The night of the first day of the tournament.
"Hitomi, are the preparations done?" asked Santa, the lord of the Community.
"It is done, Lord Prota. Demons will arrive in a few hours, while you strike from inside, and will bring down the Contrarians and Admirers. My army will handle the Aristocracy." I said.
"Will Demons be sufficient to deal with Desolates? The Leader of the Desolates is too strong. I never won against him." Santa said.
"Don't worry. The Princess of the Upper Realm is coming as well, don't forget his protector Vice Leader of the Shadow, Raven!" I said.
Raven was the other Vice leader of the Shadows. He was assigned to protect the Princess, and when Shadows demonized, Princess didn't disdain him but sought the reason behind it. That is why when Shadow made their escape, Princess was taken as well.
"The Princess is alive?" Santa was shocked. He trembled but he was happy beyond belief as well.
"She is. And she will return to rule." I said.
The others looked me worried. It wasn't easy for me to convince them to rebel against to all Upper Realms. Firstly the Community always refrained from big actions because they didn't want other races to perish in Gods' war. Secondly, I was mere Champion. But when they saw my Godly body, after I cultivated five months in the Sacred Realm, they started to believe in me.
Still, I had to win against the Santa to make them take action fully, but with my current strength, I was much stronger than each and every God on Upper Realm. Not only so. After I cultivated for three months, I gave Adapt System back to Meruem, so he could cultivate as well. It wasn't as strong as me, but with shared Royal Blood, he also cultivated the Sacred Manual and was stronger than most of the Gods. He would probably par with the Leader of the Desolates.
Now that they saw how strong I was, how could they believe I would hand over the throne just like that, even though I said Princess is coming back to rule, other Gods still thought I wouldn't give up on the throne.
It was easy for me to hide me Godly Body with the countless of concealing art I learned. Still, I couldn't control my strength, thus I had to use my weakest attack against to Gold Coin, or I would give away the secret I was carrying. It was for this reason, I was in a tough situation when I was fighting against him, but I still won in the end.
"They gave the signal. We will attack in two hours." I said as Crow filled me in. We decided to attack at the middle of the night because the other races would return to the Seventh Floor at night. And with the war between Gods, those races would perish in few seconds.
"Roger." others nod. It was weird to see those lofty Gods take order from me, but it was still understandable. Firstly, the Community was milder than the other, secondly, I proved my strength by beating the Santa.
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Two hours later our attack started. I let the Chimeran Ant army as I made my way to the top floor. They were already missing their leader, and with the sudden attack, they lost their order, and it was easy for my army to subdue most of them. But all in all, they were Gods, how could mere Chimera Ants fight with top echelons such as Quest God, or Shop God. If it weren't for few stronger God, I would head for Desolates and left this floor for Meruem, but even Meruem couldn't handle them all.
At this point, both Meruem and I were in Godly body form. I was like a precious gem made from a star, shining with endless luster, while Meruem was like a black hole. We both were opposite, yet just the energy we unleashed from our bodies, could injure weaker Gods.
"Who the hell are you two? I never have seen you before, but those lowly ants. I know of them." two Gods walked out of the Royal Palace, while Meruem and I massacred our way in.
"They are Shop God and Quest God, be careful. Even though they are not as strong as Prota and Leader of the Desolates, they are third and fourth strong." Crow warned me timely.
The Shop God was Gold in color, like Gold Coin's armor. He was shining with gold luster. Quest God had a green body as if he was made from Emerald. He had an eerie aura surrounding him. Poison?
"Yes. The Quest God has Poison constitution. He was born with it and cultivated it to the top. He is stronger than Shop God." Crow said.
'So that is how it is.'
"Meruem, you take the Gold one. Leave the other one for me." I said with a whisper.
"Roger," Meruem said and dashed to the Shop God with incredible speed.
I also made my move. I long had gained resistance to poison, even it would be much more profound then worldly poisons I been exposed, still with the adapt system back in my possession, it would be better for me to fight against him.
I attacked with a regular punch but with my all strength behind it. It tore the space as it moved, and in the blink of an eye, it was just front of the Quest God. Quest God wasn't able to counter it, but before I could hit, an item appeared between my punch and his face. It was a shield. And when my punched hit it, a deafening sound fall on the Upper Realms. Still, my punch was bounced back.
'What a sturdy shield.' I couldn't help but praise.
"Shield of Aegis. Damn it, I thought it was lost long ago." Crow said while cursing.
'Is it famous?' I asked. Crow obviously knew this item.
"It is sturdiest Divine Item known with its defense. What do you think?" Crow asked.
'That hard.'
Before I could move again, a spear tore the space and aimed for my throat. It was so swift, I was about to die, but luckily with countless battle experience, I flashed away before the spear reached me.
"Gungnir! Odin's Spear!" Crow was on the verge of the breakdown. "How did this bastard acquired these items?"
'What now?'
"Weapon type Divine Item, Gungnir. The fastest weapon in all multiverse. Damn it!'