Chapter 263

Chapter 263: All Missed Calls

"What on earth… was the problem…?"

"My plan…"

Agareth had already entered the sleeping Divine Body.

"Hu…"

The Divine Body slowly rose from the "Fantasy Tree of Subspace"!

This tree, towering like a giant in the "swamp," held a dimensionally folded space inside, far larger than it appeared from outside.

Though from the outside, it seemed as big as the famous "Shaman Giant Tree."

He climbed along the thick branches of the Fantasy Tree while thinking about the recent news.

"How was this possible!?"

"I had always taken the elite path with my subordinate officials."

"The subordinate officials I sent had reached councilor level strength… and they weren’t at the lowest rank or back-row level; they showed promise to become core councilors!"

"But they just fell like that!?"

"And the Giant God hadn’t even made a move!?"

"This… was impossible!"

"It didn’t make sense!"

"According to the reports, that so-called ‘Giant God’ should only have a few strong mortals under his command."

Even though the "living saint" was nearly a "demigod."

A "demigod" was just a title mortals gave to the powerful.

In the eyes of a god, especially a Chaos Demon God at councilor level, so-called "demigods" were just another type of mortal.

Like among humans, soldier ants might be stronger than worker ants, but they were still ants.

Mantises and yellow jackets could be unbeatable gods to fruit flies, but to humans, they were still bugs.

How could a bug, all alone, defeat a "human"?

"Could it be…"

"Those mortals had become gods under the Giant God’s light?!"

"But even if they just became gods, shouldn’t they have been weak like etheric worms or Outer Gods from the Void?!"

"How could they defeat a councilor-level god so easily?!"

"Had I underestimated the Giant God’s power!?"

In this core councilor of chaos’s mind, Trilobite had changed from a righteous god charging ahead with his mortal spawn into a terrifying figure with several subordinates as strong as back-row members of the Chaos Council, secretly holding many hidden cards!

The prey seemed to shift from a dim-witted goose to a sharp-eyed eagle!

"Ah…"

Agareth paced irritably along the thick branches of the Fantasy Tree, like an agitated leopard.

Since the enemy’s strength far exceeded his expectations, the initial plan had to be completely discarded!

"Damn it!"

"Whether it was Lady Xidi or Barbatos, the intelligence those fellows provided was completely unreliable!"

"The blood octopus Outer God was even more untrustworthy than them!"

"No wonder Lady Xidi wasn’t worried at all; she looked like she was enjoying the show!"

"She must have anticipated my struggle today!"

"How infuriating!"

Agareth cursed for a moment but soon regained his composure.

"Hu…"

"No, now was not the time to curse others or feel powerless with rage."

"I needed a new plan."

"Wait!"

Agareth’s eyes sparkled!

"Themis!"

"Themis was still in my possession!"

"If I used her as bait, I should be able to lure the ‘Giant God’ out!"

"As long as at that moment, I set up an ambush…"

"Hm?"

Agareth’s thoughts were interrupted by tremors from the earth!

"That was…"

The Fantasy Tree of Subspace, his stronghold, did not fear any deity’s movement; one could even say that not even the most powerful first seat, the demon god Barbatos, could shake it.

But now, for some unknown reason, this "stronghold among strongholds" trembled slightly.

It seemed to tremble in fear of the being located beneath the etheric liquid, beneath the Primal Mud!

Then…

"Glub glub…"

A large number of bubbles suddenly rose in the Sea of Ether, as if something was breaking through the Primal Mud at the "ocean floor," wanting to rise to the surface.

"What on earth…"

"Was it an assault from the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons?"

The Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons could freely move anywhere in this Quagmire Universe; they could crawl comfortably beneath the Sea of Ether and climb up the Fantasy Tree.

Aside from the Outer Gods from the Void, these beings could completely ignore terrain and soar over mountains.

If they weren’t all lacking in smarts, they would have long become a major headache for the Chaotic Forces!

However, recently, the intelligence of the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons had suddenly increased, often catching the Chaotic Forces off guard; although so far there hadn’t been a large-scale decisive battle, the losses for the Chaotic Forces were quite severe from frequent small skirmishes.

"If those bastards bump into me, they’ll be dead wrong."

"No matter who they are, it’s too damn early for them to mess with my Fantasy Tree of Subspace!"

Just as Agareth stayed on high alert, gathering power to investigate and strike…

"Buzz—!"

An Outer God from the Void stumbled toward him.

His Soul trembled violently, radiating pure terror.

Agareth instantly knew trouble had come knocking.

"What now?!"

He snapped impatiently.

"Um…"

"There’s… there’s a… m-monster…"

The Outer God stammered before finally spitting it out.

"A monster invaded the Fantasy Tree of Subspace while you were gone! It devoured your attendants and servants!"

"It swallowed countless high-ranking demons!"

"It’s completely insane—won’t communicate at all!"

Agareth felt thunderstruck.

Staring at the churning waters while hearing of his home’s invasion, only one thought flashed through his mind—"This is a trap!"

"Was this… luring the tiger from its lair!?"

—-

"Bang!"

"Thud!"

"Crash!"

A massive creature with webbed limbs glared at a tiny bottle, frantically ramming and pecking it to force the "thing" inside out.

Her mouth—caked with demon god blood and sharp teeth—dangled a limp, slender tail.

"Gulp… Gulp…"

She swallowed both tail and its former owner.

"Ah…"

"Where’s… the Giant God…"

"You reek… of Him!"

"Can’t wash it off! Too strong!"

"Why… not enough… why… still hungry!"

"Though I’ve sacrificed… so many!"

"So they were all demon gods!"

"Why was he still hungry?"

"How much did he want? How much!?"

"Tell me!"

"Where is he!?"

"Why couldn’t I find him!?"

"Roar—!"

Staring at the ferocious, nearly insane Chaos Demon God, Miss Themis shrieked like a terrified groundhog.

She huddled in a corner of the bottle, trembling uncontrollably!

"What madness is this!"

"How… how should I know where he is!"

"Such misfortune!"

"First captured, now facing this madwoman!"

That complaint further enraged the "madwoman".

"You’re the madwoman!"

"Your whole family’s mad!"

"Rawrrr—!"

"Bang—!"

"Thud—!"

The crazed deity kept clawing at the bottle while smashing it violently against the ground, desperate to force its contents out.

"Help!"

Just as Themis screamed for rescue…

"ROOOOAR—!"

A thunderous bellow shook the air as a bear-like colossal beast charged forth!

"Hiss—!"

Without ceremony, it gathered a single-target forbidden spell—"Demon King’s Flash"—and hurled it at the monstrosity!

But…

"Thump—!"

A translucent force field materialized before the attacking deity, momentarily halting the terrifying blast.

Yet…

"Zzzzt… hisss…"

"Craaack—!"

Cracks spiderwebbed across the shield until…

"BOOM—!"

The concentrated magic stream shattered the barrier and struck the invader head-on.

But…

"Fzzzt—!"

When smoke cleared, Agareth gaped—the enemy stood utterly unscathed, slowly lowering the wing membranes used as shields.

Only a patch of feathers on the membrane’s surface lay charred; otherwise, he remained pristine!

"Though your form has warped and your aura turned savage…"

"I’d know you anywhere!"

"Gimmerly!"

—-

"Hmm…"

Trilobite had just begun emerging from the "water" to survey the situation when his System pinged abnormally.

The anomaly came from the gift inquiry station gifted by little Zizi.

"What’s this now…"

He opened it and froze—twenty missed calls blinked urgently.