Chapter 261
The Game Difficulty Is Insane
What Silperinne was preparing.
More precisely, it was something Mors had proposed to her after approaching her while she was quietly staying in a corner of Symposion.
“An artifact containing an unknown power?”
“Yes. It's the process of putting the unknown power I possess into a specific object.”
“It would normally be impossible, but Mors says he'll somehow help me.”
“So the two of you are going to work together to make an artifact and give it to me?”
It was a fairly convincing story.
Mors would synchronize the unknown power that should not exist with the world and settle it into a single artifact.
“I'm sorry… I originally planned to use that to help you.”
However, after Uelos intervened and Silperinne became desperate, she had been swayed by Minis's words and touched the Heavenly Law.
That had caused the Paradise War to begin earlier than expected, and she felt deeply guilty about it.
“But even now, I want to find Mors and finish creating the unknown artifact we were working on.”
A clear radiance appeared in the silver-gray eyes that had been filled with guilt all this time.
“I'm fine with that.”
“I'll be getting something for free, after all.”
“But how long will it take?”
“That… I'm not sure.”
“Since I've lost my power, I don't know how long it will take…”
“Still, I'll do my best.”
“Of course… finding Mors comes first.”
“Is there a way to find him?”
“First, I was thinking of going to the temple where he was said to have been on the surface.”
Glenn slowly nodded.
If it was that place, there was indeed a fairly high chance that Mors would be there.
If he was not, however, it would be quite a wasted trip.
“Well, whatever.”
“I'll leave that to you.”
“Contact me if you get any good news.”
“Yes. I understand.”
“And… you should be careful with the Lunatic System as well.”
“Lunatic? Why?”
“Because I've become weaker, the reward system that I had been interfering with will probably have collapsed.”
Glenn frowned.
Of course, Lunatic Trials were no longer appearing as actively as before.
But the fact that the reward system had collapsed was still a serious problem.
It meant that the trials appearing from now on would have increased difficulty but no rewards.
“So there's no return anymore, only high risk…”
“Well, whatever.”
“I've already prepared most of the stats I urgently needed.”
“Are you really okay with that?”
“Well… at this level, I should be able to give it a try, right?”
He already had Mythic-grade artifacts.
He had ten Rings, more than he possessed in the original story.
On top of that, he had secured various supporting functions through numerous artifacts and items.
“If I can just raise my Holy-Demonic Power to its final stage, I think I can somehow deal with even Nox.”
“Of course, that's only if Nox's strength is still at the level I know.”
“That's what worries me.”
“Forget it.”
“It's a damn mess, but all I can do is make the best of the situation.”
“Oh, right.”
Glenn looked at Silperinne.
“Do you know anything about the ability called Body Enveloped in the Unknown?”
Glenn's party gathered at the entrance of the mansion the following evening to depart.
Until then, they had familiarized themselves with their respective roles and the plan Glenn had created.
The plan and their roles were simple.
Two people would form a team and suppress the lower gods and their followers rampaging in the locations Glenn designated.
First, Penelope and Rowen would team up and head to the Land of Demons.
They planned to deal with the lower gods who would begin emerging on the outskirts.
Their immediate reason was to save innocent demon residents.
But their true goal was to prevent those lower gods from later joining Nox and Uelos's faction.
“Just leave it to us, sir.”
“If it is your command, I shall succeed even if our opponent is a god.”
“I appreciate the confidence.”
“Still, this is an operation taking place right in the middle of enemy territory, so always be careful.”
“If you think it's dangerous, don't hesitate to run away.”
“Understood?”
The operation they were carrying out was nothing more than a trick to reduce the enemy's strength.
What good would it do to reduce the enemy's strength if their own forces were weakened in the process?
“Don't force yourselves to sacrifice yourselves just because you're carrying out a mission.”
“If you truly want to do something for me, don't sacrifice yourselves.”
“Come back alive.”
“Yes. I'll keep that in mind.”
“Sir… Yes. I'll remember that.”
With deliberately moved expressions, Rowen and Penelope left Wordsworth first.
Next to leave the mansion were Luceria and Lidenhall.
The two were also heading to the southeastern region of the Holy Empire to deal with the lower gods who would cause chaos there.
Strictly speaking, there was no need to deal with the lower gods in the Holy Empire.
After all, as time passed, Minis would eventually beat them into submission and absorb them into her faction.
But that was only how things unfolded in the original story.
The situation was different now.
With Uelos joining Nox, Minis would lose.
And that could eventually lead to her entire faction collapsing.
If that happened, the lower gods who would have joined Minis would instead join Nox.
Therefore, the longer time passed, the stronger Nox's faction would become.
And the stronger they became, the harder they would be to fight.
So while the lower gods still did not understand their place and were running around with their followers, trying to claim parts of the continent for themselves, this was the perfect time to use them as stepping stones for growth.
If each of them defeats just one lower god, they should be able to grow one stage stronger than they are now.
And if there's a high chance they'll eventually become enemies anyway, it's better to eliminate them before they can grow.
Of course, it would not be easy.
Even with Mythic-grade artifacts, it only meant they were capable of fighting gods.
It did not mean they were overwhelmingly stronger than them.
Still, Glenn trusted each of the party members he had carefully selected.
That was why he wanted to entrust them with this dangerous task.
“Don't worry, brother.”
“Lidenhall and I will definitely complete the mission.”
“Since they are gods I reject in the first place, I doubt I'll find fighting them particularly difficult.”
Luceria and Lidenhall clenched their fists and told Glenn to leave everything to them.
Then they rode their horses toward the southeastern region of the Holy Empire and disappeared into the distance.
Romina watched the two priests riding away and gave a bitter smile.
“They'll be okay, right?”
“They're going to fight gods…”
“Yeah.”
“They'll be fine.”
Glenn already knew the strength of the lower gods.
And there would be no Lunatic bonus appearing in places where Glenn was absent.
“They can win.”
He had also instructed them to collect Mythic-grade artifacts whenever they had enough free time.
So there should not be any major problems.
“What about you?”
“Me?”
Romina turned her gaze toward him.
Then she raised the corners of her mouth into a confident smile.
“You don't need to worry about me.”
“I'll protect Tris and this mansion so well that I'll make everyone see it.”
“You just make sure you come back safely.”
Romina's role was to defend the territory.
In the original story, Wordsworth had been destroyed and turned into a barren wasteland.
No one came there, whether they were lower gods or anything else.
But things were different now, so there was no way to know what might happen.
In the worst case, Nox himself might move against Glenn.
