“Yeah, what can these insignificant things do now? I’m still not familiar with my power.”

They were just ants rushing about. Neither a swarm nor an individual could overthrow a god. As long as she wasn’t stepped on during her time as a god, it would be fortunate. Despite thinking so, Greta once again looked around. It seemed like it was time to stop the habitual worrying. Self-soothing, Greta, who was pampering herself, left the Lake of Holy Law. However, it was at this moment.

“…?”
A single tree leaf fell quietly. Despite the absence of wind, a living tree leaf fell. The plants near Hwangseong, which were overrun by undead and followers of Hevengyo, had all turned yellow and died due to the demoralizing atmosphere. However, why was there just one tree leaf falling so vividly green among them? Greta caught the falling leaf.

Crunch!

In an instant, the leaf, as if boasting its vitality, turned yellow and was incinerated.

“No way.”

Greta lifted her squeaking head and looked up at the tree. There it was. Even though the surface had turned yellow, on a branch barely clinging to life, preserving a blue hue, was Greta’s eternal nemesis – Yurisien, clutching Benjamin’s clothes.

After Benjamin jumped into the Lake of Holy Law and not much time passed, Yurisien found a place to hide. He could deal with the undead, but he didn’t want to unnecessarily exert his strength, especially considering he didn’t know when Benjamin would return.

Moreover, Yurisien worried that if Benjamin surfaced to breathe after jumping into the Lake of Holy Law, seeing him fighting might make him anxious. Since accidents stem from a shaking heart, Yurisien didn’t want to cause him any unnecessary worries.

“And if I fight, other undead might gather.”

If Benjamin, who just surfaced from the water, also had to fight, and if things went wrong, the hard-to-find Lake of Holy Law might be taken away, jeopardizing the plan. Such a disaster had to be prevented at all costs.

Therefore, Yurisien chose a tall tree to hide. Among the dead trees due to the peculiar energy, a gigantic old tree extending its roots toward the Lake of Holy Law still had green leaves.

“It seems like it hasn’t died yet.”

While other nearby trees dreadfully withered and died, had this one also accepted its fate and expected to die like that? Feeling pity, Yurisien, who stroked the tree once, pledged to restore the world and climbed the tree. How long did it take?

“He never came up once.”

Just when Yurisien, gripping his cold fist with strong force, found it odd and worrisome that Benjamin didn’t surface to breathe, Greta appeared. She roamed around the Lake of Holy Law as if searching for something. His heart sank.

“Did he come here knowing the effects of the Lake of Holy Law?”

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be the case. Greta realized that there was no one around and felt relieved. Yurisien found it strange why she didn’t notice him, but soon he understood when he saw her absentmindedly glancing at a fresh leaf that brushed against her hair.

“Is the tree hiding me…?”

It seemed like the tree she was hiding in was not an ordinary tree. Yurisien temporarily set aside his anxiety and carefully observed Greta, who seemed to be about to turn back. However, at that moment.

Crack.
Not a single breeze blew, yet a lively tree leaf fell as if enticing Greta, fluttering down. Yurisien swallowed his breath. Greta, who caught the leaf, must have discovered where Yurisien was hiding!

“You…”

Greta growled with a face that seemed to say, “I knew it.” Yurisien looked down at Greta with a cold expression. Somewhere, he felt a different energy from Greta than usual. However, he couldn’t exactly pinpoint what it was. Eventually, Greta pulled out her sword and shouted with delight.

“Indeed, there’s something here!”

Greta’s intuition was correct. This statement implied that if she killed Yurisien here, all obstacles to her future would disappear. Greta felt like she could see the trophy of victory right in front of her.