Chapter 297

Chapter 297: Sylvia’s Introduction to Work

"Those poor little things."

"They say they are still asleep."

"I hope my stomach furnace hasn’t melted them all!"

"Otherwise, this sacrifice would be for nothing!"

The famous Ether Dragon, known by the title "Emerald Shadow," Cassius Tiberea, had once again pulled off a successful and fierce hunt.

But this time, the prey was a chaos deity.

He looked like a small beast with fangs.

Judging by the size of his Divine Body, his power was between a core councilor and a back-row member; as a subordinate official, this strength might be okay.

But against the Ether Dragon…

Death!

So that day, while he was checking the branch of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace for his master, he got ambushed.

The huge Ether Dragon moved slowly and burst out of the Sea of Ether, slamming onto the "island" made of Primal Mud and Fantasy Tree roots, then yanked him down into the "water."

"Cough cough…"

"Glub glub…"

This Chaos Demon God fought back, roaring in despair.

He had saber teeth that could kill instantly and quick, agile limbs.

But these weapons did nothing in the etheric liquid; against the Emerald Shadow, who was way stronger, they were useless.

The best he did was leave a few dents in scales and tiny wounds.

Now, all he could do was shout his master’s name, hoping to scare off the enemy with his "backing."

"Do you… do you know who I am?!"

"He is the great ruler of the Chaos Council, the unbeatable Chief Demon God, the First Demon God Barbatos!"

"I’m nothing!"

"But you better think twice about what happens if you cross my master…"

"Ah—!"

This subordinate official of the "First Demon God" suddenly screamed.

The Emerald Shadow’s huge teeth finally tore all the way through his fur.

But the feeding stopped…

"Did I pick the wrong prey this time?"

"After all, you don’t beat a dog without minding its master."

"Hurting the subordinate of First Demon God Barbatos for no reason is like slapping Barbatos right in the face."

"That guy seems big on his pride."

"Maybe I would be surrounded by the Chaos Council."

"I really needed to weigh the pros and cons carefully."

…

Seeing the Ether Dragon’s hesitation, the subordinate official let out a sigh of relief.

It softened its tone and coaxed, "Let me go."

"We have no unsolvable hatred between us."

"This was just a misunderstanding; I’ll act like nothing happened, and from now on, we’ll keep to our own paths…"

However…

The subordinate official panicked as the giant jaws holding it tightened again!

"Flesh!"

"Fresh meat!"

"Blood and flesh!"

"Sacrifice!"

The raspy dragon roar sounded like the sound of death, sending deepest despair into the subordinate official’s heart!

As giant teeth pierced through fur, the scent of blood and flesh spread within Emerald Shadow’s mouth.

Tiberea’s eyes turned crimson from invisible corruption; the "sharp teeth giant jaws" mark on her forehead blazed with blinding light.

"Sacrifice!"

"Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Flesh offering for the feast!"

All political schemes and second thoughts shattered under overwhelming hunger!

Boundless appetite lashed at Tiberea’s Soul with greedy tentacles, gripping it tightly until only consumption remained!

So…

The giant jaws snapped shut!

"Crunch—!"

Blood mist bloomed in the sea.

"Ah… ah…"

The Ether Dragon swallowed Barbatos’s subordinate official bit by bit.

"Haa…"

As fullness settled, the "Fanged Giant Mouth" mark faded from her forehead.

The deal was complete!

"Hiss…"

The Ether Dragon regained clarity, sensing movement inside.

The strange mortals she’d swallowed were awakening.

But she hadn’t had time to properly feel the effects.

"Whoosh—!"

The Ether Sea shook with huge vibrations once again.

A huge creature charged toward the Emerald Shadow.

"Is this Barbatos’s revenge?"

"That was a bit fast…"

"No…"

The Emerald Shadow stared at the familiar figure and sneered scornfully.

"Heh heh…"

"My foolish son? Clodius?"

"You should have learned your lesson!"

Tiberea mocked as she swam toward her son.

"It seems I must do my duty as a mother this time and let this unworthy child fall, so he doesn’t shame me everywhere!"

"Whoosh—!"

She rushed toward Clodius.

But then, she noticed something wrong with her son.

"He’s silly, but isn’t this too foolish?"

"He was charging straight at me!"

"Last time he didn’t act like this."

Ignoring that he charged without magic; in a clash of their divine bodies, Clodius was clearly using his weakness against her strength.

He was much smaller than Tiberea, weighing far less.

If they hit, Tiberea would be fine, and he’d be sent flying.

"Forget it."

"First, I’ll hit this foolish boy with a spell."

"Let’s see if I can wake him up; if not…"

"Then I’ll just kill him!"

"Disgraceful wretch!"

Tiberea opened her mouth, gathering huge magical energy before it.

A blast of dragon breath was about to strike her son’s forehead!

But at that moment…

"Roar—!"

Clodius suddenly opened his mouth wide.

However, the magical energy did not gather into a massive dragon breath but turned into several black tentacles that shot toward Tiberea with a "whoosh!"

"Magic of the Rulers!?"

"Uh…"

Caught off guard, Tiberea let out a muffled groan.

The dragon breath she had been holding back was interrupted, and her body got tangled in the tentacles!

But the tentacles did not hold on tight; they pretended to attack, then cleverly dodged the thorn-like defensive magic Tiberea sent out.

They changed into many little bugs, slowly seeping into Tiberea’s body.

"Hahaha…"

A triumphant laugh came from Clodius’s mouth.

It was not his voice, but that of the power’s true master—the "Ether Rulers."

"These are the ‘divine rank worms,’ full of unique power from the Endless Ether. They were made entirely from those annoying micro divine ranks."

"This is revenge for the Bared Tooth Tsar!"

"Enjoy it!"

Tiberea wanted to shout that the so-called "Bared Tooth Tsar" was not killed by her, and if they had the guts, they should find the real killer!

Try looking for that "monster deity" who killed the Bared Tooth Tsar as easily as chopping vegetables!

But she could not make a sound.

That black, evil power had already entered her body.

"I was careless…"

She knew this evil power; it had invaded her when she had just given birth to her daughter, using the high tide of the "Endless Ether" and her weakness from childbirth.

It left her in terrible shape, and in the end, she was beaten badly by the Bared Tooth Tsar, who was as strong as her!

If that strange "monster deity" had not pulled the Bared Tooth Tsar away in time, she might have died.

"I must think of how to retreat…"

"But…"

"Wait…"

The Emerald Shadow suddenly felt something was wrong.

—-

"Is this our new workplace?"

Sylvia swam through a wide "pipe" with engineers and Chosen Ones warriors, watching countless "orbs" rush by.

The huge, endless pipes stretched like a river’s main path, going on forever ahead and splitting into countless "branches" around them.

"And those branches seem long too, always spreading into smaller ones in the space."

"It’s like blood vessels."

"In a way, it’s a bit like Angna’s ‘avatar body.’"

"Are we really inside the Ether Dragon?"

"Will we live in this dark place from now on?"

"Ugh…"

As a Purity Officer, Sylvia greatly desired that kind of "exciting" life.

For example, being like Glade, the Grand Master of the Ashen Knights and the founder of the Purification Agency, who battled demons all over the universe.

She heard that he had become stronger and stronger, never defeated, and without the Giant God’s special attention, his power was already close to that of the Third Living Saint "Loseta," who possessed a Divine Body.

He could even single-handedly slay etheric serpents, which were lesser rank deities.

He was considered the top among those below "living saints."

"And here I am, stuck in the belly of the Ether Dragon?"

Sylvia did not feel dissatisfied.

After all, this was the will of the Giant God.

"Any decision made by the Giant God…"

"No, even every word he spoke, every action he took was filled with boundless wisdom and immense foresight."

"Something that we mere mortals could not comprehend."

"However, what role would he assign to me?"

Just as Sylvia pondered the greatness and wisdom of the Giant God’s will…

"Hmm!?"

"Why are there fewer people?"

"Hey! What are you all doing?"

She saw that the several engineers who had been swallowed by the Ether Dragon had actually stopped and were casting magic on the spot, doing something she didn’t know what.

"Ah…"

"We noticed this place was a bit damaged, so we’re fixing it."

"Look, several elemental arrangements around these sacred cells had problems, making the pipes they formed particularly weak and prone to breaking."

"Repairing it was simple, but if left unattended, it could pose a considerable risk."

"We needed to…"

Sylvia and the nearby Chosen Ones warriors immediately exchanged confused looks.

"When did you all acquire this knowledge?"

"You can actually repair the Ether Dragon!?"

The engineers looked at each other and shrugged.

"We’re not quite sure, but it seemed like it happened when we got swallowed by this dragon?"

"At that time, something entered our minds through the Soul Network…"

Sylvia nodded.

"It must be the Giant God!"

"Great is the Giant God…"

But before she could finish her prayer…

"Hmm!?"

The Purity Officer’s keen olfactory sense alerted her to the presence of uninvited guests.

"Chosen Ones warriors, follow me!"

"We have work to do!"

"I told you, the Giant God wouldn’t let me be bored!"

"Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Offerings to the divine throne!"

The Chosen Ones warriors shouted their battle cries, and astonishingly, they made their bodies ethereal, passing through the outer walls of the "dragon blood vessels" and choosing the nearest route to rush to the incident site.

The engineers, who were busy working, stood still in shock.

"What is this…?"

"Void walking!?"

"When did the Purity Officer and Chosen Ones warriors learn this!?"