Chapter 588 – Secure the divinity.
[Side: Thanatos]
"Damn... Things are really going downhill, huh?" – said Thanatos as she just finished talking with Phantasia
"Hm? What is?" – asked Sengen as she and Orion just finished hunting down the giant monster.
"It seems situation changed for the worst instantly." – replied Thanatos.
"Phantasia just told me that that they are stopping trying to destroy the divinities... And instead, are trying to focus on securing the two divinities for you two."
"..."
"Why?" – asked alarmed Sengen.
"...It seems that the major faction had found about the existence of elder gods’ divinities already." – replied Thanatos.
"There is a good chance that somebody deliberately leaked the information in order to cause chaos."
"!?"
"W-wait. I don’t get full picture just yet... However, even I can tell that something is extremely bad!" – said Sengen.
"Yeah. It is." – said Thanatos.
"Still, the plan with you two didn’t changed."
"You need to level up and become strong enough to take on the divinities."
"So we are not stopping the hardcore leveling up."
"Do you understand it?"
"..."
"Yes." – replied Sengen.
"Okay... But would you mind coming over here for moment? Phantasia wants to talk with you personally." – said Thanatos.
"?!"
"Wait, me?!" – asked confused and bit alarmed Sengen.
"Yes." – replied Thanatos.
"He is currently making a new set of equipment for the both of you, once you reach specific level."
"He said that he will make equipment that will help you in hunting, and if the situation is bad enough with you two that you cannot clear the trial, he is considering will make you another equipment that you will use once you reach level 550."
"?!"
"Wait, he is making us 2 sets of new equipment?!" – said surprised Sengen.
"Yeb." – replied Thanatos.
"Still, the problem is time and me."
"If he is going to guard a temple, he can’t craft, so I will have to replace him in guarding the temple."
"But for that to even be possible, I need to finish feeding you."
"Anyway, get ready to back to the work."
"Okay." – said Sengen as she turned around and walked away with somewhat bit excited expression.
(Tch! Fuck it!) – thought annoyed Thanatos.
(First that Apple guy and now other major factions!?)
(We had been changing our plans and moves nonstop recently!)
(Ahhhhh... This is fucking annoying.)
(...Should we move our end game forward much sooner than planned?)
(No, no, no... Right now, it is still too risky with the major factions still being around.)
(...)
(Still... With this do?) – thought Thanatos as she looked at Orion and Sengen.
(They can become strong and what not.)
(But will really 5-person team be good enough?)
(Phantasia plan is good... If anything, it could work.)
(But the problem is time.)
(Things are moving way too fast recently.)
(...)
(I guess we would need another change, don’t we?)
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<<...Still, the current situation demands it.>>
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(You got to be fucking kidding me?) – thought Phantasia as he was watching from afar with binoculars while also wearing his disguise equipment.
(The heaven faction now?!)
(WHAT THE FUCK?!) – thought Phantasia as he could see from afar a group NPCs investigating a digging site... But alongside there were also-
(PLAYERS!)
(Fuck!)
(First spirit faction and now even heaven faction?!)
(Does that mean hell faction also found out!?)
(GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!)
(WHAT THE HELL IS ACTUALY GOING ON?!)
(Things are way too fast right now!)
(...Should I kill them?)
(This place is crawling with monkey type monsters that are somewhat high level.)
(I could build up army of undeads which would also launch attack with my own army.)
(I could also use those things I’ve prepared and set up my own base.)
(However, if I do that, the heaven faction will know for sure that the divinity is here.)
(...Then again, this place could be still a miss.)
(My predictions are JUST prediction.)
(So are theirs.)
(In other words, there is a chance that if I were to protect this place, I could end up discovering that this place doesn’t have divinity.)
(Can I truly search this place while getting attacked non stop by the heaven forces?)
(...)
(God Of Heaven – God Of Honor And Victory. Deus.)
(This is annoying.)
(He is one of the stronger forces within the heaven faction.)
(Should I do it or not?)
(I could... But then again....)
"..."
"Tch."
"Forget it."
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<<...Don’t worry. Maparapara found the temple and deployed a base.>>
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"...Anything?" – asked Phantasia while he was flying in his stealth ship.
"No master." – replied the homunculuses pilot.
"We still haven’t found any strange movement."
"Keep watch. There could be a chance that they are hiding." – said Phantasia as he looked out of the window.
(Ice Mountain.) – thought Phantasia.
(It is consider as one of more beautiful places in the game.)
(The weather is always clear and there are no storms or anything.)
(The white snow and ice gives this place appearance of a massive garden.)
(Still, this place is dangerous because of the powerful freezing field.)
(If you don’t come here prepared, you will freeze on the spot.)
(...Yeb. This place maybe just as annoying to search as that freaking volcano zone.)
(For crying out-)
"?!"
"MASTER! MAGIC RADAR-"
The homunculuses tried to warn Phantasia about something, but it was too late.
A massive snow storm emerged out of nowhere and struck the hidden ship.
"!?"
"Snow storm!?" – said alarmed Phantasia as he noticed the magic detection device beeping.
"!?"
(WE ARE UNDER ATTACK?!)
"Master! The control of the ship is starting to get harder!" – said the homunculuses pilot.
"Tch! Land! All ships land on the ground! Now!" – said Phantasia.
"This is a direct order!"
(SHIT! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON THIS TIME!?)