After more than an hour of flying, the 'old-fashioned' spaceship finally reached the border of Western Union, and something strange happened.

That was the beginning of everything in the story, and also the reason why we had to go to Western Union.

But when we arrived at the easternmost city of Enlightenment, it was already a silent wasteland devoid of any living soul.

At that moment, with a slightly surprised expression, Chiyori said, "What...what is that?"

"A beetle, what's so surprising about it," I first scoffed at her reaction, but then I realized myself.

"...A giant beetle? Up to thirty meters tall?"

"It's already dead, and this thing is all over the city."

Suddenly, the beetle's eyes turned red, and it lunged towards us, too ridiculous to be true!

We concentrated fire, firing thousands of bullets, and it didn't budge. It was terrifying; even after ten spirit missiles from our spaceship, it didn't die. It was several times scarier than zombies!

"Just five months of idleness, and they want me to work already. Also, this guy is emanating resentment all over his body, is it an Evil Entity?"

"I don't think so. It seems more like some dark substance causing its mutation. Look, everything on it is a product of non-earthly energy sources."

I proposed my own suggestion. As for why I knew so much... well, as the possessor of Divine Lordompetence, it's not surprising, right?

"Well, when I'm in the mood again, I might come back. Oh, by the way, this guy emits resentment all over, is it an Evil Entity?"

As my words were met with several contemptuous glares, I almost forgot that I was included too!

If we talk about not having rested, I haven't rested enough either. Why does this have to happen again? Alas, it seems that the fate of Kairai is destined to not have much warmth to squander among us.

"Fine, fine, don't look at me like that. Let me tell you a hidden plot and consider it as an apology!"

She felt uncomfortable under our scrutiny and had to compromise.

"Well... anyway, Edward sent us here to find the intersection between Hell and Heaven because the mysterious power here holds all the answers."

After hearing this news, we were all dumbfounded.

"Yukari, why?"

"What's up?"

"I give this to you."

I cautiously handed the phone to them, trying to keep everyone in smooth contact.

"Now, Command wants us to go to the construction site, where a ship will come to pick us up!"

But at that moment, some monsters that were chasing us had already arrived. We used the fastest method to temporarily immobilize the weakest Evil Entities in front, but many intermediate Evil Entities still rushed to the construction site's entrance.

At the critical moment, Yukari asked me, "Why don't we clear the weaker Evil Entities behind first?"

I answered, "There are countless weak Evil Entities behind, their numbers can reach a tsunami-like scale. Why don't you go clear them out yourself?"

"Well, forget it. By the way, you really are the type that doesn't know how to be gentle with women... Oh!"

Just as Yukari put down the scythe-shaped energy in her hand, the gate of the construction site had already been pried open, accompanied by a voice.

"Ah ah ah… foolish creatures, no one will escape alive!"

What?

Before we could even steady our footing, a huge chunk of meat crashed down in the center of the construction site.

"Quick, everyone scatter!" Yukari urged.

We all retreated backwards as a sudden force made it impossible for us to even stand, let alone resist.

"I can't teleport everyone, the pressure is too strong!"

"Haha! So the legendary combination of a witch and a god is nothing but the struggle of pitiful creatures and vermin?"

A man who appeared polite on the outside, but emitted an unrealistic energy through his eyes.

"If beings of this level of omptence were able to escape from my hands, wouldn't that be a joke."

That voice appeared once again...

"Who are you?"

I roared nervously.

"I... who am I? Hahaha!"

The man's creepy laughter suddenly rang out.

"Speak properly, are you insane?"

Chiyori, usually hot-tempered, immediately scolded.

"It's wrong for a child to curse, I have no name because I am an Archangel not belonging to this world, but you can call me Gyoku."

"Gyoku? Wait... are you?"

"Haha, correct."

He showed no intention of hiding from my questioning.

"I am a divine being from the Fate Cube, and the third-ranked Grand Executor — Gyoku!"

"Gyoku, why would you do such a thing?"

Before Yukari could speak, I seized the chance to confront him angrily.

"In my memory, the duty of divine beings is to eliminate all sources of evil in the world and fulfill the final task of the Great Fate."

"You are right, this is indeed our responsibility."

"Then why would you collude with the Evil Entity, which is...?"

"That is the nature of humans, child. We divine beings rebel against the ridiculous gods, aiming to rule this new world and become its masters, dominating Earth!"

"You..."

Gyoku was more cunning than I anticipated, easily recovering the S-level Evil Entity. He must be more than just an insignificant figure.

"Ha, what a pitiful, laughable, and pathetic old man!"

As the situation reached a stalemate, Yukari sarcastically remarked.

"Foolish humans, do you really think you can become gods?"

"Heh, liberating humanity from such terror is what gods should do!" the man said with a hint of anger.

"Humph, now you are so hypocritical, did you really think you could dominate us as freely as you did in the past?"

That guy, he was devoured by the evil thoughts of the Evil Entity. How much Evil Entity had he absorbed?

"Haha, enjoy yourselves, I don't have the leisure to waste time here with childish gods, after all, we don't have a lifespan that transcends time like you do."

"Wait a second!"

Before I could rush forward, he disappeared, and at that moment, the once invisible Evil Entity grew claws like a beast, emanating an even stronger aura.

"Big Sis!"

"Can't you keep your mouth shut for a moment!"

"......"

It seemed like Ren and Yukari were just going to keep arguing endlessly, so we couldn't rely on them.

I had to step in and quickly say, "Stay alert."

"A normal ompetence is no match for this guy!"

The others charged towards me, which surprised me because the dense bullets were simply deflected off, rendering any weapons ineffective.

This Evil Entity was different from before, emitting an unnamed pressure that was drawing us towards its center.

Realizing something was wrong, I immediately grabbed a metal needle and stuck it into the ground, then shouted,

"Everyone, come closer to me!"

At the same time, I also grabbed Yukari, who was closest to me, so she could help hold onto the others against the force.

Even in that split second of swift reaction, three soldiers still got torn into two pieces by the powerful force since they didn't manage to grab hold of anything, causing a chilling gasp from all the soldiers present.

The Evil Entity ceased its absorption, and its target was... Yukari!

I rushed forward to stop it, but to no avail.

This fortress-level Evil Entity had the power to slaughter an entire city, and that's why I had no confidence whatsoever.

Just as we were about to give up, a rocket launcher shot down, making the Evil Entity instantly collapse to the ground.

"Well, boys, good job!"

Through the mist, a helicopter could be faintly seen, with a person holding a black rocket launcher inside... Sleeptalker?!

...

"Hmph, isn't that a senior; how about his attitude?"

"Lan, I think we should understand the difficulties faced by Big Brother Juxi, besides, he's probably just looking out for us, right?"

The two bewildered individuals abandoned in the school dormitory, with the older one worrying about the densely packed raindrops outside the window, were feeling anxious, while the younger one sipped orange-flavored soda and watched a boring cartoon on TV.

It was as peaceful as usual over there; that way, I could feel relieved.

I resorted to my usual tactic—clairvoyance!

To attach itself to a person, what it depends on is the tiny eyeball hidden amidst their hair, the least noticeable on them by others on a daily basis.

Setting aside that matter, they were living comfortably, but what I should be more concerned about now is myself, right?

Are you kidding me?

Yukari and the others actually left me here alone, without even a word of goodbye before sending me off to die!

"Although I have been a scapegoat sometimes, abandoning me like this so quickly is just too heartless!"

I made up my mind that if I could make it back alive, I would definitely return to the regular class. Then, Edward would probably allow Yuanhui to switch back to the regular curriculum.

Honestly, I recalled Yukari's inscrutable smile when she parachuted down, and it seemed like I had been played.

Sigh... Maybe it's not as bleak as I thought, after all, why would they have any reason to leave me here?

Was it because of Edward's orders? If so, they didn't need to go through the trouble from the beginning; they could have just dealt with me at the fortress.

"Geez."

I rubbed my slightly swollen and sore temple and slowly crawled out of the wreckage of the plane.

"Cough, cough, it seems that the human body is still my biggest weakness after all."

Due to just minor physical scratches, my wound healed almost completely soon.

But if facing monsters of the level encountered in construction sites directly, no matter how many lives I had, it wouldn't be enough, would it?

"Being happy is still the most important thing as a human. One day, humans might be able to do truly happy things..."

Let's stop the contemplation for today and let me first figure out where I am.

The climate here is relatively dark and humid. It looks like I have arrived in the territory of East Alliance... What?!

The drastic change made me unable to adapt. They say that ASEAN is the only pure land in the world. Could it be that even here...

"Is East Alliance now also becoming very unsettled?"