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The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone-Chapter 190: The Beginning of Heaven and Earth (4)
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Chapter 190: The Beginning of Heaven and Earth (4)
-I used <Tempest>.
-My karma increased by 1.
-My karma increased by 1.
-My karma increased by 1.
Beyond the smartphone where a fierce battle was raging, I watched the characters on the screen with clenched lips.
As soon as the angels who came to the cult launched their attack,
I realized that the enemies had ambushed us while the cult was empty, and I tried to intervene in the game and stop their invasion.
Even though most of them had left for the battle, there were still many believers in the cult.
I couldnβt lose all the members of the cult here, including Roan.
-βDonβt be afraid! The Great One is with us!β
-βββLightning Storm!β
Of course, I wasnβt the only one who joined the battle.
Roan, who shared my magic through <Divine Response Device>, was fighting at the front line and performing miracles.
[Dark Beast: Beta], who had been Roanβs long-time companion, also showed his struggle to barely fend off the enemies on the battlefield.
Beta had shown an incredible power against the soldiers, but he had his limits against the angels.
Most of the flying angels were out of Betaβs attack range.
βΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Pluto.β
And in the midst of such a battlefield, there was a character who shone more than anyone else.
The Third Apostle, Pluto Astraia.
She had changed into a never-before-seen appearance and was fighting against the angels in the sky.
Pluto, who wore a red crown on her head, let out a rough breath every time she exhaled.
-βDonβt ruin what I like.β
It was a splendid sight that suited her name as a progenitor.
Anyone who faced her would be impressed by her beauty and charisma.
Unless they only looked at the grotesque shapes on the floor.
-βNo oneβ¦ will touch whatβs mine.β
She was showing an incredible achievement that matched her appearance.
Every time Pluto swung her arm, spikes of blood pierced through the angels.
Even the angels who moved quickly to avoid the spikes were caught in Plutoβs bloody wings and had their necks snapped.
As she repeated the same words and slaughtered the angels, some of them flinched and backed away.
βIs this the progenitor of vampires?β
I saw Pluto in a way I had never seen before.
Yet, she shone brighter than ever in front of me.
She flew around the battlefield with a desperate face, eliminating the enemies she saw one by one.
One. And another one.
There were countless numbers of angels lined up in the sky, but Pluto never gave up and erased them one by one.
βThe apostle is doing so well, thereβs no way the author who calls himself God is losing.β
I felt a bit moved by Plutoβs actions.
Click.
I raised my finger and touched the skill icon, then shot one skill after another at the enemies on the battlefield.
As my finger drew in the air, countless numbers of enemies disappeared.
The feeling of countless lives disappearing at my finger was not something that touched my heart directly, unfortunately.
-I used <Lightning Storm>.
-My karma increased by 1.
-My karma increased by 1.
With a loud noise, the angels fell to the ground.
The angels that collided with the ground turned into ashes and scattered, and the angels that hid their appearance were converted into karma.
In the midst of flames and light, where they killed each other,
I felt something strange when a lot of time had passed since the battle started.
-<Karmaβs Voice> converts [Reverse Dragon: Naias]βs activity into your causality rate.
Suddenly, a new message popped up at the bottom of my smartphone, and a huge body was revealed as one of the buildings of the cult collapsed.
Crash!
The huge dragon that tore apart the wooden wall showed itself.
The dragon wrapped in darkness flashed its red eyes and glared at the angels.
I couldnβt help but be surprised by the dragon that suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
βReverse Dragonβ¦?β
The characters that belonged to <Karmaβs Voice> all had one thing in common: they were my subordinates.
The apostle Pluto.
The dark beast Alpha.
The king of the undead Arcrosis.
They were all beings that belonged to me through the game system.
And now, there was someone who belonged to me unintentionally in front of my eyes.
[Reverse Dragon: Naias].
It was the first time I saw the shape of a dragon wrapped in darkness.
βCould it beβ¦ Estelleβs doing?β
That was the only thing I could doubt about Naiasβs appearance.
Estelleβs intervention.
If she wanted the apostles to turn the holy land upside down, it wouldnβt be strange if she did something to help me.
For example, forcing unwanted support on me.
As if to prove it, the dark dragon spat out incomprehensible words and moved toward the angels.
Kwaaaaaββ!
A jet of black light from the dragonβs mouth swept away the angels in the sky.
He didnβt seem to be in a rational state, but his strength against the angels was not something to laugh at.
I tried to guess Estelleβs purpose as I watched Naias fight against the angels.
βWhy did she intervene? To prevent the cult from collapsing?β
My power would only weaken if the cultβs headquarters collapsed.
Estelle wouldnβt welcome that situation either.
So it was possible that she supported me in this way.
βOr is it to trigger causality adjustment?β
But there was always a backlash to extreme support.
<Karmaβs Voice> always gave a fair price for the movements in the game.
If Estelle used her power to give me more strength, she would have to pay for it herself.
The fact that my smartphoneβs power had grown stronger meant that something had changed for me.
I frowned as I felt something unpleasant digging into my head as [Artifact: Smartphone] grew rapidly.
βDid they both aim for this?β
βThis is all for creating a new god.
I felt like I could understand Estelleβs words a little bit now.
***
Crossbridge, the Temple of Harmony.
There, Paladin Oren looked at the Saintess of Harmony with a troubled eye.
The Saintess of Harmony in Orenβs sight had her eyelids tightly closed.
She was Laiteria, who had lived without her eyes since birth.
It was not strange that Laiteria closed her eyelids even without praying.
βLaiteria.β
βYes.β
But because of that, Oren was in a situation where he had to doubt the saintess in front of him.
It had been a long time since Highpride II ordered the imprisonment of Laiteria, the Saintess of Harmony.
And during that time, Oren, the blue holy sword, had faithfully performed his duty.
While under Orenβs watch, Laiteria had never shown any suspicious behavior.
Except for what happened yesterday.
βI donβt want to doubt you.β
βWhy? Did I do something suspicious?β
Looking at Laiteria who asked calmly with her eyes closed, Oren sighed deeply with mixed emotions.
Yesterday afternoon, Oren had lost sight of the Saintess of Harmony for a moment.
And after that, Laiteria didnβt show up in Orenβs sight for a long time.
She showed herself after some more time passed, but she tried to pass it off as a simple prank.
He couldnβt ask for more details at the time because of his confused mind, but it was not something to be dismissed as a simple prank.
βDo you remember what happened yesterday?β (f)reewe(b)novel
So Oren decided to ask Laiteria directly.
When Oren asked her about what happened yesterday, Laiteria gave him a playful smile.
It was an expression that didnβt match her innocent face.
βAre you still holding on to the prank I did yesterday?β
βI donβt think itβs possible for a saintess who canβt see to do such a cruel prank. Did you get a miracle that made you see?β
βIf I got such a miracle, I would have told you first.β
βWould you tell me instead of the hero of harmony?β
Oren belonged to the holy land, but he was not part of the Temple of Harmony.
He didnβt think Laiteria would have any favor for him who was watching her.
As Oren looked at her and spoke, Laiteria moved her legs and answered him while sitting on a chair.
βI would like to tell Naias first if possible. But you guys have him captured, donβt you?β
βShe betrayed the holy land. Of course, so did you.β
βI didnβt betray.β
Laiteria lowered her head and denied his words.
βThen why did you help the cult?β
βBecause itβs Godβs will. You know whatβs most important for us clerics, donβt you?β
Laiteria had only one reason for her betrayal.
Faith.
In front of the great revelation that only the saintess could receive, it was meaningless for a mere paladin to argue.
So Oren brought up a more essential question.
βDid God betray the holy land?β
It would have been blasphemy to say it out loud normally.
But Oren had some kind of certainty about Laiteria and spoke his mind without hesitation.
Laiteria answered him with a still playful voice after hearing his words.
βThatβs a remark that deserves a trial for blasphemy. Do you think a mere human can judge Godβs will?β
βIf not, how can you explain the betrayal of the hero and the saintess?β
βOren. If you keep crossing the line, youβll be in trouble.β
βThe one who is doing something dangerous is not me.β
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Oren approached the saintess and grabbed his holy sword at his waist as he spoke.
Was it because they kept talking about God?
Laiteria couldnβt stay still anymore, and she warned him with a serious face.
βOren, I warned you. Donβt insult God anymoreβ¦β
βYou are abandoning humanity.β
βOren? What are you talking about?β
βSaintess Laiteria. Who was inside you that day?β
Oren glared at Laiteriaβs closed eyelids.
He felt like he could see the pupils stained black behind her eyelids.
The dark and deep black eyes that were staring at him even though they couldnβt see.
βWhy did you abandon humanity?β