Chapter 65
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Chapter 65: Finally Discovering the Truth of This World! 6/8
“Oh, my great master, isn’t this decision too hasty…”
“While shortening the preparation time is possible, it would consume double the resources. Carrying out the ‘Time of the End’ this time might cost more than we gain!”
Most members of the “Chaos Council” weren’t lone commanders.
They usually had their own subordinate officials.
Some preferred the elite approach, keeping just a few—or even one.
Others enjoyed being surrounded by followers, maintaining large entourages.
Wabla belonged to the elite group, with only six subordinate officials.
Now, they all desperately urged Wabla not to act rashly.
But Wabla wouldn’t listen.
“What do any of you know!?”
“Right now, we must gamble!”
“Those blood octopus Outer Gods reported a massive eruption of Primal Mud at the ocean floor of this ‘Bubble World!’”
“The Order-side deities couldn’t possibly miss this!”
“Who would do such a thing!?”
Wabla had already been preparing intensively for the “Time of the End”—the war of “world destruction.”
He needed to complete it before Gimmerly rallied enough council members to launch an impeachment. Success would cover up the God of Light’s “false surrender” and the heavy losses inflicted on the chaos side.
Victors shouldn’t be questioned.
Moreover, Wabla believed the Order Gods, fresh from victory, would assume chaos forces would delay their next move—making them lower their guard.
Launching the “Time of the End” as a surprise attack now was tactically brilliant!
But then the blood octopuses reported an inexplicable, large-scale Primal Mud eruption at the ocean floor.
“Why would Primal Mud erupt for no reason!?”
“The blood octopus Outer Gods already cleared the ocean floor! Twice! They beheaded one waking Ancient God and ripped out another troublesome Monster God’s vertebrae!”
“A third couldn’t exist!”
“How could this Bubble World keep summoning help!?”
“Other Chaos Demon Gods must be scheming!”
“Yes—Gimmerly! That deceitful witch!”
“She must’ve triggered that violent Primal Mud eruption through some hidden method! To warn the Order Gods!”
“This is shameful betrayal!”
“After I execute the ‘Time of the End,’ I’ll denounce her before the council!”
The situation was critical. The secret was out.
An event this enormous and bizarre would draw the Order Gods’ attention—no matter how blind they were.
Some Order deities who had bet on both sides revealed to Wabla that the Order deities were sensing something ominous!
The war horns sounded, and the mortal troops gathered!
"If we don’t act now, should we let the Order deities keep preparing?"
"That would only make the Time of the End more difficult!"
"Get those ‘Seatless Ones’ and Outer Gods I hired ready immediately!"
"The Time of the End commences at once!"
Wabla’s subordinate officials could only helplessly agree.
Although the chaos side was rushing things, the Order side struggled even more.
After the year-long "Great Purge" led by the "Judgment Knights," the human world had united considerably.
However, the Judgment Knights could only manage affairs on the mortal plane.
Some deities determined to resist chaos admired the actions of the mortals who believed in "Light," giving many conveniences and protection to the "Judgment Organization," stopping those disgraced deities from retaliating.
But the resisting Order deities could do little more than that.
They could not tell which deities had sided with chaos.
Most of the time, the deities stayed in their City of Dimensions; aside from wearing human forms and fighting politically in the "Holy Domain," they rarely interacted and did not know what each other was doing.
Even among deities resisting chaos, old grudges caused hostility and betrayals, with no one willing to submit to another.
They were completely without organization or discipline.
In contrast, if the chaos side carried out the "Time of the End" for a particular "Bubble Dimension," they would name just one "core councilor" to lead the operation, while the rest served as helpers or fighters—subordinate officials, Seatless Ones, and Outer Gods.
Compared to the Order faction, the chaos side had a much better power setup for key moments.
This was also why Wabla could quickly gather a mighty army again.
"Don’t be afraid!"
Feeling his subordinate officials’ unease, Wabla spoke firmly, passing confidence to them.
"This time, I prepared a powerful cross-sea fleet."
"The ships aren’t ordinary ones made by mortals, or weak sea beasts; they are real ‘Hell Battleships’!"
"They can defend against sea surface enemies and stop underwater ambushes!"
"But our main focus this time is air defense!"
"Since the God of Light betrayed us, the attack will likely come from the sky!"
Wabla did not know the "God of Light" had fallen.
To trick the chaos side, the Judgment Knights had secretly wiped out the "Old Light Sect" but kept its banner, falsely working under the "Light Sect" name.
Also, since the "Holy Light from the Sun" looked a bit like the old "God of Light’s magic," Wabla thought the "God of Light" was hiding, waiting to strike him again.
"So, I prepared a sharp team of demons good at fighting air forces, plus several strong aerial Outer God allies!"
"And… heh heh…"
Wabla grinned wickedly.
“This world’s deities were truly weak. The year-long ‘Purification Movement,’ which was still ongoing in scattered ways, had already caused panic among many indecisive deities.”
“Such aggressive tactics had pushed a very powerful Order deity, who held significant powers, to our side.”
“His presence could greatly make up for our losses from the sea god and the God of Light’s ‘treacherous surrender!’”
“Under the sea, we still had the protection of the Blood Octopus Outer God! They had defeated two troublesome deities and were very trustworthy!”
“Everything was already foolproof!”
“And this time, I would personally take charge!”
—-
“Hmm… something felt off about this sea…”
Trilobite finally noticed the oddities of this place.
“It was too small!”
He thought about his pursuit of the ancient giant dragonfly, feeling that everything had gone too fast; it didn’t feel like crossing an ocean at all.
“I counted roughly.”
“From the cave where I resided to the ‘beach,’ I had only moved about a few thousand body lengths.”
“Since I was approximately 1.3 meters, that meant I was less than ten kilometers from the shore; of course, the opposite shore was farther away, perhaps around twenty kilometers.”
“I thought the deep sea would be deeper, but it seemed to be only about thirty meters?”
“So, was this a fairly deep and large lake?”
A massive lake, with a total length of thirty kilometers and similar width, could rank among the largest in the country.
As far as the eye could see, it certainly had a vast, misty feeling.
“There were still some surviving ocean creatures, indicating that this large lake was likely once part of the ocean, separated after a drastic geological change?”
But in the end, a lake was still a lake.
【……】
“Oh, System Lady, long time no see.”
Trilobite smiled at the series of ellipses sent by the System Lady.
“Do you have something to say?”
【Not much, you… just enjoy yourself.】
【If you see the world this way, the effect is actually better…】
【Anyway, don’t worry! Just stick to your own opinions! Silly!】
The System Lady spoke in her usual tsundere tone, but her words were much softer this time.
【I recently went out again and thought your way of being was pretty good.】
【In any case… I’ll leave the matters below to you!】
【Please be sure to…】
The System Lady’s words trailed off, cutting off suddenly.
“Hmm…”
Trilobite pondered for a moment, sensing that the System Lady had never spoken in such a tone before.
She sounded weak, almost pleading.
It made him think of a “meowing” golden-haired cat that was adorably fierce yet begging for food.
【What are you thinking?! It sounds like you’re being rude! Didn’t you hear what I said!?】
Trilobite squinted his eyes happily.
“Hmm, your voice is really nice. Say more.”
【No way!】
【So annoying!】
【╭(╯^╰)╮】
Trilobite laughed; he enjoyed her tone, finding it amusing.
Just when Trilobite was joyfully swaying his large tail in the sea…
“Hmm!?”
The Lorentz Jar and Olfactory Membranes, inherited from the Carcharocles, triggered an alarm once again.
At the same time, his young lady Trilobite sent back an anxious and fearful emotion.
The vampire squids had arrived!
But this did not cause a panic in the “Trilobite colony.”
Along with the vampire squids, there were other creatures floating on the “lake’s surface!”
“Looks like ‘something big is coming!’”
“Hmm, does the System Lady mean… she’s requesting me to eat more?”
