Ch.30Ep.30 Apostle Council

“Hmm… so Cthuga is dead.”

“Apostle, this is no small matter. Truly… Radios Magnum might have returned alive.”

“Mir. Do I look like I would lose if I fought that guy?”

“…I misspoke.”

Mir immediately lowered his posture at Namgung Ihyun’s displeased gaze.

Yes. Cthuga had been annihilated.

That living flame, called a Great Old One, who had reached the upper echelons even among the semi-divine.

He had met his death in a battle with just one human.

Moreover, they say there was no damage from the explosion that occurs during summoning.

Namgung Ihyun didn’t show it, but her mood was considerably twisted.

At this rate, wasn’t she just doing things that benefited the Guardian Spirits again?

But separate from these thoughts.

Namgung Ihyun knew that Radios wouldn’t fall to Cthuga.

If he had died at Cthuga’s hands, that would have angered her in its own way.

“I think it’s about time we gather.”

“Do you mean…”

“I will convene an apostle meeting. Send an official notice for all apostles and archbishops from every sect to gather in one place.”

“Understood.”

After Mir nodded and disappeared.

Namgung Ihyun secretly went underground, opened an iron gate, and looked at a woman lying inside.

Her right arm had been torn off and apparently couldn’t be regenerated, so she had a prosthetic attached.

The right side of her face was wrapped in bandages to cover a terrible burn scar.

The faint sound of breathing was the only evidence she was alive.

The fact that she didn’t open her eyes indicated it wasn’t yet time for her to wake up.

Namgung Ihyun stroked her hair while calling her name.

“I’ll let you meet him soon, Veichel Breate.”

Yes, she was none other than.

The former Guardian Spirit Captain and Apostle of Athena, Veichel Breate, who, upon realizing she had been abandoned by the gods of Olympus just before facing death, fell from grace and devoted herself to the Outer God’s sect.

***

“Let me introduce you. This is Elysse, the Underworld Messenger. She’s an ally who will help us from now on.”

“Pleased to meet you. I’m Elysse. It’s an honor to meet the companions of Radios, the representative of the Underworld King.”

“Las… I don’t like this person…”

Radios proudly introduced Elysse, but.

Not surprisingly, the reaction from his companions was nothing short of skeptical.

Elysse had briefly mentioned that there had been a clash between her and his companions.

Apparently, during this conflict, Brina had developed an unfavorable impression of Elysse.

Radios tried to defend her by explaining why he had hidden Elysse’s identity and how she had helped him, but.

“Are you saying you couldn’t trust us?”

“No, that’s not what I meant–“

Arsia narrowed her eyes at the fact that he hadn’t told them about Elysse.

“Specifically, how exactly did she help?”

“Well, I would have died if she hadn’t come?”

“Risking your life again! Sheesh!”

Arsia latched onto his comment about how he would have died if Elysse hadn’t arrived.

But honestly, he had no defense for this.

Even though he had called it a gamble and used the Sword of Judgment, the result was the same—he had made Arsia worry.

“I feel like all I ever say is thank you and sorry, but I’m sorry that’s all I seem able to say.”

“You sure have a way with words, don’t you.”

Arsia shook her head as if she had already given up.

He wasn’t sure if that was a good response, but anyway, Radios had survived once again.

He had overcome numerous crises until now, but the times he thought he might die could be counted on one hand.

If he hadn’t made a contract with the Blind Idiot God, no.

If Elysse had arrived even one second later, no one would have known what would have happened to him.

It would probably be better to forever keep silent about what happened inside the Sword of Judgment.

‘By the way, that weapon called a gun… it’s insane.’

Forget the speed of sound. When infused with magical power, it pierced through Cthuga’s core at a speed that far transcended even supersonic.

God-slaying bullet. That would be a better name for it.

But more importantly, if one could create guns with magical power, they would know what situation would unfold.

Why don’t people in this world create guns with magical power?

‘Is it because they’d suffer losses if the technology leaked to us? Or is there a lack of mechanism to create guns with magical power?’

While Radios had modified Astrape to use it.

There might be many restrictions for people of this world to create guns.

In that sense, developing the God-slaying bullet technique was the second most valuable result gained from this battle.

The first was, of course, the contract with the Blind Idiot God.

‘Ever since I formed an apostle relationship with the Blind Idiot God, that strange thing started appearing in my vision.’

People of this world apparently call it a “status window.”

Whenever he takes some action or a specific situation arises, it appears before his eyes with a ding sound.

While he finds it uncomfortable, feeling like he’s being monitored, he also finds it convenient.

Because he could quantify everything.

For example, if we assume the maximum magical power is 100, the rate at which magical power depletes when wearing the Goblin Mask.

Things he used to estimate by feel were now visually displayed, which couldn’t be more convenient.

And he liked how detailed the skill descriptions were.

[Sword of Judgment: Summons the Land of the Dead for a certain period. In the Land of the Dead, an infinite army of death follows you, and you regain your prime power.]

[Jade Flame Tsunami: A basic skill of the Tulcha sect, created based on fire dance. A massive jade flame crashes into enemies like a wave.]

[Goblin Mask: Temporarily transforms into a goblin’s body. When the skill is activated, all body parts except the heart regenerate at supersonic speed.]

[Heaven Sword of Extinction: The sword of heaven that extinguishes light. A skill that can only be used when using the Sword of Judgment, it burns the soul of the designated target.]

[God-slaying Bullet: A bullet that kills gods. When used, you fall into a critical condition due to extreme recoil.]

These are the five skills that Radios currently uses as his main arsenal.

Skills that can hardly be considered main are Heaven Sword of Extinction and God-slaying Bullet.

Honestly, these two skills are for when you’re making a desperate all-or-nothing attack.

In the battle with Cthuga, not being able to use flame-based skills like Jade Flame Tsunami was a huge disadvantage.

If he could have properly used Jade Flame Tsunami, he could have bought more time.

In that sense, if the summoned Great Old One hadn’t been Cthuga.

‘I wouldn’t have had the God-slaying Bullet, Heaven Sword of Extinction, and the contract with the Blind Idiot God.’

A life-threatening crisis had come, but he had grown tremendously to overcome it.

Radios knows he’s still lacking, but he’s confident about returning from death.

If worst comes to worst, he could just die and come back to life again.

What about Olympus being destroyed by Outer Gods? That wasn’t Radios’s concern.

They would all know anyway. They would use each other and, when the opportunity arises, bring each other down.

‘In that sense, I must consider Elysse a monitor as well. Her eyes are essentially the eyes of Hades.’

The power of Outer Devouring, gained thanks to the Blind Idiot God, is the same.

This time, for some reason, Elysse didn’t know that he had devoured Cthuga, but there’s no guarantee it will be the same next time.

Stronger beings will come looking for Radios in the future, and dealing with them will undoubtedly fall solely on Radios himself.

Because he now understood the importance of “Order.”

Now he could understand why goblins are far superior to humans.

They are all beings who possess Order.

Therefore, it’s almost impossible for a human to reach a goblin.

However, Radios had crudely overcome that difference in Order through sheer power.

If he were to obtain Order in his current state, he would surely gain power on a whole new level.

What becomes important now is Namgung Ihyun’s next move.

With Cthuga dead, she was likely to take a different stance than before.

Although she had declared the reconstruction of the Guardian Spirits, their numbers didn’t exceed 1,000.

This was woefully inadequate to fill the ranks of the Guardian Spirits, which in the past had numbered over 100,000.

It seems the time has come to leave Nosreth.

But it doesn’t feel right to storm into Midreth either.

“Arsia.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“I need to meet with Kraud.”

“Understood, I’ll make the arrangements.”

She agreed to Radios’s words as if they were of one mind.

He turned to look at Elysse and Brina.

“Hey, lady. Aren’t you going to apologize?”

“I clearly asked you to step aside, but you attacked first.”

“You’re twisting the story? Wouldn’t you have done the same? When a stranger appears, of course you have to stop them!”

“That’s why I provided my identity?”

“Aaaaargh!!!!”

The two who seemed to be arguing but not quite.

Because Elysse didn’t respond emotionally, Brina appeared to be frustratingly exasperated.

‘About the Blind Idiot God… I should keep it hidden.’

Who knows what would happen if he told them.

Nominally, Radios himself is Olympus’s last hope.

What would happen if he suddenly said he had formed an apostle relationship with the leader of the Outer God forces?

In fact, this is also why he wants to meet Kraud.

If this request is also treated as a price for a deal, he won’t meet him.

He can only believe that since Brina has been traveling with him, she will somehow persuade Kraud.

“For now, we’re heading to Westreth. Tiaran, you…”

“I understand. I’ll gather the comrades who come here. And I’ll thoroughly manage to ensure no traitors mix in.”

“Good.”

She objectively assessed her abilities.

She decided to focus on staying here and growing the Guardian Spirits further.

Those departing with Radios were.

Arsia, Brina, and Elysse.

While he doesn’t know how the chemistry between them will work out, he’s looking forward to what will happen when they reach Westreth.

After all, they’ll be meeting the goblins there after a long time.

“Well then, let’s rest for three days and then depart.”

“Understood.”

Of course, he doesn’t plan to leave right away.

His body is completely battered—how could he immediately embark on a forced march?

Even if the Blind Idiot God restored him, that’s really too much.

Let’s rest a bit first. Just a little.