The furious voice that filled my head made me flinch, but I didn’t bother reacting because I thought that Benigoa would stop Lauren or whatever if she were to do something drastic.

She wouldn’t dare to kill me because the continent’s fate would be set in stone. After all, I was the final hope of the Sacred Democratic Country, and I was its beacon of light as well. In addition, Kim Hyun-Sung and the heroes of the continent would abandon her, and they could also become hostile toward the heavens.

I could see that Kim Hyun-Sung was wary of the gods because he was staring warily at the blinding light. More importantly, the gods needed holy power, so killing me would basically be killing themselves as well.

They were thinking of recruiting me as well.

Benigoa and the competent gods were worried about the possibility that I would go to hell and join hands with Belial. The higher being that Benigoa had mentioned also said that they wanted me, so how could Lauren—a goddess who is weaker than Benigoa—possibly harm me? Unless she was crazy, she wouldn’t dare to touch...