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The Conference of Gods.
It sounded lofty and grand, but in reality, it was no different from a human meeting.
Why?
The reason was simple.
After the meeting began, practically every Deity spoke with spit flying and emotions running high, yet they merely repeated the intelligence they already had and the dangers ahead.
"Heaven and the Underworld were attacked simultaneously and nearly overrun. That proves the enemy possesses the ability to conquer an entire mythological faction. We must remain vigilant."
Nonsense!
"If it were just an ordinary attack, there would be nothing to fear. After all, so many factions have joined forces now. What we fear is having our communications cut off again, leaving us isolated and helpless. If we are picked off one by one, it will all be over."
Nonsense!
"Our top priority now is to come up with a way to survive the crisis before us."
Nonsense!
"If we can find Khaos Brigade's headquarters, we can seize the initiative, launch a direct attack, and wipe them out."
Nonsense!
"The enemy relies only on Evil Dragons. Whether they are the legendary Evil Dragons revived by the Holy Grail or the mass-produced Evil Dragons modified by it, they are the enemy's main force. If we can eliminate the threat posed by the Evil Dragons, there will be nothing to fear from the enemy."
Still nonsense!
The chief gods of hundreds upon thousands of mythological factions had gathered together and spoken with great passion, yet every topic was nothing but empty drivel!
They had already known all of this beforehand. Wasn't that why the gods had gathered for this meeting—to devise a