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This divine artifact is the key for her to reclaim the complete Trinity and her exalted status.

"Has it been taken by someone else again? Is fate playing a trick on me?"

Slowly closing her eyes, Athena's tone defied description.

Her desire to retrieve the divine artifact and complete her spiritual essence is no longer something that can be measured in a few years or decades.

The time span is hundreds or thousands of years.

She has the ability to sense her divine artifacts, and as long as they are not sealed by special means, she can find them within a wide range.

However, every time she tries to find her divine artifact and gets close to it, either the artifact's aura disappears or she gets affected by other things.

It was as if a powerful being in the dark was manipulating the threads of fate, preventing her from reclaiming her divine status.

"It turns out that what we found was a defective product. It feels like we made a wasted trip."

"Ok?"

A soft voice sounded behind Athena, and Athena immediately frowned, turned around, and came into view of the man who had silently approached her side.

"I was so careless to have been caught off guard by the Godslayer getting so close."

As Athena spoke, she narrowed her snake-like eyes.

"The Godslayer?"

"I heard some interesting terms."

Makoto Haramura's lips curled upwards.

"Well?"

"You don't know about the Godslayer?"

“From the very beginning, you’ve been saying things that are puzzling.”

Athena felt both wary and curious.

In this world, the spirits, known as gods, are bound by mythology and confined to the realm of death.

Gods who wish to break free from the shackles of mythology will descend to earth as rebellious gods.

Ordinary humans cannot observe deities; even if a deity passes by them, they cannot detect it.

All they could perceive were the calamities God unleashed in His anger.

Floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes...

Almost every disaster that has claimed human lives is inextricably linked to the descent of a disobedient god.

The arrival of God is a natural disaster, a calamity, and an irresistible force for mankind.

However, this does not mean that no one among humanity would rebel against God.

Humans, through the ritual of usurpation performed by Pandora, miraculously defeated the disobedient gods and seized their power.

They will gain power comparable to that of the disobedient gods.

Godslayer, Demon King, Human—these are all sorts of names used to describe these beings who have surpassed humanity and are no less than gods.

This is why Athena initially used the term "godslayer" to guess Haramura Makoto's true identity.

No ordinary human being, no matter how careless or inattentive she may be, could be compromised to such an extent.

Only a god-slayer, using certain special powers, can achieve this level of accomplishment.

However, this man actually asked what a god-slayer was.

This really surprised Athena; she didn't suspect that Haramura Makoto was pretending to be innocent with her.

Because she knew that it was very likely true.

The reason is that her fighting instinct was not activated.

Why are godkillers and disobedient gods considered natural enemies?

It is because when these two beings meet, no matter what the external conditions are, no matter how wise or rational the disobedient god is, he will follow his instincts and fight the god-slayer.

The fact that she doesn't feel that way now is already a significant piece of proof.

“I really have nothing to do with the disobedient gods and god-killers you mentioned.”

"If you really want to put it that way, you can think of me as a traveler."

"A traveler?"

"That's quite an interesting name."

Athena's serpentine eyes were fixed on Haramura Makoto, and a terrifying aura emanated from her.

"So, what brings you, a traveler, to me?"

"It's unlikely that he just came to chat with me because he found it interesting."

She was indeed very interested in Makoto Haramura, this peculiar existence.

This man is dangerous. Even though he's just standing across from her, she can feel the suffocating pressure.

But she wasn't a god-slayer. As a goddess of wisdom, how could she not be interested?

After all, this represents unknown knowledge.

However, how could she forget the presence of danger? If she were truly the kind of person with only brute force and no brains, in her current state of deficiency, she would have been killed long ago by the god-slayer or the God of Steel who came knocking.

"Indeed."

"I need to know all your knowledge and information about this divine realm."

Makoto Haramura stood there calmly, a stark contrast to Athena, who was on the verge of conflict.

"I see."

"This does fit the role of a traveler. When an outsider arrives in a new world, he needs to understand the basic situation of the world first."

Athena nodded knowingly.

"Actually, I personally don't mind telling you about the divine realm."

"Anyway, the people who rule that place now are just a bunch of despicable thieves. It's something to be happy about for me that you, an outsider, can clash with them."

Touching her chin, Athena pondered thoughtfully.

But then, Athena's tone suddenly changed.

"I refuse."

One second Athena seemed eager to agree, but the next second she changed her tune like a Peking Opera master, directly rejecting Haramura Makoto's proposal.

"Is it your pride as a disobedient god that's causing this?"

Despite being tricked like this, Makoto Haramura did not get angry, but calmly replied.

"If I had to pinpoint it, it would definitely be self-esteem."

"You just called me a defective product, didn't you? Although it's true that I am being looked down upon, I still have my pride."

"I need to let you know how great Athena is."

In an instant, the sky cheered and the earth trembled, as if the entire space was shaking with the wrath of Athena.

"Oh."

"This reason is understandable. No matter who it is, if they feel looked down upon, they will definitely want to prove themselves."

Makoto Haramura nodded casually.

However, his nonchalant attitude and Athena's preparatory stance only fueled her anger.

"In that case."

As Makoto Haramura spoke, his gaze fell on Edelweiss.

Edelweiss immediately nodded in understanding, took a step to stand directly in front of Haramura Makoto, his white armor and longswords appearing almost simultaneously.

"Just leave it to me."

"I will use my sword to make her face reality."

god slayer

Chapter 290 New World

"He didn't take action himself, but instead chose to have his follower do it."

"I must say, you have once again fueled my anger, outsider."

"It seems I need to let you experience the power of the god of war."

If Athena still retained some rationality before, Haramura Makoto's current state is truly driving her to the brink of losing her mind.

Throughout history, no one has ever been so presumptuous in her presence.

"By the true name of Athena, let the night appear, dispel the sun's grace, and extinguish the fire of Prometheus! O stars and dark winds, let the ancient night be relived."

As the incantation ended, Athena was suddenly illuminated with a radiant light that rivaled that of Venus, the goddess of beauty.

At the same time, the 'light' of Milan began to disappear.

First, the streetlights and illumination that lit up the streets at night disappeared.

Then came people's homes, companies, apartments, hotels, neon lights, car headlights, and finally even flashlights, down to the smallest light bulb—

Every artificial light source is disappearing.

When the fake sunlight disappears, it is replaced by real darkness filling the streets.

It could even turn the area just meters in front of you into a bottomless abyss in the night.

"Looks like he's really angry."

"Don't be careless, Xiao Ai. Even if she is missing a part of her divinity, her status as the goddess of wisdom and the goddess of war still exists."

Taking two steps back, Makoto Haramura casually looked around and found that the surroundings had turned completely dark in that instant, and even the stars had been swallowed up by the night.

"I will win."

Once in battle mode, Edelweiss was completely focused, his gaze fixed on that beautiful figure that could not be ignored even in the darkness.

This is Edelweiss.

Even if you usually seem like a lazy bum, with no ambition or excessive pressure.

However, when she enters battle mode, her confidence in her inevitable victory is stronger than anyone else's.

"Of course, I absolutely believe in you too."

Makoto Haramura nodded slightly.

How could he not believe in Edelweiss's strength, even if he didn't have a clear understanding of the extent to which the power of a non-god manifested?

But what kind of being is Edelweiss?

It was already capable of sinking the Neon Continent when 001 was observing the world.

It's just an incarnation of a god; even if it can't win, it can't possibly lose.

"How arrogant! I will first take the heads off your followers and show you my power, you outsider."

Dark purple divine power gathered in Diana's fair palm, eventually forming a broad and sharp scythe.

Since ancient times, the sickle has existed as a tool for harvesting 'grain', and grain represents the vitality of the earth. Therefore, it has also been endowed with the ability to "harvest life" and has become the symbolic weapon of most Grim Reapers.

As for Athena, she has not yet regained the power of the Underworld.

However, this does not mean that she cannot use even a fraction of the power of the underworld.

Faced with Athena's declaration of certain victory, Edelweiss did not hesitate at all, gripping the hilt of his sword with both hands and swinging it in a blur.

"bring it on."

The chilling sword energy suddenly spread out from Edelweiss like a torrential rain.

The originally stable space was instantly cut into countless spatial rifts by the torrential rain of sword energy.