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Chapter 182 - Furina: Justice's Judgment, Let All Foul Gods Perish
"Let me guess, is it Pure Land? Takamagahara? The Thirty-Three Heavens?"
[Jean: No need to guess, new friend. The next world is Olympus. Our Archon, Lord Barbatos, is already on the move.]
[Azazel: Well, that's unexpected. Olympus, huh? Shall we place bets on how long it'll take before those gods get pulled in too?]
[Michael: Azazel, you're still the same as always. If you'd followed the rules even a little back then, you wouldn't have been cast out of Heaven.]
[Azazel: That's ancient history. I told you, the God of the Bible was too uptight. Look how fun this pantheon system is! If Heaven had been this open back then, I wouldn't have run off to the Human Realm so often.]
[Michael: You...]
[Loki: Heh, fight, fight! Don't waste time with words when fists will do.]
[Brynhildr: Lord Loki, please don't incite conflict.]
[Loki: Tch. I thought this would be Ragnarok, but Odin, Vidar, and Surtr turned out to be cowards, dragging the whole Norse pantheon to surrender. Weaklings.]
[Loki: And you lot—aren't you supposed to be invaders? Can't even kill a god. What a joke...]
[Loki has been muted by group admin.]
[Lumine: Loki, you really are the Norse God of Mischief. Just an Upper God and you think you can mouth off in here? Muted.]
[Yae Miko: My, this is the first time I've seen someone so bold. He's a rare one. Brothers and sisters, let's make sure we keep a close eye on him.]
[Jean: Indeed. A god of mischief. I'll be submitting a report to Lord Barbatos.]
[Alice: A chaos god, huh? Now that's fun. Lumine, why don't you ask your brother if the Abyss wants him? Just toss him in.]
[Lumine: Great idea. I'll go ask my brother now].
[Akeno Himejima: Poor Lord Loki, offending all the big shots the moment he joined.]
[Rias: Thank goodness the devil families of the Underworld are so well-mannered.]
[Kamisato Ayaka: Getting tossed into the Abyss... that's terrifying. Even an Upper God couldn't escape or change sides after that.]
[Sirzechs: Apologies for interrupting, but may I ask, what exactly is the Abyss?]
[Azazel: Yes, I'd like to know too. Is it truly such a terrifying place?]
[Yanfei: Ah, the Abyss... it's where all the world's darkness, evil, and negativity converge. It's true hell. Once thrown in, you're condemned to eternal damnation.]
[Lumine: Cough cough.]
[Yae Miko: Lumine, are you about to declare your identity again?]
[Lumine: What? I don't understand what you're implying.]
[Alice: Who doesn't know you're the Pantheon's biggest insider? rolls eyes]
[Azazel: Ooh, Pantheon insider? Sounds impressive. Think a little fallen angel like me could stick close to you?]
[Alice: Oh, Lumine here is a big deal. Her brother is the boss of the Abyss, one of the Six Supreme Gods. He's got countless Abyssal gods and divine beasts under his command.]
[Alice: She even used to be besties with another Supreme God. She's got two Supreme Gods backing her.]
[Alice: That's why Lumine struts around the chat like she owns the place. Snatching candy from kids, kicking the elderly, slapping stray dogs, and shaking birds' nests for fun~]
[Lumine: Hey hey! That's slander! Defamation! Don't corrupt the newcomers! If I can't recruit anyone, I'll be mad!]
[Lumine: Everyone, don't listen to her lies. I'm a Primary God, okay? There's no way I'd do something so disgraceful.]
[Lumine: I absolutely did not steal candy from children.]
[Lumine: I became a Primary God purely through my own effort!]
[Lumine: So, newcomers! Interested in joining me? I'm a Primary God, y'know! A future Supreme God in the making! Get in early and you'll ride the dragon to glory.]
[Azazel: Uh... thank you for the offer, Miss Lumine, but I'm not planning on switching allegiances just yet.]
[Sirzechs: Apologies, Miss Lumine. I'll have to decline.]
[Brynhildr: I'm afraid I must pass as well.]
The chat room went quiet. A bunch of the newcomers even went offline immediately.
After all, offending a Primary God—especially one with her kind of backing—was not something they could afford.
But this particular Primary God gave off a vibe of being... unreliable.
Her powerful background aside, Lumine seemed like the chaotic type who always stirred up trouble. Even those tempted by her connections felt hesitant.
[Lumine: Hey! Don't log off! Think it over!]
[Alice: Hahaha, I can't! My stomach hurts from laughing.]
[Lumine: This is your fault, Alice! Boohoo! I really am a Primary God without a single follower! You have to take responsibility!]
[Yae Miko: Ahem. Perhaps Lady Lumine should stop aiming for existing gods and start cultivating her own faction from the demigod level. It'll just take more time.]
[Lumine: Tch. But if I don't poach followers, how else am I going to surpass those old-timers quickly? Hmph.]
[Lumine: Just wait. When I become a Supreme God, Upper Gods and Primary Gods will be lining up to join me! You'll see!]
[Alice: Whatever makes you happy.]
[Rias: Um, if you don't mind, Lady Lumine, we could join your faction.]
[Sona: That is, if you don't mind us being weak for now.]
[Akeno: Ah~ but it may be a while before we become gods.]
[Kuroka: Wherever the club president goes, we go, nya~]
[Rossweisse: Um, I'm a Valkyrie from Norse. I-I can join too...]
[Lumine: Gasp! Yes, yes! Of course you can! Haha! See that, Alice? I'm totally popular!]
[Lumine: Come on, let me set up our own faction chat—from now on, we're the Traveler Faction!]
[Alice: Tch. She actually pulled it off again.]
[Yae Miko: Well, Lumine is a Primary God after all. It's not hard for her to recruit subordinates. She just keeps thinking about poaching from others.]
[Yae Miko: But forming a faction isn't that simple, you know~]
Forming a faction meant establishing a mini pantheon.
The original Seven Archons each had such a foundational group.
Even now, not all Primary God had their own factions. Some factions even had multiple Primary God within them.
Meanwhile...
In the Dimensional Gap, several powerful auras charged straight toward Olympus, their presence completely unmasked.
The gods of Olympus, already anxious, now trembled in growing fear.
...
Olympus.
When the four primordial gods first saw the invading force descending through the Dimensional Gap, they immediately summoned all of Greece's gods to Mount Olympus.
Even during the era when the God of the Bible overshadowed all realms, Olympus remained one of the strongest pantheons.
The entire pantheon housed four upper Primary Gods—Primordial Gods born with the world of Olympus itself. Among the eleven worlds, they easily ranked in the top three.
Had history followed its original path, Olympus would eventually produce five more Primary God-tier gods: Typhon, King of Monsters; Apollo, the Sun God; and the current trinity of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
However, at this point in time, those five were all still high-tier Upper Gods.
Beyond that, Olympus boasted the highest number of lower-ranked gods and more demigod heroes than all other worlds combined.
Right now, the Olympus Hall was in chaos.
"What do we do?! The entire world has been sealed! We can't get out!"
"Forget that—my oceans have been completely frozen! My power is greatly weakened!"
"If the world weren't sealed, we could have called for aid from other realms..."
"Other realms are probably struggling too!"
"We still don't know how many invaders there are! They haven't attacked us yet, just sealed the world. Clearly, they're isolating us to pick us off one by one!"
"Exactly! For all we know, some worlds may have already fallen!"
"Lord Nyx, Lord Tartarus, Lord Erebus, Mother Gaia, what should we do?!"
"Yes, if they can seal Olympus itself, they clearly have the power to destroy us!"
The young-looking goddess of night, Nyx—who appeared no older than fourteen or fifteen—slammed her palm on the table and stood up.
"Enough! All of you, shut up! This arguing is giving me a headache."
"Will bickering solve anything? Or do you think I can just charge up there and break the world seal myself?!"
The noisy assembly instantly fell silent.
The gloomy god of darkness, Erebus, spoke next. "Don't panic. They have the power to destroy Olympus but chose to seal it instead. That clearly means they don't intend to annihilate the world."
Gaia frowned. "So, they want our world—and they plan to exterminate us afterward? What about the innocent life on the surface?"
A massive, black spherical cloud bristling with eyes and arms—Tartarus, Primordial God of Abyss—spoke in a rumbling voice.
"I sense no malice. But perhaps that's only because they see us as ants not worth the trouble."
RUMBLE...
At that moment, several powerful auras surged in from beyond the Dimensional Gap. Some were equal to the primordial gods—a few even stronger.
The gods, already on edge, panicked.
"They're here! It's starting!"
"What do we do?!"
"This kind of pressure... there's no way we can win!"
The incoming force was so overwhelming that it flattened many lower-tier gods to the ground. Only middle-tier gods and higher could move freely.
Tartarus: "Hm? Among those energies... three feel familiar. What's going on?"
Nyx, surprised: "Wait! That's Odin, Vidar, and that big guy! They're here to help us?!"
Gaia sighed in relief: "Thank goodness. If only six invaders are sealing worlds, the other realms might have breathing room. North Europe must have won, so they've rushed here to aid us."
At the highest point of Olympus, on the world membrane...
Esdeath sat bored on a throne of ice, casually radiating her power to keep the entire world of Olympus under her control.
She even had spare strength to launch ice spears that froze Olympus's oceans.
"So dull. If subjugating an entire pantheon weren't such a valuable mission, I'd have already gone down and unleashed a massacre."
Biting her sleeve like a girl in love, she muttered, "But for my great Master, I'll endure."
Sensing the arrival of Primary Gods, her sharp gaze turned. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Finally, they're here."
Eight radiant auras approached Olympus like a meteor shower.
Eight Primary Gods had arrived: Focalors, Neuvillette, Zhongli, Venti, Guizhong, Azhdaha, Odin, Vidar, and Surtr.
Focalors quickly addressed her: "Lady Esdeath, apologies for our delay."
Esdeath gave them a disinterested glance. "You're not too late. But I didn't expect you to lack so much confidence."
"With the world already under my control, those four primordial gods are severely weakened. Just you and the little water dragon could easily crush them."
Focalors smiled awkwardly. It wasn't about confidence—why fight a costly war when they could bring a pantheon under control intact?
The Norse trio looked at Esdeath, still seated on her icy throne, and took a sharp breath.
What incredible pressure. Her aura wrapped around the entire world and used unknown powers to disrupt its laws.
So this was how their Norse realm had been subdued.
She felt as strong as the Biblical God—perhaps even stronger. After all, the Biblical God couldn't have done this to Olympus.
Focalors: "Then let us begin."
Esdeath: "Go. End this quickly. My mission will be complete soon."
The nine Primary Gods and their followers passed through the world membrane and descended into Olympus.
At that moment, Furina released her divine power.
"Before we proceed, I need to deal with a few gods I can't stand."
"I don't want to see such disgusting beings in our Pantheon later."
Furina's power was linked to Focalors.
Though her personality shard had limited capacity, she still wielded Primary God-level power, and could also borrow a fragment of foreign law through the Gift of Truth.
"Supreme Art: Justice's Judgment—"
Furina condensed Olympus's Water Law into a bow, and the Rule of Justice into an arrow.
Buzz...
"Any foul god unrecognized by justice, be annihilated by divine judgment!"
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