"Of course, I have 3124 wives."

"Bruh!" Jayden coughed, taken off by the news. He glanced at Zeus, dumbfounded. "T-three thousand one hundred twenty four wives?"

"Yes," Zeus nodded loftily. There was no doubt that he was proud of that record. "They are all my cute wives."

"I see.."

'Isn't that overkill?'

Jayden couldn't help but think that. He loved Carla and Aurora and even had an interest on Milleia. Three girls. But Zeus, the person who helped him to get stronger, who was like a father figure for him had more than 3124 wives.

"Love cannot be quantified nor qualified. Never be hesitant in your choices or else you will regret it later. My methods of seducing might have been a little 'brutal'? But in the end they all fell for me. You asked me why I chose to become a Legacy, right boy?"

"Yes.." Jayden nodded.

Zeus taught him a lot about Legacies and he understood that there were two great kinds of Legacies.

The Partial One and the Complete One.

The Partial one only lends his Legacy 'partially' to someone. That individual could engage and learn from the God in issue, but it is just a 'partial' interaction, which implies the God is not technically dwelling inside that person. Because of their link, his true body is someplace else and communicates to his Legacy Holder.

Zeus is a 'Partial' Legacy. His true body is somewhere else.

The Complete Legacy is when a God decides to abandon everything, even its body, to integrate into the body of their chosen one. This approach is rarely employed because the Gods place their lives in the hands of their bearer, which implies that their death also means theirs though there are some other conditions.

"I wanted to see the humans' world, it's as simple as that." Zeus answered simply.

"Eh? But you can see it from-"

"From where I am?" Zeus laughed at that. "I can but it's more amusing to see it through someone as capable as you, boy. Also the women here are even more interesting~"

"You..want even more wives?" Jayden was dumbfounded.

"I'm a God. We are immortal. I need some women to make me feel 'alive', you see."

"Oh, no, I don't see at all." Jayden replied.

"Let's take an example," Zeus' smile turned mischievous. "I love that innocent girl Milleia-"

"W-Wait!" Jayden opened his mouth in panic which prompted another laugh from Zeus.

Zeus waved his hand. "I won't touch someone you like, boy but I would like someone in peculiar."

"Who..?" Jayden asked warily.

"The other one who inherited my Dear Raphiel's Bloodline."

"Raphiel's bloodline? Who? You told me that Milleia inherited it but there was someone else?" Jayden asked curiously.

"This is my personal matter, boy. I just ask you to get stronger quickly if you don't want to lose your loved ones. I have to admit that some humans are really threatening us and it does not please us at all." Zeus' voice turned suddenly cold.

"I know." Jayden said thinking about the man who killed his family and prepared to leave but-

"Oh, yes. Boy."

"Hm?"

Zeus smiled again. "Tell me everything you know about your friend, Edward."

****

"Jayden!"

"Huh?" Jayden woke up and saw Milleia's worried face.

"Are you okay? You seemed to be dreaming.." Milleia muttered.

Jayden looked around him and understood that he was in the same place he was before entering Zeus' dimension. Not even a minute had passed here.

"Don't waste our time."

Jayden turned to the cold voice and it was obviously John. He was preparing to enter through the portal which was going to bring them to the next floor. The 46th floor.

"Right..sorry." Jayden shook his head and walked with Milleia. "Huh?"

Then sensing something, he turned around abruptly.

"Jayden?"

"Did you hear Milleia?" Jayden asked.

"Heard what?" Milleia was confused.

"No..I just felt like I heard Carla.." Jayden muttered.

Milleia sighed hearing that. "Now that you are in love with her, you became obsessed with Lady Carla?" In the slight possibility that Carla's group was on this floor, there was no way he could hear her. They were at the end of the floor and nobody was around.

"N-No! I mean!"

****

"T-They followed after us!" Thomas shouted dumbfounded while running on the 45th floor. He couldn't believe that. The Trolls were too motivated to kill them.

"6-Stars Mana Beasts are dangerous and smart. Don't underestimate them." Aurora said while trying to find a way out of this.

'Louisa..'

She was mainly waiting for Louisa as she was their overseer. They were in a dangerous situation after all.

"Aurora, what should we do?" Carla asked. "The others thankfully seemed to have escaped."

Their other teammates who left ahead weren't in their vision which was a good sign since they could never fight against 6-Stars Mana Beasts.

Aurora didn't answer and looked behind her.

The trolls were heading toward them at a great speed bulldozing through everything on their way.

'Do I have to do it?'

Aurora wanted to save her mana but it didn't seem possible with the 6-Stars Beasts coming toward them. She couldn't underestimate them and risk her friends' lives.

"I will hold them back," Aurora stopped running and turned around.historical

"Are you for real? There are seven of them. All Six-Stars Disaster Beasts." Ronald informed her again. He knew that Aurora was strong but even like that..

"I'm sorry, Princess but I cannot run away. You're a Royal," Thomas shook his head. "...and my friend."

"I also think that we should fight them off together," Carla added.

Aurora smiled hearing that. "Thanks."

She raised her sword and coated her sword in golden mana. The Celestas' unique and powerful mana.

"KRAAAA!" One of the trolls jumped and swung its club.

"Ah!" Thomas raised his hands and from the ground, several thick vines crept up making the troll tumble on his foot.

"Wind Blast!" Carla swung her sword and her attack hit head on the troll who stumbled further back.

"Giant Lance!" Ronald punched the ground and a two meter large lance protruded out from the ground before shooting toward the troll's right knee.

"KRRAA!" The troll fell on his knees after the consecutives attacks but it wasn't the end.

In a spiral motion, golden mana leaked out of Aurora's body and swirled around her sword. The pressure of her mana made all the trolls stop in their rush. They became wary.

"Michael's Luminescent Ray!" A beam of blinding golden light shone and shot out at a tremendous speed. It cut through the air easily and reached the troll's chest in an instant.

-Spurt!

No blood spurt out.

The only thing visible was the gaping golden hole on the troll's burly chest. The 6-Stars Troll's heavy body fell on the ground lifelessly with a thud.

"Ah.." Aurora let out breath and got back control over her rampaging mana. "Now, we have only to beat the remaining six." Though she said that, Aurora was nervous since they only beat the first easily by catching him off guard. The others would surely not feel for the same trap and would be warier.

Suddenly an unexpected deluge of massive boulders plummeted from above. The ground trembled beneath the weight and force of the descending rocks, shaking the very foundations of the battlefield. Each boulder was a formidable weapon in itself, capable of crushing anything unfortunate enough to be caught beneath its colossal mass.

With thunderous crashes and reverberating booms, the boulders crashed down upon the trolls, shattering the tranquility of the once serene landscape.

Aurora and the others had a shocked expression seeing what was happening.

The ground erupted in a shower of dirt and fragments, obscuring the view and enveloping the battlefield in a hazy veil.

The trolls, caught off guard by this unexpected onslaught, found themselves at the mercy of the merciless rocks. Their monstrous bodies buckled under the immense pressure. Bones cracked and snapped like brittle twigs, unable to withstand the overwhelming force of the falling stones.

"I will take over from now on," Louisa said and landed elegantly on the ground. "It's an unexpected situation and you do not have the requirement to face such things."

"Louisa!" Aurora happily called out.

"Louisa..you took your time." Though Ronald spoke like that, he was relieved to see her.

Carla and Thomas also sighed in relief.

"Where are the others?" Louisa asked.

"Behind us," Aurora replied.

"That is a problem. Thomas, can you bring them here. Take Carla with you." Louisa asked since as the overseer of their group, she couldn't lose sight of them long, even more after an unexpected situation like that had happened now.

"Yes."

"Okay."

Thomas and Carla left to look for their teammates.

"Louisa, I can help yo-"

"No, Aurora, stay behind. You as well Ronald. It's not part of the exam and you should save your energy for the exam. It's not over." Louisa refused their help.

"But.." Aurora seemed worried..

-BOOOOOM!

Though..her worry didn't last long as another rain of giant boulders struck down the poor trolls who were standing up slowly.

"..." Louisa's hazel eyes stared at this massacre without moving.