Chapter 264

Chapter 264: So I Wasted All That Breath?

"Gimmerly!"

"You…"

Agareth grew furious when his lair was attacked.

Though the so-called "elite subordinate officials" had perished, his territory still housed many Outer Gods from the Void and Secondary Chaos Gods dependent on him.

These beings possessed little combat strength, typically handling menial tasks like serving tea or conducting pre-battle reconnaissance.

They were merely "servants" maintained by the Chaos Demon God for "show" and "appearances."

Or rather, they were "diners."

Yet now Gimmerly had brazenly slaughtered his "diners," showing utter disregard for him.

The damage was minor, but the insult was severe!

It amounted to a direct slap to his face.

Agareth seethed with rage!

Without hesitation, he immediately blasted Gimmerly with "Demon King’s Flash."

But after striking her with "Demon King’s Flash," shock and confusion cooled his fury.

"How is this possible!?"

"I hold the Third Seat! In my rage, I showed no restraint with ‘Demon King’s Flash.’"

"That was a full-powered strike!"

"Yet Gimmerly occupies only the Fifty-Sixth Seat!"

"Though a core councilor, she isn’t a demon god renowned for strength—she relies more on cunning and her sister Xidi’s connections."

"By all reason, she shouldn’t have withstood my attack. In the past, her Soul would’ve evaporated, her Divine Body reduced to ashes."

"But now…"

She’d endured the "Demon King’s Flash," shattering just one shield and scorching some fur—not even suffering a skin injury.

This could only mean Gimmerly had entered the "core domains," reaching the power level of a "core councilor."

"Hehe…"

"But it’s pointless!"

"Many demon gods don’t realize: the moment one steps into the ‘core domains’ is precisely the most perilous stage!"

"At this phase, upstarts grow arrogant, believing they can challenge us."

"Yet they fail to grasp that newly ascended core councilors can only easily defeat core members; against veteran core councilors, they’ll still face brutal defeat!"

"When they challenge us in their hubris, their downfall follows!"

"For established core councilors will never tolerate threats to their status!"

"Nor will they endure any challengers!"

"Roar—!"

Agareth roared as his Divine Body lunged forward with a thunderous "bang!"

His Double Eyes brimmed with brutality and murderous intent!

"Gimmerly!"

"You invaded my territory! Slaughtered my servants and slaves!"

"You committed a grave crime!"

"Unforgivable!"

"Punishment: Fall!"

"Roar—!"

Overwhelming pressure crashed down like a tidal wave!

—-

"Damn it, we’re done for."

Gimmerly was a "lady."

She usually avoided cursing.

But now she couldn’t hold back.

The mysterious "Giant God" had left a mark on her "stomach," still tormenting her, and this time, the mark refused to be satisfied.

Even after devouring a huge swarm of etheric worms in Sotiko, even driven by relentless Hunger, she hunted prey after prey, swallowing them whole, yet remained "unfilled."

That eerie, terrifying mark ceaselessly reminded and urged Gimmerly—"Eat!"

"Not enough!"

"Far from enough!"

"Need more!"

"More!"

Her own stomach felt like a terrifying black hole, impossible to fill!

In her despair and agony, Gimmerly had repeatedly called to the "Giant God," begging for answers.

But every attempt vanished into silence.

Her Soul somehow always knew the reason—you haven’t eaten enough.

You’re still starving.

So, Gimmerly had no choice. She hunted down lesser Chaos Demon Gods with even greater frenzy.

During this rampage, she even killed and devoured a newly promoted member of the lowest rank!

That lowest rank was unlucky—barely promoted for two days before being devoured by his senior.

Since the lowest rank changed so often, Gimmerly didn’t know his name…

Honestly, it wasn’t a big deal.

The Chaos Council was locked in fierce battle with the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons. An unexplained death or two among minor figures went unnoticed, likely just blamed on the Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons’ scattered attacks.

But today was different.

This time, she felt reckless and snuck into Agareth’s home.

Could the belongings of the Second Seat of the Chaos Council be stolen?

What happened next?

Gimmerly was pinned down and beaten by Agareth with the Demon King’s Flash!

"Wait…"

"Pinned down and beaten?"

"That’s not right…"

"I’m still alive?"

Gimmerly stared in shock at her slightly charred fur…

"I just instinctively cast a void shield and used my wing membranes to shield myself a bit…"

"How…"

"Could it be that I’m really strong!?"

Gimmerly began to get carried away.

But…

"Buzz—!"

A powerful presence erupted suddenly from Agareth’s divine body, which was much larger than Gimmerly’s. The terrifying pressure almost forced Gimmerly to bow her head.

Just as she got carried away, Gimmerly was instantly crushed down…

She used almost all her strength to hold an "unmoving" stance against this overwhelming divine might.

"Damn it, I’m finished!"

Gimmerly cursed, but it was useless.

"What should I do… what do I do…"

But at that critical moment, she suddenly felt her mind clear!

A colossal will descended into her Soul!

"Ah… finally connected!"

Now, Gimmerly had only one problem—"I’m about to be killed by a fierce enemy! What should I do!? Help!"

—-

"I see."

"If the System thinks the Chaos Energy it gets is too little, it treats those calls as spam and ignores them…"

"Though I feel a bit bad for that customer, it’s a great feature."

"Now, let’s see her current question…"

"Huh? She’s not asking about pterosaur evolution?"

[Encountered a beast—it was moving to pounce, closing in step by step. What to do? Waiting online, urgent!]

[Reward: 1000 Chaos Energy]

"Alright, this counts as an emergency call."

"I shouldn’t charge too much."

"Let me think for a moment…"

"Encountered a beast… hmm…"

"How about this…"

Actually, "encountered a beast" already told a lot.

"Encounter" meant it happened on land, not in water.

So, tricks for sharks and crocodiles wouldn’t work.

Also, the beast was closing in and looked ready to attack, showing it wanted to fight.

So there was only one way…

"Don’t be a coward! Just scare it… wait, I mean, bluff it!"

"Whatever you do, don’t turn and run or play dead!"

Playing dead against a bear was silly…

In the wild, tigers as top predators might seem fierce, but they often went hungry; if they caught prey, not eating it would be weird.

But unless starving or too used to humans, humans weren’t on big cats’ menu.

Facing a bear and playing dead was even dumber.

Bears are omnivores, typical opportunists; they eat anything from dead bodies to bugs. Playing dead was like giving them free food.

And running away…

Sorry, no top predator on land can be outrun by humans over short distances.

While humans have good endurance, it’s useless against big cats or brown bears; since they can catch naked apes in a hundred meters, who’d race them long distance?

So, the only right choice was to bluff and scare the beast off!

"First, don’t panic. Don’t let the beast scare you, and don’t show fear."

"Second, make yourself look big and tough, so the beast backs off."

"Third, don’t run; step back slowly until the beast is gone, then run."

"Good luck!"

"I’m rooting for you!"

[Beep—!]

[You sent blessings and support, using 1000 points of Chaos Energy.]

"?"

A big question mark popped into Trilobite’s mind.

"Did my words really work?"

"Did I just waste my breath!?"