Chapter 44
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Chapter 44: It Turns Out I Am Not Raising Pets, but Pets Are Raising Me!
"Is this… the wrath of the Giant God?"
Sulya stood at the top of her "second body," the Giant God’s Radiance, gazing at the Giant God as it fiercely pursued and devoured the "God of Hurricane," Feimafenger.
Such a powerful and terrifying being, who could nearly defeat her in just three rounds, was no match for the Giant God.
One bite and it was over!
Clean and quick.
Yet Feimafenger, a Secondary God, did not even resist.
"No… there is nothing surprising about this, nor should the word ‘surprisingly’ be used."
"Our deities’ strength had long surpassed that of ordinary gods."
A back-row councilor of the Chaos Council, Sankalabi, could only be toyed with by the Giant God; the Giant God could end his life with a single bite.
"But…"
Sulya clenched her fists.
As she looked at her own heavy and solid body, a sense of powerlessness spread within her heart.
"Even though I possess the ‘Thunder Pillager’ granted by the Giant God, I am still unbearably heavy!"
"In the end, I was still saved by you…"
Unwillingness spread in her heart.
"I just want to be useful! Useful to you!"
"Even if it means sacrificing everything!"
"Please let me help you on the path you walk!"
"Please give me a humble place in your Great Plan!"
"This is my wish! Giant God!"
…
Sulya knelt in prayer.
With sincerity, tears streamed from her eyes, merging with the ocean water.
The Chosen Solar Knights surrounding the Giant God’s Radiance also knelt down.
At that moment, a holy light dispelled the ocean’s darkness and enveloped Sulya’s head!
"Um… Hu… Ru…"
The deep, powerful, mysterious, and loving language that had echoed during the blood sacrifice of "villains" rang out again.
"Ah…"
"Uh…"
The female Solar Knights fell to the ground.
A feeling of pain and joy surrounded them.
After a long while, the deity spoke again!
—-
“Hmm…”
“I just casually said something, and it actually came true.”
While tracking prey through sensations from his Olfactory Membranes and Lorentz Jar, Trilobite slowly floated upward, his thoughts adrift.
He found it rather marvelous, almost like "words manifesting reality" or "verbal magic."
But upon further reflection, the marvel faded.
"What ‘verbal magic’? What ‘words manifesting reality’? Isn’t this just an overly sensitive ‘smart voice control switch’!?"
"One that can’t even have its sensitivity adjusted…"
"Ah…"
"Still…"
He then considered that letting that "young lady Trilobite" access his "Evolution STEAM Shop" might not be so bad.
"I recall an old man from ‘Jurassic Park’ once said—’Life finds a way.’"
"Perhaps my earlier attempts to control her evolutionary path weren’t entirely wrong, but they went against nature’s course."
"So then…"
If earlier words were mere musings, what followed became hopes and blessings for the Trilobite near the "cave entrance"!
"Trilobite! The shackles are shattered!"
"Trilobite! The path of evolution lies open!"
"Trilobite! If you can gather enough points, walk whichever path you choose!"
"And if anything puzzles you, feel free to ask me!"
"Anticipation! Pure anticipation!"
【Beep—!】
【Activate revenue-sharing mode?】
【Only half the Chaos Energy gathered by "symbiotic creatures" and their "spawn" will be submitted.】
“Huh!?”
“Symbiotic creatures and ‘spawn’ can actually work for me?”
“Not bad at all!”
Trilobite felt delighted.
Yet soon, he spotted an issue!
“Hold on… could my slowly accumulating Chaos Energy be because…”
While he’d devoured plenty of clearly visible chaotic creatures, he’d only gulped down clusters of those distant, pixel-like dots where they gathered.
Scattered bits, especially those farther away—like cookie crumbs strewn across a plate—were too tedious for someone as lazy as him to collect one by one.
And those spawn slowly supplied themselves with energy while hunting and feeding on the plankton that contained Chaos Energy!
“Ah, this…”
It was a bit awkward.
He originally thought he was taking care of a pet, but it turned out the pet was taking care of him…
“Small and short-lived creatures do not mean they are lowly or useless.”
“Gratitude.”
Thinking of this, Trilobite suddenly remembered the little blue dots that had been swept away by the current created by him and the Stinger during their earlier battle.
“Ah, sorry, I can’t do anything for you…”
“Here, I sincerely wish for you all…”
“Stay safe!”
“Good luck comes your way!”
【Ding—!】
【You have given a blessing, consuming 500 points of Chaos Energy.】
“Alright…”
Although this time, he used up all 500 points of Chaos Energy he had collected from the Stinger, he felt it was worth it.
“Give before you take, right?”
“As for me…”
Trilobite looked at his remaining 134 points of Chaos Energy and then at the shadows and monsters floating on the sea.
“Since the plankton and Trilobite creatures are working so hard, I can’t fall behind!”
“Being supported by a pet is truly embarrassing!”
Once a human, a researcher and lecturer at the natural history museum, he now moved carefully upward like a true wild shark.
He aimed to hunt the creatures on the surface of the sea like a Great White Shark hunting seals!
—-
“Ahem…”
Sylvia was a “Chosen Solar Knight” who had participated in the last mission, and she was, of course, a woman.
While resisting the sea god assembly’s attack, she had been swept away by the turbulent current after getting too close to the vortex of the “Divine Battle.”
When she finally freed herself from the current, she found herself on the beach.
“Where is this…?”
Sylvia stood up and shook her slightly dizzy head.
“I’m completely unharmed!?”
“Thank you for the blessing, Giant God!”
This was not just random gratitude.
The female knight could feel a divine power protecting her, keeping her unharmed during her unconsciousness and drifting.
The armor was still worn by her, completely intact.
The armor, bathed in "divine fluid" and a touch of "divine blood," had changed.
Originally crafted from "divine bone," this artifact armor had transformed into "living metal," granting the female knight "demigod-level" protection.
Her weapon had also fully "come to life," as if it possessed a soul, tightly linked to the spirit of the "Chosen Solar Knight," Sulya.
As the saying goes, a knight never dies unarmed; unless Sylvia died, this weapon would never stray far from her.
When needed, it would fly into Sylvia’s hands, fighting alongside her.
Just then…
“Hiss—!”
“Ha—!”
Suddenly, a group of creatures with "fish faces" emerged from the sea, raising tridents and roaring as they charged at Sylvia.
“Ha!?”
“Divine Guards!?”
“They followed me here!?”
“Then don’t blame me for being harsh!”
Moments later…
“Squelch…”
The longsword was pulled from the bodies of those elite divine guards, the "living metal sword" covered in blood.
But Sylvia did not wipe it.
“Buzz… Buzz…”
The blood on the sword slowly vanished, absorbed by the blade.
The sword trembled slightly, emitting joyful murmurs.
Sylvia’s body felt the same joy.
“This… um…”
She sensed a surge of power flowing from those "divine guards" into her body.
This filled her with magic power, and the exhilarating energy gradually strengthened every cell, making her energetic and full of strength!
A seaside castle appeared before her!
The blue seahorse flag came into Sylvia’s view.
“Hehe, the secret base of the sea god assembly!?”
“That vile deity!”
Sylvia tightened her grip on the longsword and walked slowly toward the castle!
She would seek justice for her sisters and her deity!
But Sylvia did not know strange changes had already occurred in the castle.
—-
"Clank…"
The sound of iron chains echoed.
Once a powerful figure, Duchess Albert Drake had become a prisoner.
Her hands were locked tight in magic-binding cuffs; no matter how strong a mage might be, none could use even a spark of magic.
Only a demigod with divine blood or divinity flowing through their veins could resist such confinement.
Yet imprisonment was the least of Veilrite’s troubles.
What awaited her was the shattering of her faith!
"You’re… demons!?"
"No! Impossible! How could the sea god assembly mingle with demons?!"
Staring at the approaching monster – horned head, winged back, clawed feet, crimson body – Albert Drake’s eyes filled with utter despair.
The "Despair Demon" strode closer, leaving fiery footprints, and savored that very expression!
"Hahahahaha…"
It roared with cruel laughter.
"Never saw this coming, did you?"
"Sea God Agor secretly joined us!"
"He’ll be rewarded!"
"And you…"
The demon lowered its head, studying Veilrite’s beautiful face twisted by broken faith, revealing a twisted grin.
"You’ve two choices."
"Either embrace chaos. Let me transform you into a lovely succubus to serve me."
"Worry not—I cherish my consorts dearly."
"Or…"
It jerked a claw toward the door.
"Endure every humiliation and agony you can imagine. Then become a succubus anyway."
"But then? You’d be the lowest, most wretched sort of succubus! Hahahaha…"
Veilrite Drake lowered her head.
"I see…"
"Then my last shred of guilt toward Sea God Agor… vanishes."
She lifted her striking face toward the Despair Demon.
"Come closer."
The demon indeed approached.
“Oh? Have you finally realized? Well then, I will…”
“Thud…”
The demon’s smile froze.
He looked shocked as Veilrite’s hand pierced his chest and grabbed his demon heart.
“You…”
Saltwater Queen Albert Drake showed a beautiful but evil smile.
“I am no longer a follower of Agor!”
“Die!”
“Pshhh!”
Veilrite crushed the demon’s heart without hesitation.
“Ah—!”
“My power was being drained… How was this possible!?”
Crushing a demon’s heart shouldn’t have scared him so much; after all, demons are built differently from normal beings, and smashing the heart only slowed him down for a bit.
What really frightened him was his power draining away, turning into a kind of “vitality” he’d never seen before, one that disgusted him, flowing into the woman in front of him.
“Hehe…”
The Duchess laughed cruelly.
Now it was her turn to enjoy the demon’s despair.
“Nothing is impossible!”
“Because my master…”
“Is exactly the nemesis of you chaotic wretches!”
Soon…
“Thud—!”
The Giant God’s follower, Albert Drake, threw the despairing demon’s body to the ground and walked gracefully toward the prison door.
At that moment…
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
The alarm bells of the sea god’s castle began to ring!
