Chapter 1349: Conversation
Chapter 1349: Conversation
A few hours had passed since the battle, but Souta still hadn’t made a move. His main body was weakened, leaving his current strength far below its usual level.
’I wonder if it’ll be the same this time. Will one of them manage to escape, or will none of them make it out alive...?’
The Demon King was incredibly powerful. There were only six of them throughout the entirety of the Demon’s Land, and they stood leagues above ordinary Demon Gods. Nothing about these six beings was ordinary. Each was an exceptionally powerful existence that had lived for thousands of years.
Demon King Beelzebub rarely made a move, and many of his enemies were already dead.
The Six Demon Kings...
Even Souta, back when he was playing the game, hadn’t seen all six of them.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Council of High-Worlds was now in tatters. They had lost all forms of communication with over a hundred habitable planets. The only planets that remained under their control were low-level worlds with pitifully low mana density.
Most of the council’s high-level combatants were gone.
Souta finally opened his eyes, gazing at the area still engulfed in violent energy storms. The residual energy hadn’t completely dissipated, although some areas had begun to calm down.
"It’s time. I just need to be careful... There are still areas where the lingering energy could destroy this body outright."
...
On an unknown island between the Giza Continent and Demon’s Land...
A colossal head covered in grotesque blue scales emerged from the mist, its crown adorned with countless writhing tentacles. Its gleaming red eyes radiated immense power, while a thick white mist shrouded its enormous form.
Suddenly, the monstrous creature stirred.
"I felt it just now... The Black Abundant Lord Watcher has regained her peak strength."
A deep, hoarse voice reverberated through the surroundings, carrying an immense pressure.
He was none other than the Sea King, Cthulhu. Aside from him, two other monstrous beings were present. They were the Sky King and the Underground King.
"Oh, so she has fully recovered. Those cries of hers that invade people’s minds and drive them mad are incredibly annoying. And she doesn’t even bother turning them off. Wherever she goes, countless creatures fall into madness. I have no desire to encounter her." The Underground King spoke with an annoyed tone.
"Kekeke! If that’s the case, then those Old Ones will start making their moves, won’t they? The World Goddess Gaia, the All-Night Goddess Nyx, and the Lord of Drought Vritra were the ones who sealed her and extracted her core, right? Fortunately, she managed to reclaim it. I thought the power of the Mother Goddess had already suppressed it beyond recovery."
The Sky King chuckled.
"Time really brings back old memories... Keke! Now, the All-Night Goddess Nyx has been separated into countless pieces and scattered across various dimensions."
"You speak as though you could have escaped your seal without my help." The Underground King sneered.
"Well, it doesn’t matter anymore. All of us have escaped the seals imposed on us back then. As for that Commandment of Reticence, I’ll make him pay for crossing us." The Sky King declared.
The Sea King glanced at the two of them before asking, "Have you both recovered your powers?"
"Hehe! I’m already back in shape, and my inner consciousness has returned as well. It has completely broken free from the power of [Separation] that Supreme Knight imposed on me. I’m back at my peak!"
The Underground King laughed.
"The power of [Separation]... It was troublesome. They sealed us a thousand years ago, then separated our spirits five hundred years later. Without the Commandment of Reticence, that Supreme Knight wouldn’t have been able to separate our inner consciousness from our bodies."
The Sky King spoke with a hint of irritation.
Recalling what had happened back then only made him more annoyed. When the Commandment of Reticence and that Supreme Knight separated their existences, the other higher entities took the opportunity to attack them simultaneously.
The separation had cost them more than just their inner consciousness. Several of their abilities, including [Lord Suppression], [Dominator of the Sky], and [White Wings of Emperor], had also been stripped away. It had been a brutal battle, and even their Monster Orbs had been forcibly divided into two.
The Sky King turned toward the Sea King.
"What about you? Have you recovered your powers?"
"Of course. And now, I’m going to begin my plan... There are numerous entities setting their sights on the Dream Realm. I intend to make my move soon." The Sea King replied.
"Ehehe! A fight, huh? Hahaha! It’s been so long since I’ve participated in a proper battle. My body is practically craving one!" The Underground King exclaimed excitedly.
"So long? Didn’t you just fight that Zodiac fellow when you first escaped your seal?"
The Sky King burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! That’s right! You were actually beaten up by that guy. A newcomer like him managed to bully the mighty Underground King. You’re lucky he didn’t kill you back then!"
"Oh? So you want to fight me, huh?" The Underground King smiled.
"If those Gods and Monster Lords from back then couldn’t kill me, what makes you think that fellow could? Even when I had just escaped my seal and hadn’t recovered my inner consciousness, he still wouldn’t have been able to kill me. I’m unkillable. After all, I am the Lord of the Unkillable!"
The Sky King and Sea King understood just how difficult it was to kill the Underground King.
Even if his entire body were reduced to the atomic level, he would still survive as long as some trace of his existence remained. Something as insignificant as a memory preserved in another person’s mind was enough for him to anchor his existence and return.
Even a simple mention of his name or title in a book could serve as a means of survival.
He simply couldn’t be killed as long as any trace of him remained.
A footprint, a fingerprint, or even the faintest remnant of his existence could become an anchor that allowed him to survive almost anything.
Among all the higher entities known for their incredible survivability, the Underground King stood in a league of his own.
"Since the Black Abundant Lord Watcher has regained her full strength... It’s not difficult to imagine that the Supreme King in Yellow will awaken as well. After all, he was once her consort." The Sea King remarked.
"Hahahahaha! This is going to be fun!! Kill me if you can! Anyone who manages to do it will become the strongest of all!" The Underground King declared.
...
In an unknown place, deep beneath the surface of the God’s Continent...
A colossal serpent several kilometers long lay coiled in the darkness, its eyes tightly shut. Its enormous serpentine body was covered in black scales adorned with intricate grayish patterns. Seven massive horns stretched from above its eyes to the back of its head, giving it a fearsome appearance.
Suddenly, the enormous serpent opened its eyes.
"The Lord of the Wood has regained her peak strength... I thought she would never find her other core. Tsk. That World Wolf shouldn’t have held back his strength. They should have sealed her away again."
A thick cloud of smoke billowed from its enormous body. In the next instant, its serpentine form began to transform, eventually taking on a humanoid appearance.
"I suppose I’ll pay her another visit this time. I helped the Mother Goddess back then, so I wonder if she’ll make the same request again. She didn’t even participate in the battle while the Lord of the Wood was recovering her strength. Well, I can understand why. They could probably sense that those Bringers of Calamity were watching from afar."
He was Vritra, the Lord of Drought, the God Watcher of Disaster, and the Great God of Calamity.
...
In an unknown location, far from the eyes of the world, a man sat quietly in a dimly lit room.
The room was relatively small, containing nothing more than a wooden table and several chairs. A single lamp hanging from the ceiling served as the only source of light, casting long shadows across the walls.
The man had short, messy black hair and wore simple clothes that made him appear to be an ordinary individual. There was nothing particularly remarkable about his appearance. However, the calmness in his eyes suggested that he was someone who had witnessed far more than he let on.
He sat with one leg crossed over the other, listening attentively to the woman standing before him.
After finishing her report, the woman fell silent and waited for his response.
For a moment, silence filled the room.
"I see. So the situation has finally reached this point."
The man leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers against the wooden table.
"Everything is falling into place. The time for me to make my move is approaching."
His expression remained unchanged, but a faint glint appeared in his eyes.