Chapter 289: Judgment (1) |
Ryu Min was taken aback by the absurd message.
‘It says Divinity Initiation is in progress?’
He could now use divine power and stand on equal footing with a god?
What else could that mean?
‘Are they saying I’ve become a god now?’
But there was no change in his body.
Not even a typical visual effect appeared.
It proceeded quietly, without a sound, and he only learned of it through the message system.
‘Have I really become a god? Am I standing on the same level as the gods now?’
[A new Soul Binding Quest is available.]
└ Kill the Gods └ Number of Gods slain so far (0/4) └ On success ▶ ?????
Seeing the quest, Ryu Min let out a hollow laugh.
‘Ha, now they’re telling me to kill gods?’
He had killed the archangels, and now they were telling him to kill the gods.
Not just one—four of them.
Of course, there was no reason he couldn’t do it.
He had debts to collect from the gods as well.
He already knew the full story from what Michael had told him.
‘When you think about it, the real culprits behind all of this are those bastards—the gods.’
The bored gods had turned the war between the celestials and demons into mere entertainment.
They made bets on who would win and wanted to raise humans as mercenaries.
‘The ones who really need to die are those bastards. Gods who don’t care if humans die, only obsessed with winning their wagers.’
Naturally, Ryu Min couldn’t help but hold resentment.
Sure, the archangels who acted on orders were bad, but the gods who gave those orders from above were just as evil.
‘In some ways, they’re even worse.’
And in the midst of all that, the divinity he received was an unexpected but greatest reward for Ryu Min.
Especially now, when he was already furious—it opened a path for him to take revenge on the gods.
‘Still, killing four of them? Anyway, who am I supposed to go after?’
He couldn’t say exactly who his targets were, nor had he ever met them.
At present, the only god Ryu Min knew of was one.
‘Plunictos.’
That guy who, at least inside the Demon King’s Castle, is on the level of a god.
He seemed perfect to fight against.
It’d be a good way to test whether he could truly face a god now.
‘Maybe I could complete one of the quest’s god-kills with him.’
Though he didn’t know just how strong Plunictos really was.
With those thoughts, he had come with a somewhat tense expression, but…
Slaaap—slaaap!
‘This is way below my expectations, huh?’
Plunictos, who was swinging a whip, wasn’t threatening at all.
Maybe if the sparks touched him, it could be dangerous, but if they didn’t, then that was that.
‘Too slow.’
Considering the whip’s speed, trajectory, and angle of the flames, with that level, he wouldn’t be able to touch even a hair on Ryu Min’s head.
There were so many openings, and with Ryu Min’s speed, he could approach right in front of Plunictos in a flash.
‘Is it thanks to the Rune of Battle? I can immediately see the calculations.’
He could see how to kill him in a single strike, how much damage he would take, and how to fight the opponent.
All the information was readable.
But most importantly, he could read the opponent’s thoughts.
‘The Rune of Inner Thoughts, which didn’t work on gods before, is now working.’
That meant Ryu Min now stood on the same level as a god.
The divinity message wasn’t a lie.
‘All my runes work against gods now, and I can use divine power too.’
Divine power, as understood in fantasy terms, is similar to mana or holy power used by angels—a kind of spiritual energy that only gods can use.
He figured that out by reading Plunictos’s thoughts.
‘Because divine power is a higher-level energy, players normally can’t even scratch the body of a god.’
But just earlier, he had cut into Plunictos’s shoulder.
That meant Ryu Min had now obtained the qualification to kill a god.
‘In that case, there’s no need to hesitate.’
With sharp eyes, Ryu Min raised his scythe.
Divine power that naturally flowed from his body was transmitted through the scythe.
“I’ll make it quick. There won’t be any pain.”
While Plunictos was whipping the ground and diligently working out, Ryu Min charged toward him.
[Come at me, you worm! I’ll fry you right awa—huh!?]
Ryu Min, who had seemed to be rushing along the ground, was suddenly above Plunictos’s head.
He had leapt in an instant with a speed the eye couldn’t follow.
[D-Dieeeeeee!]
Seeing Ryu Min above him, Plunictos panicked and whipped his weapon like a windmill.
Fwoooosh!
Sparks flew, but Ryu Min freely stepped through the air.
As long as there was darkness, there was no place he couldn’t step.
“This is the end.”
[Hurk!]
The scythe slashed through Plunictos’s neck.
His massive head was expected to crash to the floor—but…
‘What is this…?’
That didn’t happen.
‘There’s no feeling of resistance at the scythe’s edge.’
Moreover, the surrounding environment changed in the blink of an eye.
It was a pitch-black space where nothing could be seen.
‘I’m not seeing an illusion. I’ve really been transported to another space.’
As proof, Plunictos, whose presence he had sensed until just a moment ago, was now completely undetectable.
‘Or maybe something’s blocking my senses.’
He looked around cautiously, but couldn’t sense or see anything.
It felt like falling into a bottomless abyss.
Just as his irritation was starting to rise beyond confusion, someone appeared.
It was an angel.
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