You call this magic?

Then, he still has something to do.

Since being sent back was inevitable, his plan was to finish what he had to do, which meant delaying the process for a longer time.

Seeing the male god's expression gradually return to normal, Ethan was very dissatisfied. Damn, these smart gods are difficult to deal with. If it was a fool like Apollo in front of Ethan at this time, he might have started begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

Pop, pop, pop.

Clapping his hands slowly, Dionysus sighed:

"Ethan, I have to admit that you, as a variable, have a huge impact on my plan. If it weren't for you, Orario would still be living in a false peace until I finish everything and watch Orario get blown up into the sky."

He even smiled. "This is the possibility of the so-called children of the lower world. I understand why goddesses like Loki and Freyana are so obsessed with you humans."

"Consider me defeated. As a reward for the winner, you can get answers to some of your questions from me. I will tell you everything I know."

Ethan was so angry that he laughed at this bastard. It was such a fucking time and he was still trying to do this to me.

But he really had a few questions he wanted to ask, so he decided to hurry up and see whether this guy would cheat or answer them seriously.

"How did you, the gods of heaven, come to the human world from heaven? And how do you go back?"

"...You should be able to get the answer to this question directly by asking Soma or Hestia. It's simple. We were reincarnated here through a ritual in the heavens. Returning is even simpler. In the rituals in the heavens, we incorporate a divine art called 'return'. If our bodies in the lower realms suffer a fatal injury, they will defend us from the attack and return us to the heavens. Of course, unauthorized use of divine power will also result in our repatriation."

He's quite honest here, it seems this problem doesn't bother him at all.

"Any more questions? Time is running out, and the two fighting outside may not be able to hold on...Okay, continue."

Obviously, he, who was semi-fused with Nidhogg, noticed that after being strengthened, Ota and Ais's continuous navigation capabilities were also greatly enhanced, so there would be no problem delaying here for another day or two.

"It was your influence that Demeter rejected my request to visit, wasn't it?"

"I didn't expect you to think of that time. That's not wrong. She's a safety net I left behind. As the 'Urban Destroyer,' my scapegoat, if I let you go to her fields, wouldn't the fact that her family is under 'temporary house arrest' by me be exposed?"

"Don't make kidnapping sound so nice. It seems like your move hasn't had any positive effect."

"That bothers me, too. After all, if someone tries to jump out of the maze and cheat their way to the end, any maze game creator would be annoyed, right?"

Dionysus' idea was very simple. He had not yet officially started the game of "finding the guilty god" with his followers like Loki or Freya. Ethan, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, had skipped a lot of game processes, especially the most important part of "identifying Demeter", and directly found the mastermind behind the scenes. This made Dionysus very angry.

It was just like in Saw, when Jigsaw was setting up various torture equipment for the victim, a passerby broke in, smashed all the scenes and props, and arrested him on the spot.

What kind of fun is this? There's no way to play the plot!

"In other words, you were the one who asked Filvis to kill those three children of your clan that you mentioned being killed, right?"

"Absolutely right. Who made them wake up so early?" Dionysus shrugged. "In order not to ruin the plan, I have no choice but to send them on their way. I feel really bad about this, too."

Next, Dionysus told the story like spilling the beans, how he used the divine wine to control another god and made his drunken clan members convert to that god's service. The three people who were killed woke up early in the process.

Ethan reasoned briefly before saying, "I see. So, you're going to fake your own death and eliminate both Filvis and yourself, completely dispelling the 'mastermind,' drawing attention to Demeter and hindering Orario's investigation until you complete the Six Rings of Immortal Spirit. Is that right?"

The death of Filvis will return to another clone, and Dionysus will return the controlled god, so that the ability value of his followers will be sealed, so that Orario will never suspect him again.

I have to say, it's a very awesome plan. As long as Ethan is not there, there shouldn't be any flaws up to this stage. Next, he just needs to hide in the artificial maze like Thanatos.

"It's a pity that this perfect plan was destroyed by that little scoundrel Apollo. If he hadn't been chasing Bell Crany, the artificial maze would not have been discovered by you until now." Dionysus sighed deeply.

Ethan remained noncommittal. It was only a matter of time before the group of carnivorous plants hiding in the underground sewers were exposed, even if Apollo hadn't done anything.

"Okay, I have no more questions." Ethan sighed, "It's time to send you on your way, Almighty God."

A blood-red sword condensed in Ethan's hand, and without saying a word, he pierced Dionysus' chest, including the extremely colorful magic stone.

"Haha, I will watch you struggling in pain from heaven. Even if you win now, so what? Sooner or later, you will meet someone like me again. When I go to the mortal world next time, I will find your reincarnation and turn you into the next Filvis." Dionysus's expression was already very satisfied. Although Orario was not as chaotic as he had imagined, he did not expect Ethan's existence. It was enough for him to be able to do what he has now when everything was lost.

He will come again when he comes to the earth next time. As a god with endless life, he always has enough time.

There will always be a day when he will win.

At this moment, "return" is triggered.

The white light, centered on Dionysus, broke through the heaven and earth.

"No, you don't stand a chance, Dionysus." Ethan looked at the blond man in front of him with a very satisfied expression, "Let's stop here with 'return'."

Volume 2: Dungeon Encounter (I): Chapter 72: For You, Destined Death

"Return" was indeed triggered because Ethan inflicted a fatal wound on Dionysus' body.

But Dionysus could not be "returned" and when the white light descended, Ethan simply slapped the light.

The white light disappeared.

Dionysus was still standing there, with the bloody sword still stuck in his chest.

"No, it's impossible. How could 'Return' fail?" Dionysus finally panicked. He could feel the vitality of this body gradually fading, and he began to fall into a state of panic.

It's not that gods can't be killed, they are just lives that are slightly stronger than humans. When a god dies, his divinity and position will return to heaven. Then, about ten thousand years later, a new god will be born to inherit everything.

But this definitely won't happen in the "game" of Orario.

Many of the restrictions faced in Orario were even set by themselves. It was just a game.

It’s like playing in a virtual world while wearing a helmet. The death of the character will only make the player leave the game. How is it possible to let the player really die in the game!

He looked at Ethan, his face grim as he tried to pull out the sword from his chest: "It's you, what did you do, and what is this sword?!"

He discovered that whenever his hand touched the sword, his vitality would fade away faster. If this continued, his death would come even faster.

"Have you heard of [Destined Death]?" Ethan smiled as he looked at Dionysus' pale face. "Oh, your worldview is different. You definitely haven't heard of it."

"Fate, destined death..." Dionysus' face turned even paler. Although he didn't know what this was, just by hearing the name, he roughly understood what it was.

"This is the power of a god-killer. Even the supreme god who reigns supreme over the world can be killed by [Fated Death]. How much superior do you think you are to that kind of god?"

[Black Sword] is simple and clear, and it carries the magic of [Fated Death]. However, it is not the original version. The original version can kill gods with one blow, but here it can only make Dionysus lose blood slowly until he dies, which is already very good.

As for why the "return" failed, it was simple. Ethan used the [Tops' force field] to bounce it back, and it never reached Dionysus in the first place.

Even if it is a miracle from God, [Tops's force field] can make it go away. This is the magic that Teacher Tops has explored with his life at the risk of his life.

You want to escape? You MLGB!

At this time, Dionysus seemed to finally remember that he was still a god. In this situation, he didn't care whether he would be deported or not. He was going to die. Divine power, activate it for me!

However, the divine power that should have surged did not react at all.

"Are you still thinking of using your divine power to struggle?" Ethan laughed. "The 'God-killing' property of [Fated Death] won't give you the chance to use your divine power again."

At this moment, Dionysus finally showed a look of despair.

Ethan was probably the first person to make a god show such an expression.

"Don't worry, Dionysus. After you, there will be a more normal 'Dionysus' to inherit your name, your status, and your power. Don't worry about the world being short of one or two wine gods. Soma will fill the void for you." Ethan patted Dionysus's face and turned away. "I guess we won't have the chance to meet again."

"No, you can't leave. Save me, save me, I don't want to die. I am a god, a god from heaven. I can't die, absolutely not. Help, help, I, Dionysus, will grant you everything you want. I can give you divine power, I can give you everything. Don't go, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah——"

Ethan could no longer hear the screams before death.

Following the same path he came, he pierced Nidhogg's long throat and jumped out.

At this time, Ais and Ota had temporarily stopped attacking.

Because Nidhogg was already standing still.

The two centers that controlled it were no longer able to function. At this moment, Nidhogg was just a giant lump of meat and no longer had the ability to continue destroying.

"Ethan!" When Ess saw Ethan jump out, her face became obviously brighter. In addition, since Nidhogg was no longer moving, it was not difficult for her to guess what Ethan had just done.

"Ethan, you've arrived just in time." Ota's expression barely changed. As long as he wasn't facing an opponent he couldn't defeat, his state of mind wouldn't change much, let alone a situation like this where victory seemed assured. "We must find a way to destroy this dragon's body, otherwise it will continue to recover."

Dionysus is dead, and its attributes in all aspects will be reduced, but Nidhogg is the product of fallen immortal spirit after all, and its self-healing ability is still very strong.

Since Dionysus's death didn't make this thing disappear, it seems that what Nidhogg needs is a more grand destruction.

"I can bring Livilia over here, and if we all use large-scale magic together, we should be able to destroy it." Ai Si said.

"That's not necessary."

Ethan felt the magic power in his body recovering rapidly, and he wanted to have a big one after a long time.

After all, magic that requires preparation and charging is far less practical for him than other magic, but for shooting at large fixed targets, that kind of magic is relatively more suitable.

"You two, stay away a little. I'm about to use my ultimate move."

The two men immediately retreated to a distance and looked at Ethan, who was like a shrimp beside Nidhogg, from afar.

Go big? So the previous Ethans weren't considered to be going big?

Ethan cast the first spell without changing his expression, and a blue magic circle took shape under his feet.

[Magic Realm], enhances the power of subsequent magic.

[Golden Tree Vow], directly increases damage.

Okay, that's enough for here.

At this moment, a sphere made of magic power appeared in his hand, and one could even clearly see that a large amount of magic power was concentrating and assimilating towards the sphere from the surroundings.

Ethan is gathering his strength.

Feeling the terrifying fluctuations of magic power, even Livilia, who was several blocks away, was attracted by it.

Finally, the charging is completed.

"Go." Ethan let go of his hand, and the magic ball quickly rushed to the top of Nidhogg, forming a thick dark cloud that covered Nidhogg's entire body.

Then, a shower of magical stars like raindrops fell from the black clouds.

Legendary magic [Star Rain].

Ethan poured most of his magic power into this spell, making its power reach the highest level that he had never used before.

The raindrops sparkling with starlight formed a killing web, blocking the vision of all those who tried to see inside.

When the star shower, which lasted for who knows how long, finally dissipated, there was nothing left where Nidhogg had been.

Volume 2: Dungeon Encounter (I): Chapter 73: Teleportation Magic [Return]

Ethan lay on the bed, closing his eyes quietly.

Half a month has passed since Nidhogg was eliminated on the ground.

In the past half month, Ethan handed over all the aftermath to Loki and Freya's family, and locked himself in the room without coming out.

It's not that he was seriously injured. In fact, he was basically unscathed. Neither Nidhogg nor Filvis could cause any harm to him.

The real reason he stayed here was - magic research.

Just like his experience of learning magic from Fulilian, this time, he had to study a magic with all his heart. If he didn't complete it, he would not even be able to concentrate on eating.

That magic was the [Return] that was seen before Dionysus was killed.

He originally thought that since he had seen it, the skill would appear directly on the notebook, but in fact, he was still too naive.

This move was essentially divine magic, just like the goddess stele that sent him to this world, the power to travel through time and space, and could not be automatically written and saved.

But it was different from the time when he was in the Goddess Stele. That time he was controlled completely inexplicably, but this time he not only saw it with his own eyes, he even touched the divine art of [Return] with his own eyes.

The note wasn't completely unresponsive, but rather appeared in the form of [? ? ?].

For fifteen days, he tried to crack and understand this thing.

The amazing thing is that ever since his magic structure changed from "theory" to "cognition", as long as he enters a meditative state, he can constantly try to comprehend this rather difficult magic.

The difference is that he can comprehend and make ordinary magic appear in an instant, but magic of a higher status should take more time.

After all, the only option I've seen so far is [Return].

Today, his efforts finally paid off.

【return】

Teleportation magic

Mark the world after staying for a while

Automatically triggers when fatally wounded, returning to the optional marked world

Currently marked worlds: 2

Can be activated automatically, with flexible cooling time

So... this is the way to return to that world?