Chương 330: The Possibility of the ‘Twin Thunder Gods’

Freya knew that Renjiro, having awakened the Heavenly Principle Chessboard skill, truly possessed the ability to "slay a god and take their place."

But she also understood very clearly that her peculiar little brother, even without killing a god, had a lifespan that was nearly infinite.

After all, he carried the World itself.

With this as the foundation, coupled with his so-called Primordial Human status…

"Even if I just play a minor supporting role, that's still fine."

Today, Freya was simply curious. She wanted to witness a true god-slaying firsthand.

These moments were rare.

And because they were rare, they were worth paying attention to.

As for which god might completely "bite the dust" during the process… why should that concern her?

For example, if certain people proposing to dump nuclear waste into the ocean, or others worshipping the infamous Yasukuni Shrine, suddenly got bitten by a venomous snake by the roadside…

The pre-transmigration Renjiro wouldn't have cared.

He might even have applauded.

That, roughly, was Freya's mindset.

Not long after…

The method of god-slaying was exactly the same as when Ishtar had been killed.

Lumine first used her Corrosion development ability, leveraging that ultimate virus to completely envelop the voluntarily cooperating Ikelos, preventing him from using divine power at the last moment.

Then…

"Bzz~"

Ei acted instantly, pulling Lumine, Ikelos, and Freya simultaneously into the Single-Heart Pure Land.

"Puh~"

Without giving Ikelos a moment to react, Renjiro who had been waiting drove a sword straight into Ikelos' chest.

Only then…

"This… cough~"

The extremely rebellious male god realized he had overplayed.

The situation was no longer a mere "ten-thousand-year revival cycle" level of trouble.

He… was actually going to die.

"Wait—"

"No waiting!"

Despite the mortal wound, the mechanism to forcibly "return to Heaven" did not trigger immediately.

Even worse, Ikelos could not sense any divine power.

It was as if all of his divine power had been absorbed by the sword lodged in his chest.

A few seconds later…

"You…"

The rebellious god seemed ready to curse—but it was too late.

As an energy-based life form, his humanoid appearance was entirely composed of divine power.

Now, not a trace remained; all of it had been absorbed by the Sword of Narzissenkreuz.

Immediately afterward…

"Hmm, not a bad harvest."

With the sword in his right hand, Renjiro slowly opened his left, revealing a transparent Chess Piece (Gnosis) in his palm.

"This one…"

"Give it to me."

Before Renjiro could finish speaking, Ei darted like a streak of lightning, snatching the Gnosis and binding it to herself.

Faced with this…

Renjiro couldn't help but mutter: "Weren't you 'not interested' before?"

Judging from Ei's slightly impatient attitude earlier, it was clear she had grabbed it.

"Well… if my wife wants it, of course I'll give it."

He thought quietly, not voicing it over the mental link.

"You actually did it."

Freya, observing the entire scene, revealed a look of astonishment.

She looked at Renjiro, then shifted her gaze to the Sword of Narzissenkreuz in his hand.

"There's no doubt… this is an even more terrifying god-slaying weapon than the Arrow of Orion."

Naturally.

Even Artemis' Arrow of Orion, when overburdened with the World's power, would suffer damage.

But the Sword of Narzissenkreuz had no such constraints.

Honestly, if Genshin weapons could serve as a medium for the Trinity Unity, Renjiro felt he could directly challenge Heaven itself.

Of course, such a crazy move might still happen in the future.

But for now…

"There's still one more prey outside."

Renjiro's eyes narrowed.

"Today, we've managed to gather all three Gnosiss of the 'Three Gods.'"

"And conveniently, we can make a new body for 'Alise.'"

He looked forward to the armed automaton.

Thanatos was truly panicking.

Because Ikelos was gone.

And just now… when the blonde little girl and Freya disappeared from sight, the golden pillar of light signaling a god's return to Heaven did not appear when they reemerged.

Instead…

"Thanatos, are you ready?"

Lumine smiled sweetly, stepping closer.

"I'm about to start 'purging' your soul memories~"

The strange male god's face twisted in terror.

He instinctively stepped back…

"Kah~"

But Ottar quickly restrained him.

For a moment, looking at Lumine's squinting smile, the little girl he had just called "cute"…

"Don't come near me ahhh~"

This scream was the last words of Thanatos in this world.

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On Renjiro's side, he had originally intended to give the third Chess Piece (Gnosis) he obtained today to Zhongli.

But later, on Alise's advice, he abandoned the idea.

For one, Zhongli was not particularly interested in objects he considered external to himself.

More importantly…

Thanatos' divinity and Ikelos' divinity are perfect for Ei to handle.

Remember, on Earth, these two gods were twin brothers.

So… you understand my meaning, right?

This was the cryptic explanation Alise gave initially.

Then…

 

"If you don't clarify things, the 'armed automaton' will have to wait a little longer…"

"No, no, no~"

The usually unpredictable Holy Sword Lady was finally flustered.

She hurriedly added: "In short, if Ei holds the Chess Pieces from the twin gods, she may be able to recover the most important thing she once lost."

Now Renjiro understood.

The twin gods… clearly, Alise was talking about Ei's sister—Raiden Makoto.

In Teyvat, the true god of lightning was, in fact, Raiden Makoto + Ei.

So…

"Understood."

Renjiro agreed with Alise's suggestion.

"This Gnosis will also be kept by Ei."

"After all, the expedition to hunt Dionysus is about to begin. Zhongli won't be short of 'supplies.'"