

She descended from above, her body battered and bruised.

She had been holding off one or two of the divine entity’s arms on her own using her Blood Domain.

Now, her tattered clothes were drenched in dark crimson. She got straight to the point.

“Against that thing, humans are no different from ants. And adding more ants won’t change a damn thing.”

She was right.

Even if we combined our strength—

Even if all of these elite fighters gave their absolute best—

At most, we could block a couple of its attacks.

“Then how do we…?”

Someone began to speak but was quickly cut off.

— Screeeech!

The divine entity, which had gone momentarily still,

began writhing again.

“Disciple. Can you move your mana?”

My master’s voice.

Of course, she had already figured out my condition.

I shook my head.

Twinge.

A sharp pain shot through my neck.

I followed the sensation and saw—

The Blood Witch had sunk her fangs into my throat.

“Ian!”

Danya rushed toward me in alarm.

Even without introductions, she must have sensed that the Blood Witch was dangerous.

I raised a hand, signaling her to stop.

Puhah—

The Blood Witch pulled back, her crimson eyes burning with heat.

She licked my blood off her lips and spoke, her voice as sweet as honey.

“I just extracted the mana blockages. You should be fine now.”

There was no time to respond.

The Void God’s attacks had grown even more violent.

Now they were firing at a speed that made them impossible to predict.

“Everyone, take cover!”

Someone shouted.

But our bodies hadn’t recovered enough to evade in time.

Whoosh!

A force gripped my waist, and in an instant, my vision flipped upside down.

— Boom!

The spot where I had just been standing exploded violently.

The divine entity’s arm had slammed into the ground like a massive structure.

“Kuhk!”

A cough came from right above me.

It was Yerina.

She had grabbed me with one hand and pulled me to safety, but now she was coughing up blood.

She glanced at me briefly before wiping her lips as if it were nothing.

“Damn thing is fast.”

She was trying to brush it off, but her arm was trembling noticeably.

Then, a bright light illuminated the surroundings—Silvia had arrived.

“Is everyone alright?”

So it was Silvia who had called out the warning earlier.

She met my gaze and gave me a small nod before quickly assessing the situation.

She had grown into a reliable leader in the time we had been apart.

“For now, I’m fine. Though I’m not sure how much longer I’ll last if I keep taking hits.”

Yerina responded with a smirk.

She wasn’t wrong—we needed a way out of this situation.

“The problem is, how do we…”

Silvia trailed off, likely stopping herself from saying “there isn’t one.”

She wasn’t the type to voice despair, but everyone understood the reality of our predicament.

Yerina blocked, my master cut, and Danya, Lina, and Elena layered magic on top—

Only then were we able to sever a single arm.

That was the result of our full strength.

The divine entity still had five arms left.

Impossible.

Even I, the one who had first thought of cutting them all off, could see that.

Of course, that didn’t mean I was going to give up.

“There is a way.”

I spoke while dodging another attack.

My body was finally moving properly again.

Yerina shot me a questioning look.

“A way? What do you mean?”

“The core of this divine entity is the cult leader.”

My master tilted her head slightly.

“The cult leader… You mean the Bloodstone Cult’s leader?”

“Yes. I saw him embedded inside that body.”

“Then… if that’s the case, your plan is—”

My master’s voice wavered with concern.

Before she could finish, Elena interrupted impatiently.

“What exactly is this plan?!”

I couldn’t blame her—

Every second counted.

“We’re going to target that disaster’s weakest point.”

“A… a weakness? Something like that exists in a monster like that?”

Aria, who had been trembling, cut off mid-sentence.

— Boom!

An arm crashed down beside her, sending her flying.

Emilia rushed in to support her.

I kept running alongside the others and spoke clearly.

“I need all of your help.”

Everyone’s eyes widened.

I had never asked them for help so directly before.

And I knew why.

I had always tried to shoulder everything alone.

I had believed that was the best way to protect them.

But now—

Now that we had all been thrust into an inescapable catastrophe—

I had finally realized.

If someone was my comrade…

It wasn’t just about me being strong for them.

I had to give them the chance to be strong for me as well.

So I looked at them and made my request.

“Get me face-to-face with that thing.”

Because there was one plan—

A plan that could only work if we combined all of our strength.