Chapter 265

Chapter 265: Doing the Most Cowardly Things with the Greatest Presence

“Buzz—!”

“Uh…”

Gimmerly felt a bit of her power drawn away, but then a massive, invisible energy surged in!

This feeling of energy flowing out and back in was amazing!

It felt great!

What made Gimmerly feel even better was her change!

The "invisible power" that flowed into her Divine Body didn’t alter her form or boost her magic power; but it gave her unexpected confidence and extreme calmness in her mind.

Almost instantly, she knew what to do!

"Ah, I see!"

"Turning and running would be useless!"

"Pretending I had nothing to fear was my only hope!"

"I bet on it!"

At that moment, under that will, Gimmerly no longer bowed to the huge power Agareth unleashed.

She proudly raised her head.

Her Double Eyes sparkled with certainty, as if everything was settled.

She looked like saying, "You fell for it!"

No matter how strong the pressure was, crashing like a tsunami, she stayed unmoved!

“Roar!”

A frenzied look came over her Double Eyes again, with greedy, ferocious pressure surging out, even making Agareth’s presence falter!

—-

"She resisted my intimidation!?"

"And she still had energy to attack!?"

"Something was wrong!"

"Way too wrong!"

Agareth felt confused about Gimmerly’s behavior.

"If it were a cocky newcomer fresh from a promotion, they’d come to challenge me proudly; once they saw the core councilors were much stronger, they usually froze in panic or raged helplessly."

"But Gimmerly was different!"

"She seemed too calm!"

"There was almost no fear!"

"And…"

Agareth remembered what just happened.

"Gimmerly seemed caught in tension and panic at first."

"But just then, she suddenly became alert."

"Not only did she withstand my pressure, but she even pushed back a bit, showing strong fighting spirit."

"To achieve a turnaround in such a short time must mean…"

Agareth’s pupils narrowed sharply!

"I get it!"

"Another god is secretly operating, sending power to her."

"So who could it be…?"

"This is my territory; someone could slowly send power into Gimmerly’s body through an unknown network without me noticing…"

After thinking briefly, Agareth recalled a name—"Barbatos! It’s you!"

Barbatos has the "Soul Network."

Although he says this network only allows mind talk, who knows if it can secretly pass energy while Barbatos hides this capability?

Agareth thought Barbatos had hidden his capability from the Chaos Council, keeping a secret card!

After all, Agareth often did the same thing, holding back tricks.

He now fully "understood" it all pointed to a big plot.

Lady Xidi, despite losing her rank, stayed calm; the fake intelligence from Barbatos led to the failed attack on Bubble World Themis, the "Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons" or unknown "Ether Dragon" causing trouble under his Fantasy Tree of Subspace, and Gimmerly’s sudden appearance, growing strong with Barbatos’s help…

…

Agareth felt he saw a great net.

It was a trap aimed right at him!

"It must be Lady Xidi!"

"After I impeached her, she held a grudge, wanting to pull me down!"

"Barbatos seems against Lady Xidi, but they’re really working together!"

"Yes, why didn’t I think of that!"

"Though Barbatos and Lady Xidi look like enemies, they share roots with Gimmerly!"

"This is a faction fight!?"

"Trying to use the chance to hunt the Giant God and kill me, making me fall!?"

…

The more Agareth thought, the more scared he felt, and it all made sense.

"I must get fully ready!"

"Gimmerly didn’t come alone; backup must be hiding nearby."

"It could be Lady Xidi or Barbatos."

"Or… they might both be here!"

"Hah, three core-level demon gods were surrounding me at once; that’s quite the investment!"

"I should feel honored!"

"Well then…"

"Roar! Growl!"

Agareth let out a deep, brief roar.

After the roar…

"Buzz—!"

Dozens of Outer Gods from the Void flew into the distance.

They were skilled messengers, soaring through the void while evading hostile deities.

"Hmph!"

"Xidi’s minions might intercept one group of messengers, but they can’t eliminate all dozens of them!"

"Once reinforcements arrive, I’ll fear no siege from Xidi and Barbatos!"

"Now…"

Having completed preparations, Agareth turned his gaze toward Gimmerly!

"The priority isn’t attacking."

"It’s defense!"

"Make myself impenetrable—leave Xidi and Barbatos no opening!"

"If I hold out until reinforcements come, their schemes will be exposed before the core council!"

"Then our strike against them will be justified!"

"Perish already!"

Thus…

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Countless force fields stacked into layered barriers!

The shields interlaced and merged, forming a cube that trapped Agareth completely.

Magic-forged chains coiled and intertwined, sealing every gap of the "box," rendering it flawless.

"Try it! Anti-magic fields coupled with defense walls! You can’t breach this!"

"Even I’d struggle to break free now."

Under Agareth’s taunting stare, Gimmerly retreated… and retreated…

"You’re…"

"Gathering strength!?"

As an experienced core councilor, Agareth sensed massive magic power concentrating at her legs and wing membranes.

Clearly…

"Heh, worthy of your core-level power—realized magic fails against such defenses?"

"So brute force is your plan!?"

"Come! Brace for shattered bones!"

Agareth watched eagerly as Gimmerly retreated farther… farther…

Until she vanished from sight.

"Come!"

He roared, waiting!

But…

One minute… ten… twenty…

An hour passed.

"Wait…"

"Could her true goal… was… to run away!?"