I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 204

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A human body can hardly withstand the power of a god.

Therefore, it comes with great danger.

Nashas, the High Priest of the Shrine of the Annihilation God, lost his eyes and gained divine power.

Jeremy can only properly wield divine power when he’s being controlled by a god.

That’s why both Dominic and Carmen didn’t want divine power.

The Sea God wouldn’t have allowed it in the first place, but even if he did, they wouldn’t want to receive it.

What meaning would there be in losing part of your body or sanity in exchange for divine power?

They had lived satisfactorily until now, being strong enough with just sacred power.

‘How on earth can a human withstand that much divine power?’

The divine authority Ordel displayed yesterday was beyond imagination.

The thunderous roar that tore the sky, the lightning that split the earth, the demons that shattered to pieces.

That was, literally, divine punishment.

While being overwhelmed by such terrifying ability, he also felt curious.

What price did Ordel pay to wield such power?

It couldn’t be seen from the outside, but it would be incomparable to Nashas who lost his sight or Jeremy who had to sacrifice his sanity.

‘I don’t want to do that.’

Dominic clenched his fists tightly.

Even though he coveted such overwhelming ability, he had no desire whatsoever to obtain it by giving up himself.

“In this Holy War at least, we cannot defeat the Sun God’s Main Temple. Even the Sea God has acknowledged this.”

“…If it’s the god’s word.”

Duke Aria nodded his head.

A Holy War. It was somewhat shocking, but thinking about it, it wasn’t bad.

He didn’t want his beloved children standing at the forefront of war.

In war, those who fight at the front suffer the greatest losses.

The Sun God’s Main Temple would take considerable damage, so if they could just slip into the chaotic gap well, it would be nothing for the Temple of the Sea God to seize power again.

Because he would definitely make it so.

“You must have had a hard time keeping such important matters to yourself. I apologize for pressing you.”

Duke Aria, who had quickly sorted everything out, bowed his head in apology.

At that sight, Dominic smiled bitterly.

A father who would bow his head to his children without hesitation.

His father would probably be the only one in this world.

Duke Aria patted Dominic and Carmen’s shoulders once each with words to work hard, then left the temple.

Only then did Dominic let out a deep sigh.

“You’re unusually quiet today, Carmen.”

Even when Duke Aria was leaving, she was distracted and barely greeted him properly.

“…Is it because of what happened yesterday?”

Carmen’s eyebrows twitched greatly.

As expected.

“Ordel’s divine authority was certainly surprising. But don’t worry about it too much.”

Dominic gripped Carmen’s shoulders firmly.

Looking closely, he could tell for certain.

Her blue eyes were shaking, unable to find their bearings.

It was jealousy and envy.

“Get a grip, Carmen. Don’t even think about touching divine power. Did you forget that you have to pay a price to obtain divine power?”

“…I know that too.”

Only after a long while did Carmen finally spit out words as if chewing them.

“We don’t need that. Even without divine power, when we join forces, we’re stronger than anyone. So stop thinking useless thoughts.”

“I said I know!”

Carmen irritably shook off Dominic’s hands.

“That’s exactly why I’m acting like this.”

Carmen frowned.

She was envious, jealous, and wanted to have such mighty power too, but…

She couldn’t readily say she wanted it.

The Sea God was a merciless deity.

Like Jeremy, he might try to take away her freedom as well.

“Right, divine power is a force that will no longer be needed once the Holy War ends anyway. So don’t desire it.”

At Dominic’s warning, Carmen roughly nodded her head.

If she had such courage, she would have wanted it the moment she saw Jeremy’s divine power.

‘…But.’

How could she erase from her mind the sight of Ordel brilliantly sweeping through the battlefield yesterday?

Do I want divine power, or do I not?

In her confused heart that even she couldn’t understand, Carmen bit her lips until they bled.

Knock knock!

“Holy Maiden, Holy Sage. Urgent news has just arrived!”

Just then, a Sea God priest urgently knocked on the door from outside.

The priest who entered had a pale face and shouted.

“The, the Sun God’s Grand Temple of the capital has been attacked!”

What?

Dominic and Carmen’s eyes widened.

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“Wow, they actually attacked this place.”

The Sun God’s Grand Temple of the capital, which I rushed to after hearing the urgent report.

I exclaimed in admiration at the scene unfolding before my eyes.

Even though it’s not as much as the main temple, this place is also full of sanctity.

Yet they sent demons knowing full well?

In reality, most of the demons couldn’t even properly enter the temple and burned to death nearby.

“There’s even poison.”

At the foul smell, I firmly covered my nose with my hand.

In the midst of all this, some managed to infiltrate into the temple.

The poison is quite severe.

“How’s the damage situation?”

“Fortunately, there are no casualties.”

Airic shook his head.

Preparing for any possible situation, I had deliberately called all personnel remaining at the Grand Temple of the capital to Duke Sieri’s Mansion.

Since there were no people, naturally we didn’t receive visitors either.

It was an excellent choice.

“However, the condition of the temple…”

Airic looked at the temple with a gloomy face.

The interior that everyone had painstakingly swept and cleaned for the revival of the Grand Temple of the capital was completely ruined.

All kinds of bodily fluids spewed by demons dying while spreading foul smells around the temple were stuck all over the nearby trees and temple pillars.

Even the poison that hadn’t been fully purified yet was still bubbling.

Not just Airic, but Seth, Idella, and everyone else had dejected expressions.

The person, no, the god who was angriest about this situation was also rampaging.

【’Sun Risen from Death’ grabs the back of his neck at the state of the Grand Temple of the capital.】

【He sheds tears and rages wildly, saying all those damn demons should be caught and killed.】

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ clicks his tongue, saying he never expected such a move. He strokes his chest, saying it’s fortunate it’s not his temple.】

【’Sun Risen from Death’ points accusingly, asking if you’re fine as long as you’re safe.】

Now that I can hear all three gods’ voices, the Eternal God is also excitedly sending messages.

And that wasn’t even all.

【’Raging Sea’ picks at your ears, saying your temple ended up like this because your character is so terrible.】

【’Sun Risen from Death’ shouts angrily that he doesn’t want to hear about character from you of all people.】

【’Raging Sea’ makes an expression as if asking where a dog is barking.】

The Sea God, who had always been beaten by the Sun God, finally fought back for the first time.

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ giggles and mocks the behavior of the two gods.】

The Eternal God, who wasn’t on anyone’s side, excitedly watched the two gods.

Looking at it this way, ‘Evil’ really is impressive.

To think it made these bad Three Patron Deities join hands.

As expected, nothing’s better than a common enemy for unity.

“How are we supposed to clean all this up?”

At Idella’s lament, I closed all the message windows.

When will the message ON/OFF function finally come?

“They’re all poisonous bastards, so it’ll be hard to clean up easily. But if we leave them be, bad rumors will spread.”

People became even more dejected at Idella’s sigh.

This must be exactly what Feliks was aiming for.

If people don’t seek the gods, the gods’ power weakens.

The Sun God recovered more power than expected so the temple didn’t suffer much damage, but otherwise it wouldn’t have been this intact.

“Lady Ordel. A carriage from the Temple of the Sea God is coming.”

At Seth’s words, I turned my head.

A carriage bearing the Sea God’s emblem was heading directly this way.

“Ha, so demons really did attack.”

The people who got out when the carriage stopped were surprisingly Holy Knight Dominic and Holy Maiden Carmen.

“Did you plant someone nearby? How did you find out and come so quickly?”

When I asked just in case, Dominic frowned.

“Of course. To win the Holy War, we absolutely need you people.”

I guess it’s true.

Since we’re doing well, they must have been quite concerned.

“Well, I’ll give you that. More importantly, you came at perfect timing. We just happened to need help.”

When I smiled brightly, Dominic made a displeased expression.

“What do you…”

“Since you’re here, please help clean the temple.”

“What, right now, what?”

“The source of the Sea God’s divine power is water, right? So could you please water-clean the dirty temple?”

Dominic stared at me blankly. Carmen was the same.

【’Raging Sea’ stops fighting with ‘Sun Risen from Death’ and looks at the user with bewildered eyes.】

【’Sun Risen from Death’ bursts into admiration at the user’s brilliant idea and claps.】

Even the two gods are praising me. I don’t know what to do with myself.

I smiled shyly.

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