𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟕.1: 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 (1)
Four beings stood beside the evil god of greed, Greed. . . Gaia’s champion Talisa Hope and the Lord of Morgen Morgul joined them.
“We must stall the perpetrator for a while. Everyone, use your strongest sealing techniques.”
Soon, Valerian prepared the Mirror Dimension with hand signs. Then, Furion and Orion, who had jumped to the floor, gathered their energy and dozens of giant tree roots shot up. Talisa Hope also used Gaia’s divine magic, Earth God’s Union.
Then, the lands that had collapsed due to the confrontation between Leviathan and Ouroboros began to float high into the sky and flew toward the evil god of greed, Greed. At the same time, tree roots that had emerged from the ground trapped Greed’s body, creating a giant ball of tree roots, on top of which the collapsed lands piled up, forming the shape of a planet.
“Mirror Dimension!”
The Mirror Dimension unfolded over the giant planet, and in an instant, the entire planet was covered in mirrors. Above it, Archduke Malekis’ celestial magic, the Zodiac, unfolded.
“Celestial Magic Zodiac Seal!”
A giant sphere of light was formed with the power of the universe, and there, with the Divine Dragon’s Pointing, Morgul’s Hellgate magic unfolded once again.
Kugugugug!
Of course, Morgul, who had cast the spell, had already run far away.
The giant gates of hell opened once again, and from there, iron chains covered in green flames spewed out and began to restrain the sphere of light.
Jjolreuk! Jjolreuk!
Kuguk! Kuaaaaaaaaang!
Then, a ray of purple light burst out from one side of the sphere of light.
Greed, who had broken through that many sealing techniques, then! A giant purple hand emerged from the gate of hell, sparkling blue. As the hand passed through the gate of hell, the surrounding space-time distorted and disintegrated.
“It’s the Hand of Pluto! Get out of there!”
Morgul, who realized what it was, warned those around him to back off in terror. It was said that he had opened a door connecting to Pluto’s world of hell by breaking the boundary of dimensions, but it was too much for Pluto’s physical body to come over directly.
As an example, cracks in space-time formed everywhere, and a black abyss formed, sucking in everything around it.
Then, Greed, who had completely broken free from the sealing technique, looked at the giant hand wrapped around him and shouted.
【 Pluto!! This place will be my world! 】
In an instant, his entire body was enveloped in purple and soon became a giant purple hand that was big enough to push Pluto’s hand away, starting a power struggle.
Kugugugug!
“We’re getting swept away!! Fall back completely!”
The speed at which space-time was being destroyed was increasing, and its range was rapidly expanding. The black hole-like abyss was gradually growing, trying to erase this world itself.
In the end, Gilgamesh, who had been watching the situation, acted first. He ordered the troops that had been fighting the Greed army to retreat.
“Retreat to Chang’an!”
Even though only one of Pluto’s hands had appeared, the world was unable to withstand him and collapsed, showing everyone how strong Pluto was as they watched the evil god Greed struggle against one hand.
Soon, Greed completely transformed into the form of a giant divine being and, with two hands, pushed Pluto’s hand away and sent it back beyond hell. He then quickly closed the gates of hell with both hands.
Geugeugeug!
Just before the door closed, Pluto’s hand tried to pop out again, but Greed pushed with all his might and closed the door before Pluto’s hand could come out.
Then, the gates of hell disappeared, the magic being dispelled.
【Aaaaaaaagh! Damn it all!! 】
Greed, who had pushed Pluto away, roared, unleashing his anger in all directions. But that didn’t last long. . . Greed gradually seemed to lose strength, then sank to the floor and sat down.
Not only was he incompletely transformed, but he seemed to be completely exhausted from wrestling with Pluto’s arm.
This was a golden opportunity, but. . . there was no one around who could catch Greed at the moment. Especially since Oswald, Haemosu, and Kiriel were badly injured. . . there was no one who could stop Greed.
【 Mammon. . . No, Greed-nim. 】
Valtr, who had defeated Leviathan and returned to his original form, prostrated himself.
【 Are you the only one left? 】
【 Regrettably, yes. 】
【 The enemies were stronger than expected. 】
【 Yes, because of that, I couldn’t protect Greed-nim. 】
【 Even though it’s incomplete, it doesn’t matter since I’ve ascended to an evil god. If I offer this world as a sacrifice and perform the ascension ritual once again, I’ll be reborn as a more complete evil god. 】
【 However. . . I’m worried whether I can face them alone. 】
【We need to rebuild the army. 】
Then, the fallen army gathered around Greed. . . demons and dimaen could be seen gathering.
Greed looked at the two strongest of the demons and dimaen and snapped his fingers. Then, the other demons and dimaen near those two individuals began to be absorbed into the bodies of those two individuals, and soon, incredibly powerful individuals were born.
【 Alright, I will bestow upon you the name of Balac. 】
Greed granted the name of Balac to one of the dimaen and gave him the energy of greed and demonic power. Then, the dimaen, who had become stronger by absorbing the other dimaen and demons around him, was reborn into an even more powerful form.
【 Balac, I appoint you as duke. 】
【 I Balac, I will devote my life to Greed-nim. 】
Greed then turned his gaze to the demon in the form of a satyr.
【 I shall grant you the name of Sargaras and appoint you as duke. 】
Greed similarly gives the demon in the form of a satyr the energy of greed and demonic power.
【 I Sargaras, will devote my life to Greed! 】
【 Last but not least, Valtr. . . I bestow upon you the position of archduke. 】
Valtr, who was appointed as an archduke, received power from Greed and became even stronger than before.
【 I will prepare for the ascension ritual again. Valtr, since I have entrusted you with much power, there is something you must do. A dragon heart is essential as a sacrifice for the ascension ritual.】
【 I will make sure to get it. 】
【 I believe you. And Balac, Sargaras. The two of you will prepare the gate to summon the army. If you connect to these coordinates, you will be able to summon the army that is on standby. 】
【 Yes, Greed-nim! 】
While the evil god of greed, Greed, prepared for the ascension ritual again, Valtr turned his gaze to the Dragon Spine Mountains to hunt dragons. It was an area where many dragons were thought to be hiding.
It would be difficult to search it alone, so he led all the remaining demons in the army to the Dragon Spine Mountains.
【 Demons, follow me! We will hunt dragons! 】