Chapter 314

by fanqienovel

Chapter 314: The System is Truly My Little Comfort

"Really, I have no home to return to."

"I’m hungry again."

"And there’s still nothing to eat!"

"How tragic."

A postosuchus with saber teeth trudged heavily through the swamp and felt very dejected.

He hung his head low, his eyes drooped, and looked very pitiable.

"Oh heavens… no, wait…"

"System, please give me some good news!"

"Comfort my shattered heart!"

Perhaps the System heard Trilobite’s plea…

【Ding——!】

【You have a new ‘microorganisms spawn’ hiring order. Please check.】

…

The System suddenly went wild and rapidly flooded the screen!

A huge pile of order information popped up like web game ads, nearly filling the entire system vision!

"Wow!"

"System, you truly are my little comfort!"

Trilobite wanted to jump up and kiss the System.

Although the customer service young lady was gone, the System was just a cold mechanism with no emotions or face, so he couldn’t kiss it.

"At least, there’s some good news."

"This one…"

Trilobite began counting the pop-up windows like tallying money.

"Right then, there were twenty applications!"

"And the number was increasing."

"I can earn at least one hundred thousand points of Chaos Energy!"

"And this was just the initial buyout fee; there would be maintenance fees every month after that!"

"This was going to be a huge gain!"

"But…"

Trilobite knew that the Chaos Energy from these orders wouldn’t be available just yet.

For some reason, all his customers had no cash and had to pay in installments.

"Then don’t blame me for adding some interest."

"Dear customers, check out Trilobite Financial Services!"

…

After spending much time handling the applications, Trilobite finally decided to move on.

He had no plans to return to Themis.

After all, a swarm of Haisigen Toothfish had gathered at the entrance, and those inside looked huge with foul tempers.

"Then off to Valaharl we go!"

"Ah, it’s been ages since I saw that frail white-haired sister."

"I missed her terribly, truly."

—-

"Cough…"

Barbatos rubbed his forehead, his handsome middle-aged face contorted into a "mask of agony" by the bad news.

The Ether Cod Deities cluster had scattered. As their collective consciousness shattered and reversed, it triggered a massive magical backlash that directly wounded Barbatos’s Soul.

Controlling another god-group across thousands of miles was practically a "super-forbidden spell"; the backlash upon failure matched that scale.

Even the First Demon God Barbatos took two full days to recover.

Yet amid the agony and frustration, he felt little worry.

Barbatos was a master of multitasking.

Plans always advanced on multiple fronts.

The Ether Cod Deities were merely one thread.

He’d also orchestrated other schemes—"Abyss Ruler," "Wandering Wild God Cluster," "blood octopus Outer God," and the "Border Dragon trio"—all converging in a tidal assault on Themis.

But…

"What madness…"

"How did my plans…"

None of his parallel operations succeeded.

The "Abyss Ruler" encountered a title-bearing "Iron Rain" Ether Dragon mid-journey and was devoured.

The "Wandering Wild God Cluster" met the young Ether Dragons and was annihilated.

The "blood octopus Outer God" greedily hoarded resources and vanished without appearing.

The "Border Dragon trio" charged to Themis’s border, only to be surrounded by over ten Ether Dragons. Two fell dead; the survivor fled in terror, utterly broken.

"Why?!"

"Why did Ether Dragons swarm Themis’s doorstep?!"

"This…"

…

If the defeat and dispersal of the Ether Cod Deities by the Shallow Ether Wanderers could be considered an accident, then the encounters of the deities from the Endless Ether System and other chaotic wild gods with the Ether Dragons could not be overlooked by Barbatos.

"Could it be that I was outsmarted again?"

"That Giant God calculated one step ahead of me!"

"He anticipated my anticipation?!"

"This…"

Cold sweat trickled down his face.

"What incredible wisdom!"

"What cunning!"

"Even worse, my methods are falling behind."

Just thinking about the beings he guided encountering those fierce Ether Dragons made the First Demon God’s face turn pale.

"I only stirred up some lower-tier deities from the Endless Ether, while the Giant God could sway the Ether Dragons!"

"Each Ether Dragon with a title possesses strength comparable to the core councilors of the Chaos Council!"

"Terrifying…"

Barbatos supported his head with one hand, his handsome, middle-aged face scrunched up again as if donning a "mask of pain."

"But how did he manage to mobilize the Ether Dragons?"

"And so many of them…"

This question was hard for the First Demon God to grasp.

He felt as if the Giant God was gathering powerful strength from all directions, forming two giant hands that tightened around his neck!

The constant squeezing and pressure made the First Demon God truly feel suffocated!

"He’s forcing me!"

"Pushing me to strike personally!"

"But I won’t!"

"Right now, the demon gods aiming to attack the Bubble World of Valaharl have been fully coordinated by me!"

"They will move out soon!"

"Now, I need to gather the latest intelligence!"

Although the most recent intelligence was two days old—considered quite "new" for chaos—Barbatos was not satisfied; he needed real-time, up-to-date intelligence!

"I hope nothing goes wrong at Valaharl."

"Though, the chance is slim…"

Barbatos prepared to contact his Outer Gods from the Void again, but this time…

"Huh?"

The long-range communication magic he cast only brought back a scream.

"Ah—!"

"Lord Barbatos!"

"Help me!"

"Uh…"

The First Demon God’s expression turned grave.

The Outer God outpost he set up around Valaharl had suddenly come under attack.

"Who!?"

"Who dares to attack my Outer God observation post!?"

He contacted several more Outer Gods and finally found the culprit.

"Ga—Roar—!"

A huge mouth filled with sharp teeth burst from the Fantasy Tree of Subspace!

It roared, its eyes blazing with greed and madness!

"Thud!"

The giant jaws snapped down, hitting the unlucky Outer God!

"This is…"

Seeing the emerald feathers and elongated divine body, Barbatos recognized the culprit at once.

"Barbatos!?"