Chapter 452 – Chapter 46
Kang Myeong-cheol was engulfed in a pillar of light that suddenly rose, but Kaicent widened the distance without showing any signs of surprise.
“Artemis, your prediction was correct.”
– Be careful. That is the strongest card prepared by the Foreign Media Association.-
Artemis was confident that the Foreign Press Association must have some plan in accepting Kang Myeong-cheol as its leader.
Otherwise, there would be no way to appoint an outsider with no meritorious achievements and a person with a broken personality as a leader.
At first, I tried to destroy them all to prevent the plan from being carried out, but I had to give up after seeing the dead resurrect.
Instead, he gave up the unnecessary war of attrition and stimulated his temper, encouraging him to take out the card first.
Kwazijic!
Just in case, I threw a Force Spear with a force field on top of a thin window made of nanomachines, but it disappeared as soon as it touched the pillar of light.
If it had been used just now, the power that would have pierced Kang Myeong-cheol’s defenses and blown away his body in an instant has disappeared.
“Above!”
“Seolyeong.”
Kai Sent, who heard that her enemies had been killed in droves for unknown reasons, was expecting her to come.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. To be honest, it would have been dangerous if it had been a long game. Cough! Cough!”
Ominous dark green smoke rose from her mouth as she inhaled her miasma and disposed of all her germs.
“I’m sorry. I can’t believe I showed you such an ugly face…”
“Don’t say that. I don’t want to insult Seolyoung’s dedication like that.”
“Above…”
Kaicent, who put up his face guard, hugged Tang Xueying’s waist and pressed their foreheads together.
It seems like a joke that is not suitable for battle, but it is an action to keep the opponent safe.
Because I could feel her shaking as I touched my forehead to hers.
‘It must be scary. Honestly, if it weren’t for Artemis, I might have been shaking too.
The pillar of light was not simply the descent of divine power.
A complex mixture of various divinity has come down to earth with a destructive force that makes you fear your soul will be shattered just by approaching it.
“Kaycent!”
At that time, Clint, who transformed her body into a mist-like form, flew towards her and shouted in embarrassment.
“All the enemy’s energy is converging there! It’s creating a dimensional hole!”
“Yes. I believe it is the last and strongest card the enemy has.”
“It looks like we are gathering strength, shouldn’t we interfere?”
-Endless divine power is sensed beyond the dimension. There is no point in attacking, so I advise you to conserve your strength here, Clint.-
“You don’t know what the enemy will do when they gather all their strength?”
-It’s okay. Because the person I am now can handle any situation.”
“If you say so, we will just reorganize. Still, it is a pity. If another fleet had joined, we would have tried something. Oh, by the way, is that you, Tang Seol-yeong?”
Clint, who ordered his men to regroup after Artemis’s rant, recognized the party.
“Who are you? How do you know me?”
“My name is Clint Garfield. When I was a dimensional refugee, my life was saved with the help of Kaicent. I recognized you at once because you were exactly the same as the description Kaicent gave me when I was a refugee. As I heard, you are beautiful and kind. You can see this.”
“Ah… Thank you.”
“If you are Kaicent’s lover, you are not a stranger to me either. Please feel free to call me Clint.”
Dang Seol-yeong, who is an introvert, felt burdened by Clint’s behavior, which treated him very kindly even though it was his first time meeting him.
Still, she seemed happy that Kai Sent explained herself like that, so she snuggled into his arms.
“Ah, I should introduce this side too. Layla.”
-This is Leila Garfield, the queen of Machinaroids.-
Clint’s nanomachines came together and created Layla, who had a doll-like appearance.
“Nice to meet you. Thank you for making the choice for the coexistence of humans and Machinaroids.”
-It was a big choice. But do you need to be thankful?-
“Thanks to you, my friend’s wish came true, so of course I should be thankful.”
Leila looked a little surprised to see that her friend, whom she had just met, was truly happy that his wish had been fulfilled.
-I think I understand why my husband cherishes you.-
The moment of leisure became an atmosphere like a couple’s gathering.
After a while, Lillian and the others, who had completely destroyed the corpses just in case, joined them.
Even if the corpse is destroyed down to dust, it will be resurrected, but since it resurrects at a slow rate, this is because it gives you time to react.
“Clint. You know the two people here.”
“These people?”
Kaycent, who introduced his women during a brief pause, pointed to Lillian and Priscilla in turn.
“Wolf. Frederick.”
“… Uh. Ugh!?”
Clint is confused for the first time since gaining a positronic brain that can analyze and respond to tens of thousands of situations at the same time.
“Now, wait a minute! Was Wolf a woman? Why didn’t Frederick turn back into a man, but instead become more beautiful!?”
The identity of Lillian and the appearance of Priscilla, who became much more beautiful than when she was cursed to change gender, caused his calm eyes to cause an earthquake with an intensity of 8.0.
“Is this the boy back then?”
“They were reinforcements that Clint came to help?”
Of course, Lillian and Priscilla were also shocked to learn that the owner of the reinforcements that helped them was Clint.
Kaicent also introduced other women, leaving Clint dumbfounded.
“When this war is over, I’m going to marry everyone.”
“What kind of adventure did you go on…”
Only two years have passed in this world?
Captured so many women in two years?
“I understand the situation. But I cannot accept that you forced yourself to break through the dimensional wall.”
Meanwhile, Rick, who arrived a little late, criticized Clint’s behavior.
“I told you that if you help me find Kycent, I will help you with the phenomenon that this world is going through. It is your gods who rejected it.”
“So you forcibly tore down the dimensional wall? Do you know what problems this will cause in our world?”
“If I’m looking for my benefactor and friend, I can do worse than that.”
Clint did not give in to Rick’s criticism and accepted it.
In particular, there was a subtle anger in his voice because he had been treated harshly by the humans of this world.
As the atmosphere between the Guardian Corps and the United Earth Forces became hostile, Kaicent had to stop both sides in the middle.
“Clint, thank you for going above and beyond for me, but there are people in this world who live without knowing anything.”
“I know. When this war is over, the dimensional wall we tore will be restored.”
“Rick. It’s a consequentialism, but I am saved now thanks to this side. I’m not asking you to admit it right away, but I want you to postpone it until after this war is over.”
“… Whew. We can’t divide over the enemy right in front of us.”
Although neither side accepted the other’s argument, they acknowledged that there would be no benefit to whoever wins if they fought each other right now and put it off for a later date.
“Artemis. What happened underground?”
“The first detachment sent was annihilated. Later units were sent later, but only those whose vitality and sacred power had disappeared remained.”
It seems like all the tricks I was doing underground were used up in summoning that power.
“Rick. The foreign gods are breaking through the dimensional wall and projecting their power directly. What are our gods doing?”
While everyone was reorganizing, Lillian requested the intervention of the gods.
It is a natural request since the power of foreign gods that will tear your soul apart if you approach them has arrived in this world.
“I’m still praying to the gods right now. Soon…”
“Aaaaah!!”
“Ahh! Ahhhhh—-!”
The believers who were praying devoutly in the back screamed as if they were screaming.
Everyone was taken aback by the sudden situation.
“What’s going on!”
“That, Grand Master! The gods…!”
“You don’t listen to our prayers…!”
When I questioned him closely, I found out that his divine power had disappeared.
Not being able to use divine power means there is a problem with the gods.
“Are the gods… Defeated by foreign gods…?”
“Shut up! How can someone who serves a god say such blasphemous words!”
“But the divine power is gone!”
The believers, who experienced for the first time the unprecedented situation of losing their connection with the gods, fought and threw punches.
If I left it like this, it was really going to kill me, so I had to subdue it from those around me.
“Are our gods really defeated?”
“… Defeat… Won’t be. If that were the case, the laws of this world would have changed due to that power.”
“But it’s clear there’s a problem.”
“Maybe…”
Rick spoke as calmly as he could, but his voice was shaking as if he was shocked.
“As long as you have time, distinguish between those who can fight and those who cannot.”
“I understand… So.”
On the other hand, Lillian judged the situation calmly.
‘I won’t lose if I’m with Kycent.’
Not only her, but also others, because of her connection with Kai Scent, their will to fight rather than their fear.
Rather than kneeling here in despair, we chose to desperately resist and live together.
* * * * * *
‘Where?’
Kang Myeong-cheol, who lost consciousness after being swept by a sudden light, opened her eyes in a blank white space.
-Have you opened your eyes?-
“What? Who are you?”
-My name is Justitana, the goddess of justice.-
The voice of Justitana, who came to serve at the recommendation of Morrison.
An ordinary believer would be happy with tears in her eyes because she heard the voice of God.
‘Justitana? How did she become able to communicate with gods from other dimensions?
Kang Myeong-cheol, whose faith was not very deep, suddenly felt puzzled by her being able to talk to her.
-Until now, I couldn’t talk to you because it was a world beyond the dimension, but instead, I was watching you.-
Kang Myeong-cheol’s heart fluttered as he heard the voice of the goddess who said she had been watching him.
Because she was curious how the goddess of justice would evaluate her actions.
-You have gone through many hardships and criticisms, but despite this, you did not break your convictions and pursued justice for her. I, Justitana, affirm your justice.-
“Really!?”
-For a high-dimensional being like a god, even empty words have the power to twist reality. That’s why I always use metaphorical expressions rather than direct ones when making oracles. So let her say it again. I affirm your justice.-
Honestly, he was a little worried about whether his beliefs and justice were right.
This is because everyone he meets is hostile and reluctant towards him, and has even betrayed him.
Hehe! As expected! I wasn’t wrong! I was justice!”
But. When he received confirmation of his justice directly from the mouth of the Goddess of Justice, his twisted justice became firm.
‘It’s just as Morrison said.’
Justi Tana smiled at the sight of her faithful servant, Myung-cheol Kang, reacting as described by Morrison.
‘My power can no longer become stronger in this world. However, if we use this person, we will be able to gain more trust through the world of Xelsdad.’
If you believe in justice, Justitana will lend you strength regardless of whether it is good or bad.
Because of these characteristics, she is classified as a neutral god in her world, and she mainly receives the faith of those with self-righteous values.
Originally, she would have been one of several gods with moderate power, but the world of Zelsudad, introduced to her by her own servant, was an opportunity to strengthen her power.
If he creates servants who serve him through Kang Myeong-cheol in this world, it is not a dream to rise to the level of a god.
-But the situation is not good. I have a suggestion for you.-
Kang Myeong-cheol, who was happy to receive confirmation of his justice from the goddess of justice, listened to her proposal.
-… … What do you think?-
“In other words, are you saying that you want to infuse the power of various gods, including the goddess, into my body?”
-To put it briefly, yes. However, if one human body uses the power of numerous gods at the same time, it will not be able to withstand and will explode. We have agreed to help you by descending as if replacing the power of the god you desire. –
“Are you just giving strength?”
-Then we won’t be able to use 100% of our power. A part of our consciousness will come down with us and give us advice on how to use our power effectively. –
If someone who knew about divine power heard about it, they would be shocked.
Receiving the power of a god in a human body is a huge problem in itself, so accepting the consciousness of various gods with different characteristics?
If that happens, the mortal soul will not be able to endure and will wear out little by little, eventually disappearing.
A strong man of a similar level to Kang Myeong-cheol would have shown resistance to God’s will come into his head, even if he did not know much about divine power, and even if he descended, his efficiency would have been reduced.
“Good!”
He agreed so easily.
‘If the power of a god descends, you’re practically a demigod! This is the final reinforcement event!’
I think this is also an event exclusively for the main character to become stronger.
‘Justitana. Your servant has selected the perfect sacrifice.’
‘I never thought there would be any resistance to accepting our power.’
‘We couldn’t find a sacrifice this perfect even if we searched our entire world.’
Allied gods from other worlds who were watching this were also satisfied.
Morrison became very interested as soon as he saw his immature and self-righteous mind compared to his powerful and talented body.
After getting to know him and finding out that he had no aversion to gaining strength rather than his own effort or talent, Morrison came up with this plan.
They gave unconditional approval to him so that he would not be wary of them, and they served him as a leader and obeyed him absolutely.
Lastly, he even advised Justitana to affirm Kang Myeong-cheol’s justice.
-You are a good match for me, so I will grant you the power of justice. Show your enemies the power of justice.-
“Okay!”
Morrison’s plan was successful, and a perfect sacrifice was created that accepted the power of God without any resistance.
