Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

"If I can't do that, I won't keep you by my side after this."

Despite his cold and indifferent words, Rod was touched by Lily's earlier attempt to stop Kanu and had quietly come to accept her.

He simply hoped to use this opportunity to help Lily transform and completely say goodbye to her past.

"!!!"

Lily looked up abruptly, staring at the handsome face now fully bathed in sunlight. Her small eyes were filled with disbelief as she asked hesitantly, as if she thought she had misheard.

"M-Master...do you mean you're going to take Lily in?"

Rod didn't find Lily's confusion and longing offensive. Her weak and helpless eyes reminded him of himself when he first arrived a few days ago, and his tone softened involuntarily.

"The prerequisite is that you demonstrate your will to me; otherwise, I will still rescue you, but you will embark on a different path in life."

"But Lily is just a useless little person... she can't help the adults at all..."

"If I say you can do it, then you can. My future plans include many parts that require your help, but you have to prove yourself to me."

"!!!"

Kanu, lying on the ground, was completely panicked. Through his blood-blurred vision, he looked at Lily pleadingly, his voice hoarse.

"You...can't...we...our...comrades...."

The orcs, now unable to move, could only try to use so-called camaraderie to coerce the dwarves they had once easily manipulated.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

This handsome and powerful man said he needs Lily...!!!

Her heart, which was on the verge of falling into the abyss, grasped at the last straw.

Lily took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, wiped the dust and bloodstains off her face with her sleeve, staggered to her feet, and laboriously lifted the mace with both hands, approaching Kanu step by step.

With each swing of the hammer, a series of piercing sounds echoed across the stone floor, like an invisible blade slicing into Kanu's heart.

Lily stood in front of Kanu, looking down at the orc whose head was so desolate that it was almost impossible to recognize him as human.

"Lord Kanu, this is the first time Lily has looked down at you. You look really ugly."

Kanu glared at Lily resentfully, raising his hand as if to slap her as usual, but this time he was met with a relentless attack from a mace!

“Aaaaaaa—”

The internal organs and bones are broken and displaced.

"You have no right... to kill me... evil..."

Fresh blood mixed with fragments of internal organs kept gushing from his mouth.

Lily ignored Kanu's wails, screams, and curses, and just swung the mace harder and harder over and over again, expressionless.

Finally, there is someone in this world who needs Lily, and no one can stop me!

All the bullying, exploitation, ridicule, and curses of the past erupted in this instant!

After an unknown amount of time, Rod reached out and pressed down on Lily's hands, which were so weak they were almost dislocated.

"grown ups...?"

"That's enough, he's already turned into mincemeat."

Ignoring Lily's dirty clothes, Rod hugged her tightly, his voice calm yet powerful.

“My name is Rod, you can call me brother. From today onwards, you belong to me, and no one will ever hurt you again.”

Lily pressed herself against Rhodes' chest, feeling the tangible warmth and support, clutching Rhodes' collar, and finally burst into uncontrollable sobs.

"Waaah... Brother Rod...!!!"

Chapter 39 Soma God, Kill Yourself (Seeking Flowers and Votes)

As Loki's Familia marched through several city blocks in a grand display, countless dark factions trembled with fear, thinking these terrifying beings were about to attack them.

Upon discovering that the Loki Familia's target was the Soma Familia, the Dark Faction was overjoyed and grinned from ear to ear.

Although the Soma Familia only has one level 2 member, its numbers have expanded rapidly over the years, making it one of the largest in the entire Orario!

However, although they are recognized as a legitimate family by the guild, their reputation is so bad that it's rotten to the core of both the righteous and the underworld.

The righteous path despises their clandestine swindling and other evil deeds, but they simply cannot find any evidence against them.

The underworld looked down on them, deeming them petty thugs, a bunch of drunkards who were arrogant to the extreme, scum who didn't even deserve to be cannon fodder.

If it weren't for the current commander, Chanis, secretly bribing various people with the profits from selling alcohol privately, someone would probably have already been tempted by the profits and made a move!

These guys don't know why the Soma Familia is being targeted by the Loki Familia, but people from both sides are happily cursing it. The only ones who might be unhappy are the drunkards and the vested interests.

Grace squinted at Chanis, who lay on the ground, his limbs severed, howling in agony as if gripped by immense fear.

"To sever arms and legs in an instant...?"

Rivera glanced around the room, which showed no signs of fighting, and quickly reconstructed the scene of the battle in her mind.

"Rhodes must have appeared in front of him suddenly and ended the battle with a single move."

So shocked by the boy's growth, Riveria couldn't help but gape.

"Although this guy isn't considered a strong one at level 2, Rhodes only recently joined the Familia..."

Ais crossed her arms expressionlessly, a hint of smugness lurking on her cold, pretty face.

“I told you, Rhodes is very strong, but none of you believed me.”

Grace and Riveria exchanged a wry smile.

Having witnessed the monsters at the pinnacle of humanity from Zeus and Hera's Familia, and having seen the extraordinary growth of geniuses like Ais, their psychological threshold is already quite high.

However, Rhodes's rate of progress, no, it should be said that his ascension rate, was simply beyond the realm of common sense that they could not even imagine!

It's as if the entire hierarchical system upon which the system of favors is based has been completely shattered and torn to shreds...

Infiltrating a clan alone, silently incapacitating all members, and instantly beheading the leader... such an outrageous act doesn't seem like something a rookie could pull off...

Finn was staring intently at the letters spread out on the table in the room.

"This guy does have financial dealings with the dark faction, and he even has a mole within the guild. With this evidence, other clans and guilds can't really say anything about our operation."

Riveria reluctantly stopped the bleeding for Sunnis, after all, this guy was a witness and might have some information in his head.

"Can we use those letters to locate other dark faction strongholds?"

After reviewing all the documents, Finn shook his head regretfully.

"Their communication method is one-way. The Soma Familia is not the core group. It is of no use other than to convict the Soma Familia."

Finn stood up and handed a stack of documents to Grace, took the long gun from his back, and stared sharply at the trembling Sonnie on the ground, who seemed to be terrified and possessed.

"Grace, go to the guild and ask someone to come and take inventory of the Soma Familia's supplies."

“I will take care of emptying his head of all the information. As for Riveria, I hope you will go and find Rhodes.”

Riveria was somewhat confused. Finn sighed softly, thinking of the evil deeds he had seen in the dossier, and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Don't forget, there's still one unresolved root cause of this clan's existence..."

"But the group members and the leader are all here..."

Rivera's expression changed drastically.

"Wait, Finn, do you mean...?!"

Without Finn needing to remind her further, Riveria grabbed her wand and ran.

She searched around anxiously.

Rod, please don't act impulsively!

boom--

A short sword pierced through the air, grazing Su Mo's cheek and shattering the wine jar in front of him.

"Somo God, commit suicide."

Holding the unconscious Lily in his arms, Rod spoke casually.

The room contained cabinets large enough to cover an entire wall, with plant seedlings and transparent wine bottles inside.

This is the brewing room deepest within the Soma clan.

Soma is a young deity of medium build. His slender figure gives him a delicate appearance. His loose, robe-like garment has a yellowish-brown tinge on the sleeves and hem due to dirt.

At this moment, he sat on the floor with his knees drawn up to his chest, muttering to himself while facing the wall.

"Operational self-discipline...punishment...interest...."

Rod walked up to the cabinet, listlessly stroking the bottles on the shelf, his expression indifferent.

"Are you playing dumb? If it weren't for the fact that you took care of Lily, I wouldn't have preserved your last shred of dignity."

There are gods in this world that he utterly despises.

For those gods, being sent back to the heavens was a permanent prison where their curiosity could never be satisfied.

But in Rhodes's opinion, that was far too lenient on them.

The lower realm of this world... isn't devoid of things capable of slaying gods.

Chapter 40 Trash only attracts flies (Please give me flowers and votes)

Rhodes thought of what had happened before and narrowed his eyes with a pleased expression.

"His name is Sannes, right? The guy who was dreaming of expanding his clan when I arrived."

"When I drew my sword, I shouted things like, 'This clan is mine, don't even think about destroying my kingdom.'"

"After I cut off his legs and broke his fingers one by one, he wept bitterly, claiming that everything was at the behest of Soma and that he knew nothing."

"The dog-eat-dog drama is so captivating, I never get tired of watching it!"

The male god looked up at Rhodes, as if questioning him because of his inner grief, and finally couldn't help but speak.

Why...why did you do this?

Rhodes tilted his head and asked in return.

"Are you asking why I came to retaliate the same day your guild members gave me the monster?"

"Or are you asking me why I heard the innocent Lily's plea for redemption and came to save her from hell?"

"Or do you ask me why, as a member of the Familia of Justice, I have come to eradicate the evil dark faction that is disrupting the entire Orario?"

"Which question are you asking? Can you ask the great and omnipotent God to clarify?"

“…”

Speechless after being bombarded with a series of sarcastic and sharp questions, Soma remained silent for a long while.

He sighed deeply, looked at Lily, who was sleeping soundly in Rod's arms, with a complicated expression, and then spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.

"Are you blaming me for letting them run wild...? But what's the point of talking to kids who so easily drown in alcohol..."

"The voices of children who are addicted to alcohol are... extremely frivolous."

Soma did not lack love for people, but rather he was disappointed in them.

Initially, I simply wanted to reward myself with homemade, fragrant wine, at a price I could afford.

Instead, the children indulged in wine and even engaged in ugly competition and betrayal of other members, gradually turning the entire clan into a chaotic mess.

From that time on, Soma lost all interest in mortals who were foolish to the point of being pathetic.

Rod chuckled.

"Then what is the point of your existence?"

Somo's eyes widened, and Rhodes made no attempt to hide his disdain and contempt for him, revealing an expression of disgust.

"If humans are perfect saints, what difference is there between them and gods? What would be the point of having you?"

"You claim to be omniscient and omnipotent, yet you don't even know the inherent flaws of human beings. You're the ignorant one, aren't you?"