Chapter 470

Chapter 470: Gimmerly Faced a Major Setback

"The prolonged vacancy of core councilors was absolutely unacceptable."

"Those empty seats were like scars marring the great Will of Chaos, making us appear laughable and incomplete!"

"It dealt a severe blow to our chaotic morale."

"I could almost hear the Giant God’s wild, scornful laughter!"

"Therefore, selecting a new core councilor was imperative!"

"Next, I shall nominate an excellent candidate…"

…

Barbatos delivered a passionate speech within the core council of chaos.

Not all core councilors attended this session. The demon gods Sotiko and Amon, held accountable for the City of White Heat’s collapse, remained confined by Barbatos’ "Four-Corner Dam" formation and were absent.

Yet Gimmerly, who should have been trapped alongside them, appeared.

After all, Gimmerly owned the "Fantasy Tree of Subspace" that constituted the City of White Heat.

She was the wronged party.

While punishing negligent demon gods was justified, imprisoning the victim defied reason.

Even Barbatos lacked grounds to detain Gimmerly further; he reluctantly opened a corner of the "Four-Corner Dam" to release her.

This complicated matters. If the "nominal second Chaos Demon God" Gimmerly and the "actual second demon god" Lady Xidi caused disruptions, the meeting’s success would be jeopardized.

True to expectations, Gimmerly swiftly launched her attack.

"Hah!"

"Core councilors embody nobility and sanctity—better unfilled than inadequately filled!"

"Spare us the embarrassment of nominating that bottom-of-the-barrel rabble you’ve recruited!"

"My sister Lady Xidi’s Fifteenth Seat, Elioerg, has served diligently for years. He deserves the position!"

"If you lack a deity of true capability, just let Elioerg take the seat."

…

Elioerg was indeed a diligent deity who had contributed significantly to chaos.

In both power and seniority, he surpassed the subpar candidates Barbatos had scrounged up.

He ranked among Lady Xidi’s sycophants—and his persistence had yielded minor "rewards."

Though Lady Xidi never recalled his name, often asking "Who are you?", she consistently remembered him when tasks required delegation.

For a sycophant, being recalled by his goddess when needed signaled triumph!

This time, Lady Xidi seemed ready to toss her sycophant a treat—a core councilor seat on the Chaos Council!

Of course, his name was likely just a tool for disruption: a borderline-qualified deity deployed to block Barbatos’ nomination and prevent him from stuffing the core council with undeserving candidates.

At least, Barbatos thought about the tactics from Gimmerly and Xidi’s side.

Yet he remained utterly unperturbed.

"Hehe."

"That was indeed the Chaos Demon God’s signature move."

"All this felt terribly familiar."

"But your actions played right into the trap Barbatos and I carefully laid."

Barbatos removed his top hat, spinning it idly in his hands.

He patiently observed Gimmerly’s smug expression amid her unreasonable fuss.

He also caught the long-absent smile of victory on his own face.

"Fine!"

"Those were your words!"

"Any deity possessing ‘Powers’ would suffice!"

Before Gimmerly could process this, Barbatos swiftly gestured toward the meeting room entrance.

"Let me present the wielder of ether powers, the Powerful Being—’King of Ether’!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A towering giant strode into the chamber; his projection within the "Barbatos Domain" resembled less a humanoid and more a colossal creature.

Thick-limbed and muscle-bound, his massive frame seemed to overflow the room.

Yet most striking were his absurdly oversized head and the cavernous maw beneath it!

While the Chaos Council favored "well-proportioned" forms, this being stood at a five-head ratio!

That mouth—large enough to swallow the round table whole—paired with its sharp teeth, instantly evoked a monstrous image: an ogre!

Gimmerly froze at the sight of this… thing.

She took a moment to recover.

Finally, she stammered…

"This…"

"No!"

"He… he’s an ether deity!"

"Not a Chaos Demon God! He couldn’t accept the mark of the Will of Chaos! He… he’s disloyal!"

Good heavens—Gimmerly actually mentioned loyalty.

"Preposterous."

Barbatos countered sharply.

"You yourself declared the Chaos Council needed a deity with powers."

"Moreover, the Powers of this Powerful Being were ‘ether,’ which held great influence across the Endless Ether and even parts of the Chaos Swamp!"

"Furthermore, the activity range of the Giant God was increasingly expanding around the Endless Ether."

"Wouldn’t it be perfect to find a deity of the Endless Ether as an ally?"

"Facts had proven that the Abyss wasn’t reliable at all; Guxin’s fall demonstrated this!"

…

Seeing Gimmerly left speechless by Barbatos’s rebuttal and noticing Xidi’s disappointed early departure, Barbatos curled his lips into a pleased smile.

"Hehe, another deity supporting my rise was already a settled matter."

Yet Barbatos didn’t notice that before Xidi left in "disappointment," she exchanged a glance with both Barbatos and Gimmerly that said, "Good acting."

Regardless of the truth, Barbatos cheerfully announced, "Then, let us welcome our new member to take office!"

"Now we should discuss serious matters!"

"The Giant God!"

"According to intelligence, He seems to be plotting something in the Endless Ether."

"From my analysis, He likely aims to please the Abyss, perhaps even intends to form an alliance with it."

The Abyss was utterly unreliable.

In the battle against the Giant God, the Abyss contributed nothing. Worse, at the critical moment, it withdrew forces that hadn’t even engaged. It betrayed Guxin and caused Barbatos to lose all the Vast Dragon Gods he’d hired from the Primal Wilderness too.

This infuriated Barbatos.

He’d offered so much sincerity and sacrificed countless interests just to draw the Abyss into the fight against the Giant God!

Ceding territory, offering Souls…

It was pure pandering to please the Abyss.

And the result?

Slacking off, leading to the Giant God escaping unscathed while the Chaos Council suffered heavy losses!

"All of this is betrayal!"

"The Abyss must pay for its betrayal!"

"So, whatever the Giant God’s purpose is, stop Him!"

"Force Him to reveal Himself!"

"And then…"

"Kill Him!"