Chapter 83
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Chapter 83: The Torch Flickering in the Quagmire of Chaos!
"What!?"
"This…"
"Lady Arachne, what do you mean by this?"
The Rangers on Ranger Ark Iyangden held a deep hatred for chaos and took no prisoners. But they usually stripped the "divine grace" from demons and threw them into the etheric liquid to melt away. After all, hacking or killing with weapons wore down their durability, which wasn’t cost-effective.
So seeing Lady Arachne draw a precious weapon to behead a demon while shouting a baffling slogan seemed strange.
Moreover…
"Lady Arachne, what does the Giant God mean?"
"As a Deposed Noble, aren’t you just as disgusted as we are by those hypocrites who do more harm than good!?"
Recalling the deeds of those so-called deities, both the Captain and ordinary Rangers clenched their fists angrily.
Look at those hypocritical Powerful Beings. They spent their days enjoying followers’ worship while claiming to protect the Bubble World, yet played political games full of schemes.
When chaos invaded, they hid the truth and shifted the fighting toward other deities instead of resisting.
When all was lost, they sought escape routes—some jumped ship, others joined chaos…
Some even tried negotiating with chaos!?
The few deities who truly loved the Bubble World and protected their people were mocked, suppressed, and betrayed as outcasts.
So the Bubble World, humanity’s home, got ruined by their games, becoming a demon’s paradise.
Finally drained of all nutrients by the Fantasy Tree of Subspace, its terrifying roots shattered the Crystal Walls, making the Bubble World vanish like a burst bubble.
Survivors who escaped on the Ark stopped believing in any deity.
Though a few "good" deities existed, they were rare—out of ten deities, roughly four were ship-jumpers, three surrendered, two were naive negotiators, leaving just one who loved the world, cared for all, stood firm, and fought bravely…
Why bother believing?
The Deposed Noble Arachne called herself Arachne·Saraph. Her cherished world had similarly fallen to the Order God’s incompetence and chaos’s invasion.
So Arachne·Saraph drifted as an "immaterial" being through the Quagmire Universe, tirelessly contacting Ranger Arks.
This also made her easy to talk with for many Ark World dwellers.
Plus, though this mysterious lady seemed mortal-weak, her clever solutions for Ranger Arks earned deep respect.
But respect aside, they couldn’t stomach more betrayal.
How could those scarred by deities ever trust a god again?
As everyone eyed Lady Arachne doubtfully and wavered, the Outer Gods decided for them.
"Bang——!"
A loud crashing sound echoed!
The blood octopus Outer Gods grew dissatisfied with just stirring the etheric liquid while watching the little fish spin around. Instead, they began to gently strike the ship with their arms!
"Let’s try anything we can!"
"We don’t believe in gods, but we trust the reputation of Lady Arachne·Saraph!"
"Bring those demons over to me!"
"Pin them down, behead them! Shout slogans! Make wishes! Hurry!"
And so…
"Crack——!"
"Blood sacrifice to the blood god! Offerings to the divine throne!"
"Crack——!"
"Blood sacrifice to the blood god! Offerings to the divine throne!"
…
All the crew fought desperately, exterminating every last demon; this act spread through the communication system to other ships!
Though the giant ship rocked violently, they ultimately executed all the demons and piled their skulls into a skull display!
"Make a wish!"
Facing the demon skull display, the Captain represented all members of the Ranger Ark.
“O great Giant God, we offer these sacrifices to you. Please rescue us from our current state and grant us a direction to move forward!"
"If our wish is granted, we will honor you as our supreme lord! For this life, we shall unwaveringly hunt demons, pleasing you with their skulls!"
Yet, there was no response…
Just as everyone felt disappointment…
"Buzz——!"
A powerful aura erupted from the cabin.
"Uh—ah—!"
This aura not only burst within the cabin but also exploded in the Captain’s consciousness.
He opened his eyes but saw only chaos and darkness, yet amidst this near despair, there shone a bright light like a lighthouse!
"A torch!?"
“A lighthouse!?”
“No! That fiery coordinate shone brightly within the chaotic Quagmire Universe!"
"It pointed us a direction among the many stars formed by the Bubble Worlds!"
"This was…"
“Star Torch!”
However, having just the direction to move forward was useless if the threat of the Outer God wasn’t resolved…
"Huh?"
The shaking of the hull suddenly stopped!
Everything around fell silent again.
The Outer God had actually ceased its attack!
—-
【Detected that a wise consciousness (friendly, humble as an ant) is willing to exchange Chaos Energy for a copy of ‘Themis’s magnetic field characteristic’.】
【Accept the trade?】
Trilobite was stunned.
"Wow, there’s such a good thing!?"
"Of course!"
Trilobite clicked ‘accept’ without hesitation.
【Spent 100 points of Magic Power.】
【Themis’s magnetic field characteristic has been sent.】
Honestly, 100 points of Magic Power wasn’t much; ever since he had grown bigger again, Trilobite’s magic recovery speed became 50 points per minute—full recovery took just two minutes.
Besides, he was digging now and barely used any Magic Power anyway.
Yet with those 100 points, Trilobite gained…
【Whoosh——!】
The system suddenly chimed like coins pouring into a vault.
Then Trilobite’s Chaos Energy jumped by 200!
This wasn’t the slow trickle from his spawn, but a sudden spike!
"Great!"
"A fair trade!"
"Now then…"
Trilobite smelled the dampness growing thicker and closer, shaking his head.
"Keep digging!"
"Some help would be nice…"
"And this wall might collapse again later; gotta find a way to reinforce it properly."
"Hmm… help… help!?"
He suddenly had an idea.
"What if I gave those Trilobite bugs some special organs, hmm…"
【Ding——!】
【Your spawn is visiting the evolution mall, please provide guidance promptly!】
"Oh my, young lady Trilobite is truly my little treasure, so thoughtful!"
"Then…"
"First, let me chew some roots to calm down!"
"Ah——chomp——!"
Trilobite’s Big Mouth lunged at the freshly exposed roots, squeezing, tearing, and yanking out a clump before swallowing them whole along with the "meat worms."
