Chapter 38: I’m Screwed

The miniature magic furnace was a gift directly from the gods.

The density of magic contained within it is beyond imagination.

When these all exploded at once, the explosive force was blinding.

Like a thousand dynamite sticks detonating simultaneously.

Even by real-world standards with all kinds of explosives, it was a considerable scale of destructive power.

Moreover, this explosion was received in a concentrated state.

There was no one unscathed, friend or foe.

The weak died instantly without even leaving a corpse behind.

Even the strong had parts of their bodies blown off, barely clinging to life.

<Ahaha, hahaha!!!>

The Wind God, who swiftly flew through the sky to avoid the explosion, was unharmed.

With an intact body, he burst into laughter as he looked down at the carnage.

<I never imagined it would work out this well! Not only the troublemakers, but that arrogant Seyul has been blown to pieces too!>

The Wind God had no doubt that Seyul was dead.

Naturally. Even those powerful magical beasts ended up in this state.

Though his martial arts skills were high, Seyul’s physical body itself was only at the level of a slightly stronger human.

The moment he was hit by the explosion, he likely couldn’t even leave behind a corpse.

That is, if he had been hit.

The Wind God, who had been gleefully surveying the ground, widened his eyes.

It was hard to believe even seeing it, but Seyul was still alive on the ground.

Not just alive, but completely unscathed.

He was flaunting his beauty without a single hair out of place.

Above his head, Luminous was flying around, equally unharmed.

<How are you still alive?>

The Wind God, who had been certain Seyul would be dead, trembled even in his voice.

As he asked the reason with a shaking voice, curses immediately burst forth.

[How is he still alive? How is he still alive?!]

[Hey, you bastard, did you want him to die?!]

[Shit! He’s a confirmed criminal]

At the moment of the explosion.

The viewers who thought their hearts had stopped screamed in unison.

[What is this? What the hell is this?]

[Was this the plan from the beginning?]

[So this is why you asked Seyul noona]

[You cruel thing!]

[You even killed all the magical beasts that followed you]

[You were planning to kill them all from the start!]

The sudden betrayal followed by the explosion.

And the allied magical beasts killed because of it.

Everything was so surprising, sad, and bewildering that everyone fell into a state of panic.

The only one who maintained composure was Seyul, the very target of the explosion.

“Even a storm that fells great trees cannot harm a single leaf.”

Seyul calmly said something strange.

<What are you talking about?>

“Figure it out yourself. That’s not important right now. What is this you’ve done?”

Though his tone was quiet, his eyes were extremely cold.

Seyul pointed at the allies who were either dead or on the verge of death.

Those who had received the Wind God’s own blessing.

“Why did they end up like this too?”

<Because I intended to take care of them all?>

“Why!”

Seyul finally raised his voice at the brazen words.

Seeing this, the Wind God wiped away his bewilderment and regained his composure.

<Are you angry? If you think about it, this is your fault too>

“What did you say?”

<This all happened because you didn’t listen to us>

Shifting blame.

The Wind God, who blamed everything on Seyul, leisurely descended to the ground.

He landed next to Graham.

Graham was not in good shape either.

It was because he had been fighting Alje until just now.

The magic furnace the Wind God had given to Alje was especially high-performance.

The better the performance, the greater the destructive power, and he had taken that explosive force head-on while fighting Alje.

Even with powerful magical defenses and absorbing some of the power with Drain, he was still on the brink of death.

The Wind God said, nudging Graham with his foot.

<Originally, we planned to have him teach you Drain. Then he would be disposed of by us>

“What?”

<The Drain he created is a convenient technique one way or another. We thought we’d have him teach it to those we blessed to make their journey easier. But since this guy himself had impure thoughts, we needed to kill him to prevent any mischief>

Unexpectedly, another new truth was revealed.

The reason why Graham’s strange ambitions weren’t revealed in normal gameplay.

The surprising truth was that the gods had eliminated him in advance.

[Betrayal upon betrayal?]

The viewers were too stunned to even be angry at the successive plot twists.

It was a fact their minds couldn’t keep up with, but the Wind God wasn’t done revealing truths yet.

<But you know what? Even though the Water God told you to go where this guy was, you didn’t go, right? So this guy had a change of heart. He decided to release the Drain he created to the general public for research>

It was an unexpected event even for the gods.

Not only was a troublesome technique like Drain being released.

As a side effect, some unexpectedly helpful phenomena also occurred.

<It was fortunate for us that the magical beasts killed each other and reduced their numbers. That was a good thing. However, even with reduced numbers, problems remained>

“You mean that as their numbers decreased, some magical beasts absorbed that power and became stronger.”

<That’s right! You’re quite clever. Yes. We were worried about how to deal with the strengthened magical beasts, when these fellows caught our eye>

At that moment, the Wind God had a good idea.

The thought of using those burning with revenge.

<At first, we considered giving them blessings and having them fight each other again. But then we’d be left with more blessed magical beasts. So we decided to take this opportunity to blow them all away like this~>

And

There was no need to ask why.

Seyul knew the reason.

<But to fail, how truly regrettable. Oh wind>

As the Wind God pointed at Seyul with an insolent gesture, another shadow appeared beside him.

A being shining with blue light all over. It was the Water God.

“So you were in cahoots from the beginning.”

Seyul said, glaring at the Water God.

<Are you just now realizing?>

The Wind God snorted in response.

<Of course we were in cahoots from the start. We’re all gods after all. Even if some of us are fools who cower before humans>

<F-Fool?>

<Shut up. You came crying to me, scared of that human!>

The Wind God, annoyed at the Water God, turned his gaze back to Seyul.

<But don’t misunderstand. My desire to kill you isn’t for the sake of this fool. It’s because you dared bare your fangs at a god without knowing your place, you insubordinate!>

The Wind God put aside his playful attitude and exuded killing intent.

<It’s impressive you survived that explosion, but we’ll just have to kill you with our own hands. I acknowledge your power, but it’s meaningless against three gods>

Declaring they would kill him directly.

[Three?]

[Not two?]

One more than the visible number.

The viewers looked around, wondering if another god had appeared.

But the unexpected development came from an unexpected place.

With a flash, Luminous suddenly emitted light.

Throughout the explosion.

Luminous, who had been uncharacteristically quiet with a frozen expression, changed form.

Into a human figure emitting golden light.

[?????????????]

[???????????]

[……………]

[idk idk idk idk]

[Hey, you]

The viewers couldn’t even type properly in the chat, faced with an unimaginable identity.

<You don’t seem surprised>

Meanwhile, Luminous.

The Light God himself was nonchalant.

As if matching Seyul’s equally nonchalant attitude.

<Did you already guess my true identity?>

Seyul silently affirmed the questioning voice.

<Light, hurry over here!>

The Wind God urged his companion who was leisurely exchanging questions with the enemy.

That was a mistake.

[What?]

[What now?]

The Light God, who had revealed an unimaginable identity, now did something else unimaginable.

Contrary to expectations that he would join the other gods, he stood protectively in front of Seyul.

Seeing this, the Wind God narrowed his eyes.

<What are you doing?>

<That’s what I want to ask!>

The Light God shouted vehemently.

<What did I say? Didn’t I say I would help those people, the ones dying right now, and asked you to call Seyul here! What the hell is this?>

The Light God’s protest caused ripples.

<What! You didn’t tell Light?>

The Water God was flustered.

He had naturally assumed the truth had been told.

The viewers thought the same.

They thought the two had conspired beforehand to deceive Seyul.

The Wind God, who had boldly deceived his companion, was not cowed.

<Did you really believe those words? It’s common sense that we wouldn’t help them. These filthy magical beasts!>

Speaking with disgust, the Wind God kicked the corpses of the dead magical beasts.

Those he had given his blessing to.

<These filthy things! Even though it was to use them, I hated mixing words with them to the point of nausea!>

He even insulted the corpses of those he had used and killed.

At this behavior that crossed the line, not only the Light God but even his ally the Water God was appalled.

<You, what are you doing!>

<Even if they’re magical beasts, there’s no need to go that far when they’re already dead…>

The Light God in particular reacted explosively.

<I was a fool to trust you. You damned woman!>

<Such provocative words. Don’t tell me you intend to fight me?>

<Did you think I’d just let this slide?>

He seemed ready to fight even his companions.

The Light God glared at the Wind God, then spoke to Seyul.

<Seyul. Originally, I wanted to stay by your side a bit longer to observe what kind of person you are, but things have come to this>

“….”

<I’ll leave the rest to you! I’ll buy time, so escape in the meantime!>

The opponents were two.

The Light God alone had no chance of winning, but there was no other option.

The Light God spoke gravely, trying to send Seyul away.

In a normal scenario, this is where Seyul should flee, leaving the Light God behind.

<Seyul?>

But Seyul did not do that.

Instead of fleeing, he stepped in front of the Light God, blocking the way.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been this angry.”

Then, as he lifted his head that had been deeply bowed, in that moment.

Due to the sudden extreme sense of terror,

Not only the two enemy gods, but even the allied Light God.

All three of them startled and retreated far away from Seyul.