Kadoc.
One of the seven Master candidates from Team A.
The mastermind behind the first Lostbelt.
The Scandinavian Lostbelt had already been successfully pruned by Nameless, who captured him.
But along the way, he took advantage of Nameless being in combat to slip away quietly.
Arriving in this fifth Lostbelt.
Kadoc looked at everyone and said, "Sorry, I can't understand what the Captain is thinking—I can't see through him at all—so I've joined the God-Destroying Alliance."
This Master candidate from Team A, though always with the Captain, could never see through him.
Even the Fantasy Tree and the Lostbelt, along with the Grand Command Spells he possessed, seemed to be of no concern to the other party.
"That person must be planning something," Nameless replied.
Kadoc grew even more astonished. "Do you actually know? Should I introduce you to the Captain for a chat?"
Even he, as a member under the Captain, couldn't comprehend that person.
How could this junior Master before him have any insight?
Could he truly possess [Clairvoyance]?
"Not necessary for now," Nameless shook his head.
Given his current relationship with the Captain, it would be normal for him to be eliminated if they met.
Right now, the most urgent matter for him was to head to the Fantasy Tree.
There lay his ultimate trump card—
One capable of severing the Lostbelt!
But then came the problem.
How could he reach the Fantasy Tree, which was guarded personally by Zeus and the other gods?
It circled back to the unsolvable deadlock—
[Player: I want to level up and enhance my equipment!]
[Developer: Defeat the Demon King, and you can level up and enhance your equipment!]
[Player: I'm not strong enough to take on the Demon King right now.]
[Developer: Then go level up and improve your equipment!]
[Player: Screw you, refund my money!]
Aside from Kadoc, what surprised the audience was that this so-called "God-Destroying Alliance" actually included two locals.
Yes, the twins from the Interstellar City Olympus!
Mash inquired curiously, "Why are you rebelling against the gods?"
"It's quite simple. Yesterday, today, tomorrow—there's never any change, and it's driving us mad."
Adele, one of the twins, suddenly asked, "Can you guess how old we are?"
"Well, people outside on the Atlantean ocean can live for hundreds of years... Are you perhaps even older than them?" Mash tentatively replied.
"Hundreds of years? Their divine blessings have diminished... In truth, we have lived for nearly ten thousand years!"
Adele revealed their age.
This left Mash and the audience utterly astonished.
These adorable girls who appeared to be in their teens had actually lived for nearly ten thousand years!
"We are merely toys kept by the gods. Every day we live is no different from being imprisoned!"
Adele's eyes burned with towering rage, "Because we have no future—we can only repeat the same day forever!"
"Ten thousand years! An eternal cycle, and because of the gods' blessings, we remember every single day clearly!"
After learning the truth.
The audience erupted into discussion—
[Holy shit! I used to envy them for having Heroic Spirit-level power and ten thousand years of lifespan, but this price is too terrifying!]
[Time stop series! Ten thousand years of stagnant, repeating time, while remembering every day clearly... They can't even go mad!]
[Forget ten thousand years of infinite repetition—I can't even stand staying home for half a month!]
[Just hearing about it gives me chills! The fact they haven't gone mad is probably also due to the gods' blessings?]
[Dammit, is this actually a blessing or the most terrifying curse?]
...
In the living room.
Roya watched this scene in the video and clicked her tongue in amazement: "Stagnant for ten thousand years... Even the Demon God King had to painstakingly scheme for three thousand years. How did they endure it?"
Death is arguably humanity's greatest fear.
The humans of the Fifth Lostbelt possess a lifespan of ten thousand years, along with Heroic Spirit-level power.
These two joys should have combined to create greater happiness, yet instead they became a hellish disaster.
Their long lifespan condemned them to eternal stagnation.
In the Lostbelt, the future has been severed.
The longer one lives, the more clearly one realizes this.
No matter how desperately you struggle, no matter how wildly you rage, you cannot advance the future even a single day!
Because the entire Lostbelt simply has no future!
By comparison.
The Demon God King Goetia's three-thousand-year grand undertaking actually held more hope for continuing the future.
"Immortality... truly is a curse." Gilgamesh's crimson eyes were filled with reminiscence.
Back then, after Nameless and Enkidu both departed to confront the gods.
Fear of death drove him to desperately seek the herb of immortality.
But after obtaining the herb, it was eaten by a snake.
This also made Gilgamesh suddenly comprehend the true meaning of life.
Not eternity, but legacy.
Not fear, but hope.
When your most precious treasures are gone, what meaning is there in possessing eternal life?
You would merely exist like a puppet, living simply for the sake of being alive.
That Mage King Solomon similarly abandoned life and embraced death.
Qin Shi Huang sighed even more deeply about this: "Long life—the dream of countless emperors and generals throughout history. Fortunately, none succeeded."
Throughout the ages.
Countless emperors and generals have madly pursued the dream of immortality.
Even he could not transcend this desire.
In the process of pursuit, he had completely lost himself, creating an eternally stagnant Great Qin Empire.
Though there was everlasting peace, it held no future.
Had the Master not intervened, he would have remained immersed in this self-woven dream.
However.
Dreams, after all, must awaken.
Even if the Master had not descended, his Lostbelt would still have reached the moment when the dream ended and everything returned to nothingness.
With no future to begin with, how could eternity be sustained?
Roya looked at the two with a strange expression: "You two don't look that old, yet one is more world-weary than the other.The Mr. Qin and Mr. Jin sitting beside her appeared to be in their twenties or thirties.
Both possessed exceptionally handsome features, yet carried an air of having seen through the vanity of human life.
Were they so-called ageless old monsters?
"Aren't you always pretending to be mature too?" Souma rolled his eyes.
Anyone could comment about these two, but you're the last person qualified to do so.
Counting all the singularities plus experiences throughout the long history of humanity, her lifespan had to be nearly ten thousand years.
As for Souma himself...
If everything were truly stacked together, it would be even harder to calculate.
Even he didn't know how many timelines he had been to - just thinking about it made him tired enough to lie flat.
They say 996 is a blessing.
Well, the ten-thousand-year lifespan of the Olympian gods must be the ultimate blessing among blessings.
Then his endless 007 schedule was even more absurd.
Screw your blessings - whoever wants them can have them!
This was clearly the most terrifying curse!
...
In the video.
After some conversation.
Nameless received a gift from the Heroic Spirits of Proper Human History.
On a projection screen appeared the figure of Nikola Tesla.
This man, who had previously appeared in a singularity, had astonished the entire world with his [Human Myth Descends] technique.
A mortal body rivaling the gods.
But.
He died!
This arrogant man who sought to surpass Zeus was effortlessly eliminated.
What appeared now was the warning he left behind.
Tesla's message played from the screen -
"Friendly reminder: Latercomer, when you see this message, we have already been eliminated."
"We failed, with no survivors. We couldn't conceive of any way to defeat those aliens."
"Zeus has unified the Twelve Olympian Gods, unified the Titans, unified all divine powers, claiming to be the omnipotent great god who controls everything."
"But Zeus cannot probe underground, proving he's not omnipotent!"When the Fantasy Tree blooms and that Alien God descends, it will attempt to alter everything about you." So this warning -"
"Do not answer! Do not answer! Absolutely do not answer!"
It wasn't just Nikola Tesla.
More than twenty powerful Heroic Spirits from Proper Human History had descended upon Olympus, only to be completely wiped out!
Not a single survivor!
This once again made viewers directly aware of this Lostbelt's terror.
A madness bordering on insane terror.
The Heroic Spirits of Proper Human History were completely annihilated.
But Nameless gained another ally.
It was Miyamoto Musashi, wandering through the Lostbelt.
She had previously assisted Nameless in defeating Ivan the Terrible in the first Lostbelt.
Now, she had voluntarily descended once more to assist Nameless.
She could be considered the only absolutely trustworthy ally.
Besides this.
The twins and the previously fallen Heroic Spirits of Proper Human History had jointly completed the Sevenfold Linked Heroic Spirit Cannon.
It possessed extremely strong destructive power, capable of piercing through the defensive shells of gods.
Before anyone could catch their breath...
The battle began once again.
This time, Zeus directly dispatched the chief goddess Demeter to join the fray.
Hovering in the celestial dome, she issued a cold, merciless command: "By Zeus's decree, I have come to hunt you down!"
The supposedly omnipotent Zeus, however, remained unable to probe beneath the earth.
But it mattered not.
If they could not be found, then the land would simply be plowed!
Yes, in the literal sense of plowing.
This deity unleashed her authority within the stellar city, wantonly turning the entire earth as if plowing a field!
Even if it meant destroying cities or harming the innocent, nothing could make her cease.
As Demeter plowed the land...
The scene shifted.
To another location.
The Captain gazed at the King of the Lostbelt before him and said, "Merely maintaining this Lostbelt consumes ninety percent of your power. I apologize for bringing Chaldea, this anomaly, into the equation."
"The feeling is mutual. You dispatched Caenis, I dispatched Odysseus, yet we still failed to stop them."
The originally haughty and dominant Zeus now spoke with remarkable gentleness. "Between allies, there is no need for apologies."
Kirschtaria sighed helplessly. "As a representative of humanity, I seem rather inadequate. Will you not reprimand me?"
"Hmph, lighten up, mage. It's just the two of us now—let no other god overhear our conversation."
The omnipotent great god Zeus snorted. "We have forged a pact to jointly oppose the Alien God. We are already allies."
These simple words revealed a torrent of startling revelations.
The mighty King of the Lostbelt truly regarded the Captain as an equal!
What astonished the spectators even more was...
The birth of the Lostbelts originated from the Alien God.
The Captain's rebirth also came from the Alien God.
But now.
The purpose of these two forming a contract was actually to oppose the Alien God!
Translate this, what does it mean to be surprised?
Kirschtaria revealed a smile and said, "As you know, I cannot act against the Alien God. So all I can say is, let the Fantasy Tree bloom, and myths will be rewritten."
"You said it from the beginning. We gods also desire to return myths to Earth, which is why we confront you."
Zeus's tone suddenly carried a hint of shock, "But I never expected you could actually defeat me!"
With that one sentence, the screen was instantly flooded with question marks.
Even though there had been some speculation before.
When Zeus personally admitted his defeat, it still left countless viewers utterly stunned.
The mighty King of the Lostbelt, Zeus, who possessed the authority and power of the gods, had actually been defeated by the Captain himself!
"It was merely luck. After all, I was alone, while you had to manage the Lostbelt and couldn't use your full power against me directly." The Captain spoke with great humility.
"Hmph, what a cunning fellow. Launching a planetary bombardment from the start—I suppose that's what you'd call a KO in boxing."
Despite being the cold and ruthless Machine God, Zeus's tone grew increasingly displeased.
Kirschtaria continued, "Let me confirm first—our alliance contract remains unchanged, right?"
"Of course. We will seize the Fantasy Tree, destroy the Alien God's descent ritual, and establish an eternal divine kingdom."
The Omnipotent Great God Zeus added, "Rest assured, we gods do not hold hostility toward humanity. Even if something were to happen to you, we would protect humanity in your stead."
"That puts my mind at ease somewhat. Let us join hands and create an age of gods." The Captain laughed.
Zeus snorted coldly, "Hmph, you mentioned before that you can only go all out twice, and the second time must be reserved for me!"
"Of course, as you wish." The Captain replied.
Their conversation concluded.
The scene shifted back to Chaldea.
But the comment section had already exploded with an influx of messages—
[Damn, the Captain is seriously OP! He actually defeated Zeus!]
[Holy crap, if the Captain and Zeus team up, wiping out Chaldea would be a piece of cake!]
[No, just one of them could do it, and you want both? What are you thinking?]
[By the way, these two give off some serious bromance vibes. Is Zeus into the Captain?]
[The question is, why does the Captain want to restore the age of gods? What exactly is he planning?]
...
In Academy City.
Tamamo-no-Mae was deeply astonished: "A mere human mage actually defeated Zeus?"
She hadn't really believed it at first.
Sure, the opponent possessed terrifying celestial magecraft, but Zeus, after all, had unified the divine authorities of the gods. How could he be defeated?
But now.
Zeus had personally admitted his defeat!
"What's so strange about that? Haven't you seen his previous performances?" Merlin, on the other hand, remained completely unfazed.
With the Captain's celestial magecraft enhanced to its ultimate form in the Lostbelt, he could forge stars with his hands—enough to annihilate a god.
Most importantly.
As the Captain had said, Zeus hadn't been going all out from the beginning, which allowed him to succeed in one decisive move.
Tamamo-no-Mae asked curiously, "So, what exactly is this human planning?"
As a human, why is he so intent on restoring the age of gods?
"I'm not sure, but what's certain is that the Age of Gods he pursues differs from Zeus's choice." Merlin also felt somewhat puzzled.
Tamamo-no-Mae grew even more astonished: "Huh? How can there be different versions of the Age of Gods? He couldn't possibly be thinking of turning ordinary humans into gods, could he?"
In the Age of Gods, humans were sheltered and kept like livestock by deities.
For humanity, this was far from being a good era.
Just look at the Greek pantheon.
Whenever they were in a bad mood, they'd casually unleash disasters - dropping a magical boar to ravage entire nations.
Stirring up tsunamis to swallow coastal regions.
Creating droughts that left fields barren.
She simply couldn't understand why the Captain would want to pursue the return of such an era.
"This might actually be possible!" Merlin's eyes gleamed slightly.
The seven Master candidates of Team A also wanted to ensure humanity's future.
They just chose a different path from Nameless.
Given the Captain's assertive style, it indeed seemed plausible that he might be pursuing an era where everyone becomes divine!
Yes, this could very well be true.
The magical energy density in the Fifth Lostbelt rivals that of the most concentrated Age of Gods.
Sufficient to meet the magical requirements for all of humanity's evolution.
Could this be the Captain's ultimate goal?
Is this why he'd go so far as to cooperate with both the Alien God and the omnipotent Zeus?
Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes widened: "No way, this guy is way too greedy!"
This was an even more ambitious goal than the Demon King Goetia's!
Simply impossible to achieve!
...
Amid the audience's discussions.
The agricultural goddess Demeter's "plowing" continued unabated.
Just as she was about to locate Nameless and his companions' position.
An unexpected visitor arrived.
It was the Captain's servant, Caenis.
A genuine, powerful deity who had previously teamed up with Odysseus and nearly driven Nameless into a corner!
What most astonished the audience was.
This former mortal enemy had been completely won over by Nameless using nothing but food.
Caenis snorted coldly: "Hmph, it's not like I want to help you fight. I'm only doing this because you defeated Poseidon."
"Of course, of course. Please assist us in battle." Nameless remained as good-natured as ever.
Showing no trace of their previous life-and-death struggle.
A new god-slaying war commenced.
Nameless boldly appeared outside, immediately drawing Demeter's attention.
Yet he calmly issued orders: "Twins, where's your seven-fold consecutive servant cannon? Fire it now!"
Boom!
Dazzling cannon fire instantly erupted from another direction, shooting straight toward the goddess.
Enhanced by modifications from Pan-Human History servants like Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, combined with the twins' own improvements.
This attack possessed terrifying destructive power.
With a single blast, it shattered Demeter's defenses completely!
However.
Before anyone could celebrate, the shattered defenses began regenerating at visible speed!
Golden wings materialized behind Caenis: "Heh, looks like I'll have to step in after all!"
[Soar, My Golden Wings (Lapithai Caeneus)!]
She shot skyward, unleashing her full power in a fierce assault against Demeter.
Under this deity's formidable attack.
The enemy vessel began swaying precariously.
Before Demeter could react.
Countless golden chains rose behind Nameless, madly entangling the goddess.
[Enkidu!]
With the divine Caenis's assistance, the Chains of Heaven easily temporarily suppressed their opponent.
But this was still far from enough.
Demeter's shattered defenses had completely healed.
To truly kill her, they needed to unleash an attack comparable to Nameless shooting down the Moon Goddess earlier!
Nameless suddenly reminded, "Caenis, have you forgotten something?"
"Tch, I haven't forgotten your attack on me before!"
Caenis rolled her eyes.
Seeing the Chains of Heaven reminded her of when she was bound by them and nearly killed.
Unfortunately, they were now barely considered allies.
She tossed something down: "Here, this is what I was asked to bring."
A brand new mystic code, prepared specifically for Mash.
Mash exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, Senpai, can I really use this?"
"Of course. This is modeled after the Black Barrel from Atlas Academy's Seven Superweapons - powerful enough to kill gods!" Nameless nodded seriously.
Atlas Academy ranked among the three major magical organizations.
The Seven Superweapons they developed all possessed world-ending capabilities.
Even Chaldea's establishment originated from one of these weapons.
What Caenis had brought was precisely a replica of the [Black Barrel].
The original Black Barrel could completely destroy the world.
Even as a replica, it was sufficient to slay deities!
Just like Nameless's [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception] that could see the death of all things.
Under this Noble Phantasm's attack, all things had a lifespan that could be directly severed.
Even gods couldn't withstand such an attack!
Mash grew increasingly astonished: "Senpai, c-can I really wield this?"
She had heard of the Seven Superweapons before.
The problem was...
Even as a replica, was she really qualified to use it?
"This is something Sion asked Caenis to deliver. It's been specially modified for you, so use it with confidence," Nameless encouraged.
His previous encounter in the Wandering Sea had already made that mysterious and powerful mage his ally.
Willing to exhaust all resources to assist him in protecting human order.
Even such a formidable Noble Phantasm was willingly lent out.
This had already demonstrated absolute trust.
As for Caenis.
Beyond being a helper, she mostly took on the role of a delivery person.
Caenis curled her lips: "Tch, it's only because you took down Poseidon and put me in a good mood. I'm not specifically delivering things for you!"
"Alright, alright. Thank you so much."
Nameless walked toward Mash and suddenly grabbed her hand. "With me here, go ahead with confidence."
"Yes, Senpai!"
A faint blush appeared on Mash's face.
The next second.
She felt a tremendous amount of magical energy wildly pouring into her body.
With Nameless exhausting all his magical energy to replenish her.
Mash finally gained the qualification to fully activate her Noble Phantasm.
Hum~
Her mystic code's appearance underwent a dramatic transformation.
Her entire body became clad in pitch-black exoskeleton armor.
Before her extended a several-meter-long black barrel, aimed straight at Demeter who was slowly breaking free from the chains of heaven.
Hum~
The divine cores of Sea God Poseidon and Moon Goddess Artemis both provided massive magical energy, wildly pouring into the black gun.
"Mash, in the name of Command Spells, this is the day we shoot down a god!"
Nameless activated Command Spells once again.
His previous Command Spells had long been exhausted.
So this time, he converted part of his own life force into Command Spells!
"Command Spell reload complete! Reverse Theory Construct (Black Barrel), beginning formation! Life Distance Bullet, engraved on the barrel!"
Mash fiercely pulled the trigger: "Fire!"
[Black Barrel (Barrel Replica)!]
A black pillar of light violently blasted toward the rampaging god in the sky.
Under its impact, the mighty Machine God Demeter was completely obliterated!