God? Hmph! I'll Make Him Come and Never Return

The God of Sin, Drodell, descended upon His loyal City of Sin.

Endless darkness surrounded His body, radiating a crimson glow. It was the blazing fire of the abyss, shining with the colors of destruction and despair. His form twisted and shifted, without any fixed appearance, like a demon born from nightmares. His body was immense and terrifying, as though it could tear apart the veil of reality and bring forth endless pain and calamity.

This was sin.

Drodell sensed that someone had taken the Sin Grail. He was enraged.

Who?!

Drodell's voice carried a low, vicious hiss that made the world tremble. It was a suffocatingly evil sound, filled with strangeness and mockery. When He roared, the stars lost their light, the sky split open, and blood-red flames surged from the void, bringing a scene of terror and apocalypse.

Uh, a level 150 minor boss, yet it was being described like the end of the world.

Unnecessary. Completely unnecessary.

Shen Sui sighed.

He had not wanted to make a move.

When he had first drawn Alice's Soul Card, he had thought it would be a very, very long time before she faced the strongest forces on the Dawn Continent.

Who would have thought that less than a month later, Alice would already be facing the God of Sin head-on?

Among the many god-tier bosses in Dawn Link, Drodell was hardly one of the most impressive. He was even considered one of the weakest. Even Ariana, whose Godhead had been cut in half by Vivian, was level 152.

Of course, since Drodell could hold a place among the gods without having His Godhead stolen by another deity, He still had some ability.

Anyone unfamiliar with His powers, even a god of the same rank, could not kill Him.

But as a max-level player and someone on his second playthrough of this game, Shen Sui knew Drodell's weaknesses inside and out.

Drodell's descent sent the villains of Modena City into a frenzy. They became even more convinced that Alice was the true Saintess of Sin.

The believers' thoughts affected Drodell, and He too believed Alice was His most devout follower.

Child, offer the girl beside you to Me.

Drodell issued Alice an order, demanding Anna.

Anna trembled and curled up behind Alice. Her soul was being swallowed by fear and despair.

This was a god. A god who stood high above all others.

Shen Sui was actually capable of instantly killing Drodell.

But that would do nothing for Alice's growth.

He had to guide Alice, make her think for herself, and use every resource at her disposal to face hardship.

You explained to Alice how important the Sin Grail was to Drodell.

Either offer up Anna, or defy the gods.

"I will not betray my friend."

Alice made her choice without hesitation, even though that lofty being was an existence she could never possibly defeat.

As long as sin still existed within Drodell's divine domain, He would be immortal. You explained the God of Sin's nature to Alice.

"If you can find a way to reduce the sin in this city, then I'll stake my life on it and maybe try to help you kill Drodell. But if I do that, I'll fall into a long sleep. Because of the Sin Grail's curse, you have permanently lost any chance of being revived or resurrected. If I fall asleep, you'll have to face this world's dangers alone for a long time."

Killing one Drodell would not cost Shen Sui much effort.

He was merely finding an excuse to make Alice believe that she would lose her protector for a long time to come.

Only by facing danger could she grow faster.

"I'll find a way." Alice did not hesitate.

Alice raised the God of Sin's banner and climbed to the highest point of the church.

"Everyone, stand up. Do not kneel."

Using the magic she had learned from the chest, Alice spread her voice into everyone's ears.

She raised the banner, pointed it at Drodell in the sky, and declared with calm fury:

"This is a False God!"

"A False God created by the gods to deceive us! He is not Drodell!"

"Everyone! The gods fear us!"

"They have gone so far as to create a False God to deceive us and rule us!"

"Be angry, everyone!"

"The faith of sin will not tolerate anyone's desecration! We must save the true God of Sin!"

"Charge with me, everyone! Even if we defy the gods, we will not retreat!"

"For the great Drodell!"

Alice activated In God's Name.

Because of the authority she had established beforehand, the villains of the Pajia Gang believed Alice's words without question.

They swept up the villains from the other gangs and charged at Drodell.

Ding! You have obtained Event Card: Insubordination Rebellion

Ding! You have obtained Spell Card: Bewitching Speech

Holy shit! That was ruthless.

Even Shen Sui was a little stunned by Alice's move.

"They trust you so much. Aren't you guilty about sending them to their deaths?" You voiced your question.

"Sin should be punished. My morals do not allow me to associate with sin. I will not forgive a single person who harmed Anna or the villagers." Alice's conviction was exceptionally firm, without the slightest wavering.

Drodell had been attacked, and He was furious.

Divine Wrath blanketed the City of Sin, directly erasing the villains who had dared to defy Him.

Alice was targeted by Divine Wrath.

Alice did not retreat. She charged toward Drodell.

Insignificant humans were like ants before the enormous shadow of a god.

Drodell's Divine Wrath descended.

"Claude!"

Alice shouted, calling your name.

"Claude?"

Drodell paused for a moment. It was a name that filled Him with disgust and fear. To overcome that fear, He had even turned Modena City into His divine domain.

"No, he is already dead!"

Drodell refused to believe it.

An unstoppable force erupted from Alice's body.

The immense power blasted Divine Wrath apart.

The corners of Shen Sui's mouth curled upward.

"Heh!"

"It's my time to shine!"

He opened the input box and began typing furiously. His typing speed was practically on par with how fast he typed when cursing out useless teammates.

"Do you know the meaning of fire, Alice?"

You activated Karmic Fire.

"Fire represents destruction. It represents hope."

"It is supreme power."

"It is the strongest justice."

"It will purge all sin and injustice from this world."

"Let fire purify everything!"

A fireball large enough to cover the entire City of Sin appeared above it, as though a sun had suddenly fallen upon the city.

Everyone could feel its scorching heat.

"Watch carefully and learn, Alice!"

"This is the true Fireball Spell!"

"Let the flames burn away every sin in this city!"

As your words rang out, the enormous fireball crashed down.

Flames instantly engulfed the entire city like a massive scarlet curtain. The city's buildings became a sea of fire in an instant. Screams and cries of terror echoed through every street corner, turning the entire city into a vision of hell. This place should have been hell. At the hands of these villains, countless innocents had once screamed and cried just the same.

They had never shown mercy. Neither did the flames.

The fire rapidly devoured everything in the City of Sin. Towers collapsed, streets crumbled, and blazing flames spread into every corner. Like a demon's tongue, the fire licked at the wreckage of every building and turned everything into fiercely burning ash.

The sky was dyed blood-red by the flames. Smoke and dust filled the air, blocking out the brilliance of the sun. Within this inferno, the City of Sin's chaos and wickedness were erased together, leaving behind nothing but ruins and ash as far as the eye could see.

The once-prosperous streets were now remnants of ruins. Houses leaned and collapsed, while the streets bore molten scars from the flames. Violent heat waves still raged, making it impossible to breathe. They melted every sturdy structure and turned the city into a silent purgatory.

Countless charred corpses lay scattered across the streets. The villains were buried alongside the sins they had once committed, consumed by furious flames. Their faces had been scorched by fire, their limbs twisted, as though they had been gnawed clean inside death's jaws. Terror and despair filled their eyes as they witnessed destruction descend—just like the looks in the eyes of the innocents they had killed.

The City of Sin was destroyed by your power.

This city you had built finally welcomed its true master, ending over a thousand years of suffering.

You stood behind Alice, watching the city meet its end, your heart filled with melancholy.

Drodell sensed the destruction of His divine domain. He felt rage and fear.

You looked at Drodell.

You used Twilight Symphony on Drodell.

You killed Drodell.

Compared with destroying the former Modena City, killing Drodell was insignificant to you.

You captured Drodell's Godhead.

According to the setting of Dawn Link, as long as believers still existed, gods were immortal. Even if they died, they could be resurrected from their Godheads.

What an incredibly old-fashioned fantasy novel setting.

Shen Sui had complained about it on the forums in his previous life. This game's planners were practically relics of ancient fantasy web novels. They had definitely read novels like I Am the Archmage and The XXX Archmage in Another World.

Look at the other fantasy Soul Card Worlds. They were either wizard-style, witch-style, or occult-style. Only the Dawn Continent exuded the flavor of a classic harem fantasy novel.

And that was indeed the case. During Shen Sui's first playthrough, he had either been doing that or on his way to doing that, never stopping for even a moment. After installing mods, it had practically become an adult game.

Ding! Through Godhead conversion, you have obtained Follower Card: God of Sin · Drodell

Ding! Due to your Soul Card rank being too low, you cannot extract this Follower Card. Please raise your Soul Card rank.

Ding! Your Soul Card Follower has gained a new form: Rebellious Witch Hozeville