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Chapter 164: The Emergence of a Godly One

The Archbishop of the Holy Kingdom, Galeus.

According to Eurius, he was almost a hundred years old. 

He was thirty years older than the Grand Duke, and his reputation and skills were absolute.

But he had not been active for decades. In fact, how often would he have to act, given the nature of the Holy Kingdom, which was absolutely neutral?

So Eurius vaguely thought of him as a warrior of the same level as the Grand Duke. But the real him was a monster beyond imagination.

[Galeus]

Job: Archbishop (Mars Church), Transcendent

Strength: SS+ Agility: S Intelligence: A Spirit: S Holy Power: SS+

Disposition: Fanatic, Warlike

Current State: Ecstatic

[Traits]

Blunt Weapon Skill (SS+)

Flame of Purification – A divine power that burns away impure energy.

Mind Weapon – A secret technique of those who have broken through the fifth wall, for more details see Help – Heart Sword.

‘Fifth wall?’

What surprised Eurius most was that he was not a superhuman. 

He was a step above that! 

He had reached the realm called ‘Transcendent’.

And surprisingly, he bowed to Eurius. 

It was quite unexpected, considering his reputation, age, and position in the Holy Kingdom.

And the word that Galeus uttered while bowing his head was unfamiliar to him.

“Godly One?”

Eurius was not very surprised or flustered. 

How many unexpected situations had he faced since becoming a player? He had developed some immunity.

‘But I’ll have to hear him out.’

“…”

He spoke to Galeus, who was still kneeling.

“Get up first.”

Snap!

Galeus stood up, but still showed respect to him.

“May I ask you a few questions?”

“Please do.”

Eurius raised one finger.

“First of all, what is a Godly One? I’ve never heard of it before.”

Galeus’s answer was simple, with a stiff expression.

“A Godly One is literally a human who has the same power as a god.”

“…!?”

At first, Eurius thought he was joking.

‘Well, if you spell out Godly One, that’s what it means… Wait?’

But at that moment! 

A thought flashed through his mind.

‘Player!’

He had died and gone back in time to become a teenager again. 

Wouldn’t that be enough to call it a god’s power? 

Eurius quickly opened his mouth.

“Do you mean that Godly One is another word for player?”

“They are similar but different.”

“Huh?”

Galeus shook his head and continued.

“To be precise, Godly Ones were among the players. Do you remember the three most great ones?”

Eurius’s eyes lit up at this. 

This must be referring to the three most famous players.

The founder of the Empire, [Emperor] Scharnos!

The legendary warrior of the East, [Master of All Martial Arts] Lee Cheongmun!

The founder of the Holy Kingdom, [Holy Lady] Demya!

They were not only great in their achievements, but also had many unbelievable stories. 

They were so incredible that most of their deeds were considered legends.

“So those three were Godly Ones?”

“That’s right. They were not ordinary players, according to the records.”

Eurius made a puzzled expression. 

He knew they were amazing, but what made them different from other players?

“We don’t know the reason either. But there was a clear and decisive difference between them and other players. Do you have any idea what it is?”

“Hmm?”

Eurius thought hard. But he had no way of finding out, since he had never seen another player. 

If there was anything unusual, it would be the player factor.

‘I became a player with almost no player factor. Could that be related?’

But he had too little evidence. 

After thinking for a while, Eurius decided to move on to another topic. 

He raised his second finger.

“Then here’s my second question. What is a purifier? I’ve never heard of such a name in the Holy Kingdom.”

Galeus answered without hesitation. 

And there was a subtle pride in his voice.

“[Purifier] refers to one of the three divine powers of the Holy Lady.”

“Divine power?”

“Yes!”

“…!?”

Galeus suddenly raised his voice. 

Eurius felt a slight crack in his composure as the stiff old man suddenly acted like this.

‘Why is he acting like this all of a sudden?’

Regardless, he ranted with an impassioned tone.

“The great god who founded the holy kingdom! The great saintess who ascended to heaven after receiving the call of the gods! She left behind her divine power divided into three parts for the three great churches!”

“Three parts…”

According to his explanation, those divine powers were as follows:

[Purification] that repels impure energy.

[Clairvoyance] that allows one to observe any place no matter how far.

[Resurrection] that can revive even the dead.

After saying this, Galeus looked at Eurius with pride in his eyes.

“Do you know who has these abilities?”

“That’s obvious, isn’t it?”

Eurius answered with a still nervous expression.

“Judging by what happened yesterday, you must have the power of purification.”

“That’s right.”

This was something that didn’t even need guessing. 

Galeus himself had declared that he was a purifier. 

Eurius tried to guess the other two powers.

“And the power of clairvoyance… Maybe it belongs to the Odin Church of Wisdom? I think I read a passage in the scriptures that says that he has only one eye, but he can see the whole world with that eye.”

Eurius answered by recalling the basic knowledge he had learned when he took the emperor’s classes. 

He also spoke about the last power.

“Then there’s only one left, so it must be the Medit Church of Healing, right? Healing and resurrection seem related, so it makes sense.”

“Wow!”

“…!?”

Galeus suddenly knelt down and looked at him with eyes full of admiration.

“You are truly a god. Everything you said is true. This old man can’t help but bow to your insight.”

‘No, I just said the obvious things, why are you making such a fuss?’

Eurius was utterly bewildered. 

His attitude had changed strangely from being businesslike when they first met.

‘It’s like he’s treating me like a cult leader.’

It’s a common phenomenon that when one has blind faith in someone, everything they do seems admirable! Galeus’ attitude was similar to that.

‘Wait, cult?’

Eurius remembered seeing his personality through his stats.

[Galeus]

Personality: Fanatic, Aggressive

He broke out in a cold sweat.

‘Fanatic? Could it be…’

Galeus, who got up again, made a shocking statement.

“We [Ecclesia] have been waiting for two hundred years for the god who will appear someday. We are so glad that our wait was not in vain!”

“Ecclesia?”

Eurius was surprised again. 

Ecclesia was the name of the secret organization Illuminati in the Western Continent, wasn’t it?

The secret military group [Gladius] of the empire was absorbed by Eurius as they were loyal to the emperor.

The information group [Oculus] directly under the empire was the only force left in the empire.

But he had heard that the last member [Ecclesia] had lost contact with the Scharnos Empire long ago. But he met someone related to them in the faraway East.

‘So they didn’t disappear, they just cut off contact?’

When he asked about this, Galeus answered firmly.

“It is true that the imperial family is the bloodline of the god. But only the god himself can make us follow him.”

“Hmm…”

Eurius let out a groan.

‘So they came looking for me only after I became a player.’

And judging by Galeus’ attitude, Eurius, who was suspected to be a god, was definitely their object of worship. That’s why Galeus’ attitude changed like this. But there was still a question that wasn’t answered.

“Then why did you come looking for me now? I became a player quite a while ago.”

“That is really regrettable. It was because of our lack of ability…”

“No, don’t kneel down again.”

Eurius stopped him and felt his illusion of the superhuman from the Western Continent shattered.

‘Geez… Where did his stern appearance from before go?’

A moment later

“Then, I will skip the formalities as you wish, Godly One.”

Galeus said with a regretful expression.

“The reason why we were late to meet you was because of our archenemy.”

“Archenemy?”

“Yes. For nearly two hundred years since you appeared, the history of the continent has been nothing but a fight between the Holy Kingdom and them. It’s not an exaggeration to say that.”

Here, Eurius nodded. 

He realized who that archenemy was.

“The Heimdall Cult!”

It was undoubtedly the group that was called the Cult in the Western Continent and the Dark Sect in the Eastern Continent.

“That’s right. You know them well, Godly One.”

Here, Galeus became serious.

“As you already know, they are a very powerful force. Don’t you wonder why they haven’t come to the forefront for two hundred years?”

That was something Eurius had always been curious about. 

From the Western Continent to the Eastern Continent, their influence was astonishingly deep.

‘What could prevent them from acting fully?’

He finished his thought and his eyes shone.

“It must be the Holy Kingdom! You mean you’ve been holding them back?”

“Yes. Even at this moment, the Holy Kingdom is doing its best to stop them.”

“Hmm… So that’s why you couldn’t leave.”

Eurius couldn’t help but feel conflicted. 

Then, there was a high possibility that the Cult he had faced so far had a lot of their power tied up.

“Even with a warrior like you, you couldn’t uproot them? How powerful are they?”

Here, Eurius suddenly had a doubt.

“But if that’s the situation, can you afford to leave? It must have taken a lot of time to come to the East.”

Galeus was one of the most skilled people in the Holy Kingdom! 

It was strange that such a person suddenly left the Holy Kingdom after such a long fight.

He smiled with satisfaction as if he liked Eurius’ question.

“You are wise, Godly One. Don’t worry, there is a good reason for it.”

“Reason?”

“Yes!”

Galeus put more strength into his words and began to explain.

“Actually, we had some doubts while observing you for years in the Holy Kingdom. In fact, it’s been a long time since a Godly One appeared on the continent.”

“That’s true.”

Eurius agreed. 

Come to think of it, they must have had some reason to believe him as a Godly One.

“But now we don’t need to do that anymore. A few days ago, a divine message came down to the three great churches at the same time!”

“Divine message!”

Eurius couldn’t help but be surprised. 

A divine message meant that God spoke directly to them, right?

“What did it say?”

“Of course! The content of the divine message was to announce the appearance of the Godly One.”

Galeus was a person who had such deep faith in God that he could be called a fanatic. 

He was so moved by the thought that he trembled and even shed tears.

“Please come to the Holy Kingdom! The gods of the three great churches have all called for you.”

“To the Holy Kingdom?”

Ding!

“…!?”

[Emergency Quest-The Call of the Holy Kingdom]

[Emergency Quests have a time limit.]

[The Call of the Holy Kingdom (Emergency)-Go to the Holy Kingdom. There are beings who call for you. Remaining time: 99 days 23 hours]