Chapter 269 — The Game Difficulty Is Crazy
Sifelinne and Mors were here.
However, they had anticipated an attack from Nox or Yuelos, whom they did not know the location of, so they had created a hidden room and were waiting for Glenn there.
“Honestly, if safety were the only concern, it would have been best not to come here. But there is no better workshop than this place.”
“Besides, if I had not been here, the chances of you and Sifelinne finding me would have been almost zero.”
Mors shrugged.
Glenn raised an eyebrow.
He had a point.
If Mors, who had fallen to the surface, had gone somewhere other than his own temple, there would have been no way to find him.
‘He really is impossible to predict.’
Glenn clicked his tongue.
“So that means you were waiting for either Sifelinne or me to come find you?”
“That is more or less the case. Since things had become this complicated, I thought at least Sifelinne would definitely come looking for me.”
“That makes sense. Sifelinne’s only remaining option would be to complete the unknown artifact she hadn’t been able to finish.”
Even so, it was quite a bold move.
Yuelos and Nox surely knew that finding Mors was Sifelinne’s only remaining option at this point.
In fact, Yuelos had apparently come here the day before Glenn arrived.
“Anyway, I reunited with you without Yuelos finding me. Isn’t that enough?”
“You’re right. As long as you reach the destination, it doesn’t matter which road you take. Now, let’s get to the main topic.”
They did not have much time.
First, Glenn explained how he had brought Radeo here, the disappearance of Minis, and his battle with Runicus.
When Glenn mentioned that they planned to show Nox the destruction of the world that Sifelinne had witnessed, Sifelinne and Mors nodded.
“Set Nox and Yuelos against each other, huh? Considering that Minis has already disappeared, that certainly seems like the best option.”
The corners of Mors’s eyes curved.
From the beginning, Mors had found Glenn’s existence interesting, and he disliked seeing Glenn put himself in dangerous situations.
Therefore, he actively supported and encouraged the plan to make the two higher gods turn against each other and fight.
‘Well… honestly, he isn’t important.’
Of course, Sifelinne also strongly agreed with Glenn.
“I think that would be best. There is no way Glenn can fight both Nox and Yuelos in their current state by himself.”
She readily decided to give Radeo her memories.
She had heard that transferring the memories would only take a few seconds, so the process would be completed quickly.
After that, all that remained would be to approach Nox with Radeo and implant the memories into him.
To do that, however, they first needed to create a situation where they could meet Nox and have a conversation.
“Creating an opportunity for dialogue is something you will have to figure out somehow. But if you truly possess the power that did that to Runicus, it does not seem impossible.”
“The problem is that it isn’t a power I can freely use whenever I want.”
“If you want, this body could conduct various experiments on that power for you.”
“Get lost.”
Rather than entrusting his body to Mors, who was obsessed with experiments, Glenn would rather leave a fish with a cat.
“By the way, how is the artifact coming along?”
When Glenn asked, Sifelinne’s expression darkened slightly.
Mors also ran a hand through his hair and clicked his tongue.
“Why? Did something go wrong?”
“There is no problem with the creation itself. Sifelinne only needs to create the unknown power, and this body needs to grasp it, adjust it, and merge it with the world. But the problem is time.”
Glenn frowned.
“Time?”
“Yes. As Sifelinne probably told you a few days ago, she and I had been working on this long before Symposion fell.”
The disappearance of the lower god Kalungod.
After seeing Nox’s claim and Yuelos joining him because of it, Sifelinne had joined forces with Mors and begun creating the artifact.
“The work was progressing quite smoothly.”
“But when Yuelos and Nox strongly demanded that you be eliminated, I became impatient and tried to take a faster route.”
The incident where they entered the deepest part of Minis and Symposion and interfered with the Heavenly Law.
But Yuelos’s interference at the very end completely ruined everything.
In the end, Symposion fell to the surface, and the heavenly gods lost their power and descended to the surface in physical forms.
“Because of my greed, the artifact’s creation was ultimately halted. But since there was no other way, I came here despite my shame.”
“Well… I had stored the artifact I was working on in case something like this happened. However, both Sifelinne and I have lost half of our original power.”
“……So you’re saying it will take longer than expected to create it. Hmm……”
Glenn rubbed his lips.
“So how long will it take?”
“Probably… three years.”
“What? Three years?”
Glenn frowned.
What was this supposed to mean?
“Honestly, I didn’t think it would take that long either.”
“No, even so, three years seems way too long.”
Glenn had planned to persuade Nox during the next battle and join forces with him to attack Yuelos.
But now, an unexpected problem was going to delay them by a full three years.
‘Three years is too long…….’
There were too many things they would lose during such a long delay.
Honestly, Glenn even felt that spending that time raising his stats and skills would be a much faster path.
“Then there’s nothing we can do. We’ll have to give up on that artifact and somehow manage with what we have……”
“Still, don’t worry. Just yesterday, I found a way to shorten the time.”
“……How much did you shorten it?”
“I cannot say exactly, but I will deliver it to you in the near future.”
It would have been nice to know the exact amount of time.
Still, if they used Radeo’s power to turn Nox and Yuelos against each other, they should be able to buy at least a few days.
‘As long as there are no variables, Nox and I should be able to defeat Yuelos by joining forces.’
Of course, the problem was that they did not know how big those variables would become.
That was why Glenn was making preparations on top of preparations.
Anyway, the unknown artifact could be left in Mors and Sifelinne’s hands for now.
‘It’s a shame I can’t take it with me today, but at least they’re still making it.’
With that, his business here was finished.
Once Radeo received Sifelinne’s memories, Glenn could return.
After returning, he would make a plan to meet Nox separately and reveal the truth to him.
“So, how long will that take?”
Glenn looked at Radeo.
“Probably about two days.”
Radeo explained that he had also lost power, making it difficult to use his abilities with the same precision as before.
“……Nothing is ever easy.”
Glenn felt bitter.
That meant he would have to stay here for another two days.
The matters outside had been left to his party members and the lower gods, so there should not be any major problems.
It was simply a little frustrating to waste so much time.
“Mors.”
“What is it?”
“Do you have any monsters left?”
“Monsters?”
“Yes. The ones you’re always making.”
“I do have some. Why do you ask?”
The corners of Glenn’s mouth lifted.
“Oh, I was just getting bored. I thought I’d use them for some training while I wait.”
Mors rubbed his chin.
His eyes were filled with interest.
“That is a good suggestion. I have wanted to see the power you awakened with my own two eyes. However, the only test subjects I have left are rather vicious……”
A chilling light appeared in his grayish-white eyes.
“You might accidentally die, though?”
