Chapter 209

Chapter 209: These Days, Even Demon Gods Turn Green

“Lady Xidi! Blood Octopus Outer God!”

“Just you wait!”

“You’ve deceived me terribly!”

Blais was nearly mad with rage.

This year had brought him unspeakable betrayal and lies.

He’d been rushing to aid Bubble World "Tritium" when three "Blood Octopus Outer Gods" intercepted him.

“All’s well! All’s well!”

“No hurry! No hurry!”

“Lady Xidi handles everything! Trust in Lady Xidi!”

“We’ve missions, rewards—shards of divine rank!”

“Countless shards of divine rank!”

The chaos deity figured it made sense. Lady Xidi was a core councilor—surely she wouldn’t fail him.

Besides, sniping Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons was crucial work. The Azure Emperor in Bubble World "Tritium" hadn’t even sent Outer Gods from the Void to deliver a distress signal.

Surely that meant…

All was peaceful.

And the rewards Lady Xidi promised were truly lavish.

Lured by those shards of divine rank, he diverted his course to hunt the dragons.

Each time he considered checking on Bubble World "Tritium," the Blood Octopus Outer Gods appeared. They’d offer juicier tasks in Lady Xidi’s name or report uprisings in his newly conquered Bubble World "Bismuth" demanding his return.

They even produced scales and shed skin, boasting how Lady Xidi had achieved a “great victory” against the Giant God in Blais’ territory—expelling the titan, annihilating its minions, and skinning it alive!

After a year of this, Blais finally sensed the deception.

Even at his most negligent, the Azure Emperor wouldn’t withhold news for a full year.

Worse, subordinate officials and mortals in Bubble World "Bismuth" reported sporadic “enemy” infiltrators—self-proclaimed Giant God followers.

These phantoms struck where least expected.

They feared neither the “divine might” of lesser deities nor the watch of subordinate officials, assassinating key colonists in broad daylight.

The ether route to Bubble World "Tritium" lay severed.

Swarms of Ranger Ark ships prowled the lanes, plundering any vessel bound for Tritium.

Lesser evil gods sent purge fleets to clear the path.

Small squadrons got devoured by those vile “pirates”; large forces alerted their prey, catching nothing.

Strangest of all, every contact fleet Bubble World "Bismuth" dispatched to the "Triton Empire" vanished without a trace.

A month or two of silence might be explainable. Even several months.

But after eight or nine months, even a fool could tell that something was wrong in the Triton Empire!

After all, you can’t hide the truth forever.

It was clear to everyone that "Bubble World" Tritium had been attacked by the Giant God, or at least suppressed.

Blais could only angrily rush back.

However, just as he was on his way back, the blood octopus Outer God played another trick on him.

These cunning fellows used the "Primal Sigh" to confuse part of Blais’ Soul, planting the idea of "direction reversal" into his body. So, Blais went in the wrong direction for a long time before realizing something was off…

After a year of all kinds of troubles, Blais finally returned to his old lair.

Or rather, his former lair.

Because…

“What!?”

“The Crystal Walls actually did not recognize me anymore!?”

Although Blais’ takeover of "Tritium" was slow, it was very complete.

The "personality consciousness" of the "Tritium" world had long been cruelly snuffed out by him, and the Crystal Walls no longer had the capability to open or close on their own, only stiffly protecting the world from other demon gods and the Outer Gods from the Void breaking in.

However, as a demon god who had stolen some of the "world consciousness" powers, Blais had the right to enter and leave the Crystal Walls easily.

Getting in and out of the Crystal Walls was as simple for him as using a key to open a door.

But now…

“Thud…”

“Bang—!”

No matter how he tried, the Crystal Walls stayed firm.

It was obvious that not only had someone moved into his "home," eating his stuff and sleeping in his world, but they had also changed the locks.

They had taken over completely!

This feeling of being betrayed was really awful.

But worse was still coming.

“Hey—!”

“Bang!”

“Uh…”

When he slammed into the Crystal Walls, trying to force his way in, he found that many invisible "thorns" had grown on the walls, clearly blocking Blais’ entry!

Wow.

Not only had the world been claimed by that "Giant God," but it was also happily helping him by poking little knives through the "door gaps" to keep Blais out.

How maddening!

With no choice, Blais had to go around the Fantasy Tree of Subspace near the Bubble World, hoping to drop in from there.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed to find that, though there had once been signs of strong magic breaking the Crystal Walls briefly, the walls had now fixed themselves!

This was originally impossible.

The Bubble World, with permissions usurped by the Chaos Demon God, could not repair the Crystal Walls by itself; only the chaos deity could use resources to fix them.

But now, the Bubble World began repairing and counterattacking on its own, meaning a new Will of the World was born!

Wow, not only had the "world" been taken by the Giant God, but now it even had children!

"Don’t think this will stop me!"

"Force the attack! Force the attack!"

"Roar——!"

Blais, as the Fourteenth Seat, became the top god under the core councilors after the Thirteenth Seat, Ralekin, fell.

But he was different from Ralekin; even though reaching the Fourteenth Seat involved luck, his power was not lower than the Fifteenth Seat, Elioerg.

In fact, it was stronger!

This gave him the capability to shatter the Crystal Walls by force!

"Bang——!"

"Boom——!"

He cast magic on himself and slammed fiercely against the Crystal Walls.

"Boom… Boom… Boom…"

After his repeated strikes, the Crystal Walls finally cracked!

"Crack——!"

"Clang——!"

The sound of glass breaking roared at the edge of the void and "fog."

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"Mmm… Waaah waaah waaah…"

"It’s broken, ruined."

The little girl cried in pain.

The tangram in her hands had many cracks and was about to shatter.

She tried hard to mend the seams between the pieces, but failed.

"Oh, Zizi, don’t cry."

Angna gently squatted down, carefully stroking the girl’s head, her large hand gliding down the dark hair to the shoulders.

"It’s okay; it’s just a tangram. If it’s broken, it’s broken."

"We can fix it later, right?"

But Zizi shook her head, looking at Angna with tearful eyes.

"That…

The Giant God will be angry."

Angna smiled kindly and said, "So, was the tangram broken by Zizi?"

The little girl Zizi shook her head.

"Zizi didn’t break it."

"The bad person broke it."

"The wicked demon! A fierce, fierce demon god!"

"Zizi failed to protect it."

Angna didn’t dwell on the details. She patted Zizi’s little head and booped the girl’s nose.

"That’s alright."

"The Giant God only gets angry at those who broke the tangram, not at you."

"Perhaps the Giant God will even praise you."

"Because you tried your best."

Zizi nodded gently.

"Understood."

"Zizi did her best."

"So Your Excellency Giant God, please don’t be angry with Zizi."

Just as these words faded…

"Boom——Boom——Boom——!"

The earth began to tremble!

Mountains started shaking!

The evil god’s presence once again enveloped the land!

Blais had returned!

But simultaneously…

"Buzz——Buzz——Buzz——!"

Distant terrain flowed like water, as if the earth itself stirred from deep slumber!

God’s War was about to reignite!

Yet the first confrontation wouldn’t be between deities.

"Sigh…"

Angna exhaled.

Peaceful days were ending.

"Sylvia, please watch over Zizi."

"I must join the ‘Third Living Saint’ Loseta to confront the Trinitum Clan’s united navy!"