Hell Mode, Vol. 8: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing

Hell Mode Light Novel #8

by Hamuo, Adam Haffen (editor), Mo (artist)

火の神フレイヤの力を奪った魔王軍。「邪神教」の教祖であり魔王軍配下のグシャラは、信者を魔物に変えることにより各地で同時に戦火を起こした。
アレン達はすべての場所を救うため、パーティーを三つのチームに分けることにより、同時進行で事態の解決に挑む。

それぞれの土地で魔物を殲滅したメンバーは再びアレンのもとに集結し、獣王女シアとともに暴力の化身のような魔神、バスクに挑むが……。

魔神と戦いながら各地の祭壇を壊して回ったアレンたちは、いよいよ敵の本拠地である「空に浮かぶ島」の神殿へと降り立つ。
そこで待っていたのは魔神となった教祖グシャラと、強大な魔神が待っていた。
かつてない敵の猛攻に、仲間の命の危機──！？

邪神教との戦い、最終局面！！

強大な魔神の力と、仲間に忍び寄る死の影──
『廃ゲーマー』最大の危機！！

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

292 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2023

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main story is fine, but some of the villain point of view parts make me worry a bit about were it is going. Granted, it might just be them talking big, but if not, it is a trope I really dislike since it effectively dismisses all the work of the MC and kind of make the whole story meaningless. The after stories are a tad boring, but that is nothing new. All in all, I am not nearly as happy with the later volumes (including this one) as with the first ones, and mostly keep reading it out of curiosity of were the story is going (and hoping the MC gets more personality or at least treats the world and those in it as something more than a game).

[Christopher Lam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The side stories are worth it!

I love the side stories added some more background to supporting characters, like Helmios. In the manga they have kind of skipped over some of the details but has been generally faithful.

I am super pumped and happy with the anime adaptation so far. I hope it gets renewed to fonish the story.