Chapter 94
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Chapter 94: The Feast of the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons
Trilobite had filled the first layer of soil and was now adding the second.
He carefully packed the earth to avoid over-compacting it, which might suffocate the roots.
And so, a "sapling" stood tall and elegant upon the scorched land!
"A shame there’s no wind. With a breeze, it’d look truly graceful!"
Though Trilobite’s compound eyes offered poor resolution—making everything appear as "little Color Blocks"—it felt somewhat like playing Minecraft. Still, the color resolution here far surpassed the game’s.
Having played Minecraft often before, Trilobite adapted quickly.
"Ah, right."
"Do you like my gift?"
"It’s green!"
【Um…】
Miss System paused briefly.
Something felt off, though she couldn’t pinpoint why.
Finally, Themis stopped overthinking it.
【I do like it, and I’m happy… but something about what you said feels strange…】
【Never mind!】
【Anyway… th-thank you… dummy.】
【Hmph… hmph…】
Humming a tuneless melody, Miss System seemed thoroughly pleased.
For some reason, Trilobite pictured a graceful girl in white stockings and a skirt, dancing around the sapling while singing and holding a watering can.
"Ah, youth."
The remark sounded oddly grandfatherly coming from him.
…
Soon, Trilobite finished packing the soil. He gazed proudly at the sapling standing tall and elegant—his own handiwork.
Yet something felt missing.
"Oh! Usually you’d water a newly planted tree with a bucket or something."
"Hmm…"
"No water? Then I’ll use Chaos Energy instead."
【Ding——!】
【You’ve infused 1000 Chaos Energy into the "Vascular Fern."】
"Holy smokes!"
"A bucket of water costs that much!?"
Though Trilobite felt it was a bit of a loss, he didn’t bargain with the System. The Chaos Energy was already spent, and arguing would be pointless.
Better to do something meaningful.
"I should get going."
"Whoosh—!"
After planting the tree, Trilobite turned around, went back into the lake, and swam toward the tunnel he had dug.
【Ah? Leaving already?】
【You just got back not long ago…】
【No… don’t go, stay with me a bit longer, okay?】
Miss Themis sounded surprisingly playful and coaxing.
"Um…"
Though Trilobite found the System Lady’s voice pleasant and it lifted his mood,
he still said,
"No, I must go!"
"A mission is waiting for me to finish!"
【!?】
The System Lady sent out an exclamation mark and a question mark.
She wondered to herself.
【Did he uncover the world’s truth?】
【This…】
【Would he blame me for not telling him the truth so he’d consume the Chaos Energy?】
【What if he starts disliking me…】
【Hmm…】
Fretting over gains and losses, the System Lady Themis mustered her courage and asked,
【So… what’s your mission?】
Trilobite’s reply was brief and firm: "I’m hungry, time to eat!"
—-
"Scram! Toss this ‘egg’ into the Chaos Blood Pool!"
"Let those chaotic eggs have fun with it!"
"My investigation just found a clue! I’ve got no time for this!"
A huge chaos deity looked down scornfully at the chaotic demons under him. These beings had suddenly and weirdly offered him a strange toy—a bright red egg!
According to the demons, they found this egg while handling a lone "Ranger Ark ship."
The only odd thing about it was it had no aura and gave off no energy, seeming like a plain "stone."
But calling it a "stone" would be misleading, for this thing was harder than stone.
Neither the etheric liquid nor the demon dragon’s breath could harm it at all.
But what was interesting about that?
"Scram!"
"Do as I command!"
"You brain-deficient maggots! Utterly dull!"
"I, the newly appointed lowest rank of Chaos, the mighty Kantrodiphis, am now off to serious business!"
Amid the demons’ shrieks, the colossal being writhed and surged upward from the vast space.
"Boom——!"
The heavy body sent enormous splashes through the etheric liquid!
The giant deity slowly dove deeper. Below him, something vaguely armored advanced through a culvert.
"Hehe, I’ve caught you!"
"Fool!"
"Your crimes of destroying Fantasy Trees and harming Subspace are exposed!"
"Face Chaos’s judgment!"
The chaos deity roared triumphantly, plunging downward; flanking him were dozens of Hell Battleships like "Preaching Claw Insects"!
A divine battle was about to erupt!
Yet this newly appointed lowest rank didn’t know—the true culprit wasn’t beneath him at all, but far away, planting trees in the "Bubble World." The entity directly below him, however, would prove no easy foe.
—-
"Thud—Thud—Thud—!"
The colossal being known as the "Armored Giant Dragon" hauled its ponderous frame through the Primal Mud’s depths.
Its massive, sensitive antennae swept restlessly, seeking something.
What it sought was simple—"Food!"
"Delicious!"
Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons were powerful yet relatively docile creatures.
They lumbered through the sludge, dragging sturdy armor forged of dense "Star Armor," scavenging for "Subspace fragments" and fallen deity corpses in the muddy ground.
Madcap Outer Gods often harassed and mocked them, but the dragons paid no heed.
These massive, gentle deities weren’t particularly bright, unable to grasp the Outer Gods’ taunts; the harassment merely scratched their feet, causing no real harm.
They crossed paths with chaos deities more often.
Frequently, Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons would scale the outer Crystal Walls of Fantasy Trees to gnaw on "new buds" and "tender branches," provoking retaliation from chaos deities.
When this happened, the dragons usually knew when to quit—they’d nibble a bit, retreat, and find another Fantasy Tree trunk to chew.
After all, the Quagmire Universe held countless Fantasy Tree trunks; one tree was as good as another.
But today, an extremely tempting… no, god-alluring scent drifted from deep beneath the etheric liquid, driving the not-so-bright Star-Eater Plutonium Dragon wild!
He even abandoned gnawing Subspace sprouts to plunge into the "Endless Ether," digging through the Primal Mud.
"Splash——!"
"Splash——!"
Though his numerous foot-like appendages weren’t skilled at digging, they showed astonishing perseverance!
At last…
"Ah!"
"Delicious!"
The Star-Eater Plutonium Dragon finally sensed his prize through antennae in the murk!
A coiled mass denser than surrounding Primal Mud held its shape, standing out clearly.
From this mud-like substance wafted the delicate fragrance of Fantasy Tree roots!
What thrilled him more—and justified his labor—was how these "roots" seemed specially processed into soft mush!
Normally indigestible, the roots now appeared tender and savory after unknown "treatment"!
"Good! Good!"
"Now my children can grow strong!"
"Their mother will rejoice!"
He gulped the food eagerly, mouthparts and forelimbs smeared with Fantasy Tree root fibers.
Just then…
"Thud!"
"Swish!"
Noises interrupted his meal!
He looked up to see vicious creatures pouncing toward him!
"Chaos Demon God!?"
"They come… to steal my feast!"
"Harm my children!?"
"No——!"
The immediate threat enraged the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragon!
All he wanted was to enjoy a delicious meal and chew portions for his offspring.
Would the Chaos Demon God deny even this!?
Unforgivable!
"Roar——!"
The colossal Star-Eater Plutonium Dragon bellowed and charged the Chaos Demon God!
