[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level":3,"chapter-i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-chapter-166":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Gain a God-Tier Talent Every Level",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},165556,328,"Chapter 166","i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>If one were to speak of morality, Kanzaki Rei did possess a sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it came to the conduct of gentlemen and villains... he was fully aware that he was no true gentleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Rei didn’t even believe what he was doing was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply understood perfectly well that it wasn’t right—and chose to keep doing it anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered this ward through my own ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not taking anything should already count as restraint. What’s wrong with taking a look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wards existed to prevent entry and protect important things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he strictly followed the rules—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then wouldn’t the talent he had awakened for breaking wards be completely wasted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei borrowed knowledge openly and without guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long since shed any psychological burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sheet of copying paper touched the page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the book’s protective ward had already been broken, its contents could now be copied directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Page by page, Rei reproduced the text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the copied pages stacked into a thick bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he moved on to the next book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacred Light Spell: Purification of Original Sin\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mm. Borrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Punitive Light Spell: Prayerflame of Sin\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mm. Borrowed for a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Holy War Light Style\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A combat technique style for light-element practitioners. Not bad... borrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Creature Summoning Magic\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sounded promising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous Void Creature Summon spell had been immensely satisfying for Rei to use. Afterward he had deliberately searched for other summoning magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly discovered that summoning spells in this world were absurdly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Loynz Magic Academy, the only ones available were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Elemental Summon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Elemental Summon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even spells that should logically exist alongside them—like earth, wind, or lightning elementals—were nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Rei had taken the fire and water summoning spells and reverse-engineered the remaining elemental versions himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strictly speaking, those weren’t true summoning spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were merely elemental manipulation disguised as summoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he was just summoning a lump of burning flame and remotely controlling it to attack enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was basically remote-controlled fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could that count as a true summon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after he later upgraded those spells into Transcendent Magic did they finally qualify as genuine elemental summoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, they had been little more than fancy elemental puppetry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had discovered another summoning spell here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything hidden away in this forbidden hall was top-tier material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Light Church’s Forbidden Hall really did contain an astonishing number of treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei rapidly copied the contents of each book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he placed every original volume back exactly where it had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wards remained intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No disturbance occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei had come quietly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he left just as quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without taking a single item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on the experience afterward, Rei couldn’t help feeling a rush of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortune favors the bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably the most dangerous risk he had deliberately taken since arriving in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before infiltrating the forbidden hall, he had spent two full days scouting the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He confirmed no Observers were monitoring the place continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking the wards, he had also swept the entire hall with his perception, performing meticulous inspections to ensure there were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no hidden traps\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no detection artifacts\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no tracking magic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after multiple rounds of careful probing did he finally take the risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, the only people who could instantly threaten his life were Level 7 Class-Advancers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a Level 6, Rei estimated he could at least stall briefly... and escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the harvest really was good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These spellbooks felt far superior to ordinary magic found outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even spells of the same tier could differ dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the same tier, some spells could devastate the heavens, while others were no better than a puff of air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that tome labeled Forbidden Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei was full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully it was a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loynz Magic Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to staying at home, Iz spent far more time at the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Rei frequently came here to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz held the stack of copied manuscripts in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying these copies of highly classified secret tomes—originally stored in the Light Church—were something you accidentally picked up on the road?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That excuse did sound a little weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Iz could identify their origin so easily surprised Rei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, Iz’s magical knowledge far surpassed that of ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei realized he should have invented a better story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the lie wouldn’t hold, he prepared to confess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iz—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz Parult suddenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you also went to steal magic books.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei’s words halted abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean also?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he saw Iz smiling faintly—an approving smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the expression of a teacher pleased with a promising student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worthy of my disciple,\" Iz said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually managed to borrow the Light Church’s secret scriptures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in my day, I only managed to borrow the original texts of the Cold Church, and briefly ’consult’ the secret techniques of the Riga Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the Light Church...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They hide their texts extremely well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Rei didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that something to be proud of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz suddenly asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rei, what is the guiding principle of a mage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To pursue... the Root?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that basic knowledge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why ask now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are simply walking the path of our principles—seeking the Root through every possible method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re properly practicing the mage’s creed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei was deeply shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it can be interpreted like that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Iz’s moral standing dropped slightly in Rei’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After helping Rei rationalize the situation, Iz asked again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These should be forbidden spells stored at the church headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How exactly did you get them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei thought for a moment and decided to answer somewhat honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve recently made some progress as a Puzzle Scholar... so I broke their wards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz leaned forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then can you break other ones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei didn’t sound entirely certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember the Dark Church has some very interesting dark forbidden spells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately their vaults are sealed extremely well. I never had a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if the Dark Church starts hunting you down, that becomes troublesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I borrowed the Cold Church’s original texts back then... they chased me for quite a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I actually borrowed mine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just robbed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever find a way to obtain the Dark Church’s scriptures, I could assist a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it’s best not to attract attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we can avoid being discovered and operate quietly, that would be ideal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of master encourages his disciple to rob forbidden vaults?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even proposes working together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Rei fully understood what Kumironi had meant when she said Iz was obsessed with magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was an opportunity to learn unique spells—especially forbidden ones—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz simply didn’t care about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll... think about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei responded vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to study the magic he already had first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the future...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That could wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, knowing Iz Parult was willing to act as an accomplice gave Rei a lot more confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if something went wrong, someone powerful would be backing him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for whether it counted as stealing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to a mage, what was wrong with taking a look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even Iz Parult said so, then there was no need to overthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone asked—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could always say his master taught him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conversation shifted from future plans to practical matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These light spells really are extraordinary...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forbidden Magic: Heavenly Judgment Purification\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Rei’s first encounter with Forbidden Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell had no tier restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be learned at any level stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, its power and effects scaled depending on the level at which it was cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect:Summons a pillar of light that descends from the sky, continuously burning and imprisoning the locked target. The pillar persists until the target dies or the caster manually dispels it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It possessed extremely strong bonuses against:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark-attribute enemies\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its area was also massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at Tier 3, the radius already reached 300 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of forbidden magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply far stronger than ordinary spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Iz—this spell is fine too, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll learn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Iz helping identify spells, learning became incredibly convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It saved Rei from the tedious process of testing whether a book contained dangerous forbidden knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single afternoon, Rei learned more than ten Light-attribute spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these were not the cheap versions found outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one was top-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, some spells required levels too high for him to learn yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still needed to raise his Mage level as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei had already told Iz about the progress of his Second Origin Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz estimated Rei would likely comprehend it around February.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei’s own estimate was similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though with enough inspiration, it might happen even earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point rushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his other classes were still leveling during this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without increasing his Mage level, his overall strength continued growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>December 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei still hadn’t visited the Dark Church’s Forbidden Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he set out with Iz and Kumironi for the former headquarters of the Death Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class advancement came first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind roared around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei flew through the sky under Iz’s guidance as landscapes rushed past below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world really is enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above the ground, Rei couldn’t help reflecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruilun Continent alone was larger than the entire surface area of Earth in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beyond Ruilun were five other continents of similar size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus the Secret Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth had only seemed small because humanity couldn’t leave the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth it was merely a tiny speck in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this world had no outer space limiting exploration...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the correct comparison would be the entire universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei had no idea how fast Iz was flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do was stare toward the horizon as distant mountain ranges rapidly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Iz had chased Messer at this speed for three straight days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just how far had they traveled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz and Kumironi stopped midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From extreme speed to a complete halt happened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Rei asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz looked toward the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei followed his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, a dark mass of monsters surged like a tidal wave, surrounding a small town nestled at the foot of the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we’ll need to make a small detour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They accelerated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than thirty seconds, they reached the town that had once been barely visible on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi descended inside the town and raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of emerald light shot skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It condensed into green rainclouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then rain began to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone touched by the droplets had their wounds rapidly healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are quite a lot of them...\" Rei observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the dense monster swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Tier-5 monster tide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monster tides during this month really are much fiercer than usual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rei, can you handle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take care of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the Astral Ring Void Star War-Spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks opened across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred winged angels emerged from the rifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty massive Void creatures descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Void creatures touched the ground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaughter began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei raised his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark crimson cloud-covered sky split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blazing pillars of light crashed toward the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light Forbidden Magic: Judgment Purification of All Sin(Tier 4, Level 301)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous descending pillars of light\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paths burned by holy flame\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-searing karmic fire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power increases over time while burning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely difficult to extinguish\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely fast movement\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special damage against Evil, Undead, Dark entities\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purifies monsters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pillars of light plowed across the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty-six beams, each nearly 500 meters in radius, swept across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains struck by the beams left behind glowing white-red trails of molten rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any monster touched by the light simply vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even ash remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei had no interest in low-tier monster corpses anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t short on money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for leaving them to the townspeople?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were about to die—why worry about profiting from monster corpses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest person in the town was only a Tier-4 Class-Advancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was just one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they possibly resist a Tier-5 monster tide?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Rei hadn’t arrived, the town would have been destroyed before long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary people, rampaging monsters were simply natural disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars swept across once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large swaths of monsters died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the tide was dense, Rei also activated Thousand-Army Ant Mountain, letting it produce more black ants to harvest souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under its relentless efficiency, the monster tide rapidly thinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within about thirty minutes, the battlefield was almost completely clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only Thousand-Army Ant Mountain were even more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei remembered discussing monster biology with Yuna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In theory, monsters could evolve from lower tiers into higher ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that monster soul he once encountered had mentioned evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant monsters themselves could evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he should think about how to improve Thousand-Army Ant Mountain’s efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Receiving their gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei began to understand that kind of journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward they continued flying, though at a slightly slower speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below them, Rei occasionally saw ruins flashing past among mountains and rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Places where civilizations once stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where people once lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes monsters wandered through abandoned villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they encountered such places, Iz would land and casually cast a spell—wiping out all nearby monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kumironi would shake her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no survivors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How cruel,\" Rei murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz replied calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This happens everywhere in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot save everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can only do what lies within our power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that why you dislike participating in wars, Master? Monsters killing people is already brutal enough—yet humans still kill each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... that’s one reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way they saved two towns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they saw hundreds of ruined villages, towns, and even city-states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some might have fallen recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others perhaps long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At several places they found monsters still roaming the ruins—but no living humans remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around noon, the three finally landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stood a hidden base inside a mountain cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the Death Church wouldn’t build a conspicuous palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had once been their headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei sensed a powerful ward surrounding the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed something still remained inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For today, no church members will come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we still need to be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We absolutely cannot let the church discover this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rei glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi... your stealth aura is pretty strong too.\u003C\u002Fp>",2487,"2026-05-29T04:56:27.792Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"novelbin.me","2d3a4e10208cbabdd86fc6740c4a781a4d8511756f27f96de6fcb930d4c80e52","i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-chapter-167","i-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-chapter-165",490,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-gain-a-god-tier-talent-every-level-cover.jpg"]