It was like adding an ultimate move: the ability to summon Lucifer or Lilith for ten minutes.
Using the summon didn't lock him out of the Authorities themselves—only the summoning function had a seven-day cooldown.
He also hadn't used the two Heretic Gods' divinity to excavate the roots of Hebrew mythology. Doing so would have sent Little Black and Little White back to the Axis World too soon.
Damien's plan was simple: after wrapping up his business in the Campione world and right before returning, he would sacrifice the two Authorities to fully plunder the Hebrew mythic system and harvest a massive amount of ultimate power.
For now, they could serve as vessels for Little Black and Little White, letting them shine brightly for him.
[Primeval Seven Deadly Sins]
The Authority he had taken from Lilith.
Its effects were similar to what Testarossa had used on Zeus—curses delivered through words of power.
Pride: gravity manipulation that could crush enemies under immense weight.
Envy: dulled the target's perception and sealed off their five senses.
Gluttony: sent the opponent's immune system into chaos, triggering all kinds of ailments.
Wrath: not directed at the enemy, but at oneself—at the cost of sanity, it massively boosted magical power.
Sloth: sharply increased the target's stamina and mana consumption.
Greed: a binding technique that trapped the opponent in a special space, rendering them immobile.
Lust: inflicted unbearable pain, like being burned alive by flames.
Beyond the individual sins, the Authority's core ability remained: Damien could freely manipulate the seven deadly sins within others. He could stoke arrogance or ignite desires at will, allowing him to control minds and shape entire societies and civilizations.
"Another complex Authority," Damien mused. "Still, it has plenty of potential. Plenty of time to test it later."
[Rebellion Against God]
The Authority stolen from Lucifer.
If Authorities were ranked, In the Name of the Father was straight-up SSR tier.
Primeval Seven Deadly Sins and Hell's Path were high-end SR.
Lost Atlantis was a solid R.
Rebellion Against God…
It let him summon Lucifer's Sword of the Dawn—a blade capable of firing a massive light cannon that pierced the heavens. It could also act as a key to open the gates of Heaven and call forth legions of angels.
That alone might have earned it an R rating.
The problem was that the number of angels depended on how much mana he poured in. Essentially, he was spending power to summon a bunch of low-level mooks.
Their combat strength wasn't impressive—upper end divine beast, lower end great knight.
Without wide-area attacks of his own, it might have been useful.
But compared to Atlantis's earthquakes, storms, and tsunamis? Utterly worthless.
Summon angels to fight who? Heretic Gods? Other Campiones?
Please. They couldn't even scratch them standing still.
Against normal humans or mages? A massive tsunami would be far more effective.
Even the basic desire-manipulation from Seven Deadly Sins was cheaper to use.
While flying, he tested summoning the Sword of the Dawn and opening Heaven's Gate.
The result… was better than nothing.
"So in the end, the real value is summoning a divine-weapon-grade sword. Not bad, I guess."
Damien scratched his head. His luck didn't seem particularly amazing. "Whatever. I'll just treat it as Diablo's personal summoning skill."
Testing Seven Deadly Sins would be best against a Heretic God or another Campione.
Unfortunately, he wasn't ready to clash with the Wolf King or Salvatore Doni just yet.
The Wolf King carried too much risk of things going south.
Salvatore Doni, on the other hand, was the perfect guinea pig. Damien planned to look him up for a fight after Egypt.
He hadn't forgotten his old hobby since arriving in this world—talent collecting.
He had considered bringing a few Campiones or Heretic Gods back to the Axis World.
Doni was male, sure, but he was a straightforward, free-spirited guy who loved challenging the strong. Damien's side would be perfect for him.
The only hurdle was whether Doni would accept being under someone else.
"If I can't bring him in properly, better to leave him alone."
Damien was interested but wouldn't force it.
There were also Lady Aisha and the Martial King Luo Hao.
Aisha was basically an energetic husky that loved wandering off.
As for Luo Hao, defeating her in combat should be enough to win her over.
That covered most of the Campiones here.
For Heretic Gods, he had plenty of appealing targets—the Pure White Goddess Lancelot, the loli goddess Athena, and others.
"Boom!!"
Roughly an hour after Damien departed, a figure appeared in Athens, which was still in chaos and far from restored order.
It was Salvatore Doni—the very one Damien had mentioned earlier.
The white-haired young man wore casual clothes, one hand tucked in his pocket, radiating a wild, unrestrained energy.
Doni paid no attention to the disorder in the city. It had nothing to do with him.
"Where are you?"
"The Heretic God who descended here—show yourself!"
Using a Campione's keen senses, he searched for traces of the god.
He could definitely sense a descent had happened—and more than one.
"Two?"
"No… more than that."
Doni's expression gradually turned odd. "How… so many?"
Five. Five completely distinct Heretic God auras had manifested in Athens at the same time.
Even someone as clueless about common sense as Doni could tell how abnormal this was.
Especially since all five had already hidden their forms.
Even his superhuman intuition struggled to pick up any clues, let alone locate them and return them to their myths…
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