CH 367

Church of the Specter (4)

White skin and black horns.

His appearance like a mischievous child is impressive.

Demon Clan.

Judging from the length of the horns, he was a high-ranking nobleman.

"Fufu, it seems that all the people who rarely see this are gathered here."

"Dare you, where the Demon Clan is here!"

Athens immediately aimed her spear and shield.

The white mana spun violently as if trying to pierce through the enemies who entered their territory without warning.

"stop."

However, Zeus's gestures could not achieve that goal at once.

" father?"

"It's interesting that the demon world has come all the way here. So, what happened?"

"It's an honor to be greeted by the highest Primary God of Olympus. My name is Massed. I am the Demon Clan of the great Demon King Guntafer."

The boy bowed deeply and bowed his head.

If it's a Demon King level, he's an absolute who can't even look down on other divinities.

The messenger has come all the way here... .

The corners of Zeus's lips rose subtly upwards.

"Go Hara. What is your reason for wanting to meet us?"

"I would like to propose a formal alliance between Olympus and the demon world."

"...!?"

alliance.

Unexpectedly, the surrounding area froze at the loud words.

Until now, the co-operation itself was impossible because of the values and interests of the great powers in the upper layers.

It was accepted that it was fate to die and kill until one survived.

In particular, the rule that all crowns must be gathered by one power pushed everyone to the extreme.

However.

I'll be the first to propose an alliance in the most insidious demon world.

"Oh."

Zeus tapped the table with his finger.

"Are you interested?"

"First, I wonder why you want to form an alliance."

"To be honest, we weren't interested in the alliance with Olympus either. However, after the war against Ragnarok this time, Eden started moving in earnest. We have no choice but to respond on our side."

Eden is in principle neutral to all powers except the demon world.

However, due to Olympus' expansion of territory and Kizakiel's rebellion, unusual movements began to be detected.

He had attacked the demon world in order to restore inner solidarity and balance the forces.

"It means we need to keep Eden in check."

"Isn't that a bad suggestion? Zeus is also trying to keep Eden in check, so he can't use one of the strongest cards."

" "

It certainly hurts not to bring Hercules to the battlefield.

If there was only the strongest demigod, the last remains of Jotunheim would have already been captured.

It was the harsh reality facing Olympus that the time was wasted because he could not obtain the most important base even after gaining the northern area of Ragnarok.

But.

"It seems that it would be impossible to form an alliance for that reason alone. Eden can handle it. If it takes a little more time, Jotunheim will also be captured."

Zeus rejected the offer of the demon world with a single blow.

breakdown of negotiations.

What this meant was the death of the messenger who made the offer.

Pants!

Zeus' unique vocal spear, 'Astrafe', radiated a brilliance beyond imagination.

If it is the strongest spear capable of piercing even the Demon King's Dou Qi, even the noble class will disappear as a handful of ashes.

However.

Massed, who had to tremble in fear or run away, was still there.

"Would we have proposed an alliance for just one Eden?"

at that word,

" "

Standing tall, Zeus's hand stopped.

Massed took it as an extension of the conversation.

"Hwanwoong and Izanagi met at 'Baeknokdam' this morning."

Baekrokdam.

It is a holy land where the source of a huge mana flows, and at the same time, it is also a meeting place where hundreds of divinities can gather.

"It's funny. Did you say that it's such a big deal to get together with those scumbags?"

"Not two. Hundreds of divinities have gathered around them. Of course, it may seem lacking compared to Olympus's power, but it's undeniable that it's a burden."

The relatively weak Asian divinities were forming a huge coalition.

In the individual strength, we will be pushed, but instead we will not be pushed even by sheep.

It was the first news from Zeus' point of view that hundreds of divinities had gathered in secret.

Moreover, the problem does not end here.

"If this happens, the factions in the late 40s will soon move too. They will see this uprising as an opportunity. In particular, I heard that the lizards that are trying to devour the whole floor have even found their apostles this time."

Dragons occupy the 46th floor of the tower.

Even if the 49th floor is second to none, there is no guarantee that the 47th and 48th floors will also remain silent.

"Is this incident a catalyst... that it's gone?"

"That's right. Before, after the First War, the second war is about to start."

Variables and variables come together to form fuses.

"So, shouldn't we also form a strong alliance and look after each other?"

"...Go back and bring the Demon King class back. Let's talk."

Zeus made a decision.

With the hegemony of the tower.

Again, a huge battle cloud began to circulate.

It took less than two hours for Jinhyuk to meet the master of the Thieves Guild.

It was thanks to the steady tangent to the upper line using the 'bast ball'.

"No, that's absurd..."

O'Prime Venta.

As a master of the Thieves' Guild for 30 years, he had to feel that his common sense was crumbling down.

This is because Jinhyeok, who disguised himself as his subordinate a while ago, was astonished.

Only Dragon is capable of 'polymorph'.

However, there was no sense of incongruity in the sight of seeing a colleague of 30 years.

That disguise was perfect.

Jinhyuk threw his shaggy, bearded face on the floor.

"The pyramid-style dot organization might be good at keeping secrets...but there are some blind spots like this. I'll use your face in this way soon."

Even if the Master suffered, the fact itself did not spread.

The best thing is that as long as you keep only the shell, you can freely control the entire guild.

"Aaaaah! These rotten bastards!"

Of course, there was no way that Venta, who had everything taken away, would stand still.

Like the master of a guild, Venta, who drew a pair of daggers, moved dizzyingly.

A speed that is hard to catch with the eye.

However, Cheon Yu-seong, who was waiting by his side, was perfectly able to read Benta's movements.

Just in time for your feet to land... .

Scratch!

The sword of Cheonyuseong cut the trajectory and between the trajectories.

" big billions?"

With that, everything in the Thieves Guild fell into Jinhyuk's hands.

"What are you going to do now?"

Cheon Yoo-seong, who wiped the blood off his sword, asked Jin-hyuk.

"We have to sabotage the information and save Teresa in the meantime."

As long as you ate the thieves guild with the best intelligence, you don't have to worry about the rest of them intervening.

Only one.

'It will be difficult to avoid the contact between the Church of the Ghost and the laziness.'

Although it took a long time, sloth had the ability to track the prey once it caught it.

The duration of that special ability is approximately 6 hours.

It is exactly around midnight.

'About 3 hours left... .'

You have to hurry to reach the gray forest.

"Fray. Tell Master and Abraham where we're going."

"Yeah... I'll do that."

"Yoosung-ah. You're leaving right away with me."

"Yeah, I see."

Everyone moved towards their respective places.

gray forest.

It is an area where the sun does not shine properly due to the dense environment.

"Damn it ."

Fayden let out a deep sigh.

He confidently declared the attack on the 20th floor and came here, but the raid was attacked by fanatics and became rags.

I don't know where things went wrong.

In the beginning, it was good to be honest and secure access roads and bases.

Also, was it wrong to forcefully enter the mine?

Or, was it a failure to recruit stronger rankers?

'I didn't think it would be easy, but even though I've gathered all my energy like this, it's going to break.'

If the 20th floor is this strong, how strong is the 30th floor?

The thought of being afraid of the Tower of Trials came over me again.

However, the important thing right now is not to pick up the spilled water.

I have to think about getting out of here alive right now.

Fayden looked around.

A total of seventeen survivors.

The strongest of the raid members, including Teresa, survived.

'At least there are only me and Theresa who are fine.'

The rest were exhausted with mana and stamina, so it seemed difficult to even control my own body.

right then

"Mr. Fayden."

Teresa, who was caring for the wounded, approached.

"...Yes. You can tell me."

"First of all, I treated people in urgent need. However, I didn't have enough mana, so I did only first aid."

"You've worked hard. Well, now I have to start again."

Fayden grabbed his weapon.

I took a short breath, so I have to go through this forest quickly and get out on the other side.

This is because the insect-type monsters that thrived due to the high humidity were aiming for the hositamtam raid even at this moment.

"Yeah? You're leaving? But, the injured people haven't recovered enough to be able to move yet. They'll have to rest for at least a few more hours..."

Theresa, who was speaking, flinched when she saw Fayden's expression.

There was not even a hint of sympathy for his co-workers in his cold, hardened expression.

"Are you saying you're going to throw all these people away?"

"It means that people who live should live. Besides. To climb the tower in the future, it is not the weak, but the outstanding, right? Even for the future of mankind."

The future of mankind?

Theresa clenched her fists.

Nails dug into the palm of his hand, but he felt no pain.

" don't you want to bury this matter?"

He probably didn't want to let people know that the reason the raid failed was the guild's desire to monopolize magic crystals, unless it was for the sake of mankind.

okay.

Fayden simply wants to shirk all this responsibility.

For that to happen, all witnesses must disappear.

"Think as you please. If you don't want to go, I won't stop you."

Faiden turned his back without hesitation and disappeared towards the other side of the forest.

OK.

"Kie-ee!"

"Kee!"

seems to have been waiting The bugs that had been hiding began to appear one by one.

Now that the most annoying prey has dumped the rest on its feet, it's time to start hunting in earnest.

"Te, Teresa! The monsters are coming!"

"Where the hell is the chief engineer?"

Abandoned engineers hurriedly found Teresa and Fayden.

'I can't abandon these people.'

No matter how plausible the cause was, he had no intention of continuing his life with the blood of his colleagues.

Even if

Even if the result of that choice is his own death.

[Unique ability .]

A warm starlight came down from the sky.

The faint light created by squeezing out the lack of mana melted along Teresa's blonde hair.

['Blessing of the Stars' is activated!]

The saint drew her sword and shield.

Standing in front as if enveloping everyone.