Chapter 302

Chapter 302: The Funeral for Gejin

"Click… click… click…"

The heavy armor and terrifying look made this huge horseshoe crab a ruler in its area.

If Trilobite were here, he would surely mistake this demon god for a Rhineyacker horseshoe crab with his poor-resolution calcite compound eyes and strong imagination.

And he would sound sure of it.

After all, they looked alike, were huge, and lived near freshwater estuaries.

The real Rhineyacker horseshoe crabs could reach lengths of up to 2.5 meters and mostly lived in freshwater, ambushing prey and scavenging trash.

However, in the Devonian period, this creature might have been considered a ruler.

During his "Trilobite bug" stage and even into the "Peter Foot Salamander" stage, Trilobite might have seen this giant arthropod and felt a bit scared; but against a postosuchus, a massive predator that could reach five to six meters in length and weigh up to a ton, the horseshoe crab might not even have been a minor threat—it would just be gulped down whole.

Now, it wasn’t Trilobite who feared him, but the demon god who feared Trilobite.

The survival environment of the Endless Ether was harsher than that of the Chaos Swamp.

There was no "council" here, no one shouted "ORDER"; it was all a world where the strong ruled.

Maybe it was rich, with Tyrants rising all the time; but at every moment, Tyrants were falling; all the gods were wild gods who lived and died alone, obeying only the dark jungle rules.

Big and small Tyrants ruled the lands, making loose alliances or plotting against each other; they fought and killed without stop, turning the deep Sea of Ether into a chaotic and bloody battlefield.

This made many mid-tier gods very careful.

They tried to hide, staying a safe distance from the stronger gods above, while also carrying weapons and hidden cards to make the powerful ones think twice before acting!

Manigot was a "wild god" from the Endless Ether, also called a "lawless god"; he was a minor Tyrant, very skilled in surviving in the "Endless Ether Realm."

But being good at surviving here didn’t mean he liked it.

If given a chance, he would prefer to leave the unpredictable darkness of the "Endless Ether" behind.

Before, news had reached his Soul—a shattered Bubble World land, unclaimed and close to the "Endless Ether Realm" and the "Chaos Swamp Realm."

There, only weak "False deities" and mortals like dust stayed.

Meanwhile, the Chaos Demon Gods were busy with other matters, not caring about that place.

Wasn’t that…

An unclaimed land, just up for grabs?!

Manigot happily followed the guidance, setting out to find a paradise.

But…

"The situation was indeed not simple…"

He slowly crawled out from the "Ancient God Fragments," watching the "massive god" slowly retreat.

"Ah…"

"Safe now."

"What a terrible guide; it almost got me killed!"

Manigot gritted his teeth at the deity who sent that news.

"From the incomparably difficult-to-categorize aura of divine might emanating from him…"

"He must be a ‘lawless god’ unaffiliated with any faction!"

“Lawless god” was actually a general term; any deity belonging neither to the Ether Rulers, Chaos Demon God, Outer Gods from the Void, Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons, nor any established forces could be considered a “lawless god.”

This was basically a catch-all category.

Of course, any entity maintaining independence amid numerous factions and powerhouses was inevitably someone no one dared provoke!

"With such a formidable ‘lawless god’ patrolling this area, how could I possibly get through?"

"Seriously, they only told us the benefits without mentioning any risks."

"This is nothing but a scam!"

"Still…"

Just then, Manigot noticed the powerful "lawless god" seemed to have recently "buried" something.

"He’s moved away!"

"Let’s check it out!"

With that thought, he crawled over.

Using the walking legs and plate limbs beneath his abdomen, he carefully dug through the shallow sandpit.

Then, he froze.

"This is…

"Gods’ Fortress!"

"By the heavens!"

The Gods’ Fortress was a mighty stronghold forged from the Ether Abyss, boasting immense defensive capabilities; it could withstand forbidden-level spell bombardments and functioned as a miniature City of Dimensions!

Deities could hide inside to cultivate while evading mightier Tyrants.

The drawback was its immense weight. Though dubbed "portable" armor, it drastically reduced mobility.

"But why would I need speed?"

"I’m fundamentally an ambush specialist!"

"Besides, I’ve no need to actively hunt other deities."

"Continuously absorbing energy from chaotic ether currents suffices for my gradual cultivation!"

"Excellent…"

Without hesitation, Manigot slipped into the "Gods’ Fortress" and reburied himself with the "Ancient God Fragments."

Unlike Ether Rulers, he could cram his entire divine form inside, safely hiding within this dimensional city until the end of time.

As for that mysterious "guidance"…

"Who cares!"

"After glimpsing that ‘lawless god’ earlier, encountering him might cost me my life!"

"Besides, with the ‘Gods’ Fortress’ as my lair, why bother with such far-fetched schemes!"

"Hurry, get inside!"

But just at that moment…

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

From the distance, a rhythmic rumbling sound echoed.

"What was happening?"

Manigot couldn’t contain his curiosity; he stealthily crawled out of the sandpit to look.

"Ah?"

A question mark rose in his Soul.

He saw that the Giant God was doing something very strange.

—-

"Swish—!"

"Swish—!"

Trilobite was digging a pit.

Beside him lay the corpse of a "sea monster."

It was not very big.

Compared to Trilobite’s own body…

"About three meters long, I guess."

This creature had a long tail, a beak-like snout, and big eyes like a dolphin’s.

"Aguadoken ichthyosaur…"

Trilobite recognized the sea monster’s body at a glance.

This type of ichthyosaur was one of the earliest with a typical shape, living in the mid-Triassic period.

They swam in mid-Triassic oceans, had good speed, and ate fish and ammonites.

"Nice… nice…"

"But…"

"Sigh…"

Trilobite sighed.

He had come for "Tidal Flats," so finding a corpse on the beach made him happy.

Seeing amazing ancient creatures could mean a feast if they were fresh.

But this time, the Aguadoken ichthyosaur’s body disappointed him.

In the system vision, it looked colorless—totally worthless, like a stone.

Also…

"Sniff… sniff…"

"Ugh…"

"It even smelled rotten."

Though Trilobite saw food as his top rule, he wouldn’t eat rotten flesh.

Not tasty.

"And it was pitiful."

Trilobite saw the Aguadoken ichthyosaur covered in wounds, as if bitten by a monster until it bled to death.

There were fierce bite marks on its long tail too.

Through the awful wounds, he could even see white bones!

"Rest in peace…"

"Thud—!"

He pushed the body into the pit and slowly covered it with sand.

"This is like a funeral, right?"

"Hope you turn into a good fossil."

"Now… let’s mark it."

Trilobite looked around and spotted a "little tree" nearby, covered with shrimp-like creatures.

They seemed to be moving into the "swamp" and resting on the tree.

"You’ll do!"

"Must be some seed fern, right?"

The big postosuchus bit the tree, ignoring the "shrimp," and yanked hard!

The "little tree," which Trilobite thought was an "aquatic seed fern," came out.

"Hiss…"

The postosuchus’s saliva seeped into the "aquatic seed fern," making its insides glow gold and turn golden!

"Thud!"

The "little tree" was planted on the Aguadoken ichthyosaur’s grave, standing tall and elegant.