"Why has the God of Humanity visited my humble abode?"


    "Well, you seem smart yourself." Pnolli extended his hand casually, "So, why don''t you try a guess?"


    "Let''s see," The God of Peacocks, Yedu thought for a moment as it showed his eyes of suspicion before speaking, "You wish for us to not wage a war against humanity?"


    "But I''m afraid you''ll be disappointed." It disyed its crown of feathers, emitting a dense killing intent, "The war will happen. And we''ll annihte humans."


    "I''ll take that back," Pnolli sighed as he shook his head, putting on an expression of disappointment, "You''re dumber than I thought."


    "What?" Yedu red in anger, offended by such a provocative statement, "You dare call me dumb?"


    "Do I have to rify it once again?" Pnolli put on an exasperated look, making it seem as if he felt the conversation to be an exhausting exchange.


    "If you came here to mock me, don''t even dream about leaving this forest alive…"


    "I guess I''ll stop being kind for the moment," Pnolli spoke slowly, interrupting Yedu as suddenly, the forest turned deathly silent, frightening the other party as his entire body morphed into a shadow.


    Yedu was terrified, clearly aware that it wasn''t his opponent. But, just when it was about to ask the God King for help, the shadow vanished as Pnolli reappeared, seated on a tree stump that had somehow appeared there.


    "Do you beasts wish to prosper?" He asked, "I''m giving you a choice now."


    "What is it?" Even though it was unwilling, Yedu didn''t have a choice but to listen. Even though it wished to strike humanity, it didn''t have the guts to face the God of Humanity alone. There was a massive difference in power scale between the two.


    "Humanity would continue to develop over the years. They would invent tools and umte knowledge at a vigorous pace." He spoke, "That''s the unique gift humans are born with."


    "You''re nning to adapt using the Beast God''s blessings, right?" He asked with a smile.


    "H-How did you know that?" Yedu stuttered unconsciously.


    "Well, leaving my methods aside, there is one problem in your n." His eyes swirled with shadowy tentacles as he unleashed formless pressure, "I''ll be killing the Beast God."


    "So when that happens, you''re back to square one."


    "Every single God on our side would resist if you try that." Yedu red, "We have plenty of Deities."


    "Same on my case too." Pnolli smiled coldly, "And my side is stronger."


    "If we really waged a war, I can simply nuke your people out of existence."


    "Nuke…?" Yedu was confused for a moment when it heard loud thumping from Pnolli''s chest. A secondter, a scene yed in its mind.


    A terrifying explosion followed by a mushroom cloud that reached the heavens, a destructive force that wiped out everything in range. But, that was just the start of the uing disaster. A wave of death that wiped out all living matter, turning the region into a deathnd for tens of thousands of years.


    Truly, there was no hope of recovery.


    Yedu trembled in fear, "T-This is the power of the God of Humanity?"<novelnext></novelnext>


    "Nope, that''s the power of humanity. I just act as a database holding all aplishments of humans." Pnolli said, "What you see is just something that will be a reality in a matter of days if I grant the necessary knowledge and experience to the humans."


    "W-What do you want?" Yedu said, "We will definitely never give up the Beast God. He''s our only hope of survival."


    "Then, let''s do it like this." Saying so, he took out a small ss jar and ced it on a t rock before him that served as a table. Yedu blinked in surprise, unable to understand when the rock had appeared.


    It was as if every action of Pnolli followed the same rhythm as its breathing, causing it to subconsciously gloss over his existence and actions.


    It took Yedu a few seconds to gather its bearings and stare at the ss jar, observing five shadowy creatures resembling octopuses within. "What…are those?"


    "Curse of Faith," Pnolli said, "It''s something I have created that allows you to nt a curse on the recipient through faith."


    "I''ll never betray the God King…"


    "Listen, idiot." Pnolli clicked his tongue, shutting up the other party as he continued, "The target is the Beast God and not the God King."


    "For the same reason, both of us wish to fight and devour the other in their pristine conditions. That''s why we haven''t schemed against each other directly."


    "Anyway," He let out a breath of air slowly and said, "When you consume it, your faith gets a small upgrade. But it won''t show unless you will it. This would be your special ability."


    "You can designate your believers as targets and bless them with this curse." Pnolli spoke slowly, "And when these believers pray to their Deity, the faith they generate isn''t entirely pure. What it does is simple."


    He smiled and pointed at the ss jar, "It causes the recipient to fall under the control of the source, like a ve."


    "Basically," Yedu muttered, "If my believers designated to pray to the Beast God do as told, the Beast God would be my ve?"


    "Something like this works?" It was unable to express its shock.


    "Yes, but only against the Beast God." Pnolli smirked, "It won''t work against any other Deity or Devil. That''s how I created it."


    "Moreover," He continued, "Keeping the Beast God enved takes strenuous concentration. Just you alone wouldn''t be enough. That''s why,"


    He patted the jar, "There are five of these creatures. So, the five Deities would work as a team to keep the Beast God under control. Do that and I promise to not kill him."


    "What is your goal here?" Yedu asked, "You''re only giving us the means to grow stronger. What do you hope to aplish by that?"


    "We''ll be stronger than humans eventually."


    "Well, if it happens, it happens." Pnolli shrugged, "The natives of this world decide their future, not us."


    "And I n to get rid of all six external influences. So," He nudged at the ss jar, "Do you wish to retain the power of the Beast God by enving him or do you wish his death?"


    "The choice is yours."