Tatsuma scanned through Wallenstein's memories once, then slightly exerted force with his palm and crushed it.
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Wallenstein, you have obtained the purple trait: Mountain Splitter.]
[Mountain Splitter (Purple): Inject energy to summon the Device 'Mountain Splitter', and use it to control friction.]
The Device isn't very useful, but the attached ability to control friction is quite good.
Glancing at the effect of the new trait, Tatsuma looked at the girl in front who was still in a daze.
"Stella, you must eliminate the root of the evil. When dealing with a terrorist organization, you must clean them all up in one go to avoid future troubles."
"I understand." Stella nodded seriously.
She was indeed too careless this time. Not only was she careless in battle, but she was also careless in handling the aftermath, neglecting the most important matter.
If Tatsuma hadn't helped deal with the aftermath, the Liberation Army, having lost their backing, might have actually gone to cause trouble for the Vermilion Empire.
"Tatsuma, where are we going next?"
...
Time slowly flowed by.
At the same time that Tatsuma was taking Stella to clean up the terrorists in the world.
Hades, located deep within the Realm of the Dead, awoke from his coma after emergency treatment.
"This is..."
Scarlet light flickered in his eye sockets, and Hades quickly recalled what had happened before he fell unconscious.
After a moment of silence, he got up from the sickbed, and intense pain came from all over his body.
The rainbow-level Destruction Rule was terrifyingly strong, completely beyond what a God could withstand. Even though Tatsuma didn't use his full strength, Hades' divine body was still damaged, his bones covered in cracks.
However, Hades didn't care about his injuries, but instead turned his head to look at the shadow in the corner. "Thanatos, report the situation to me."
"Yes."
A Grim Reaper wearing a black cloak and emitting a powerful aura walked out from the shadows.
"Attacked by the Red Dragon Emperor, the Grim Reapers stationed around the temple were completely wiped out."
"However, after inspection, most of the Grim Reapers were only injured and unconscious, with no major issues."
Hades asked, "Injured and unconscious?"
"Yes, the Red Dragon Emperor held back. He didn't go for killing blows when he broke in."
"However, before you were defeated, the Grim Reapers gathered at the sacrificial ground attempted to provide assistance."
"All four hundred and fifty-one Grim Reapers who attacked the Red Dragon Emperor at that time were sacrificed without exception."
"..."
Hades fell silent.
If he remembered correctly, Thanatos, a high-level Grim Reaper, was also present at that time.
"Hades-sama, there is one more matter to report."
"Speak."
"Before the Red Dragon Emperor left, he went to your treasury."
"...How much did he take?"
"Everything."
"He is going too far!"
A thick black mist suddenly surged from Hades, and terrifying killing intent permeated the ward.
"Hades-sama, please calm down. The Red Dragon Emperor said that if you attack again..."
"Shut up!"
A terrifying aura suddenly descended upon Thanatos's head.
Feeling Hades's attitude, Thanatos sighed in his heart, took two steps back, and merged back into the shadows.
The Grim Reapers in the Realm of the Dead are not united.
According to their respective philosophies, they are divided into several factions managing the Realm of the Dead, with Hades as the leader commanding the overall situation.
Since Hades showed signs of going berserk, he needed to make some preparations for the sake of the Realm of the Dead.
Mount Meru.
A monkey wearing a monk's robe arrived at the highest point. "Heavenly Emperor, why did you call me here?"
"I received an interesting piece of news."
Indra casually pulled out a letter and said, "Not long ago, the Red Dragon Emperor brought Ophis into the Realm of the Dead, injured Hades, and emptied his treasury."
"He's finally starting to target the Gods." Sun Wukong clasped his hands behind his back, seemingly unsurprised by this matter.
"Are you still going to continue observing from the sidelines? Or are you going to personally enter the fray?"
"I plan to meet him."
"So?"
"I need you to help me deliver a letter."
"What a troublesome task. Can't you let that kid Cao Cao run errands for you?" Sun Wukong couldn't help but complain.
Among the Gods now, Tatsuma is the highest-level dangerous individual. Even someone as strong as Sun Wukong didn't want to have too much contact with him.
"Cao Cao is currently working for the Red Dragon Emperor. In terms of identity, he is the Red Dragon Emperor's man."
"Although I could let him help deliver the message, it might be seen as a provocation by the Red Dragon Emperor."
If it were just Tatsuma alone, Indra would not be very afraid. As the God of Martial Arts, he stood at the pinnacle of the Gods, his strength terrifyingly extreme.
However, the problem now was that Tatsuma had somehow subdued Ophis. As the world's strongest being, Ophis's strength was on a completely different level from other Gods.
No matter how confident Indra was, he didn't want to fight Ophis, so he could only proceed gradually and test the waters little by little.
Mount Olympus.
Excluding Hades, the eleven main Gods of Olympus gathered together, the atmosphere extremely heavy.
"Zeus, what do you think of this matter?" Poseidon broke the silence and looked towards the highest point.
"What the Red Dragon Emperor did was a bit excessive." Zeus opened his eyes, and as lightning flickered, a thick divine power surged from him.
"Zeus! Let's go to war!" Ares, the most short-tempered, suggested.
"Calm down, it hasn't reached that point yet." Athena rejected the suggestion.
"In this matter, Hades was at fault first, so the Red Dragon Emperor's action is somewhat understandable." Apollo pointed out the real issue.
"What's understandable? I think you're just afraid of the Red Dragon Emperor!" Ares didn't buy into this at all.
"Injuring Hades is understandable, but emptying the treasury is indeed a bit excessive." Hephaestus nodded slightly in agreement.
In just a few sentences, the Gods split into two factions and started arguing.
However, whether it was a coincidence or not, the ten main Gods, excluding Zeus, were divided exactly five to five into two factions.
After arguing back and forth for a few minutes, their eyes simultaneously looked towards the figure at the highest point.
"Zeus, how are you going to handle this matter?"
"... A pantheon-level war is not advisable, it would cause worldwide chaos and disrupt order."
However, Tatsuma injured Hades and emptied his treasury this time. As the God King of the Greek Gods, Zeus had to step forward for Hades and couldn't do nothing.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he quickly made a decision.
"Hermes, deliver a challenge letter to the Red Dragon Emperor on my behalf."