Facing God's inquiry, Mike briefly recounted how he became enemies with Lucifer, then focused on Lucifer's challenge to Satan, wanting to become the Lord of Hell.
His words implied Lucifer's ambition to unify other forces in Hell and then counterattack Heaven.
As long as God wasn't foolish, he would understand that Lucifer had completely fallen and become an enemy of Heaven.
God: "How do you want me to help you?"
It seemed that, through Mike's analysis, God had made a decision.
"My current strength is not a match for Lucifer, so I need a handy weapon, preferably one that can help me defeat Lucifer in one blow," Mike stated his request.
Defeating Lucifer was helping himself, and also helping God resolve a concern.
Therefore, Mike's request was reasonable.
"A weapon? If I'm not mistaken, the Flame Holy Sword that Raphael took from me should be in your hands. Isn't that enough?" God smiled as he looked at Mike.
Every artifact has its unique abilities. Artifacts like the Flame Holy Sword are rare even for God.
"Are you talking about this longsword?" Mike summoned the Flame Holy Sword from his body and said, "It was damaged during my last battle with Satan and hasn't recovered its power until now. Do you have a way to repair it?"
To be honest, Mike found the Flame Holy Sword quite convenient to use. If it could be repaired now, Mike would have the power to fight Lucifer.
After all, the gap in strength between him and Lucifer was no longer that great, and a handy and powerful weapon was enough to change the tide of battle.
God took the Flame Holy Sword, looked at the dense, tiny cracks on it, and said, "To fully repair it, it would take at least a year..."
"Then forget it, I'll nurture it myself." Mike recalled the Holy Sword and re-integrated it into his body.
With his current strength, it would only take two or three years to repair this artifact, and as his strength increased, this time could be shortened.
Since he couldn't rely on this artifact in the short term, Mike felt it was more reliable to keep it on himself than to hand it over to God.
Opposite him, God watched the Holy Sword being forcibly taken away, shook his head, and said nothing more.
Clearly, Mike's imprint had already been left on the Flame Holy Sword.
Although God had a way to reclaim it, considering that he and Mike were now allies, he temporarily condoned Mike's actions.
At this point, the problem returned to its origin.
Mike blinked, "So, do you have any other artifacts that you can lend me for now?"
Facing Mike's familiarity, God also said nothing, only waving his hand into the distance, and three golden traits flew over.
"This one is the gospel, separated from the Bible, possessing abilities such as exorcism and sealing. After you defeat Lucifer, you can seal him in this book..."
As God introduced it, the golden-glowing gospel automatically floated in front of Mike.
Feeling the immense Power of Faith on Mike, this divine book happily circled him a few times before integrating into his body.
[Exorcism Power (Trait)]... [Sealing Power (Trait)]...
Good stuff!!!
With the knowledge from this book, Mike would no longer have to face demons like a brute, relying only on raw strength to crush opponents.
Instead, he would be able to identify the weaknesses of various demons and use appropriate methods for exorcism.
This method of exorcism was somewhat similar to Constantine's.
Next was [Sealing Power], this ability was similar in function to the Contract of San Venganza, but obviously stronger.
It was also very useful for Mike now, as his current strength had not reached the point where he could completely eliminate Lucifer.
Then sealing the opponent was the best option.
That said, Lucifer was actually quite miserable. God probably had already planned how to deal with him.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that God brought out the gospel just when Mike needed to deal with Lucifer.
"Do you big shots all have a soft spot for spear-type weapons?" Mike, who had accepted the gospel, looked at the other two traits.
One of them was a spear, somewhat similar to the one in Satan's hand, but its golden appearance made it look more magnificent.
As for the remaining one, it was a platinum armor.
"You're greedy..." God held the remaining two traits, not mentioning lending them out.
It was as if he was deliberately trying to embarrass Mike.
"No choice, although the gospel is powerful, it cannot help me defeat Lucifer," Mike said without any embarrassment.
To trigger the gospel's sealing ability, Mike first needed to defeat his opponent, rendering them unable to resist.
It was an artifact for bullying weaker opponents.
Yet, what Mike needed most now was a weapon that could raise his combat power ceiling.
To some extent, the gospel was half a chicken rib.
"This spear has followed me for many years; its name is Holy Light Spear. It can help you tear through enemy defenses and also trigger a fatal blow..." After a long while, God finally handed the Holy Light Spear to Mike.
[Sharpness (Trait)]... [Armor Penetration (Trait)]... [Fatal Blow (Trait)]...
Sharpness plus armor penetration was equivalent to true damage, giving the owner of this divine spear the possibility of overcoming the strong with the weak.
As for [Fatal Blow], it didn't mean that this spear could kill the enemy in one blow, but rather that after this trait of the Holy Light Spear was triggered, the next strike would inevitably hit the target.
Indeed, none of the artifacts in God's hands were weak.
This Holy Light weapon perfectly compensated for Mike's lack of strength, giving him the real possibility of defeating Lucifer.
...When else would be a better time to keep such good things?
Watching Mike quickly integrate the Holy Light Spear into his body, even God, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"As for the remaining armor set, you can call it Holy Light Armor or Armor of Light. As for its effect, you'll understand once you put it on." God seemed to have lost the mood to explain, directly throwing the entire set of armor over.
[Divine Protection (Trait)]... [Mental Immunity (Trait)]...
The Holy Light Armor, which combined aesthetics and comfort, automatically covered Mike's body, giving his handsome appearance a touch of iron-bloodedness.
He looked like an invincible God of War.
"Not bad... not bad..."
As if he had received a favorite toy, Mike paced back and forth, adapting to his new armor, and at times couldn't help but strike various poses to show off.
This handsome armor not only doubled Mike's defense but also allowed [Divine Protection] to help him withstand a fatal blow at a critical moment.
As for [Mental Immunity], it could help Mike resist curses and all mental attacks.
Most importantly, this ability was a passive of the Holy Light Armor.
This almost eliminated the possibility of Mike being ambushed.
He had offensive means... and defensive means...
It could be imagined that the next time Lucifer saw Mike, he would definitely suffer greatly.
"Alright, the help I can provide you here is probably only this much..." Looking at Mike's smug appearance, God suddenly felt a bit disheartened.
Returning to his seat, he had the intention of seeing his guest out.
"Uh, since you're being so kind... for safety's sake, I think I still need a few Fruit of Fortuna as a backup..." After transforming the Holy Light Armor on his body into ordinary clothes, Mike looked at God expectantly again.
As the saying goes: a thick skin gets to eat its fill, a thin skin gets nothing.
Since he had already mooched so many good things from God, Mike didn't mind mooching a little more.
As for image, does it matter?
"Do you think the Fruit of Fortuna in the Garden of Eden are like cabbages in the field!!!" God nearly jumped off his seat after hearing Mike's remaining request.
He had never seen a human with such thick skin; this human had truly opened his eyes.
Those golden apples, which read as Fruit of Fortuna, wrote as wisdom fruit, but were in fact forbidden fruit.
Just one was enough to drive Adam out of Heaven, showing how precious they were.
Yet, this person asked for several as soon as he opened his mouth?
God indicated that Heaven also had no surplus food.