"!!!" Nathan widened his eyes in shock. "What? Are you serious?"
Xolotl was a proud individual, even prouder than Fenrir and the others. Then again, he was a true god. Unlike Fenrir and the others, he had more qualifications.
The only one who could somehow match him would be Fenrir. Although Fenrir was not a true god, the Limit Break ability was the ability that allowed him to kill Odin, a true god.
If they fought in their peak forms, there was no telling whether Fenrir or Xolotl would come out on top.
Still, Fenrir was not a true god.
That was why Nathan didnât expect Xolotl to offer himself.
"Xolotl, you..." Nathan took a step back.
"I have been thinking about this." Xolotl shook his head, clarifying his intention. "Right now, Iâm afraid that the so-called Godfather is stronger than anything you can imagine.
"If my prediction is right, the Godfather wonât be as simple as wielding the power of rules. He might be a human who has fully manifested his power of rules. In other words, his power of rules has been completed."
"What?" Nathan had learned about the power of rules. Although he hadnât created his own rule, he had been thinking about it and would move in that direction after defeating the Death Society.
He knew how powerful the power of rules was. Yet, Xolotl claimed that Godfather had that kind of power.
"Do you mean he is at Fenrirâs level?"
Xolotl shook his head. "Not yet. There are four steps to reach godhood. The first step is to fully manifest the power of rules, while the second one is to form your godhood. Everyone here should have fulfilled the third step.
"However, they are lacking in ena. Even though they have superior divinity, this Godfather must have fulfilled the first condition.
"By taking advantage of the black cell, he might be equal to the second step. On the other hand, our people havenât gotten enough ena to fully manifest their divinity.
"So, from the looks of it, we are on the weaker side."
Nathan was a bit shocked. He never thought Xolotl would claim they were weaker.
He thought he had gotten pretty strong, but it looked like the enemy was that much stronger.
Normally, Fenrir and the others would refute anyone who said this, but Xolotl must have his own thoughts before saying this. The fact that he lowered that pride was proof that he had carefully considered this option.
Nathan contemplated. "So, youâre saying that we wonât stand a chance against him?"
"No. We have a chance to defeat him, but we donât have a lot of time. You might have to warn the two girls to be careful and focus on stalling him. Only after we are able to take down Frequency and regroup with them do they begin their offensive.
"If theyâre not careful, Iâm afraid they might die."
"!!!" Nathan seemed to have underestimated this so-called Godfather.
They had never met him, so they couldnât be sure.
Xolotl noticed the hesitation in his eyes, so he added, "What you should worry about is not that guy, but the black cell. The black cell is the one that makes me change my plan."
"..." Nathan closed his eyes for a few seconds. No one argued with him, so his concern must definitely be worth consideration.
"Well, I donât really mind doing a crystal fusion with you. It looks like the opponent this time is that scary." Nathanâs expression turned solemn. "Well, the others already have their own crystal forms, so youâre the only one who doesnât have it. Since you offer it, thereâs no reason for me to reject it."
"Actually, I also want to tell you that this spirit fusion might be a one-time thing, or you can consider it as our fail-safe. We will be fighting more and more powerful enemies, so we might have to use it from time to time."
Nathan nodded. "I understand the idea. If you donât mind having a crystal form, we can start working on that immediately."
Xolotl agreed. "Yes. But for now, use it with someone else. Unless itâs necessary, Iâm not going to use that form. Consider it a last resort."
"Fine by me."
Xolotl then pointed to the rest of the familiars. "Now that Iâm done with my matters, letâs discuss the distribution."
Seeing Xolotlâs decision, his familiars seemed to have another thought, or more like another possibility.
Peng suddenly opened his mouth. "Master. I apologize for saying this after you promise my share of ena. However, I think I shouldnât take this ena yet."
"Not yet? What do you mean, Peng?" Nathan raised his head.
"I mean, you should give it to someone else."
"Someone else?" Nathan looked around, wondering who he was talking about. But he soon realized the true target of his request. "Donât tell me..."
"Yes, Master. Iâm talking about summoning your tenth familiar."
"!!!" Nathan had considered it before, but he thought it would be wiser to amplify their power first. Still, this was what was unique about the divine beast. He wasnât the only one who was smart enough to assess the situation. He could ask, "What makes you reach that conclusion?"
"You must be weighing whether to use the ena to upgrade two of us or summon another familiar. Normally, having two divine beasts is better than a new one, but if Xolotl is right, I have to think of another possibility."
"And that is my tenth familiar?"
"Yes. Not just any familiar. Iâm talking about another true god as your familiar."
Everyone fell deep into thought. On the one hand, a true god was definitely beneficial. Back then, Xolotl could handle two familiars by himself, so if there was another true god, he could do the same.
One true god might be equal to two gods.
That was why everyone considered it well, especially with the amount of ena that Nathan currently possessed.
"Master. You can consider Nidhogg, Orochi, and Jinwu, but please reconsider mine and one other. Right now, we need fighting power the most if the enemy is as Xolotl said."