“Luke? Beiqi…”
He had heard a little about Luke; he was said to be Held’s subordinate and was promoted to the Ninth Apostle after Bakal’s escape.
The primordial darkness would sense each other, but which of the other Apostles, after reaching the Demon World, was not a famous strong person? Only Luke seemed to be an Apostle, but he was like a scruffy Old man, a guy who would shiver at a cold breeze.
As for Beiqi, he had not heard of her.
Actually, if one were to count among the Apostles, besides Held and Cassillias who caused trouble everywhere, and Prey who liked to fly, the other Apostles seemed to be rather reclusive and disliked moving around much.
“Hmm, the Old man is like you. You are the king of Solaris, and he is the lord of Hebron. Both of you are incredibly weak now, and you are even worse off.”
Ye Lin spoke very bluntly. Lotus might be one of the most miserable Apostles; the Old man still had a loyal Golden Clown running errands for him, and Shiloc had the Violent Search Group’s Seven Sages busy finding materials to resurrect her.
As for Luo Zong, he didn’t even have a close subordinate to serve him, just waiting for death dryly, in impotent rage…
“Why should I believe you?”
Lotus hesitated. After regenerating with an egg, it would enter a long period of weakness, where any Professional could consider whether its young form would be steamed, pan-fried, or stir-fried.
“If you don’t believe me, then just die. Think about it, you use your powerful tentacles to give Held a good slap, and then leave slime on her face…”
He spread his hands helplessly and put away the Chaser he was using as a stool. Since he had said all this, if it still hesitated and dawdled, there was nothing he could do.
A suicidal octopus; even a hundred revive coins wouldn’t save this guy.
“Held!”
Presumably, it was tempted. A bulge suddenly rose from the ground in front of Ye Lin, and a white egg, about the size of a person, emerged from the ground. On the surface of the egg, there was even a blue eye blinking.
As expected of an Apostle, even laying an egg was so unique.
“I will seal my memory inheritance and a wisp of my soul within the egg, which can be unsealed with my rebirth. Most of my soul energy will remain in my main body, so that after death, I might be able to deceive Held…”
Lotus’s tone grew more exhausted. It didn’t want to die. It was willing to take a gamble. It truly had nothing left to lose.
“If I didn’t have the system’s inventory space, no one else would be able to hide such a large egg of yours.”
He pressed his hand on the 【Lotus’s Egg】, and the huge Apostle egg instantly vanished. He waved to Siate and the others below; it was time to wrap things up.
“Luo Zong, trouble with a show. You must die, you must pay with your life!”
………………
“I am a great Apostle, the overlord of the ocean! How can I die at the hands of you foolish humans? Die!”
It ignited the soul energy of its main body, as if in a final burst of life. Its tentacles could barely swing again, causing the mountain peak to rumble for a time, shaking the entire Tian Wei Giant Beast and making the Adventurers searching for fire seeds in the Tree Spirit Jungle change their expressions.
As expected of a big shot who could draw with the Light City Lord, how impressive! They actually forced that terrifying giant octopus to a desperate situation.
For Lotus, as a top master in mental abilities, leaving a soul energy similar to a clone within its main body was not a very difficult task.
“Let’s go up. He’s done. Curator Isha Dula, I hope you keep this matter a secret from Ophelia and GBL.”
Siate was half sincere, half threatening. After following them all the way, the other party seemed to have already known their plan.
“I will. Doing so can save some believers. The prophecy you spoke of… To be honest, I am too sensitive to prophecies now. All Apostles dying and the universe being destroyed is too terrifying.”
Lotus would not die, but it would also never appear in Tian Wei Giant Beast again.
Just as Aden Bard said, she also felt that the GBL religion’s path seemed to have gone astray. Gathering all knowledge in the world in one place, the great blue truth? This truth, when facing Lotus, was almost no match.
However, Ophelia seemed to have understood the true “blue truth” from her master. This broken GBL religion might still have a new future.
“Then, it’s showtime! Make it as grand and as loud as possible!”
Siate chuckled, and was the first to smash a Thunderous Strike at Lotus. By a strange coincidence, this blow “missed.”
“Foolish humans, dreaming of challenging my status! If I were in the water, I would kill all of you! Damn it!”
After the conditions were agreed upon, a tacit understanding began to form between them. They fought back and forth with great fervor, and the entire mountain peak was trampled into disarray.
Lotus stopped its mental invasion of the Tian Wei Giant Beast. The long-standing pain suddenly disappeared, causing Behemoth to roar comfortably, which made the entire mountain range and ruins tremble even more.
It must be said that Luo Zong’s “words of anger,” although a bit fake, were quite effective. His voice was loud and clear, and almost all Adventurers and surviving believers knew that the giant octopus had been forced into a desperate situation.
“The big shot is amazing! I didn’t believe it when I heard he was evenly matched with the Light City Lord, but now I do.”
“Could it be that Swordsman Barn saw the big shot coming and scurried away?”
“Possibly. I heard that Tian Wei Giant Beast has mental attacks, but we didn’t feel anything. It must have been blocked by the big shot. No wonder, no wonder…”
“Don’t forget, the big shot said there are fire seeds in the jungle. Hurry and find them.”
As the saying goes, “three men make a tiger,” let alone a large group of Adventurers who believed Ye Lin had “forced a draw with the Light City Lord and brutally abused a weakened Apostle.” The story spread like wildfire, and his reputation became increasingly exaggerated later on…
“I, Lotus, have been invincible my entire life, dominating the ocean. I never thought I would end up like this, defeated by mere humans. How sad, how lamentable… If I were in the sea, if you were in the sea, I would not accept this!”
Accompanying Lotus’s final roar, the huge tentacles that were still waving finally reached their limit, completely losing strength and falling, with no sign of life left.
Ye Lin and the others were startled. They didn’t expect Luo Zong to pull off such an awkward stunt at the last moment. The slogan was so loud that it even surprised them, despite their tacit understanding.
Looking at the bloody Apostle in front of them, although they were mentally prepared, they couldn’t help but feel a surge of horror and a hint of fear in their hearts.
Even a powerful being like the Eighth Apostle, the overlord of the ocean, the king of Solaris, was tricked by Held to the point where he could only survive humiliatingly by borrowing an egg. And this was after he had already cut off Alice’s connection first, simply dismantling Held’s scheme.
If Alice had not removed the Evil Spirit Curse, she would have certainly observed in secret and performed a finishing blow hunt, and then no one in The team would have escaped.
And in the Tree Spirit Jungle, Adventurers actually found a suspicious fire seed in a corner of a dilapidated temple—the Flame Cat Demon!
“These Cat Demons have been anesthetized. Once they wake up, they will become the most terrifying mobile fire seeds. I’ve only seen this type of mutated Cat Demon in books.”
After checking, Po Feng couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear. The matter of burning down Tian Wei Giant Beast was actually true!