Chapter 965: Chapter 742: Miracle
At this moment, both Thanatos and Jigali were stunned.
"You weren’t actually enchanted?"
Jigali looked astonished, seemingly unable to believe what was happening before her eyes.
"This..."
Thanatos was also somewhat confused.
He had a premonition that Ishtar’s charm might not go too smoothly, but he didn’t expect Reiger to be able to face the Beauty God’s charm and maintain himself.
This was too astonishing for Thanatos not to be shocked.
If Loki were here, and saw this scene, he would surely laugh gleefully, wouldn’t he?
"This kid can completely immune to mental interference, even that love-struck fool couldn’t enchant him, so who does Ishtar think she is?"
That scumbag main god would be like this, wantonly mocking the lifelessly sleeping Ishtar sprawled on the ground.
"Actually, I should be the one admiring you."
At this time, Reiger finally bypassed Ishtar and slowly walked towards Thanatos and Jigali.
"You actually came to me on your own, worthy of being gods, is it because you know you can’t be killed that you act so fearlessly?"
Reiger’s words made Thanatos and Jigali take a step back together.
"...Are you actually planning to attack us?"
The expression on Thanatos’s face became extremely stiff.
In the lower world, the act of killing a god is considered a great sin, seen as the greatest taboo, and an absolute rule.
Even though gods in the lower world have abilities equivalent to ordinary people, any adventurer could easily kill them, but once a god receives a fatal injury, the sealed Divine Power within them will activate, maintaining their body’s immortality.
In other words, in the lower world, even if a god suffers a mortal wound, they will not truly die.
Of course, once the Divine Power is activated, the god will be forcibly sent back to Heaven, unable to remain in the lower world and continue what they consider the game of the lower world.
Therefore, the world regarded killing a god as taboo, firstly because such an act is seen as an egregious disrespect, gods are ultimately gods, a mortal not fearing gods would only invite the wrath of the gods and even their believers, secondly because attacking a god doesn’t mean you can truly kill them, rather it offends them, thirdly because people don’t want to be remembered by gods, making life ultimately hopeless.
After all, even if a god is sent back to Heaven, unable to descend to revenge, they can still cause trouble in other ways.
For example, curses.
Or waiting until one dies to slowly take care of them.
Don’t forget, in this world, after people die, their souls go to Heaven, receive judgment from the gods, all sins from their past life are cleared, and their soul is reincarnated.
Because of this mechanism, some gods will capriciously claim souls they like or hate for themselves and handle them as they wish.
The Beauty Goddess Freya once did such a thing, treating the heroic souls whose soul brilliance satisfied her as collectibles, brazenly, unreasonably, domineeringly claiming them as her own.
For those in the lower world losing their personal freedom, this is undoubtedly very painful.
In summary, for various reasons, the act of killing a god became a true taboo, avoided by everyone in the lower world.
Reiger was certainly unafraid, but if he were to commit the taboo of killing a god, the Loki Clan could very likely be implicated.
Only gods can deal with other gods.
With even the extermination of dark factions five years ago, sending back the Evil Gods of the dark factions to Heaven, it was the city factions led by the Loki Clan letting their own main gods handle it, not to mention normal times, no matter how displeasing the gods in front are, Reiger cannot send them off himself.
However, not being able to send gods back to Heaven doesn’t mean Reiger can’t do other things.
"As long as I make sure you don’t suffer fatal injuries."
Reiger smiled at the two gods, but his eyes showed not a hint of mirth as he spoke.
"If we’re talking about fighting, almost everyone in our clan has dealt with our own scoundrel of a main god, what is there to fear?"
"One mastermind, two accomplices, taking you out, no need for Loki to act, the Guild itself will be enough to deal with you."
"Especially you, Thanatos, as the last surviving Evil God of the dark factions, you will definitely be sent back to Heaven, won’t you?"
Once you leave here, there are plenty of gods outside who can deliver the final blow to Thanatos.
Understanding what Reiger implied, Thanatos immediately took action without saying a word.
That is, he turned and fled.
Just as Reiger reached out his hand, a group of people in black robes rushed out from the direction Thanatos fled.
"Protect our god!"
"Offer this life to our noble god!"
"Stop him!"
"He must not harm the Tanatos God even if it costs our lives!"
Shouting like this, this group, without exception, all tore off their black robes.
On their bodies, they were bound with countless Flame Stones.
Removing the safety devices of the Flame Stones, these remnants of the dark factions belonging to the Thanatos Clan rushed towards Reiger fearlessly.
In response, Reiger merely chanted a phrase.
"[Shockwave]."
In the next moment, a powerful shockwave erupted from Reiger’s body.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"......
The Death Soldiers who ignited the Flame Stones on their bodies were all blown away by the shockwave, and then exploded mid-air, engulfed by a surge of raging flames, completely turning into charred corpses, falling to the ground.
"[High-level Teleport]."
After resolving this group of Death Soldiers, Reiger cast teleportation magic, and with a flash, appeared in front of the fleeing Thanatos, facing away from the temple ruins.
"Boom!"
"Ah!"
Thanatos felt a fleeting blur before his eyes, as a figure suddenly appeared. He couldn’t stop himself and crashed into it, falling to the ground with a painful cry.
Reiger reached out, preparing to cast a sleep spell on Thanatos.
"Brother Toka! Save me!"
Thanatos, whose head throbbed with pain from the fall, screamed desperately without any regard for his image.
"Boom!"
Instantly, the ground beneath Thanatos opened up with a loud crash.
Thanatos fell straight in and disappeared without a trace.
"Using a trap to escape?"
Reiger was momentarily stunned and instinctively drew his sword, ready to break through the ultra-hard metallic floor to give chase.
However, a faint whooshing sound stopped him.
"Swish!"
In the darkness, a figure swept in at an astonishing speed, launching a surprise attack just like Reveis did initially.
The difference was this figure’s speed surpassed Reveis’, and instead of a slash from a dark sword, the attack was a punch thrown from a metal gauntlet.
"Clang!"
A transparent glint flashed in Reiger’s eyes. Without hesitation, he raised the crystal sword he had just drawn, using the side of the blade to block the oncoming punch.
The punch unleashed incredible power, sending a gust of shock wave that pushed Reiger back nearly ten meters.
"Is it you?"
Feeling the monstrous strength unique to such abnormal beings, Reiger didn’t need to see the figure’s face to guess who it was.
With Reveis and Olivias both defeated by him, only one freak remained among the underground forces.
The opponent was clad in a blue-purple hooded robe, wore a mask, and had metal gloves on both hands. The aura and ferocity emanating from the figure surpassed even Reveis’.
It was none other than the masked freak called Ye’en by Thanatos and the others.
"......"
After the initial failed strike, the opponent silently observed Reiger for a moment before choosing to retreat.
Seeing this, Reiger’s eyes turned slightly cold.
"[Flame Volt]."
Without any hesitation, Reiger activated a swift attack spell, unleashing a thick flame thunder from his hand. It raced through the space, illuminating the darkness with its fiery glow as it blasted towards the masked freak.
Faced with the swift magic assault, the opponent, surprisingly, also opted to cast a spell.
"[Smite the Enemy, Sacred Staff of Break]."
With a raspy chant reminiscent of several overlapping voices, the opponent released a magic spell.
"[Supreme God’s Wine God’s Staff]!"
This was a single-cast lightning attribute magic.
When it was unleashed, a black lightning bolt shot out like a streak, piercing through the darkness to meet the crimson flame thunder.
"Boom!"
The crimson flame thunder and the black lightning collided fiercely in mid-air, creating a thunderous explosion. Astonishingly, they neutralized each other.
"[Limit Breaker], Reiger Brillhaut."
Finally, with that strange voice, the opponent addressed Reiger.
"You’ve ruined many of Enio’s great plans. Sooner or later, we’ll settle this."
"For now, behold the hell that awaits."
"The true hell."
Leaving behind these words, the opponent chanted another spell, releasing another resounding bolt of lightning.
"[Magic Dispel]."
Reiger extended his hand, dismantling the lightning that barreled towards him.
The immensely powerful black lightning dissipated in countless arcs and flashes of electricity.
Along with it, the masked freak known as Ye’en disappeared as well.
However, Reiger was no longer concerned with him (or her).
He was more interested in what was just said.
"The true hell?"
Could it be...
Recalling an event from the original story, Reiger’s expression changed slightly.
And at that very moment, an earth-shattering phenomenon occurred.
"Boom!!!"
As a deafening roar echoed throughout the entire artificial labyrinth Knossos, reaching even the sky, and spread to the surface, a violent earthquake struck.
Reiger witnessed a divine phenomenon.
It was a light pillar that reached from heaven to earth.
The light pillar rose from the underground, seemingly from the depths of the stars, breaking through each layer of the artificial labyrinth Knossos, creating deafening roars and causing tremors comparable to a level ten earthquake.
The light pillar shot all the way to the surface, eventually breaking through and soaring into the sky.