Chapter 485
by fanqienovelChapter 485: A Surface Envoy, But Actually Here to Cause Trouble?
In truth, Trilobite neither saw nor cared much about the battle situation in the Inner Dam Shallow Sea or how his spawn were faring.
He only witnessed the shallow sea churned into "muddy" and "murky" chaos, with occasional tails and backs arching above the waves before visibility vanished completely.
Yet he felt no concern for his spawn.
Though the enemy consisted of five enlarged “Namibia Mesozoic Dragons” with overwhelming numbers,
Trilobite’s spawn were Wrinkled-gill Sharks and Aqualongs—true marine predators! Why fear such flimsy noodles?!
Besides, through the System, he could monitor his spawn sisters’ status anytime. Though their avatars flickered red earlier, their expressions stayed relaxed and composed.
The red-haired young lady even wore a look of savage excitement.
Clearly, the fight was going smoothly.
"I just hope they don’t get carried away and leave me one."
But then…
"Hmm…"
"You really did save just one for me, didn’t you?"
Trilobite watched the “Namibia Mesozoic Dragon” scrambling from the murk, disappointment tingeing his thoughts.
The portion seemed meager.
Unhappy.
"Never mind."
"Consider this an appetizer."
"While diving earlier, I sensed my customers encountering another unusually large, peculiar noodle."
Trilobite rose, locking onto the rapidly approaching “Mesozoic Dragon.” He bent forward, head lowered, coiled “S-shaped” neck gathering explosive power—
Like a heron poised on the bank, ready to spear fish with its beak.
"Splash—!"
The “Mesozoic Dragon” swam frantically, broad tail thrashing so violently it breached the surface, throwing up sparkling splashes.
Closer…
Closer still…
Now!
"Bite!"
"Whoosh—!"
Neck-uncoiling energy launched Trilobite’s Large Head powerfully into the water!
"Ah—Oomph—!"
"Pshhh—!"
The giant teeth sank into flesh. Although they didn’t bite a vital spot, they pierced right through the belly of the Mesozoic Dragon.
“Gah—!”
“Ah—!”
The Mesozoic Dragon struggled with all its might, flailing its short, weak limbs and wide tail, but it was still impaled by Trilobite’s saber teeth and flung onto the shore.
“Thud—!”
The four-meter-long body was heavy. When it hit the ground, it made a loud noise and dug a large pit in the sand.
As soon as it landed, it dragged its opened belly and struggled to crawl forward.
Its will to survive seemed strong.
“Thud—!”
But Trilobite wasn’t moved. He stepped right on it.
“Ah—Woo—!”
With another bite, he clamped down hard on the Mesozoic Dragon’s head.
He suddenly tore!
“Rip…”
The headless Mesozoic Dragon slumped motionless on the beach.
“Good!”
“Successful catch!”
“Uh… Catching ichthyosaurs!”
“The Beautiful Nodosaurus was well-suited for eating seafood; its body was quite useful.”
“Ah-woo… ah-woo…”
The Mesozoic Dragon’s flesh was delicious and tender.
The bones seemed soft, and the skull was cartilage, which reminded Trilobite of a famous dish, “Bird Tooth Fish Head.”
“Delicious!”
“But I needed to eat quickly.”
“Who knows, the main course might be coming soon.”
—-
While Trilobite enjoyed his feast, Malbasi swam gracefully through the Endless Ether.
This must be what they call feeling triumphant.
“Hmph, this counts as a great achievement, right?”
He flicked his long tail and dove deeper into the Ether Sea.
“As long as my subordinate officials execute my brilliant plan, that realm on the edge of the Endless Ether and Chaos Swamp Realm will become a vassal of our Chaos Council!”
“This is a newly emerging domain.”
“No matter if it was for Barbatos or the entire chaos realm, these were crucial resources.”
“Haha!”
“I’d love to see the Giant God’s face when he sees what he created!”
“Wanting mortals to dominate Outer Gods? Serves him right for getting betrayed!”
“Serves him right!”
“This bodes well.”
“That must be the Abyss ahead!”
“I ought to present myself before the Abyss—mustn’t let it look down on me.”
Though Barbatos had tasked Malbasi with “diplomatic envoyship” to prevent any alliance between the Giant God and the Abyss, the diplomatic approach differed this time.
Last time, Barbatos had sought to “measure chaos’s resources to court the Abyss’s favor.”
Yet the groveler ended with nothing.
Endless Ether’s support vanished at the critical hour, causing core councilor Guxin’s downfall and dealing chaos a heavy blow.
It was sheer mockery—chaos got played and suffered dearly.
Fortunately, Guxin hadn’t been fully loyal to Barbatos either. This allowed Barbatos to promote Magaxia—who’d betrayed his former master and now had to pledge absolute “loyalty” to the First Demon God—into the core council.
A major loss but minor gain; at least his pants stayed on.
So Barbatos told himself.
Still, though not a “total defeat,” Barbatos’s grudge against the Ether Abyss ran deep.
Future agreements? Forget about them.
Having tasted the sycophant’s pain, Barbatos overhauled his diplomacy.
If they refused the toast…
They’d get the penalty instead!
“Whoosh—!”
Malbasi’s serpentine divine form thrashed violently, surging through the Sea of Ether like a colossal sea snake.
“Boom—!”
The Sea of Ether roared its welcome to this swift swimmer. Torrents of ether churned in his wake, scouring debris from the Abyssal Carpet!
All observed keenly by the Carpet of the Abyss.
—-
“This creature…”
“Bears no trace of Endless Ether, yet swims unchecked here!”
“Even radiates a whiff of power that challenges Authority!”
The Abyss sharpened its vigilance.
Although the Abyssal Carpet possessed neither eyes nor sense of touch, when projecting its divine power onto other deities, it could still perceive their forms and movements.
The sole drawback was this divine-might perception capability—excessive concentration often caused it to overlook other movements.
Just as before, when the Abyssal Carpet focused entirely on confronting the King of Ether, it completely failed to notice events at its "body’s" edge.
Consequently, many uncontrolled dragon-shaped fish deities were slaughtered.
To this day, the exact perpetrator remains unknown; only post-event clues allowed reconstruction of the killer’s identity.
But this time differed.
Malbasi moved with ostentatious gestures, almost as if yearning to collide headlong with the Abyss. Such conspicuous theatrics naturally drew the Abyss’s attention.
"Impressive speed."
"Divine body strength barely passes."
"Is Barbatos posturing before me?"
"Does he resent our breached agreement last time?"
"If so…"
As the Abyss pondered handling this aggressive chaos…
"Hmm—!"
A distant cry resonated as the Sea of Ether stirred and seethed once more.
The King of Ether had returned!
"Still haunting us after being driven off once!?"
"Damnable!"
"Very well—"
"Wait…"
The Abyss abruptly recalled…
"Last time, several uncontrolled dragon-shaped fish deities perished."
"Post-analysis suggested the killer possessed extraordinary speed and a divine body far surpassing those dragon-shaped fish deities!"
"This…"
It scanned the Chaos Demon God envoy overhead with divine might once more…
"He matches perfectly!"
"Moreover, he appeared simultaneously with the King of Ether last time too!"
"Ah!"
"The envoy’s mission is a ruse—sabotage is his true purpose!"
"Barbatos!"
"You treacherous cur!"
"Roar—!"
The Abyss’s howl echoed through the Endless Ether’s depths!
"Boom—!"
"Roar—!"
Colossal silhouettes shoved aside the Sea of Ether’s seabed camouflage, rising steadily!
"This ambush was laid for the ‘King of Ether.’ Now, Barbatos’s envoy, partake in it as well!"