626 Trigger for the War (1/2)

”What happened?”

That was the common phrase at the Council of Gods at that moment.

Suddenly all the images they were seeing cut off, and the disciples appeared beside their masters.

However, not all the disciples returned. Only four of the six groups were back on the Council of Gods.

”That universe has been destroyed. I was forced to take them out and finish the competition early.”

Given the circumstances, no one planned to blame Yale for finishing the competition early. However, some had a complaint about a different matter.

”What happened to our disciples, why aren't they back?”

Those were the masters of the disciples who hadn't returned.

”They are dead. I am sorry, but I only managed to put four of them back before the universe was destroyed. You should already praise me for managing to put out four groups completely in different parts of the universe in an instant. I am not omnipotent.”

They couldn't argue after hearing the explanation. In that situation, even if Yale had been able to save just the disciples of his group, it would have been understandable, but he saved four. They felt unfair that their disciples weren't chosen to be saved and blamed their bad luck, but it wasn't bad luck.

Yale's priorities were clear, so his group and the two groups of allies were first and after them the group belonging to the moderator of the Council of Gods.

”You can't blame Yale. Of your groups, one had finished the battle, and no one was paying them attention while they recovered, and the other had yet to do something interesting. The other groups were more eye-catching, so it is normal that Yale unconsciously pulled them off first.”

Since the disciples of his group were safe and he had secured the second place, the moderator spoke on Yale's behalf.

No one felt that Yale was at fault after Yale's explanation, but after the moderator spoke, they felt that Yale just acted naturally, given the situation.

However, they were all wrong. Yale was perfectly capable of saving the six teams in an instant, but he let the other two die.

It wasn't random. Those two groups and their masters might belong to the Council of Gods, but they were among those who had abused their power enough to create some rebels.

Yale had obtained enough information from the side of the rebels to know that certain members of the Council of Gods had abused their power far more than others, so he decided to let them die instead of saving them.

It wasn't that they were evil or planned to betray the Council of Gods, but although they hadn't broken the rules, their behavior created others who became problematic at the multiverse level.

Moreover, given the losses provoked by the destruction of that universe, a bit of balance was needed on the side of the Council of Gods, so the first choice to discard were those Yale liked the least.

”How did the enemy destroy the universe that easily?”

After a bit of silence, someone asked that question. Although all of them could destroy a universe, doing it so suddenly was a different matter.

”Just before the universe was destroyed, I saw the remnants of a dimensional passageway that had the aura of the Minor Dimensional Divinity. With it, it isn't impossible to destroy the universe from a passageway and have enough time to prepare without being noticed.”

Shiba was sure that the same person who fled was the one who destroyed the universe.

”Yale, is what your disciple is saying true?”

The moderator was the one who asked that question to Yale.

”With the Minor Dimensional Divinity, it should be possible, so we must take into account that the rebels have someone with it.”

Anything that meant that the opponent was stronger was bad news, and they had seen how powerful the Dimensional Divinity was. At least they comforted themselves by thinking that it was just the Minor Dimensional Divinity.

”Now, the results of the competition are decided, so our group is at the top, right?”

Everyone just nodded at Yale's words. No one had been able to surpass the Time Faction directly or indirectly, so it was better to just obey at that point. Of course, that was as long as Yale didn't ask them to die. No matter how loyal they were to the Council of Gods, their lives were first.