Lu Ran was on a roll. Even though slaying numerous elemental gods in front of the Ice Goddess was enough to shock the world and earn his ascension mission an SSS score, he decided to go for something even more thrilling by directly declaring war on the ten elemental ruler gods.0

Using Dark Crow’s combined spiritual speech abilities from the Sonic attribute, he mimicked the actions of the elemental rulers, ensuring his name spread across the world. Of course, even if he hadn’t done this, his hunting of the elemental gods was no less than an outright declaration of war.0

During Hel’s travels, she had actually made quite a few acquaintances. These people had been influenced by her philosophy to varying degrees, believing that maintaining the current peace was paramount and that actions that could lead to the destruction of nations should be avoided.0

However, human strength was ultimately limited, and they were powerless to change the will of the elemental gods. Lacking the resolve to openly oppose the elemental gods, they eventually parted ways with Hel.0

When the order for Hel’s arrest was issued by the elemental gods, those who had interacted with her knew this day would come. However, what worried them more was whether they would be implicated as her associates and face punishment as well.0

Yet, amidst...0