Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1380 - 166: Methods to Counter Divine Punishment

"Rattle, rattle."

"Haha, of course I know, battling a deity is much harder than one might imagine," Saen tipped back his skull and let out silent laughter, which Shiela translated, "Deities wield the authority of laws; their divine bodies are entangled by the force of these laws. Any act of aggression against a deity is seen as a challenge to the power of laws and will naturally trigger backlash from that power. This is an unchangeable rule, beyond even the deities’ control; no one can escape it. Only those who have personally fought deities would understand this, without such experience, it’s hard to imagine."

"Indeed, even that combative Guardian has never heard of such an ordeal," Pannis sighed and said with a wry smile, "We made many preparations before the battle, but the situation was completely beyond our expectation. You could say, we were totally unprepared."

"Rattle, rattle."

"Guardians, heh, of course they haven’t heard of it; they were naturally created under the influence of Yarra’s existence, naturally possessing some characteristics of Yarra. In terms of hierarchy, they belong to a different system from the deities and us. They aren’t affected by Divine Punishment, so it’s impossible for them to know the dangers of fighting a deity," Shiela seemed not to understand Divine Punishment either and listened curiously to the conversation. It took a while for Saen to catch on before he hastily continued the translation, "Moreover, those lazy creatures, although powerful, and possessing decent combat experience due to the inheritance of combat memories, their desire and intellect for battle are hardly commendable. They can be of some help in battles, but if one relies on their strength as a decisive factor, that would be very disappointing."

"Hey, I’m not in a position to comment on this matter," Pannis shrugged irresponsibly and brushed the issue aside, "At least when they decide to fight, the strength they show is indeed formidable, yeah, very strong, if only their thinking could be a bit more flexible."

"Rattle, rattle."

"Hahaha, it seems like you’ve also put quite some effort into coordinating with them," Shiela translated, "They can’t become the key decisive force, and you cannot avoid Divine Punishment. That’s why I said earlier, I find it hard to believe that under such circumstances, you were able to put Danacus back to sleep. His Divine Punishment is a serious threat to creatures, and I can’t see how you avoided being affected by it."

"What about you?" Pannis countered, "You battled with Danacus for nine days and nights, you must have avoided his Divine Punishment, how did you manage that?"

"Rattle, rattle."

"I’m very curious, Pannis, this must be some very old and secret history," Saen didn’t directly answer Pannis’s question, instead having Shiela relay his query, "How did you come to know these past events? You even know more than the average Triclops from that era."

"Guardians often do not participate in the progress of history; they merely exist as observers," Pannis explained, "They witness the rise and fall of generations of creatures, the glory and dimming of the Deity’s light, the shattering and changing of the Yarran World. Sometimes, they are like a living historical record, documenting every significant event on earth."

"Alright, I know it was the Guardians who told you," This time Saen tilted his head and didn’t speak, while Shiela rolled her eyes as if annoyed, interjecting, "Actually, we don’t mind at all if you just reveal the answer directly."

"My question, you’ve been equally evasive and have not answered, right?" Pannis said with a smile: "Compared to that, I am quite kind. At least I gave a clear answer." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"Rattle rattle."

"What a stingy man," Shiela couldn’t help but express her disdain for Pannis before continuing to translate: "In fact, I didn’t deliberately refuse to answer; I just haven’t thought of how to reply to your question. Indeed, we have battled Danacus for several days and have indeed evaded Danacus’s Divine Punishment, but I do not know how we did it."

"I see," Pannis murmured thoughtfully, "It appears Loki has used some trick to help you all avoid what is theoretically unavoidable Divine Punishment."

"Rattle rattle."

"Yes, except for the first few times, ever since Leader Loki joined the battle, we have no longer been troubled by Divine Punishment," Shiela said, matching Saen’s tone with a look full of respect and reverence, her voice low: "The Leader and Sigein are simply too strong. Under the protection of their spirits, our souls were unaffected by any Divine Punishment. I suspect that together, they took the Divine Punishment meant for each individual and transferred it all onto themselves. To put it more clearly, they took the Divine Punishment for everyone."

"Loki, Sigein..." Pannis repeated the two names softly, stroking his chin, murmuring to himself, "These two, they really do pique one’s curiosity."

"Rattle rattle."

"The Leader is a born rebel; he detests any existence that looms above him," Shiela translated Saen’s proactive explanation, "He led us to wage war against the gods not due to the gods’ benevolence or malice. After all, the deities could not oppress or strike us, the supremely powerful ones, and as for how they treated the creatures of the mortal world, the Leader couldn’t care less. The Leader simply loathes the idea of having to look up to any beings above him, so killing a deity and becoming a deity himself would mean no longer needing to look up to other deities. As for Sigein, her attitude towards the Leader is one of absolute worship, blindly following the Leader’s goals; wherever the Leader’s goals direct at any deity, she will be the first to follow."

"This is quite unexpected," Pannis sighed as he recalled once again the scene from their encounter at the research center, and the disturbingly beautiful blond woman: "When I saw her, she was like a coiled venomous snake, brightly colored and beautiful, but laden with danger, showing no signs that she ever had a past of blind worship."

"Rattle rattle."

"That’s probably because the Leader died in the ultimate battle," Saen clearly didn’t want to dwell on the former Leader and his wife, changing the subject: "Anyway, we managed to escape the trouble of Divine Punishment thanks to the Leader and Sigein, but what about you? I don’t think the Guardians could do that, so what does it feel like to die a million times? Or do you have another way to cope?"