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Chapter 1042 The God of the Golden Gear - Gnu Tick (4K views, please vote!)

Gao Yang stood before the city gate, which had mostly collapsed, and looked up at the figure standing in front of the floating island in the center of the city.

The other party was enveloped in brilliant golden light; it was this being who had previously blocked the shockwave that was about to engulf the entire City of Paradise.

If this being hadn't intervened, that attack would have destroyed not just a small part of the city, but most of Paradise City.

Amidst the brilliant golden light, a pair of majestic eyes, flashing with anger, descended, seemingly fixed on Gao Yang as if they were tangible.

At the same time, divine power suddenly erupted.

Gao Yang's body swayed slightly, and the scarlet information on the comprehensive network began to refresh before his eyes:
"Network notification: Warning! Due to your actions, you have been marked by the God of the Golden Gears - Gnu Tik (weak divine power/lawful neutral/divine form/goblin patron god/dwarf patron god)!"

"Network notification: Warning! The God of the Golden Gear - Gnu Tick - has descended upon this place."

"Network Scenario Warning/Extremely Harsh Environment Alert: An enraged god has appeared in the surrounding area. All marked life forms within this area will be considered enemies by the god and will suffer continuous mechanical checks of -10 Intelligence/-20 Willpower. Related spell effects requiring Intelligence checks are considered as conditions for obtaining the initial harsh check..."

"Network notification: You have entered the realm of the God of Gold, Gnu Tick. While in this realm, your character's overall qualities will decrease or increase depending on the amount of hidden wealth you possess."

"Network notification: Wealth aura assessment complete. Your overall quality has increased by 35%, which will last until you leave this area."

Gao Yang glanced at the notification on the integrated network in front of him, his eyes looking somewhat strange.

He could guess that the Goblin and Dwarf Merchant Guild possessed god-level combat power or powerful backers.

However, what he did not expect was that this deity with weak divine power could actually enhance him with His divine domain!

The Divine Domain is similar to the Legendary Domain; its fundamental function is to restrict the opponent while amplifying oneself. This is the first time Gao Yang has encountered a domain that can amplify the opponent, despite having experienced so many battles.

Gao Yang looked up and met the gaze of the deity standing in front of the Heart of Wealth, who was filled with brilliant golden light.

A flash of azure-golden light appeared, and with the support of his willpower, Gao Yang's gaze pierced through the brilliant golden light, revealing the true face of this deity.

It was a humanoid creature with the appearance of a dwarf but the build of a goblin. It wore a monocle in its left eye and its right eye flashed with anger. It wore an old but not dirty robe with many pockets, in which various small parts and tools were hidden.

In His hand He held a small, exquisite crossbow, the arrowheads sharp and the shaft a dazzling gold.

After seeing the true face of this deity, Gao Yang knew that this deity was not good at fighting; His divine domain was mainly in the areas of invention, trade, and making money.

Even if the true form came, a deity with weak divine power could not stop him at this moment.

What puzzled Gao Yang was why this Gnu Tik wasn't in his own divine kingdom, but rather in this city.

Is there something wrong with his divine kingdom, or is this heavenly city part of his divine kingdom?

However, whether it's the former or the latter, it's good news for him.

If His divine kingdom has encountered a problem, forcing Him to remain here, then His power must be diminished; if the latter, then His kick just now has already damaged His divine kingdom, and will also diminish His power.

As for other possibilities, it can only be that everything happening within this city is more in line with the faith and cohesion of this deity.

Thoughts flashed through my mind, but in reality, they were nothing more than a fleeting glance.

Gnu Tik glared at Gao Yang, having learned everything about this blasphemous man from his followers.

At the heart of the Wealth, atop the thousand-meter-tall tower, nine figures stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, watching this scene through the magical water mirrors on the windows.

An old goblin with a full head of silver hair chuckled and slowly spoke: "You have offended the great god, Lord Gaoyang, how will you deal with this?"

“Iverson, your method really works. Faced with gods, no matter how powerful this human is, he is nothing more than a slightly stronger reptile.” Sten Rommel raised his glass to Iverson Carlo with a smile.

“Now let’s think about what we can do to stop the gods from killing Gao Yang. We haven’t found a way to produce that longevity gem yet.” A female dwarf stepped forward, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Ms. Fitzgerald, please rest assured, the legendary combatants under our nine families are already on their way to the East Gate."

When necessary, each family head would plead with the gods to stop, and would force the gods to cease their actions in a way that maximized their own benefit.

A strong goblin with bluish-black skin grinned and spoke. His name was Deeprock Nora, the head of the Nora family and one of the executive directors of the Chamber of Commerce.

After Shenyan finished speaking, the others in the conference room burst into laughter, their smiles unrestrained and showing no respect for the deity whatsoever.

"Then, let us raise our glasses together to welcome the Chamber of Commerce to a new height soon."

One director spoke up, and the rest of the directors raised their glasses.

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became incredibly enthusiastic.

Neither Gao Yang nor the angry god Gnu Tike knew what was happening at the Heart of Wealth.

The two locked eyes for only a moment before Gnu Tick decided to make this mortal pay with his life.

Only in this way can His anger over the destruction of His Kingdom be quelled.

Coincidentally, Gao Yang was also preparing to kill this deity with weak divine power in order to further enhance Yongyao and weaken the trump card of the Goblin and Dwarf Merchant Guild.

Gnu Tike raised his right arm, and in a fraction of a second, the small crossbow fired three bolts, forming a triangular pattern that blocked all of Gao Yang's escape routes.

With three arrows fired simultaneously, Gnu Tick's body vanished instantly.

Gao Yang swung his sword, and a sword cry soared into the sky. A crescent-shaped sword aura burst forth, completely engulfing the three crossbow bolts that were fired at him.

This incredibly relaxed scene made Gnu Tick reach out and adjust the monocle in front of his left eye, staring intently at Gao Yang.

To be able to so easily deflect a deity's wrathful attack is something no ordinary mortal could do.

"What the hell!"

Gnu Tick's hand trembled as he stared incredulously at the information displayed through his monocle.

Beneath his monocle, Gao Yang's body radiated a deep red glow.

Others might not know what this meant, but Gnu Tick, the inventor, knew it all too well.

The deep color represented the opponent's energy intensity, while the red glow indicated their energy level. Although their energy level was not as high as divine power, their energy aura contained characteristics sufficient to penetrate divine power defenses. Most importantly, above Gao Yang's outline was the "Comprehensive Network" title, which was completely invisible to non-Comprehensive Network players.

Through Gnu Tick's monocle, the title "Blasphemer (Brilliant)" above Gao Yang's head is exceptionally conspicuous.

"To actually kill five deities, even if they were merely incarnations of saints, is already incredible enough."

Gnu Tick was filled with terror. Most importantly, he knew very well that the most important thing for advancing the title of Blasphemer was to have killed a true god.

If the mortal standing at the city gate could obtain the title of Blasphemer (Brilliant), it would mean that a true god had fallen at his hands.

Upon receiving this news, Gnu-Tik immediately backed down.

Before becoming a god, He was just an ordinary merchant who liked to invent gadgets, then repackage them in multiple layers and sell them at exorbitant prices.

The ability to become a god is mostly due to luck.

He knew very well that He was not good at fighting, and He didn't even have many lives He had personally killed.

To become a god and possess near-eternal life is already the luckiest and most wonderful thing for Him.

Fighting such blasphemers is not something that a weak deity, who is not good at fighting, should do.

escape!
Without the slightest hesitation, Gnu Tike reluctantly took a gleaming gold coin from his breast pocket and tossed it to Gao Yang before turning and fleeing into the depths of Paradise City.

As the gold coin was thrown, endless golden light instantly emanated from it, enveloping the entire space it faced.

崆！
Gao Yang was squeezed out of the violently shaking space. He glanced at the gold coin that was shining with golden light in the air and slashed out with his sword.

In that instant, the frantically fleeing god Gnu Tik was about to disappear at the edge of the city of paradise.

Once the other party escapes back to God's Kingdom, there will be no possibility of finding Him.

Gao Yang stepped forward, and his greatsword slashed down with the momentum.

With a single sword strike, his body vanished from the spot.

The moment the greatsword struck, he had already appeared atop a thousand-meter-tall building in the center of the city.

As the sword flashed, the building, which would require a great deal of effort even for a transcendent being to destroy, was instantly cleaved in two.

Gao Yang lifted his leg again and disappeared from the spot.

whoosh~
With just three swings of his sword, thanks to the effect granted by [Flash Strike], he had already brought Gnu Tick back into his attack range.

With another step and a swing of his sword, Gao Yang appeared above Gnu Tick's head, and Yongyao, carrying a scarlet killing intent, slashed down instantly.

thump~
The sword pressure spread, causing the space to ripple like water. Gnu Tick was forced to stop, feeling the ripples of sword energy blooming in front of him, his heart filled with fear.

This sword strike actually carried a divine aura several levels stronger than His own. He was absolutely certain that if He were to withstand this sword strike head-on, it would severely injure His divine body.

'Can't even scratch it, where did this freak come from!'

Gnu Tike's eyes began to redden, and the aura of death, which he had not felt for a long time, now gripped his heart tightly like a giant hand.

He had to do something. He had only been a god for less than a thousand years, and he still had many ideas that had not been realized. He absolutely could not die now!
Gao Yang neither knew nor wanted to know what Gnu Tike was thinking. For him, after arriving here, everything here had been added to his death list.

The main reason there was no indiscriminate slaughter was that it would be pointless.

The Yongyao sword vibrated, emitting a clear sword ring.

But to Gnu Tick, the sound of the sword was no less than a nuclear explosion. In his perception, the Eternal Radiance, wreathed in crimson sword energy, had transformed into a ferocious beast that would devour its prey, its sharp fangs already close to him, sniffing his scent.

In a flash, Gnu Tick spoke:
"Wait! Legendary figure, we have no grudge against each other. This is all a misunderstanding. We can talk this over."

'Natural Disaster - Star Piercing!'

The blazing black sword mark shattered the void, instantly slashing in front of Gnu Tick and silencing any words he wanted to discuss.

‘Damn it! ’

Gnu Tike's eyes widened in fury, and his divine power surged forth, pouring without reservation into the crossbow in his hand. A golden bolt glowed faintly and shot towards the dark sword wound that was almost upon him.

The crossbow bolt had barely been fired when it collided with the dark sword mark, causing ripples in the void—the impact of force that had already materialized.

Boom!
The instant the sword and arrow clashed, a deafening roar, like a hammer striking a giant drum, resounded. The space within a hundred miles shattered, and irregular fragments of space transformed into the sharpest and most terrifying blades, mercilessly slicing through any surviving creatures within range.

In the shattered space, Gnu Tick's body was uncontrollably pushed backward, his eyes bloodshot. In this state, he was almost unable to safely return to his divine kingdom.

If He wanted to return to His divine kingdom, He would inevitably be discovered by this terrifying human. He was unsure whether the human would chase Him into His divine kingdom and kill Him.

For the vast majority of deities who rely on faith, the divine kingdom is of utmost importance, arguably the very foundation of all things.

The reason why Gnu Tick came in person this time was mainly because the trading environment of Paradise City and even the entire Salisbury was just too much in line with His faith.

Such a large number of believers could very effectively promote His inventions and creations and the accumulation of divine power.

That's why He was so furious when someone destroyed half of the City of Heaven in one blow.

But it was just an impulse that directly put Him in a dilemma.

Unable to fight back, and unable to escape safely, Gnu Tick's mind began to race.

wow~
A crimson aura erupted from Gao Yang's body, then suddenly contracted and compressed into a hand about five meters long, which grabbed down towards Gnu Tike.

Gnu Tick reached into a pocket on his body and a chitinous, translucent, six-legged insect jumped out.

The moment the six-legged insect appeared, it raised its head and let out a hiss, releasing waves of sound that froze the surrounding space and slowed the speed of the blood-red hand's grip.

Gnu Tike burst out from the gap in the bloody hand, glaring at Gao Yang: "Gao Yang, let's talk, or I won't hold back!"

(End of this chapter)