Chapter 422

Chapter 422: I Say, Chairman’s Insight!

According to Trilobite’s theory, any paleo creature with a normal brain—

No, any living thing with a normal brain—would almost always react the same way upon seeing a companion killed: scattering like startled birds and beasts.

Things like loyalty and friendship meant nothing among animals.

Concepts like "benevolence," "righteousness," "reason," "wisdom," and "trust" held no meaning for creatures; they were useless for survival and worthless for passing on genes.

A creature’s most basic drive boiled down to one thing: survival.

And survival served only one purpose: spreading its genes as widely as possible.

In nature, even among higher animals, the only bond that mattered was "kinship."

That’s why mother beasts became fearless and fierce when protecting their young—their offspring carried their genes forward.

Even selfish animals, like male felines often seen as cold-hearted, usually grew less selfish once they had offspring.

For instance, male tigers would occasionally visit and watch over their cubs. Male lynxes would leave prey near the dens of nursing females before slipping away quietly.

Now that was "deep love."

Siblings sometimes supported each other too, mainly because youth required collective strength to survive the wild—and because they shared similar scents and genes.

But beyond kinship?

No real bonds existed.

When disaster struck, each fled alone.

By Trilobite’s biological understanding, the Dorsal-toothed Canglong of the order Thalattosauria shouldn’t have been combative. With their leader slain, scattering to survive was the logical, expected response.

Yet events unfolded far beyond his expectations!

"A mortal killing a god!?"

"Unforgivable!"

"All together—rip her apart!"

"Roar——!"

The Chaos Demon Gods shrieked with grief and fury.

To Him, a mortal slaying a god was utterly unacceptable—pure blasphemy and insult!

Though these Chaos Demon Gods were mere subordinate officials, minions in the eyes of the "Giant God" and "core councilor," they dwarfed mortals in power. Spiritually and consciously, He was untouchable.

A god must never bleed before mortals, wounded by mortal hands.

Though Angna was the Giant God’s appointed living saint, far surpassing ordinary demigods, she was no true deity!

If word spread of a mortal killing a genuine Chaos Demon God…

Divine sanctity would shatter, crumbling to nothing.

Of course, chaos deities cared nothing for mortals and saw them as no threat. But one certainty remained: the gods’ spiritual grip over mortals would vanish.

And if the Giant God armed mortals with His methods and technology, they might launch desperate, suicidal attacks—attacks that could actually wound deities.

By then…

Couldn’t bear to imagine!

“Roar——!”

For this reason, the group of Dorsal-toothed Canglong pounced on the "Fourth Paper Young Lady," who had just completed her upgrade and claimed the first kill of a god.

To them, a mortal who dared to slay a deity was no ordinary mortal.

They had to strike hard!

She was the enemy of all deities!

The death of Leader shocked them for a moment, but they knew their leader died due to arrogance and lack of defense; meanwhile, the opponent succeeded through a sneak attack and catching them off guard. If the four attacked together…

It would guarantee victory!

“Whoosh——!”

Fortunately, the "Fourth Paper Young Lady" waved her wide caudal fin and swam quickly!

She had predicted the reaction of the Chaos Demon Gods, so she took off early, creating a safe distance and temporarily escaping any life-threatening danger.

Only Trilobite stood there, stunned by the images before him, unable to speak.

“Hmm…”

“Aqualong truly lived up to its family, the Canglongs. Even though it had not fully adapted to the Ocean Environment, its speed was impressive.”

“However, what shocked me more was this group of sea dragons…”

“Did they actually continue their hunt and attack after their leader’s death!?”

“Hmm…”

In the ruthless natural world, such situations were quite rare.

Trilobite pondered that the only possible explanation was that this group of Dorsal-toothed Canglong functioned as a family unit in their hunting organization, much like a pack of wolves.

Such a hunting group, with strong organization, could continue hunting even after the loss of its members.

Although this was more common among mammals, it was almost unheard of within the existing lizard-like group; yet based on fossil evidence, it was still possible.

“I was careless.”

“But it was okay, my spawn was clever enough to turn and run.”

“And…”

Trilobite looked up towards the other side of the Ether Sea.

There…

“Whoosh——!”

Above the surface of the sea, a huge and slender spine broke through the waves, pausing for a moment before diving again.

A shadow, as it descended deeper, began to converge toward Aqualong.

“Hmm, another paper young lady was coming!”

“She should be…”

The Outer Predator relayed the message promptly this time, delivering news of a fallen subordinate official to Guxin as he commanded the battle.

Yet he…

"Good! Good! Good!"

Uttered "good" three times consecutively.

"Ahem…"

Magaxia, trailing behind him, deemed it necessary to caution his new commander.

"Well…"

"According to intelligence from the Predatory Deity, aren’t we currently at a disadvantage?"

"You’ve lost a subordinate official, and what’s more, the Giant God has rushed to reinforce them."

"Besides, that subordinate died at the hands of the Giant God’s ‘Living Saint’—a disgrace to Chaos."

"Humiliation and casualties combined… this…"

"However you view it, we’re hardly prevailing."

Magaxia found it perplexing. Despite these setbacks, why did Guxin keep saying "good"?

As if everything proceeded according to plan.

Utterly victorious.

Facing Magaxia’s doubt, Guxin scoffed contemptuously, mocking his foolishness.

"You fail to grasp it."

"Lure the tiger from its lair."

"Multi-front maneuvering!"

"That so-called ‘Living Saint’ prevailed only through ambush. I refuse to believe mortals can defeat chaos deities using counterfeit divine vessels."

"Thus the Giant God’s intervention was inevitable."

"Once engaged, he’d inevitably enter the Ether Sea for combat."

"But consider: the Giant God’s divine form was not adept at fighting within the Ether Sea."

"Victory might ultimately be his, but he’d become entangled—a protracted struggle draining his resources."

Guxin jerked his head!

A host of demon gods massed behind him!

His subordinate officials alongside mercenaries hired from the Primal Wilderness stood ready for his command!

"The Giant God appears deeply invested in this ‘new world’—Far Reaching."

"Continuously expanding its borders too."

"So our surprise assault will force him into an impossible choice."

"If he cowardly stays away, we’ll obliterate his world, slaughter his people, and broadcast this disgrace to undermine his standing and isolate him."

"If he comes…"

"Perfect! We’ll overwhelm him with superior numbers while fresh and rested!"

"Besides, Ether Sea reinforcements should arrive shortly."

"Caught between two fronts," Guxin declared, "battlefield dominance will be ours!"

Hearing this, Magaxia’s eyes shone with admiration.

"Now I see!"

"Brilliant strategy, commander!"

"What’s my assignment?"

Guxin nodded approvingly at this newly-defected core councilor.

Knew his place well enough.

As he crawled forward, he instructed Magaxia: "You’ll lie in ambush at the rear flank."

"When the Giant God returns and engages my subordinates, strike from the side—catch him unprepared!"

Magaxia departed to execute his orders.

Guxin halted triumphantly.

From this position, his magic could reach the "new world"—Far Reaching.

Yet Guxin remained unaware…

"Hmm…"

The distant Magaxia bore a luminous sigil upon his brow—the mark of giant jaws and sharp teeth!