That's right!
They still had a prophet among them.
Judging from Lin Qiye's performance at the gathering, this agent of the God of Prophecy and Magic was exceptionally capable. Not only had he deceived them, he had even toyed with two gods... Perhaps he really could foresee a way to subdue the treasury?
No. 22 pondered for a moment before nodding.
"Thousands of years ago, there were rumors throughout the ancient divine kingdoms that Hero King Gilgamesh had collected five supreme divine artifacts.
"Besides this King's Treasury, the other four were also artifacts of the 'Supreme' rank. They were the King's Scepter, the King's Treasure Sword, the Holy Grail, and the King's Star Coin.
"Unless something unexpected happened, all four artifacts should be inside this treasury.
"If we want to subdue the King's Treasury, relying on our own strength is certainly unrealistic. The only possible breakthrough may lie with these four 'Supreme' artifacts, which are of the same rank as the treasury."
"The scepter, the sword, the Holy Grail, the star coin?" Claude seemed to recall something. "The one that old man was holding today..."
"There's no mistake. That was the King's Scepter."
No. 22 said with certainty, "The scepter that symbolizes 'royal authority' possesses the immense power to requisition all strength for its own use. Draining away our realms in the square today was nothing. That thing can even drain the divine power of gods.
"It was said that when Uruk was caught in the God War, Hero King Gilgamesh used this scepter to absorb the divine power of three chief gods in one go. He elevated himself to a realm infinitely close to Supreme and managed to hold out for nearly ten minutes against Sumer's Supreme God."
At those words, everyone present sucked in a cold breath.
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