I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

Rebuilding a World Without Gods

Prologue: A Story Hard to Distinguish True from False

This is a widely circulated story.

"Hey, why did you let that demon go?"

[People who believe in God wantonly slaughter the demons in the name of God]

"She's asking me for help. Besides, she's so young, she can't be a bad person..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're letting God's enemies escape. Are you going to make God your enemy?"

[The cultist, whose hands were stained with sin, was completely unaware of his own sins... and the person before him was none other than the incarnation of God.]

"God taught us to cherish all life, so I think this should include the demons..."

"Are you crazy?! They are the enemy, a bunch of vicious guys!"

"They are all creatures created by God, and there is no good or evil..."

"Are you really crazy? Have you been bewitched by the devil?"

"Heh... I said there's no distinction between good and evil..."

"You...are you really crazy...are you going to betray God's will?"

"God's will... Do you still remember?"

The believer was speechless for a moment, because he suddenly realized that he had forgotten God's teachings.

"In short, the demons are our enemies."

"....I don't think so, so they are not."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who do you think you are?!"

[God smiled slightly and said nothing]

"Alright, you let the demons escape, so prepare to be punished."

"No, devout believers cannot be punished."

"Huh? You call this piety? Hahahaha, stop making me laugh, you... your brain is really broken, hahaha..."

God also laughed

"Your souls are broken too."

Then the god disappeared. From then on, people were surprised to find that all the believers who had once spread across the entire Safi continent had disappeared.

From then on, the reign title was changed from [Shenyu] to [Renyi]

The gods are gradually forgotten by people.

Even this story has become so common that its truth cannot be verified.

I wish this story had never happened.

"gap"

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[In the Royal Capital, Trifia, Aris]

The royal city of Aris, once known for its luxury and splendor and known as the "Eye of Trifia", has now become a ruin, and its former glory is no longer there.

And this complex of buildings that represents the glory of a country disappeared just a few minutes ago.

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"Ok?"

"what happened?"

"There's a strange guy at the city gate."

The patrolling guards saw a ragged man standing in front of the city gate. He seemed to be a homeless person, but a homeless person would not dare to approach the royal city unless he was mentally ill.

"Hey, this is the Royal City of Aris. No outsiders are allowed to approach. Get out of here!"

One of them shouted at the guy.

"Ah... I'm not some random person. I came to see your king for something."

The tone was very calm, at least a homeless man couldn't do that, so the two guards were a little shaken.

"Hey...are they envoys from another country?"

"Well... this outfit... doesn't look like it. He should be a hero or something, right?"

"No way..."

"Ask him again..." "Hmm..."

Then they turned to the man again.

"You said you had something to ask our king. Are you a messenger from somewhere, or are you saying..."

"Well...if I have to say it...I am an intruder."

The two guards were stunned by such a direct answer.

"Hey, this isn't a place for jokes. You said you were an intruder, so we can't..."

"Ah... What a hassle! If you want to let me in, I'll go in. If you don't, I'll just break in. Why bother with so much trouble?"

Such a calm tone seemed to be provoking them.

"Go inform the others."

"Hey? What about you?"

One of the guards drew his sword.

"Let me see what this guy is capable of."

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"Monster...monster wuwua ...

Following such screams, the gate of the royal city exploded violently, with debris flying everywhere, making the defending guards doubt their own eyes.

You have to know that this is the royal city, with eight thousand elite guards and various weapons.

Carrying out terrorist activities here is simply seeking death.

However, a minute later, all the guards knew what despair was...an overwhelming force that even human wave tactics could not defeat.

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"Invaders...? How many?"

King Aris Trifia was in the harem at the time. When he heard the news of the invaders, he was more unhappy than panicked.

"Ah...if there's an intruder...there's only one."

"Only one? Why would you report it to me? That guy had already been killed by the other guards when you got here, right?"

He looked at the guard who came over with a panicked look with extreme dissatisfaction, thinking about how to punish him for ruining his mood.

"No...even though there's only one person...but..."

The guard's tone was very nervous, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"But what?" He turned around, pinched a grape, put it in his mouth and bit it, waiting for the guard's reply, but he got no reply.

"Speak!" he roared impatiently, frightening the concubine in his arms.

"Ah... I'm sorry, he may never be able to speak again."

A completely unfamiliar voice startled Aris, and he quickly turned around to look at the source of the voice.

He had disheveled gray hair and a tattered gray-black scarf around his neck, which seemed to be stained with blood. The brown mask that covered half of his face also had residual bloodstains, proving that the blood on the scarf was freshly stained, and most of it was the blood of the guards.

There were no visible weapons, and both hands were wrapped in bandages for some reason, but compared to the rest of his body, he looked surprisingly clean. He wore slim-fitting black trousers and black leather boots that had worn through the leather.

The guard who had just been talking to Aris had been knocked to the ground by some unknown force. Judging from the amount of bleeding, he was most likely a corpse.

"You...what on earth do you want to do?!"

Facing the mysterious masked man in front of him, Aris was left with only fear in his heart.

"Ah...it's no big deal, don't worry, really."

The voice behind the mask was unusually gentle, yet without a trace of emotion it gave the listener a creepy feeling.

"I'll give you anything, really. As long as you don't kill me, I'll give you any money or beauties you want. How about that?"

At this time, the concubine in his arms was also trembling with fear.

They looked at the mysterious man nervously, waiting for a reply.

"Well...it's a headache...these things really tempt me..." He said, scratching his gray messy hair with his hands, looking anxious.

"Not bad, right?" Aris seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

"Ah, no, you really can't tempt me."

He loosened his grip on his hair and smiled at the king.

It was clearly just a chat tone, but it made Aris gasp.

"..."

Ares opened his eyes wide and didn't dare to breathe loudly, because he had realized that the guy in front of him... was like a monster. Although he spoke calmly, his emotions must be fickle. So he didn't dare to speak anymore, for fear that he would accidentally irritate him and then he would not know how he died.

"Ah, that's it..." He patted his head, "It's the treasure you guys enshrine here... I remember it was called... [Taimu], a divine object or a holy object?"

"You want that? Absolutely not! That was passed down from ancient times by my ancestors to protect the prosperity of our royal family..."

"So, you won't give it to me?"

The moment the words came out, the whole palace shook violently, and then the walls collapsed, and large and small fragments fell, but they did not hit Aris and the others.

It must be because he controlled the trajectory of the falling fragments.

"I really can't give it to you! That's truly the lifeblood of our king! Without it, we'll surely decline!"

Ares roared at him at the top of his lungs.

Then the shaking stopped.

However, only ruins remain of the palace.

“............” Aris looked at the man nervously.

"Without that thing, your royal family will decline..."

He seemed to be talking to himself and touched his chin with his hand.

"Yeah... So, if I can't give you... something else..."

"I said..."

Before Ares could finish his words, he was interrupted by the man in a cold tone.

“Now, use your imagination.

Well, you have to think about it carefully, otherwise you won’t understand.

OK, now start thinking...

If I were to kill you, your sons, your daughters, even your nephews, and everyone else related to you by blood… snap~” He said, wiping his neck. “Will your royal family still prosper? Hmm?”

“…”

Ares was stunned, because he knew that the man in front of him, this monster, was capable of doing such a thing, and he was definitely not joking.

"...If I give you...if I give you that, will you just go away and never hurt anyone again?"

Aris confirmed his purpose.

"Yes, my goal is very clear, that's what I want."

As he spoke, he yawned and curled his lips, as if he was tired of negotiating.