Of course, there were those who didn't believe him.
To them, Takumi had only one response:
"I'm not begging you."
Chapter 270: Let's Fight First, Then Talk Properly
For those who completely refused to believe him, Takumi simply thought, "Fine, let them wait for death on their own."
Fortunately, most people were still willing to follow Takumi. Only a small number of stubborn old-timers refused. Of course, even within those tribes, there were still people who were willing to go. As long as they were willing, Takumi took them without hesitation, regardless of what the old-timers thought.
After running around the entire world and gathering all the humans, Takumi returned to the original place. The people there were already prepared, having gathered their few belongings.
Among them, Takumi also saw Riku and Clonie. After glancing at the two of them, he began storing everyone in his spatial equipment. When they were transferred and saw this new place and the number of people present, they were shocked.
"This...?"
These were all humans? Packed densely together, there had to be several hundred thousand, right? It was the first time they'd ever seen so many humans. The others also stepped forward to talk and interact with them.
Once Takumi had gathered all the humans, he opened the chat group.
Takumi: [@You, are you there?]
You: [What's up?]
Takumi suddenly pinged her, leaving You confused. Had something happened?
Takumi: [You's exclusive red envelope.] [I've gathered all the humans from the No Game No Life world.] [Next, have Prometheus arrange things.] [Send the children to school, and let the others start proper lives.]
Seeing Takumi's message, You was a little surprised but didn't question it. She accepted the red envelope immediately.
You: [Alright!]
After replying, she went to make arrangements.
At this moment, the others also started chiming in.
Herta: [You've gathered all the humans and even handled the Ex-Machina. Next, are you planning to deal with the War God?]
Takumi had finished both major tasks. What came next? Defeating the War God?
Takumi: [I'm planning to acquire the Star Grail.] [Then I'll rewrite this world's rules.] [Though I'm not sure what will happen when all worlds merge, these rules should still persist, right?]
The Ten Pledges were quite good. Takumi could even add a few more to them.
He wasn't sure which world would dominate post-fusion. If it's based on power, then No Game No Life's rules could be applied across the merged worlds. It was worth a try.
"Takumi-sama, where are we going next?"
Beside him, Shubi asked upon seeing Takumi finish sending things off. She was curious where he had sent all the people, but didn't ask further.
After obtaining her emotional system, she was nearly indistinguishable from a human now. She clearly understood what should and shouldn't be asked.
"Next, of course, is to find the War God!"
Takumi looked in the direction of Avant Heim. Since he had run around the world so much, surely the War God had noticed him by now?
"Understood."
Shubi nodded and uploaded this information to the Ex-Machina network.
The Ex-Machina's fully connected command unit, Einzhi, began issuing orders to all Ex-Machina, instructing them to be ready at any moment.
Since Takumi said so, it meant their previous plan was about to start.
According to the plan, Takumi would battle the War God. The Ex-Machina would focus entirely on analyzing the War God's magic and techniques.
All the Ex-Machina mobilized, silently moving according to Einzhi's commands to locations around the world to begin comprehensive analysis.
"What you need to do is analyze everything with all your might." "You don't need to participate in the battle." "I will handle the other races myself."
Takumi would personally deal with any other races that tried to interfere with his battle against the War God. If they dared get involved, he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate them.
Hearing this, Shubi nodded in understanding.
After making the arrangements, Takumi took action.
"Let's go." "Find a place to hide yourself."
Leaving those words, Takumi headed straight toward Avant Heim.
At that very moment in Avant Heim, the War God slowly opened his eyes.
"All Flgel, leave this place!"
War God Artosh issued a direct order to all Flgel to evacuate.
The many Flgel residing there were stunned upon hearing this.
"Lord Artosh?"
Azril, bewildered, responded. As the first Flgel created by Artosh, she was naturally the leader of the Flgel.
Now hearing Artosh's command, she was confused.
"Say no more." "Leave now."
Artosh's voice sounded again. No explanations or questions. Just leave.
With that said, Azril's expression changed.
"All Flgel, follow orders. Take your possessions and leave immediately."
If Artosh said so, then it meant a powerful enemy had arrived. One serious enough for Artosh to care.
Or perhaps... was it the End Dragon?
Though full of questions, the Flgel still began their evacuation quickly.
One by one, they left the skies above Avant Heim.
Among them, Jibril was confused. All the Flgel now hovered in the sky, looking below.
But they couldn't see what was happening inside Artosh's palace.
Inside that palace, Takumi suddenly appeared before Artosh.
"You've come!"
Seeing Takumi, Artosh's eyes filled with joy and an intense fighting spirit. This man before him... was immensely strong!
"Yeah, I've come."
Now, shouldn't you say something like, "You shouldn't have come"?
Takumi couldn't help muttering in his mind.
"Warrior from another world!" "Let us fight!!"
This guy didn't follow any script.
He didn't even ask why Takumi was here.
All he saw was battle.
"Brother War God, you really do love fighting!" "But that's fine toolet's fight first!!"
Though Takumi was exasperated, he didn't refuse.
When in doubt, fight it out.
Since the War God already said so, they might as well fight first and talk later.
Saying that, Takumi opened a massive spatial gate in front of them.
"Let's take this to outer space." "You don't want your adorable little creations to get caught in the crossfire, right?"
Takumi couldn't help but suspect this War God was a lolicon.
After all, Flgel lost their energy and reverted into lolis.
Wasn't he the oldest lolicon of them all?
Chapter 271: If You Can Do It, So Can I
When Artosh saw Takumi walk out, the battle intent on his face intensified. This opponent in front of him... he might not be able to win. Facing Takumi, he felt a sense of dread. Takumi's strength was simply overwhelming. But as the God of War, the stronger the enemy, the better.
The two of them headed into space, one after the other. The space of this world was unusually peculiarplanets were so close together that any scientist would exclaim how unscientific it was.
Upon arriving in space, Artosh launched an attack at Takumi without warning. Massive energy surged toward Takumi, regardless of whether he was ready. In Artosh's view, powerful beings like them were always in combat mode.
Takumi, however, didn't mind. The attack Artosh released was the signature ability of the Flgel: "Heaven's Strike!"
Terrifying energy surged forth. A massive magic circle appeared in space. Facing this attack, Takumi raised his hand and activated a rarely-used ability: the energy of devouring all things, obtained from Neo. This energy was directly transformed into nourishment for Takumi.
As the two clashed in space, countless people below looked up at the sky. Even the gods were alarmed.
Someone was fighting the God of War? Artosh was a mountain pressing down on all races. And now, someone dared to battle him?
Shock filled the world. Even the "scrap metal"no, the Ex-Machinaappeared, observing the space battle and recording everything.
The entire world was stunned. Who was brave enough to fight the God of War?
Among the most agitated were the Flgel. Many wanted to charge in to help, only to be stoppedby Azril.
"Everyone, stop! Don't act rashly! Lord Artosh asked us to leave for this very reason. Don't interrupt him! This is not a battle we can participate in."
Though she said this, Azril was filled with frustration. Battles in space were beyond their capabilities.
The other Flgel felt depressed, but Jibril was full of curiosity about the one battling their god. Who had such strength? From the looks of it, Lord Artosh was on the losing endhis attacks were being completely absorbed by Takumi.
Artosh was stunned as well. Watching Takumi's methods, his excitement grew. Energy attacks didn't work? Then he'd have to fight with his fists.
With that thought, Artosh dashed forward, channeling terrifying strength into his fists and launching a physical assault on Takumi.
The two engaged in a melee brawl in space. Artosh's physique was larger, but Takumi easily fended off his attacks.
As the battle went on, Takumi noticed that Artosh's power kept increasing. Takumi grinned even more excitedly.
Was this the essence of the God of War? The stronger the opponent, the stronger the god became?
Thinking this made Takumi even more interested. This world really had some impressive things. Takumi intensified his attacks.
They continued clashing in space. Artosh's strikes were all blocked. As he grew stronger, the scale of the battle expanded.
"Divine Strike!"
Suddenly, a huge magic circle appeared in front of Artosh. Immense energy surged down, aimed at Takumi.
Takumi responded calmly, lifting his hand to summon an identical magic circle.
"Divine Strike!"
If you can do it, so can I.
With the power of the Law Authority, Takumi learned the technique instantly just by observing it. The two attacks collided, resulting in a massive explosion.
The world below began to suffer from the aftermath.
Artosh paused in surprisethen burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!! Excellent! You are indeed strong. Today, let me experience the taste of defeat!"
As he spoke, Artosh released all his power. With a single motion of his hand, a distant planet was pulled toward Takumihe was literally hurling a planet.
Seeing this, Takumi raised an eyebrow, then summoned a golden sword condensed with dense imaginary energy and swung it.
The planet was cleanly sliced in half.
Boom!!
The shattered planet's remains began falling toward the one below. Takumi quickly issued an order to the Ex-Machina:
"All units, destroy the meteor fragments in the sky."
The Ex-Machina acted instantly. Magic circles lit up and they attacked the falling meteors.
Not just themother races also began reacting. If they didn't resist, their planet would be destroyed.
Even the Flgel joined in. They had no choice if they wanted to survive.
At this moment, the terrifying aura in the sky overwhelmed all races below.
No one expected the God of War's power to be so terrifying. Was this his true strength?
They had waged war for so long, yet never witnessed Artosh fighting at full strength.
What terrified them more, however, was the being fighting him. Who was this person? Where did they come from? And how could they be even stronger than the God of War?
Takumi had no idea what the other races were thinking. After blocking Artosh's attacks, he got serious.
He launched one Void Spear after anothereach capable of destroying a planet.
Artosh dared not take them head-on. Instead, he dodged using "Celestial Shift."
Seeing this, Takumi smirked and activated his Authority to seal the space around them.
Celestial Shift was instantly disabled.
Takumi forcibly sealed Artosh's ability. The moment he acted, Artosh realized what happened.
Without hesitation, he relied on sheer speed to dodge. He zipped through space as Takumi continued to rain down attacks.
Chapter 272: Why Don't You Hand Over the Flgel to Me? I'll Take Good Care of Them
Takumi and Artosh's battle captured the attention of every race.
As they looked up at the apocalyptic scene unfolding in space, people of all races were dumbfounded.
Even the gods lurking in the shadows were stunned. If an attack of that magnitude landed on a planet, wouldn't the Star Grail immediately reveal itself?
But thankfully, both Takumi and Artosh confined their battlefield to outer space.
Artosh relied on his speed to continuously evade Takumi's onslaught in the void.
The Subspace Spears Takumi unleashed shot forward at eerie and unpredictable speeds. Some of them landed on distant planets.
And then everyone saw itplanets in the universe erupting in massive explosions.
Horrifying energies began eroding this world. The entire universe seemed to be at its end.
Witnessing this, many races were paralyzed with fear.
It was simply too terrifying!
Still, as Takumi watched Artosh constantly dodge, a sense of irritation welled up in him.
This guy was as slippery as an eel.
Thinking that, Takumi decided to lock down this section of space entirely. He unleashed the full force of his power.
In an instant, the entire star system came to a haltincluding the planet below.
Everyone immediately felt they could no longer move, as if time itself had stopped.
But their consciousnesses remained active.
Artosh, too, was frozen in the void. Sensing the sudden burst of Takumi's strength, his pupils shrank.
The disparity... was it really that vast?
What kind of power was this?
In just one moment, the entire star system was frozen.
"Forget it, I don't feel like playing anymore. If I wanted to end you, I could do it with a single thought."
"So, can we talk properly now?"
Takumi narrowed his eyes as he looked at Artosh. His voice rang clearly in Artosh's ears.
Meanwhile, Artosh still struggled, trying to break free from the space-time bind.
But it was all futile. Takumi's seal was far too powerful.
There was no way Artosh could escape. It was complete domination.
After struggling a while and realizing he couldn't break free, Artosh gave up.
"I'm not your match. You're very strong."
"But one day, I will surpass you!"
Even though Artosh acknowledged the outcome, he wasn't discouraged.
He was the God of War. The stronger the enemy, the more exhilarated he became.
He had once been so invincible that he even entertained suicidal thoughts.
But now? Not anymore.
He had found a worthy opponent to pursue.
And because of that, Artosh was elated. The essence of his godhood continued to grow stronger.
