A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1588 - 1066 Revenge

"What arrogance."

The words that came out of the young goddess’s mouth were unexpectedly mature for her appearance.

"A darkness that blinds the sky, creating a light on earth far exceeding the sun—can this be tolerated?"

"Humans, in order to survive, are a species that can destroy even the sun and dry up seas. If you don’t understand even this, then you must be nothing more than an old relic."

Duanmu Huai clenched his fists, staring at the young goddess before him. freewёbnoνel-com

"Have humans now lost their sense of reverence? It seems my resurrection comes just in time, to remind humans of their fear and admiration for deities."

"Others have said such foolish things before as well."

Duanmu Huai chuckled, flexing his fingers.

"But sorry to say, they don’t even have bodies left now. I think you’re next, Athena. I hope you provide me more entertainment than those heretical rabble from some wild hinterland who easily turned into fertilizer in the earth. Being such a renowned deity, show me your skills!"

Before the words fell, Duanmu Huai bent his body and suddenly leaped, like a giant bear, toward the petite goddess before him!

"Utter foolishness."

Facing Duanmu Huai lunging at her, the young goddess slightly shook her head.

"The arrogance and conceit of humans remain unchanged. Before my divine power, your boasted bravery is worthless—soon, I will let you know the strength of a deity!"

As Athena spoke, the darkness around her thickened, then charged directly at Duanmu Huai with a piercing cold aura, instantly engulfing him—this was Athena’s domain over earth and war.

The power of death!

"Accept my gift of death, become a cold corpse!"

No one could resist death from a god, no matter how brave a warrior. For mortals, death is inevitable and certain, even for the towering warrior before her—a fact the young goddess thought, yet reality proved otherwise.

"Boom!!"

The darkness that consumed Duanmu Huai suddenly exploded, as he burst forth, delivering a punch to the target before him. The howling wind mixed with the airflow swept across the rooftop of the school building, blowing and tearing apart the distant railings. But the goddess who stood there had vanished.

"Truly unexpected, I didn’t think you could break through my words of death..."

The young goddess appeared behind Duanmu Huai, looking surprised at the giant before her, then frowned.

"Could it be that you possess divine lineage? If so, why hunt the gods?"

"That’s none of your concern."

Duanmu Huai turned, once more facing the target ahead, clenching his fists and striking forcefully.

"The Tribunal are guardians of humanity, our duty is to protect humans at all costs and eliminate any threats against them—and you are undeniably a threat. Just like those who seek to return after their resurrection!"

Duanmu Huai didn’t entirely dislike deities; he had decent relationships with the Gods of Faelun, except for ones like Heim whom he found distasteful. Most others were fine.

The reason is simple: in Faelun World, the gods largely coexist with humans—humans pray for the gods’ blessings, and the gods return favors. In Duanmu Huai’s view, this forms a relatively healthy relationship. Moreover, to prevent human extinction, Faelun World’s gods actively protect humans, and the spread of human beliefs to some extent curbs the resurrection speed of Evil Gods.

But the gods in this world are different.

If the gods’ belief in Faelun was like private enterprises with a bit of customer service spirit, then the belief in gods here resembles state-owned enterprises before they opened up, acting like tyrants, forcing belief with threats.

It is evident from these gods’ mythological tales, for instance, when locals forget to offer tributes, the gods rage, causing constant catastrophes and suffering for the people. Eventually, offerings of princesses or holy women are made to quell the gods’ fury.

As far as the Tribunal is concerned, how could they tolerate this?

Just kill them all!

So Duanmu Huai doesn’t bother with the belief systems of Faelun’s gods, as they emphasize competitive relationships. A city won’t face destruction over lacking offerings to a deity. If such actions were taken, people would simply turn to worship other gods—there are many kind gods to choose from, why die on one crooked tree?

Of course, divine punishment has occurred, but typically debt has a debtor, like vandalizing a shrine or organizing a scandalous party in a temple—no god would tolerate that.

Relatively speaking, Faelun’s gods’ belief falls within the Tribunal’s acceptable range.

But this world’s gods simply don’t.