Chapter 132
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Chapter 132: Ahead Lies an Empty City, There Must Be an Ambush. If We Act Recklessly, Our Army Will Surely Be Defeated!
“Dammit!”
“That fool Alebi!”
“I told them to be careful, to be careful!”
“We must fight together and must not get separated!”
“But that idiot rushed ahead on his own!”
“Now look what trouble he caused!”
Galadent cursed angrily.
When Galadent learned that Alebi and his Outer Gods from the Void had been thrown into the sea by that scary and "strange" Outer God because they were careless, he was furious.
Even though Galadent had good reason to feel schadenfreude—after all, it was all Alebi’s fault—this time, he was truly angry but felt no pleasure.
The fall of the Outer God group was a bad sign and badly hurt the chaos side’s fighting power.
“Alebi wasn’t strong, and the Outer Gods only handled air messages and scouting. In God’s War, they were weaklings.”
“But…”
“We still have to save them.”
“Ugh…”
Alebi might not be worth saving and wasn’t powerful, but his value wasn’t just about strength.
As a "former Outer God," Alebi was still a link between the chaos gods and the Outer Gods from the Void.
Like this time, Ralekin could gather so many Outer Gods mostly because Alebi helped.
If Alebi got hurt because Galadent didn’t help, the other Outer Gods would spread the news to their kind.
Silencing them would be almost impossible.
The Outer Gods could all fly, and Galadent couldn’t catch them easily. Also, they entered and left the Bubble World more easily than others who needed the Fantasy Tree’s roots.
If word of “not helping” got out, Galadent and Ralekin would lose the Outer Gods’ help.
The whole tie between the Chaos Council and the Outer Gods would suffer.
Council members who already thought Ralekin didn’t deserve his spot would use this to cause trouble and kick him out!
If that happened, Galadent—who stood by and did nothing—would be the scapegoat, tossed aside first by his master Ralekin!
“We must save them!”
“But…”
The problem returned.
“How could we get through the isthmus?”
“A second strange god might be hiding there!”
“It could be an unknown Outer God, or some weird Star-Eater Plutonium Dragon, or even a ‘Void Killer’ from far away. Anyway, anyone who could make a magical force field that held back me and other demon gods was no small fry!”
“Plus, that fellow might be plotting something!”
“Perhaps they’ve even laid an ambush!”
“Sigh…”
“Could it be… we must risk our lives?!”
…
Galadent reluctantly left some magic behind to maintain the magical force field.
He personally advanced one step.
But…
No other demon gods followed.
“Follow me!”
“Or I’ll end you!”
“Now—!”
Under Galadent’s coercion, the Seatless Ones finally stepped forward with extreme reluctance and trembling fear.
Yet they still trailed behind Galadent, refusing to take the lead.
“Sigh…”
Galadent sighed helplessly.
Who made him Ralekin’s Second Seat subordinate official?
“Let’s move…”
Summoning his courage, he pressed onward.
At times, Galadent even wondered—had that strange Outer God orchestrating everything from the shadows foreseen it all?!
“He anticipated Alebi’s recklessness and thirst for glory as an Outer God.”
“He calculated how I’d be dragged along by Alebi to preserve our forces, exhausting my demon legion.”
“He foresaw Alebi’s arrogance leaving us behind while charging ahead alone.”
“He even predicted I’d risk crossing the perilous isthmus stronghold to rescue Alebi!”
“So based on these calculations, he set traps in advance—waiting for us to walk right in!”
“Such…”
“Such terrifying cunning and intellect!”
“Exploiting our weaknesses, leading us by the nose…”
“Such tactics are truly beyond a subordinate official possessing only the lowest rank’s capabilities!”
But regrets were useless now.
Galadent could only inch forward cautiously, his segmented limbs trembling with each movement.
Soon, however, he sensed something amiss.
“Hold on… it’s too quiet here!”
Now, the Chaos Demon Gods were very close to the Valaharl-Themis coalition’s positions.
But the positions were dead quiet; it seemed like there was nothing else but demon corpses and scattered weapons!
“Damn it, this is a trap!”
“If we charge ahead, our army will lose!”
“Fall back a little!”
“Start a round of magic probing!”
“Since strategic magic can’t be used for countering, use tactical magic to blast a path first! See how they respond!”
…
“Boom—!”
“Bang—!”
Though the Chaos Demon Gods used tactical magic, its power was as strong as a barrage from 155 howitzer batteries.
The magic strikes plowed the earth completely, scraping off several centimeters of ground; the land turned to scorched earth under flames and shockwaves.
By Galadent’s plan, after the probing magic, the opposing gods should counter; for example, by boosting Bohimond’s magic counterforce field strength, or at least revealing their true forms.
That way, their numbers and plans would be clear.
“We might still be at a disadvantage.”
“But at least, we won’t face ambushes from the sides or back!”
“Then!”
“Show yourselves! Your schemes and traps are exposed!”
However…
“Whoosh…”
A cold wind blew.
Nothing happened.
“Uh…”
A Seatless One with Galadent said awkwardly, “Could it be…
“There was nothing here from the start.”
—-
“Rustle… rustle… rustle…”
As the Chaos Demon Gods stepped onto the Valaharl-Themis coalition’s positions, the coalition’s Orders of Knights and line armies had already begun retreating orderly.
The front lines were nearly empty.
“No need to fight anymore.”
“Our strategic goal is achieved!”
Glade and Loseta, the two Chosen Champions, stood at the tunnel entrance, watching the line army and Chosen Warriors retreating orderly into the tunnels.
"To be honest, the Giant God was far stronger than I’d imagined."
"Forgive me, Giant God."
"I repent before your greatness; I underestimated you."
Loseta joined Glade in repentance.
The Outer Gods from the Void were likely to fall before the Giant God, but neither expected their defeat to be so swift.
"Before the Giant God, they resembled decayed leaves swept away by a merciless autumn wind."
"No chance to resist at all."
"Perhaps even if the ‘Outer Gods’, ‘Land’s Chaos Deities’, and ‘Ether Dragons’ united against him, he could annihilate them all!"
Glade rested his broad hand on Loseta’s shoulder, comforting the disheartened warriors nearby.
"Take heart. Our efforts weren’t meaningless."
"However you see it, the Giant God crushing them one by one spared far more effort than facing their combined might."
Just then, a scream pierced the air.
"Look out!"
"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"
Glowing orbs suddenly erupted skyward.
Then…
"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"
Infernos engulfed the entire battlefield as scorching winds roared through the trenches!
"Rush—!"
"Ugh…"
"Agh—!"
Glade, Loseta, and the rear-guard warriors still outside the tunnel network vanished instantly in the flames.
Firestormed raged, devouring the land.
The earth blackened beneath the blaze.
"Cough… cough…"
When Loseta reopened her eyes, she lay amid scorched wasteland.
Crushing magical pressure pinned her motionless.
Above her…
"Boom—!"
"Boom—!"
Heavy footsteps shook the ground.
The Chaos Demon God!
Her gaze darted sideways.
Glade crouched at a tunnel entrance torn open by catastrophic magic.
Beside him stood a white Climbing Mech.
"Creak… creak… creak…"
This was the machine Loseta piloted to blind an Outer God. Though overdue for maintenance, it now crawled from the tunnel, advancing toward her under Glade’s stunned watch.
As if shielding its master.
But…
"Graa… ROAR—!"
The mech’s movement drew the Chaos Demon God’s gaze.
The fearsome demon god’s enraged bellow exploded overhead!
