Chapter 304

Chapter 304: As Long as I Catch the Traitor, I Won’t Consider This a Loss!

"First Demon God…"

One of Barbatos’s subordinate officials awkwardly reminded him.

"The other army…"

"The other army has collapsed. They betrayed your guidance and never arrived."

Barbatos’s hand trembled…

"You few stay. The rest, get out."

Hurried footsteps scattered.

"I demand to know what happened!"

The First Demon God’s roar erupted instantly, his overwhelming divine pressure forcing several subordinate officials to lower their heads.

They were slammed against the wall by a tsunami-like force, completely immobilized.

This had always been Barbatos’s way.

Within his Fantasy Tree’s "virtual realm," Barbatos would retract his Divine Body and roam as a "middle-aged gentleman." Compared to his colossal, monstrous divine form, he seemed to favor the human appearance.

His subordinates followed this example. Inside Barbatos’s virtual realm, all would leave their Divine Bodies dormant outside, projecting their divine essence in human forms.

Thus, many classic human societal scenes could naturally unfold here.

Like now—this scene resembled "the First Demon God’s wrath."

And his fury was justified.

This move, he hadn’t anticipated.

"Originally…"

"After testing with the Ether Dragon and several small invasions, I’d gauged Themis’s defensive strength."

"So the two deity forces I guided, united with their spawn, should’ve pushed Themis to the brink. Just a little more pressure would’ve shattered Themis!"

Barbatos’s plan was simple: deploy one army to engage Themis in a grueling, advantageous battle.

Then, the second army would arrive, tipping the scales against Themis’s defenders!

This would crush their morale and hasten the defense’s collapse!

With their home facing imminent doom, the Giant God would have to intervene—whether he liked it or not.

And while the Giant God focused on Themis, Barbatos’s long-prepared demon legion and an eager core councilor would launch a lightning assault on Valaharl!

A flawless strategy!

Barbatos had even believed his "trap" on the chessboard was unbreakable by the Giant God!

Yet…

The First Demon God envisioned that faceless master lightly tapping the chessboard, reducing all his schemes to nothing but bubbles and mockery.

Being outskilled was something Barbatos could accept.

But now the true problem was…

"How did he know my plan?!"

"How did the Giant God know?!"

"When I first created this plan, I learned from last time’s lesson and specifically avoided Lady Xidi, Gimmerly, and Barbatos."

"Only you all knew the whole plan!"

"So I want to know who is the Traitor!"

"Who leaked the plan?!"

Barbatos’ eyes widened as he pressed for answers.

"If I could remove this hidden line that the Giant God had placed around me, and prevent him from getting specific intelligence in the future, then this defeat wouldn’t be too much of a loss!"

That was right.

If I could catch the Traitor, it would be worth it!

Barbatos was the First Chaos Demon God, holding the greatest permissions in the Chaos Council.

Before, he influenced those deities from the borders of the Endless Ether Realm using the "winds of chaos" to sway their consciousness, painting an irresistible picture.

So, in essence, Barbatos didn’t spend much of his own resources.

So far, aside from one subordinate official hunted by the Emerald Shadow, Barbatos hadn’t faced significant losses.

Trading one subordinate official and a failed plan without using his own resources for an important Traitor was a good deal!

However…

"No… it’s not me, Lord Barbatos!"

"Please believe me!"

"In my heart, there is always only one sun!"

"Faithful! Loyal!"

…

The subordinate officials expressed their sincerity one after another.

Several who knew the secrets looked innocent, as if they knew nothing at all.

The First Demon God’s penetrating insight seemed to completely fail against his subordinate officials.

They really seemed to be telling no lies at all.

"Fine…"

"Clap! Clap!"

Barbatos gave up on using divine might for interrogation.

"It seemed they really hid deep."

"I can’t rule out the possibility of dual divine ranks."

"They usually show their loyalty to me, but during specific moments, they might suddenly switch divine ranks…"

"And it’s also possible…"

Just as Barbatos was pondering one possibility after another…

“Buzz—!”

A patrolling Outer God from the Chaos Council flew in.

It projected itself as a guard.

"First Demon God, the Fantasy Tree of Subspace…"

"Especially the one near the Chaos Swamp Realm’s edge seems troubled."

"The tides in the Endless Ether Realm have grown fiercer lately."

"And where the Endless Ether Realm meets our territory, we found…"

Complex reports kept coming.

The First Demon God’s duties weren’t just destroying Bubble Worlds. More importantly, it monitored the Fantasy Tree of Subspace’s condition and guarded against invasions from the Endless Ether Realm and the Primordial Wilderness Realm.

Honestly, Barbatos obsessing over the Giant God while ignoring everything else seemed downright mad.

"Scram—!"

Barbatos’ rage thundered out. With one strike, he sent the Outer God flying!

He turned back to pondering the Traitor planted by the Giant God.

—-

"Ugh…"

"Crash—thud—!"

The Outer God—tasked with patrolling the Fantasy Tree of Subspace and Chaos Swamp Realm’s border—had rushed to report news only to be slapped away by Barbatos. It stumbled out of his domain.

"Oww…"

"Unbelievable."

Rubbing its backside, it tried standing up.

Then knelt again instantly.

"Praise be to the Authority of the void!"

"Great Gimmerly… uh, Gimmerly… Lady…"

"Oh, and mighty Lady Xidi."

Gimmerly and Xidi, sisters both, had taken human form.

They watched the disheveled guard with amusement.

Xidi still wore her close-fitting gown woven from multicolored threads. Slender yet curvy, her face remained coolly detached.

Gimmerly, meanwhile, radiated femininity.

Her low-cut red gown bared shoulders while its high slit—nearly reaching the waist—revealed black stockings hugging plump thighs and glimpses of skin beneath.

Both bust and hips, Gimmerly’s curves were more pronounced than Xidi’s.

"Rise," Gimmerly waved dismissively.

"Hehehe…"

She grinned like a fox.

"Sister, Barbatos truly is enraged by the Giant God."

"He’s pouring all his focus there now."

"If this continues…"

"Should we launch our plan?"

Xidi shook her head.

"Not yet…"

"Wait longer."

"I must uncover what the Giant God intends."

With that, she eyed the barely upright Outer God.

"Report: what transpired at the Endless Ether Realm’s border?"

The Outer God nodded frantically.

"Grave developments!"

"Endless Ether’s wanderers are infiltrating!"

"They’ve planted a foothold—on a Fantasy Tree of Subspace!"