Chapter 418

Chapter 418: The Giant God Has No Friends

“Defeat in the Abyss!?”

“Good! Good! Good!”

In the outermost reaches of the Endless Ether, the slow-to-realize Chaos Demon God finally received news delivered by the Outer Predator.

By now, this information was absurdly outdated.

Trilobite had already stuffed himself, his spawn’s upgrade was nearly complete, and the sea barrier was under construction with the tireless spirit of "Jingwei filling the sea."

Indeed, "Jingwei filling the sea" was the more fitting phrase this time.

The events had long passed—they’d even begun their second-phase plans—yet the battle report arrived belatedly.

Too late for the feast.

But this Chaos Demon God remained delighted.

Unlike other demon gods, he was a heavyweight wielding formidable authority; he even commanded "Coastal Border"—a power beyond Baimeng’s grasp as leader of the Border Demon Gods.

His domain lay neither in the Chaos Swamp Realm nor the Endless Ether, but in their intersecting "Misty Marshlands."

Though not part of Baimeng’s patrol, he was the undisputed "Border King"—Guxin, the Chaos Council’s eleventh seat and apex of the Border Demon Gods!

Yet one flaw persisted: Guxin’s divine form was perilously frail.

So frail that close combat meant certain death.

Thus, he typically wielded his powers from afar, unleashing long-range spells to wreak havoc.

Beside him stood Magaxia, the thirty-fifth seat of the Chaos Council—a demon god once saved by the Giant God while serving under Baimeng.

Though Magaxia had forged an alliance with Baimeng, acknowledged her leadership, and joined her patrol, he’d "abandoned" her after Barbatos publicly humiliated her at the Core Round Table.

Instead, he pledged allegiance to Guxin, the "Coastal King," eleventh seat and wielder of authority.

Such betrayals were commonplace in the Chaos Council.

Demon gods turned ruthlessly pragmatic when interests were at stake; why serve those stripped of useful resources?

Workers owed no foolish loyalty.

Rats flee sinking ships—that was the norm. "Loyalty" was the aberration.

So Guxin gladly recruited Magaxia, warmly welcoming this former core deity of the "Baimeng faction."

A classic case of buying loyalty through grand gestures!

True enough, Magaxia’s defection drew many from Baimeng’s patrol into Guxin’s ranks.

Now the eleventh-seat core councilor basked in triumph.

He was getting carried away.

"With the Abyss defeated, claiming the Giant God’s head is even more assured!"

The statement rang oddly hollow.

Even Magaxia, crouched nearby, seemed perplexed.

“Uh…”

“My esteemed master!”

“Was Abyss not our ally?”

“Logically speaking, if our ally had been defeated, the pressure on the Giant God from the direction of the Endless Ether should have been greatly reduced soon, right!?”

“How could this be good news!?”

Before the Giant God emerged, the Endless Ether and Chaos Swamp Realm often clashed, and the Endless Ether was Barbatos’s main target or even enemy. But after the Giant God appeared, Barbatos allied with the Endless Ether, paying a steep price.

Logically, this hired ally should have been key to beating the Giant God.

If the ally failed, why was Guxin’s confidence even stronger?

Guxin proudly swayed his long neck.

“You don’t understand the true ruler of the Endless Ether, Abyss!”

“Abyss was an ancient, stubborn fellow.”

“He could not stand the Giant God slapping him in the face over and over like Barbatos did.”

“After this failure, Abyss must have felt totally shamed!”

“The mighty ‘Endless Abyss’ would never allow such a challenge.”

“He would get furious and want to strike back hard to wipe away this disgrace.”

Thinking of this, Guxin smiled.

“To insult a strong neighbor while being weak and stubborn.”

“This kind of deity had reached its end.”

“If I were that ‘Giant God,’ I would act humbler and promise ‘Ether Abyss’ bigger gains.”

“Like, ‘Once I overthrow Barbatos, I’ll give you half the Chaos Swamp Realm to rule,’ or ‘You’re the mother deity, and I’m the son god,’ that sort of deal would work well.”

“Then, ‘Ether Abyss’ might have turned greedy and helped the Giant God.”

“By then, Barbatos would have been in trouble.”

“What do you think of this plan?”

“Right! Once we took down the Giant God, I would also cut a deal with ‘Ether Abyss’!”

…

These words made Magaxia laugh.

For some reason, Guxin sensed something odd in Magaxia’s laughter, like a hint of hidden mockery.

I suspect you are being odd, but I have no proof…

“Oh? Magaxia, do you have any thoughts?”

Magaxia paused, looking at Guxin with a flicker of flattery in his eyes.

“I mean, it’s wise of you.”

“Don’t forget me once you became the First Demon God.”

“But…”

“How long until Abyss’s rage started?”

“When should we attack to make it right?”

Guxin softly hummed…

“Come forth!”

“My mighty subordinates!”

“Roar…”

“Aoo…”

A big group of Chaos Demon Gods crawled out from the swamp’s depths.

Some were Guxin’s original subordinate officials; others came from Baimeng, who joined Guxin’s team after Baimeng fell, following Magaxia’s lead.

“Now, it was your time to show your strength!”

“Don’t fear the Giant God’s power!”

“No matter how strong, the Giant God was just a ‘loner’!”

“He was savage, he was cruel, and he made no sense, so he had no friends.”

“No god would help him.”

“All he had were those dumb, weak mortal spawns.”

“But against gods, what could mortals do?”

“Don’t be scared, move ahead boldly! Fight!”

“And now you had your first target!”

Saying this, Guxin shifted his long neck aside, pointing to a far-off swamp.

There was a strange being with a divine body that didn’t give off a godly feel; it had a slim shape, wriggling and swimming fast through the muck, trying to flee.

“The so-called ‘living saint’ under the Giant God!”

“Go!”

“Tear him apart!”