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Chapter 692: The God of Death and the Hell Corps

Why did Pope Kronad want to construct the mythical temple Evangel to fight against the gods?

If one pondered about it deeply, they would find it strange. One would think that they would have opted to create a powerful weapon, or a strong skill if they wanted to fight against the gods. However, Pope Kronad, the paladins, saintesses and priests that joined him in his cause all decided to create the Temple Evangel.

The answer to that question was very simple. The one that obtained Evangel would seize its powers. On top of that, the defense of Evangel was at a level that only few could break. That was not all. Evangel would be able to give its owner several special privileges that were very in line with its moniker, ‘mythical temple’.

However, even those reasons were not what spurred Pope Kronad and the rest of the people to awaken and create Temple Evangel.

‘The knight acknowledged by the owner of Evangel.’

According to different accounts regarding Evangel, once the temple was completed and found its rightful owner, the owner would be given the right to appoint ten people that would become Evangel’s Knights. According to those same records, the people appointed as knights of Evangel would gain a tremendous boost in power for a certain period of time.

Back then, not many humans had the power to cut down the gods. That was why Pope Kronad did his best to create Temple Evangel. He wanted to obtain the power that would allow others to cut down gods.

[You are now the first knight acknowledged by the lord of Temple Evangel.]

[All of your skills and stats will change!]

Genie’s hair and eye color turned white, matching perfectly with her fair and radiant skin. Then, a bright light burst out of her body.

[Your HP and MP have increased by 50%!]

[All of your stats have increased by 39%!]

[Your whip’s striking power has increased by 60%!]

[Your whip’s skill damage has increased by 50%!]

[You have received Evangel’s Blessings. Attack and defense will increase by 40% when facing evil beings.]

[The buff will last for one whole day.]

Pope Kronad had been disappointed back when they were almost finished with the construction of Temple Evangel. There was not much synergistic effect. Simply put, it failed to live up to their expectations.

However, Kronad thought, ‘Temple Evangel is a temple made to counter evil.’

Evangel had the buff effect that would increase one’s attack and defense by 40% against evil beings. It would also grant various buff effects on the acknowledged knight. For evil beings, Evangel was practically torture.

“Kihyaaaaaack!”

“Kihyeeeeeeeeck!”

It was very loud outside Evangel as the Hell Corps and the demonic beasts surrounded the temple that suddenly made its appearance.

Minhyuk nodded quietly at Genie, who was looking at him with a firm and determined expression on her face. He slowly approached the next knight as the bright halo of light continued to expand from Genie’s body.

And who was the second knight? It was none other than ‘Spear God Ben’.

***

Rex could not hide the shock on his face.

‘Evangel…? What in the world is Evangel?’

Of course, he could tell what Evangel was like through the notifications that resounded all over the world. However, no matter how hard he pondered over it, he could not figure out what kind of power it held. The only thing that he could see through the wide open doors of the temple was Minhyuk appointing his vassals as knights.

However, there was one thing that Rex was certain about. He had to destroy this temple called Evangel before it could exert its full power.

[Food God Minhyuk is holding a ceremony and appointing his vassals and guild members as knights inside the mythical temple, Evangel.]

[I don’t know why he is taking the time to appoint them as knights under the current situation. However, it seems like the Hell Corps and the demonic beasts cannot enter the temple even though its doors are wide open.]

[If they’re just aiming for a fancy and glorious performance, then they have already succeeded! The appearance of Evangel was so wonderful. I’m sure I will never forget this scene.]

The commentators and viewers could not help but feel anxious as they watched the Hell Corps and demonic beasts slowly start to surround Evangel. Then, Genie slowly walked out of the doors of Evangel.

Everyone watched as a bombardment of attack greeted her the moment she stepped out. They were fully aware that the Level 500 Hell Warriors were very difficult to deal with, even if a few of the members of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom teamed up.

In just a flash, Genie, who was wearing the white priestly robes with her long white hair fluttering behind her, disappeared from sight. When they saw her again, she had already cracked her whip out.

‘Stupid…! There are so many enemies yet you dared to come out alone!’?Rex thought, a wicked grin spreading widely.

Genie was one of the main pillars of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. Once they killed her, their morale would drop drastically. The Hell’s Warriors immediately charged forward to kill her.

But then, her whip drew a beautiful arc as she struck the approaching Hell’s Warriors.

Crackle, crackle, crackle—

A single strike of her whip released blazing white flames that turned the Hell’s Warriors into ashes.

“…!”

“…!”

[…!]

[..!]

Just like that, Genie rushed toward the enemies.

Shwaaaaa—

Craaaack—

Fwooooooosh—

Her whip danced around, burning the Hell’s Warriors into ashes while the numbers slowly diminished in front of her.

[Exploding Whip]

[There’s a 23% chance of your whip exploding and incurring 2,600% additional damage to everything within a fifteen meter radius.]

Baaaaaaaaang—

A huge explosion accompanied by blazing white flames swept the surrounding area. In just one minute, Genie was able to kill around 300 enemies.

‘This is crazy…!’

That was not the end of the enemy’s problems. Spear God Ben appeared right after Genie.

Spear God Ben was someone that had blocked countless enemies and even killed the strongest of their opponents. Because of that, Rex had decided to quickly exhaust him of his physical strength. He even forced the duration of his ‘God Piercing Spear’ to end so that he would be much weaker than before.

“Absolute Pinnacle Spear.”

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

A rain of spears fell down right in front of Spear God Ben, whose long white hair fluttered behind him, and swept away the enemies around him.

Just like that, the appointed knights of Evangel walked out of the temple one after the other.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

“Quick Draw.”

A powerful force stretched out from Carr’s sword and devoured all of the Hell Corps and demonic beasts in an area of fifty meter radius. In front of Carr’s sword, the Level 550 beings from Hell also burned to ashes. Lesser Demon Elpis and God of Snakes Elizabeth stepped out right after Carr.

Each time a knight appeared, the tides of war were pushed even further in their favor. No matter how many ants there were, they would not be able to win against an elephant. This was what was happening right now.

The commentators and the viewers could not keep their mouth shut at the shocking spectacle that was unfolding in front of them.

[Crazy…]

[If you look at the camera stationed above the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, you will see them. They are the only source of light amidst the dark sea of Hell Corps and demonic beasts.]

[The ‘white flames’ effect that appears whenever they wield their weapons or use their magic has become the light that shines through the darkness.]

Temple Evangel slowly started to fade away after all ten of the knights had been appointed. Minhyuk hurriedly sent a whisper to Genie.

[Minhyuk: Genie, I’ll be right back. Please hang in there a bit more.]

‘No matter how strong they could get from the buff that they received from Temple Evangel…’

Minhyuk could tell that Rex could bring in several more powerful beings here. That was why he knew that this was nothing but a stopgap. Just like that, Temple Evangel disappeared in a flash of light.

Meanwhile, Rex was listening to the notifications that were constantly ringing in his ears.

[The God of Death loathes you, who has lost more than half of his Hell Corps and demonic beasts.]

[If you lose in this war, all of your stats will receive a -50 penalty.]

[The God of Story is receiving harsh criticism and rebuke from the God of Death.]

[If you lose in this war, there’s a chance that you will lose your qualifications as the God of Story!]

“…”

Rex’s expression turned ugly at the notifications. However, a wide grin appeared in his face not long after.

‘The Beyond the Heavens Kingdom has received the admiration and praise of everyone because they were able to overcome the hardships and adversities that were thrown their way every time.’

That was right. They had been able to overcome those hardships and adversities. But that was it. Rex was very confident that he would gain victory here. After all, he was banking on the countless notifications that were now floating in front of him through his notification window.

[Current Contribution: 3,313,624.]

[Corrupted God: 700,000 contributions. Can be summoned.]

[God of Snakes: 600,000 contributions. Can be summoned.]

[First Spear God Eres: 300,000 contributions. Can be summoned.]

[First God of Magic Veleo: 300,000 contributions. Can be summoned.]

[First Sword God Abkah: 300,000 contributions. Can be summoned.]

As long as they had died, whether they were mythical beings or not, Rex could summon them with his contributions. That was why he was waiting. He was waiting for that last being to become available to him.

‘I will summon them all at once and wipe you all out.’

He was sure that he would be at the center of the spotlight once that happened. That thought alone brought a deep smile on Rex’s face.

At the same time.

Minhyuk, who had returned to the Papal Wall, was fully aware of what was going on in Rex’s head.

‘He can summon the Corrupted God or the God of Snakes with the contributions that he had gathered. However, he’s holding back on the summons.’

He knew that Rex intended to summon all of them at once so that he could wipe them all out in one go. In a way, that was the perfect plan. After all, there was a risk that they would be destroyed if he summoned them one by one.

However, right now, Minhyuk had a very powerful ally by his side.

“We can go back there now. And just like I promised you before, I will lend you my power once.”

Pope Kronad was someone at Level 900. However, after summoning the Sacred Papal Sword and awakening Obren, his level had decreased to Level 750. Nevertheless, he was still powerful. So was the army behind him that was riding on the white pegasi’s backs.

The army was composed of the strongest paladins, popes, saintesses, and priests. If Minhyuk was on the other end of their spears, he would have no other choice but to groan in despair at the sight of them.

‘They look so freaking cool…’

It was quite a sight to see countless people wearing white priestly robes and faded full plate armor on their bodies while riding on the back of the legendary monster, pegasus.

[…Hey. Are you going without me?]

At that moment, a very welcome voice rang in Minhyuk’s ears, bringing a smile to his face.

Crackle, crackle, crackle—

At the same time, the color red began to bleed in the sky, turning the surroundings dark. The scene shocked Kronad, the paladins and the priests. Then, an Evil God’s Book covered with an eerie black light appeared in the sky above them. This was none other than the ‘Evil God’s Army’, one of the Eight Evil God’s Books.

Beings wearing black armor and riding on top of vicious ferocious war horses called ‘Evil God’s Ghostly Horse’ marched out from within the book.

[Evil God’s Knight. Level 631.]

[Evil God’s Ghostly Horse. Level 540.]

‘The Awakened Obren will only be able to exert the true power of the Evil God for one day.’ This was the notification that he heard as he watched the countless number of Evil God’s Army march out of the book in awe. Their number was roughly the same as the number of the paladins and priests.

Minhyuk stood in the middle, with Pope Kronad and the absolute beings wielding holy power standing on his right, while the Evil God’s Army stood on his left. But that was not the end. The seasoning jar, covered with a bright light, appeared in front of him.

Bathump, bathump, bathump—

Minhyuk felt his heart thump wildly in his chest.

His dear friend Obren, who chose to sleep forever for his sake, and Minhyuk, who did his best to awaken him, finally met face to face.

Obren’s figure, which he had only seen through the video, slowly walked out of the space that was created by the seasoning jar.

[Evil God Obren has awakened.]

[Evil God Obren has given you all of his trust.]

[Evil God Obren cares about you with all his being.]

[Evil God Obren loves and cherishes you with all of his heart.]

[Evil God Obren wants to live for you.]

Obren was a sad and pitiful young man in Minhyuk’s memories. He was someone that laughed and cried alone, living a life of solitude while he continued to read his book. Then, he met the man named Kronad, who ended up betraying him and his trust. Obren was someone that had lived in the dark for a very long time.

Evil God Obren was looking at Minhyuk sadly.

[Evil God Obren has slaughtered billions of people!]

[With Evil God Obren by your side, you will receive countless criticism and hate from the other gods!]

[With Evil God Obren by your side, you will face countless hardships and obstacles!]

Obren looked at Minhyuk with a sad smile on his face. Then, he asked, “…Do I… Do I even deserve to stay by your side?”

Obren was described as the devil that had slaughtered billions. However, Minhyuk looked at him with a bright smile on his face and said, “Stay by my side forever, Obren.”

Only after hearing those words did a bright and pure smile adorn Obren’s face. The smile was the most beautiful and wonderful smile that Minhyuk had seen on him, a smile that he never saw once in that video.

Kronad, who watched the scene, shivered. ‘The god of the new world and the Evil God of the past will create a new legend together…’