Ch.8787. The Chaotic Anti-Violence Grand Operation (4)

The world where the souls of dead humans arrive, guided by the gods.

Commonly known as the divine realm or the spirit world, this place was filled with countless domains controlled by the influence of various gods, also called divine territories.

Among these numerous divine territories, there exists a realm ruled by the evil god of violence.

The interior landscape of this place could best be described as a red wasteland, more fitting than for any other location.

An endless expanse of red soil and sand, bizarre rock formations scattered throughout, and withered, twisted trees reminiscent of the Red Forest near Chernobyl.

“D-die, die!”

THWACK!

“…Huh? Hey, did you just flinch?”

“Th-this, this isn’t wha—”

CRACK!

“…Keeeeee… hamura-pyo… meppasho?”

And in this desolate land, a survival game reminiscent of a post-nuclear apocalypse was unfolding.

From neutral villages formed by the souls of believers and gangs, to the bizarre mutant-like minions of the evil god appearing everywhere, to wanderers roaming the wasteland aimlessly.

The environment itself was a form of violence, and though violence was essential for survival in this place, paradoxically, death—the destruction of souls—was not permitted.

Therefore, no matter what was done to the souls here—crushing their heads or tearing off their limbs—they could never reach a final end.

Well, part of it was because they were already dead souls… but more significantly, it was due to the nature of the evil god of violence.

A nightmarish world so barren that violence against one another was necessary for survival, yet where this chain of violence could never end.

This was the form of the divine territory created by the evil god of violence to cultivate his power.

And in the middle of this wasteland stood a massive fortress that seemed completely out of place in the desolate divine territory. Naturally, this fortress was where the evil god of violence resided.

“Work, work! Kigigigi!!”

CRACK! CRACK!

Built by slaves forced into labor by demons serving the evil god of violence, this stone fortress—still under construction—exuded an ominous atmosphere.

Around the fortress, bits of flesh and bone dust were scattered everywhere, and the material used to paint the walls a dark red was, of course, the blood of slaves.

The moat surrounding the fortress walls was filled with boiling blood, where many souls and demons struggled in chaotic agony.

At the highest tower of the fortress, overlooking this scene that could fairly be described as beyond merely ominous, the evil god of violence, Partios, sat upon a throne of thorns—embodiments of countless forms of violence—with his grotesque form trembling in anxiety.

《That guy, that damned guy, how can such a being exist…!?》

He had taken as his apostle someone with a vessel capacity so vast that Partios couldn’t even comprehend its limits—someone who could use the Divine Language, 【God-speech】, which carries divine power, without any burden.

At the same time, this being had the skill to create four types of minions unrelated to his divine attribute, while Partios himself had only managed to create two types, and those only compatible with his own divine attribute.

This evil god had reached intermediate rank faster than Partios, who had been worshipped in the material world for 50 years, while the other had probably been worshipped for less than 10 years.

Moreover, the fact that such a being was now targeting him, who merely had high potential, made Partios feel like throwing away all dignity and just crying.

But that feeling passed quickly.

《Huff, calm down, calm down. There’s no way he can follow me here anyway.》

Having severed the connection by abandoning an apostle—a method with considerable risk—it would be impossible for that god to find his divine territory without any clues, no matter how powerful he might be.

Of course, this wasn’t the only reason. While it was true that suffering fatal damage would result if the physical body of an apostle died while the god was manifested in it, more importantly, he had secured his safety by abandoning Philemon.

If the Titan Philemon were still his apostle, the other god might have traced the spiritual pipeline connected to him to find the location of his divine territory, but having cut it off, he thought it would be impossible to find him.

《Hmmmm…》

Finally able to feel at ease, he tried to calm his mind by watching his believers—weak, worm-like beings who could barely survive by clinging to him—being exposed to merciless violence, but—

《…??!》

At that moment, he sensed a strange phenomenon occurring in his divine territory.

《What is it?!》

Since a divine territory was essentially a god’s own body, Partios immediately recognized the strange phenomenon and shifted his gaze in alarm—

《H-how, how, how did he find this place!!!?》

In Partios’s view, the space at the boundary of his divine territory was distorting, forcibly connecting with another divine territory.

Without needing to think about it, it was clear that the mysterious evil god had somehow found a way to invade Partios’s divine territory.

※ ※ ※

With the cooperation of Philemon, who was burning with revenge after being discarded like a rag by the one he had believed in and devoted himself to, I easily confirmed the exact coordinates of the evil god of violence’s divine territory.

After manipulating my divine territory through faith, I was able to connect my divine territory with Partios’s.

‘Phew. Connection complete, now then…’

《Advance, my proud children. Go forth and subjugate that evil one!》

“WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH———!!!!”

Naturally, it was time to send out my waiting army to attack their territory.

Wars between gods in divine territories are generally divided into two main aspects.

First, of course, is the direct confrontation between the gods themselves.

When divine territories are connected for war, both gods lose their near-omnipotent authority within their own territories, but they can still use powers derived from their divine attributes and their pure strength as gods.

The official setting describes it as looking like a scene from mythology where concepts clash with concepts… but in the game, it was actually just determined by rolling dice.

Well, now that it’s become reality, it’s probably an actual mythological battle unlike the game days… but the experience of rolling a 1 on a 1d100 (a hundred-sided die) was so traumatic that I can’t forget it.

Anyway, simultaneously with the outbreak of war between gods, the minions created by each god and the soldiers formed from the souls of their believers also wage war, attempting to conquer each other’s divine territories.

At first glance, one might wonder why these beings fight when a single attack from a god could wipe them all out, but upon closer examination, there are reasons for this.

First, since gods must fight each other, they cannot freely intervene in the war waged by their armies.

They could forcibly intervene if they wanted to, but using power to intervene in battle might, in the worst case, deplete the power they need for their own divine battle, putting them at a disadvantage. At most, they can only provide area blessings or deterrents.

Additionally, the victory and superiority of believers affect the combat power of their god.

When a god’s army wins in battle, the god’s energy naturally spreads and conquers the divine territory. If they occupy part of another god’s divine territory in this way, the power of that god actually decreases proportionally to the area occupied or taken.

Of course, even the power of the lowest-ranking god is transcendent, so ultimately, the final victory in battle is secured by the gods’ fight.

However, it’s also true that the military might of believers can bring about significant changes in the battle between gods, so in wars between gods, the armed forces of believers also have great influence.

“Today, we will surely win!”

“””””””””””””WAAAAAAAAAAH——!!!!”””””””””””””

“Who are you?!”

“””””””””””””We are His faithful servants!”””””””””””””

“Who are you?!”

“””””””””””””We are the representatives of His will!”””””””””””””

“Who are you?!”

“””””””””””””We are His soldiers!”””””””””””””

“That’s right! We are soldiers! Fight! Fight for Him!”

“””””””””””””Fight!”””””””””””””

“Fight!”

“””””””””””””Fight!”””””””””””””

“Fight!”

“””””””””””””WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH———!!!!”””””””””””””

For complete victory, the triumph of my army composed of my minions and believers was also an element that could not be overlooked.