Chapter 146
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Chapter 146: Deity vs. Deity!
“What… how did it come to this!?”
Ralekin stood on the branch of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace, trembling as he witnessed the scene before him.
Though unable to directly observe the battle within the net path, his ingenious detection magic allowed him to sense its shifting tides.
“Impossible…”
“What… what is that thing!”
“All my resources, all my legions…”
The magic threads functioned like auditory nerves, their light-sensing arrays at the front serving as invisible eyes that relayed every event in the net path to Ralekin’s mind.
Despite interference from the churning etheric liquid and the "Holy Light from the Sun" radiating from mortal battleships, Ralekin discerned the battle’s state—utter disaster.
The compact Chaos Warships and defenseless chaos transports fell into disarray, their terrified screams abruptly cut short amid sounds of flesh being torn and severed.
The etheric serpents, upon whom the Chaos Demon God had pinned his hopes, failed him utterly. One after another, they emitted pitiful wails before meeting their demise.
After the terror swept through, only the mortals’ zealous prayers and the death throes of etheric serpents echoed through the net path.
Worse unfolded thereafter.
Invigorated by this sudden turn, mortals roared frenzied chants of "blood sacrifice for the Giant God" and "Offerings to the divine throne," launching suicidal assaults against etheric serpents and etheric worms.
Battleships viciously grappled the etheric serpents with climbing limbs and combat limbs, wrapping around them layer upon layer.
This tactic aimed not to injure the deities who scorned them, but to hinder the gods’ movements!
And when the terror approached…
“Whoosh—!”
They scattered instantly, abandoning the exhausted etheric serpents to the onrushing giant jaws!
But soon, the observation ceased…
“Zzzz…”
“Zzzz…zzz…”
An unfathomable entity drew near, radiating power that terrified even Outer Gods and chaos.
Magic constructs woven from chaotic Magic Power disintegrated before its horrific presence.
The detection magic vanished among them.
“Damnation… where did this being emerge from!”
“What is he!?”
“How… how can such power exist!”
“Is he truly my opponent in Valaharl!?”
“No wonder victory eludes us.”
“But now… what course remains…”
Were other chaos deities to witness this, they’d deem the Fourteenth Seat of the Chaos Council’s performance… somewhat lacking.
But those fellows stood by idly without feeling the strain.
Extreme despair had left Ralekin utterly bewildered.
Now, he found himself without any resources left to mobilize.
Forcing the use of super-authority resources would be extremely difficult, requiring trades nearly equivalent to selling his own soul—with no guarantee of success. Even if Ralekin secured sufficient resources, such massive abnormal allocations would inevitably draw the Chaos Council’s attention.
Once noticed, an investigation would certainly follow.
The "Bubble World" Valaharl—this "cooked duck"—had not only grown wings and flown away but had also humiliated the Chaos Demon God before all chaos councilors.
Such disgrace had scarcely occurred before.
What awaited Ralekin would be brutal punishment and reckoning!
Until resolving this crisis, he dared not return to the Chaos Council!
Without resources, must he act alone?
That seemed impossible…
"That unspeakable monster…"
"Its origins, its true power—I know nothing!"
"Continuing like this is too dangerous!"
"My divine form isn’t suited for ether combat either."
"This…"
Ralekin wavered in desperation, nearly driven to despair.
He couldn’t decide.
The Chaos Demon God hesitated, but time ran out.
"Buzz—!"
The Outer Gods from the Void drifted near Ralekin’s ears, delivering grim news: the Chaos Council already knew of Valaharl’s reversal.
Another middle councilor was en route to "persuade" Ralekin back for questioning!
If Ralekin failed to act now…
"All my power would vanish! I’d face unimaginable humiliation!"
"Never!"
With this thought, Ralekin gazed into the Sea of Ether.
"Tsk…"
The once-calm ether now churned like boiling water!
"Now, I’ve no choice…"
"I must use that move!"
"You’ve forced this!"
Ralekin narrowed his eyes, murderous intent boiling over in his reptilian vertical pupils!
“Eat! Eat! Eat!”
“Today’s all-fish feast is quite enjoyable!”
“Of course, I must thank my ‘symbiotic creatures,’ the Trilobites!”
“Ah, the credit for this goes to the red-haired spiny fish young lady as well.”
“They are indeed heroes!”
To be honest, Trilobite was genuinely moved by these “symbiotic creatures.”
Especially when he saw these little fellows clinging tightly to the lungfish and etheric worms with their weak limbs, sacrificing themselves just to slow down the prey, creating a chance for Trilobite, the Tiktaalik Fish, to hunt.
It seemed these simple arthropods not only saw him as a partner in mutual symbiosis but also regarded him as a “master” to protect and serve with their lives.
“Ah, but this was quite normal in nature.”
“Especially when arthropods developed true sociality; it became even more apparent.”
In nature, ants and certain aphids, as well as larvae of moths that secreted nectar, shared a symbiotic relationship.
As crucial food sources for ants, these defenseless animals were meticulously cared for by the ants; many times, worker ants and soldier ants were even willing to sacrifice their lives for these “symbiotic creatures.”
“Because, for social insects, the colony is always more important than the individual.”
“Ensuring the nectar-secreting fellows survive is more beneficial for the entire colony than ensuring one’s own survival.”
“It’s truly…”
“Loyal! Faithful!”
“Regardless of the motivations, if their actions benefit me, I should carefully nurture them.”
“This is not only a response born from emotion but also a rational choice.”
The relationship between ancient people and wolves was the same.
When some wolves approached ancient humans for food and cooperated in hunting, humans treated these willing partners kindly; they even shared their habitat and cared for the wolves’ cubs!
This wasn’t solely due to the camaraderie formed with wolves in the dangerous battles against wild beasts.
At least, that was not the main reason.
The true reason for sharing with these “cooperators” was that doing so could bring a continuous flow of benefits for future hunting efforts.
“So…”
“Hmm, kids!”
“Here are your meat bones, catch them!”
【You have activated the "Spawn Restoration and Revitalization Technique," consuming 3000 points of Chaos Energy.】
“Tsk, that’s quite expensive.”
“Seems my Trilobites have suffered significant losses.”
“Rest well, you all.”
“As for me…”
“Hmm…”
Trilobite gazed at the large hole in the tunnel above, watched the lungfish fleeing in all directions, greed consuming his thoughts.
“The hunt isn’t over yet!”
