Episode 289: Dream in the game becomes reality

61. My goal (5)

After sending Ark Scarlet and Dark Square to catch Berg and Marignan, I looked at the skulls they sent me as a gift.

The letter stated that it was obtained after defeating the god Huitzilopochtli.

I looked it up and it looks like an Aztec god, but how did he get killed by Berg and his group?

'No matter how clueless these guys were, there's no way they would have killed God for fun... … .'

It has not yet been confirmed what problems will arise if the god who appeared on Earth is killed.

Therefore, there was a need to be cautious in many ways.

If he left it like this, they might continue hunting down mythical gods, so he ordered the two demon kings to catch Bug and his party.

"Can I revive you?"

As I remained in the office and wrestled with Huitzilopochtli's skull, I raised my magic power just in case.

Normally, in order to revive a dead person using the 9th Circle of Resurrection, magic must be used within a few minutes after death.

However, now that I have absorbed some of the Creator's power and have risen to the level of a god, I may be able to perform miracles.

"Resurrection."

So I used Resurrection by condensing it into my skull with the maximum output I could produce.

"… … ."

However, there was no way for a god to be resurrected from a skull that had been dead for more than a day.

I shrugged and tried to put it away in subspace.

"huh?"

I had to look surprised when I realized that the red gem embedded in the skull's eyeball had not only turned purple, but had also absorbed some of my magic power.

The energy it had had from the beginning was great, but now its capacity had increased even more.

"Can you increase your storage capacity by accumulating magical power?"

This is a function that cannot be created with ordinary mana stones or mana jewels.

If there was a material that could do this, it would have been possible to create an artificial dragon heart.

"This is not simply Dragon Heart-level material."

Research was needed to determine the maximum storage capacity and the amount of horsepower that could be output at once, but I had to admit it.

This is huge stuff.

If you use this to make equipment, something terrifying will be created.

It seems that Berg and Marignan don't know about this function, but it was truly an unexpected gift in many ways.

I had to laugh as I placed the skull in subspace.

* * *

As a new era began, the world's great powers suffered great damage.

Of course, the powers that suffered the most damage were China, which was divided into more than 20 countries, and Japan, which lost its national sovereignty.

The damage suffered by the United States, which represents the Earth, was absolutely significant.

The United States not only overcame the great disaster safely, but also successfully prevented monster attacks based on its strong military power.

However, with the advent of Rondel, Earth's military power became insignificant, and America's reputation began to suffer.

In the end, the United States was unable to maintain its title as 'the world's most powerful'.

The term 'world's strongest' has now become the responsibility of one person rather than a nation, and the United States has become unable to guarantee victory even against Rondel's mediocre country.

It was undoubtedly a downfall.

No one was afraid of the United States anymore, and the United States was in a position to watch out for the opinions of the countries belonging to the World Peace Organization and Rondel.

In the United States, where there are already a lot of complicated and unfair thoughts, they were not even lucky.

"Does the god Sephia want the downfall of our country?"

"… … ."

Divine beings began to appear in myths around the world.

In America, a vast land, two gods appeared.

One was 'Chinigchinich', who was considered the first human being among California Indians.

The other was the 'Iron Crow', who appears as the creator in Alaskan Eskimo mythology.

However, because the United States itself was a country created by invading Native Americans, the gods of the Indians and Eskimos were never friendly to the current government.

No, rather, it would be correct to see them as hostile, not directly attacking them.

"Korean gods are very kind to gift users, giving them skills and helping them hunt, but why are we like this?"

The aides had no answer to U.S. President George Michael's lament.

As he said, nothing worked out as planned.

Not only that, but they are also under pressure from a new power that has recently conquered South America and advanced into Central America.

"How is Trinity's investigation going?"

"It has been confirmed that he is currently staying in Cuba. "It looks like they are helping people there and gathering believers."

"what? "If it's Cuba, it's just around the corner from Miami, right?"

The growth of this organization, called 'Trinity', was bound to be a burden for the United States.

If Central and South America had previously been in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, when power was divided by drug cartels, they were now showing a united will.

Although it was unfortunate for the local people, the United States felt more reassured that South America was in chaos rather than peaceful.

There were more than one or two things to worry about, and there was no time to even worry about neighboring countries.

However, Central and South America, whose forces had been reorganized around Trinity, which had suddenly fallen from the sky, became too great a threat.

"and… … ."

"What is it again?"

"It seems that Trinity has succeeded in taking the Mayan Quetzalcoa under its command."

"what!? No, is it a Pokemon? "What gods are you collecting one by one?"

The scariest thing about Trinity was that it controlled mythical beings.

Previously, they used to play the Viracocha of the South American Inca, but now they have even joined the team of the Mayan Quetzalcoa.

President Michael massaged his temples as he felt his head pounding.

Gods in mythology are beings with abilities higher than those of dragons.

There was a high possibility that even nuclear warheads would not work against them, and it would not be an easy task to evaporate a city if they wanted to.

From the U.S. perspective, there is no choice but to be angry.

This means that the army they worked so hard to build was rendered useless by just a few Irregulars.

"Tsk, this makes Trinity's purpose clear."

"Yes, it appears that their purpose is to collect myths."

"Kill the mythical beings that don't follow them, and save the ones that do? It's a pretty radical group. "I'm worried in many ways."

It has already been confirmed that the Aztec god died at the hands of Trinity.

Since the Aztec god had committed mass murder for the purpose of human sacrifice, rumors were spreading about Trinity as an apostle of justice.

However, the U.S. government never regarded them as apostles of justice.

I decided it was all a calculated action.

"Although they are radical, the results show that they are very clever."

"That's right."

Trinity's activities can be divided into two categories.

One is the collection and scavenging of mythical beings.

The other is to use the collected mythical beings to bring down the cartel that was harassing the citizens and find freedom.

As a result, all of South and Central America became admirers of Trinity.

"Why not ask for help from the World Peace Organization instead?"

"hmm… … ."

"The two gods in the United States, as well as the emerging power Trinity in Central and South America, are all threatening us. "Isn't their role to save member countries from these threats?"

"That's right."

President Michael was worried.

If they reach out to the World Peace Organization, they become the 'number one requester for relief.'

For those who had disdained the establishment of a world peace organization, it was bound to be very humiliating.

"Mr. President!"

But then.

The office door burst open and the CIA Director entered.

Then, doubt and anxiety appeared on the president's face.

For the director of the CIA to come to visit in such a hurry, it is definitely not a light matter.

"It is said that Trinity's female leaders sent packages to Argentina through agents."

At first, I was puzzled because I didn't know what the CIA director was talking about.

The president's expression gradually changed as the location was Argentina.

Currently, Argentina is one of the three neutral lands on Earth that is used as a base for countries belonging to the Rondel.

The CIA's report was that Rondell may be behind the three female leaders who make up Trinity.

"Did you find out the recipient?"

"The recipient of the parcel was Prince Lawrence!"

"What!?"

-Quaang!

The President slammed his desk in anger.

"Damn it! "You pretend to be just and for peace in front of yourself, but you're acting like this behind my back!?"

It was an extremely natural misunderstanding.

Berg, Marignan, and Miel, the leaders of the force called Trinity, were mindlessly enjoying adventures with their heads empty, and Adrian did not interfere much with their activities.

However, if you gather information about this situation from a third party's perspective, you are bound to have the same misunderstanding as President Michael.

"Those dastardly Rondel bastards."

President Michael gritted his teeth.

I thought that if the information was true, reaching out to the World Peace Organization might be what Adrian wanted.

There was a need to think of another way.

"what's the matter? I'm busy right now... … . okay. okay. what?"

and.

Even though he was in front of the president, the expression of the CIA director, who had no choice but to answer the phone with an emergency message, became distorted without mercy.

Is there anything more problematic than this?

The president swallowed his anger and looked at the director.

"What else?"

The director answered with difficulty, filled with unpleasant emotions.

"Three leaders of Trinity have moved to Miami."

"This is crazy… … ."

"But I heard that among Prince Lawrence's subordinates, two demon lords called the Four Heavenly Kings are confronting the leaders of Trinity."

When President Michael thought of Adrian, he had to bite his lip, wondering what kind of trick this was.

* * *

Baghdad, Iraq.

The people gathered in the underground cavity were amazed at the scene unfolding before their eyes.

"Oh oh!"

"You are truly amazing. "You've created something amazing!"

"It's all because I got you the ingredients you wanted."

"no! "No matter how good the materials are, if you don't have the technology, what you can produce will be worthless."

Mustafa, the brother-in-law of the Iraqi president and head of the international hacker group Randy, and Albert, an Iraqi tycoon known as a political enemy of the current president, gave a thumbs up to the Sumerian god Ea.

It was a natural action.

That's because the object that EA revealed as an invention was an 8-meter-tall steel giant.

"It's a new weapon called Gigant in Rondel."

"That's right, it was based on that. However, the inside contains all of Earth's technology, Rondel's magical engineering, and Sumer's essence, so even if compared to Rondel's, it will not fall short."

"Hoo?"

"Of course, I don't know unless I fight in person, but this one is much better for the cost-effectiveness."

"How much does it cost to produce?"

"I heard Rondel's Gigant costs over 500 million dollars (500 billion won) per unit. The reason it is expensive is because a large amount of diamond and mithril are added to the key parts, but this is not the case. "If made in the current environment, the production cost would be about $100 million (100 billion won), and it would be possible to make it cheaper if a mass production system and facilities were in place."

I was filled with admiration.

Mustafa and Albert were confident that forcefully bringing Ea in was the best choice.

"How does it work? "I heard that Gigant can only be used by Rondel's knights. Is that the same thing Ea made?"

"At first, we tried to make it just for gift users, but then it wouldn't be fun."

"What do you mean?"

"Even the general public can use it. However, since it is rechargeable, its activity time is shorter than that of Gigant. Well, if we improve it, even those shortcomings will disappear."

"Even if it is Rondel's technology, it is ultimately created by humans! "What Ea, the great Sumerian god, created is on a different level!"

Ea shyly scratched her cheek at the two people's compliments.

"Have you decided on a name for this?"

However, he answered Mustafa's next question seriously.

"huh!"

"What name is it?"

"Geomdan."

"… … ."

However, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut about EA's naming sense.

Because it seemed so much like a fake Japanese animation.

Nevertheless, after saying that I understood, I changed my mind.

"If there is a blueprint, is it possible to make it without Ea directly participating in the production?"

"I will have to create the essence of Sumer, but I think everything else will work out somehow. Making Sumerian essence is simple. "If you put your mind to it, you can make at least 100 a day."

"Is that so?"

The corners of Mustafa's mouth rose up at Ea's explanation.

Ea asked him back.

"How do you plan to use this?"

The ownership of the object naturally belongs to EA.

However, Ea cared a lot about the humans who cooperated with him, and if they asked for this, he would give it to them without hesitation.

"I plan to find a country that hates Rondel and give it as a gift. "I'm trying to create an anti-Rondel force."

"okay? Well, figure it out."

Mustafa looked meaningfully at Albert beside him, and the two nodded and smiled as if they had reached an understanding.

Ea without hesitation entrusted them with the weapons he had made.