The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

That wasn't the end of it. While the three gods were locked in a fierce battle, a fourth god appeared.

It started as a light drizzle, but it quickly turned into a downpour.

She did not attack any one deity individually, but instead challenged all three deities simultaneously!

Not only must they prevent others from attaining divinity, but they must also seize it first.

Time passed slowly, and the atmosphere in the sky grew increasingly chaotic, with water, shadows, storms, and lightning constantly clashing and fighting.

Gradually, the Shadow God, who had attacked first, was gradually losing ground due to the relentless bombardment and began to retreat out of the battle zone, preparing to withdraw.

But now, there's no way she can escape; the other three gods will not let her go.

This battlefield has long become a cage for breeding poisonous creatures; only one victor will emerge victorious, and she will gain the power of everyone else.

Just as she was about to escape the battle, she was attacked by three gods at the same time.

boom!

!

Amidst a mournful howl, the god of shadows revealed itself from the clouds, and the thick fog shrouded in shadows fell from the sky.

Her tragic state intensified the battle, further escalating the conflict between the remaining three deities.

……

……

In the command center of the Watchers headquarters, Augustus felt the tremors from the outside world without uttering a word.

"Lord Augustus, are we just going to watch like this?"

Hearing this question, his brow twitched slightly, then he said without turning his head:

"Just keep waiting for the right opportunity, don't be nervous, and proceed according to plan."

"……clear."

After receiving the reply, the operative forgot to bow and turned to leave.

Oakes didn't blame the other party, because even he, though he could barely maintain his composure, no longer had that luxury.

"Relax, my friend."

Beside him, Keynes remained calm and smiled, and after speaking, he even sipped his steaming black tea.

"What are you worried about? Isn't this developing exactly as the prophet predicted?"

"...That's not the problem."

"Where is that? Are you trying to say there's a lack of participation?"

Augustus frowned, but in the end he had to admit that Keynes did have some merit.

He now felt like a machine that only knew how to receive and execute commands, without any thought, leaving everything to the prophet.

Receive, execute, and then repeat...

If things continue like this, even if humanity manages to defeat all the gods this time, will this victory truly belong to humanity or to the prophets?

At that moment, will a god appear above humanity's head?

And when that time really comes, that... will be the only god.

"........."

Augustus remained wary of this.

Keynes glanced at the stern-faced archmage and smiled kindly:

"It's alright, the master won't mind, but now doesn't seem like the right time."

"Even if one day the Prophet becomes an enemy of humanity, it will only be after the gods have disappeared."

Shaking his head, Augustus ended the conversation and continued to immerse himself in observing the outside world.

"...I hope that's really the case."

However, Keynes is right; now is not the time to think about that.

……

……

A war between gods can last for hundreds of years at most, or it can last only a moment at most.

Under the watchful eyes of countless beings, and with the defeat of yet another deity, this chaotic battle among the gods has come to a complete end.

Just as the victor was about to be decided, and the other observing deities were preparing to seize the spoils of victory...

The shadowy deity that had fallen below and been forgotten suddenly vanished, revealing her true form.

But what appeared before the world was not any of the gods they were familiar with... but a hideous monster with many arms and legs.

demon!

?

The monster, exuding a demonic aura, split its chest open and bit down on the god of the storm.

The god, transformed into an elemental giant, tried to stop it, but was suddenly frozen in place by the dark power and swallowed whole by the monster!

Kacha!

Amidst the eerie chewing sounds, another star in the sky exploded, transforming into a falling meteor.

Chapter 573 [The Demon King]

what is that?

demon?

But what kind of demon can so easily devour a god?

While the gods were stunned, the monster did not hesitate and charged directly at another god.

A burst of lightning struck the spot where the monster had just been standing, but it missed.

The monster is even faster!

Despite appearing to be as tall as a one-story building, the monster's speed was excessively agile, dodging numerous lightning strikes with a contorted posture.

No, it didn't seem to be dodging; it seemed to have the ability to foresee the future, and had already made the corresponding dodging action before the lightning was launched!

what! ?

In less than a breath, it approached the dark clouds where the water elemental god was located with astonishing speed.

Just before the water blades descended, it leaped up and disappeared from the spot!

"Where did they go!?"

"Psionic teleportation? Or phase... what!"

? ”

As the gods searched through the lightning, a chilling tearing and swallowing sound suddenly arose from the dark clouds.

Kacha!

Gu Dong.

Kacha!

Kacha!

And, a desperate, mournful cry that echoed through the heavens.

Roar--

"Aaaaaah!"

"Give me—"

"Get out!"

The dense water element was directly blown away, revealing its true form hidden in the dark clouds. Unlike the previous elemental deities, the water elemental deity looked like a giant whale.

Unlike normal whales, her body is covered with metallic scales and her mouth has four rows of interlocking teeth. Rather than a whale, she is more like a composite of ocean giants.

A colossal beast, obscuring the sky, floated beneath the heavens, like a flying landmass.

Her body was covered with crisscrossing scars, especially her head, which was almost unrecognizable.

Even just seeing them from afar, you can intuitively feel their ferocity and terror.

In a dark age, if ordinary people witnessed such a scene, they would surely be compelled to offer their loyalty out of fear.

This is the true form of the deity.

This is an indescribable existence!

But... such a terrifying deity was now convulsing in pain, emitting a mournful cry.

The colossal beast tumbled through the air, creating towering waves, before crashing down into the ruins of the city below.

boom!

"Get out of my body!"

! ”

The only response she received was the ever-growing muscles in her body and the incessant tearing sounds.

"Do not!

!No!"

But gradually, her originally furious voice began to weaken, and her original momentum quickly declined.

"Do not……"

The behemoth roared and struggled helplessly, but each roll brought even greater disaster to the already dilapidated city.

The building collapsed, crushed like a clay pot toy, and was left in ruins.