As he finished speaking, his pen also came to a stop, completing the record.
"Mm, this notebook is full."
He turned and walked to the bookshelf, took a fresh volume, and placed the one in his hand inside the cabinet.
Many stacks of such volumes had already accumulated on the bookshelf.
"If you failed, then try again. Your name is Ximen Qing, right? Go get some rest?"
"No need." The man slowly rose to his feet. "I can still hold on... Perhaps some people from my city-state survived. If I Descend in time, I might be able to reunite with old—"
"All right, then—"
"I succeeded!!"
A shout instantly drew the attention of everyone in the hall.
It was someone who had just returned. He abruptly stood up, swayed slightly, and nearly fell before several hands reached out to support him.
"What happened?"
"Did you succeed?"
"I remember you weren't—"
"Quiet!" The bespectacled figure tapped the table with his pen and glared at those around him before finally looking at the man who had just returned. "Name, and project number."
"Theus, Prometheus. I... I don't have a project—"
"No project?"
"That's right. I was only just created not long ago and haven't officially joined the Godslayer Project yet. I merely tried Descending."
A wave of astonished discussion immediately rose around them. "You succeeded on your first try?!"
"Could you really be Prometheus reincarnated? That actually worked?"
"Wait, he only tried Descending. It shouldn't have drawn a god's attention, right? Did he mistake an evil god for a god?"
"Gasp... That's possible. Evil gods are only a bit harder to deal with. They aren't like gods, whose health bars don't show!"
"Quiet! Let him explain himself!"
Theus glanced at the expectant faces around him and could not help swallowing.
When he