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What the hell is this dumbass doing online at a time like this?
Hearing the voice of the System, which he estimated many readers had already forgotten, Li Zihan was momentarily stunned.
"Emergency Mission Issued."
As if afraid Li Zihan wouldn't grasp the urgency of the situation, the System, which had been absent for a long time, threw out a mission page with the text emblazoned in scarlet red.
"Emergency Mission: Sustainer of the Human Order."
Mission Requirement: Thwart the Incineration of the Human Order and the Freezing of the Human Order.
Reward: ???
Accept/Decline
Penalty for Failure/Refusal: Transmigration Slots -3
"Special Mission: Crisis of the Intruders."
Mission Requirement: Resolve the crisis caused by all intruders in the world of Re:Creators.
Reward: ???
Accept/Decline
Penalty for Failure/Refusal: Transmigration Slots -3
Two missions at once?
And they both come with penalties?
Li Zihan was dumbfounded.
In the beginning, he had been frustrated that the System wasn't giving him missions, preventing him from obtaining greater power.
And now, the System suddenly pops up, ready to stir up trouble.
His expression began to turn sour.
Campione! was a series whose power scaling went completely off the rails in its later stages.
The greatest example of this power creep was the Divine Sword of Salvation, a fusion of celestial weapons wielded by the King of the End. In its fully unleashed state, its defined power was to:
Slice apart a star that occupies over ninety-nine percent of a solar system's mass, tearing the entire system in two.
Yes, it was just that ridiculously overpowered.
In comparison, Athena flattening the Earth with the help of Pandora's Box after returning to her primeval mythological state was a trivial matter.
After all...
The combined mass of the eight planets was nothing more than a puff of sand before the sun.
But the fully unleashed Divine Sword of Salvation could genuinely slice a star.
The disparity between the two was obvious.
Without a doubt, the Divine Sword of Salvation was a weapon that had "invincibility" written all over its face, much like Jotaro Kujo.
As long as he could get his hands on it, and as long as he didn't court death by messing with certain bug-like characters, he could basically do whatever the hell he wanted.
This was why Li Zihan had been constantly targeting the King of the End.
Li Zihan had already figured out a way to break Prince Rama's invincibility.
He just needed to awaken the prince who had long wanted to go home and sleep. It wouldn't be difficult to get him to make a massive concession, allowing Li Zihan to obtain two Authorities from him: the divinity of the God of Balance and the Divine Sword of Salvation.
At that point, with the Three-God-Garment two-thirds complete and a super-divine weapon in hand, he would basically have his full six-item build.
When I needed to get stronger months ago, you didn't issue a single mission. Now that I'm about to complete my final build, you suddenly show up.
And...
The penalty is deducting my transmigration slots?
And you're not even specifying the rewards?
The young man, who had been planning to take his girls on a tour of the world, looked extremely displeased.
"Hey, hey, System. What's the meaning of this? Dropping two missions on me at once?"
He didn't particularly mind taking a trip to the FGO worldline to sort things out, but he absolutely had no intention of going right now. The young man's lips curled into a grimace.
"Also, do I look like some kind of firefighting captain to you?"
"Please, my divinity comes from Brahma."
Brahma, the creator god of the Hindu Trimurti.
His hobby was granting boons to ascetics.
It didn't matter what kind of person the ascetic was; as long as they dared to practice austerity, he dared to ride his great swan over and grant them a blessing.
And yes, the blessings he bestowed were always like program bugs that could never be patched, the kind that made the entire Trimurti feel like Muggles when they saw them.
The demon king Hiranyakashipu (a name so long and foul, he deserved to be cut down) received a promise from Brahma: he could not be harmed by man or beast, from inside or out, during day or night, with any weapon.
The demon king Ravana was also blessed by him to be unharmable by gods or demons, only mortals, and he obtained incomparably powerful weapons and endless knowledge.
Both of these demon kings went on to defeat the other gods, including the King of the Gods, Indra, and nearly overturned the entire Hindu pantheon.
Vishnu, the God of Balance and Preservation, the ultimate firefighting captain, was also helpless against Brahma's boons. He was forced to incarnate as Narasimha, a being neither man nor beast, to kill Hiranyakashipu at twilight, and as Prince Rama to have a showdown with Ravana.
Surya was born from within Brahma, and Karna was the son of Surya. The divinity of both originated from Brahma.
Li Zihan, who possessed the divinity of both Surya and Karna, was, in fact, a direct descendant of Brahma, the God of Shenanigans.
A direct descendant of the God of Shenanigans going off to save the world...
Anyone with a bit of knowledge about Hindu mythology would probably want to die on the spot.
"There's nothing to be done about it," the System said with a dry laugh.
"Emergency missions are generated randomly when a world in the vicinity is detected to be in danger."
"And that's your reason for giving me two missions with penalties at the same time?"
Li Zihan raised an eyebrow, questioning the System.
"But I never specified a completion time, did I?" the System argued desperately, unconsciously revealing another bug about itself.
"You can accept them and complete them one by one."
Holy shit, that's actually an option.
The System's words once again left Li Zihan speechless.
"Besides, although the rewards for emergency missions are uncertain, I can guarantee they are extremely generous."
"You might even be able to get something incredibly powerful."
Is that so?
Li Zihan fell into contemplation.
If that was the case, then dealing with these matters first before going to kill Rama didn't seem entirely inappropriate.
After all...
Prince Rama, the slacker, was just lying around in outer space. He wasn't going anywhere.
"Zihan, did something happen?"
Seemingly noticing the change in his expression, Miss Mei hesitated for a moment before asking.
Seele also wore a worried look.
"It's nothing."
"I was just having a little chat with a dumbass."
The young man holding the demonic sword turned his head and spoke to his girls in a lighthearted tone.
"A small problem came up. We might have to head back early."
"Ehh—?!"
Seele and Mei cried out in surprise at the same time.
They had only just arrived here, and they already had to go back?
"Is there a problem?" Miss Mei asked quickly after her initial shock.
"A small one, but it's not a big deal."
"You two just need to focus on sending the Lord of the Underworld, who's slacking off in disguise, and the Queen of Heaven, who's come to protect her kin, back where they belong."
The young man casually swung the indestructible demonic sword from Celtic mythology.
The Hera Stone Pillar was split in two—cleaved into two perfectly neat sections.
The divine artifact of an Earth Mother Goddess was certainly sturdy, but before the Celtic secret treasure, it was far too fragile.
Instantly, the spiritual energy of earth and water shot towards the sky, transforming into a green light that tore apart the temple sealing the divine artifact.
And then—
The green flash, a color that matched Hera so perfectly, gradually morphed into a form that often appeared in mythology...
It was a dragon. A great dragon with scales like emeralds, soaring in the sky with its massive wings spanning tens of meters.
As if awakened by something, a handsome man riding a radiant pegasus and a noble woman holding a scepter manifested from the realm of myth at the same time.
It was Mithras, wearing the disguise of Perseus, and Hera, who shared the authority of Zeus.
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Author's Note:
PS: It seems you're all adults here; you want it all.
However, since the FGO option got more votes, let's write the Final Demonic Beast Front first, and then revive all the Lostbelts.