Chapter 374
by fanqienovelChapter 374: Defend the Interior Before Repelling the External
“Barbatos!”
“You! Must give me an explanation!”
“Boom—!”
The round table shook violently.
A pair of chubby, white, delicate little hands smashed down hard.
It made a dent.
The First Demon God frowned and looked at the little girl who was provoking him—Seat Nine, Baimeng.
Though she looked like a small girl, no one dared to treat her as a silly little girl.
Her Divine Body was covered in scars from fighting many “Ether Dragons” that invaded the Chaos Swamp Realm.
A deity who often roamed the borders and lived through years of bloodshed did not respect a schemer like Barbatos, who saw himself as a “chess player”; especially since Barbatos had tricked her badly before.
“You were fooling me, weren’t you!”
“You said the Giant God would definitely come here!”
“What happened? I waited in the attack spot for so long, but I didn’t even see the Giant God!”
“To hunt down what you called a ‘Giant God,’ I lost my border!”
“The Ether Sea was broken through in many places.”
“Other than the strong front, Border Dragons slipped in from the other two sides!”
“My troops suffered heavy losses!”
Baimeng was not like most demon gods.
As a Guardian of the realm, she had to protect the long borders of the Chaos Swamp Realm; she defended against the “Endless Ether” and the “Primal Wilderness.”
One deity alone could not handle it all.
So, she needed a skilled, professional, and loyal team to guard the borders.
Slaves, tool deities, and selfish scum could not do this job.
So, Baimeng did not see her people as slaves or tools; instead, she treated them as partners or at least as true subordinates.
Her feelings for her subordinate officials were hard for most Chaos Demon Gods to grasp; each one was an elite she trained with lots of resources.
Now, these elites got hurt because of mistakes by their own side, and Baimeng was furious!
…
“Not to mention, the Vast Dragon God broke through the border and ruined the Fantasy Tree of Subspace!”
“Also, I heard that the ‘Primal Wilderness Realm’ and the ‘Endless Ether Realm’ are invading big-time, trying to split our ‘Chaos Swamp Realm’!”
“Barbatos! As the demon god leading chaotic power, can’t you see any of this?!”
…
The little girl pounded the table as she spoke, letting out her anger.
As a result, the dent in the table grew larger with each strike, until finally…
"Boom—!"
A corner of the round table collapsed!
Yet despite this, the violent little girl Baimeng remained relentless, her hands on her hips and fire blazing in her eyes.
"To surround the Giant God, look how our Chaos Swamp Realm has become full of holes!"
As she grew more agitated, Baimeng swung her hand fiercely.
"Goddamn it, how did the realm end up like this!?"
Her rapid-fire questions and accusations made Barbatos frown deeper.
He narrowed his eyes dangerously but asked calmly, "What exactly do you mean!?"
Seeing Barbatos speak up, Baimeng showed no courtesy.
She pointed straight at Barbatos’s nose, declaring word by word: "I doubt you have any qualification left to lead chaos!"
"End this arbitrary ‘state of utmost emergency’ immediately!"
"Focus the Chaos Council’s resources where they’re truly needed!"
"Instead of waging this pointless war against some Giant God!"
Growing more furious, Baimeng swung her fist again…
"Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!"
She smashed the entire round table to pieces!
Amidst the settling dust, Barbatos remained spotless.
He ignored the panting Baimeng and turned to the other members.
"Esteemed colleagues."
"As core members of the Chaos Council, what are your thoughts?"
Xidi, Gimmerly, Morax, and Sotiko maintained smiling silence, clearly awaiting Barbatos’s embarrassment.
Barbatos appeared distracted, slumped in defeat—radiating reluctant resignation.
The other demon gods stayed silent, masking their intentions perfectly. Neither opposing nor supporting, this typical Chaos Council behavior signaled their readiness to bargain for greater gains.
"Hah…"
Barbatos chuckled softly.
"It seems you’ve forgotten many things."
The First Demon God rose. As his voice amplified, his form suddenly loomed vast and imposing!
The will of chaos manifested, coalescing around him.
Crushing pressure descended upon the Chaos Demon Gods.
Baimeng received particularly intense "attention"!
"Boom—!"
“Uh…”
The white-haired violent little girl was forced down to one knee by the heavy pressure, struggling to hold herself up, trying not to let both knees hit the ground.
“Barbatos…
“You—!”
“Uh…”
Her small body was pressed even lower.
Across from her, a fierce light shone in Barbatos’s eyes.
“Since you forgot, let me remind you!”
“I! Barbatos! Am the First Demon God of Chaos!”
“Under the Emergency State Bill, I am the Will of Chaos!”
“You have no right to bargain with me!”
“As for why I’m targeting the Giant God, instead of dealing with the invasions from ‘Endless Ether’ and ‘Primal Wilderness’…”
Barbatos smirked, as if mocking the Chaos Demon Gods for their narrow views.
“First, many of the so-called ‘invaders’ lately are visitors helping us destroy the Giant God; they’re guests I invited!”
“Since they’re guests, we should give them benefits and let them take some profit in the Chaos Swamp.”
“Second…”
“Don’t you know you must secure the inside before facing outside threats!?”
“The Giant God is the real threat to our chaos!”
When Baimeng heard that Barbatos had let gods from ‘Endless Ether’ and ‘Primal Wilderness’ enter, her eyes widened.
As the guardian of the realm, Baimeng hated those invaders most.
Before, Barbatos had secretly worked with some gods from ‘Endless Ether,’ but it was hidden; as the protector of the Chaos Swamp Realm, Baimeng could watch over those “foreign guests.”
If they crossed the line, she could kick them out or even kill them!
The “foreign guests” were tied by contracts and only got limited rewards, so big problems were rare.
But now, things changed completely!
The First Demon God Barbatos, speaking for the Will of Chaos, officially invited the “foreign guests” to stay, even letting them take enough profits from the Chaos Swamp…
This meant—“Besides the set rewards, take anything you want from home.”
To Baimeng, as guardian of the great Chaos Swamp Realm, this was total betrayal!
“Barbatos—!”
She yelled in rage.
“Boom!”
Anger gave Baimeng huge power!
A wave of divine power shot into the sky!
He actually broke free from Barbatos’s pressure temporarily and resisted the Chaos Demon God.
“You!”
“This is betrayal!”
“A shameful betrayal!”
“Roar——!”
She charged at Barbatos with a furious roar.
However…
“Buzz——!”
The “Chaos six-pointed star” within her soul lit up.
Then…
“Uh…”
“Ahhh——!”
Baimeng suddenly collapsed on the ground, wrapped in purple lightning.
Her small body trembled in pain.
The First Demon God watched Baimeng’s suffering and struggle, laughing triumphantly and maliciously.
“Hahaha……”
“You all saw it, right!?”
“Dare to oppose me?!”
“This is what happens!”
“By the way…”
Barbatos walked over to Baimeng, stepped on her head, and pressed her into the ground.
“Those useless subordinate officials of yours are just one of the rewards I gave to the ‘foreign guests’!”
“Hahaha……”
He laughed loudly as he lifted his foot.
“Remember, don’t try to challenge me!”
“I am the Will of Chaos!”
“And if you want your useless subordinate officials to live, then kill the Giant God immediately!”
“The sooner the Giant God falls, the more of your subordinate officials will survive!”
“Now, go!”
Watching Baimeng’s unwilling and departing figure, Barbatos proudly turned his gaze toward the other seated core councilors.
Especially toward Lady Xidi, Gimmerly, and their group.
“Now, who supports my plan, who opposes it?”
No one among the demon gods opposed.
Even Lady Xidi and Gimmerly, who had always disagreed with him, clapped their hands.
“Yes, yes, you’re amazing, you’re so strong.”
For some reason, Barbatos felt that these demon gods were holding back their laughter.