Chapter 584

Chapter 584: Mortal Warriors Falling Like Rain

"Excellent!"

"Keep pressing on!"

"Teams Three, Five, and Six, target coordinates transmitted. He was tangled up with the Giant God’s powerful minions."

"Land on the turtle-shaped deity’s back first, then board the fish-shaped Chaos God’s divine body from there!"

"Teams Twenty-Four and Twenty-Six, tough mission ahead! Use jetpacks to push higher above the Ether Sea!"

"Leave no escapees!"

"Now’s the time to serve the Giant God’s purpose!"

…

Battle Commander Dekhaka kept directing squads through the Soul Network.

Thankfully, the Holy Light from the Sun sharpened the mind. Long-term practitioners gained unbelievable mental speed and memory. Without this, how could Mr. Dekhaka track hundreds of makeshift combat squads? How could he keep pace with the chaotic, ever-shifting battlefield?

Yet even so…

"Urgh…"

Blood trickled from his nose.

His brain was overloaded!

"Can’t rest now. Must hold on."

"Right…"

Commander Dekhaka gazed across the Ether Sea.

There, a cluster of armored fish-shaped Chaos Demon Gods huddled together.

They seemed to bunch up for mutual protection—among the first to flee the deep Ether Sea when battle erupted.

Like fence-sitters ready to bolt.

Most Chosen Warriors saw it that way.

But Dekhaka, hardened commander of the First Paratroopers, knew better.

"Wrong…"

"The divine aura around these gods…"

"Feels completely alien to the rabble nearby!"

"Out of place, even…"

"Strange behavior too—organized yet mechanical, like they’re fumbling around!"

"What in the…"

"Disaster!"

Though nothing had happened yet, Dekhaka’s combat instincts screamed danger. Those gods clustering and scattering into odd formations posed extreme peril!

Their threat grew by the second, ready to detonate any moment!

No more hesitating!

"Retreat! Teams Fifty-Six, Forty-Seven, and Five, along with Teams Twenty-Eight, Seventy-Four, and One Hundred Twelve, all withdraw!"

"Find the nearest turtle-shaped deity for refuge!"

"You’ve strayed too far into the shallow Ether Sea!"

"Repeating…"

But before the order fully transmitted…

"Boom—!"

"Buzz—!"

The clustered armored fish-shaped Chaos Demon Gods suddenly surged outward in perfect formation!

Vast magical energy became threads dragged by their caudal fins, etching an intricate pattern across the shallow Ether Sea. When completed, crushing magical pressure slammed downward!

"Buzz—!"

The entire Ether Sea trembled under the dense magical pressure.

Deities locked in combat halted their roars, bites, and clashes, looking up in shock.

Highly attuned to magic, they instantly sensed a colossal magic formation materializing overhead!

A "super forbidden spell-level magic" that might blanket the entire Ether Sea was being conjured!

"Retreat!"

"All forces retreat!"

But it was too late!

Under the First Demon God’s direct control, the improvised magic formation operated with intricate precision, voraciously draining the Ether Sea’s magic. It ruthlessly concentrated and converted the sea’s "restoration force" into immense power.

Thick, near-liquid magical energy, compressed to its limit, gathered in the Ether Sea’s shallows!

Then…

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

Countless chaotic magical rays tore through the Ether Sea like pelting rain, savagely striking into its depths!

"No!"

"Ah—!"

Many Chosen Warriors, too slow to evade, were hit. Their heavy armor shattered like paper; their robust bodies scorched and riddled with wounds.

Only the Holy Light from the Sun suppressed the "chaos corruption" of the "chaotic rays," preserving unmarred flesh.

Worse, these "chaotic rays" were nearly invisible. As they plunged, only trails of Chaos Energy bubbles dragged along roughly marked their paths.

Dodging?

Near impossible!

"Dammit!"

"They pulled this trick too?!"

"Fortunately, Commander Dekhaka was skilled at directing us, and we dodged quickly."

The Chosen Ones warriors, hiding beneath the belly of the turtle-shaped deity, sighed in relief. They felt that all they had to do was wait for this "Chaos Rain" to pass.

However, the magic personally wielded by the First Demon God was not so simple.

"Be careful!"

"These damned chaotic rays…"

"Can turn!"

"They will track us!"

Sure enough, as the chaotic rays fell for a distance, they scattered like homing missiles; their nearly unrecognizable forms trailed long tails, drawing dense curves in the Ether Sea.

They scraped the etheric liquid, producing sharp whistling sounds as they moved left, right, and even turned upwards, charging toward the Chosen Ones warriors hiding beneath the turtle-shaped deity’s belly!

"Damn it!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Boom—!"

The Chosen Ones warriors knew there was no way to hide anymore.

They immediately unleashed their Holy Light explosive guns and Holy Light chainsaw swords, fiercely shooting and slashing at the rushing "chaotic rays."

There was an effect…

The Holy Light shots from the explosive guns effectively neutralized the Chaos Energy, breaking the rays apart in midair.

However, there were too many chaotic rays, crashing in wave after wave.

Soon…

"Ugh—!"

"Ah!"

The cries of the Chosen Ones warriors being hit echoed once again within the agile network.

Worse still, many "chaotic rays" penetrated into the bodies of some armored fish-shaped chaos deities; they slithered through the chaos deities’ veins and various cavities, hunting the Chosen Ones warriors.

Perhaps they couldn’t eradicate all the Chosen Ones warriors who had boarded the demon god’s body, but they could at least hold them back, preventing the Chosen Ones from corrupting the divine body any further.

Only then did the Chaos Demon God’s powerful self-healing capability come into play.

The torrents of magical power within washed away those busy dealing with the "chaotic rays."

Soon, many Chaos Demon Gods seemed "revived," shaking off the plague and becoming full of vigor!

"Hahaha…"

Amid the steadily falling "chaotic rays," the laughter of the First Demon God echoed incessantly.

"Hahaha, I laugh at that Giant God, unable to use divine power, granting mortals such strength."

"Little do they know, no matter how much mortals strengthen and train, they remain as fragile as insects before deities!"

"Anyone who devises such underhanded methods to make up for their lack of numbers must just be a helpless fool!"

"Hahahaha…"

The telepathic mockery from the First Demon God made the Chosen Ones warriors furious.

They could stand insults to anyone, but never to the Giant God!

He was the unquestioned faith of all mortals.

"Brothers, comrades!"

"No matter which battle group you’re from, follow me! Upward!"

"We’ll show that proud demon god who is truly useless!"

"Charge!"

Commander Dekhaka yelled angrily, then fired up his "jetpack."

The "sacred engine" burst with huge power, blasting Holy Light flames backward and shoving him upward!

Gripping his Holy Light great sword, he roared as he hacked through countless "chaotic rays," climbing higher!

"Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Skull offering to the Divine Throne!"

Soon, the Chosen Ones warriors switched on their "jetpacks" one by one!

The battle cries of "blood sacrifice for the Giant God" and "skull offering to the Divine Throne" rang out in the Ether Sea; mortals’ shouts echoed through the cosmos, drawing the gods’ eyes.

They knew hiding wouldn’t stop the "Chaos Rain."

They had to shoot down the fish-shaped deities swimming near the Ether Sea’s top.

But to Barbatos…

"Courage is good."

Seeing he had won, he slipped back into his "calm," "carefree" style, all grace and charm; like a chess player, chuckling at his pieces’ fights.

"But courage without sense is just stupidity."

"Let me, Bohimond, wipe you all out!"

He pulled all the energy from the Secondary Gods, even crushing their Souls, and kept spitting out heavier, thicker "Chaos Rain" to smash those insolent mortals with a brutal flood!

A cruel grin spread over Barbatos’s face.

He felt almost embarrassed; the First Demon God never dreamed he’d waste this much effort on mortals.

"Hehe…"

"Mortals!"

"You’ve forced me, the First Demon God, to try this hard; take it as a tribute."

"Perish with my praise and the honor I grant you!"

The First Demon God waved his hand softly, drawing his band of Secondary Gods nearer to strengthen their magic bond.

Just as expected…

"Ugh…"

"Ah…"

The Chosen Ones warriors were struck, tumbling down like sand from the Ether Sea.

"Bang—!"

"Thud—!"

Their bodies heaped up wildly in a messy, deep pile in one spot at the Bottom of the Ether Sea.

The thick Chaos Rain even wounded the "turtle-shaped deity," making it ditch the straight climb; it had to swim in coils, baring its back studded with "divine bones" to fend off the "Chaos Rain," crawling upward like on a winding path.

Barbatos swelled with pride!

"See!"

"Ether clouds blot out the Fire Domain’s faint glow!"

"The whole world weeps for your loss and fall!"

"Hahahaha…"

Yet Barbatos didn’t realize…

What veiled the "dim Fire Domain" wasn’t "etheric dark clouds!"

Dark ether waves had come; but the First Demon God paid no heed in his triumph.