Chapter 70: New Evolution Path

"Hmm? Why are you all gathered here?"

Lucias asked the 3 powerful servants as he came inside the balcony of his mansion to relax his mind for the upcoming conference that is to be held 4 days from now.

"Hmm? If it isn't the mongrel that fainted upon my arrival... I am quite surprised to find someone as eager as you to meet me to the point of fainting in joy upon my arrival fufuhahahaha"

Gilgamesh said before loudly laughing while standing next to Solomon and Merlin who were both observing the wide garden of his mansion with a serene expression on their faces.

"... You'll get used to it... eventually"

Merlin said with a wry smile on his face seeing the expression Lucias was wearing when Gilgamesh greeted him when he entered.

"... We heard about the state of humanity from Asia-san, Master"

Merlin said causing Lucias to sigh as he walked at their direction with a serious expression on his face.

"Mongrel, how many forces do you currently have?"

Gilgamesh suddenly asked causing Lucias to dazedly stare at the large pond before answering his question.

"4 billion forces of different races..."

Lucias answered causing Gilgamesh to look at him in surprise from the number of forces that he currently held.

"4 billion you say? Quite impressive for a Mongrel like you, and how many forces are on our enemies side?"

He asked causing Lucias to frown before telling them the approximate number that the intelligence network of his faction reported in the past.

"At most... 30 billion"

He answered causing all 3 of them to look at him with a large frown on their faces.

"This is... going to be a bit hard..."

Solomon muttered with a difficult expression on his face from hearing the astronomical number of their enemies.

"We allied ourselves with the other factions of this dimensions but... they will only serve as cannon fodders at this rate due to their level of strength"

Lucias muttered causing both Solomon and Merlin to contemplate on what actions they should take for the war.

"I will lend you my full aid for this war, Mongrel. I owe you a favour for reuniting me with my friend"

Gilgamesh said as he sat down on the soft chair placed on the balcony of the mansion, looking at Lucias 

"Thank you... you're aid will be extremely appreciated, Gilgamesh"

Lucias said in a grateful tone causing Gilgamesh to smile proudly before crossing his legs while sitting on the chair.

"But... this war might be extremely difficult to win because of the gap of the number of soldiers on our side... I might need to retrieve some of my treasures of the past to regain my full strength. I only came in this form to play, but my current strength is insufficient if were facing that number of enemies"

Gilgamesh said as he placed the large grimore in his hand back to his [Gate of Babylon] causing Lucias to nod his head in response.

"So... I will leave my friend in your care until I retrieve some of the treasures that I held in the past"

"Do you need any help?"

"Hmm... Open a portal connecting back to Uruk and I shall retrieve my treasures, but... you will send a few of your soldier to Uruk to protect them in my absence"

"Sure"

Lucias said causing Gilgamesh to proudly smile before giving Lucias a small pat on his shoulders.

"Also... I am fairly surprised on how skillful you are to obtain the treasure that I coveted in the past. For her to turn to a maiden like now fufuhahahaha"

"..."

"Do not fret, Mongrel. I already have someone in my sight so I take no interest on that woman anymore"

"... Good..."

Timeskip

"What is this?"

Lucias asked while pointing at the large translucent slime in his hands with a weird expression on his face.

"It's a new variant that I raised, Lucias"

Rimuru said with a wide and proud smile on his face while pointing at the slime in Lucias hand as it enveloped its entire body in his hands in an affectionate manner.

"Oh? It seems to like you a lot, Lucias"

Rimuru said with a large smile on his face while watching his creation squirm on Lucias with a satisfied expression on his face.

"... It looks a lot like you in your slime form..."

"... Don't mind the small details, Lucias"

Rimuru said with a nervous expression on his face causing Lucias to look at him in suspicion.

"... This isn't you're child, right?"

"How could I have an offspring if I don't even have a genetalia?"

Rimuru asked, looking at Lucias with a strange expression on his face.

"... Slime can have an offspring... with the use of magic, they can fertilize a female by injecting a part of their body inside their womb... or... they duplicate themselves into two..."

Lucias said while staring at Rimuru with narrowed eyes causing him to sigh in defeat before telling him the truth.

"... Fine... That slime in your hand is more or less a duplicate of myself, it contains a portion of DNA from both me and you"

"... So... this is like... our child?"

"... Don't make it sound like were gay, Lucias..."

Rimuru said with a stoic expression on his face while looking at Lucias' distorted expression from the thought of both of them having a child together.

"I'm straight just so you know... but that slime is more or less a child between you and me"

"... Dude"

"What? It was an accident, I was only planning on using my new skill but I didn't expect to digest a few strands of your hair when it was still in its development phase... I also didn't want this to happen"

Rimuru said while Lucias just stared at him with narrowed eyes causing Rimuru to nervously laugh as he confronted him head on.

"... Don't tell your fiancées about this or else they'll kill me"

"They'll find out about it either way... it feels weird having an illegitimate child all of a sudden... from a guy no less"

"... I told you don't make it sound weird"

Rimuru complained as he crossed his arms on his chest while glaring at Lucias who gently placed the slime on his head.

"Hmm? Are you going to take care of her?"

"Well... she is more or less created from my genes so I'll take responsibility in taking care of her... How about you?"

Lucias asked while the slime on his head happily moved on his head causing Rimuru to smile.

"... well... I planned on just telling you and take care of her myself... she's kind of like a little sister to me so visit me once in a while. I want to spend some time with her a few times every week"

"So in other words... you want to spend a few hours with our child"

"I told you don't phrase it like that"

Rimuru retorted with a frown while watching his own creation happily wrap its slime body aroun Lucias' head.

"... Don't tell anyone about this, Lucias"

Rimuru said while looking at him with a threatening look in his eyes.

"Sure"

Lucias said with a light smile on his face before patting Rimuru's head with his right hand.

"... but... I still can't believe that I had an illegitimate child with you"

"... Can you stop mentioning that?"

Rimuru said with a frown while staring Lucias before grabbing the slime on his head with a gentle expression on his face.

"Go and stay with your dad, alright? I'll visit you once in a while"

Rimuru whispered to the slime before giving it a short kiss on its slime body causing Lucias to look at him with a weird expression on his face.

"... You're kind of like a mother seeing both her child and her husband off"

"... Lucias, don't make it sound weird..."

"... Fine, come now, go and say goodbye to your mommy"

Lucias said with a large grin on his face as he grabbed the slime in his hand causing Rimuru to look at him with a deadpan expression on his face.

"..."

Timeskip

"Danna-han, would you care to drink with me~ I'll pour you a glass if you like"

Shuten Douji said in a soft yet seductive voice as she followed Lucias around with a light smile on her face.

"Thanks for the offer but... maybe later... I still have a few things to do"

"I see, that's a shame then~"

She said while following Lucias inside a large room protected by several layers of magic to prevent any unauthorized intruders from entering and stealing what was stored inside.

"Hmm. Where are we going, Danna-han?"

She asked as Lucias placed his hand on top of the large door before injecting his mana inside, causing the layers to quickly make way for him and Shuten Douji.

"The runes that Jeanne and Mash retrived last week is stored in this safe... I'm planning on inheriting it before I set out to capture the Rune of Chastity"

Lucias explained as both of them arrived in the middle of the large hall of the room. In the middle are 4 runes releasing tremendous amount of mana and pressure around it as it glew while placed floating above the large table in the middle.

"Hmm... interesting~"

Shuten muttered while staring at the runes in awe due to the incredible power contained inside the 4 runes, but what she found the most fascinating is the contrasting nature of the 4 runes. Two releases a powerful aura of primal chaos while the other 2 releases a warm yet dangerous light.

"Can you take care of Kate for a moment?"

Lucias asked as he grabbed the slime on top of his head before placing it in front of Shuten who looked at it in interest.

"Kate? What a cute name you gave it, Danna-han"

Shuten muttered with a soft smile on her face before grabbing the slime in her arms causing a cool and refreshing feeling to envelop her skin upon contact.

"Let's take them one by one..."

Lucias muttered before making his way towards the rune of Patience. It was a small relic similar to the rune of lust that he burrowed from Issei in the past as several ancient runes were engraved on the surface of the small stone.

"I recommend that you take all 4 of them at once, Lucias"

The 'creator' suddenly advised causing Lucias to stop in his actions from grabbing the rune of Patience.

"Why?"

Lucias asked out of curiosity since he knew that the 'creator' wouldn't recommend an action to him that might put him in danger.

"The runes of Wrath and Envy would corrupt your mind as soon as you place them inside your body, but the runes of temperance and patience can negate the status ailments bought by the two runes of sins"

The 'creator' explained causing Lucias to nod his head before glancing at all four runes in front of him with a serious expression on his face.

"Let's give it a try"

Lucias muttered before enveloping all of the runes with a thin layer of mana using his [Reality Manipulation] to forcefully inject all 4 into his system.

"This wouldn't kill me right?"

"No need to worry, it is safe"

The 'creator' answered in a confident tone causing Lucias to smile before forcefully injecting all 4 runes into his chest.

"... well, that was eas-"

Lucias tried to say but stopped as he suddenly fell to the ground while gripping his chest while cold sweat started to form all over his body. 

He felt his heart suddenly constricts as a massive wave of pain devoured his entire body like an incredibly heavy object was placed in his chest.

"Danna-han?"

Shuten worriedly asked as she saw the pained expression on his face as he struggled to breath but was stopped by Lucias who raised his hand to stop her from moving closer.

His skin started to boil red as several black marks appeared on his skin. His eyes started to redden as blood suddenly poured out of his eyes causing him to scream in pain as he roughly smashed the floor with his bare hands.

"AGHHHHHHH!!"

Lucias screamed in pain as his insides started to flare up while several notification appeared in front of him but he ignored it all due to the intense pain that he felt all over his body.

He felt his muscles started to twist under his skin as the markings on his skin started to expand reaching up to his face.

"Endure it, Lucias"

The 'creator' comforted with a tinge of worry in her voice as she watched her husband roll on the ground before his head on the floor to elevate the pain and pressure that he felt on his chest.

[Skill: Mad Enhancement (Modified) has been obtained]

[Skill: All Status Ailments Nullification has been obtained]

[Skill: Sinful Vow (Wrath) has been obtained]

[Skill: Sinful Vow (Envy) has been obtained]

[Skill: Virtuous Vow (Patience) has been obtained]

[Skill: Virtuous Vow (Temperance) has been obtained]

[Skill: Devil's Clockwork has been obtained]

[Skill: Skill Leech has been obtained]

[Skill: Silence has been obtained]

[Skill: Mental Corruption has been obtained]

[Skill: Evil Eyes (Modified) has been obtained]

[The player has been granted complete Authority to the Domains of Wrath, Patience, Temperance, and Envy]

[All status criterias has been permanently raised by 200%]

[The player has successfully unlocked 40% of Destruction's Will]

[Skill: Celestial Eyes has been obtained]

[Skill: ??? has been successfully identfied]

[Skill: Destruction's Final Vow has been identified]

[Skill: Destruction's Final Vow - All attacks and spells casted by the user is amplified by 50%. (Passive)

Grants the user the ability to unlock and enter [Destruction's Trial] to fully inherit the Throne of Destruction.

Rewards upon Completion: New Evolution Path.

Origin (Destruction)

- A being of equal power to the creator of existence.

Requirements: 

Enherit 100% of Destruction's Will.

Earn the recognition of the primordial beings.

Earn the recognition of the Origin of Creation.

Earn the Recognition of the Origin of Existence.

Earn the Recognition of ???.

Accomplish the [Ascension Ritual]

4x Core of a True God.]

"Wh...at?"

Lucias muttered as he started to regain his senses and breathing while reading the large amount of notifications in front of his eyes. 

"Haa... Haa... Haa..."

Lucias panted as the pain started to subsidized as a refreshing feeling spread throughout his body as he felt the significant increase in his strength.

"Destruction? Who is that?"

Lucias muttered as he read an unfamiliar name in his notification causing a tearful voice to echo inside his mind.

"... Lucias... you did it.."

"What?"