Rumble! Kugugung!
At the earthquake resounding once more, the central zone of the divine realm.
The bureaucrats in the ancient temple were terrified, looking toward the Olympian territory.
It couldn't be helped.
"Olympus has been completely devastated…!"
"It seems to be the work of that snake god…"
They broke out in cold sweat.
The divine realm is a world of wealthy rulers who colonize various dimensions.
As direct bureaucrats of the divine realm, they strictly maintain neutrality in the matters of its residents, but the situation was different now.
This was practically that Lord invading the divine realm!
"Will restoration be possible?"
"W-Well, I'm not sure. Because of the Cruder the snake god summoned, whether restoration is possible…"
"From the start, access to that area is impossible."
At that, a senior bureaucrat groaned.
"Damn, this will cause problems with the law of causality…!"
"As it is, the balance rate of the divine realm has started to collapse."
"Since one of the Eight Great Powers has an issue…"
"No, more than that, what about the Olympian refugees right now? They're tens of millions of refugees. It won't be easy for other territories to accommodate them…"
"Should we register the land gods there as refugees for now?"
"More importantly, they said they used the power of Circulation. This is a serious issue for the divine realm…!"
It was when the bureaucrats were sighing at reports coming from all over. The senior bureaucrat listening to the reports looked at a man crouched before him and groaned.
"Um, you seem to be laughing too much."
"Kuk, kukkuk…!!"
"Commander of the Heavenly Army. Your dignity…"
"Ahahahaha! But it's damn funny! They're calling land gods refugees!"
When the man burst into laughter clutching his belly, the bureaucrats looked at him as if he were detestable.
"Michael, leader of the Heavenly Army, this is serious. That power observed in Olympus is undoubtedly…"
Then the angel who had been laughing frivolously flashed his red eyes. And as if he'd never been dying of laughter, his eyes sparkled.
"Well, to be Circulation is unexpected. But that explains why Olympus suffered, I suppose."
"Yes. Since its compatibility with Olympus is the worst."
The divine realm has various authorities, but they have general characteristics.
And most of the gods of the Olympus faction are the emission type, giving a feeling of projecting power outward.
Additionally, the Olympian Great God Zeus's authority is the Fountain, which can draw out the power of his followers to the maximum.
It has the advantage of being able to pour attacks like an inexhaustible spring, but well.
The problem is that the opponent is Circulation.
"Circulation uses external energy as its power source. It's a force that rotates existing things. Rather, it would have become a strength for Circulation."
That's why the Olympian Great God deliberately didn't use his authority.
Because the moment he used it, Lee Gun would have gained infinite power.
But at that, the angel unexpectedly raised the corner of his mouth.
"But that. Is it really that highest-level divinity, Circulation?"
"Even so, it's probably just an imitation. Has there ever been a god who reached that domain?"
"Ah. So the Olympus bastards got done in like that by that imitator?"
"…That… is…"
The bureaucrat couldn't say anything. Instead, he swallowed.
"Even so, it can't possibly be that highest divinity that disappeared long ago."
"Really? But from that fake, land gods turned into humans? Completely ruined?"
The bureaucrat was at a loss for words.
"Ugh… Well, still, since they're gods of the Eight Great Powers, they won't be exterminated."
"That might not be the case? I heard that because they turned human due to that snake god, everyone's gone to PK them."
"What?! PK?"
"Yeah. If they're gods of the Eight Great Powers, won't killing them earn achievements? They're swarming after them aiming for that."
In other words, the Olympian gods lost their homes, their wealth, their divine status, and not only became refugees in an instant, but they're even under threat of murder.
'Truly a walking disaster.'
As the bureaucrat groaned, the angel lay down on the sofa and sneered.
"They reaped what they sowed. They originally stole the Great God's position too. Zeus is just being punished."
"But…"
"Anyway, there are already gods who went to Earth; they'll be sorry they missed this fun sight."
"Well, Earth is a dimension that remained safe even when those Lords ran wild. I think it'll be a good colony."
"But did that snake god really kill those Lords? They said he killed Time too."
At that, the bureaucrat looked disgusted.
"How could that be? The Lords are troublesome even for the Great Gods; they're the headaches that wrecked the divine realm."
"But the rumors said so. That the snake god killed Time."
"Well, we'll investigate, but… we judge it as the self-destruction of the Lords."
Then the angel snorted as if that were obvious.
"Anyway, it's a pity that Hermes and Hades are dead. I heard the two of them seemed to have found a survivor of Kreator, so I was trying to get some information."
At that, the bureaucrat's eyes changed.
"Could it be you're interested in that god of blessing?"
"Of course. Kreator has the highest bestowal ability, the strongest slaves. That's why those two must have desperately searched for that survivor."
"Well, Hermes and Hades have something shady behind them."
"Shady?"
"Yes. The two of them tried to use the soul of…"
"What, I thought it was something else. That's understandable. I heard the snake god filled his divine power 150% in one go. Would you leave such a divine power fast charger alone?"
Others take months, years to fill 1% of divine power. 150% in one shot was insane.
"So of course everyone would covet it…"
"No. It's not for that reason; they showed interest in…'s karma."
At that, the angel was startled.
"Karma? Could it be past lives?"
The bureaucrat silently nodded with a serious face.
It seemed like a very important story.
"That…, upon investigation, his karma is no joke. It's SSS-grade karma."
"!"
"Of course, since the soul is protected, we can't know his past lives, but what were Hermes and Hades trying to do with such a vicious criminal? He's a vicious criminal that even gods shouldn't approach."
Especially since Olympus was trying all sorts of tricks to become the top power.
Something was off.
However, the angel raised the corner of his mouth.
"SSS-grade karma…"
He seemed to have a hunch about something.
And sure enough.
"That guy. He'd be useful as a charger, but he'd also be useful for awakening our god. Where is he now?"
Catching the meaning, the bureaucrat sweated.
"It won't be easy to take him."
"It's fine. Eden has a cheat key targeting humans."
The angel, laughing sharply, looked at the bureaucrat.
"So what about the Cruder that the snake god summoned? You must have sent it out of Olympus by now? If it's around, we can't run wild either. It's a chance to hunt the human-turned Olympus bastards."
Then the bureaucrat flinched for some reason.
"W-Well… It seems you won't be able to go out for a while…"
"Why. What."
At that fierce glare, they spoke cautiously.
"It seems that… the Cruder disguised itself as a god and infiltrated the divine realm…"
Crazy, what the hell?!
* * *
It was around that time.
"So, why are you still here?"
The 18th floor of Olympian territory.
Lee Gun frowned as he looked at Hugo.
"I sent you to your best friend to help you sneak out of the country."
At Lee Gun's words, Pan, who was with Hugo, opened his mouth in horror.
It was for a different reason.
"You're the master of these people?!"
He was terrified as he looked at Inami and Samnami kneeling before Lee Gun.
"To have such people with you…!"
At that, Lee Gun looked at Inami and Samnami as if dumbfounded.
"What, are you two something great?"
"Indeed we are!!"
Well, whatever.
"Anyway, since the lower gods are now not paying taxes to the upper ones, it's good, so I did a good deed."
"That's not the issue!! Destroying Olympus, what kind of evil god-like deed did you just do!"
Pan couldn't continue his words about what happened upstairs.
The lower floors, relatively near the bottom down to the 17th, were less affected, but the Olympian affiliates seemed to have become complete refugees.
Especially, the land gods' wealth seemed to have all flown away.
And even in power struggles, things usually don't escalate to this extent.
At that, Hugo looked at Lee Gun worriedly.
"Aren't Aries and Virgo also affiliated with them? Are they okay?"
It was a question as if to say, aren't they still comrades of the Zodiac?
But Lee Gun picked his ear.
"I haven't seen Aries since then, and Virgo coolly told me to break it."
"What?!"
Actually, Virgo wasn't in Olympus, perhaps living elsewhere.
So he used his power freely without worrying about that.
And from the start, weren't the gods here just exploiting their own colonies and living well?
"Whether such guys become refugees or not is none of my business. That's what you get for messing with you."
Lee Gun snorted, saying it was a courtesy since they were strangers.
"Well, I dealt with the main culprits, so I don't care about the rest. They're none of my concern. They turned human, so they'll manage on their own."
Just then.
"It's not none of your concern, you bastard!"
"!!"
At the familiar voice, Lee Gun and Hugo's eyes widened.
It couldn't be helped.
"Aries!"
Appearing while coughing as if dying was the Aries master, covered in dust.
Fortunately, it seemed he wasn't eaten by the abyss.
But.
"What do you mean turning even me into a human!"
Was he caught in the Circulation? Seeing his divinity replaced, Lee Gun let out a hollow laugh.
"What, you couldn't avoid it? I even revealed your identity so you could run away."
"That was helping me?!"
"Yeah. I cut off your options so you wouldn't waste time wondering whether to choose me or them, and so you'd side with me."
This bastard, really!
Aries struck his chest as if he had a lot to say.
Of course, thanks to that, he quickly fled the moment the Circulation power activated, but he was a bit late.
"Do you know? Right now, criminals released because of you are roaming around looking for Olympian land gods!"
"Land gods? What are you talking about. They're humans now."
"Augh!"
The Aries master became urgent.
"You're saying that because you don't know. The ones aiming for achievements are no ordinary ones! They'll be killed instantly in human state! At this rate, even I'll be hunted!"
"Goodness, just how much evil have they done."
"#$*&$*!"
The Aries master was going crazy.
"Anyway, nephew! Just use Circulation once more on me! Give me back my divinity!"
At that, Lee Gun smiled.
"Sorry, I can't."
"What?!"
Aries grabbed Lee Gun as if begging him, but Lee Gun clicked his tongue, saying that's why he gave him a chance to run.
"To use Circulation, you need to accumulate experience in Life and Death. You have to accumulate each to 100% again to unlock it."
Aries looked at him as if shocked.
"Wait! Then what about me until then!"
"How about getting hit by me and gaining some experience?"
"What?!"
The Aries master trembled.
And for good reason; because of the power of Circulation, his body was in a human state.
He still had his divinity, but it was as good as sealed.
In other words…!
'He'll be murdered.'
The bounties on Olympian land gods were that high.
But Lee Gun smiled.
"Don't worry. There's a way to protect your body and for you to use power."
"What? What is it?"
"A method you know well."
"??"
Seeing his questioning look, Lee Gun raised the corner of his mouth like a fox.
"Since our Taek-su has regained his divinity."
"?"
"For now, join under Taek-su and become a saint."
What the hell?!
(To be continued)