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146 The Great Forest 1

150 thousand world power was enough to defeat any high-ranking G.o.d. It was surely a very high rating, but if Jaehwan guessed right, Myad's real power exceeded than that.

'At least 2 million.'

It was only a guess, but if Jaehwan was correct, that was only the bare minimum. Jaehwan had learned one truth during the acution.

The limit of spirit stones one could pay usually equaled the limit of a Vicegerent's own world power. And Myad had the power to pay 2 million spirit stones. That meant that Myad had a world power at least 2 million. Jaehwan couldn't even guess what kind of strength 2 million world power held.

However, Myad couldn't defeat X. That was very strange.

[Fight pattern a.n.a.lyzed. Activating system 'Daeus'.]

Just then, a kind of strange machine-like voice came from X. Its entire body was surrounded by a bluish aura and enormous world power radiated from it.

[Ex Machina – Phase 1.]

Jaehwan suddenly felt the most danger he'd ever felt since he came to . An attack that he couldn't even see was launched against him.

A long, long time ago.

The Naked Pervert G.o.d lived.

It was then that Jaehwan took off the coat almost instinctively.

He hated wearing clothes.

So he lived naked for his entire life.

Jaehwan's naked body collided against X's cold body. The blue world power of X was destroyed and Jaehwan barely managed to push back X's fist. With mechanical alert sounds, X jumped back quickly and Jaehwan sighed in relief.

'I almost died there… if the activation was slow…'

He felt his back drenched in sweat. Jaehwan had managed to quickly activate the [Naked] Setting at the last moment. If this [Setting] was working, X was definitely a Gigantes for sure. It was much smaller than a normal Gigantes, but it was definitely one.

[Whoa, you've learned well.]

Andersen exclaimed with pride. She seemed really happy that Jaehwan had managed to activate the [Naked] Setting without her help.

[But you've got the lyrics wrong. You should do it right.]

'…What did I get wrong?'

[There's no 'Pervert' in the lyrics. It's just 'Naked G.o.d.' Wait- did you do that on purpose?]

'It still worked, didn't it?'

Andersen began to protest, but Jaehwan ignored her. There wasn't time to joke around. X and its terrifying world power was in front of him.

'Its world power has increased almost ten times.'

X's attack just now was around 1.5 million world power. If it wasn't for the [Naked] Setting that was made to specifically counter Gigantes, Jaehwan would have been ripped apart.

'…What is going on?'

Its average world power didn't come close to Myad's, but when it activated that Phase 1 or something, its world power increased tenfold. A Gigantes that could unleash a world power of 1.5 million. It was disastrous enough to decimate middle-sized sites.

'Andersen, do you know something about it?'

[…Hmm. I think…]

'What is it?'

[I can't say it for sure. I've never seen it before, but if I'm right… it's bad.]

'What? Tell me.'

[Let's just say that I think it's a Gigantes with a mind.]

'A Gigantes with a mind?'

It was the same thing all over again. It, itself, was a Gigantes, a Gigantes with a mind… it all seemed similar. Jaehwan decided to just simplify it. That was a Gigantes, but it talked and had thoughts. That's when something occurred to Jaehwan.

'That body itself is a Gigantes, right?'

[Yeah.]

'So, doesn't it mean that it's not 'wearing' a Gigantes?'

The [Naked] Setting only worked against enemies wearing 'clothes.' In that [Setting], a Gigantes was considered the most powerful type of 'clothes' there was. But if what Andersen said was true, X was the 'clothes' itself, and it wasn't wearing anything. Then, Jaehwan's [Naked] would have a conflict with that. Could that be considered 'clothing'?

[HEY! The [Setting] is being shaken! Cut out your unneeded thoughts!]

'…'

[That thing is still clothing! It's a living piece of clothing, but yeah!]

She was right. There was no time to think about such matters.

[I'll give you the details later, just focus for now!]

As its first attack failed, the blue aura from X became denser. It then projected a coa.r.s.e mechanical voice.

[…You… that Setting…?]

It seemed it had a calculation malfunction or error, as its words weren't coming out in order.

[…Geshtalt…?]