"Impossible! You should be dead right now!" Mundo shouted from the top of his lungs when he heard their exchange.

"Dead? A gadfly such as you is trying say that I'm dead?" Dmitri replied indifferently.

Aurum was filled with endless joy right now, but he also have his suspicions.

"A normal person would not be able to survive from that punch. Even if they did, the fall from that height he took was not a joke. He's definitely a Celestial Being! But why would he help me? Aren't all of the Celestial Beings in the school here to take my life...?" Aurum stared at him and concluded that Dmitri was a Celestial Being, but cannot help but also ponder on why he was helping him.

Dmitri couldn't help but notice Aurum's gaze locked upon him. He turned around and just smiled gently. After contemplating for a while, Aurum finally decided to trust him unconditionally in this situation.

"If he's going to help me, then I guess I'll have to accept his kindness. Besides, he gains nothing from knocking away the gifted one, instead he is just going to harbor some animosity from the other gods. With a powerful Celestial Being like Dmitri backing me, even the gods would hesitate to let their pawns engage with me," he thought.

Dmitri was obviously aware of Aurum's thoughts but didn't say anything. Instantly, he felt that there were two pair of eyes observing them from a distance.

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At the school, two people who was looking through the window was giving off a terrifying aura. If any ordinary human was to go near them, that person would most likely piss themselves. Naturally, these two people were the Celestial Beings that were sent down by the gods. One of them was quite tall, bulky, and is extremely muscular. While the other one's trademark was a scar on his face.

"Yuu, didn't you give that crazy lunatic your powers?" the muscular guy asked.

"Of course I did. If I didn't, would I be able to escape the wrath of those gods? Let's put aside our grievances and just focus on our current task, Steve," Yuu replied.

A few days ago, both of them were killed by Aurum due to their own foolishness. They swore to themselves that if they came back to life, they would not mess with him until they have the power to do so. Fortunately for them, when the gods were randomly picking souls, they were chosen to become Celestial Beings, granting them powers a normal human couldn't possibly have.

"Didn't those gods said that ordinary humans doesn't have any powers at all?" Steve asked Yuu for confirmation.

"Yeah. They did say that there is almost nobody who could destroy us. Could it be that Aurum was already a Celestial Being before us?" Steve couldn't help but ask this in a loud voice.

They were not told by the gods that there would be other Celestial Beings aside from them, and how they were tasked in trying to kill a god. If they knew about this, they wouldn't dare to provoke Aurum once again. Obviously, the gods didn't tell them everything because they only saw them as their disposable pawns. They don't even care if they either live or die, because when the gods are going to restart everything, they would certainly not hesitate to kill them.

"Even if he is the same as us, we just can gang up on him and he should become helpless. When we're gonna work together, I am certain that we can eliminate that guy right there. After that, we can toy with that piece of sh*t Aurum to our hearts content!" Yuu said with absolute confidence.

"That's that then. After we kill them both, then it will be time to see who is actually stronger. But of course we already know that, it's me... After all, even when we haven't ascended yet, you can't even take a beating from me," Steve clearly provoking Yuu.

"B*tch! Don't think that it's gonna stay that way! I'll make sure you can't open your damn mouth when we fight!" Yuu retorted.

Both of them got out the window and started running towards the area where Aurum is.

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Meanwhile at god's realm, the three major gods were literally frozen in place when they saw Dmitri on the scene. They didn't expect that a Celestial Being was roaming around the mortal ream without them knowing. When he heard his voice and looked clearly at his face, they couldn't help but tremble.

"Is that man on the move already?" Zeus asked while shivering.

"Didn't we kill him a long time ago? All of his Celestial Beings were already off the grid when we slayed their master," Almighty One said this with confidence.

"Then how come one of his followers right now is backing up that human god? Don't tell me that he is already taking advantage of this situation?" Odin couldn't help but think the worst possible scenario that could happen.

"If that is actually true, then we need to inform everybody to be ready for the invasion from those old gods," Zeus suggested.

The Almighty One and Odin didn't say anything but silently agreed to what Zeus stated earlier.

"You don't have to worry about that... I'll let you all know myself!" a voice was heard.

"Ahura Mazda*...! You are still alive?" the three of them exclaimed.

"Haha, did you wimps think that you could possibly end me? Keep on dreaming! You bunch of hypocrites drove us all away and even tried to kill us because of our rule. Now look at you, all your actions right now are the same as what we did!" Mazda said with a hint of disdain.

"What do you want, Mazda? We won already. There's no point in trying to fight when you are without a body," the Almighty One said.

"Oh believe me, I will come back," Mazda said, "Hear this, you bunch of maggots! We, the ancient gods, who you drove away, will retake back our throne! After many years of suffering, we now claim what is rightfully ours! When that boy matures, that is the time when a new era starts!" Mazda added with a loud voice that sent the entire realm shaking.

Many gods and goddesses were, at first, confused. However, when they heard and realized what Mazda was trying to say, all of their faces turned pale. The only gods who can stand toe to toe with the ancient gods were Zeus, Almighty One, and Odin. Every other single one of the gods are only just a fly to the ancient gods.

"We need to kill that boy! Now!" Poseidon exclaimed.

"Kill him! Those old bastards can't do anything when we kill him!" Sol voiced his support.

At that moment, the entirety of the god's realm plunged in to chaos. Many of the gods were ready to break the rule that all of them followed since the Great War ended. They were about to descend to the mortal's realm themselves, just to finish off Aurum. However, they were stopped by a booming voice coming from their backs.

"INSOLENT FOOLS! YOU DARE DESCEND TO THE MORTAL REALM WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION?!" Odin was enraged.

"What is the point of this rule if it places all of us in danger!? If we can save ourselves by getting rid of that brat, then I would gladly break this stupid rule!" a god shouted back.

"Oh really? If you are going to do that then go ahead, but once you do this, you are giving up your immortality and the right to come back," Almighty One threatened them.

"You gods dirty our names! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GODS THAT GOVERN AND GUIDE HUMANITY! BUT NOW YOU ACT LIKE A HUMAN TOO?! DO YOU EVEN HAVE A PRIDE OF A GOD?!" Zeus was also furious by the reaction of these gods.

"Fellow gods, we don't know if what they are saying really is true. Maybe it is just a hoax to induce panic and chaos, just like what is happening with us right now. Or perhaps, Mazda said that to make us feel more pressure. So please calm down and let us handle this. You are free to deploy all of your Celestial Beings right now, but you are absolutely not allowed to handle this matter yourselves," Almighty One eased the tension by saying all of that.

"Now, would you please excuse me as I have to help these two recent followers of ours to defeat our common enemy," Almighty One excused himself with Zeus and Odin.

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While Yuu and Steve was on their way to provide assistance to Mundo, Dmitri felt that he would be able to kill them anytime he wanted. He wanted to savor the joy of being able to destroy things that he viewed a defect.

"Dmitri, what are you waiting for? Beat him up for me! But let me finish off that psychotic doctor!" Aurum shouted.

Dmitri who was looking at a distance, suddenly turned his gaze to Mundo, intending to do what Aurum just said.

"As you command, young master" Dmitri replied.

'Young master...? Who the hell is the young master? Could it be me?' Aurum was confused.

He clearly just met Dmitri today, so why would he treat him with respect and even call him 'young master' when he was acting so arrogant earlier?

Dmitri just ignored Aurum's confusion and leapt towards Mundo. He joined his fists together and smacked him down back to the land. Mundo, who crashed down, realized and became terrified at the power of Dmitri. He tried to stand up but can't help but to just crouch down painfully.

When Dmitri landed, he immediately kicked Mundo's stomach, sending him right in front of Aurum. Aurum, who was admiring Dmitri's prowess, was forced to pay attention when he saw Mundo's body hurling towards him.

He equipped his Mazda sword and didn't hesitate to kill him right away.

[DING! Host gained 500,000 exp (+500,000) and 1,000,000 CP (+1,000,000) for killing a gifted one for the first time.

Wind walk leveled up to V.

Danger sense leveled up to V.

Auto-regeneration leveled up to VI.

Appraisal leveled up to IV.

Host received a 5 rare gifts from the system.]

Immediately after killing Mundo, he received tremendous rewards from the system just for killing him. However, the next moment he was utterly stunned. He saw two figures coming towards him. At first, he didn't notice them, but when they got closer he immediately recognized those two.

"What are they doing here? I thought I finished them off already, so why are they still alive and kicking?" Aurum asked.

"Young master, those two are the Celestial Beings that you were so wary about. Would you like me to dispose of them?" Dmitri answered.

"No. Let me try and test the water first. I just received a huge boost from killing that psycho earlier, so this is the perfect moment to see how much has my strength grew. However, if you think that I am about to die, I want you to step in and help me," Aurum instructed him.

Dmitri didn't say anything unnecessary as he knew that Aurum wouldn't change his decision until his life was in danger.

A few minutes later, both Yuu and Steve arrived right where Aurum and Dmitri is. When they saw the body of Mundo, they didn't give him even a slightest care. Instead, they just looked at Aurum intently.

"Aurum, we meet again," both of them said.

"Yeah. I never knew that you guys would be lucky enough to be chosen by the gods," Aurum chuckled.

"Oh? You knew?" Steve asked somewhat curious.

"Obviously. Gods fear me now. They don't want me to live much longer as I am a hindrance to them, am I right?" Aurum speculated.

"Heh! If you know that much, why would you bother to wait for us to get here?" Yuu sneered at Aurum's stupidity.

"Well, after killing that doctor, it just so happens to raise my power. So I was hoping to spar with you guys to test how strong I am right now," Aurum replied indifferently, "System, appraise them for me."

[Name: Steve Iasion

Age: 20

HP: 10,000/10,000

MP: 8,500/8,500

LVL: 25

Rank: D

Exp: N/A

Str: 1100

End: 1300

Int: 1000

Wis: 1210

Agi: 900

Luck: 995

Skills: N/A

Abilities: Seraph of the end

Bloodline: Celestial Being]

[Name: Yuu Shirogane

Age: 18

HP: 10,000/10,000

MP: 8,500/8,500

LVL: 25

Rank: D

Exp: N/A

Str: 1000

End: 1350

Int: 1500

Wis: 1410

Agi: 900

Luck: 1005

Skills: N/A

Abilities: Seraph of the end

Bloodline: Celestial Being]

When Aurum saw their stats, he felt powerless. He previously thought that he could beat them up like he did last time, but didn't expect them to be much more stronger that him. He just glanced at Dmitri to signal him to help. Dmitri walked forward and stood in front of them.

"Scram! Undeveloped Celestial Beings like you are not my match!" Dmitri said in a authoritative manner.

Yuu and Steve didn't listen to him and rushed towards Dmitri. Steve took the left while Yuu took the right side. Both of them tried to punch at both sides by flanking him, but Dmitri effortlessly grabbed them both.

His grip strength was incredible. Aurum clearly saw that the both of them was struggling to escape from his grip, but was unable to do so.

"Young master, what do I do with these trash?" Dmitri asked.

"Release them for now. I want to make them my goal at the moment. Unless I can kill them, you are not allowed to finish their life," Aurum replied.

Dmitri immediately released his grip on the both of them. Yuu and Steve who was now free looked at Dmitri with a hint of fear, but as soon as their gazes landed at Aurum they couldn't help but give him a mocking attitude.

"Aurum, you really are stupid aren't you? The next time we will meet will be your demise," Yuu said.

"You are lucky right now because of that guy following you. If he weren't here, you would be a corpse right now! For now, enjoy your time while you can still breathe," Steve added.

Both of them turned around and fled, never sparing another glance to Dmitri nor Aurum.

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