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Not long ago, Shiva had exchanged words with the existence he once believed had passed away, and he learned of the existence of another world.
Of course, at first, he had been half-doubtful.
However, the other party understood that very well and knew he would hold such an attitude, so he proposed a way for Shiva to verify it himself.
And now...
Shiva looked at the strange ship before him, along with the faint aura coming from within it, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Continue forward?
Or not?
It seemed there was no longer any room for hesitation.
A powerful aura was coming from within.
That was...
The aura of a powerful mechanical evil god from another world.
"It seems the other side was prepared long ago."
Shiva shook his head without joy or sorrow, casually tossing out a formation plate.
This was something the Biblical God had given him.
The Biblical God had once told him that if an evil god revived before him, and both he and the evil god possessed the will to fight, he should use this object to seal the scene.
The instant the formation plate was thrown out, it unfolded into its complete form, enveloping this entire region.
That was right.
The condition for throwing out the formation plate had already been met.
He...
Also possessed the will to fight.
The unknown enemy made his heart, which had not stirred in a very long time, surge once more.
At the meeting venue.
After seeing that unknown spaceship, all the gods also became tense.
It seemed Lord Shiva intended to challenge the other party.
Then they had to watch carefully.
"Lord Holy God, it seems this is the proof of another world that you spoke of."
"As expected of you. You foresaw the enemy in advance. I imagine your return this time is also to resolve this matter, correct?"
After connecting Shiva choosing to scout the path, Indra being beaten badly, and the Biblical God sealing all of Kuoh Town, most of the gods realized the importance of this matter.
The Biblical God had been gone for so long. Now, it seemed his previous death should have been a smokescreen.
Then...
For the Biblical God to choose to appear before the world once more, it had to be because something extremely important had happened.
Most of the gods were shaken. They were basically eighty percent convinced.
Of course, the main reason was that several of the world's strongest beings had appeared.
Indra was roughly within the top five.
The former second strongest in the world, the Biblical God, had personally stated that a powerful evil god from another world was coveting this world.
Shiva, who had recently been second in the world and should now be third, had chosen to scout ahead.
The Heavenly Dragons, barely capable of squeezing into the world's top ten, were also circling around him.
And there were three of them at once.
Now, it seemed it was time for them, the chief god-class and Satan-class experts, to state their positions.
"More or less."
Facing that god's flattery, the young god spoke softly.
"The time of change has arrived. The order of the world must be changed together by everyone present."
"However, as for the specific matters, let us wait until Lord Shiva's side is settled first."
The young god did not seem anxious at all.
The usage time of the Biblical God's divinity was three days. Within these three days, he could keep maintaining this posture.
"That is true."
One god echoed him.
"As expected of that person. So calm and steady."
Another god quickly added his flattery as well.
...
There were many similar words.
After witnessing the real thing, how many people would still choose not to believe?
On Shiva's side.
Before him, the mechanical evil god from another world revealed his form.
His body was not particularly enormous, but it carried an inexplicable pressure.
"Lugatim..."
Shiva spoke the name of this life-form, which he had obtained from the Biblical God.
Lugatim, the [Heavenly King] of [Ketu Celestial Sea], a dependent of Regalzeva.
His body was a mechanical humanoid around five meters tall.
Of course, none of that was important.
What mattered was...
He possessed strength on the level of Great Red.
Lugatim had created his own dependents, the [Five Evils], whose strength ranged from chief god-class to Satan-class.
He had parked his ship on the far side of the moon. To track down the Demon God's shrine maiden, he sent his dependents and subordinates to investigate Earth.
After sensing the aura of an intruder, Lugatim chose to come out and welcome him personally.
Because he understood that this intruder was no ordinary being.
If he merely sent his dependents out, it would be no different from offering them up for free.
"A powerful existence from this world? Since you have found me, then even if you become research material, you should have no complaints, correct?"
Lugatim spoke words that were taboo in every sense.
At least...
They were taboo to Shiva.
Although Shiva usually seemed indifferent to everything, that was only his attitude toward the weak and toward existences he did not particularly care about.
In truth, how could he not care at all?
"Experimental material? If you want to use me as an experimental subject, then I suppose there is no problem if I dismantle you either, correct?"
That was Shiva's response.
Lugatim was indeed interesting. He was completely different from the powerful enemies Shiva had encountered before.
Half of his body, or even more, was covered in machinery, giving him an eerie pressure.
"Of course. The weak are prey to the strong. That is the iron rule."
Lugatim responded.
In his understanding, at least in this world, he would not be the prey.
Liking to research the bodies and data of higher life-forms was also a trait of the evil gods from that world.
For example, in the original timeline, after the Hell Alliance was defeated, Hades was picked up by those evil gods and used for research.
They used any means necessary for research and to become stronger.
Perhaps that was why they could continuously grow more powerful.
Boom!
On the moon, after both sides confirmed their will to fight, battle erupted instantly.
Because there was no air, this was a silent battle.
But the scale of the battle could absolutely not be called silent.
Simply by judging from the aftershocks of the fight, one could imagine what kind of scene would unfold if this happened on Earth.
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"This is Lord Shiva's combat power?"
The gods watching were all shocked by Shiva's strength.
So this was the gap between the second strongest in the world and everyone else.
There was a dimensional gap between first and second.
And between second and those ranked third and below, there seemed to be half a dimension of difference, or perhaps even more.
"That is true, but did none of you notice something else? The other party seems even more at ease."
Thor reminded them.
As a transcendent, what he saw was naturally different from what ordinary gods saw.
His expression was extremely solemn because...
According to his judgment, if things continued like this, Shiva would definitely lose.
It was only a matter of time.
"Is that so? Lord Thor, do you mean Lord Shiva will lose? Is that truly the case?"
A god could not wait to ask.
"That is indeed the case."
Thor did not answer.
The voice that answered belonged to the young god.
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