Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

Chapter 1102: Chapter 521: I Will Kill You

He was even willing, in the humble guise of a Wandering Mage, to join the Witch Association, a group deeply disdainful of male mages.

He seized every opportunity, climbed upwards relentlessly, eventually breaking through to Legendary, ascending to Epic, and becoming the head of the tower, gradually growing the once undervalued community of male mages within the association.

All of this was the result of half a lifetime of effort.

Although Epic Strongmen were already the most formidable in the world, Finn was not satisfied.

This was still far from his true dream, which was extremely distant.

He desired godhood, yet lacked the confidence of his youth.

Through years of effort, he clearly understood his own talent and capability and knew his limits.

Following the conventional path of founding a Church, spreading one’s fame, and eventually achieving godhood had a dismally low success rate and exposed one to the malicious attention of other deities.

He had to find a shortcut to godhood that dodged everyone’s gaze.

After a prolonged search, two paths lay before him.

One was to become a "Godslayer", killing a Divine personally, and inheriting everything from them.

The difficulty of accomplishing this was naturally beyond words.

Finn was acutely aware of his own strength, and would never choose this path unless absolutely necessary.

The other involved a trickier method.

It required finding the remnants of a Divine, absorbing their Divine Format left in the world, and forcibly ascending through the Church after transforming into a Demigod state.

Though this still carried certain risks, it faced lesser resistance and required less time.

The only drawback was, with the battle of the Gods having passed long ago, the divine relics still existing in the world were divided among various forces, with few opportunities left for him to exploit.

Also, the Gods were aware of this shortcut, and for years compelled their churches to search for any suspicious materials globally.

The relics left in the Mortal Realm had been gathered, with only the extremely dangerous "Divine Forbidden Areas" possibly containing small amounts of remnants.

However, entering the Forbidden Areas was as perilous as directly slaying a Divine, with the latter perhaps even being slightly easier.

Yet, the heavens opened a path where none seemed to be, and after nearly a hundred years of painstaking search, Finn succeeded in finding the shortcut he longed for.

A magical pocket watch, suspected to be the transformed Divine Format of an ancient Divine, was once in the possession of Astrid’s deceased teacher, the former head of the tower.

The pocket watch was deemed an Epic Level Magical Artifact with the potent ability to freeze time within a certain area for a short period.

Moreover, it was reusable!

The only requirement was for the possessor’s mind to be extremely cold, only an exceedingly rational person could fully unleash its potential.

If the possessor became emotional, the artifact would no longer recognize them as its master.

Such a precious artifact was naturally reserved for their sole apprentice.

To acquire the pocket watch, Finn targeted the then youthful Astrid, launching a charm offensive under the guise of an admirer.

Yet, Astrid, perhaps due to her Snow Witch heritage, seemed acutely aware of something and was always indifferent to Finn’s advances.

She remained constantly vigilant, never giving Finn any chance, consistently retreating within her teacher’s tower to quietly enhance her power.

Finn assumed she would stay reclusive for a few years before feeling compelled to venture out.

But unexpectedly, Astrid’s reclusive nature surpassed his imagination.

From being a Wizard Apprentice, she spent a hundred years secluded, advancing to Legendary, ultimately mastering the tower and inheriting her teacher’s headship.

Over these many years, Finn did not act directly to seize it because he truly couldn’t.

Though he took every opportunity along his way, he paid a high price.

Upon first joining the Witch Association, Finn vowed never to intentionally target fellow members.

While such vows surely had loopholes, choosing them would definitely be exposed later on, potentially affecting his entire plan to achieve godhood, causing everything to collapse.

If possible, he wished to obtain the treasure peacefully.

Just as Finn was about to give up, considering killing Astrid and forcibly taking it as his only option, an opportunity arose.

Astrid left her tower where she had been secluded for half a year, transported to the outside world to embark on her journey.

Yet, in only two years, before Finn found a chance to act, she returned.

And not alone.

During her journey, Astrid met a man and had a child with him.

Having his "object of affection" stolen by another meant little to Finn, as he never had true feelings.

The real opportunity lay in the child.

The girl’s birth altered Astrid’s original character—she became emotional.

However, for the special pocket watch, emotion was unacceptable.

If this continued, she would completely lose control over the pocket watch, and even without Finn acting directly, others could steal it.

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