Gacha Sovereign

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" asked Raiju after swearing a universe oath. All the Rank 2 Gods behind him seemed to have no doubt of his decision and followed his decision by swearing the same oath.

Alex nodded and raised his hand, doing the same thing. The Elemental Gods and Lin Xingzhi also did the same, so no one would be able to say something regarding this meeting or even answer with the silent treatment.

"Still, to think you proposed something like this." Raiju closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Interesting. No matter what kind of conversation we will have, we are going to be neutral with each other. This means that you are in a desperate position where you need allies more than anything.

"However, the Holy God doesn't have that level of threat right now, so it must be related to the past. And with how you want it to last for a hundred years, this calamity will surely happen within one hundred years. This is interesting." Raiju nodded in understanding.

Alex narrowed his eyes. At first, he thought that Raiju was similar to Leoz, but it seemed his analyzing ability far surpassed his expectations.

"Either way, you will know it sooner or later. Someone who loves to fight fair and square won't betray me in this situation. Hence, I have decided to pull this off." Alex shook his head. "Alright. Alliance is important, but I want you to listen to my side story first. How about it?"

"I don't have a problem."

Alex then turned to Lin Xingzhi and nodded.

Lin Xingzhi stepped forward and opened her mouth. "I am sure that most of you have never heard about it, but I believe you know that the time where almost all God Kings died is called Period of Darkness. This happened five thousand years ago…"

Lin Xingzhi began telling them what happened to the former God Kings, the beast, and the so-called "weapons" that killed all those God Kings.

They couldn't help but suck a cold breath when hearing the story. Although the story was hard to believe, they listened to Lin Xingzhi's story to the very end.

After an hour of explanation, Lin Xingzhi finally finished her story and stepped back, allowing Alex and Raiju to continue their conversation.

"So you're saying that the beast is going to resurrect soon? Do you have proof?"

"We have a few proofs." Lin Xingzhi decided to answer his question. "First of all, do you know about the Time Element? Especially Time Eyes… Known as Eyes of Death?"

Raiju furrowed his eyebrows before shaking his head in disappointment. "I don't have any knowledge about such a thing."

"Actually, I have…" Raiju's assistant suddenly spoke and raised his hand. "Those eyes are known to be the eyes that could see through someone's lifespan. Is that true, Nature Goddess?"

"Ho? Lifespan?" Raiju widened his eyes in amazement.

"Yes. The eyes are calculating the future on their own, transforming the future into a number that symbolizes one's lifespan. However, by no means that these eyes can take a glimpse of the future. It's only calculation." Lin Xingzhi acknowledged. "I met such an individual in the past. Although he couldn't predict the accurate number, the range seemed to be between thirty years to seventy years in the future."

"So, that's the reason why you want one hundred years…" Raiju closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

"The second proof is this." Alex took out the humanoid bat sample he acquired from the planet he visited in the past.

"!!!" The Gods in their side suddenly took a step back as even the God of Destruction instinctively stood up, looking at this mysterious creature. It looked like a bat, but its body was close to that of a human. "This…"

"This is one of the weapons, the bat. They are reproducing at a very fast rate. I've visited a planet once. From their mouth, I learned that it only takes them a week to produce a hundred million populations. I am sure that I don't need to give you the reason what will happen if such a creature comes into your place, right?"

"No wonder. This bat is so scary. If that's the case, how about solving this bat before fighting the big boss?" Raiju asked.

"This only started happening recently."

"So there is no information yet." Raiju looked down with his hand supporting his chin. "I can help with the investigation if you don't mind. Judging from the time limit and such, I believe that this bat should have at least one God King. If there is only one, I would like to ask you to leave it to me because I want to know what kind of strength that can kill those heroes of the past."

"Even so, it's still too dangerous. Lin Xingzhi will accompany you to prevent it from escaping and help you if necessary. I am sure you have no qualms, right?" Alex narrowed his eyes.

"Looking at the death tolls suffered in the past, I can understand your decision, so I won't reject it. Besides, I would like to confirm the truth about this bat. If this is truly true, I can start believing this story completely." Raiju nodded with a serious expression.

"Other than that, I believe we have found the snake clue as well. My men are investigating the area. I am sure we can get a result with this one in a few years."

"That's reassuring. This can even become more believable if the living proof is there." Raiju agreed.

"That's all you need to know about this cooperation. What do you think?"

"I can promise you that I will be standing on your side if everything is true. Hence, I am going to see whether your story is true or not by fighting those "weapons" myself. I am sure you don't mind, right?"

"That's what I am planning to do to convince the others too." Alex nodded. "I know that this story is unbelievable, considering how ridiculous it is. However, I want once again to say that this is true."

"I can understand. But I won't believe something completely until I see it myself. Thus the extent of our cooperation regarding this matter. If Spirit God can agree with these terms, we can talk to the other topic."

"Sure. I don't mind. We can make the Universe Oath together with the second topic."

"Alright." Raiju thought for a moment and asked. "May I know how confident you are in dealing against them?"

"You should be aware of the Holy God's reputation, right?"

"Yes…" Raiju suddenly realized something and opened his mouth in surprise. "Are you planning to convince the Holy God to join you?"

Alex nodded. "Hence, I would like to request your cooperation in locating the "snake" to convince him. I will do my best to extend the meeting to two years from now."

"I don't mind giving you a portion of my force to investigate, but we can't blindly search, right?"

"Don't worry. I have an idea where he is, but I don't know the exact location. If you agree, I can explain how I organize this search…" Alex smiled.

"…" Raiju seemed to understand that this one was different from the previous agreement. To listen to this plan, he would need to swear an additional oath despite having the oath that prevents information leaks.

After contemplating for a moment, he declared. "By Heaven and Earth as the witness, I, Raiju, promise Alexander Sirius to participate in this investigation mission with the right to refuse when I can't see eye to eye after a few talks."

Alex nodded in agreement. The second part was just to ensure his own safety, so Alex didn't take advantage of him. "In that case, I will lay down all my cards now. To search for the snakes, I have the help from three influences: Blackwade Clan, Palm God, and Former Fire God's God Beasts."

"!!!" Raiju's heart skipped a beat when he heard Alex had the wealthiest clan in the universe and another God King backed his back. Still, he never expected that the ten God Beasts would be helping him. Even though the record about the war was removed, they still had enough record about all those Gods, so this news truly shocked him.

"With you, I believe this investigation can finish within two years. What do you think?"

"I shall spare no effort." Raiju agreed without hesitation.

"Since you are participating, I can rest assured and trust that the investigation will be completed soon." Alex nodded. "Back to the topic, after the Holy God leaves the alliance, we can surely fight them."

"No… It's not that easy. There are ten God Kings that the Holy God invites this time, including me. Knowing his reputation, they will seriously consider his words before deciding. You should know that in the past, there are only ten God Kings, so this one is the biggest alliance I've ever heard."

"…" Alex narrowed his eyes as he had severely underestimated this Holy God. He thought that this person could probably get five people into this so-called alliance, but he was wrong. "Still, I am sure that not all of them are eager to fight me. Some must come for the Holy God's face."

"Agreed. I am sure that our cooperation can lead to a stalemate. But… What if you fail to convince the Spirit God?" Raiju narrowed his eyes. There was a strong doubt in his eyes.

Alex could sense the anger from behind as they couldn't take someone questioning their king's plan. Alex only waved his hand and smiled. "In that case, I don't mind you leaving me behind. I am sure that even if you fight together with me at that time, the Holy God will still spare you. To that end, I don't mind you leaving our alliance."

"I don't know if you are that confident or something, but I am sure that Eulja will start declining when that time comes… You know." Raiju smirked.

Alex shook his head. "That depends on the situation. I can't guarantee you anything, but I can promise you that you won't regret trying this."

"…" Raiju couldn't help but laugh while thinking, 'This kid's eyes… They are the eyes of a predator. This Spirit God doesn't plan to buy time or lose. Instead, he is planning to devour them. His eyes are looking toward the future, not this war. I see, so this is the current Spirit God. He is truly a monster.'

After contemplating for a while, Raiju stomped the ground and grinned. "Alright. I'm in."

"I think I have noted everything down." Raiju's assistant suddenly stepped forward and presented a paper to both rulers.

Each of them let the others take the look of the agreement and nodded their heads.

"With Heaven and Earth as my witness, I, Alexander Sirius, will follow this agreement."

The others also began to swear their oaths before a Lightning Disturbance appeared above the planet, striking the paper. Every word in the paper was shown once again in the form of a Spiritual Golden Word formed by the Lightning Tribulation as though the universe immortalized the agreement.

Lin Xingzhi already told Alex about this method to simplify the agreement, so Alex quickly stood up and cupped his hand. "As much as I want to say, let's have a drink after the war is over, shall we?"

"Certainly." Raiju stood up and cupped his hands.

"Then…" Alex turned around as he and his group left the world.

…

Meanwhile, Raiju's assistant asked this question as the others also listened to what he had to say. "Master! I have been staying quiet this whole time due to your order, but let me share my doubt. Why did you accept?"

"You don't see his eyes?" Raiju shook his head in disappointment. "He is not looking at this war as the battle to fight for Eulja. Instead, he is looking at this war to get a subordinate for the actual battle."

"What?!" The six Rank 2 Gods dropped their jaws.

"This just reinforces his own proof about the beast. Besides, if everything he said were true, our universe would be in danger. Hence, isn't it good for us to be the "good" guy and protect the universe? It will increase our prestige and strength without making the Spirit God an enemy?" Raiju paused for a second and looked at the sky. "Still, as expected… The Spirit God is indeed…

"… a monster."