Chapter 269
by fanqienovelChapter 269: There’s Nothing a Middle Finger Couldn’t Taunt, If It Didn’t Work, Then…
“Hmm?”
“Was something fighting in the tree?!”
“Well, that was new and rather interesting!”
Though Trilobite’s eyesight wasn’t sharp, the torrent of energy bursting from the Fantasy Tree of Subspace appeared to him as mere flying dust and sunlight glinting off particles.
What truly grabbed his attention was the thunderous noise.
“Hmm, I’ll go check it out—might snag a bonus.”
Trilobite recalled how deer and antelopes often lingered under trees, hoping for fallen fruit.
Sometimes tigers waited beneath too, watching for monkeys that might tumble down.
“Splash… splash…”
He swung his broad tail, gliding slowly through the deepwater swamp; the water’s buoyance propped up his body.
His movement resembled walking along the bottom more than swimming, with his tail serving as a propeller.
Though slower, this made his advance utterly silent.
While one combatant on the branches remained unaware of Trilobite, the other had spotted him—and was poised to leap straight into his embrace.
Just as expected…
“Crack—!”
“Crash—!”
A branch snapped sharply.
“Whoosh—!”
The two battling creatures tumbled down, still tangled in the foliage beneath them.
“Splash—!”
They hit the water hard, sending towering plumes skyward!
“Awooo!”
Trilobite howled with delight—this was his moment.
“Charge—!”
“Splash—splash—splash—!”
Stealth abandoned, he surged forward using limbs and tail alike!
The commotion instantly drew the other’s attention.
“Eep—!”
A startled cry rang out, like a gasp of “Saved!”
Trilobite peered closer—well now, wasn’t this an old acquaintance?
That was his customer.
Trilobite had just spent two hundred fifty thousand Chaos Energy there.
“I wonder if I got a good review.”
As soon as he saw it was a customer, his heart sank.
Customers were not food.
At least, customers who left good reviews could not be eaten!
She might become a returning customer with a high chance of spending again; not to mention, she had already spent three times at his place, making her a loyal user.
Such customers needed to be "nurtured."
He should provide some harmless little gifts to increase her attachment to the service.
“If I make her feel good, maybe she will recommend me too.”
“But at least for now, she couldn’t be eaten…”
“Ah…”
Trilobite felt disappointed.
However, his frustration vanished almost instantly!
“Oh wow!”
He even exclaimed in surprise.
From another "little monster" that was fighting with the customer, Trilobite sensed a powerful and extremely delicious aura!
Using his system vision to check, he found that the creature was deep red!
And it was purple-red!
It was the kind that was particularly delicious and had high Chaos Energy content!
“Great!”
“And this guy seemed to be fighting with my dear customer?”
“Perfect! I could provide a value-added service while eating—hitting opponents.”
“The customer’s attachment would definitely increase! She would surely recommend me! More and more customers would come!”
“Sluurp—!”
Trilobite sucked in the drool that had almost reached his lips, eyeing the "prey" eagerly.
“So, what was its species…”
While preparing to eat and provide value-added service for the customer, Trilobite’s professional habit made him identify the creature’s species.
“Hmm, fur, upright posture…”
“An archosaur…”
“Oh dear, this was a big shot!”
“This isn’t… ”
"Die!"
"Gimmerly!"
"Huff…"
The colossal hand rose as Agareth channeled all his fury and shame into that massive palm!
He was certain this strike would shatter the void shield without fail!
Gimmerly would surely perish!
Yet…
"Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—!"
The sudden charge and motion of the colossal being thwarted Agareth’s certain victory!
His battle-honed instincts warned him—though this blow might break Gimmerly’s void shield, his own back would suffer a lethal strike in return!
Even if not instantly fatal, it would cripple him for the ensuing fight.
So he plunged into the Sea of Ether without hesitation, kicking off with powerful hind legs!
"Bang!"
"Roar—!"
Gimmerly screamed.
"Crash—!"
Her void shield shattered nonetheless!
But she finally broke free from Agareth’s grasp. Apart from draining void energy, she took no real injury.
"Huff…"
"You got lucky."
"Don’t think some ally makes me fear you!"
"I’m the Chaos Council’s third… Ah!?"
Agareth’s confidence crumbled before the charging "Beast"!
He saw an immensely powerful, colossal beast lunging at him with blood-drenched jaws!
Though its massive Divine Body appeared clumsy, magic power swelled within it, threatening to overflow—suggesting poor magical control.
Yet this remained a terrifyingly savage foe!
By sheer scale alone, this creature surpassed even a fully-powered Xidi, perhaps even the Chaos Council’s apex: the great primordial Demon God Barbatos!
"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"
The massive Divine Body shook, colossal feet trampling the ether as its divine steel skin tore through the Sea of Ether!
Its overwhelming might sent nearby deities scrambling to flee, desperate to avoid collateral destruction!
And simultaneously…
"Buzz—!"
Intense hatred and murderous intent surged forth!
Agareth felt completely bewildered.
"This is our first meeting, isn’t it?
But why did you hate me so much that it felt like you wanted to swallow me whole!?"
Of course, this wasn’t the time to think about where he had angered such a powerful being.
"Roar—!"
He suddenly stood up and let out a battle cry filled with magic and chaos pressure toward the charging monster!
But…
"Thud… Thud… Thud…"
It was useless; the colossal creature kept charging wildly, and the crickets battle cry didn’t make the opponent hesitate or disturb their mind, not even causing a ripple.
"How could this happen!?"
"This is the chaos battle cry of the Third Seat!"
"Even the core councilor at the end should be affected, yet he…"
There was no time for such thoughts.
Now, it was the terrifying deity’s turn to strike!
"Buzz—!"
Waves of magical energy pulsed from his divine body one after another.
This seemed like some kind of enhancement magic.
But then…
"Buzz!"
A mental attack crashed in.
"Ugh…"
Agareth’s brain felt dizzy, as if he saw a rebellious middle finger raised high.
It mocked him, laughing at his ignorance and arrogance!
"No… I can’t fall for this…"
"I…"
Agareth shook his head and bit his tongue hard, barely holding back the urge to charge in, giving up his agility and mobility, to fight the massive god one-on-one.
But…
"Buzz—!"
Another middle finger rose!
"Buzz—!"
The third middle finger!
"Buzz—!"
The fourth middle finger…
The fifth…
Finally…
"Roar—!"
Agareth let out an angry roar, as the five middle fingers’ mental taunts made him lose all reason.
At the same time, he gave up all his magic power, nimble form, and clever plans, driven by pure rage as he charged straight at the huge, clumsy "gluttonous god" who could only use two kinds of magic.