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"I say, Sirzechs, can this thing not recognize people? I am already this old, and having to lie here like this is truly uncomfortable."
Odin spoke with a pained expression.
Why was this thing indiscriminate?
Just to stop others from causing trouble, it had captured everyone?
Who handled things like this?
"I apologize, Lord Odin. But look, am I not in the same state? I can only ask Lord Odin to endure it for a while."
Sirzechs also smiled helplessly.
He had no choice either.
He was not familiar with Savior Star Dragon.
A hard-control skill that was effective even against transcendents at his level was simply too much of a bug.
However, the more bug-like it was, the more worried he became about the future.
That person clearly had such assistance, yet he still lacked confidence regarding future events.
Just what level were their enemies on?
Sirzechs did not know that when Anos said he had no confidence, he meant that the success rate was not above ninety percent.
Especially for matters concerning life and death. Without ninety-nine percent certainty, it counted as having no confidence.
"All right. I suppose this is all we can do. These old bones of mine..."
Odin sighed.
He had originally thought that since he stood on the right side earlier, today would be quite relaxed.
He had not expected to be roughed up anyway.
The feeling of having his divine power emptied in an instant...
It was truly somewhat unpleasant.
"Fortunately, we can still watch in real time and see when he will return. Otherwise, this would really be boring."
Odin decided to shift his gaze to the screen for now.
"Then please enjoy it, Lord Odin. After all, this was part of the original script."
Sirzechs smiled as he spoke.
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On the moon.
A golden formation unfolded, and the young god arrived within the barrier.
He was very certain that Shiva would choose to throw out the formation plate right at the beginning.
This formation was of the same type as the one arranged in Kuoh Town, but there were still differences.
This formation had no one maintaining it, so if it was attacked, it would be broken within a short time.
Of course...
As long as he could reach this place within that short time, it was enough.
As long as he was here, as long as his life-form had not dissipated, the formation absolutely would not be broken.
Boom!
Just as the young god descended, Shiva was sent flying and came hurtling toward his side.
"Looks like you had quite a bit of fun."
The young god did not reach out to catch him. He simply watched as Shiva crashed directly into the surface of the moon.
Perhaps, a very long time later, some humans might see the human-shaped crater Shiva smashed out and marvel that someone had actually reached the moon long ago.
"Ah, fun. Of course it was fun."
Shiva climbed up while transmitting his thoughts.
"But this is as far as I go. I will leave the rest to you. The reason you came to me should have already been achieved by now, correct?"
Shiva looked at Lugatim in lunar orbit, then looked at the young god radiating holy light.
Mm.
Since the Biblical God had arrived, he could stop.
He actually understood why the Biblical God had approached him, but he had still gone without hesitation.
What could make those gods more alert than seeing the world's second strongest being unable to resist before the enemy?
He had known from the beginning why the Biblical God had found him, but he did not say anything about something as trivial as being used.
After all...
This was also what he had always pursued.
"Thank you for your hard work."
The young god smiled as he spoke.
Although...
Shiva definitely could not see his smile.
"It seems a more capable fighter has arrived."
Lugatim slowly approached the two of them.
Interesting.
Another life-form with research value had come.
Whether judging from his life fluctuations or the aura he released, the person before him should be much stronger than the weakling from earlier.
"I have never thought of myself as someone especially good at fighting."
The young god said something that made the corner of Shiva's mouth twitch slightly.
Did he not think he could fight?
All right, all right.
What a humble brag.
If Shiva did not know his true strength, he might really have been fooled.
"I simply try my best to do what I can."
The young god spoke calmly.
"Hahahahaha. What you can do? Sending someone over to get beaten while keeping a barrier open?"
Lugatim laughed as he asked.
It had to be said, this experimental subject was also quite interesting.
He looked as though his fluctuations were very similar to those of the benevolent gods in their world.
If he could be used for research, perhaps they could find a method to counter the weaknesses of benevolent gods.
Leshentoras, the [Benevolent God], a high-ranking spirit god who governed spirits in the otherworld E×E.
Her battle against the mechanical life-forms had fallen into a stalemate.
Although she had no way to defeat them, she was not someone they could easily destroy either.
Facing Lugatim's mockery, the young god lightly stepped into the void.
"That is right. This is also something that needs to be done."
As he spoke, he drew a radiant holy spear out of the void.
[True Holy Spear.]
A holy spear condensed from the light of faith.
After the young god took control of the belief system left behind by the fallen god, this spear finally had a place where it could be used.
[True Holy Spear: A spear that gathers all radiance in the world. With all living beings as fuel, it can achieve the principle of piercing all concepts.
It is a spear that slays gods, carrying a special attack against divinity.
Note: ...]
Using all living beings as fuel meant that it could obtain faith from every life-form in order to activate.
The faith of endless life-forms served as the material that ignited the radiance of the holy spear.
Originally, he had been quite lacking in this.
After all, the Akame ga Kill world had not yet taken shape. With the rules he had established before, there had been no room to accumulate faith power.
However...
After he took over the Biblical God's legacy, this problem was naturally solved.
Although saying this was somewhat unfair to Heaven, Heaven truly did not have as much conscience as he did.
It did not return all faith power to the believers.
The faith power and collective will accumulated over a long period of time could directly raise the power of the holy spear to its peak.
"This aura is...!"
Shiva and Lugatim were both moved at the same time because of the radiance upon the holy spear.
What kind of light was this?
Merely looking at it gave them the feeling that they were about to be purified.
Danger.
Extreme danger.
Lugatim's mechanical body gave such a reaction.
"This is the radiance of all living beings."
The young god spoke.
He could achieve this by relying on himself as well.
However, after one strike, he would probably have no strength left.
That clearly was not his style.
"Tch."
Lugatim directly sent orders to the dependents aboard the warship.
Surround and eliminate this high-level experimental subject of the D×D world.
"Sorry, but I know what you are going to do."
As if he had read Lugatim's mind, the young god gently waved his hand.
[Ten Directions Sealing Formation.]
Full activation.
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