I Don't Want To Work! - Chapter 176

CHAPTER 176

“How are you planning to do it?” 

Pendrade asked, white as a sheet. 

He seems to have lost quite a bit of blood. 

He looks really weak. 

‘Well, his father’s power isn’t ordinary, after all.’

Honestly, just being alive is a miracle. 

…That guy, it wouldn’t be easy to subdue him.” 

Pendrade glanced at Raaz with a hint of concern. 

Raaz struggled to get up but kept collapsing due to the injuries he had sustained so far. 

“It’s simple.” 

I replied lightly. 

“From what I see, your father doesn’t seem to be in his right mind, does he?” 

“….” 

“So?” 

Pendrade, though he squinted his eyes in disagreement, still asked.

“What do we do?” 

“In that state, simply shouting ‘calm down!’ wouldn’t work.”

It might even agitate him more and increase the risk of us getting hurt. 

‘Originally, Pendrade would have just provoked him and led him out.’

Just because he couldn’t stand up after being choked doesn’t mean he couldn’t have stood up, and just from the blood he shed, Raaz’s condition didn’t look good. 

‘The evil god used Raaz as a shield.’ 

Of course, rationally speaking, it was a good move. 

The evil god had fallen from the divine realm and had been weakened for a long time while lingering in darkness. 

In that situation, cursing and moving large numbers of soldiers to the divine realm.

Just one proper attack from the Lord would probably knock him down. 

‘Raaz, being a dragon, would have held up much better.’ 

So, the evil god’s choice wasn’t wrong. 

However, from a third party’s perspective, it was a bit… 

‘Well, it was a good move to safely rescue Raaz.’

The best way to do this at a time like this is… 

“Knocking him unconscious.” 

I said, my eyes gleaming. 

Seeing me like that, Pendrade swallowed hard. 

“…Should I hit him from behind?” 

“…No.” 

You’ll end up killing your father that way. 

How can you hit him again when he’s already hurt like this? 

“We’ll use this.” 

I took out the gift from the underworld that Deron had given me. 

It was a power that could put a follower to sleep. 

It would probably work on a dragon too. 

‘Even if it doesn’t work well, it should at least cloud his mind.’ 

Since he was weakened by his injuries, that much should be enough. 

I tightly gripped the gift Deron had given me. 

On the other hand, Pendrade’s face was wrinkled. 

“Hey, is it okay to use that?” 

He whispered. 

“You were supposed to keep that as a last resort.” 

“Well, that’s true, but…” 

I turned my shoulder and stepped forward. 

“We have to use it when necessary.” 

It’ll rot if you save it for later. 

“You stay here.” 

I gestured to Pendrade. 

“Come out when needed.” 

“Hey, what are you up to?” 

I’m going with someone other than you.

“Lionel.” 

“…Yes.” 

Lionel stood by my side with a puzzled look on his chubby face. 

He didn’t look happy that I was using this for Pendrade.

Still, since it was my decision, he would have to follow it dutifully. 

When I smiled at Lionel, he finally relaxed a bit. 

“Shall we go?” 

“Yes.” 

The evil god, who had been trying to somehow revive Raaz, frowned at us. 

“What on earth are you trying to do…?”

Suddenly, the evil god’s eyes widened. 

Thud! The sound of the floor sinking echoed as dust filled the air. 

“Ha.” 

The evil god revealed. 

“Lionel, are you attacking me?” 

“….” 

“Dare you challenge the one who has sustained life so far with my power?” 

“Or take it away.” 

Lionel laughed coolly. 

“If there’s time for that.” 

Bang!! Light struck fiercely. 

“…Raaz!!” 

Crunch, crunch… 

At the evil god’s call, Raaz reluctantly spread his wings. 

It was magic, an attempt to shield with the dragon’s scales. 

“Where?” 

But before that, Lionel casually moved his other hand. 

…!! 

Chains of light emerged, wrapping around Raaz’s neck. 

Raaz was pulled and slammed against the wall. 

Thump, with a loud noise, the wall of the temple collapsed. 

Meanwhile, Lionel confronted the evil god and Raaz, seizing the opportunity to use the gift from Deron.

<Hehehe.> 

I faced off with the Lord. 

<Do you, a mere being not even an evil god king, dare to face me?>

Naturally, Lionel seemed to have expected to confront him. 

The Lord, seeing me standing before him, revealed his fierceness. 

He could have such a reaction. 

I nodded humbly. 

It was because, among the sudden invaders, the weakest was facing the strongest himself. 

“It may seem absurd.” 

I stretched my arms and stared at the Lord. 

“But it’s me who will kill you.” 

That’s how it should be, fighting head-on. 

<Haha!!> 

Just the laughter made the temple vibrate. 

Light gathered again in the Lord’s hand. 

<Try as you might, you foolish mortal.> 

Creak!! The momentum was formidable. 

Power surged fiercely between the collapsed ceilings. 

<After burning your flesh, and gathering your soul, the divine realm will enjoy eternal prosperity.>

“Nonsense.” 

I smirked, and at that moment, a sharp light struck towards me. 

Alright. 

“Shu!!” 

<Bwah!> 

Responding to my call, Shu popped up and flapped his ears. 

<Bwaaaaah!!> 

Splash! He created a huge wave, flooding out of the temple. 

And… 

<Huh.> 

The Lord’s power dissipated along the waterway without even touching me. 

<Bweeh…> 

As if feeling the Lord’s power slightly, Shu shivered. 

“Just as expected.” 

I chuckled, carrying Shu on my shoulder. 

“No matter how strong the power is, all you have to do is create a way for it to flow.” 

Well, it seems like some of the intruders outside might be crying from getting electrocuted. 

It’s not our concern since they’re not on our side. 

‘But it would matter to the Lord.’ 

I smirked, staring at the Lord as if to say, ‘See, you’re in trouble.’ 

<….> 

‘If all the lower and mid-level gods were to float away, it would be difficult to maintain the divine realm.’

To compare the divine realm to the human realm, he was a king.

The king of a country.

And what he needed most to maintain the country was his people.

‘The people are the lower and mid-level gods.’

If the lowest and middle tiers disappeared, the upper tiers couldn’t hold either. 

It would crumble like a sandcastle. 

‘Of course, there are still believers.’ 

That was like feeding the kings and nobles one by one. 

It had nothing to do with the country. 

‘Can one call oneself a king in a country without people?’ 

No, they couldn’t. 

So, even if the Lord was concerned about the lesser and intermediate gods, he wouldn’t launch a large-scale attack. 

Moreover… 

‘Ordinary water might struggle, but Shu’s power is special, it could either deflect or absorb the Lord’s attacks.’ 

He wasn’t just any spirit but the successor to the Spirit King. 

And at the level of a Spirit King, one could inflict damage on deities to some extent. 

He was the only king in the spirit realm. 

‘And Shu’s contractor is me.’ 

An extraordinary soul who had lived dozens, hundreds of lives and contracted with five Spirit Kings. 

Beyond the norm. 

‘It’s just that my body is weak.’ 

But the accumulated power wasn’t weak! 

<Bwaaaah!!> 

Shu, creating water large enough to bury this room, flapped his ears. 

And that massive amount of water poured directly towards the Lord. 

Whoosh!! 

<Grr!> 

The huge water engulfed the Lord. 

The Lord, swept away by the water, bared his teeth.

<…!!> 

Then, he evaporated the water. 

“Wow.” 

Floating momentarily with Shu’s power, I applauded as if impressed. 

“You seem quite tired.” 

<You’d be the tired one.> 

“Me? I can still hold on.” 

I chuckled, shrugging my shoulders. 

Honestly, I couldn’t. 

‘I taste blood in my mouth…’ 

It felt like if I opened my mouth a bit more, blood would gush out. 

But in this situation, I couldn’t afford to falter first. 

“If you’re tired, let me know, O Lord. I’ll send you off more comfortably.” 

I grinned broadly. 

<Such pretense. I know how weak your body is. I determined your fate and placed your soul myself.> 

“….” 

This guy. 

He’s claiming he controlled my entire fate until now. 

“I’ll return the favor.” 

<Bwaaa!> 

Shu leaped up again. 

This time, even more water filled the air. 

No, it was more than before. 

Our Shu is showing off. 

<Where are you getting the same amount from?> 

But this time, the Lord moved immediately. 

Power emanated from his hand, and the water evaporated in mid-air from the heat generated by lightning. 

Whoosh!! 

A tremendous amount of water vapor spread instantly. 

The water turned into mist and filled the room. 

Everything was obscured from view. 

The only thing visible was the Lord emitting light. 

<Have you exhausted all rebellion?> 

The Lord chuckled. 

<Now you have no strength to fight.> 

That’s not true. I smirked. 

“Who foolishly launches the same attack twice?” 

Naturally, this attack… 

“Was a deception!” 

The Lord’s head tilted upwards. 

The mist created by evaporating the huge amount of water twice was dense. 

How dense was it? 

Enough to conceal a dragon’s breath! 

Clang clang clang clang clang!! 

Go, Pendrade!