<865 - Faith Meta (9)>
The God of Void is dead.
A tremendous change occurred on the continent.
“Uh? What is this? There’s a strange crack in the air.”
“Get the magician!”
The exploration team brushing through the remote areas pointed at the black spot that appeared in mid-air while asking the magician.
“Magician, we found something really cool! Can we sell this for money?”
The magician replied with a serious expression, “Short-range teleportation.”
Seeing the magician dash down the slope at the speed of light made the exploration team drop their gear and tumble down the hill like rolling stones.
Just as everyone hastily evacuated, the black dot suddenly expanded, revealing a massive structure on the hillside.
[Hidden Dungeon [Monster House] has appeared.]
A dungeon spontaneously emerged from mid-air.
The magician from the exploration team, eager to share this astonishing news, rushed toward a nearby city, determined to inform about the bankrupt exploration team that didn’t even get to taste this newly uncovered dungeon.
And soon, he received astonishing news from the magician association.
“There was also a dungeon opening phenomenon in this area.”
“You don’t mean from this very area, do you?”
“From what we’ve confirmed in our region, five dungeons have been discovered. Other regions and countries have been the same.”
While it was usually considered fortunate to discover a few dungeons a year, they were popping up like mushrooms after rain.
This was all because the God of Void Unknown had been safeguarding these dungeons in his space.
These dungeons, preserved in an isolated environment, maintained their high danger levels, and even saw a surge in difficulty due to the God of Void’s investments.
This was part of a grand scheme to seize the wealth of those powerful enough to conquer hidden dungeons and use those resources to expand his followers or train his believers in dungeon raids.
With the god dead and the power suppressing space gone, hidden dungeons began to spring up across the continent.
“Our town’s back mountain has a suspicious sword stuck in a cave!”
“Have you heard the rumors about a mysterious spear floating in the middle of the lake?”
“They say there’s a priceless treasure depicted in a portrait inside some count’s estate, and we’re looking for a magician to investigate this strange phenomenon!”
Moreover, valuable items that lay dormant in the God of Void’s space waiting for disposal suddenly scattered at random coordinates across various locations.
Of course, treasured items also tended to gravitate toward nature mana or environments related to them, so they didn’t end up in utterly ridiculous places.
The sword stuck in the cave grants strength to whoever pulls it out.
The spear above the lake is enchanted with Water Element Magic.
Those already using Magic Backpacks and Dimensional Backpacks found it surprisingly not difficult to continue using them.
Although the space consumed up until the god’s death still existed, and no god could safely organize the space anymore, making it hard to secure stable space using existing spatial magic methods…
Except for decreased output or difficulties in acquiring new space backpacks, it wasn’t a bad story.
“Our little lady foresaw this situation and asked for a warehouse to be made, didn’t she?”
“Hehe, of course! When a god handling space exhausts their powers and dies, the dimensional backpacks can’t possibly remain intact, right?”
Oknodie had emptied out his backpack long before things got chaotic.
Jezel, surprised that the little backpack could potentially hold the volume of three logistics warehouses, watched in astonishment as the contents were unveiled.
Seeing him pour so much out made her feel lucky; she even discreetly tipped off the merchants under her command in the Dark Trading Company.
“Anyway, thank you! Because you entrusted me with this task, I’m also gaining a fair bit indirectly.”
“I’m equally grateful that you set up a warehouse for me and helped with the specialized storage for valuable items!”
The efforts to maintain product quality through facilities like anti-corruption storage or time-freezing food storage were no small feat.
Considering the time and specialists required to build such facilities even if you had money, Oknodie had immense gratitude toward Jezel.
“Still, it’s surprising. The God of Void Unknown wasn’t that popular, yet the aftermath of one god’s death is this huge.”
“If you consider the mainstream 24 gods, their hidden power is no joke! It’s proof that the depths of power preserved by the God of Void can bounce back all over the place after being slain before using them up!”
“Do you have plans to declare this great achievement and claim the benefits?”
At this, Oknodie jumped in fear.
It was a dramatic leap, akin to a startled cat making a vertical jump.
Using all four limbs, Oknodie landed gracefully, giving an adorable yet fierce glare.
“If you do that, all the other gods will turn their aggro toward me!”
“Ah! So that’s what you’re concerned about. I see my thinking was short-sighted. I never intended to put our little lady in a difficult position. Will you accept my apology?”
Acknowledging the situation with a swift and clean apology eased Oknodie’s heart.
“Newbies may not know better. As a kind veteran, I’ll let it slide!”
Through their previous interactions, Jezel understood that “newbie” referred to beginners and “veteran” to experienced players.
To an unfamiliar ear, it might sound like a boast, making Oknodie appear cute and proud like a cat showing off its skills. However, knowing the actual meanings told a very different tale.
– Oknodie is a newbie who achieved the god-slaying achievement for the first time.
– Oknodie is a seasoned veteran who has experienced multiple god-slaying achievements.
– The Foundation has unknowingly taken down several gods, and Oknodie has accomplished god-slaying a few times using the Foundation’s methods.
Even if the god in question isn’t a significant one like the mainstream 24 gods, there are plenty of lesser gods with fading existences.
No matter how lowly or minor a god might be, a god is still a god.
The power boost that comes with a god-slaying achievement is no small matter.
‘Now I see a bit of the secret behind our little lady’s strength.’
Even with early education from the Foundation and the Director’s support, Oknodie’s growth was remarkable.
But if a slayer of many gods was to take a few steps up, it would be expected.
Especially for Oknodie, connected to an “outsider,” hunting lesser gods and gaining intersections with these outsiders began to make sense.
“However, this is quite unexpected. The God of Void was known to collect enormous protection fees from the affluent in the Middle Realm, particularly those wealthy who didn’t pay taxes, which inflated the sale of Magic Backpacks. Yet they managed to hide something as dangerous as dungeons.”
“Woah! How did Jezel know such a thing?”
“Information flows reveal value, and once you dominate the apex of merchants, you learn to see even the deceit of gods. Thanks to our little lady, I worry less about being exploited by gods in the future.”
“Hehe, is that so?”
“The late Seonhwang would surely be pleased.”
“Pardon? Seonhwang Papa?”
While Seonhwang was a villain, Jezel now understood he was a villain for humanity’s sake.
“He dreamed solely of suppressing school deities for the future of humanity, gathering the world’s wealth to acquire powerful holy artifacts from the God of Death. If humanity becomes affluent, he may draw closer to that dream.”
“Hmm. Seonhwang Papa might be delighted! But I know that method is wrong, so I won’t walk that path!”
If he sought holy artifacts from the God of Death, spinning the gacha, the number of holy artifacts born from lives dying in poverty and conflict would always outnumber the artifacts he wished for.
The artifacts Seonhwang sought would always be postponed by the God of Death’s schemes, making Seonhwang a gambling fool eternally wagering the grain, life, and peace of the entire Middle Realm on a gacha limited product he could never attain.
“This serves as a stark reminder of how foolish it is to try and manipulate the gods. Just how dangerous they truly are. It now makes sense why our little lady holds so much caution without possessing faith.”
“If you understand, Jezel, then don’t just believe in gods indiscriminately in the future. Got it?”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Just as the heartwarming conversation seemed to conclude on an inspirational note, Jezel suddenly realized an important fact she had forgotten.
“So, if our little lady didn’t slay the God of Void, who do you want to declare as the culprit? If no culprit emerges, the gods might search the Middle Realm and ultimately reach the real suspect.”
“Well, there’s a very obvious scapegoat!”
“…Man’s Representative?”
“Correct!”
Handing over the god-slaying achievement to the Man’s Representative, who generously shares gods and takes a cut.
In this touching story of repaying an enemy’s kindness, Jezel felt that the time had come to eradicate the remnants of the three great evils from an ancient era. Her heart swelled with pride.
