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Chapter 1084: Hidden Conditions
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    Chapter 1088: Godhood and Humanity


    Mr. Fool tapped the edge of the bronze table a few times with his finger.

    "To understand the difference between godhood and humanity, we must first understand what godhood is and what humanity is.

    "What is godhood?"

    Hearing Mr. Fool's question, Madam Magician contemplatively answered, "The godhood of ‘all things possess godhood’?"

    "A crazed, chaotic spirit filled with destructive desires?" Lumian also tried to answer, based on his own situation.

    Mr. Fool let out a chuckle. "This can be divided into true godhood, apparent godhood, and the vague conception of godhood that many people have.

    "True godhood naturally comes from true deities. In a narrow sense, only the Oldest One-the original Creator, the different personas split from Him. His direct offspring, and the first beings nurtured by the Great Mother can be called gods.

    "The indestructible spirit left in their sefirot and corresponding Beyonder characteristics is the godhood that every later arrival must contend with- the essential godhood."

    Sefirot... Split-off different personas... Lumian had too many questions he wanted to ask, but ultimately chose the most important one at that moment.

    "The godhood that we who have consumed potions and advanced on the path of the divine must contend with is the indestructible, indelible spirit left in the Beyonder characteristics by the original Creator?"

    For most 'paths of the divine', that is the case, at least for you, for her, and for me too." Mr. Fool glanced at Madam Magician, his words tinged with a touch of amusement, "But not entirely."

    Without giving The Chariot Lumian and The Magician Fors a chance to ask further questions, the Mr. Fool enveloped in gray fog said with a touch of sentiment, "The original Creator is the collective of all. He is crazy, but also rational; He is confused, but also lucid. He created everything, and He destroyed everything. He loves all things, and He also hates all things. He has the most intense of all desires, yet He is indifferent and unaffected by anything. All His actions are random, even He Himself cannot predict them.

    "He created the entire world, created all things, and finally split into six sefirot, sixteen Uniquenesses, and countless Beyonder characteristics. From this perspective, all things possess godhood.

    "The extreme loss of control for most Beyonders is when godhood gains absolute dominance, transforming them into the state I just described, completely losing their sense of self.

    "But this is not the full extent of the godhood we must contend with."

    Recalling his conversation with Mr. Fool in the dream city, Lumian had a rough understanding of what else they had to contend with.

    "The different personas split off from the original Creator, who are also true deities, have left their psyche in the corresponding Beyonder characteristics. Uniquenesses, um, sefirot, and that is also the godhood we need to contend with, such as, that of the Celestial Worthy?"

    Mr. Fool nodded slightly and said, "Yes, after the original Creator awakened, He naturally disintegrated, and before that, His mind and consciousness had already completely split, with different spirits controlling different sefirot, Uniquenesses, and Beyonder characteristics.

    "Among Them, the Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder pathways belong to the Celestial Worthy, the Spectator, Sailor, Reader, Secrets Suppliant, and Bard pathways belong to the primordial God Almighty-They are all personas of the original Creator. As for the great existences corresponding to the other personas, I do not know Their names.

    "I can only tell you that the Celestial Worthy is the embodiment of Sefirah Castle, the primordial God Almighty is the symbol of the Chaos Sea, and the other sefirot include the City of Calamity of the Hunter and Demoness pathways, the River of Eternal Darkness of the Sleepless, Warrior, and Corpse Collector pathways, the Knowledge Moor of the Mystery Pryer and Savant pathways, and the Key of Light of the Fate pathway-all of these originate from the original Creator.

    "In other words, the godhood that Beyonders on the Seer pathway must contend with is a combination of the primordial Creator's residual psyche and the Celestial Worthy's residual psyche and spirit.

    "Similarly, the godhood that Beyonders belonging to different sefirot must contend with varies, with different focuses, reflecting the characteristics of their own pathways and corresponding sefirah."

    The City of Calamity... why is it an ancient well and a malevolent dragon? And Mr. Fool only mentioned six sefirot and sixteen pathways... Hearing this, Lumian suppressed his doubts and asked to confirm, "The godhood I need to contend with has crazed, chaotic overtones, leaning towards destruction, conquest, and yin-yang coupling? The Beyonders under the Great Mother may need to contend with the crazed aspects of fertility?"

    "I see…" Madam Magician also largely grasped her own situation.

    Mr. Fool nodded and answered Lumian's question,

    "Yes.

    "This is the general outline, but there are still some details to be addressed.

    "For example, the Beyonders of the River of Eternal Darkness pathways actually need to contend with a mixture of the Celestial Worthy's mental imprint, because in the ancient era, in the First Epoch, the Celestial Worthy had accommodated both the River of Eternal Darkness and the Nation of Disorder."

    "Can one accommodate multiple sefirot?" The newly advanced Lumian, weaker in emotional self-control, blurted out in surprise.

    "For the Celestial Worthy, obviously not." Mr. Fool seemed to have thought of something amusing. "I'll explain that knowledge later."

    "Yes, Mr. Fool." Lumian restrained himself.

    "I can't see who else has accommodated the other sefirot, but I can speculate that the City of Calamity was once accommodated by the primordial God Almighty." Mr. Fool continued, "The godhood you need to contend with will also include a portion of His psyche."

    The City of Calamity was once accommodated by the primordial God Almighty? Lumian suddenly recalled the images of Grisha and Peng Deng in the dream city, the arrangement he saw through the magic mirror Arrodes, the fact that the Blood Emperor and the Primordial Demoness were created through the guidance of the Angel of Imagination Adam, and that he himself was also arranged by Adam, whose current godhood was obviously dominated by the primordial God Almighty's residual consciousness and psyche!

    Thinking about this, Lumian suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

    This feeling was quickly suppressed by the courage of a Weather Warlock.

    Mr. Fool's voice returned to a gentle tone, "What I just talked about was true godhood.

    "When we have to use the vast majority of our energy, emotions, and feelings to contend with and suppress true godhood, the external manifestation will be different:

    "Some are indifferent, some are gentle, some steadfastly execute a single intent and eliminate any obstacles. Of course, there are other manifestations as well.

    "This is what I call apparent godhood."

    Apparent godhood... Lumian suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart, like a fist that had been cocked and was waiting to be thrown out, very likely to land on empty space.

    "Then what is the vague conception of godhood in the general public?" Madam Magician asked curiously.

    She seemed quite accustomed to this kind of conversation and exchange with Mr. Fool.

    Mr. Fool sighed and said, "Let me first explain what humanity is."

    This has something to do with the vague conception of godhood? The Chariot Lumian guessed silently.

    Mr. Fool continued, "In my understanding, humanity has two layers.

    "The first layer is the most basic-the self-awareness of a living being's core and various instincts: selfishness, greed, survival, indifference, only caring about oneself, only doing things beneficial to oneself, not influenced or constrained by group morals, group interactions, or group perceptions.

    "This layer, in fact, the great existences like the Celestial Worthy also possess, but since we've defined Them as true deities, we don't need to include Them here.

    "Innate Mythical Creatures like Amon, the Hidden Sage, and Red Angel Medici also possess humanity, which is the first layer of humanity. If They didn't even have self-awareness, how could They contend with true godhood? They would have long ago become confused, crazed, and extreme, Their bodies hotbeds for the revival of great existences like the Celestial Worthy, allowing them to be completely occupied.

    "The vague conception of godhood that many people have is just this first layer of humanity: indifferent, selfish, utilitarian, with the main goal of one's own continuation and empowerment. When true deities have resided at Sequence 0 for long enough, weathered by the passage of time, seeing the anchors of Their past strong emotions and important experiences gradually disappear, Their humanity will also gradually degrade to this layer.

    "In a sense, this is also the 'godhood' we need to contend with.

    "And high-level beings with only this layer of humanity will likely become passive in contending with true godhood, until they are defeated-this is an inevitable outcome in the long run.

    "In this regard, innate Mythical Creatures like Amon and Red Angel Medici, due to Their mode of birth, growth experience, strong relational interactions, and the team requirements and conquest desires brought by Their own Beyonder characteristics, may have some aspects that go beyond the first layer of humanity, such as the Red Angel's pride and unyielding side.

    "In contrast, the Hidden Sage suddenly came to life, and His interactions with other beings were just about imparting knowledge and accepting supplications, so He has mostly remained at the first layer of humanity. He didn't feel that begging for mercy is shameful, He didn't even have the concept of dignity and pride, which is something that human or human-like groups and societies have-He only had the instinct of survival and continuation.

    "Because we often battle and contend with innate Mythical Creatures and high-level beings who have degraded to the first layer of humanity, we will vaguely perceive this as godhood."

    The Chariot Lumian and The Magician Fors both understood and agreed with what Mr. Fool had just said.

    Mr. Fool let out another laugh, his tone seeming a bit lighter. "The second layer of humanity is the widely recognized humanity-the love, benevolence, courage, sacrifice, compassion, justice, and concern for others that we learned in our brief lifetimes.

    "Of course, there are also negative aspects of humanity at this layer."

    "I understand, Mr. Fool," Madam Magician and The Chariot Lumian responded in unison.

    Mr. Fool leaned back in his chair and then turned to The Chariot Lumian. "Are you still wanting to ask what sefirot are, and why I only mentioned sixteen paths of the divine just now?"

    "Yes, Mr. Fool, please enlighten me." Lumian intuitively felt that what was about to be discussed was the purpose for which Mr. Fool had summoned him above the gray fog.
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      Time for the Sefirot accommodation crash course
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      Now I have confirmed my thoughts that Adam made a Red Priest out of Alista Tudor in order to dilute the spirit of AG in the characteristics. If Medici had become a Red Priest in the Fourth Epoch, he would most likely have been resurrected in Him.
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        A multi-move game from the Almighty and Omniscient God. Was "He" planning to change his ways?
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    Chapter 1087: Something Else Special


    After a while, Jenna recalled Lumian's previous introduction, "At the angelic level, do you still have to fly to get around?"

    "Each pathway is different. At least the Hunter pathway doesn't have those more mystical methods. By Sequence 1, maybe my speed will let me fly out of the current planet, or even faster." Lumian thought for a bit. "Actually, I can already use the explosive force of flames to continually accelerate, reaching a terrifying speed, but my body would be unable to withstand it long before then."

    "A human rocket, huh..." Franca joked.

    Lumian continued, "I can also directly descend through the prayers of believers and enter the spirit world without relying on other abilities, but I can't discern directions or complete the pinpointing. I can only go to the markers I've already set up in the real world."

    "I see… So the higher-level Hunters rely on their team members to gain diverse capabilities." Franca was quite satisfied with acquiring this knowledge.

    Lumian nodded slightly with a smile, "Yes."

    As he spoke, his azure eyes vertically slit, tinged with gold.

    Seeing this, Anthony sat up a little straighter unconsciously.

    Lumian then explained, "Now, you are all my team members, within a 10km range.

    "I can use your Beyonder powers without your consent, but you need my permission to use mine."

    "Just like that, we're team members?" Franca blurted out in surprise, "Ne ritual needed?"

    "With mental resonance, and no subconscious resistance within the range, you can be integrated into my team," Lumian's voice sounded in the minds of Franca, Jenna, Anthony, and Ludwig, without his mouth moving.

    "Then can't I also get a taste of being an Angel? Borrowing your Beyonder abilities and traits..." Franca's excited remark was suddenly cut off.

    She realized something.

    The fact that Sequence 2 Hunters must be male was also considered a trait.

    Lumian saw through her thoughts and chuckled, "The self-modification during advancement cannot be shared, just like you can't use my Mythical Creature form."

    "Alright..." Franca felt a bit disappointed.

    She then inquired, "You mentioned before that when you transfer back to the Hunter pathway, being closer to the subject of the secret deed ritual, you should be able to complete the secret deed without needing the corpse wax candle, performing a ritual, or being in a special environment. Is that the case now?"

    "Yes," Lumian nodded. "This is combined with the ability to petition the essence of war or the 'war' symbolism, and has been further refined:

    "Ordinary Weather Warlocks can do this once a week, I can do it once a day. The real limit is my body and mind, not the frequency.

    "Also, ordinary Weather Warlocks only get corresponding, somewhat distorted assistance when they petition, but I can also gain secret deed experiences. How deep the secret deed can be depends on whether I'm petitioning 0-01 or the dark presence in the ancient well, and what I'm petitioning for, as well as the state of the secret deed subject.

    "Mm, other Weather Warlocks need to prepare sacrifices and perform rituals to petition, I don't. Of course, having sacrifices would yield better results, and always skipping them might anger the secret deed subject."

    "So powerful... Is this the true value of a War Proxy, a Son of Calamity?" Franca hissed in awe.

    "All prices have already been exacted for what fate bestowed. I just haven't reached the point where must pay yet," Lumian responded calmly.

    At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded in everyone's minds: "I'm so hungry!"

    Instantly, Lumian and the others turned their gaze towards Ludwig.

    "I'll take him to the sea." Lumian stood up.

    Franca pondered for a moment and asked, "While you're at it, bring some food for the Face of the Arcane."

    Lowering her voice so Ludwig couldn't hear, she continued, "Can you block Ludwig out of the mental channel, only lifting it if there's an emergency?

    Otherwise, we'll never get a good night's sleep, hearing 'I'm so hungry, I'm really hungry' every little while."

    "Okay," Lumian also felt this was a problem.

    When Lumian returned with a well-fed Ludwig from the sea, Jenna was the only one left in the living room.

    "Where are the others?" Lumian asked casually.

    Sitting on the sofa, Jenna smiled and said, "Franca is continuing to work on the kind of robot she wants, and you know how Anthony has been busy lately, digesting the Manipulator potion and searching for clues about the hidden cults.

    "I was also planning to contact the bishops, have some of them go to other provinces, other regions, even other countries, to preach in remote villages where the Churches' presence is weak. Now that you can respond to prayers worldwide as an Angel, we need more believers, it's time to expand our evangelism but..."

    "But what?" Lumian asked.

    Jenna stood up. "You haven't designed a qualifying title yet.

    "Additionally…

    Jenna eyed Lumian's face with her shimmering blue eyes.

    "I feel like you're not very happy after your advancement, your mood has been low."

    Smiling, Lumian replied, "Actually, I'm very happy. Becoming an Angel means I'm substantially closer to reviving Aurore, and I have stronger power to protect those I want to protect. And the latent problems will most likely erupt before the apocalypse, without needing to worry about interference from most evil gods.

    Pausing momentarily, he added, "It's mainly that just after the advancement, with my godhood enhanced, my condition is unstable, and I have to devote a large part of my energy to maintaining and suppressing it, so my everyday demeanor will naturally be more muted.

    "After some time, when I've adapted and begun to digest it. I'll be a lot more normal."

    Jenna pursed her lips and nodded slightly. "I see."

    She was silent for two seconds, then suddenly walked up to Lumian.

    She stopped in front of him, spreading her arms and her face blooming with a clear smile.

    Then, she proactively hugged Lumian, her voice coming from the embrace.

    "Long time no see, Lumian Lee."

    Lumian slowly raised his hands and hugged Jenna back.

    His expression gradually softened, and his body seemed to relax a bit as well.

    After hugging for a while, Jenna and Lumian suddenly felt something was off.

    They straightened up and turned their gaze to the side.

    Ludwig was eating a lollipop, looking slightly puzzled at them.

    "I'll go contact the bishops and have them prepare to preach in other regions." Jenna gestured towards a room on the first floor.

    That was the exclusive papal office, which the two "deities" did not have.

    "I also need to pray to Mr. Fool. He gave me a revelation just as I completed my advancement, telling me to go above the gray fog after stabilizing my condition." Lumian nodded in response. There should be something I can understand at the angelic level."

    Separating from Jenna and heading upstairs, Lumian heard clanging sounds coming from the end of the second-floor hallway.

    He went over and found Franca's workshop door slightly ajar, making quite a commotion.

    Pushing open the door, Lumian saw Franca with the left side of her face covered by a mask made of rivets, springs, gears, and various mechanical parts, trying to assemble a mechanical arm.

    She had already invented her fully automatic healing machine, and in the process, she had also created her own unique mystical pathogen.

    Now, the machine she had infused with soul fragments and brought to life using the Face of the Arcane had been moved to the mirror world, staying with her mirrored self, fully automatically responding- this required no further operation from her mirrored self, just categorizing the requests, as it was a truly autonomous machine with living properties and basic intelligence.

    Franca stood up, removing the Face of the Arcane, and came to the door, jokingly handing it to Lumian.

    "It's Master Arcane's mealtime."

    Lumian took out a mirror and put the face of the Arcane into it.

    Behind the mirror, there was seawater and a large number of marine creatures.

    Franca looked down the hallway and asked, "Where's Jenna?"

    "She went to assign the bishops to preach in other regions Lumian briefly answered.

    "Oh, it's time to preach in other regions," Franca replied and then fell silent.

    Looking at her, Lumian suddenly smiled and said, "You said before that you occasionally still want to see Lumian Lee, to hug Lumian Lee, right?

    "Now you can hug him."

    "…" Franca was suddenly dumbfounded.

    Me saying it is fine; but you saying it?

    Shameless!

    She snorted a couple of times, but still stepped forward and hugged Lumian, muttering.

    "I'm starting to miss Lumina and Aurore…"

    Pausing for a moment, she then said in a muffled voice.

    "Welcome back, Lumian Lee."

    Lumian returned Franca's hug, embracing her in silence.

    After a while, Lumian released his arms. "I need to go above the gray fog.

    He took the well-fed Face of the Arcane out from behind the mirror.

    "Mm-hmm, I'll keep going, I'm sure I can make it!"

    Franca excitedly took back the Face of the Arcane.

    …

    Above the gray fog, within the majestic palace.

    Lumian's figure appeared by the bronze long table, seeing only Mr. Fool and Madam Magician present.

    As expected, the upcoming topic is something only Angels can engage with... Lumian stood up and greeted Mr. Fool.

    Ma'am Hermit and Madam Judgment were still unable to become Angels due to the level of their potion digestion and the required rituals.

    Sitting at the head of the bronze long table, Mr. Fool looked at Lumian and asked in a gentle voice, "How are you feeling now?"

    Lumian didn't hold back any information.

    "I'm full of the urge to kill and destroy, and also have a strong desire for copulation, especially towards the Demonesses, wanting to merge with them body and mind, until I devour and swallow them, truly becoming one. Additionally, I also want to conquer everything around me."

    Mr. Fool nodded slightly and said, "This is the manifestation of godhood."

    Madam Magician sitting diagonally opposite Lumian quickly asked, "Mr. Fool, can you explain the difference between godhood and humanity in more detail? I'm not too clear on it myself."

    She didn't have this dilemma before, and Mr. Fool hadn't specifically discussed it. By the time she became an Angel, Mr. Fool had already entered his slumber, unable to answer her questions.

    Enveloped by the gray fog. Mr. Fool glanced at The Chariot Lumian and The Magician Fors and said, "Okay."
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      Jenna and Franca had no idea they were this close to being creampied until they lose their minds pressure
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        Bruhh 💀 yeah
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    1086 War Machine







    Lumian shrugged his shoulders. 'This is the result of my best efforts to compress it.'

    Of course, if he didn't consider body balance, he could shrink down to 1.9 meters, as he was essentially a Mythical Creature now.

    Jenna said with a suppressed smile, 'Let's get you changed into some proper clothes first.'

    The way he looked now was really awkward, giving the impression of intentionally wearing undersized clothing to perform as a clown.

    After Franca used the mirror world to go to the New City of Silver and buy clothes suitable for Lumian's current stature, and had him change into them, the group took their seats.

    Franca looked at Lumian's face and muttered, 'Oh no, he's too handsome… I'm starting to feel a bit… flustered.'

    Jenna did not speak, but her gaze seemed to echo Franca's words. The experienced Anthony didn't show any obvious reaction.

    Lumian leaned back on the sofa. 'This change is the result of the Demoness of Unaging and the Weather Warlock's charms merging.

    'A normal Sequence 2 Beyonder in the Hunter path mainly possess a charisma that makes people want to follow and be loyal to them, and may cause women to develop feelings of admiration, but there is no active Charm. Now, it's not just admiration, and not just towards the opposite sex.

    'Hmm, as long as I don't use Charm, it's still somewhat controllable.'

    'Ooh.' Franca looked curious. 'What abilities and traits does the Weather Warlock have?'

    Lumian considered carefully before saying, 'This Beyonder characteristic contains Sequence 9 to Sequence 2. The abilities I was missing before, like the Iron-blooded Knight and the War Bishop, have now been filled.

    'I'm always full of courage and won't be significantly affected by emotions like fear and terror, but I'm not reckless or blind because of it. In fact, I still feel fear and terror, it's just that my courage overcomes them.'

    'The Sword of Courage is the extreme version.' Franca nodded in understanding.

    Lumian took out the iron-black longsword from the Traveler's Bag and tossed it to Franca.

    'It's no longer of much use to me. Between you and Jenna, use it if need be.'

    Franca caught it and gave a simple 'Mm'.

    Then, as she was putting the Sword of Courage back into the Traveler's Bag, she stood up and walked towards Lumian and Jenna.

    After stowing the Sword of Courage, she suddenly found herself awkwardly standing in the middle of the living room.

    After a brief silence, she chuckled nervously at Lumian. 'This sword has given me the courage to beat you up.'

    Lumian scoffed, dividing the bundle of longswords used to seal the Sword of Courage into two parts, and using invisible spider silk to pass one part to Jenna and one to Franca.

    He continued thoughtfully, 'I can also galvanize and flame my body.

    'At the Sequence 2 level, the former is no longer just ordinary steel, but closer to the symbolism of 'steel', able to withstand attacks that would normally destroy or melt real steel. The latter allows me to disperse into multiple flames, each of which I can control precisely, then coalesce back into my body. Even if most of the dispersed flames are extinguished by the enemy, it doesn't affect the integrity of my physical form, it just weakens my vitality and spirituality proportionally.

    'The Angelic-level flame transformation can also turn me into a stream of flame, a huge flaming spear, and a terrifying flaming meteor to attack enemies or travel quickly. Combined with hurricane-like winds, I can reach speeds over 4,000-5,000 kilometers per hour. And once the magic potion is fully digested, I can enhance it further.

    'The most powerful flames controlled by the Iron-blooded Knight and the War Bishop are azure, but the Iron-blooded Knight is not pure in this regard, having a tinge of dazzling white. At the angelic level, the flames become violet, the Weather Warlock's are a violet-tinged azure to an azure-tinged violet, the specific hue depending on the digestion of the potion. In the subsequent Sequence 1, the flames should be a pure violet.

    'Hmm, if I borrow the power of 0-01, the violet will become paler and more transparent. If I draw on the force from the depths of the ancient well, the violet will be tinged with a deep red, not the scarlet of a Pyromaniac, but a blood-red hue.

    'My control over the flames has also greatly improved. Compared to before, I can now cover a battlefield of tens of kilometers, directly raining down Meteor Shower, or summoning flocks of Fire Ravens.

    'The explosive power of compressed fireballs now far surpasses that of a fleet's main guns… by quite a margin.

    'The Iron-blooded Knight can establish a mystical connection with their team, concentrating the entire group's strength on themselves, and sharing their teammates' vision, distributing the damage they receive. However, this concentration only applies to power and spirituality, not the Beyonder powers of the members.

    'At the War Bishop stage, not only can they use the Beyonder powers of team members within a 3km range, but they can also share their own abilities and power with them.

    'In this regard, a Weather Warlock's range is 10km, and there is no longer a restriction on sharing abilities. Simply put, while a War Bishop can only let one member use their ability at a time after sharing it, a Weather Warlock can allow every team member to use it simultaneously, lending them the corresponding spirituality. Of course, the team's overall spirituality doesn't increase.

    'From the War Bishop stage onwards, the team's mental resonance becomes direct telepathy, and the War Bishop can selectively shield and modify certain information in the communication.

    'A War Bishop can also create Fog of War, significantly reducing the visual range, hearing, and smell of all living beings within, and enveloping the corresponding spirit world as well, suppressing the interaction between spirit entities and the spirit world, dulling spiritual warnings and intuitions.

    'At the Weather Warlock level, the Fog of War range initially expands to 20km, continuing to increase as the potion is digested. Additionally, the Fog of War will also have the ability to interfere with outside divination and prophecy.

    'At even higher levels, it may affect the astral world.

    'Within the Fog of War, I am unaffected by anything. This trait can be shared with team members after becoming a Weather Warlock.

    'A War Bishop also has abilities like War Cry and War Song that can be used to boost the team's morale, temporarily enhance strength, influence the enemy's mentality, and suppress the target's performance.

    'After offering sufficient sacrifices, each War Bishop can petition the essence of war or the symbolic 'war' for assistance once per battle, while a Weather Warlock can do so every seven days.'

    Hearing this, Franca clicked her tongue. 'It's practically a war machine, a scythe reaping lives.'

    'That's why the true god of this path is titled things like God of War and 'War Overlord',' Lumian replied with a smile.

    He then said, 'A Weather Warlock has the partial authority to change regional weather and create extreme weather conditions, such as thunderstorms, hurricanes, heavy rain, hail, blizzards, and dense fog. I call this Weather Manipulation.'

    'In the Western Continent, it might be called 'to call the wind and summon the rain'—being completely influential! No, that doesn't cover it comprehensively enough,' Franca said excitedly.

    Lumian gave a sound of agreement.

    'A Weather Warlock mainly controls the weather, while things like meteors, tsunamis, and earthquakes are not under our purview, though some can be indirectly induced, like using a hurricane to trigger a tsunami.

    'My Weakness Investigation has also been enhanced. The targets I see will be in the overall sense, including substitutes, avatars, and manifestations. Then I can find the weak points in this whole. If combined with Cull and Mighty Blow, and the target doesn't have enough substitutes or avatars, I can wipe them all out at once. Even Demonesses can't withstand a few such Culls.'

    'Sounds like it's aimed at Demonesses…' Franca muttered.

    'Is that how the neighboring paths are?' Jenna said thoughtfully.

    With a nod, Lumian said, 'My weapons will be extensions of my body. Ordinary objects can serve this role, they'll just be destroyed afterward.

    'There are corresponding qualitative changes in strength, stamina, spirituality, intuition, tracking, and target pursuit. I can also fly by the wind and levitate in the air.'

    At this, Lumian smiled. 'And the last thing is that I've reverted to a male.'

    Jenna's eyes moved slightly, and she muttered, 'What about the fusion of Hunter and Demoness abilities?'

    Sitting in the armchair, Lumian raised his right hand, a black flame of madness and destruction igniting in his palm.

    Immediately, he stretched the black flame into a deep, oppressive flaming greatsword.

    Seeing this black flaming greatsword, Franca, Jenna, and Anthony all had their hair stand on end, their bodies growing cold, as if the apocalypse had arrived prematurely.

    The eating Ludwig instinctively scooted two spaces further into the other end of the sofa. 'If I ever encounter a spatial seal again, I can directly cleave a fissure in the barrier with the Sword of Destruction, without needing to do any further attacks,' Lumian flicked his wrist, causing the quietly burning black flaming greatsword to dissipate.

    He continued, 'I can also 'insert' extreme weather or lethal attacks into mirrors, guiding them through the mirror world to precisely target locations, attacking people and environments outside the mirrors.

    'Oh, and as long as the title conditions are met, I can respond to prayers worldwide.

    'Hmm, I can also hide Petrification powers within fireballs. After they explode, the effect is released, affecting the surroundings, without needing to spread it inch by inch.

    'My mystical pathogens are more heat-resistant now and can spread through rain, gales, and snowflakes, influencing a large area in the shortest time, breaking the limitations of my own abilities.

    'My Mythical Creature form, aside from igniting those who witness or approach me and creating various weather phenomena, can also petrify them, induce extreme euphoria, immediately sicken them, curse them, or make them deeply infatuated with me…'

    After describing his abilities, Lumian concluded, 'If I don't suppress and restrain my psyche, the weather in the areas I'm in will gradually become more volatile and extreme, and the likelihood of war or massacre events occurring will continually increase.'

    Listening to Lumian's account, the word that flashed through the minds of Franca and the others was: 'Calamity.'

    Disasters of all kinds, both natural and man-made.
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      Error404
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      Well, we still have to see how strong it is against an actual Angel.
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      Lazy Lion
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      If I find myself in the world of LOTM one day, I'm definitely choosing the Calamity pathways.

      Like, bruhhh.. just sitting idly can increase the chances of war happening around you. A real God of War
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        Error404
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        You will always be in middle of trouble and you have to worry that top guys doesn't see you as good sacrifice. Also remember in LoTM :-

        Red Priest Beyonders die during War.
        Wheel of Fortune Beyonders die cause of bad Luck.
        Door Beyonders die when traveling.
        Twilight Beyonders during fights.
        Demoness Beyonders cause of their lovers.

        Many other path also face these problems.
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          Lazy Lion
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          Have you forgotten? Hunters thrive in the midst of chaos and blood. What's a little calamity to be scared of? ahaa

          I don't know about Demoness but I feel it's the same too
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            Kiber
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            Вспомни что ты вообще без боевого опыта в сражениях, будешь сражаться против всяких культов/групп/церквей ведь ты неизвестная переменная, да и учитывая сколько знаний ты знаешь, ты умрёшь в 1 секунду. Знания о Космосе это уже смерть eyetwit
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              Lazy Lion
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              Yeah you're right
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      Я не помню, а на какой последовательности Аврора сможет воскреснуть?
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        Tимофей Кыркелан
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        She is a part of Lumian's soul. As a Mythical Creature, He has a special soul. If not for Jenna, then at least for Aurora, you need to find a description of the Demoness of Disaster. Something tells me that on Adam's continent, this Disaster must be somewhere...
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      Tимофей Кыркелан
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      It's time for Lumian and us to learn a little more information about the abilities and methods of the External Deities... I'm waiting for a personal meeting with the Fool))
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    Tимофей Кыркелан
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    To put it bluntly: Lumian does not yet have the ambition and willpower to become a Red Priest. He became a Weather Warlock because of the pressure exerted on (now) "Him" because of the responsibility.
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      Mysteries
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      It was the same thing with Klein
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        Tимофей Кыркелан
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        Klein was the "owner" of Castle Sefirah. Lumian is just a candidate. Klein was increasing his strength in the hope of returning home. Lumian increased his power first to resurrect Aurora. Now he has become an Angel under pressure from the outside. The main difference between them is that the Hunter's path requires ambition and a strong inner core. LoTM's ways are more prone to cautious, deceptive character quality.
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          Mysteries
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          Beating Adam, killing great ancients, resurrecting Aurora and protecting your friends aren't good reasons?
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            Daniel Sanchez_2
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            Unfortunately, it's not advisable to defeat Adam, as that would leave us with one less god who could help us during the apocalypse. He is the only one who was a semi-great ancient (on planet Earth), and with that experience, he could be very helpful in the apocalypse. So far, we haven't been given any hints that Adam wants to destroy Earth. He is neither an ally nor an enemy. He can't kill Klein because, at this point, Klein has a greater chance of becoming a complete great ancient compared to Adam. Additionally, Adam still lacks three Sequence 0 characteristics—Sun, Tyrant, and White Tower—and he also needs to adjust the Sefirot Sea of Chaos, meaning he is weaker in comparison to Klein.
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              duwan parra
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              Sin embargo en este momento es mucho más fuerte que klein, lo pudimos notar en la batalla contra el sabio oculto, klein todavía no ha recuperado nisiquiera su estado como "el loco" en este medio despertar, tiene las autoridades correspondientes pero depende en gran medida del bastón, o si fuese el dios de los 3 caminos habría sido pan comido matar al sabio oculto por como estaba, se puede decir que klein en este momento es más un rey de ángeles, almenos hasta que logre controlar más al Celestial digno
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    Максим Довбняк
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    link to the channel in my profile description

    Chapter 1085: Typhoon


    Ooo!

    The howling winds rampaged, slamming the windows and doors, the trees trembling and their branches bending to one side.

    The residents along the Berserk Sea coast had rich experience dealing with hurricane weather-they had all tightly shut their doors and windows, crossed tape over them, and taken shelter away from the balconies and doors.

    Yet, despite this, as they heard the roaring, shrill winds outside and felt their houses shuddering, they couldn't help but feel anxious and afraid. The vagrants had taken refuge in the cathedrals or poorhouses.

    Amid the towering, crashing waves that sometimes reached the sky, the hooded, black-robed figure of Lumian could be seen.

    His clothes were flapping loudly, his hood nearly blowing off.

    Without the ability to fly or levitate, he surveyed the layered cloud walls surrounding the typhoon's eye, unable to find the final coordinates of the spiritual realm in the chaotic environment-he could only go where his eyes led.

    Then, he activated the black mark on his right shoulder and Teleported into the heart of the typhoon.

    Simultaneously, the water droplets violently swirling in the area he had just left rapidly condensed into ice, the temperature plummeting.

    In the typhoon's core, Lumian's figure barely materialized before the gale-driven waves, roaring like a speeding steam train, crashed into him ferociously.

    Lumian was blown away, but he Teleported deeper into the typhoon, again relying on the "see and take" method in this gloomy, apocalyptic environment.

    Wherever he went, the rain froze into a thick layer of ice.

    After a few such jumps, he finally reached his destination-the typhoon's eye!

    The howling winds seemed to vanish, and the high altitude even revealed a clear, azure sky.

    Lumian didn't have time to admire this special place.

    His pale blue eyes suddenly turned a deep, iron black.

    As he plummeted, he quickly observed the surrounding cloud walls and the core structure of the typhoon.

    Weakness Investigation!

    A typhoon had weaknesses too!

    In just a few seconds, the falling Lumian spotted several large, pallid areas.

    The typhoon's weak points weren't just one.

    Lumian Teleported again, arriving near the largest pallid spot, looking down on it from above.

    At this point, if he were a pure Sequence 3 Hunter, completing the next steps would be quite difficult, even if he could skillfully use explosives and Cull-by targeting the weak points and disrupting the core structure, the typhoon might not necessarily dissipate, but could instead reorganize and strengthen, and the weather wouldn't change in the short term.

    But for a Demoness of Unaging, why use such a brutal method? Besides, the effect might not even be good.

    As Lumian continued falling, he took out a mirror, reflecting the pallid area above the cloud walls and hurricane.

    This wasn't to curse the weak point and complete the Cull, of course-a Demoness's curses couldn't target soulless objects.

    What Lumian wanted to do was forcibly transfer the typhoon's weak points and structural flaws into the mirror world.

    This was also a form of destruction, and it could be repeated multiple times quickly.

    Lumian raised his right hand, rapidly brushing across the mirror's surface as he fell.

    A crack sounded-the makeup mirror seemed to be unable to withstand the strain, about to shatter.

    Lumian unhesitatingly poured in a large amount of spirituality, forcibly dragging that cloud wall and hurricane area into the mirror world.

    With that section suddenly gone, cracks spread across the mirror in Lumian's hand.

    Simultaneously, the typhoon's core structure began to disintegrate, the cloud walls dissipating piece by piece.

    Lumian used Teleportation and the ability to drag things into the mirror world to continue destroying other structural weak points, not giving the typhoon a chance to reorganize.

    In the end, more and more of the cloud walls and the hurricane were pulled into the mirror world.

    On the coastline nearest to the typhoon, some people observing the sea from their rooms suddenly noticed the winds dying down and the waves subsiding.

    In the distance, the surrounding clouds and fierce winds were pouring into a funnel, an impressive sight.

    As the onlookers blinked, they found that another section of the hurricane-swept clouds had mysteriously vanished.

    Piece by piece, they disappeared.

    Bang! Bang! Bang!

    Some mirrors in their room abruptly shattered, with a gust of wind blowing out, but not particularly strong.

    These were the random remnant winds that had escaped the mirror world after a long journey.

    After another dozen seconds or so, the sky in the affected area gradually cleared.

    Gazing at the cloudless, azure sky, Lumian plummeted rapidly toward the sea surface.

    With a Teleport, he appeared directly over the sapphire waters, a thick sheet of ice forming beneath his feet.

    Under the deft pull of invisible spider silk, the purple-blue crystal pillar, purple feathers, iron bone crystals, blood of varying shades, charred tree branches, and seemingly unremarkable clear water all flew out of the Traveler's Bag, leaving their original containers to converge in a glass cup.

    Silently, the slightly purple liquid that formed ignited, melting the glass and dripping downward.

    Cupping the burning liquid, Lumian brought it to his lips and drank.

    His entire being, including his mirror self, was instantly set ablaze.

    Rumble!

    Dense, dark clouds gathered in the sky, real lightning and hail coalescing and drawn to Lumian's state, striking him.

    At this moment, the spirit world's information of this area had not yet fully changed, still partially corresponding to the typhoon. There was a rapid influx of information of Lumian relying on his own abilities to change the weather, creating an extremely strong connection between him, this area, and the corresponding spirit world.

    Rumble!

    Lightning struck, sharp hail pelted down-various extreme weather phenomena assaulted the still- burning Lumian in small bursts, tearing and ravaging him.

    Lumian felt excruciating pain in body, mind, and spirit, his thoughts growing increasingly hazy, as if about to dissipate into this area, this spirit world.

    This area, this spirit world, resisted the fusion of Lumian's spirit and consciousness, because he was the destroyer, the changer-he would inevitably be rejected in the short term.

    At this moment, Lumian's blurred mind heard voices- Aurore's, Franca's, Jenna's, and countless other anchors.

    His body tore apart, shattered, turning to ash, including his mirror self and the him slumbering within the mirror.

    The next moment, a wavering, purple-tinged blue flame ignited amidst the remnant ashes.

    This flame rapidly expanded and intensified, forging within it black iron bones, an indescribable tangle of complex symbols and patterns.

    They gradually formed a towering, five-to-six-meter figure, like the legendary fire giant come to life.

    Immediately, Lumian's face coalesced, its iron-black hue gleaming with a metallic luster, yet still clearly handsome and masculine in appearance.

    Blood-red hair also sprouted, each strand as thick as a python, some rotating black-and-white eyeballs at the top, others opening jaws with venomous fangs.

    A complete Mythical Creature form!

    A Mythical Creature form blended with Demoness traits!

    In this moment, Lumian dimly sensed the banner-like 0-01 and the massive, shrouded black shadow lurking in the ancient well-existences closely connected to him, at the pinnacles of the pathways, the former relatively clearer, the latter extremely hazy, as if cloaked in layers of gray fog.

    Additionally, three more gazes were cast upon him from afar, but he couldn't discern who they belonged to or where they came from.

    This hallucination-like sensing vanished in an instant, and Lumian's body rapidly shrank, the purple-tinged blue flames on its surface dissipating.

    A second later, he returned to a human male form, exuding a powerful, masculine aura.

    Over two meters tall, bronze-skinned, his muscles were not only vivid and full of explosive strength, but also flowing in graceful lines, like the finest sculptural masterpiece.

    His features had become even more handsome and sharp, his pale blue eyes deepening slightly, the refined details softening some of the aggressive edge.

    Lumian turned his gaze forward-the sea had already frozen into a thick, crystalline sheet, the azure currents visible raging beneath.

    The Traveler's Bag was in the distance, beyond the ice layer, or else even the one specially made by Mr. Fool would have been damaged in the previous blazing inferno and calamitous weather.

    With an invisible spider silk tug, the Traveler's Bag flew back into Lumian's hand. He took out a change of clothes, awkwardly putting them on, as if an adult trying to squeeze into a child's garments.

    His figure then vanished, leaving only scattered broken ice floes.

    …

    In a drought-stricken hot area, the onlookers, fearful yet curious, watched from a distance as the witch took the dead's blood, some believers even going to find a priest.

    Suddenly, a dull thunder rumbled.

    They instinctively looked up, finding the sky had somehow become heavily overcast.

    Plop!

    A raindrop splashed on the cracked lips of one of the observers.

    He exclaimed joyfully, raising his hands. "It's raining, it's going to rain!"

    …

    In the southern Haagenti Kingdom, the residents worried about the snowstorm continuing to the point of collapsing their roofs considered braving the risks to clear some of it.

    Just then, they saw rays of clear sunlight shining through the windows, into the house.

    Wh-The residents rushed to the window, looking outside.

    The lead-gray clouds dominating the sky had all dissipated, the not-so-warm sun shining upon the land once more.

    The thick, fluffy snowflakes falling from mid-air gradually grew smaller, until they disappeared.

    …

    Rumble!

    In a thunderstorm, few dared to go out, the children huddling fearfully beside their parents, unable to sleep.

    Their parents worried about subsequent heavy rain and flooding.

    Amid these emotions, they suddenly realized the lightning had stopped flashing across the sky for some time, the rumbling thunder vanished.

    …

    Trier, inside the luxurious villa, a swirl of purple-tinged blue flames coalesced before Franca, Jenna, Anthony, and Ludwig, forming the tall, handsome Lumian.

    "You've grown taller again..." Franca looked up, studying him for a few seconds.
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      Spectator_d
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      He's going to squeeze Franka and Jenna into the same place now. To check your male health.
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        Doksoo
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        I support
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        Tимофей Кыркелан
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        I'm more interested in the next step of resurrecting Aurora...
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          Spectator_d
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          You are right. Aurora should join in on this too.
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        Lazy Lion
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        Wdym bro? constraint
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          Spectator_d
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          It's about what you think.
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      Tимофей Кыркелан
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      The Medici, the Primordial Demoness and the Bloody Emperor? The one who becomes the Red Priest, along with the Primordial Demoness, will enter the City of Disasters and begin to merge with Sefirot. Whoever has the most advantages will win the battle of willpower...
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      Unlucky Morpheus
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      So what title will Lumian have as one of the Angels of The Fool? Angel of War, Angel of Calamity?
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        Tимофей Кыркелан
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        He will now be able to control the Church of the God of Diseases on a larger scale
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      Lazy Lion
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      Additionally, three more gazes were cast upon him from afar, but he couldn't discern who they belonged to or where they came from.


      I'm taking a guess here.
      The 3 gazes should belong to Cheek, Adam and Herabergen
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        Moonlight26
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        Cheek and Adam are the obvious choices, but the last one is still shrouded in mystery. Mirror Alista? Perhaps Medici? Or, as you said, Herabergen. They're all good choices
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          Lazy Lion
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          The reason I said Herabergen is because "He" also wants to raise his own GOO against Adam. The same way EBS is partnering with Medici.

          As for Cheek, nobody knows what "She" is planning. But if I'm to take a guess, I think it's to wait for who will be able to obtain 0-01 between Lumian and Medici, and then attack either of them to obtain the Uniqueness
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            Tимофей Кыркелан
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            This is my personal assumption: The Tyrant, the Sun and the Tower are ASG personalities whose memory He Himself erased. He arranged His own death. Did He, as the Supreme Psychologist, not think that after His death someone would want to take characteristics and become a God? Somehow it doesn't fit with His image of the Almighty God.
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              Lazy Lion
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              Hmm...I like this theory wiseacre
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        Tимофей Кыркелан
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        Judging by the information, to become a Disaster of Destruction, you need the right method of balancing Yin and Yang. Adam should know more about this. He won't let the Primordial Demoness ruin the birth of GOO because of her stupidity.
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          Lazy Lion
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          We'll see how everything goes later on.
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    Gwan
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    This new style of mass updates when the cliff hangers are hanged is quite interesting
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      Iso
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      are hung*
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        Gwan
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        Could also be hanged considering how this is murder 9
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