Chapter 522

Chapter 522: Swallowing Light Isn’t the End

Since Gimmerly obtained the "authority of the void" and took control of the Outer Gods from the Void system, Barbatos’s intelligence network had essentially become useless.

He could only hire a few disobedient Outer Gods and Outer Predators for collecting intelligence.

This made information gathering extremely slow.

Yet it remained a wise choice.

Had Barbatos fully trusted Gimmerly instead of remaining cautious, he wouldn’t have faced merely slow intelligence—but an onslaught of fabricated reports.

Though inefficient and yielding fragmented, outdated information, his current system at least avoided excessive falsehoods.

Real-time tracking of the Giant God proved impossible, but investigating basic details about Giant God forces remained feasible.

After prolonged intelligence efforts, they finally discovered four living saints serving under the Giant God—all ascended from mortals!

These women possessed formidable avatar bodies rivaling those of ordinary deities!

The Giant God cherished them deeply, investing substantial resources in their upkeep.

While currently outdated, this information held true when looking back two years.

Upon receiving this report, Barbatos’s opinion of the Giant God sank further.

"What a bunch of decadent indulgences!"

"How did this creature endure so long against my glorious ‘First Demon God’?"

Though his high station allowed recognition of lower deities’ power, Barbatos remained utterly ignorant of mortal capabilities.

To him, the "Giant God" now resembled someone hoarding cabinets of revealingly dressed plastic figurines—automatically branding their owner as ambitionless.

Little did he know these "figurine sisters" would soon undermine his very foundation!

"Regardless, I’ve secured a new pressure point."

Remarkably, Barbatos’s inefficient network had pinpointed the second living saint’s location—within the ruined bubble world of Valaharl!

This intelligence remained both precise and timely.

Barbatos’s "attack-the-essential" strategy gained another vector: hunt down and assault the Giant God’s living saints, forcing divine intervention!

Beyond raiding the living saint followers, this operation primarily tested the Giant God’s reactions.

As for potential failure among his dispatched lower deities…

"Impossible."

"Were they weak gods like etheric worms, perhaps."

"But this time I deploy lower deities nearing the etheric serpent’s strength."

"Against mortals? Only one outcome exists—utter domination!"

Barbatos’s assessment proved accurate.

At least… for the moment.

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"They say the Giant God craves consumption!"

“Slaughtered, dismembered, and swallowed the noble and elegant chaos deities like ordinary animals.”

“Then, I shall return the favor in kind!”

“I will do the same to your most valued spawn!”

“Ha ha ha ha…”

The deity, resembling a giant serpent, lifted its head high.

Its elongated divine body coiled up like a spring and then suddenly released!

Those extremely short, seemingly useless limbs pressed tightly against its sides, making the entire divine body snap straight!

“Whoosh—!”

The whole divine body shot forward like an arrow, lunging at the agile, leaping “white spider-like avatar body” woven from “Giant God fibers,” which was preparing to swing away from the Giant God’s Tower.

“Ah—ugh—!”

The giant jaws opened wide!

Although sharp, frightening teeth weren’t visible, the mouth full of highly corrosive liquid and the dark, gaping entrance of its stomach furnace was terrifying.

“Ha ha!”

“You can’t escape!”

“I am the ‘Executioner of the Outer Gods from the Void’!”

“If I can catch flying Outer Gods from the Void, how can I miss you with your little tricks!?”

The title “Executioner of the Outer Gods from the Void” wasn’t any official certification but one he gave to himself.

After all, most Outer Gods from the Void lacked real power and prestige, like the etheric serpent; they were only valued because they were numerous and could deliver intelligence fast and accurately.

But honestly, with the generally weak combat power of Outer Gods from the Void, killing a few of them was nothing special.

It was like a hunter being praised as an “Eagle Hunter,” “Tiger Slayer,” or “Bear Wrestler,” all big titles.

But being called a “Rabbit Catcher”…

Was that looking down on someone?

Giving himself that title was just a silly joke.

However, this showed one key fact — this Secondary Chaos God had very strong dynamic perception, able to hunt the swiftly flying Outer Gods from the Void.

Dealing with an opponent who needed threads to hang was very easy.

Loseta knew this too.

“You can’t escape.”

She stayed calm.

She knew her “spider-like avatar body,” though it could attach to the Giant God’s Tower or even the Fantasy Tree of Subspace with “Giant God fibers” for moving in space, couldn’t match real flight.

If the opponent was good at fast battles, he would probably catch her.

“Great is the Giant God.”

She quietly said the sacred words, curling her long eight pairs of limbs around herself for protection.

The Holy Light from the Sun radiated out, forming a thick shield.

Soon…

“Boom——!”

The light vanished, and Loseta was swallowed into a sealed space.

In other words, the Third Living Saint of the Giant God was consumed by the Secondary Chaos Demon God!

“Ha ha ha ha!”

“What a despicable and weak mortal!”

“I thought you had accepted the divine grace of the Giant God and would be powerful; at least able to exchange a couple of moves with me.”

“But…”

“Is this it!?”

“Taken out in one hit?”

“Didn’t even struggle!?”

The Secondary Chaos Gods laughed heartily.

Once he finished his mocking and reclaimed his dignity as a deity over mortals, he began the necessary “execution.”

“This is what your Giant God loves to do the most.”

“Enjoy it!”

“Glup!”

The “Executioner of the Outer Gods from the Void” stretched his neck and swallowed the prey already in his mouth.

However, only then did he realize that just getting it into his mouth didn’t mean the battle was over.

“Ugh—!”

“Ah!?”

“Ugh…ugh…cough cough cough…”

Intense pain surged from his throat, spreading to his brain.

The “Executioner of the Void” felt like he had a giant fish bone stuck in his throat, his throat in agonizing pain; but awkwardly, he could neither swallow nor spit it out.

“Roar, roar, roar, roar——!”

In his embarrassment, he let out a pained howl!