Chapter 280 - Episode Twenty-Seven - The Great God Kudor (1)

At the same time as the vision of Priest Yohanan disappeared, the magic formula engraved on the entire walls and floor of the third chamber of trials, the Chamber of the Wand of Destruction, took on a glow.

The entire circular room seemed to shake, and the floor descended in unison.

Whoa!

As I staggered, Mea dropped my luggage on the floor and supported my body with her free hand.

Mea herself lost her balance very badly, but she managed to keep herself from falling just with her willpower.

A-Are you okay, Abel?

Thank you, Mea, for the help

I breathed out a sigh of relief as I answered.

The fall is still going on, but I was a little startled by the initial movement and almost fell.

Its not a problem now.

Its usually the other way around, isnt it ?

Myunhi looks at the exchange between me and Mea with a puzzled look.

I pretended I hadnt heard anything.

But what the heck is ?

According to Peter, it was supposed to be a series of three trials to select the person who would receive the magical weapon, the Wand of Destruction.

The Balancer of the Scale of Time was supposed to be after the Wand of Destruction according to Peters explanation, but Rupels words suggest that he had something else in mind.

W-What do you mean? Eh, the trial is over? Its just starting, right? Why did that priest appear twice in a row? Is there a problem with the magic formula?

Peter panicked and turned his eyes around.

In the background, the blue-skinned child girl, Zolomonia, the great demon of wisdom and ruin, appears.

Dont worry, Peter. If you believe the words of Yohanan, then the whole trial is over. Only God knows what will happen next.

In contrast to her young appearance, she has a charming smile on her face.

Im not sure that the eyes of a human being, which seem to see through all of Zolomonia, are the same as the eyes of the woman who once called out my name as if screaming when Gaston raised her.

As I was thinking about this, Zolomonia glared at me with all her might.

I averted my eyes. Mea also averted her eyes.

Thats a very ominous thing to say, Zolomonia-chan.

Zolomonia smiles coldly and silently at Peters words.

Based on the exchange between Peter and Zolomonia, Im convinced that Peter is hiding some secret related to this ancient temple.

Peter-san, what exactly is in the back here? Its like theres something youre not telling me. Its about time you told us

Yeah, right. Since youve taken me this far I dont think I can fake it anymore.

Peter shrugged his shoulders and his well-shaped nose moved slightly.

He seemed to be smiling slightly, but since his eyes were hidden by the mask, it was hard to tell.

First, I want you to take a look at this

Peter fumbled with his pockets as he approached, cutting between me and Mea.

He stood right in front of me and quickly turned around and moved behind me.

He then thrusts the knife he seems to have hidden in his pocket at my neck.

Pe-, Peter-san!?

Abel! You Queer mask !

Mea immediately took up her bow and set her sights on Peters head.

Her movements were quicker and more precise than youd expect from the normal Mea.

There was not a single hesitation in Meas movements until she released her finger.

There was no doubt that she was confused, but she must have been aware that there was no time for that and pushed it down.

However, he was one step short.

Myunhis staff, which had been moving almost simultaneously with Peters suspicious movement, swept up the arrow at the moment it was released and the arm holding Meas bow at the same time.

Meas arrow and bow fall to the floor where they continue their descent.

Myunhis footsteps followed, causing Meas body to circle and fall to the floor.

Myunhis staff was attached to her head.

Kyah

She seemed harmless enough, but then again, she is the daughter of the Doom Clan.

Myunhi puts his staff to Meas head, saying in a sarcastic tone, Im sorry, but I dont know what to say.

Mea! Peter-san Peter, whats going on!

Its a good thing I didnt kill you guys when I saw you in Palgas Village. I didnt expect you to be so helpful to me in this way. But youre too dangerous.

Peter tells me ruthlessly.

Then he put his long, slender fingers to his red lips and chuckled.

Now, lets head for the last room.

Oh no, Peter had betrayed me.

It was a situation that could have been avoided if I had been a little more vigilant, if I had put my Ortem or Lapides Sword on alert.

Peter was an opponent whose purpose and identity were unknown.

I should have been more suspicious of him. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and thats only true for this situation.

Right, Abel-chan, you asked what lies ahead, right? What lies ahead is the truth of a mythical age buried in darkness and a spirit weapon that was once called a god

The floor dropped, and the wall that rose up had a number of murals carved into it.

There are inscriptions of the priest Yohanan and a picture of Kudor.

I dont even know how long Peter intends to keep us alive in this state.

I dont think he has a legitimate purpose. He could have killed us to silence us at any appropriate stage.

Anyway, for now, the only thing to do was to continue the conversation, read their thoughts, and look for an opening.

If there is a moment of opportunity to activate magic, it should be easy to turn the current situation upside-down.

Are you trying to say that Kudor is an artificial spirit? Thats not possible. Artificial spirits that are created artificially are far behind a naturally occurring spirits. This is because they cannot gather materials.

In order to create an artificial spirit, it is necessary to dedicate the lives of multiple lives to extract, collect, solidify, and fix the spirit, which is part of the soul.

However.

In order to create a spirit, it is necessary to turn a living being that possesses magical power into a spirit and use it as a material.

This is what I have learned from reading the Great Gods Treasure Book and actually creating artificial spirits.

The most important factor in creating a spirit with the greatest potential is what to use as material.

Simply put, the potential of the created spirit is the total magic power of the material minus the magic power that is lost in the process of spiritification.

However, the higher the number of materials and the higher the magic power of the materials, the greater the decay of magic power, so in order to create a strong artificial spirit, it is necessary to carefully select materials and thoroughly control them with a huge magic circle.

And there is a limit to that.

No matter how many materials you use, no matter how precise and large the magic circle is, there will always be a line where the decrease due to the decay of magic power will be greater than the increase.

What I understood from reading the Great Gods Treasure Book was the fact that it was impossible to create an artificial spirit that could rival a Great Demon.

It is impossible to create an artificial spirit that can be called a god in this way.

The answer is right here. Fufu As I thought, I was right after all.

Peters voice was strained as he said it. Sweat is dripping from behind the mask.

Myunhi, who was holding Mea down, was sobbing and looking behind me.

I slowly turn around and check the mural behind me.

It was a mural of Kudor eating a meditating follower with his mouth wide open.

I had never heard of anyone harming their own followers.

As I read the words around the mural, I realized that it had a symbolic meaning.

No way

Yes. Kudor is an artificial spirit created by Priest Yohanan to kill the four creator gods and end the age of mythology. The price is Kudors followers. Perhaps Priest Yohanan took one of the religions that had existed since long before the Mythic Age and turned it into the Kudor Church. He gathered followers based on his belief in the overthrow of the four great creator gods, oriented the souls of the material believers through faith, interfered in their lives using the commandments to adjust their physical and mental aspects, and gave them a concrete image of the non-existent, fictional Kudor by pretending that the creation of spirits was a divine summoning.

The directionality of the material soul, the unification of body and spirit, and the addition of a concrete image are all important points in spirit creation.

A Religion is too perfect a setting for artificial spirit creation.

It should be able to reduce the rate of decay of magic power drastically.

To think theres this kind of way, even if I have this Idea, as expected I cant execute it.

In the past, at the exact same time that the god Kudor descended, there was a massive disappearance of Kudors followers The number of people at that time was about 100,000, according to the historical estimates of scholars. This is the number of people who were sacrificed in order to create the spiritual weapon, Kudor. Thus, the age of mythology ended and the age of man came Whether you are a hero or a great sinner, youll never know. Fufu, fufufu. It was only a theory, but when I saw the mural of the god Kudor eating his followers, it all finally connected.

Eventually, the floor that had been descending stopped.

In front of me, there was a new, raised entrance.

I guessed that this was where the spirit weapon Kudor was sealed.

Finally, Ive finally come this far! The day will come when I will control the power of Kudor and become the ruler of the world, or rather, the god of the world! I wont let anyone get in my way I wont let anyone get in my way!

Peter let out a high-pitched loud laugh.