The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Yes, to protect humanity!

Although he had only been the God of War for a few days, such saintly and altruistic thoughts had already emerged in his mind.

This is incredible. Just a few days ago, the God of War was just an ordinary person whose mind was mostly focused on vying for power and profit. This transformation is quite rapid!

This is the firewall that Isaac set up for the virtual deity. Under the influence of the virtual deity, no matter who it is, their actions and thoughts will be affected by the "divinity" within the virtual deity, and their behavior will unconsciously take the "divinity" of the virtual deity as the standard for action.

Of course, Isaac was able to do this because it was one of the dilemmas faced by the gods; Isaac simply amplified this problem slightly.

Even if he does nothing, they will eventually be dominated by the "divinity" in the virtual godhood. Being a god is not so easy.

However, this has nothing to do with Isaac. In any case, he has primary control over the virtual deity. Once his research on the virtual deity deepens, he will be able to give one to each of his familiars and subordinates.

Of course, we're still a long way from that point, for now...

It can only be used by dimensional apostles, because if the holder of the virtual godhood is replaced, the previous holder will be completely devoured by the virtual godhood!

This devouring ability is extremely powerful. According to a rough estimate, Isaac believes that even the immortality of the Dimensional Apostles cannot withstand it!

After all, the immortality of dimensional apostles comes from the dimensional world, while even if the virtual godhood is slightly weaker in scale, its status is no worse than that of the dimensional world, and may even be stronger!

Chapter 292 The Demon God's Arms Race!?

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by...

Three months is neither a long nor a short time; it's at least enough for the underground city to begin its development.

Thanks to the efforts of Isaac and the two virtual gods, the underground city grew from three hundred people to three thousand people in just three months!

The population has increased tenfold!

The number of divine followers has also reached more than a thousand!

That's a full third!

At this point, development has temporarily reached its limit, because the nearby humans have already been wiped out by Isaac and the two virtual gods. If they want to expand further, they will have to explore more distant places.

Of course, it's not that they don't have the ability. Three fourth-tier beings, one of whom is a fourth-tier wizard and the other two are gods. They are all extraordinary beings with explosive combat power. It would be absolutely impossible to defeat them without more than ten fourth-tier beings joining forces.

But it's no longer necessary.

Firstly, it would be too strenuous, and secondly, the current underground city is not suitable for adding more people. Although Mephisto and the God of War were leaders before, Mephisto had at most managed a little over a hundred people and oversaw three thousand people...

It was a considerable test for them, as they had absolute power to suppress them, and many of the humans they recruited from various places had management experience. Only by working together could they barely hold on.

If it continues to expand, the underground city will collapse!

Therefore, the current goal of the underground city is not to continue to expand, but to consolidate the current gains, manage the existing humans, and at the same time, increase the infrastructure development of the underground city and the efforts to conquer the underground palace!

After all, the underground city is different from other magic cities. Isaac will not fail to provide them with any basic resources. Whether it is resources for building the city or food, they will have to obtain them themselves.

This is not too difficult for them.

Unlike other magic cities, the Underground City, while not having Isaac to provide survival supplies, has been given even stronger superhuman power. It is no exaggeration to say that, under the leadership of the two virtual gods, none of the seven nearby underground cities, except for the lowest level, can match them!

Although the other members of the family are a bit weaker, if they are careful, sweeping through the first floor shouldn't be too difficult.

With the support of dungeon resources that can be refreshed regularly, the dungeon city can maintain a basic standard of living. However, that's all it can do. If you want to go further, you need to make more precise use of the dungeon resources.

This will further enhance the power of the divine followers; relying solely on two virtual deities is not enough.

Moreover, for some reason, recently whenever the two of them entered the underground palace, the resistance they faced was much stronger than before!

This puzzled them greatly. They wanted to ask Isaac, but ever since the population of the underground city reached more than two thousand and began to operate automatically, Isaac had disappeared. They couldn't contact him at all, so they could only suppress their doubts and stop their conquest of the deep underground palace, focusing their energy on strengthening their familiars.

In fact, the dimensional demon behind the underground palace was even more confused than the two of them!

The underground palace, which hadn't been touched for many years, suddenly started operating again. This was not unusual, since the Boundless Tower had reopened in the real world where those wizards lived. They were bound to cause some trouble once they came in. Meanwhile, the other underground palaces they had set up were also being activated one after another.

But what's abnormal is, why are there two gods?!

That's not some inferior thing like a god; it's a genuine god!

It is the kind of being that actively lowers its own power level to the fourth rank, but retains all the characteristics of a god... a true god!

Have the true gods of that world gone this mad? Have they finally been infected by those wizards?

You should know that self-inflicted injury is no small matter; once you fall, it's not so easy to climb back up.

First, after you cut off your own power, the authority and power you previously held will be reduced to a certain extent. Moreover, it is foreseeable that these reduced parts will be taken over by other gods or wizards. It won't be so easy to get someone else to spit out the flesh you've already swallowed.

Secondly, after self-severance, the faith power required for advancement also needs to be re-accumulated. This is more troublesome than the usurpation of authority and power. It will take hundreds of years to recover, and that is assuming the sect develops smoothly.

If you encounter any minor trouble, just wait!

You'll see!

Finally, and most troublesome, during this self-severance process, the slightest carelessness could lead to extremely serious aftereffects, so serious that one's strength would be completely locked at the fourth tier in the future!

No further progress!

This is the most desperate!

Based on their observations over this period of time, these two idiots seem to be the worst-case scenario!

Not only was one-tenth of his divine power gone, but the path to recovery was also blocked, and even the divine [eternity] characteristic seemed somewhat illusory...

This last little bit is absolutely crucial!

It's important to understand that aside from these dimensional demons, the other gods, whether righteous or evil, possess the greatest asset in this world: they have the concept of "eternity," making them extremely difficult to kill!

As long as you don't die, you have endless opportunities!

But now, these two idiots' concept of "eternity" is flawed...

The dimensional demons were first shocked, then curious, and finally greedy!

So what magical thing is in this world that would make two true gods willing to pay such a huge price to enter it?

Although they have been in this world for a long time and have explored its resources thoroughly, this is still, after all, a great creation of a great wizard, even if it is only a part of that great creation.

Its immense power is beyond the comprehension of these little beings.

Perhaps there really is something extraordinary inside?

After all, these two true gods came from that world, the main world from which that great wizard originated, the world where the wizard was incredibly powerful. It's only natural that they would know some inside information, right?

With this in mind, these demon gods began to increase their investment in the underground palace. Especially when Mephisto and the God of War entered the underground palace, they put all their effort into transferring magic power. In any case, for them, a little bit of magic power that they could never use up was nothing compared to the secret treasure left behind by the great wizard!

Furthermore, in addition to these few underground palaces, they also began to increase the infusion of magic power into other underground palaces!

The circle of demon gods is very small, especially the group of demon gods in the Wilderness Palace. Although the other demon gods did not know the specific situation, they all followed suit. After all, it was just a little magic power and a little time, which they could afford!

Coincidentally, during the opening of the Boundless Tower, that real world was also shrouded in the power of the Great Wizard, and neither the true gods nor the outer gods could interfere with that world.

Chapter 293 Norns' Sichuan Opera Performance

On the other hand, after leaving the underground city, Isaac knew a little about the arms race that the demons were engaged in, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, since it was still news to him.

This means that the demons have not focused their attention on him, which increases the likelihood that the underground palace will be completely conquered, which is a good thing.

In addition, it's also because what Isaac is currently doing is very important—observing the out-of-control virtual gods!

Three years before he went into seclusion, Isaac had scattered eight virtual deities across this wilderness. Now, more than three years later, it's time to test his ability to control these long-lost virtual deities with his [Miracle].

Three years have passed. In Isaac's perception, of the original eight virtual deities, only three remain. Of the five that disappeared, three were defective products. The duration of a virtual deity was only two years, which is considered natural death. The remaining two were killed by killing.

It's unclear who killed him; it could have been someone from the cult, a monster from the dungeon, or even a powerful figure from the real world. There are too many variables.

But that doesn't matter. They're just virtual gods; they're dead if they die. What Isaac really cares about are the three who are still alive.

They are the Lord of Blood, the Lord of Evil Thoughts, and the Staff of Distortion.

The Blood Lord and the Evil Overlord were found by a goblin and a stone dwarf respectively, and they created their own cults. The Staff of Aberration fell into the hands of a human, who disguised himself as a wizard from outside.

Following his intuition, Isaac first found the evil-wielding stone dwarf, because His greatest strength lay in the power of the mind, making Him the most likely to betray him.

Soon, Isaac arrived at the edge of a valley, in a terrain that was extremely rare in the wilderness.

Having arrived silently outside the valley, Isaac, through the special sensory abilities granted by the [Miracle], clearly perceived the situation of the stone dwarf inside, as well as the extent of his control over its virtual divine nature.

The stone dwarf's condition is quite bad; he has been severely injured and is on the verge of death. He is currently devouring his few remaining followers in an attempt to recover from his injuries.

In contrast to the stone dwarves, Isaac's control over the virtual deity remains quite high!

As he had predicted, his absolute control over the virtual godheads was defined by scope. Within a radius of a thousand miles centered on him, the power of the three nearest virtual godheads would be directly withdrawn!

Including unused virtual deities!

Therefore, before this number increases, the safest approach is 2+1, namely two virtual gods and one virtual deity. The former is self-explanatory, maximizing combat power, while the latter is used to enhance Isaac's own magic and can be used as a trump card in emergencies.

Carrying a virtual godhead is equivalent to carrying a fourth-tier powerhouse with you!

Even if He cannot exert His full strength in a moment of haste, He still has the ability to change the course of the battle most of the time!

However, although it was within the recycling range, Isaac did not reclaim the Evil Dominator. The reason was simple: these eight virtual deities were all powered by magic, and their power was time-limited.

Even if these few are relatively well-made, they only have about six months left. Rather than recycling them, it's better to make a new one.

As for this guy...

Hidden in the void, Isaac glanced at both sides of the valley with a strange expression. Perfect, he could also collect some combat data...

Moreover, the people who surrounded and killed the stone dwarfs were old acquaintances, so they should be treated well.

Isaac narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile played on his lips, and with a flick of his finger, a pebble on the ground suddenly flew up and struck the dark helmet with a crisp sound.

"Dang~"

As soon as the crisp sound rang out, everyone's expression changed abruptly. This sudden change made them realize that there was another yellow bird here!

But at this moment they could no longer care about the oriole, because the Lord of Evil Thoughts had discovered them and launched an attack on them!

The master of evil thoughts doesn't care whether there's a bird in the sky or not; whether there is or not, this cicada is almost certainly going to die!

More importantly, the master of evil thoughts had already roughly guessed the identity of that cunning oriole...

Although it was very faint, He still managed to capture that fleeting aura. There was no mistake; it was the gray-robed wizard who had given Him divinity three years ago!

Two and a half years ago, the stone dwarf would have been delighted and offered his loyalty!

But now...

The wildness within the Stone Dwarf's soul has grown unchecked over the past two and a half years, and now He only desires to control His own will!