Chapter 171: Unknown and...Krussi

"I see...so I am a God." Desire said as his eyes flashed dangerously as he looked at Gaud.

Of course, Gaud was able to pick that faint light shining on Desire's blue eyes.

However, Gaud didn't put much attention to something like that.

After all, Gaud didn't have to put any meaning behind it.

It would only matter if Gaud thought that the light meant something or something like that, but he didn't.

That was why it didn't matter.

And since it didn't matter, Gaud wanted to move on to the next stage now.

After all, it's not like Desire and Gaud have all the time in the world.

Desire surely would have a time limit on his stay in the Inner World...no, it was a fact as Gaud knew that.

He knew that the time limit was quickly approaching them as Gaud had to waste time in explaining in this...little kid who's too dense for his own sake.

That was why Gaud spoke as he wanted to get this task done now.

However, before even Gaud could speak, there was something that happened that...made Gaud shut his mouth up.

This event must be so extraordinary as Gaud was the one who shut up, and it was indeed extraordinary as there was something floating above Desire's head.

The thing that was floating above Desire's head appeared out of nowhere, and even Gaud couldn't figure out when it appeared!

No, he didn't even feel its presence when it came here, and that was weird!

After all, even though Gaud couldn't do shit on the physical world, he could do shit...insane shit in the Inner World!

Why? It was because the Inner World was Gaud's territory!

And the fact that something or someone was able to come in this place without Gaud even noticing it...that fact alone was enough for Gaud to become so shocked that he couldn't speak.

And when Gaud whipped his eyes to look at the something that appeared, what he saw was...a cross-shaped golden necklace.

Right, it was a golden necklace and the chain that was used for this golden necklace was...wood.

It was weird seeing wood and gold together, but Gaud didn't care about that right now.

After all, Gaud could identify this cross-shaped golden necklace.

Right, he knew what this cross-shaped golden was, and it was...

'Krussi? What is this doing here?' Gaud thought as his eyes immediately became sharp.

After all, he didn't know what the Krussi was here for, and he knew that Gods were the ones who made the Krussi.

Well, it was something that was made by the metal of the Gods, but it was the same.

That was why...Gaud was on guard. After all, it was a metal made by the Gods.

Its strength alone would probably be enough to shake the Inner World, but of course, it's not like it actually is a threat.

It would only be a threat if someone is wielding and using the Krussi as if it were a part of his body.

However, right now, Gaud could see no one capable of doing that.

Of course, Gaud thought that even the dense little child right in front of him could not control the Krussi.

However, Desire didn't care about what Gaud thought about him right now.

Desire...was just looking at the air with dazed eyes on his face.

Right, and it seems that Desire was shocked about something as his eyes... was shaking right now.

Although it was only minimal, one could see that his eyes were truly shaking and quivering at this moment.

Why? It was because of the thing that suddenly appeared right in front of Desire.

It seems that Gaud couldn't see what Desire was seeing, but well.

Gaud had his attention taken by the Krussi that suddenly appeared and was floating right above Desire's head.

Anyway, what Desire was looking at was the...screen that always appears when the system...when Unknown says something.

And what the Unknown said this time was...Desire's status.

[Status]

[Name: Desire]

[Race: Human, Quarter God]

[Monster Rank: First]

[Human Rank: First]

[Quarter God Rank: Zero]

[Traits: Heavenly Demon Trait]

[Title: None]

[Divine Protection: Cannot be identified]

[Special Status]

-Current progress with the unification with water: 15%

-Current progress with the unification with fire: 0%

[SUPER SPECIAL STATUS]

-Current progress with opening one of the Eight Godly Paths, Understanding of power: 50%

This was what the Unknown said on the screen that was floating in the air that could only be seen by Desire's eyes.

And when Desire finished reading it all, his eyes...started shaking once more.

Well, his eyes were already shaking when he was still reading what the Unknown had to say.

However, there was a reason why Desire's eyes started shaking as he stared at the empty air.

And that reason was...

'S-so I really am a Quarter God?' Desire thought as he read the new...race on the race part of the Status.

Of course, the race part had Desire's initial race, human, and the second one that caused Desire's eyes to shake once more, Quarter God.

The fact that the Unkown basically acknowledged that Desire was truly a Quarter God was something that was reassuring to Desire.

After all, the Unknown or the system was there for him when Desire wanted to confirm something.

Although Desire trusts and knows that Gaud wasn't lying to him when he said that he was a Quarter God, it just hits different for Desire when it was the Unknown who says it.

That was why Desire...was quite sure of himself that he was truly a Quarter God now that the Unknown confirmed it.

'What's more, there is also a new rank...Quarter God Rank, is it...' Desire thought as he whipped his eyes downward.

Indeed, there was a new rank that suddenly appeared, and that new rank was the Quarter God Rank.

Although it sounds weird that there was still a Quarter in the name, Desire didn't really care about it.

After all, this just literally proves that Desire is a Quarter God, and he could become stronger through it.

He could upgrade his Quarter God Rank and become stronger as a whole.

'Is it the same with my other ranks?' Desire thought as he tried to see if the Unknown would tell him how his Quarter God rank could be increased.

However, before even another screen could pop out, something...ridiculous happened.

And that was...the screen that Desire was looking at suddenly started to distort out of nowhere!

Of course, the screen that he was looking at was his status page, and his status page...distorted and twisted until it became a single point!

'What the hell!?' Desire thought as he brought his hands up in an effort to touch the screen.

Well, there was just no way Desire would be able to touch the screen when he was the only one who could see it.

Anyway, time seems so slow, and Desire's movements were at a snail's pace.

Right, the world...was running slow for Desire right now as he tried to grab the screen.

However, it was then that something appeared right in front of him.

Of course, Desire was not shocked at the fact that another object appeared right in front of him. He was too used at this point.

However, his eyes were still shaking as he realized what appeared right in front of him.

His body...even started to shake as he realized what it was. After all, it was just that shocking and surprising.

Why? It was because...it was the Krussi that Desire was familiar with.

Right, this was the Krussi that Desire always holds with his hands or wears on his neck.

That was why Desire was shocked!

'It wasn't here before?!' Desire thought as his...hands were still trying to grab the screen right in front of him.

Desire knew that the Krussi that he always holds close to him wasn't here in this place when he first woke up.

After all, he was in a strange body that was just floating in the air.

Anyway, it was strange that Desire's thinking was so fast that he could form coherent thoughts, but his hands were still trying to grab the screen.

However, it was not.

This was the so-called butterfly effect, which took place in the Inner World.

There is only one reason why the butterfly effect happened at this moment, and that is because...of the Unknown.

The Unknown suddenly entered this place, which messed up the natural rules and order of this place.

Right, even Gaud was affected as he felt that he couldn't move his body.

'Hmm...' Gaud thought as he forced his eyes to look down.

He forced his eyes to look down at the child that was looking at the Krussi.

And as he couldn't do anything at this point, Gaud, the Sage of the Eight Godly Paths could only watch.

He could only watch with Desire, as Desire saw the Krussi and the twisted screen of the Unknown...collided with each other.

And what happened next was...a bright, hot, light appeared on this place between Gaud and Desire.