Chapter 413

Chapter 413: This time, we can publish in *Nature* again! 2/5

"Destroy everything!"

"Completely slaughter!"

"Gaa gaa gaa—!"

In the Endless Ether, the Ether demon gods swam wildly, flapping their caudal fins as they raced forward.

They weren’t very powerful but were extremely numerous and brutal "Cod Spirits," directly under the Abyss.

Unlike the Chaos Swamp Realm, the Endless Ether had no council; it had powerful Tyrants ruling their own territories. Above these Tyrants was the Abyss, which theoretically represented the "will of Endless Ether," at least half of it.

Most of the time, it ignored those Tyrants.

As long as they didn’t cross its red lines, the Abyss remained indifferent even if the Tyrants fought each other to the death.

In its view, survival of the fittest was the eternal law; only those who relied on their own power deserved to stand at the top.

As a deity inclined towards "Nature," this view wasn’t wrong.

True "nature-based" deities weren’t like those in fantasy stories—gentle and good, part of the "orderly good" side. From human societal values, they were clearly "orderly evil."

However, this decentralization meant the Abyss had no duty to manage the gods of Endless Ether, and also no right to forcibly summon them.

In most cases, if their own interests weren’t harmed, the gods of Endless Ether preferred not to help the Abyss.

Unless there was a benefit, they would help in every way except offering support.

But this didn’t mean the "Abyss" didn’t need its own strength.

In the vast "Endless Ether," there were always deities who touched forbidden zones, uninvited guests from other realms, and arrogant outsider deities.

These beings needed to be ruthlessly dealt with!

So, the Abyss also needed a standing army for emergencies.

The previous "Assassin Gods" were one such army, but they had suffered heavy losses. The unused group had a morale-draining debuff, making them useless in the short term.

Of course, the Abyss was vast and kept more than one standing army.

These creatures took slaughter as their hobby, loving to watch mutilated victims die in agony and often studying how to make their "prey" suffer more!

If the "Assassin Gods" were shadows in the dark, used to secretly eliminate the disobedient, then the "Cod Spirits" represented open killing and torture, intimidating anyone who dared resist the Abyss.

Since it was about intimidation, their methods were naturally brutal.

Things like dismemberment and torture were common.

The "Cod Spirits" even used magic to strip their prey down to head and bones, keeping them alive to slowly feel excruciating pain as they died.

Because of this, the "Cod Spirits" earned a better-fitting name—"Gods of Blood and Delirium."

And this operation made these "Gods of Blood and Delirium" even more frenzied and angry.

Their original goal was to attack the Ether Mother’s territory, slaughter her gods, and ideally wound the Ether Mother herself.

So, a large group of "Gods of Blood and Delirium" set out, swimming deeper into the Endless Ether.

Beneath the Ether Sea, there were terrifying abyssal cracks that even the Abyss couldn’t reach. From these, countless bubbles rose, carrying tiny divine ranks, surging to the surface and forming a rich "ribbon" for gods in the chaotic ether currents.

The Ether Mother and her gods lived there.

This was also the Sea of Ether, which didn’t affect the operations of the "Gods of Blood and Delirium."

However, just as the "Gods of Blood and Delirium" were ready to unleash their despicable cruelty upon the outnumbered foe, a command from the Abyss canceled the plan. They were ordered to change course and attack the sandbank bordering the "Chaos Swamp Realm" instead.

That was the completely opposite direction!

This order felt like sitting down at the eastern cafeteria with food about to be served, only to be suddenly told the cafeteria was closing—forcing everyone to trek five kilometers west for a meal…

Who wouldn’t rage?

As direct subordinate Killer Gods of the Abyss, they couldn’t defy its will, much less complain.

They had no choice but to bury their resentment deep within, channeling this suffocating fury into unprecedented savagery against the enemies the Abyss assigned!

What’s more, this time they had even more powerful deities assisting them!

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

Colossal divine forms swept past them.

The newly arrived Ether Gods would support this operation!

—-

“Leedsichthys.”

“What’s this strange filter-feeding fish doing here…?”

Leedsichthys belonged to the thick-stemmed fish group, living during the mid-Jurassic period. It was considered the largest fish in history…

Or at least the largest bony fish ever.

Their Length reached nine to ten meters—still smaller than whale sharks, but no bony fish grew larger.

Some scientists studying Leedsichthys fossils discovered tree-like growth rings in their bone structure. This suggested some fragmented fossil pieces might belong to elderly individuals up to 27 meters long.

Currently accepted specimens in academia might represent juveniles under twenty years old.

If proven true, Leedsichthys could challenge the blue whale as "Earth’s largest creature," second only to Pink Hill Ichthyosaur.

The Leedsichthys before Trilobite weren’t 27 meters long, but they were terrifyingly large—each over ten meters.

Their massive bodies floated like islands upon the sea!

“Magnificent.”

“But what do you want?”

“Planning to take something from me?”

He soon had his answer.

"Roar—!"

"Roar—!"

The Leedsichthys surged forward, churning massive waves as their enormous forms struggled through the shallow sea. They reached the sprawling roots of "red tree ferns" creeping across the shallow seabed!

"Chomp—!"

Their gaping mouths tore at the roots.

"Crap!"

"You’re herbivores!"

"And wrecking the barrier too!"

"Recording this could get us another *Nature* paper!?"

…

But now wasn’t the time to draft papers about Leedsichthys’ unexpected diet.

"Well then…"

Trilobite opened the system, accessing the "Evolution Consultation Room."

Surprisingly, it stored "call records" like WeChat.

He found a client and "knocked."

"You there? Want to get stronger?"