"Oh, that's right. I don't know how long I'll be gone this time, so before I leave, I have a 'gift' to return to you—"
With that, Mike summoned the Book of Gospels from within his body and released Lucifer, the fallen angel, who had been imprisoned inside.
Having been tormented in the Book of Gospels for several years, Lucifer had lost his former elegance and now looked disheveled, even a bit weathered.
"You damned bastard, give me your life!!!"
Enemies meeting again, Lucifer, upon appearing, gathered all his strength and charged at Mike.
However, even the Lucifer of old was no match for Mike, and now Mike's strength had increased by more than a hundredfold. Lucifer's rage could only be a display of impotent fury.
Without even glancing at his opponent, Mike casually blocked Lucifer's full-power attack with a single finger.
This disparity almost made the proud Lucifer grind his teeth to dust.
"Your personality is too extreme; it's very dangerous. So, before I return from my 'trip,' I'll temporarily seal your power." Mike thought for a moment, then flicked a golden rune onto Lucifer, instantly sealing all his divine power.
Currently, Mike's strength in this universe was in a league of its own, three or four levels higher than both God and Satan.
Therefore, the seal he cast could only be undone by himself.
In other words, if Lucifer wanted to regain his strength, he could only wait and see what Mike's mood would be like upon his next return.
"How about it, are you satisfied with this gift?" Mike, having finished casting the sealing spell, smiled and looked at God.
In fact, with Mike's current strength, he could kill Lucifer with a flick of his finger, but he didn't do so.
After all, although Lucifer had become a fallen angel, he was still, at his core, God's "family."
Returning him to God would at least earn him another favor from God.
"Lucifer, it's been a long time since we last met." God sighed, looking at the current state of his first Archangel, and then said, "To atone for your sins, I will send you to guard the Angel Gate. Do you agree?"
At this moment, with all his powers sealed, Lucifer's mind finally calmed down. He could sense that the human before him was no longer the same and could kill him at any moment.
And the only one who could protect him was God.
Therefore, he did not voice any objection to God's judgment.
Soon after, two angel guards came in and escorted the complex-looking Lucifer away.
"To help Lucifer get back on the right path, I really like this gift of yours…" After Lucifer left, a rare smile appeared on God's face. "This is my thank-you gift to you. I wish you a smooth journey ahead."
With a wave of his hand, God summoned five golden traits from the Garden of Eden behind him and presented them to Mike.
"Thank you for your blessing." Mike unceremoniously collected the five Wisdom Fruits, and at the same time, he retracted the Book of Gospels above his head back into his body.
Now, Satan and his forces were firmly suppressed within the confines of hell by Mike. Therefore, God, no longer needing to worry about the demon forces, didn't have much use for the Book of Gospels anymore.
Even the Holy Light Spear and the Armor of Light on Mike's body were implicitly not mentioned by God.
Subsequently, Mike formally bid farewell to God and returned to King's Building after leaving Heaven.
That night, after Mike had a conversation with all his confidantes, he also presented each of them with a Wisdom Fruit.
This relieved them of any anxiety regarding age and appearance from then on.
Next, Mike frankly told the girls that he would be leaving for a period of time.
As for when he would return, Mike did not mention it, so as not to worry the girls.
Regina and the others, knowing that Mike was going out to perform a "mission" again, became exceptionally proactive in the subsequent interactions.
…
Is this the multidimensional space??
After arranging all his affairs on Earth, Mike found a secluded spot and activated the [Dimensional Force] within him, preparing for a dimensional journey.
Then, he felt as if he had broken free from all restraints, his body flying higher and higher, his vision expanding, until he finally arrived in a "chaotic" space.
Here, his original universe became smaller and smaller, eventually turning into a transparent "glass bead."
And all around, there were many other objects just like this faintly glowing "glass bead."
Scattered everywhere like toys…
Further in the distance, there were several huge figures with long, slender fingers and indistinct faces, playing and frolicking in the void.
Countless glowing "glass beads" were their playthings.
In this space, Mike's figure was as tiny as a speck of dust. The gentle breezes stirred up by the dimensional giants playing could blow him away at any moment.
"My strength is still too insignificant..."
In the midst of a profound sense of powerlessness, to avoid being accidentally harmed by the giants, Mike chose a nearby "glass bead" and plunged into it.
After spatial and temporal acceleration and distortion, the things before Mike's eyes kept changing until he finally landed in a vast jungle.
Moonlight… jungle… melting snow…
Mike got up, brushed off the dust from his body, and began to observe his surroundings.
The not-yet-fully melted snow indicated that winter had likely just ended here.
The moonlight shining on the sparsely leafed branches appeared somewhat desolate, and in the distance, the faint howls of unknown wild beasts could be heard.
"There seem to something in the air that are slowly enhancing my body and mind…" Mike stretched his body and murmured, "Interesting, the energy level of this world seems to be much higher than the world I was in before."
"By the same token, this place should also be much more dangerous than my original world…"
To use an apt analogy, the "spiritual energy" of this place was more active than in Mike's original world.
Therefore, until he understood the situation, it was best to proceed with caution.
So, Mike first pulled out a magnificent crown from his person and put it on. This crown was a gift personally given to Mike by the king of Tyda Star when he had visited there previously.
Besides its magnificent appearance, the crown's function was to help the wearer maintain a calm mind, equivalent to Intelligence +10.
It had a special effect against berserkers.
Returning to Mike, after putting on the crown, he then manifested his Armor of Light, and finally, still not feeling completely secure, he summoned the Flame Holy Sword.
"This should be about right—" After doing all this, Mike nodded with satisfaction, then used his flying ability to slowly ascend into the sky.
His first impression was that the level of greenery in this world was very high.
The moonlight did not obstruct Mike's vision, so everywhere he looked, there were forests and vegetation, as if he had entered an endless primeval jungle.
"There's a campfire ten kilometers to the front-left…"
The campfire at night was even more noticeable than the stars in the sky. Ignoring the issue of "setting fires in the mountains, ending up in jail," Mike quickly flew in the direction of the campfire.
"Friend, since you're here. Why don't you come over and warm yourself by the fire—"
As soon as Mike approached, he was discovered by an old man by the campfire.
The man had a long white beard, a tall build, was dressed in a grey wizard's robe, and possessed eyes that were unusually bright even at night.
At this moment, the old man was holding a pointed, wide-brimmed hat in one hand and a long smoking pipe in the other, with a magic staff taller than himself resting at his feet.
Gandalf!!!