Chapter 509: The Gods

The appearance of Amon was truly unexpected, and coupled with the shocking emergence of the power of the "City of Calamity" just moments ago, even the True Gods dared not act rashly.

This meant that no one noticed that he had already crept behind Castiya.

As the party involved, Castiya sensed the danger and immediately transformed into a Rule, similar to the information-based state of the "Hermit" Pathway, which was sufficient to evade most attacks.

"Heh!" Amon seemed quite pleased with being able to sneak up to this point.

Yet, after he appeared, that white tower had already manifested, representing that the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" had been staring at this place all along, guarding against any accidents!

In fact, not only the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom," but even the "Black Emperor," who was focusing on the "City of Calamity" and Medici, looked toward this place; it was impossible to let Amon succeed!

Space seemed to materialize into books, and all the information within them transformed into one mysterious symbol after another.

Amon was also caught in the midst of it, and his monocle in his right eye seemed to reflect countless brass-colored glimmers as he attempted to decrypt this book.

However, in terms of "decryption" and "omniscience," Amon was far inferior to this "God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

Snap!

This book composed of space slammed shut, and the Amon within it was unable to escape.

"Impressive!" But before the book had even dissipated, Amon jumped out from the side.

"Ha, that wasn't my real body just now!" Amon revealed a smile, happy for having deceived the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom."

And at this moment, inside that closed book, there was indeed only a "Worm of Time" sealed within, like a bug in amber.

Of course, Amon's current state was not very good either; his magic robe showed signs of turning into paper, and his monocle also had a touch of brass luster.

The "Black Emperor" ignored Amon, his gaze remaining fixed on Castiya.

He was now more concerned with this final portion of the "Hand of Order"!

The shadow of order spread, and the "Black Emperor" reached out his hand; order transformed into imprisonment, trapping Castiya.

"Hmph!"

A snort seemed to ring in everyone's ears, thunder rolling, making one's scalp tingle.

Deep within the boundless ocean in the Astral World, which was shrouded in lightning, gale, and torrential rain, a point of light suddenly ignited.

It carried a portion of matter, approaching the limit of speed, and thereby created a violent "wave" capable of destroying a planet.

Such a "wave," together with that point of light, continuously lashed against the shadow of order.

The "Lord of Storms" was actually preventing the Black Emperor from obtaining the final "Hand of Order"!

In many instances, the "Lord of Storms" and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" were mutually hostile, and in this war, these two major Churches also had constant friction, with wars breaking out everywhere.

But in the matters of opposing the Solomon Empire and preventing Medici from becoming a god, their interests were once again aligned.

The state religion of the Solomon Empire was the Church of the "True Creator," and Medici was even the King of Angels of the "True Creator."

Castiya was like a small boat tossing in a storm, at risk of capsizing at any moment, but it was precisely because all parties were holding each other back that he was able to stand firm.

Castiya's expression was grave; he felt that he had now completed his strategic objective, and if he did not leave now, it would be truly dangerous.

A brass-colored eye emblem appeared in his hand, and he injected Spirituality into it; a glimmer of light shone, carrying Castiya toward the God's Kingdom of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" in the Astral World! His primary goal in coming here was to destroy the fragile alliance between the Solomon Empire and Loen; now that the goal was achieved, it was time to return to the safest place.

Once he entered the God's Kingdom of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom," unless the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" failed completely in the God War, he would be safe.

In that case, all the schemes of the Augustus Family would go down the drain; after all, the ritual to become a god also had a time limit.

And at this moment, the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" also gave up targeting Amon and personally acted to guide Castiya into the God's Kingdom!

Of course, this world is always full of surprises.

With so many True Gods having already entered the fray, naturally there were others...

Above the sky, hazy light suddenly surged from the void, displaying one projection-like scroll after another in the sky.

Some of them recorded the helplessness of humanity when facing extraordinary species, some reproduced with epic strokes the scenes of humans using themselves as test subjects to attempt the fusion of Beyonder materials, and some recorded the rise of humanity in the Second Epoch under the leadership of the Ancient Sun God...

Of course, a large part of it involved a dream-like book; he played an important role in history, leading humanity to break free from ignorance and truly defeat the extraordinary races, ushering in the prosperous age of the Third Epoch!

Afterward, the sect upholding the dream-like philosophy also pushed the development of history at various key nodes, creating the world of today!

These contents gave the seemingly thin scrolls a feeling of extreme weight, because they carried civilization, the enlightenment and development of human society at different stages.

That "God of Steam and Machinery" had a strong sense of presence in every corner of the world; after all, the popularization of the steam engine was his glory.

On the other hand, he was overly low-key, almost never appearing in the competition for faith, as he had already scraped together a large portion of believers by relying on the steam engine.

However, the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery" was, after all, a church that developed within the Solomon Empire; although it did not show its face much in this war, it still needed to take a stand when the God War began, supporting the Solomon Empire.

The appearance of the Civilization Scroll isolated the guiding light of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom"'s God's Kingdom; Castiya's expression changed drastically, and the next instant he was thrown out of that beam of guiding light.

The power of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" was ethereal and dangerous, transforming into mysterious symbols that landed on the Civilization Scroll, attempting to pry the Civilization Scroll open.

Yet, thousands or tens of thousands of years of civilization were so heavy and broad, and the history left behind by generation after generation of humans, calculated in the billions, was so vast and magnificent that the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" simply could not break the blockade in a short time!

"Amanises, Lilith, and Sasriel probably won't come, so who else is there? The 'Bound'? No, this shut-in would absolutely never leave the house, and the Rose School of Thought can't afford to be tossed around either."

"... It's time to show one's true colors, isn't it!"

Chumen looked at Adam; the current situation was one that Adam had single-handedly stacked up.

Now that the True Gods who should have arrived had arrived, it was time to reveal the final means.

"It is myself." Adam's tone was flat.

In this great historical drama, that black hand who had been making arrangements behind the scenes also had a chance to take the stage.

(End of chapter)