"Saria, although my Originium Arts control ability is weak, the power itself is quite strong—don't worry."
His entire body burned into a blazing torch. At this moment, Goki, guided by instinct, unleashed the high-concentration liquid Originium within him, allowing it to rapidly proliferate in his blood vessels, while simultaneously fully releasing his rune ability and Originium Arts.
"Come on, Madam Director, it's time for a divine knowledge mini-lesson—first, the power of Great Ones varies in Rank. The power of a strong Great One can suppress a weaker Great One."
Stepping forward, Goki stood in front of Saria, taking on the Director's Originium Arts in her stead. The immense gravity instantly fell upon Goki, but it immediately dissolved into nothingness.
If this were pure Originium Arts, even if Originium was inseparable from the gods, Goki would have been directly crushed to the ground.
However, this was pure power, originating from a god.
And the Lord of the Burning Wind, this god who is still alive, in terms of power Rank… is not inferior to the Star God of Kazimierz, who devoured the power of the Daughter of the Cosmos.
The powers of both sides were nearly equal. Goki, who had activated the "Fire" rune, easily stepped into the heavy gravity field where even Saria couldn't move.
"Second, if you want to study gods, it's best to be prepared for the fact that everything you study is an illusion—except for a few simple fools, most Great Ones are best at bewitching and deceiving, just like a… dream."
Goki believed that if the Director was Kaltsit's student and had been informed by her Teacher about the threat of gods, she would definitely not relax her vigilance against non-human power.
But she said that her research process found no dangers.
Clearly, this was extremely abnormal.
Instead of thinking "gods are docile," Goki felt more that it was the power of the Great One that made the entire experiment seem problem-free, making all data related to Itself appear harmless.
After all, Goki knew that what Great Ones were best at was altering reality and fabricating dreams.
Goki knew that his previous question now had an answer.
Did the Universe control the Director, or did the Director control the Universe?
The answer is… both.
The Director used the relic of the Star God and indeed gained Its power, allowing her to easily surpass Saria.
And the Star God—at least the Star God's Dependents—in turn used the Director, lurking in Rhine Lab, absorbing its Originium energy, and continuously strengthening Itself.
This subtle sense of incongruity could only be detected by Goki, the most professional Hunter.
If it weren't for Goki, let alone the Director, even if Kaltsit came to catch up with her student, she would never have noticed.
"Third, no matter which Great One, they are all filled with desire and greed—there is a most convenient and quick way to know if you have been ensnared by them."
As Goki approached the Director, her expression suddenly became somewhat conflicted, as if a strange sensation was coming from within her body.
"Wait—no, don't come near me, something's not right… Ah!"
The Director suddenly felt a stir within her—impossible, she had already decided to dedicate her life to her career, how could she possibly… just because of a somewhat handsome subordinate… The next second, in front of her Teacher, friends, and colleagues, an uncontrollable stream of glistening drool flowed from the Director's mouth.
Goki not only activated the God of Burning Wind's rune, abandoning the enhancement of liquid Originium, but also unleashed the surging Seaborn Blood within him, and soft moonlight emanated from his eyes.
This was… the power of many gods, weak but delicious, like a grand meal delivered to one's mouth.
Not far away, Skadi, who had been diligently waiting for the next change according to Goki's instructions and had already drawn her mechanical sword, couldn't help but wipe the corner of her mouth.
For some reason, Skadi suddenly felt that Goki in front of her—was somewhat tempting, making the Little Orca want to taste him.
"That is, to lure It with a power It cannot refuse… Hey, hey, hey, don't touch me?!"
What Goki wanted to do was to lure out the entity hidden in Rhine Lab by relying on the abundant powers of various Great Ones within him.
He would become the most tempting bait, but beneath the delicious bait, the sharpest hook was hidden.
"Goki, you, you, seem… delicious?"
However, what caught Goki off guard was that even though he had turned into a Human Torch, the woman in front of him suddenly lunged forward, embraced him without hesitation, and then bit into his shoulder with a grunt.
"Gao, Goki? Should I cut her? She's going to eat someone. Should I eliminate her—hmm?"
In an instant, Skadi looked at the Director, who was tightly hugging Goki, her eyes wide, red eyes filled with killing intent, and her mechanical sword instantly spun to three red bars.
But the next second, all the women's gazes in the room shifted from Goki to the space above.
From the Director's body, a translucent, blue-themed, starlike luminous humanoid creature slowly emerged from the void.
It was like a child, a half-human-sized… big-headed doll.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah — — — —"
The next second, accompanied by countless Soul-shaking screams, identical blue big-headed dolls appeared out of thin air from the air, extending their deformed arms and embracing Goki.
And among them, one big-headed doll was exceptionally… huge.
"Ha… another old friend—Celestial Envoy."
Seeing this, Goki's face broke into an excited smile.
The greedy Families finally revealed their hidden true forms.
The next task… would be much easier.
"Skadi—it's hunting time!"
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