Chapter 653 (1/2)
Vida, half-asleep and half-awake, couldn't tell whether she was looking at a dream on the back of her eyelids or whether her eyelids were open and she was hallucinating
Though Gods were not omniscient and omnipotent, she was still a Goddess But she was in this pitiful state because of her battle against Alda that had taken place a hundred thousand years ago
A hundred thousand years… Even before that…
After being born in this world, Vida spread the power of the life attribute throughout it, and before she knew it, she was praised by the people as the Goddess of life and love
Everything was peaceful back then Everything was gentle and quiet
However, that peace was broken by the invasion of the Deside the other Gods against the Den world
During that tiestion, it was decided that chareed with the plan while Alda opposed it, but in the end, things ell and seven champions were to be summoned
Perranted from the God of that other world, but only Rodcorte, the one who ruled the only circle of trans to a God who could do nothing other than complain
The one Vida had chosen was a younghimself in a small backstreet workshop, Sakado Keisuke He would later become Zakkart
“Ah, the Goddess has co now,” Sakado whispered
“Stop, don't go, please!” Vida cried
I was in quite a panic back then
It seeanization known as a 'bank' had betrayed Sakado and the workshop he had been running went out of business, so he was trying to kill himself
Vida thought that he would happily beco desires in this world, but Sakado exhibited a fixation on s
“Uive s like that, then?” he asked
“Of course”
Bestowing powers upon humans chosen to become champions was already an established procedure In fact, if they were to be invited to another world without being given anything, they would simply die
Different worlds would have different laws of physics and even different coreat differences between Lambda and Sakado's world, but if Sakado was si made, it was possible that his lifespan would be shortened or he would transfor about in the air
Vida would adjust his soul to prevent that, but these adjustments would become ere referred to as “champions' powers” The “blank space” of the soul upon which adjustments could be made were called, “the qualities of a champion”
… The adjustments could have been made more freely if Rodcorte, an expert on this matter, had cooperated, however
Also, ic didn't exist in this world called “Earth” that Zuruwarn had made a connection to, so none of its inhabitants were able to use Mana In addition, only awith swords and spears; it was already known that there were none a strength to stand up against the De and his army
Earth's weapons couldn't be taken to Lambda (If they were, since the laws of physics were different in La fired once, misfire or even explode), so it was decided that each charanted powers
That hy even if Sakado never asked for it, Vida was planning to give his like physical abilities that would allow hionists of action filic and powerful equipment that only champions could use
In addition, the Job and skill system created by Ricklent had already been implemented in Lambda
With enough experience, one could gain uniinable powers
“Well then, please give s,” said Sakado
“… Huh? Err, we're in the middle of a war”
For sos related to 'creating' Wouldn't one normally desire the power to cut down enemies one after another with a sword, or the ability to freely cast powerful spells? In fact, those are the kinds of cha for
Vida told Sakado this, but he stubbornly refused to yield on this matter
“I',” he said
“That's why I'!”
“But I get the feeling that it'll be a waste… I'm not really athletic, either”
Vida sighed “Even if you say you want to create, I'm the Goddess of the life attribute, so it'll have to be so, forestry or orking Is that alright with you?”
She had no choice but to give in There wasn't enough ti him and she didn't have any other candidates
“Please giveindustry than I look”
And so, though this wasn't as originally planned, Sakado was summoned to Lambda as a chay than individual fighting strength
Vida felt disappointed, knowing that she was probably the only one to sue champion, but contrary to her expectations, the champions chosen by Ricklent, Peria and Botin had also desired cheats for creating things
To think that four of the seven had desired creation-related abilities Perhaps the ie of heroes on 'Earth' was fundained? It was very perplexing
Alda and Zantark had scolded the more serious choices, however
After that, it was fierce battle after fierce battle
Numerous islands had been sunk, nations were destroyed and shi+zarion's soul had been broken Even so, Vida, Sakado and the other cha nu the war even
Sakado… had reluctantly changed his name to Zakkart in order to have a more typical Lambdstyle name under the recommendation of Suzuki Shouhei, the leader of the chauished himself in these battles
“If this world's Gods and people are willing to betray us and join the De, the reverse should also be possible!” As heto recruit the evil Gods obeying the De
“Zakkart, what are you thinking!” Bellwood demanded “Their very existence is evil! There is no way that they can be converted And have you forgotten what they have been doing to innocent people up until now?!”
“Precisely,” said Alda “Even if they were to join our side, it would only be a trap or a wretched way to beg for their lives Accepting those who have sinned without delivering any punishment is an unthinkable, reckless act”
“Please, coed him
Not even Vida's words stopped Zakkart fro to recruit the evil Gods; in fact, the chaan to actively cooperate with him in his efforts
And unbelievably, h not in i's army, crossed over to the champions' side
“No way?!” Vida exclaimed in surprise
“I s like this happen often in wars?” said Zakkart, wearing a nonchalant expression
The evil Gods who had changed sides were not particularly exceptional in direct fighting strength, but the fact that there were traitors seereater shock and disturbance in the De's army than expected
The Deh overwhel power and his secret ability that allowed him to destroy souls There were some orshi+pped his power, buthim to serve their own purposes
The existence of the traitors caused doubt to spread throughout the De's power groeaker?” and, “Have they betrayed the De because they believe that the cha him?”
And the De was successfully driven into paranoia that his other subordinates would betray him as well
The coordination of the Deether like iron came apart, more traitors appeared and the war that had been even up until now began leaning in the chauard They needed to attack before the De's army restored its iron-like bonds
Under these circuin the manufacture of 'weapons from another world'
“With our knowledge and skill alongside ic, we should be able to create the modern weapons of Earth in Lambda!”
He advocated that these weapons should be used to defeat the De One of the reasons for this was because the De possessed numerous troublesoh normal methods
A barrier that nullified all ic and a barrier that nullified all physical attacks With these two different barriers, he would be surrounded by an inable defense
Because of this defense, even the holy sword of Bellwood, as the ifted in combat, wouldn't reach him It would even stop the attacks of the Gods
Zakkart had thought of a way to pierce through those barriers and inflict da
“Even if the De came froy-driven culture like Earth,” said Zakkart “If we press hiht work”
After investigating the barriers, he had noticed that they were not like hard walls that repelled attacks, but had properties resey
He had also determined that the simultaneously-present barriers, the anti-physical-attack barrier and anti-ic barrier, were independent and didn't affect each other at all
In other words, if the anti-physical-attack barrier was broken by an extremely powerful attack it couldn't absorb co as normal
Only one of the barriers needed to be pierced to
So, Bellould use his ability to copy another champion's ability once a day to copy Zakkart's power of nullifying da Earth's modern weapons
After that, Bellwood, now iside the weapons being fired at the De
The De's anti-physical-attack barrier would be pierced and he would be defeated This was the plan that Zakkart drafted
However, Bellas vehemently opposed to this plan The weapons that Zakkart was trying to create had proved to be problee on the environment when they were used
Invisible poison would be scattered across vast areas and linger for tens of thousands of years They were terrifying weapons
“Zakkart, have you gone insane?! You would only create a disaster in this beautiful world of La's place!” Bellwood exclaimed
“Disaster? At this rate, the De!” said Zakkart “And unlike Earth, this world hasto be conta is residing in, and there's not a single person left there anyway, is there?”
“But there are people ere evacuated from that continent! So with us! Can you say the sa their lives to reclaim their ho is defeated, they will never have a homeland to return to?!”
“… I do feel bad for them I really do, but if we aren't prepared to make sacrifices, we can't win And Suzuki, aren't you just unhappy with the fact that I want to make weapons from Earth?”
And so, the four creation-reement with the creation of the weapons, separated themselves from the three battle-minded champions led by Bellwood
The two groups were prone to argue with one another over various things, and it was always Bellould cal, dissatisfied creation- the each other
But it seeer
Alda and Zantark agreed with the opinions of Bellwood's group, while Vida, Zuruwarn and Ricklent agreed with those of Zakkart's group
Vida was confident that if she and the other Gods did everything in their power, the pollution caused by the weapons could be erased within a few thousand years, or even a few centuries if things ell
And though those evacuated from that continent deserved pity, the continent was already filled with seas and deserts of poison, and contai Vida believed that they had to give up on the continent to some extent
However, Alda's side wondered, was it really possible to purify a poison that had never existed in this world before? What if that poison were to combine with the Mana of this world and transform into a new disaster? They advocated that victory was possible without utilizing such a dangerous plan
The fact that the war had begun leaning in the chauments to arise
Meanwhile, Zakkart began creating Earth's e the minds of the battle-minded champions and the Gods who supported their opinion To bethe poison that those weapons would scatter
He was trying to create a far smaller amount of diluted poison to determine whether it would be possible to purify it with this world'sit would take to do so
The other creation-minded champions cooperated in this task, while Vida and her companions continued to try and persuade Alda's side to accept this plan
At this ti's army suddenly went on the offensive
The Dee offensive movement with no hesitation to ed at the volunteer army's camp where Bellwood and his co himself
The other was a smaller army that closed in on the weapons manufacture workshop where Zakkart and his co's close aide
Bellwood and his coe of defeating the De them Vida tried to leave in order to help Zakkart and his companions, but Alda and the other Gods stopped her
“Zakkart and the others are champions as well They will be able to deal with a small army on their own In fact, they should kill all of the enemies and co the De above all else?”
At the tiht That's why… but…
Bellwood and his coe are numbers of sturdy small-fry and ned to hinder the cha them was a fake
Zakkart and his co who had been disguising himself as a low-Rank monster, and the workshop was destroyed
“With this, the cha Guduranis was said to haveZakkart's soul
The Deroup more powerful than Bellwood's, and feared them more He had been worried that the plan that they had made would one day threaten his life
That hy he had been fixated on defeating Zakkart's group, despite having to e sacrifices to do so He had even destroyed their souls so that they could never be revived
Vida, Zuruwarn and Ricklent desperately tried to revive thements of their souls in an attempt to resurrect them