Chapter 291
But just then, a crisp little girl’s voice rang out:
“Eat, eat!”
Only then did the warriors of Baiye City notice—or rather, they saw through the spatial rift—a small red-haired girl floating above that terrifying entity. As she swayed with excitement, the face of the fearsome being twisted slightly in pain, and visible streams of energy continuously flowed into the little girl.
The crowd, who had just moments ago been gripped by horror, was now stunned by this strange scene: What... what is happening?
For some reason, the presence that had felt so terrifying just a moment ago suddenly seemed much less so.
**Chapter 200**
The appearance of Kraken added an inexplicable touch of absurdity to the imposing aura of the Infernal Demon God.
Of course, in such a situation, everyone wore serious expressions, their faces taut, and no one dared to show their amusement.
When the long-absent Infernal Demon God Walsh descended, his gaze immediately fell upon Nao.
Nao met his gaze with his usual smile and said to both him and Kraken, “Your goal today is to quickly conquer the enemies in this void rift.”
“Eat, eat!”
Kraken eagerly responded, her eyes glinting as she looked deep into the void rift, where the BOSS of the dungeon resided, revealing a gluttonous expression.
The servants of the God King encompassed the five supreme races, and the reason Walsh was absent when they first descended was that he was still serving his sentence, and it was impossible for him to appear before Ainolucia.
However, Nao, adhering to Ye Bo’s principle of ‘making the most of what you have,’ would never let go of the opportunity to utilize the Infernal Demon God as an excellent backup labor force.
Long ago, the Infernal Army had been the main fighting force under the God King’s command. After all, the ‘Berserker’ and ‘Rebirth’ traits of the Infernal beings made them the most suitable troops for large-scale warfare.
During the time when Ye Bo returned and connected the myriad worlds through the divine throne, Nao and Ottofis had not been idle; they had once again mobilized to awaken the Emerald Dream, allowing the Emerald Forest to take root and sprout in reality.
Another significant project was to bring the Deep Sea back from the layers of the Inferno.
Once the Deep Sea returned, Kraken’s insatiable hunger became manageable. Previously, her uncontrollable eating was essentially due to the ‘Deep Sea Will’ being in a disconnected state within the Inferno, like a rootless floating weed, which made that hunger spiral out of control.
In reality, Kraken was just someone who could eat a lot; she could consume as much as she was given. But with the Deep Sea Will in control, she wouldn’t expand uncontrollably to the point of needing to devour everything.
Thus, after the Deep Sea returned, even without the Inferno Core, the power within Walsh, akin to the Inferno Core, could satisfy Kraken’s appetite.
After all, in the very beginning, Ye Bo had nurtured Kraken from a small Deep Sea creature into a Sea God, promoting her abilities in ‘digestion’ to counter the inherently regenerative nature of the Inferno, making them fundamentally oppositional.
So when she descended, Kraken’s true form existed alongside Walsh in the spatial rift, only revealing herself when Baiye City launched its military operation.
For Walsh, who was in his ‘sentence period,’ this was a rare moment of freedom.
However, even if the Infernal Demon God realized that Nao was not a traitor, he could not possibly show any goodwill towards someone who had imprisoned him for countless years and arranged for Kraken to devour the Inferno Core.
Walsh raised his large hand, tipped with sharp claws, and manifested chains of curses.
“I’m not in a state to fight right now.”
“Oh, that’s my oversight.” Nao replied, brushing aside some silver hair that had obscured part of his vision. His black right eye suddenly transformed into an ominous deep red, and as his gaze shifted, the powerful curse on Walsh seemed to unlock like a key.
Once the curse was lifted, Nao’s ominous blood-red eye returned to black—his preferred state, the same as the king’s.
Walsh fixed his gaze on the curse chains, watching them unfold and fade. Once he confirmed he was no longer bound by the curse, the Infernal Demon God’s eyes sparkled, and a malicious smile crept onto his lips.
“Hahaha…” With his laughter, Walsh’s gaze swept quickly over the warriors of Baiye City, finally landing on Felix. “Your aura is particularly familiar and loathsome to me.”
In the next moment, the warriors who had been swept by Walsh’s gaze turned pale, letting out muffled groans.
Just a single glance, and they suffered damage from the Infernal Demon God. If they had released their identification at that moment, they would have found themselves afflicted with a negative status called [Soul Burn], rapidly losing health.
“Hmph…” Walsh also let out a grunt.
Because Kraken, floating above him, frowned and scolded, “Not good!”
Thus, the ‘not good’ Infernal Demon God was promptly ‘bitten’ by Kraken.
At the same time, a powerful purifying light enveloped the warriors, completely dispelling the effects of the Soul Burn and restoring their condition.
Nao was indeed the strongest curse master, but as a knowledgeable spirit, he also possessed high proficiency in various other schools of magic.
Seeing that Nao and Kraken had outsmarted him, even as he was about to be suppressed again, Walsh’s face was filled with triumph, and he immediately mocked, “Heh… Conquer this place? How amusing! Nao, when did it become your turn to command me?”
Walsh knew that in his current state, he couldn’t harm Nao and Kraken, so he might as well unleash his wrath on the weak humans accompanying them.
“Looks like you’re still the same.” Nao shook his head.
This little stunt was of no benefit to the Infernal Demon God, but his nature—or rather, the nature of all Infernal beings—was such that they couldn’t stand still without causing trouble; rebellion was ingrained in their bones, and without suppression, they would revolt immediately.
After Ye Bo deleted his character, the human race merely mentioned the news of the God King’s disappearance, and he immediately opened the Inferno portal straight to the Emerald Forest, planning to eliminate the elves first, then the spirits, and finally march from the humans to the Deep Sea, claiming the throne of the God King.
“The core of the Serpent Demon Kedar was granted to him by the King.” Facing such a Walsh, Nao first pointed at Felix and then calmly extended his palm, revealing the ‘authority’ light point given to him by Ye Bo.
“Walsh, take a good look.”
“I’m conveying the King’s will now.”
Through the light point, Walsh, who had initially looked down on it, sensed a familiar aura, and his expression suddenly froze.
In the past, when he saw Ye Bo in the Inferno, he only felt a vague sense of familiarity, but specific information about the God King had gradually faded for Walsh, just like for the other kings of various races.
Thus, when he blurted out ‘you are—’ back then, Walsh couldn’t continue because he didn’t even know who he thought Ye Bo was at that moment.
Now that Ye Bo had returned to the throne, feeling her aura, some long-forgotten memories resurfaced in Walsh’s mind...
In the next moment, the once arrogant Infernal Demon God, who had been like a rolling stone, suddenly shivered.
The people of Baiye City, having just endured an attack from a powerful presence and then been healed by Nao, were left bewildered by their conversation until they saw Nao produce the ‘City Lord’s Order,’ gasping in shock and falling into a state of awe once more.
Could the ‘King’ they spoke of be their Lord?
Then they heard Nao continue, “Walsh, the King is watching everything here. You wouldn’t want to face the King’s wrath when he descends, would you?”
Walsh: “…”
Suddenly, a whirlwind swept through, and Walsh, along with Kraken above him, vanished without a trace.
“Roar…!”
Before long, the warriors of Baiye City heard a powerful creature’s terrified roar echoing from the depths of this space.
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