Chapter 137
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Chapter 137: Put All the Chips on the Table!
As Sylvia said, although the "Giant God Army" achieved complete victory on the main battlefield of the "Bubble World" Valaharl, eliminating the remaining World Nails and granting Valaharl freedom, the question remained: how long could this freedom last?
The battles within the net paths did not favor the coalition’s side. Tactical and weapon advancements could not make up for the absolute weakness in overall strength.
The Chaos Demon God was furious!
"Quick! Hurry!"
"Everyone, charge!"
"Put all the chips on the table!"
The roar of Ralekin, the fourteenth seat of the Chaos Council, echoed constantly. This fellow even climbed onto the surface of the Fantasy Tree root systems to back the army he had drafted and hired. Or more exactly, he was there to watch over the troops.
This chaos deity was truly panicking. His four trusted helpers fell one after another, almost without reason. To soak up Valaharl’s power and fully trap the world, dragging the whole Bubble World to the edge of ruin, the World Nails were pulled out one by one.
If nothing was done soon, the worst thing—Valaharl’s state turning around—would really happen!
If a Bubble World fully taken by chaos became a "weak resistance world" or even a "strong resistance world," though that would cause a big fuss, as long as the chaos deity fixed the holes in time and turned this world back into a "Chaos World," all could be forgotten like it never happened.
The Chaos Council was a place that cared only about results. As long as the end was good, everything was fine.
But if a "Chaos World" was completely flipped into an "absence world," with chaos wiped out, or even changed into a "Fortress World" fighting against chaos on the front lines…
That would truly be…
A cooked duck not only grew feathers and flew off but also turned back to peck the chef’s eyes out!
Such an old strange story might seem fun, but when it hit you, it wasn’t amusing anymore.
What waited for Ralekin was…
No mercy for failure!
So, he used almost all the resources he could, calling up a huge fleet, trying to get into Valaharl by any way to take back control of this world.
But…
"Ralekin!"
"Dream on!"
"World Magic! Complete form! Start!"
With the Will of the World chanting, the holes in the world’s Crystal Walls slowly got fixed. The "energy exchanger" at the top of the Crystal Walls turned up its power again, buzzing as it pulled out Chaos Energy.
The plates of the Crystal Walls moved fast in pairs, like blades, slicing off all subspace root systems.
This time, it wasn’t just about cutting large chunks; everything, thick or thin, was severed!
The gaps in the Crystal Walls were closing as the root systems of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace were chopped off one by one, withering. It seemed there was no way left to invade Valaharl.
Until…
Ralekin, driven to desperation, could only cling to the idea of a last resort and trust those "blood octopus Outer Gods."
He dispatched many "etheric serpents" he had hired. Guided by the blood octopus Outer Gods, they dug towards the bottom layer of the etheric liquid, where the Primal Mud continuously accumulated.
Most of the etheric serpents either found nothing or were blocked by a dense, sticky "net," making no progress.
Yet, this didn’t disappoint Ralekin.
Because those "nets" were structures the Chaos Demon God had never discovered before.
This could only mean one thing: something lay beneath the "net"!
So Ralekin sent out more etheric serpents and larvae from the Outer Gods from the Void, searching everywhere for a breakthrough. Finally…
"Roar——!"
"Boom——!"
The mud layer collapsed!
A lucky larvae from the Outer Gods discovered a huge, spacious passage leading to Valaharl!
Though…
"Bang!"
"Thud!"
"Crack——!"
The scouting larvae didn’t rejoice for long before a swarm of strange warships surged forward and surrounded it.
"Pshhh——!"
"Gah——!"
Its eyes were blasted out, its teeth shattered, and its belly was ripped open by a long thorn. Finally, its entire body was torn to pieces by the swarm-like fleet.
However, its "sacrifice" provided a basis for the chaos deities’ next step.
And Ralekin saw hope.
He gripped this final hope like a lifeline, continuously pouring troops into that strange "passage."
Though the gap remained small, unable to accommodate large demon gods, Chaos Warships, larvae from the Outer Gods, and small etheric serpents—entities straddling the line between "chaos deities" and "high-ranking demons"—could still pass through unimpeded!
These beings, so close to becoming true Chaos Demon Gods, became exceptionally furious and greedy for power!
Thus…
"Boom——!"
"Roar——!"
"Quick! Everyone, charge!"
A multitude of “chaos demigods” and “Outer God larvae” surged toward the opening, roaring excitedly at the top of their lungs as they envisioned the coming feast of slaughter.
Just mortals—what power could they possibly possess?
Weren’t they merely livestock for deities to slaughter?
But this time, they were mistaken.
Humans who had embraced “true faith” cast aside their fear of deities and actually fought back against the chaos demigods!
—-
“Boom——!”
Sulya’s “body”—the "Giant God’s Radiance," armed with a “mantis shrimp thunder-breaking hammer”—lunged forward!
“Thud——!”
A tremendous sound erupted in the etheric liquid as purple lightning flashed through it!
“Squelch…”
An Outer God larva resembling a “spiny water scorpion” had its head crushed by the hammer.
Its headless corpse twitched weakly before plummeting to the net path’s bottom, joining the chaotic pile of “Outer God larvae” corpses and wrecked Trilobite battleships.
Above the wreckage raged a brutal battlefield.
Hundreds of battleships, each comparable in size to the "Giant God’s Radiance," clashed within the net path against the bottom-layer Chaos Demon God and his demons, who constantly attempted to invade the gap and widen the breach.
“Buzz——!”
“Bang!”
The water filled with purple lightning and the relentless thudding of heavy hammers.
Likewise…
“Crunch… Crunch…”
“Boom!”
Everywhere echoed the violent explosions as the Outer God larvae savagely bit through and tore apart hulls.
The fighting was intensely fierce, with both sides suffering heavy losses.
The only ones moving with relative ease were the three blood octopus Outer Gods.
“Yahahahaha…”
“Fight! Fight!”
“Everyone’s fighting! Everyone’s fighting!”
“Let’s go find the Great Ferocious Fish! Off to find the Great Ferocious Fish!”
They slithered forward, endlessly stretching and contracting their nearly boneless, supple bodies as they navigated the packed corridor, slipped free of the battlefield, and slinked into Valaharl.
“Damn it!”
“Three got away!”
“Whew—!”
Albert Drake’s "spiny fish-shaped" battleship, the "Ether Queen," surged forward, chasing the three blood octopus Outer Gods.
Though these blood octopus Outer Gods were several times larger than the "Ether Queen"!
Their size nearly matched that of a primordial Outer God.
Yet these beings showed no intention of crushing the overconfident "little fish" daring to challenge divine might.
"Little fishy. Little fishy."
"Don’t come closer! Don’t come closer!"
"Annoying! Annoying!"
"Go away! Go away!"
The blood octopus Outer Gods waved their membranous tentacles and lightly smacked…
"Bang!"
"Ah—!"
The "Ether Queen" tumbled backward, drifting away.
"Damn it…"
"Those bastards!"
Albert Drake gritted her silver teeth.
She could only watch helplessly as the blood octopus Outer Gods retreated calmly.
"Albert Drake, are you okay?"
Sulya’s anxious voice resonated in her soul.
"I’m fine."
"But…"
Humiliation churned in Albert Drake’s heart.
Those blood octopus Outer Gods might’ve had a secret pact with the Giant God—they could’ve crushed her instantly yet spared her.
"Even with the Giant God’s granted power, are we still this helpless against true deities?"
The answer was undoubtedly yes.
Because…
"Roar roar roar roar——!"
A ferocious bellow erupted from behind!
"Ah——!"
Sulya’s scream echoed through their souls.
Then…
"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—!"
Sulya’s Trilobite-like body spun wildly, slamming into the net path’s wall.
A terrifying dragon-like entity lunged at the "Ether Queen."
"What’s this…"
"Etheric serpent!?"
"Damn—ah——!"
The hull shuddered violently.
Albert Drake shrieked as the etheric serpent’s fangs sank deep into her!
She felt the serpent’s vicious teeth pierce her thin armor, energy draining rapidly from her "hull."
The dreadful etheric serpent clamped onto her, swimming down the net path to devour its meal undisturbed.
"Albert Drake!"
Sulya’s frantic, heart-wrenching cry tore through their soul-link.
"Uh…"
"Giant God… I’m… sorry…"
"I… tried…"
Just as hope vanished…
"Buzz—!"
A warm, immense force enveloped her!
