Chapter 257
by fanqienovelChapter 257: Launching Tunnel Warfare Against High-Standing Enemies
“Buzz——!”
“Whoosh!”
Overhead, the roar of magical engines and the buzzing of Outer Gods from the Void clashed endlessly; divine and mortal creations collided midair, showering sparks of magic!
“The Giant God has granted us greater blessings.”
The First Living Saint’s impassioned speech reverberated through the agile network.
“Only through His gift could mortals finally take flight—challenging arrogant deities in the domain of Outer Gods!”
“Hear this!”
“The generous Giant God demands but one thing!”
“Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Offerings to the divine throne!”
…
“Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Offerings to the divine throne!”
Tens of thousands roared in unison, their cries coalescing within the agile network as golden light enveloped the colossal battleships.
Countless wills, emotions, and shouts merged overhead, forging a massive, draconic silhouette!
Beneath this phantom’s shelter, the divine might of Outer Gods waned; their mind-shattering assaults no longer drove mortals to madness.
Even the primordial language’s power weakened.
Yet Outer Gods remained divine.
The Trilobite battleships’ long-range cannons and spells proved feeble against them—though lesser than etheric worms, these beings were still gods!
Though their offensive power diminished, Void Energy shields and laws of chitin shells repelled nearly all long-range weapons!
Still, mortals held their ground.
“Die for the Giant God’s generosity, not cower for your own life!”
“Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Offerings to the divine throne!”
Battleships charged fearlessly, closing in for savage melee.
Combat legs and talons hammered Outer Gods with thunderous cracks!
The gods retaliated, their cutting and piercing mouthparts savagely biting into hulls.
Below, the Fourth Living Saint’s avatar body wrestled with Agareth’s unnamed subordinate official.
Two kilometer-long dragons collided, tearing and gnawing as they grappled.
Mountains flattened; plains cratered into tunnel-riddled wastelands…
The old nobles’ once-proud cities—already ruins—vanished entirely beneath toppling peaks as gods clashed.
Landscapes transformed while the titans tested each other’s strength!
Yet Fourth Living Saint Angna fought not alone.
“Whoosh——!”
A nimble, tiny white figure ran swiftly along Angna’s back; the battle between the two giant dragons made their bodies shake violently and shift positions constantly.
But none of this troubled the white figure as she leaped suddenly and landed right on the Chaos Demon God’s forehead.
Since the Chaos Demon God’s Divine Body and Angna’s Divine Body shared a flaw—their teeth were weak—it was hard for them to break each other’s defenses. Angna took the chance to rush in close for combat, so the Chaos Demon God couldn’t use magic easily. This turned the God’s War into a purely physical fight of Divine Bodies, filled with slapping and wrestling.
Amid such fierce fighting, the Chaos Demon God couldn’t spare any attention; he didn’t even notice something landing on his forehead.
Then…
“Whoosh——!”
Venomous fangs came out!
“Thud——!”
The sharp venomous fangs stabbed down hard, piercing through the Chaos Demon God’s “lawful membrane” and sinking into his flesh.
“Hiss…”
The sound of venom injecting echoed.
“Well done!”
“Loseta!”
Angna shouted happily.
Sure enough…
“Roar… Roar roar roar roar——!”
The Chaos Demon God suddenly let out a thunderous roar of fury.
Loseta’s venom seeped deep into his Divine Body, causing terrible pain; some even reached his Soul, shaking his core!
“Bang——!”
But the pain also gave him huge strength, and he kicked Angna away hard.
“Roar roar roar roar——!”
He rolled wildly on the ground in agony, his Sharp Claws scratching frantically.
This wild clawing made it tough for Angna to attack.
At the same time, Sulya’s voice echoed in the agile network.
“Retreat…”
“Fall back to the coast and into the sea, form a second defensive line.”
Angna and Loseta looked up at the sky.
There, dozens of battleships trailed fiery tails, falling slowly as burning parts scattered like meteors.
“Just as I thought…”
“Even airships blessed by the Giant God’s power can’t match the Outer Gods from the Void…”
Angna sighed.
Using the chance while the Chaos Outer God was in its aimless “wild scratching” phase, she lowered her head slightly, letting the “pure white jumping spider” Loseta jump onto her head.
"Go!"
But at that moment…
"Hahahaha…"
Having finally recovered from excruciating pain, the Chaos Demon God watched Angna’s swaying figure retreating and let out a low, raspy laugh dripping with madness.
"You’ve provoked my wrath!"
"Tide of Destruction!"
"Commence second phase!"
—-
"Oh? My subordinate officials have grown angry."
"Tsk tsk, this bodes ill for those mortals."
Upon the Fantasy Tree of Subspace not far from the Bubble World Themis, the Old Man’s chess match against the void continued uninterrupted.
On the board, the black pieces commanded by the Old Man had shattered the white forces into disarray.
Total checkmate was inevitable.
"By enraging my subordinate officials and forcing the second wave of ‘Destruction Tide’ prematurely, those mortals stand beyond saving."
"Though perhaps… that’s fine."
With this thought, Agareth’s gaze shifted to the "glass bottle" resting beside the chessboard.
"The Giant God must hasten his return now, no?"
"When he arrives, exhaustion will weigh upon him – that shall be my moment to close the net."
As Agareth foresaw, more Outer Gods from the Void flooded into the Bubble World Themis; still the frailest among their kind.
Soon these entities blotted out Themis’ entire sky!
Yet precisely then…
"Buzz——!"
An Outer God vibrated its wings with a buzzing roar as it surged forward.
Its mountainous form floated like a jagged peak, every inch shrouded in grotesque bristles and tentacles – a nightmare incarnate clawing its way from hell!
But all this fearsome grandeur dissipated upon nearing Agareth.
"Such clamor…"
"How many times must I demand silence?"
Agareth lightly tapped the chessboard with his piece.
Then…
*Pop*. The sky-obscuring Outer God shrank instantly into a fly-sized insect, trembling with awe as it landed on Agareth’s palm.
"This…"
Trapped within the bottle, Themis fearfully huddled into a corner.
"Was this the core councilor?"
"Even the Outer Gods from the Void appeared as tiny as bugs before it…"
"That bad guy…"
Themis recalled how Trilobite looked when he had just left her…
"He was far behind Agareth!"
"Even though there might be news from Valaharl claiming that bad guy had become stronger again, it was mostly just boasting…"
"If this continued…"
Themis felt a sharp pain in her heart.
"Bad guy! You always left me behind and promised to come back often…"
"Sometimes I really wished you were dead out there."
"But at that moment…"
"Please don’t come back!"
However, Agareth’s double eyes narrowed, his expression shocked.
"What!?"
"Had we lost the Giant God’s trail!?"
—-
Moments earlier, when that "fly" was still buzzing around Trilobite’s head…
"Uh…"
"This place shouldn’t be far from Lake Themis, right?"
"But there probably wasn’t much food at Lake Themis…"
"Oh?"
Trilobite looked at the mini-map and was surprised to see a big cluster of red dots at Lake Themis.
He quickly figured out that though the dots were thick and everywhere, they weren’t large.
They were likely small early insects.
"I was an air sac crocodile!"
"Over four meters long!"
"Sending an air sac crocodile to eat bugs, wasn’t that ridiculous?"
…
Trilobite shook his head in annoyance.
"Forget it, I’d first search around for a ‘restaurant’."
"After eating out and feeling refreshed, I’d go home to cheer up the girl!"
Saying this, he pulled up the System and checked the "big map" that little friend Zizi had sent him.
"Oh? There seemed to be a tree not far away."
"A big creature was perched on it."
"Probably lots of meat, so I’d head there first."
"Uh…"
But just as Trilobite was about to leave, he remembered something.
"That thing on the tree had the high ground!"
Trilobite thought, such a large beast on a tree, in modern times, would be a gorilla or a leopard.
Which one was easier to handle?
A gorilla wouldn’t mess with an air sac crocodile, but could he even fight it or escape?
A leopard was quick and tough too; but Trilobite felt the tree creature was way bigger than a leopard!
"Uh… since I’d seen Dragon-type creatures before…"
"Should it be called Serpent Tooth Dragon or something?"
"Oh right, there was also that spinosaurus senior, Dromaeosaur."
"Uh, I ate that one."
"Those guys were archosaurs; though not huge, by the late Permian or early Triassic, some strong archosaurs appeared."
"While it might have been tough against small bullies like Erelasaurus and false crocodiles, they were no weaker than early Dilophosaurus!"
"And those creatures might spot me early."
"So to stay hidden…"
"Let’s dig a hole!"
Trilobite "normally" dived to the water’s bottom, scraped through the mud, and started his big digging job.