Those time travelers that year

Now, in this world where the plot and setting have collapsed due to Ciel's actions, and after the gods have suffered one misfortune after another, all the surface rules of the entire world have begun to undergo tremendous changes in the shadows, little by little.

This change is imperceptible to ordinary people; even the gods can only vaguely sense it. The current multiverse is indiscriminately rejecting all gods. This is fatal to all gods, except for a very few.

The world itself began to change, thus rejecting the gods and forcing more and more of them to fall into the material world. It's worth noting that all the powerful gods here have been wiped out. All the powerful gods, whether they were the elven or orcish chief gods, even renowned figures like Tyr, Shar, and Suren… all perished within the Pantheon.

The remaining beings with intermediate divine power either died or could only eke out a living in the Prime Material World. However, the Prime Material World is becoming increasingly unfriendly to gods in their saintly state.

In the Material World, after the noble goddess was brutally murdered by several legends, the situation descended into utter chaos. The stark reality of mortals killing gods became an unwavering conviction in the hearts of all ambitious individuals.

What happened next in the Red Robe Mage Empire only added fuel to the fire in this already turbulent world.

The chief red-robed leader of the Torre Empire chose to be deified.

This event shocked the entire world. While everyone was caught off guard and all eyes were greedily searching for those saints, the eight red-robed chiefs began to ignite the divine fire in the capital of the Torre Empire.

On that day, the divine fire of the eight chiefs illuminated the sky above the capital of the Torre Empire, and the intense energy fluctuations affected the entire city of Sel. This process also attracted the arrival of several saints. For these saints, who had been forced to relinquish most of their power and glory, the only way to survive and rebuild their own power in this increasingly chaotic and greedy world was to quickly restore their strength.

Therefore, upon sensing that the eight red-robed chiefs had ignited their divine fire, these saints went mad, rushing from all corners of the country towards the Red-Robed Mage Empire.

Among them are: Vande-Vienforsper, God of Art and Reptiles (minor divine power); Guilen-Storm, God of Tracking (minor divine power); Lira, Goddess of Joy (minor divine power); Miriel, God of Chanting (minor divine power); Sandakor, God of Travel and Exploration (minor divine power); Lari, Goddess of Unicorns (minor divine power); Mara, God of Hunting (minor divine power); Masque, God of Thieves (minor divine power); Ultiru, God of the North Pole (minor divine power); Ushgar, God of War Spirit Totems (minor divine power); Vilkor, God of Naval Warfare (minor divine power); Siventham, God of Protection for Drow Warriors (minor divine power); and Shagas, Orc, God of Orcish Assault (minor divine power)...

It can be said that, apart from the elf, dwarf, and halfling pantheons, the saints of other pantheons who fell to the material world all appeared when the eight red-robed chiefs ignited the divine fire.

Thirteen deities of weak or minor divine power, encompassing various races including humans, elves, drow, and orcs, and possessing both good and evil beliefs, all attended this divine investiture ceremony on that day.

Logically speaking, if all thirteen saints attacked together, they would probably be able to reduce the entire capital of the Red Robe Empire to ruins, not to mention the eight chief red robes who were igniting their divine fire at this moment.

If these gods could cooperate sincerely... but unfortunately, that's impossible. For these gods, they are, in fact, both enemies and prey. Admittedly, killing the chief red-robed leader who initiated the deification process and seizing and devouring their divinity and soul is their primary objective, but this objective could also be directed at them.

So one by one, before they even started killing the red-robed chief, these guys began to fight each other.

Mara was the first to make a move. This god of the hunt had discovered the unicorn goddess Lari's whereabouts while lurking in, and it wasn't a new thing for him to be spying on her. So what if Lari was a member of the nature pantheon? The nature pantheon was already wiped out, not to mention the Lord of Nature and the Earth Goddess. This black beast didn't think that once a battle broke out, these two would be able to survive.

Then, Mara ambushed Lari in the shadows. Even though they were both saints, it was obvious that the weak Lari was no match for Mara. She was torn to pieces on the spot and then eaten alive.

In addition, there was a conflict between Siventam and Ushgar, who fought fiercely and both fled wounded. However, Ushgar was secretly pursued by Gailun-Storm and beheaded by the god of pursuit with the two-handed greatsword, Heart of Flame. Could it be said that these two gods, both powerful figures in the North, are rivals among their peers?

Then there was Urutiru, the god of the North Pole, who unfortunately encountered Vilkor, the god of naval warfare. The two fought, and although both were among the strongest in terms of weak divine power, Vilkor clearly had the upper hand. In the end, the father of the giants was wounded and fled, running away.

Unfortunately, before the god of naval warfare, Virco, could even celebrate his hard-won victory, the ever-hidden Voban suddenly appeared and launched a sneak attack on Virco without any regard for decorum. After shattering Virco's general's scimitar in his werewolf form, Voban decapitated Virco, once again completing the highly skilled and professional task of slaying a god.

Meanwhile, the already unlucky master thief Max, driven by his professional instincts, impulsively stole the only wallet of a husky that had just wandered into a town from the forest...

666. The Lucky Husky

Max, the god of thieves, is a guy who seems unlucky no matter how you look at him. The reason for this is simply that he's incredibly unlucky. As the leader of all veteran thieves, Max has undoubtedly had the worst luck imaginable.

The three gods of death, in a moment of utter folly, inexplicably caused Max to suffer a bloody defeat. After his ignominious first arrival in the Material World, to avoid further trouble, he decisively transformed himself into a sword. To be a god and become a divine weapon known as the "Godslayer Sword"—no one else could compare. Later, as is widely known, Cyric, then still a mortal, used this bound sword to kill Baal.

After the Calamity of the Saints, he betrayed the Phantom Goddess Lyra to Cyrek, allowing Cyrek to seize the office of the [Phantom]. However, Max later made the fatal mistake of reading the [Book of Cyrek], which backfired on his own complex conspiracy. This error nearly destroyed him and caused him to lose the office of the Shadow.

Then he provoked the Chaos Hound Kozef, who chased him relentlessly. If he hadn't obtained an artifact to subdue this monster, he would probably still be endlessly hunted by the Chaos Hound.

Of course, he got tricked again this time.

This time it was even more inexplicable. After this incident, the thief leader began to reflect deeply on his mistakes and decided to repent. Instead of becoming some kind of strange artifact, he disguised himself as a three-handed man and easily infiltrated the underworld of human society.

It has to be said that this was very effective. While a large group of saints were being tracked down by a bunch of ambitious people, and some unlucky ones had already met their demise, Max lived a peaceful and uneventful life, and was even the most successful among the saints.

However, when the chief of the red robes was being conferred godhood, this guy suddenly got an itch to do something drastic and decided to kill those colleagues who were trying to steal his divinity.

With this sudden impulse, he actually set off. Of course, as if by some unseen malice, when he passed through a small town, he saw a husky and was infected by its utterly goofy aura, which made him feel disgusted.

Even though he harbored ill will, the thief leader didn't intend to stab the dog; if he had, there would have been no next step. Instead, he simply extended his wicked right hand and snatched the wallet he'd confiscated from the bandits from the unsuspecting husky.

As he stole it, the thief leader mentally labeled the husky as a slovenly idiot.

The rest is quite simple—

"Huh!?" Suddenly sensing something was wrong, the husky stopped and instinctively touched its pockets. "Where's my wallet?" When it found its pockets empty, it thought it had gone to the wrong place, until it searched its pockets and found that it didn't have any money on it at all.

Although he's unreliable most of the time, it has to be said that Tony does have a certain amount of morality. This morality is maintained to the extent that he knows accommodations cost money and that he can't dine and dash.

"Oh, I got robbed! What a shrewd thief, I didn't even notice..." Tony exclaimed, suddenly realizing what had happened. "Looks like it'll take a while to get it back." Indeed, it only took a while, about half an hour later, when Max, who was shamelessly mingling in a shabby tavern, suddenly saw Tony, who had somehow found him. "Hey there! You stole my money... huh?" Tony paused, looking Max, who looked like he had three arms, at a glance. "So you're a god!"

Upon hearing this, Max was immediately startled.

Who was this guy in front of him, who exuded an aura of idiocy and stupidity? With this thought in mind, Max decisively made the decision to strike first, wielding the longsword he called the Secret Whisperer and thrusting it at Tony.

Even as a god, even if he's the weakest among them, and currently in saintly form, Max's attacks still have a preemptive strike effect. His melee skills are even stronger than some legendary warriors... but it's all for naught.

Tony, who had activated [Steel Protection], didn't even move, letting Max stab him in the heart with his sword—miss... This was quite embarrassing. The top thief among top thieves couldn't even break through the opponent's defense.

This scene terrified the notorious thief who had been scammed countless times. He turned and ran almost instantly. But the moment he turned, Tony instinctively kicked out, sending Max flying backward, coughing up blood.

In the end, Max managed to escape, shaking off Tony's pursuit. He ran all the way to the next town before the god of thieves finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped. However, before he could even find a place to rest, Tony reappeared before him like a ghost.

Then the dog ran again, shaking off Tony once more, but if it lingered too long, Tony would immediately catch up. This chase and escape kept Max, the mighty god of thieves, completely overwhelmed by this husky, leaving him no chance to catch his breath.

In the end, in a moment of madness, Max ran to a blacksmith's shop and used his remaining divine power to transform himself into a sword, blending into the weapon being forged by the blacksmith.

It seemed to have some effect. At first, Tony could no longer use his intuition to pinpoint Max's exact location. He could only vaguely sense that the guy had indeed been here and hadn't run away.

Of course, for Tony, it was just a game of hide-and-seek that had turned from a tracking game into a game of cat and mouse. After realizing that he couldn't actually pinpoint Max's location by intuition, he became even more enthusiastic about finding him.

Three days passed without Max seeing Tony again, and he finally felt relieved. Just as he was about to expend his energy to restore things to their original state, another unexpected event occurred: Tony walked into the blacksmith shop.

After three days of fruitless searching, Tony finally gave up, his interest shifting elsewhere once again. He was just about to leave when, before departing, he decided to buy some local specialties, and so he aimlessly wandered into this blacksmith shop.

Then, relying on some kind of intuition from the power of the "Torn Silver Hand," as soon as Tony entered, his first glance fell on Max, who was mixed in with a bunch of crafted weapons... or more precisely, it was him who had transformed into the "Godslayer Sword." Then, with his amazing intuition, Tony grabbed the "Godslayer Sword" that Max had transformed into.

At this moment, the god of thieves was in despair, feeling the intense malice emanating from the entire world towards him.

When Tony grabbed the Godslayer Sword, his power spontaneously activated, covering the sword and locking its state. This meant that Max could no longer return to his original form, and even if Tony lost the sword, he could not regain his human form.

Thus, the Thief God Max truly vanished, replaced by the Godslayer Sword, while Max became a sword spirit amidst endless regret.

That's wonderful news!

667. The goddess is still gorgeous.

Tony, who inexplicably picked up a divine artifact, didn't feel anything to be happy about. After all, with his power, even a piece of rotten wood could rival a divine artifact in his hands. Although he was slightly surprised that the god he had been searching for for three days had turned into a sword, it didn't stop Tony from thinking that even if the sword was transformed from a god, it wasn't unusable.

Then, Tony, now equipped with new gear, continued on his way to his destination with a happy expression, chatting enthusiastically with the [Godslayer Sword], or rather, the sword spirit that had become the [Godslayer Sword] - Max.

After being bombarded with a barrage of nonsense over and over again, this former god of thieves declared he wanted to die...

On the other side, the conferment ceremony for the chief priest in the red robe was still underway.

Although they stand at the pinnacle of the many mages in the prime material world, compared to the gods, the accumulated power of these eight chiefs is still insufficient. The time required for them to achieve godhood is simply too long. Moreover, the divine sparks they used for godhood were given to them by others, and these individuals did not want to actively merge with the divine sparks. Instead, they chose to cleanse the residual power and concepts within the divine sparks before merging with them using blank divine sparks.

This also meant that it would take them much longer than expected. Moreover, they planned to channel the power from these deities into their own demiplane, taking this opportunity to modify it.

If Voban hadn't used this opportunity to begin his ambush and hunt, and incidentally protected them, these chiefs would have been devoured alive by the gods who had come to investigate. However, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement; at least for Voban, his target was only the saints who had come to investigate, and it was none of his concern if any of the chiefs had disloyal subordinates.

It's no wonder it's called "Red Robe" (a type of traditional Chinese robe).

While their chief was initiating the ascension to godhood, on the other side, some red-robed mages who had always coveted the chief's position were all burning with rage, turning their greedy gazes back towards him.

Some who intended to act directly were eliminated by the people the chief had arranged long ago. Of course, there was also a group who wanted to make a move but had not yet taken any action. After seeing the chief's ruthless and merciless killing, they had no choice but to remain silent.

However, he did not give up. Instead, he began to try every means to contact outsiders to prepare for 'betrayal'.

At this point, some saints joined forces with these red-robed figures who were planning to 'rebel'. Of course, it wasn't exactly a sincere collaboration; the gist of it was that these traitors would secretly spread information about the chief's location and defensive arrangements to lure the saints into a strong attack, allowing these traitors to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos.

However, those saints weren't idiots. They remained secretly on guard, refusing to take the bait, and began an even fiercer battle among themselves. After all, compared to killing the few who had been conferred gods to seize their divinity and power, eliminating their own comrades was indeed quicker and yielded greater rewards.

If Max, the god of thieves, was simply unlucky and tragically destined to become bound equipment, then for those saints who lost in the battle, it was an irreversible fate.

Mara tore the unicorn goddess Lari apart, devouring her divinity, power, flesh, and soul, and using this opportunity to complete his own divine duties concerning beast-like beings. After Lari's complete death, Mara became the first saint to regain all his power in the Material Plane, and he can now unleash his original strength even there. If he weren't still a saint, he might have been able to leap directly from weak divine power to medium divine power.

Mara, now possessing renewed power, became a nightmare for the other saints. The King of Beasts began hunting them down. Soon, he found Sandalor and Lira, two deities who had descended in sainthood. Although everyone agreed they were originally weak gods, they were no match for the Beast God. After a brief clash, Sandalor and Lira were forced to flee for their lives.

In the end, Sandalor, the old god also known as the Wind Rider, prevailed. In a perilous situation, he delivered a fatal blow to Mara with the Sword of Shadow, forcing the God of Hunts to leave wounded. Of course, Sandalor was also seriously injured.

However, misfortune soon befell the severely wounded god of travel and exploration.

This tall and handsome god, clad in a dark cloak, with white hair and a regal air, had barely caught his breath after defeating Mara when a sword pierced his heart. The murderer who pierced his heart was none other than Lira, the goddess of joy, standing behind him.

As expected, the goddesses of this world are all bitches and sluts. One moment, the two were fighting side by side against the greatly increased power of the God of Hunting, but the next moment, Sandakor was stabbed in the back by Lierla without any warning.

Sandalor, already severely wounded, collapsed to the ground, his remaining strength completely drained after Lira pierced his heart. The goddess of joy, cold and merciless, picked up Sandalor's greatsword and severed his head. Thus, this ancient deity fell, not on the battlefield, but from a woman's stabbing in the back.

After Sandakor's death, Lira drained him of all his divine power and divinity, stripped him of his divine office, and took away his two-handed greatsword, leaving only the unfortunate fellow's corpse lying forgotten in a forest.

……

As the sun rose and set, at dawn the next day, old man Voban, who had been secretly tracking Mara's trail, arrived at this place in search of the King of Beasts and saw Sandakor's body lying quietly in a pool of blood.

Voban frowned. Mara's aura had become incredibly faint here. He had always wanted to repay the God of the Hunt, considering him his greatest prey. However, it seemed that something unexpected had happened before he arrived.

Walking to Sandako's body, Voban turned the decapitated corpse over and examined it closely, seemingly unconcerned by the stench of blood. The body bore multiple wounds, but the truly fatal attack came from a sword wound that pierced the heart from behind.

To be on the safe side, the killer also cut off his head.

Grabbing the severed head, Voban laughed as he looked at the frozen expression of surprise, astonishment, anger, and despair on its surface. "A sneak attack from behind, and by someone I knew. It seems the gods of this world are even more despicable than I thought!" The old man chuckled, sensing Sandakor's resentment before death through his power, and Voban made an intriguing decision.

He pressed the severed head back onto the corpse, and then activated the power of [Cage of Death's Servant] on the decapitated body, using it as a medium to awaken Sandakor's soul, which had been overwhelmed by resentment and anger.

668. Sandakel's Tragedy

This power, which he seized from Osiris, one of the Ennead of Egyptian mythology, is rather lackluster compared to his other powers. Aside from the ability to continuously convert those he kills into servants, it only allows him to force the dead to communicate with him.

However, the conversion of undead servants also has huge limitations. It's not a big deal when the target is a mortal, but once the target is not ordinary and is large in size, the effect of this power will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, since arriving in this world, after experiencing numerous battles and absorbing divine power by killing the avatars of the world's gods, this seemingly useless power has been greatly enhanced.

Just like it is now.

In this world, even legendary beings, upon death, would have their souls dragged into the underworld. However, this is not the case for gods. When a god dies, both their body and soul fall into the astral plane.

However, the deity who was beheaded was a saint, and the resentment and anger that clung to his soul prevented him from being immediately dragged into the Astral Plane after his death.

This gave Voban a good opportunity to try and see if his powers could transform an incomplete god into a servant. In his original world, he had transformed divine beast-level individuals, but due to their excessive size, he could only put them to sleep and leave them underground in the Balkans.

Gods are generally stronger than divine beasts, but this is not necessarily the case for the saints of this world. Even if they are stronger than divine beasts, they have fallen half a level in rank.

As the power of the [Cage of Death's Servants] took hold, the soul, which had been gradually weakening and whose consciousness was on the verge of extinction, was infused with the power of death. With this power, the saint's consciousness began to revive.

Then, the expression on his head, which had been frozen, began to change, emitting a silent roar. Sandarkor's consciousness, filled with anger and resentment towards Lira who had ambushed and killed him, awoke once more.

"Hahahahahaha..." Voban burst into laughter. "It actually worked! This is truly beyond my expectations!" With that, he released his grip, using the power of authority to activate Sandarkor's body. "How does it feel! God! Awakened anew from the darkness of death..."