Chapter Forty-Four: Interlude: God's Game Night

Crossroads.

This is the nickname of Ultramond in the universe, because it is precisely this nickname that the twin brother of the Earth: the crossroads between the different planes of existence. Heaven, Hell, Elemental Layer...... Each has at least one door to that world, hidden somewhere.

Ever since the Twelve agreed not to go to war directly against Ofremond, they each created a planet of their own and retreated there. Sometimes, they even share one, like Mithra and Leon's inner abode in heaven.

The most terrible god of Ofremond is the trio of horrors, the divine trinity of death, crime, and war. As the collective nemesis of the shining Mithra, they oppose Mithras as mortals, and the trio rise together and remain friends even after the Divinity. When they gathered, blood was shed, war began, and the plague broke out......

"Strike! It's a strike!"

But more often than not, they just play games.

Camilla, the god of death, vermin, darkness, and plague, teleports to the game room to discover that the other gods are entertaining themselves without her. "Traitors, you're leaving without waiting for me?"

Under the starry night sky, the "ground" is made of clouds, and the gods can shape the clouds at will. The games room is a place for horror trios to play together or with guests. Her teammates didn't wait for her and started playing Shooti

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The rules are simple: throw the comet into the sky and try to hit something. Planets are counted as more points than the Sun because they are harder to hit.

"First strike!" A humanoid crow, the god of death clown never left his crimson clown costume - it helps to hide blood. Countless souls wailed in his scythe. "Which world did I hit?"

"Calcosa." Welland said. This dwarven goddess of fire, war, and machines hides herself beneath heavy tank-style battle armor of her own design. Stilts allow her to stand shoulder to shoulder with her comrades. "Jesti, don't expect too much. We play on an uninhabited planet. ”

"Oh, phew!" Deathplayville said disappointedly, then turned to welcome Camilla, who nearly missed a sun. "Hi Cam! You're finally here!"

The goddess crossed her arms and glared at her old teammates. Camila is a dark elf vampire with skin as dark as night, dark red eyes, and white wavy hair. Camila wore a form-fitting black dress with a low back hem that complimented her sexy figure. As a mortal, she always had fashionista tendencies that made up for the lack of style of the Death Joker and Wayland, and as a god, that trend continued.

"Come on, don't look at me like that, we're just getting started." The Death Joker replied, then returned to the game. "Why are you so late?" You've finally introduced you to Ofraymond?"

"I've said it a thousand times, I won't." Camila rolled her eyes. She is too fond of her mortal lover, and she prefers supernatural illnesses like vampires. "That's a private matter."

"I thought about it all day." Death Riddler continued to annoy her. "If a vampire and a living person are not necrophiliacs?"

"Jestie, you've got such a bad temper today." Wayland replied, crumpling a meteor in the palm of his hand and throwing it towards some solar system. Her comet was so far away from that star that it made Death Rigoster laugh. "you, boy!"

"Of course I'm happy," replied the clown. "Not since the War of the Century has there been such a mess in Offremond!" So much laughter!"

"Indeed." The last guest is the goddess Sasha, who teleports around the room to let everyone know. "So many new opportunities."

Everyone already knows what to expect and who will be the talk of the night.

"Sasha, it's a pleasure to meet you. Are you finally considering sponsoring the undead labor trade?" Camila asked, a politician eager to advance the cause of the rights of the dead. "Under the new policies of the V&V Empire, the undead revolution can no longer be stopped."

"Considering the long-term side effects of witchcraft, I'm still on the sidelines," the greedy reptile replied. "I have decided to neither support nor condemn this transaction. I let my admirers make their own choices. ”

"So each of your churches has to make its own decisions?" Camila knew she could convince some people to work with her, so she continued to work hard.

"I'm not going to be too detailed." "It reduces productivity."

"Work, work, work." The Death Joker complained that the match ended with his decisive victory. None of the other gods had a damn target. Dice, in particular, doesn't have arms. "Relax, it's game night!"

"Are we waiting for someone else?" Shesha asked.

"No," replied the Death Joker. "I sent Mithra an invitation that said 'Land of Night'. He didn't answer. ”

Camila smiled next to her friend. As the god of the sun, Mithra never accepted a vampire nation bordering his cherished garden. Monarch Oro had a special belief in the sun god, which did not help at all.

"I'll have to wait about seven chapters." The Moon Man said, eyes turning to him. "Huh? What am I talking about?"

The Death Clown shrugged his shoulders and made a table and a few chairs out of clouds. As the master of the game that night, he invited the gods to sit down.

As usual, only half of the Pantheon members participated. The more self-righteous gods, Mithra, Leon, Esengrim, and Cybele, preferred to play among them; Mithras and the Three Terrorists couldn't stand to be in the same room either. The goddess of the sea, the goddess of liberty, the goddess of dreams, and the goddess of alcoholism, usually get drunk with mortals without being known.

No one in their right mind would invite the destructive Sabra to that kind of competition.

Camila sits between Wayland and the Death Clown, while Shesha sits between Wayland and the Moonman. At the same height, the gods are giants to any mortal who walks into the room, with hills surrounding the plateau. Only the dice chose to ignore the chair and jumped onto the table themselves.

Camila really enjoyed the opportunity to meet her fellow deities. As an immortal goddess, she does everything she can to make her followers never die, making them ghosts, ghouls, or vampires. As a result, she has few companions in her realm and can usually only hang out with mortals in disguise.

"Okay." Death Rigoletto begins, and he summons a very accurate animated map of Outmund on the table. The design on the blackboard has a life of its own; Mountains of stone rise from paper, seas of ink begin to flow, and the names of cities around the world sparkle at key points. "Friends, tonight we're playing Out

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Push. "I haven't had a good time since the war of the century, and I came too late in the conflict between Murmulin and Ishfania. I want to test my new war puppet on the battlefield. ”

"It's going to be for the next game." The Moon Man said, and began to babble gibberish. "When four people become one."

"There is no prophecy!" Welland shouted, but the ancient, hateful planet couldn't control itself.

"Steel boots trample the marble floor like purple roses peeking thorns. The blades of the night, the shields of darkness, and the roots of trees stained with blood. ”

"Great, great." Veran sighed. "I think in another year or so I'll see what you mean."

"Oh, my friend, it's half the fun to try to figure it out," replied the Death Joker, forever an optimist. "The other half, make a mess of fate."

"There is no war," Shesha said. "War is bad for global trade."

A true warmonger, Welland insisted further. "But there are still people around the world. Just a crusade to take them out. Or border conflicts. I can pick one. ”

"Don't be greedy, Wayland," Camilla said to her teammates. "You introduced gunpowder and artillery in the last campaign through your self-proclaimed warriors."

"I want to try something new!" The dice said.

"You ruled the War of the Century." Death Joker added. "Learn to share, Smalley."

"Hmph, you say that because you had a good time with bandits and political assassinations after the war."

"As Shesha often says," said the Death Clown, giggling, "business is booming." ”

"You see, the orcs are bent on destroying humanity, and they regret that they don't have a soul." Veran stubbornly stood his ground. As a warlike god, she wants her worshippers to rule a populated world, not a silent tomb. "I said we would never be safe until we wiped them all out. Mel Odeus is the new King of Baraur with tits. The best way to control a crowd is to die. ”

"She is under the protection of Sabra," Shesha noted. "None of these countries have been able to try anything big for at least a century, and the countries of the world are exhausted. Mortals would do well to use this time of recuperation to build. ”

"Yes, Bane the Knight will most likely confront her," Deathplayville added, "and my gut tells me that this is going to be a very interesting conflict. ”

"Who is behind a more peaceful campaign this time?" Camila raised her hand, and everyone except Veran followed. The little dice jumped, which can be regarded as agreeing. "I'm sorry, my friend, you were overwhelmed by the vote."

The dwarf pouted and crossed his arms.

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The rules are simple. Every god can influence the world in three ways: guide their followers, from pastors to judges; Summon self-proclaimed warriors or through their sphere of influence. Although God could visit the earth, they adhered to a strict policy of non-interference after the last war between them...... Although everyone cheats in situations where they can get away with it.

In the war version, they usually pit their admirers against others. When the evil Sabra supports the orcs' destructive rampage in Mistral, the War of the Century becomes a war, forcing the gods to decide to summon and guide warriors to turn the tide. Under the pretext of war, Wei Lan introduced new technology to the Mistral Continent and had a good time.

Overall, though, it was a tense and brutal campaign. The humans of Mistral had a real chance of being wiped out, and only the summoned torrent of Soyd turned the tide against King Baraur.

"First of all, before we begin, I want to talk about the flying elephant in the room." Death Rister said. "Dragons. As you guys know, thanks Vai

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E, long live him, the dragon has already started to take the levels, which is great and spices up the game, but also opens a whole worm jar. I think I know everyone's opinion on this, but I have to ask: are we going to lift the ban on dragon reincarnation at this session?"

"Nope! Almost everyone said in unison.

"Dragons are forbiddenβ€”" the dice added.

"Yes, until the end of the world." Death's Riddler trembled with the other gods. Camilla knew that the god of sin had ever violated every sacred rule, except this one.

"Thankfully, primordial power alone isn't enough to reach Valhalla." "No one wants it to happen again...... Accident ......"

"Jasty laughed at that," Wellan said.

"yes, like a terrible, uninteresting joke, it's back to the good side." The criminal Raven Prince replied. "Then agree, don't call dragons. However, in addition to the usual sacred professions, Priest Long is also allowed. ”

"There's a dragon priest?" Camila asked, jealous that she hadn't yet.

"Yes, there is a dragon, I think it is Bingfeng, and I want to worship myself to enter the class. Obviously, this won't work, but I don't rule out the possibility of the appearance of the dragon knight. "Death Clown closed his eyes and fantasized." I hope someone comes. Mithra would have been angry. ”

"I suggest we play a Age of Discovery campaign," Shesha suggested an idea, and the gods listened, "Sea monsters make it impossible for mortals to cross the ocean...... Until now. Some civilizations, such as the Empire, the Bahrain, and Teng Empires, have developed ancient flights; Moore created a fully functional aircraft; and dragons. If the focus of the last campaign was a worldwide war, then I suggest that the next campaign should be an era of adventure and exploration. ”

"Great idea!" Deathjeste

Nodding. "I'm fed up with the Middle Ages!"

"I thought we had moved out after the War of the Century," Welland noted. "With the introduction of artillery, undead labor, and the creation of new classes by the system after them."

"Yes, but now we can enter the revival of magic technology," Xie Sha said. "I trademarked the name. A new era of entrepreneurship, treasure hunting, and global trade!"

"And then the clash of cultures leads to more clashes," Welland nodded. "I sell."

"How much?" Shesha asked.

The Moon Man, usually when he wasn't roaring, agreed to everything, nodded happily at the suggestion. "I want to play the game of discovery."

"I think so too," Camila said with a sly grin. Thanks to Thaote

An undead empire that adores her, she and her church have a considerable advantage in this battle. She can spread the joy of her cult and the undead all over the globe in a short period of time.

"I'll get out!" The dice insisted. "Roll me up and let me add new content!"

"Well, well, democracy has spoken, and the theme of this century will be the Age of Discovery," said the Death Clown. "We're starting with the Northwest Continent and Dice will play the first round."

The dice jumped happily while the other gods exchanged glances. As the embodiment of magic and luck, Dice's rolling speed always revolutionizes Out

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"This is the way the world is......" Death Tyrant cleared his throat before speaking in a deep voice-over. He always had a talent for acting. "The War of the Century is over, and the continent of Mistral has changed forever. Under Sabra's protection, the Dreaddemons retreated to Priedan and the Dark Forest, plotting further destruction. The Harmony Alliance and the Republic of Midgard fell, absorbed by the mighty kingdom of Gardmani, the Bahraini merchant empire, or the vampire theocracy of the Land of Night. In the north, the warlords of the Winter Kingdom are at war with dragons for dominance. Maggot Emperor Vai

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"Roll for new magical weather conditions!"

"Every country?" Camila cowered in fear, as did Shesha. Both have a preference for a particular country, the Land of the Night and Bahrain.

"Moon Man, since you don't have a favorite country, roll the dice." Death Rigoster asked. The ancient moonmon grabbed the dice with its tentacles and threw it on the map.

And then the slaughter began.

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'One! Global warming! Dry weather and blazing winds! Winter in Shikoku, cool weather and strong hail!"

Each time the dice are rolled, Dice introduces a new effect on the map. A fiery si

The occo moved to the territory of Bahrain in the south, much to Shesha's dismay, while the northern part of the map was torn apart by ice debris.

"Garden Garden, Ten and Seventeen!" It's a beautiful summer in the south, and acid rain in the north!" Death Joker giggled at the result; Soon, the clouds began to release green ink in some areas of the Mithra kingdom.

"The Land of the Night." Camilla winced, and the little dice showed their fifteenth face. "Fifteen, blood rain!"

The crimson rain soaked her beloved vampire realm, and the vampire goddess sighed with relief. The god of luck smiled at her.

That's only one country left......

"V&V Empire, Twenty!" Dice sounded overjoyed with the outcome and looked out

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DE introduces an unknown weather pattern. "Slime Rain!"

Small green clouds formed over the territory of the former Ishfania and rained down slime creatures. Camilla wanted Van Klele and his troops to go hungry because they were going to have a jelly feast.

"These are not natural weather patterns!" Shesha protested. "You can't put jelly!"

"I am God, I don't need to be reasonable!" The dice replied. "I said slime rain!"

At the end of the round, the weather on all continents changes depending on the season, and Dice leaves the persistence of the change to chance.

"Who's next?" The Lunarian raised his tentacles and answered Death's question. "The King of Mad has it. To be fair, we will play in a clockwise direction and I will close the northwest round. Moonman, what do you do?"

"To confirm, I heard that I had a prophet," said the Moon Man. "Does that mean I have a cult?"

"Yes, I've said it a thousand times, you have followers." Camila replied annoyed. The Moon Man forgets his religion at almost every meeting, so much so that he has the smallest number of followers.

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Say more. When you're not as popular as God of Destruction, you have to ask yourself a few questions.

"In that case, I order all my followers to travel to the moon."

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Asked.

"We're playing Age of Exploration," the moon man replied calmly. "I ask my followers to be brave enough to face the only true frontier – space. They will go to the moon with my children so that we can shake the tentacles in harmony. ”

"Wow, you've skipped a lot of intermediate steps."

"It's amazing!" Welland took the statement in stride. "I can introduce magic missiles in fifty years at most!"

Deathjeste

sighed. "Is that all?"

"One of my true prophets will lead my flock to the stars," the alien god added. "I told you so."

"Didn't Dice claim it first?" Ve

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Asked. "Are you too, Shasha?"

"He's easy," Shesha replied, and she claimed him. Somehow, the way she spoke hinted at something else.

"Shesha, you're next," said the Crow Prince. "What would you do if it was hard to get past the race to the moon?"

"I ordered my church to invest in overseas travel," Shesha said. She is the most calculating, practical god, and she prefers logistics over flashy displays of power. "To support the age of exploration, I've increased the rewards for exploring undiscovered areas. Exploration will become more lucrative as new dragon competition overcrowds the monster hunting market. ”

"Boring, but good," Death Joker commented.

"Well, I'll issue banknotes to stimulate the economy, fromβ€”"

"Done".

Xuesha paused for a moment. "What do you mean, it's done?"

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The Prime Minister is already planning to make the paperclip the official currency of the V&V Empire. Death Riddler replied. This hasn't been officially announced yet, but they're already using analog printing. Emperor Wankel agreed, because he thought that he would earn less gold for Manlin and more for him. ”

"How do you know, Jestie?" Camila asked, Sasha was considering the news. "Have you been infiltrating that country?"

"Please," Death Joker confessed. "I have eyeliner everywhere."

"I knew it was going to be interesting," Xie Sha said. "I increased all of my church's investments in the V&V empire and I ended my round."

The next contestant is Veran, who, as usual, begins by ordering her worshippers to destroy the sun and Mithra. A wannabe mortal trying to conquer the surface of the earth, Dread Three begins when she hires Camilla and the Death Joker, then a free necromancer and assassin, respectively, to assist her. Although the invasion failed, they were united by killing the knights and later became adventurers.

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DE introduces a new monster: the Lava Golem. As Wayran spoke, a miniature of a monster appeared on the edge of the map, a giant magma giant, "Estimated level: fifty." Then, I specifically summoned someone who would make AK-47s in the Winter Kingdom. ”

A wooden block in the shape of a dwarf appears on the north side of the map.

"Why would you summon someone who can make such a weapon in a country with the fewest resources?" Shesha frowned.

"Because they're most likely to use it." Death Riddler replied. "They have a big problem."

"On that note, now that dragons are getting stronger and stronger, I don't think it's fair to others," Welland added. "So I create and distribute new dragon slaying trophies around the world, and I inspire my pastors on how to forge more knowledge. It was my turn. ”

"As if it did them some good," Camila said with a laugh, and then it was her turn.

"Xiaoka, can you introduce a new undead one more time?" Deathplaylist asked hopefully. "I recommend using dragon lizards. Please bring a dragon lizard. ”

"The Lich is a class, Jasty, not a spontaneous state." Camila reminded her allies. That didn't worry her. Considering how quickly dragons level up, success is only a matter of time.

What can she do? Unlike the Death Joker, who revels in his terrifying propaganda, Camilla doesn't consider herself evil; She believes that the world would be a better place if everyone could enjoy the pleasures of mortals as immortal instead of dying. She has been pushing for the legalization of witchcraft, and after centuries, her wish has finally come true. At this point, she just needs to encourage and maintain the trend.

"Everything has been going well for me during this time," she admits.

"You didn't miss your turn, did you?"

"Of course not, Jester. I got my church to officially recognize the V&V Empire and support the pension plan of their undead minions; Then promote it among my followers. Now it is now possible for everyone to become a sentient undead by donating. ”

"Will you accept multi-religious bondage?" Shesha proposed.

"Of course, but immortality is still the fundamental right of every human being, the key to happiness," Camila replied with a political mind. "I will not budge on this issue."

"Ka, Ka, you're mistaken," said the Death Joker. "The secret of happiness is to kill everyone who makes you unhappy, and then one day you will die forever too."

Camila smiled at him too. Despite repeated defeats, the Assassins maintained a positive attitude; Even after dozens of failures, he never gave up on his dream of killing Mithra. "Whatever you want, Jestie. It was my turn. ”

"Then I'll be the only one left." The Death Clown hesitated in his chair. His friend knew that the cunning scoundrel had already arranged for the last go, so he could see the other people's tactics first.

The crooks immediately sprang into sabotage.

"I direct the wind and turn the impact of weather changes on Gardmani," said the Death Clown. "I can't let my favorite new country suffer from dirty plundering for too long. Then, for the sake of retribution, I ordered my followers of the Night's Blade to claim all the weapons that could slay dragons, and distribute them to bandits around the world. Finally, I activated the trap. ”

Another piece of wood, this time in human form, appeared next to Veran's own wood.

"I have summoned one of my own lords in the Winter Kingdom, and I command him to kill your lord, Weyland."

"What?" The goddess jumped up in her seat. "Why?"

"Because there are too many guns. This concludes my speech. ”

And that's just the first continent.

They still have seven tasks to complete.