Boom-
A massive blue water sphere descended from the sky, crashing into the black-robed mage.
After the deafening explosion, the mage’s true form was revealed a female ghost!
The Fifth Demon God, watching from the sidelines, frowned. Isn’t this the one who escaped from the Supreme Abyssal?
How did she end up tangled with Thor?
Meanwhile, the real Thor was hiding in the ghost’s shadow!
In their initial clash, Sylvanas held her ground.
But that was all she could do.
This was the Eighth Abyss. As a fellow 999-level being, Sylvanas was naturally suppressed here, making her slightly weaker.
Moreover, Poseidon had the entire Abyss as his backing.
If he started burning his life source, Poseidon could potentially kill Sylvanas on the spot!
Normally, Sylvanas would never agree to such a disadvantageous fight on someone else’s turf.
But when it came to Thor, she didn’t have much of a choice.
From within Sylvanas’s shadow, Thor’s voice echoed.
“Poseidon, how about this-you pay me a little less, and we call it even?”
“Call it even?” Poseidon laughed angrily, gripping his trident as he pointed at Shadow Two, cursing furiously.
“Do you even know what this guy ruined for me?!”
Clearly, Shadow Two’s ambush had disrupted some critical plan of Poseidon’s, fueling his rage.
It even made him bold enough to confront Thor head-on!
As the two faced off, Shadow Two had already slipped behind Sylvanas and was quietly transmitting a message to Mike.
“Fourth Bro, this guy is trying to defect to the Supreme Demon God!”
Along with this explosive revelation, Shadow Two quickly added,
“Good thing you’re so brilliant and saw through his schemes early, sending me to kill him. Otherwise, the consequences would’ve been unimaginable…”
Mike: ???
Wait a second!
This is getting confusing!
Let’s sort this out.
Poseidon was trying to defect to the Supreme Demon God?
When did Mike ever send Shadow Two to kill Poseidon?
After taking half a minute to process everything, Mike finally pieced it together.
No matter how it happened,
Shadow Two had successfully sabotaged Poseidon’s plan.
Poseidon’s sacrificial altar, meant to curry favor with the Supreme Demon God, had been destroyed by Shadow Two.
And it couldn’t be repaired anytime soon!
In other words, Poseidon’s plan to defect to the Supreme Demon God had completely failed!
Poseidon’s defiance now stemmed from the fact that he knew the human race wouldn’t let him off the hook once this was exposed.
Poseidon had hoped to kill Shadow Two before Thor arrived.
But things hadn’t gone as planned, and now Shadow Two had stalled long enough.
Shadow Two’s earlier words, though meant as a private transmission, were heard by everyone present.
Poseidon glared coldly at Thor, making no further moves.
From within the shadow, Thor’s voice rang out.
“Shadow Two, you must’ve been mistaken. I know Poseidon well-this Demon Emperor’s Hall is perfectly normal. There’s no altar inside.”
Then, turning to Poseidon, Thor added,
“My Shadow Two is young and not very bright. He speaks without thinking. Surely, as a Demon God, you wouldn’t stoop to arguing with a junior?”
After these words,
Poseidon remained silent, his expression unreadable. But the Fifth Demon God, watching from the sidelines, found the situation highly amusing.
“Thor is quite interesting.”
Thor’s first statement had neatly absolved Poseidon of any wrongdoing.
With a simple “you must’ve been mistaken,” Thor shifted the narrative from a life-and- death conflict to one where both sides could retreat gracefully.
Shadow Two had been mistaken, so Poseidon hadn’t defected to the Supreme Demon God.
And if Poseidon hadn’t defected, then the two sides were still on friendly terms-there was no need to escalate the situation.
Thor’s second statement was pure moral manipulation. Why would a mighty Demon God argue with a 300-year-old child?
Poseidon’s expression darkened, but he said nothing.
Meanwhile, Bad Woman muttered under her breath, “Fourth Bro is being unusually
reasonable today.”
Shadow Two replied in his mind, “If they fight, there’s a chance of death. Thor doesn’t want to take that risk…”
From the human race’s perspective, this was a situation where they could afford to let things
slide.
Poseidon no longer had the opportunity to defect to the Supreme Demon God, which meant he was currently the best candidate to remain the Eighth Demon God.
Replacing him with someone else carried the same risk of defection.
Demon Gods had become an endangered species, thanks to the Supreme Beings.
Killing another one would completely upset the balance of power between the two races,
which would ultimately harm the human race.
Even if Poseidon abandoned his cooperation with the human race,
The human race wouldn’t lose much!
On the other hand, if Poseidon wanted to survive and advance further, maintaining his relationship with the human race was his best option.
“I have one condition,” Poseidon finally said, the waves around him surging violently,
reflecting his turbulent emotions.
“Hand over Shadow Two to me!”
Poseidon gritted his teeth.
“I won’t kill him, but I need to imprison him for ten years. After ten years, I’ll let him go.”
In other words, Poseidon wanted to vent his anger by torturing Shadow Two for a decade!
Before Mike could respond, Shadow Two muttered quietly,
“Fourth Bro, if I go, does it count as a business trip?”
Bad Woman added, “And holidays-do we get overtime pay?”
From their perspective, resolving the matter this way didn’t seem so bad.
Ten years was just a blink of an eye for Shadow Two, who was perpetually in a state of mental
chaos.
As for the torture… what could Poseidon possibly do to them?
Shadow Two’s daily existence was already torture.
Unlike his father,
Shadow Two didn’t suffer from his nightmares-in fact, he kind of enjoyed them.
His mental illness had progressed to the point where it was practically terminal.
In other words, Poseidon’s condition sounded like a paid vacation to Shadow Two.
It even sounded a little tempting!
“You’ve all been blinded by greed! Is this how I’ve been teaching you?!” Mike was furious.
What kind of people are these?!
How did I end up with such embarrassing subordinates?
“Not happening.”
Mike’s tone was firm. “Imprisoning Shadow Two is absolutely out of the question. This is my
final offer-take it or leave it.”
“Ha.”
Poseidon sneered and asked,
“And if I refuse?”
“You refuse?”
Thor stepped out of Sylvanas’s shadow.
Behind him, more and more figures appeared.
Sylvanas, Gabriel, Dracula, Vladimir, the Nature Elf Envoy…
The Nine Races’ Ultimate Strike Team had officially assembled.
Standing at the forefront,
Thor, holding the Thunderclap Hammer, fixed Poseidon with a cold gaze and said icily,
“Then I’ll have to ask you to die.”
Thor wanted to kill Poseidon?
Shadow Two rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn’t seeing things.
It wasn’t just Shadow Two who was shocked. Even the strike team behind Mike, while maintaining their stoic “expert” expressions, exchanged glances and silently communicated:
Dracula: Vladimir, you’ve been with Thor longer. What’s going on here?
Vladimir pondered for a moment before conveying a possibility with his eyes.
Vladimir: Thor must think there’s a risk of dying if he doesn’t kill Poseidon. Otherwise, he
wouldn’t be leading the charge…
Everyone nodded in agreement.
If Thor had a 100% survival rate, he was indeed bold.
After a lot of silent speculation, Vladimir finally shared his theory.
Vladimir: Not killing Poseidon might be the real risk!
Wow-
Vladimir’s reasoning made sense!
If that were the case, the entire situation suddenly became clear!
In fact,
Vladimir was absolutely correct.
Mike’s Eye of Truth had clearly informed him:
The 0.01% risk of death came from leaving Poseidon alive!
A one-in-ten-thousand chance?
Rounded up, that was basically a guaranteed death!
Poseidon’s attempt to defect to the Supreme Demon God had already crossed the human
race’s bottom line.
If he betrayed once, he could betray again. This guy was a ticking time bomb, destined to turn
against them eventually!
Looking back,
From the moment Poseidon defected from the Temple of Truth, he had been plotting to join
the Supreme Demon God, leaving behind a trail of danger.
The human race had anticipated such scenarios and had countermeasures in place.
But no one had expected Poseidon to act so quickly!
In fact,
The human race’s countermeasures were simple…
They had sent Afterskin to the Supreme Abyssal.
Recently, anyone connected to the Supreme Demon God had been plagued by terrible luck!
Poseidon’s current predicament was partly due to this unluckiness.
If Shadow Two hadn’t accidentally disrupted Poseidon’s plans,
The human race might have suffered significant losses if Poseidon had turned on them at a
critical moment!
The last time the Seventh and Eighth Demon Gods defected to the Supreme Demon God, it had already cost the human race dearly.
The scattered corps were still recovering in the rear.
The fallen soldiers rested in the Shadow Fortress.
Such tragedies couldn’t be allowed to happen again.
As Mike and Poseidon faced off, the situation outside the battlefield shifted subtly.
A cold-faced man, spewing curses, stood in the void, dragging a prisoner bound in chains.
The Fifth Demon God perked up with interest.
“Isn’t that the Chaos Prince? Oh, I heard Thor picked him as a backup candidate?”
The newcomers were indeed the Chaos Prince and Ace.
Clearly,
Shadow Two had relayed the news back to the human race in time.
The human leaders had responded swiftly.
Ace had brought the Chaos Prince to the Eighth Abyss as a statement.
If Poseidon fell, leaving the Eighth Demon God position vacant,
The human race would support the Chaos Prince as the new Eighth Demon God.
However,
After arriving near the battlefield, Ace didn’t immediately intervene. Instead, he stopped at a
distance.
He gazed at the Eighth Abyss without saying a word.
When someone who loved trash-talking suddenly went silent,
There was only one explanation: he had been silenced.
Ace knew very well that on this battlefield, only one person could speak for the human race.
Thor.
And he had no objections to that.
Thor had fought Ace three times in the past.
Without even using his talent, Thor had won all three matches!
The results spoke for themselves-there was no room for dissent.
Not long after Ace arrived,
A burly man carrying a blood-red flail showed up, craning his neck and shouting,
“Thor! My godfather asked me to deliver a message!”
Worried about any misunderstandings, Maxen clarified,
“Second Godfather!” Everyone:…
This guy really has a lot of godfathers.
“He said you can handle this however you see fit.”
With that, Maxen turned and left without looking back.
Maxen had the ability to deal with Poseidon.
The human race, with the help of a few Demon Gods, could also deal with Poseidon.
Even if Poseidon were allowed to live, he could be further manipulated to betray the Abyss,
leaving him completely under the human race’s control… There were many ways to resolve this situation. But the person who resolved it could only be one-Thor.
Ace’s silence reflected the stance of the human leadership.
It was also the human race’s consistent battlefield policy.
Supreme first.
When a potential Supreme Being or Supreme Being was present on the battlefield, they held
the highest command authority.
Even in critical moments that determined the fate of the human race, the final decision would
be left to the Supreme Being.
This wasn’t just about trust.
Maxen’s message carried even greater weight.
Since this was happening in the Abyss, Morpheus wouldn’t interfere.
Ares’s message, delivered through Maxen, was clear: Thor would handle it.
As for Apollo?
Apollo didn’t care.
Shadow Nine was also easygoing-as long as Shadow Two survived, he didn’t mind.
In short, the entire situation now hinged on Thor alone!
The waves beneath Poseidon’s feet churned violently, mirroring his turbulent emotions.
He knew,
His fate-whether he lived or died-was entirely in Thor’s hands!
At this point, words were useless.
If Thor truly intended to kill him, no amount of money could save him…
And over the past 300 years, the human race had proven a simple truth:
If the human race wanted a Demon God dead, the Demon God would die.
If the human race wanted a Demon God alive, the Demon God would live.
Without the threat of the Supreme Demon God,
The human race would have long since swept the Abyss clean. Any one of the first three Supreme Beings could have single-handedly dominated the Abyss,
slashing through all eighteen layers without breaking a sweat.
After Maxen left, the battlefield fell silent once more.
The wind swayed gently.
But Thor’s resolve only grew stronger. His cold gaze locked onto Poseidon.
Poseidon had erred first and posed a threat later.
Even a one-in-ten-thousand chance of danger was a risk Mike wasn’t willing to take!
In the stillness, a single word fell like a hammer.
“Die.”