Ch.79Ep.79 God of Death and Time

Radios immediately returned to the Goblin Village.

He had obtained two fragments and awakened half of his Order.

Also, while Kraud was calm now, there was no telling when he might awaken again.

Before he could rampage again, Radios needed to completely remove Cronos’s thought imprint.

For that, he desperately needed the two fragments and Poseidon’s help.

Just a few minutes later, Radios arrived at the Goblin Village and saw a familiar face.

“…Brina?”

“Ah, it’s been a while.”

She had told everyone she was leaving on business and disappeared, but now she was back in the village.

Well, it made sense. With her father collapsed, why would a daughter be away?

“I heard everything. You need two fragments to return my father to normal, right?”

“Yes. But…”

“Is, is there a problem?”

“No, it’s not that…”

Radios frowned, wondering if what he was sensing was correct.

The face was definitely Brina’s, but the energy emanating from her was…

“Lady Rin…?”

“Why are you mentioning my mother?”

“No, I’m asking where Lady Rin is.”

He could sense Rin’s Order, Blood Mist, from Brina. If it was because she was Rin’s daughter, shouldn’t he also sense the time energy from her father, Kraud?

It must be his imagination. There’s no way Brina and Rin could be the same person.

However, Radios couldn’t help but grow more suspicious after observing Brina’s behavior.

“Mother had an urgent matter and left the village temporarily.”

“…More urgent than Kraud collapsing? Come to think of it, Lady Rin should be…”

She should be acting as the goblin chief right now.

If Kraud was the strongest and the chief of the clan, then Rin was a powerful figure second only to him.

What could be so urgent that she would abandon her duty to lead during this chaotic situation?

“Where is Namgung Ihyun?”

“She’s with sister Sia–“

Brina tried to answer naturally but suddenly stopped herself mid-sentence, pressing her lips tightly together.

She too realized that what she was saying made no sense.

“I never told you anything about Namgung Ihyun.”

“…”

“Who are you? Reveal your identity or I’ll attack.”

Kuguugugung.

As Radios released his magical power, Brina’s pupils shook as if experiencing an earthquake, but only for a moment.

“Damn, I was trying to have some fun, but it’s all ruined from the start.”

“…Lady Rin?”

“I am Brina, you idiot.”

Brina, or should we say Rin? Anyway.

She abandoned her child-like appearance and returned to Rin’s form.

Radios let out a hollow laugh as he watched Brina’s body and face transform before his eyes.

It had been just a guess, but now he knew that Brina and Rin were the same person.

Which meant…

“Have you been deceiving us from the beginning? Transforming into a child to monitor us?”

“I’m sorry about that. But… you were my last hope.”

“Don’t tell me you created the fictional character Brina for the Divine Order awakening?”

“My name is actually Brina. The child form and the name Rin were the lies.”

Since she was already exposed, Brina explained why she had accompanied Radios in that form.

“I was truly foolish. Bound by my desire for Divine Order awakening, I did all sorts of things.”

“But Lady Rin… I mean, Lady Brina…”

“Yes. I reached a level where I could inflict critical damage to beings with Divine Order. But that’s as far as it goes.”

To properly confront beings with Divine Order, one must possess Divine Order themselves.

After Kraud collapsed, Brina had been suffering from an inexplicable compulsion.

“I decided to empty myself completely. Rather than forging ahead by creating a path where there was none, I thought it would be more beneficial to discover a hidden passage.”

“I see. So…”

Her energy was more distinct than when he had seen her before.

It seemed that when she returned to her child form… no, that’s not right. When she failed to completely conceal her energy while transforming.

That was probably the biggest factor in exposing Brina’s concept.

As she spoke, she seemed to realize why she had been exposed.

“I knew I’d be found out eventually, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.”

“I truly… never imagined that you two were the same person…”

“Let’s continue this conversation later. First, we need to restore my father.”

Radios nodded with a stern face and followed Brina.

Then, Namgung Ihyun, who had been motionless in the shadows, finally spoke.

[The connection with Yog-Sothoth has been completely severed.]

‘…What?’

[The right to use the Necronomicon has also been revoked. It seems like someone has made a move… we should be careful.]

‘Understood.’

He had no idea what was happening. Azathoth had been keeping quiet for some time now.

For now, treating Kraud was the priority.

Following Brina into the tent where Kraud was sleeping, Radios encountered Poseidon.

“You’re here?”

“Yes.”

As Radios looked around the tent, he saw Arsia’s face and exchanged a brief eye greeting with her.

It was Poseidon who had informed them that Yog-Sothoth was facing Tartarus and Atlas.

Even though she had turned her back on Olympus, she still had informants there from her long stay.

The information that Olympus had retreated to Erebos was also relayed to Poseidon by those informants.

“We have much to discuss, but let’s save this one first. The fragments?”

“Here they are.”

Radios took out the Divine Fragments: Replication and Infinity from his chest.

The Replication fragment was almost unusable now after copying Chaos Release.

On the other hand, the Infinity fragment had limitless applications.

Especially in collaboration with the goblin mask, it was at an incredibly good level.

If by any chance Poseidon were to run off with the fragments…

‘Well, that would be a problem.’

She probably wouldn’t run since she shared the right to use Triaina, but it still felt a bit uncomfortable.

The moment those fragments left his hands, not only would Outer Devouring weaken, but Azathoth’s help would also disappear.

But even with that risk, Kraud absolutely needed to regain consciousness.

“I’ll leave it to you.”

“What nonsense. We’ll do it together. It seems you’ve awakened about half of your Order, which might actually help the situation.”

Kraud had created numerous magical formulas and incantations to erase the Skythé tattoo from himself.

Poseidon had filled in her knowledge with Brina’s help and was now ready.

Of course, that didn’t mean it was perfect.

Poseidon was originally not a magician but a warrior who fought on the front lines.

That’s why she had called for Arsia and Namgung Ihyun.

Arsia had extensive knowledge of magic, and Namgung Ihyun was a language spiritualist.

The reason she asked Radios to help was to deal with any major issues that might arise.

Especially to be cautious when Kraud regained consciousness.

Brina was lying in ambush around the area in case of an attack, and Elysse was doing the same.

“Then… let’s begin.”

Poseidon levitated the two fragments and used a combination of magic and incantation.

It was what Kraud had created, known as a magical formula.

“I think it would be better to erase one stroke here. It feels like a waste of magical power.”

[That line is slightly protruding. Each of these small mistakes can completely nullify the magical formula, so be careful.]

“Hmm, this is difficult. I’m really more suited for fists than magic.”

Poseidon drew the magical formula smoothly with the support of the two women.

‘I hope there are no variables…’

Radios couldn’t sit still due to an inexplicable anxiety.

If Kraud were to open his eyes and rampage right now, everything would be over.

Poseidon was concentrating all her attention on drawing the magical formula.

Arsia and Namgung Ihyun were also lost in their own thoughts and couldn’t survey the surroundings.

Everything was proceeding smoothly, so why was he feeling so uneasy?

“Phew…”

After focusing on drawing the magical formula for a long time, Poseidon let out a deep sigh.

Finally, she had succeeded in completing the magical array that had taken so long to prepare.

“From now on is crucial. I’ll be completely defenseless, so I’m counting on you.”

“Leave it to me.”

As Radios nodded with a cold gaze, Poseidon closed her eyes and unfolded the magical array.

Woooong.

Dark red light enveloped the tent and gradually seeped into Kraud’s body.

At that moment.

“Kraaaaaaah!!”

Kraud opened his eyes and began struggling to break free from his restraints.

In this unexpected situation, Arsia and Namgung Ihyun quickly moved to protect the magical array.

Pachichiching!

In less than ten seconds, Kraud broke through hundreds of layers of restraints and charged toward Poseidon, who was using the magical array.

“Where do you think…!”

Radios quickly bound Kraud’s hands and cut off his legs.

“Kraaaaaaak!”

But Kraud was a goblin after all.

His severed legs regenerated before they even hit the ground, returning to normal.

He changed his target to Radios and lunged at him.

“This is really unexpected…?”

The energy Kraud was emitting was not chaotic but orderly.

This was evidence that either Kraud or Cronos was taking control, but…

Judging by the way he was destroying everything indiscriminately, it seemed obvious that Cronos was in control.

‘A skill to calm him down…’

Most of Radios’s skills were lethal.

His anti-divine skills, Divine Killing Bullet and Divine Destruction Light Sword, were unsuitable for use on Kraud right now.

After all, if something went wrong, who knows what consequences it might bring.

“Then…!”

With Radios spreading his arms.

“Chaos Release.”

The chaos derived from Nyarlathotep enveloped Kraud’s entire body.