Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"That's fine, sign it."

The contract states that once they cooperate with Novia to conquer this place, Cialis will help with one favor to the best of her ability.

Novia naturally didn't refuse, after all, this was something she had already planned.

On the other side of the door was only a pitch-black space—no, actually that was just now; now a storm of purple lightning was rapidly surging forth, connecting the coffin within. The metal roots, intertwined with it, seemed to be pulsating now.

"Then let's go."

Then, the two of them walked through the gate together.

The moment she stepped inside, the violent purple lightning storm that had been raging deep within the room in Novia's azure eyes began to slowly subside.

Meanwhile, the shape of the coffin inside the storm is faintly visible, perhaps due to the ancient Egyptian custom, as the surface of the coffin is painted with unique human figures.

"...The Pharaoh's coffin..."

He heard Xia Li's murmur; she probably just thought it was the remains of a human who had become a god after the death of a pharaoh.

"Attention, they're here."

A creaking, grinding sound arose, accompanied by a small, continuous, and chilling vibration. Although no one touched it, the coffin lid opened by itself, instantly exposing the inside of the coffin to the air. Black miasma then began to cover the entire room.

The divine body is the body left in the human world after the death of a god. Novia does not think that he and Cialis can succeed now. After all, he is not Elgo, one of the protagonists of the second adventure, that is, Alexander IV who was resurrected two thousand years later.

In the story, Elgo devours fragments of gods along the way: Sun Wukong from the continent, Set, the Egyptian god of war, and finally Osiris.

Unlike the first two who possessed consciousness, the last Osiris was merely a functional remnant, a fragment of power, unable to communicate and only capable of fighting.

To challenge a former supreme god with a human body, even while the age of gods still existed, was destined to become a legend passed down through generations.

Although it was just a mutilated body, and although it was devoid of consciousness, it still possessed the majesty of the supreme god, something that people after the end of the Age of Gods could not look at or touch directly.

In that instant, Xia Li naturally understood this, and her whole body trembled instinctively. Even the ethereal threads wrapped around her fingers were completely swallowed up by the black miasma.

“This, who exactly is this Pharaoh… Novia, your contract is still valid. We are no match for each other right now. I need to return to the Atlas Institute to report to the Dean first—”

“Use your formula to guide me there, and leave the rest to me.”

Novia placed a hand on Cialis's tense shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Xia Li's eyes widened, seemingly never expecting Novia to be so reckless.

"I understand, I support you."

Without a moment's hesitation, Xia Li made her decision.

In the next instant, in the dark miasma, Novia saw the birth of new light. A large number of light particles gathered together, forming a shape similar to the sun. Each particle of light was knowledge, an equation.

And so, in the place reached by the blessing, before the silver-haired boy stood the being that had once ruled Egypt.

Then, in Cialis's sight, Novia smiled happily.

"The age of the gods is long gone, Osiris."

011: The Age of Gods and Man

This other Library of Alexandria seems to have been forgotten by time. This ruin has existed for hundreds of years, sleeping soundly in the darkness, unchanged. It can be said that the technology of the Atlas Academy in the Age of Gods was so outstanding.

Now, things have changed.

The room on the last floor, where the coffins were placed, initially showed very little unusual activity.

It's sand, one grain, two grains.

As the sand gradually emerged, its quantity increased.

Ten, twenty, one hundred, two hundred, one thousand.

Countless grains of sand filled the room as if it had turned into a desert.

This must be a fragment of power inherent in Osiris's remains; even a fragment's power is comparable to the highest level of barrier magic.

Novia had just been standing right in front of Osiris's body, but now she seemed to be standing at the edge of the desert horizon where the enormous sun was about to disappear, and then, as if she wanted to lean against the sun, the majestic river flowed by.

The coexistence of boundless deserts and bountiful rivers is the reason why ancient civilizations sprouted on this land.

In the past, even such a cruel land needed a powerful god; otherwise, people would not have been able to survive in such a harsh environment.

He was revered as the king of the gods, but was assassinated by his brother through a conspiracy. Even so, countless people still worshipped him until the end of the age of gods. Although he was regarded as the god of the underworld, he symbolized the hope that people believed they could have eternal glory after death.

Therefore, the essence has not changed; it has always been there.

"oh........

Osiris's divine body, which had been as mechanical as ever, suddenly narrowed its eyes and looked at Novia, as if those eyes were looking at something unfamiliar.

"You mean, the age of gods is over? Ah, yes, it's over, and I am indeed dead."

As if recalling those words, under the intense sunlight and surrounded by rising heat, Osiris's divine form smiled slightly, his humanoid body suddenly leaning forward, reaching out as if to lift Novia up and plunging it into the sand.

“I was killed by my brother Seth, locked in a coffin by him, then cut into fourteen pieces and thrown into the Nile to drift away. Was I sad then? No, on the contrary, I was overjoyed.”

"you......."

Novia correctly parried the attack with her longsword, but the bones in her shoulder groaned. The force of the impact seemed to shake the very fabric of space, and a moment later, the pressure released into the surrounding area was so great that even Cialis, standing nearby, almost couldn't resist ending the binding formula immediately.

At the same time, he was also greatly confused. This divine body, Osiris, was supposed to be completely unconscious, just a divine body given to Elgo, and it didn't even have any abilities. But now, it was actually speaking?!

And he even said he was happy to be killed by his own brother? That's completely different from the legendary image of a benevolent person.

As Osiris spoke those words, the scene of his murder by his blood relatives, and Set's actions at the time, all flashed back into Novia's mind.

"That's right, thanks to you, I was able to regain consciousness."

The divine body acknowledged this.

Me? Could it be because of the pigeons? Or because of the Ten Plagues? Is that why Osiris's consciousness was able to return through the divine body?

"...Is that so?"

The silver-haired boy, lost in thought, dropped the words and tried to create some distance. With the blessing of the wind, he could teleport faster than human reaction time. However, the divine body approached him at an impossible speed.

Although Novia managed to protect herself in time, her wrist was so numb that she could no longer feel it.

"You don't seem... afraid of me."

Novia gazed silently into the eyes of the divine body Osiris, and then spoke:

Why be afraid?

The silver-haired boy lightly touched the fist pointing at his chest.

"Does God's imperfection, even God himself, mean that I must be afraid?"

"No matter how much you insist, it won't have a significant impact on the final outcome. In fact, it's already over. Kill the human who stands in my way, I'll make a pact to let you go, and I'll rule the world, making you second only to me... If I said that, what would you do?"

The divine body of the chief god and the words of the god of the underworld entered Novia's heart, word by word.

Novia answered, gazing intently into those angry eyes.

"A very tempting suggestion, but the choice is the responsibility of those living in this era. The divine body Osiris, the era protected by the gods, is already a distant past."

Calm and composed, as if speaking to a longtime friend.

"I will do what I can to do that."

If something is truly caused by yourself, you should never leave it to others to solve, no matter what.

The things that need to be done are very clear, so even if the opponent is the supreme god, even if it is beyond my expectations and the possibility of victory is not high, I will not be afraid, I cannot be afraid.

"Heh, after being killed by Seth, I realized that humans are not born naked into the world." The God of the Underworld sneered, "Because what you see after birth is your own fist, which is a power that belongs only to yourself. But there are too many superfluous things in your power."

Osiris, the divine body, turned around and landed on the rising sand wall.

Moreover, gravity seemed to have reversed, with countless grains of sand covering the sky that had been revealed.

"Throw it all away! Throw away everything that's holding you back!"

They barked and roared.

"Then, use all your strength to atone for my sins!"

"bring it on!"

Accompanied by a cold remark, a powerful blow, the very embodiment of strength, struck.

However, Novia's swordsmanship was no longer as sharp as it had been at the beginning, and she gradually found herself at a disadvantage in her battle against the unarmed god Osiris.

To Cialis, who was using all the formulas left behind by the Atlas Institute to fight the dark miasma, this was undoubtedly a one-sided battle.

The relentless punches seemed to her as if Osiris's hands had vanished, leaving only traces imprinted in the air. In the time it took to breathe, their number had expanded to countless, and each blow was enough to break a person's spine and rupture their internal organs.

Naturally, Novia took all the punches with her longsword and used magic to protect her body as much as possible, without letting out a scream, perhaps because pain is tolerable.

'Cialie'

"Enough with the small talk, let's retreat. You and I are no match for Osiris. Calculations show that if I lose just one hand, it will be enough to close the gates before he comes out."

Through magical means, communicating in her mind, and sensing the slightly anxious thoughts, Novia couldn't help but smile.

'Don't obstruct the miasma. He wants to connect to the library's system and use your formula to lure me in. His physical body is too powerful; it's difficult for him to make any breakthroughs. By the way, he's not Osiris at all; he's merely a spirit born from his remains.'

Because his fighting style was too immature, he couldn't even control his innate power, and was just a person who relied purely on brute force. This was something Novia realized from the battle and his reactions. Moreover, this divine body, Osiris, seemed to only have anger as his emotion. If the real Osiris was like this, how come he still had so many followers after being killed?

'I think you've figured it out too, haven't you? He's the candidate for the next dean of the Atlas Academy.'

"Of course, I was just about to tell you that the miasma is no longer an obstacle. What happens next is entirely up to you. I will assist you in obtaining access to this place."

Upon hearing Novia's words, Cialis suppressed her instincts and carefully observed the divine body Osiris. She found that the soul was indeed too weak, not like a return from the inside, but more like a newly born soul, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Thank you, it's so good to have you here.

"What...what do you mean? Let me make this clear first, I have no intention of running away, because that's not stipulated in the contract."

For some reason, Xia Li suddenly panicked, because since the beginning, Novia had not exchanged any words with her, only a calm warmth seemed to linger in her heart.

At this moment, Novia lowered her consciousness, using her mind to sense Cialis's calculations, and became entangled with Osiris, the divine body that was trying to seize the library system.

One of the purposes of building the Library of Alexandria underwater was to transform Alexander IV, who had devoured the fragments of the three gods, into a final calculation device to find a way to avert the destruction of the world.

Now, two thousand years before the plan began, here, the unplanned Novia is vying for access to the library with Osiris, a god-like being who had no will in the original plan but was born with malice.

Understand that the pain on the spiritual level far surpasses the pain on the physical level.

The two souls plummeted in the darkness of their struggle for power; the plummeting was the process of being torn apart.

The howling wind and the heavy pressure on my limbs felt like flesh was being peeled away from my bones bit by bit.

With each collision, fresh blood splatters in the wind, nerves cry out, and even the bones inside are being scraped away.

Unlike Osiris, the god who sought to obtain all of Atlas Institute's research on the extinction of humanity, Novia paid no attention to these things and focused solely on attacking her enemies.

"You're a madman! You humans are terrifying!"

The Divine Body Osiris couldn't help but curse. He regretted it; he shouldn't have tried to control the system immediately, which led to his current predicament.

Indeed, just as Novia speculated, he was not Osiris's own consciousness, but a part of his soul born from his anger towards his brother Set within the divine body. However, it was only because he encountered the magical foundation that was slowly being built within Novia that he was able to be born successfully.

The howling wind fell into the darkness, seemingly unaware of the fierce battle, remaining calm and cold to the point of cruelty.

The light illuminated a figure locked in fierce combat with the divine body Osiris.

"Terrible, isn't it? Is that how you see me?"

Novia chuckled as she effortlessly lifted the longsword with her right hand and rested the blade on her shoulder.

With his freed left hand, he pointed it at the divine body against the raging wind that tore at his nerves—

"Now, everyone on earth is just a vulnerable human being, not a god. Even those who have the power to rule the earth and are certain that they will live forever cannot change this."

With a deepening smile, the silver-haired boy made this announcement, instantly closing the distance between them.

The divine body Osiris tried to escape, but was restrained by Cialis outside using ethereal threads, and Novia did not give him a chance to break away, launching an all-out attack.

"What a joke—this is utterly insignificant, just a mere human! How could he possibly compare to my body! I am Osiris, the god of the underworld! The chief god of Egypt! I have returned to this world to let Set know that I am the true master of Egypt!"

In the brief moment of Novia's attack, the Divine Body Osiris cast a spell. His body emitted a purple light, and the surroundings were instantly filled with deathly aura. The chilling cries of beasts filled the air—the cries of kobolds. Countless black kobolds surrounded Novia, surging towards her like a tsunami.

The silver-haired boy showed no surprise or anxiety.

However, she simply closed her eyes slightly and parted her lips gently.

"Is that so? But—"

A powerful burst of light erupted, not from physical force, but from immense magical power capable of scorching space itself.