Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

Moreover, this ability can be attached to any weapon and any attack, causing indestructible thunder damage. According to the literal meaning, it can also condense a "Thunder Scepter". If Zhou Ning understood it, it should be a thunder-shaped weapon, created by the Cyclops in ancient Greek mythology, and even the gods would be shocked by its power.

It's a perfect match for me, absolutely perfect.

[You have acquired the skill: Thunder Mastery.]

After closing his eyes and feeling for a while, Zhou Ning opened his eyes, exhaled, and felt happy.

His combat style has become increasingly diverse, extending beyond simply engaging in group fights or manifesting. For close combat, he possesses the Sword of Olympus and the Divine Sword of Salvation, combined with the all-destroying True Sword Twenty-Three. He can even draw upon the power of the Sword God when necessary. For ranged combat, he possesses various shooting techniques empowered by Thunder Mastery and the Spear God's authority, as well as powerful Ghost Arts and Super-Level Magic. Now, he also possesses various forbidden spells empowered by Magic Mastery. He can flexibly switch between these techniques depending on the enemy's fighting style.

Not to mention the powerful power of destiny, especially the power of wishing, which serves as a supplement. This combat system has been proven in battles with the Guarani, and even righteous gods can face it head-on.

However, Zhou Ning did not become arrogant because of this. He had only reached the level of a true god. Considering the name of the next version, his next enemy might very well be the God of Creation, the God of the Stars, or even other powerful enemies, such as Guarani, who might revive at any time.

Although he had defeated the God of Creation head-on in battle, that was just a shadowy projection. Who knows how difficult it would be to truly face him. Not to mention the Outer Star God, whose presence and oppression were omnipresent even in myth and legend, though only a single scale or claw appeared. His current strength was still a work in progress, and he needed to continue to grow stronger.

With nearly four years until December 1457, Zhou Ning felt that perhaps only by ascending to the level of the Old One could he ensure his ability to lead the Starry Sky Church through the apocalypse... Now he was no longer alone. As more and more followers and believers entrusted their faith and lives to him, the pressure on Zhou Ning's shoulders grew...

Zhou Ning pondered.

……

Byron Republic.

There is a medium-sized city called Burton City in the southwest, very close to the capital.

In a hidden place in the mountains outside the city of Burton, stands an ancient church with a dark black surface and numerous skulls carved on it.

In the large prayer hall of the church, there stands a statue of a god wearing a black helmet and black armor, with a gloomy face and a slightly thin body.

This is Yukkiel, the God of Death! This is the church built by the "Cursed Cult" for this "God of Death."

Few people know that the infamous Curse Cult in the Apocalypse Continent has its headquarters in the Byron Republic, a country with the most awe-inspiring majesty, the most closed-off country, and the most divine kingdom!

The church was filled with a strong smell of blood, and hideous spirits and ghosts lingered around. In ancient Falic, "seven" and "death" are pronounced the same way, so on the 7th, 17th, and 27th of every month, the Curse Cult would offer sacrifices to the great God of Death. This was also the only way to connect with the God of Death in these years.

The Pope of the Curse Sect, Spring Hall, personally presided over the sacrifice ceremony and lit 77 candles with flickering black light in front of the statue.

"God said: Death is not nothingness, but the other side of the mystery of life. It is the tool for us to gain knowledge of existence; only it can emit the flame of essence..."

This is the holy word of the god of death, Yukkiel. As Spring Hall recited it word by word, the black flames of the 77 candles on the scene rose up at the same time, forming a huge blaze of light.

But at this moment, Spring Hall seemed to have heard some unbelievable remarks, and then the statue collapsed and fell to the ground. Because it was protected by the divinity, the rest of the statue was intact, only the neck was separated, and it rolled a few times before stopping in the corner of the wall.

Like he's running away from something.

Spring Hall's pupils gradually shrank, tears streaming down his face. After about two to three minutes, he said dejectedly:

"The great God of Death fell in this era. The oracle he left behind stated that his fall was caused by the Sun Goddess and our mortal enemy, the newly ascended God of Knowledge and Desire. They joined forces to bring death to the great God of Death."

"But the Great God of Death also left behind a final oracle. From this day forward, the Cult of the Curse, the Cult of Craftsmen and Alchemists, and the Council of Knowledge will merge into one, because the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, the God of Death, and the God of Craftsmen and Alchemists are all a triune supreme god."

"The God of Craftsmen and Alchemy still exists, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom is about to return. However, due to the defeat in the War of Power, he will be weakened for at least ten years. The great God of Death has completely lost his body and can only wait for his resurrection in hundreds or thousands of years."

"If you want to revive early, you can only open the passage to the back of the Apocalypse Continent. That is the dark side of the Apocalypse Continent, the legendary lost Western Continent. In that world, there are different beliefs and different creatures. Time there runs irregularly, and there is no accurate concept of time. There are a total of eight suns, and it is filled with darkness, death, violence, and other negative energies."

“But some also say that it’s where the origin of the world flows, and it’s also the hometown of God!”

"Only by entering the Western Continent, spreading the faith of God, and bringing plague and death, can the great God return at a hundred or a thousand times the speed."

A senior member of the Curse God Cult wiped away tears of grief and asked with a sob:

"Your Majesty, how do we reach the back of the Apocalypse Continent? And bring the glory of God there?"

"In the Apocalypse World, there are four connection points leading to the back of the Apocalypse Continent. They are the Broken Sea on the southwest side of the continent, on the way to the Sea Kingdom of Revendreth via the Benjamin Islands; somewhere in the Astral Plane; the singularity of the world, a mobile island deep in the Sea of ​​Mist; and a node in the past timeline of Fort Boldan, the capital of the Byron Republic, the country beneath our feet."

"As for how to open the connection point, it's simple. We just need to create more negative energy at that specific location, including darkness, death, violence, and plague. This isn't difficult for us. After all, there's a war going on there, instigated by the God of War. All we need to do is increase the intensity and the diversity of the deaths until it resonates with the negative energy of the Western Continent."

"So which connection point are we going to choose?"

"It's most likely Fort Bordan, but this requires consultation with the leaders of the other two sects. For the sake of the great God, and so that He can lead us through the impending doomsday, only success is permitted, not failure."

……

The Kingdom of Luins.

The capital is Innek City.

As the birthplace of alchemy, the city of Innek is undoubtedly the headquarters of secret sects, craftsmen, and the Church of Alchemy.

Here, nearly 80% of alchemists are secretly artisans and followers of the Church of Alchemy. Despite being a secret sect, its financial resources and power are no less than those of most ordinary churches that do not believe in true gods. It even has its own Inquisition.

At this time in the church's sanctuary, Archbishop Wilder of the Church of Craftsmen and Alchemists was praying devoutly to the statue with his back to the light.