"The cycle of karma and retribution. Could it be that everything is predetermined? You reap what you sow …?"
"Roland, speak human language."
“NO zuo NO die！ … Fine, don't look at me like that. I'll be more direct. You won't die if you don't seek death! If you seek death, you'll definitely die! "
The scene before me caused countless exclamations. The undying Ömdiroken was now facing his scariest opponent, the Brothers of the Gourd (System: Are you sure this is their name?). … Fine then, since the unnamed Divine Sins had their eyes on their biological father, a fated battle naturally erupted.
Or, perhaps I should say that they were completely crushed …
If Ömdiroken had been at his peak condition, perhaps this battle would have been even more likely. However, he had first been seriously injured in the mortal plane, and then he had experienced the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire in the Earth Elemental Plane. The destruction of his clone had also brought him tremendous damage. Now, it was quite difficult for him to even maintain his physical body from collapsing, not to mention dealing with the incredibly dangerous Divine Sins.
Meanwhile, the seven unfilial children of the earth had just revived. Their powerful hatred gave them endless motivation. Their natural ability to absorb the earth element made them the natural enemy of all earth elemental creatures. And since they were originally Ömdiroken's clones, they also had Ömdiroken's combat experience and techniques!
Just now, the souls of the earth elemental creatures had begun fighting each other in the same body. Now that they met again in the real world, even the powerful Ömdiroken had a flash of despair in his eyes when he discovered that his heavy punches that could shatter everything had actually become nourishment for the enemy.
"Ah! If you want my head, you'll have to pay with your life! "
But right after that, Ömdiroken raised his head and roared angrily, exploding forth with the viciousness of a warrior.
But no matter what he did, it was all meaningless. What happened next was destined to be a duel without any suspense. Or, perhaps it should be called a meal.
Even his attacks were ineffective. Just touching his physical body would cause it to be stolen away. What else could he possibly do? In just a single exchange, Ömdiroken was pressed to the ground, and then Armageddon arrived prematurely.
"Ahhh!"
The seven Abominations opened their bloody mouths and began to taste their ancestors' bones and flesh. They instinctively perfected the parts that they lacked. The stolen earth elemental constructs weakened Ömdiroken, and he wailed as he watched his own doomsday. After Ömdiroken devoured more than thirty of his descendants, it was now his descendants' turn to devour him.
[Divine Abomination: Unnamed. A Divine Abomination created by the Earth Elemental God Ömdiroken. Currently evolving. Known Abilities: Earth Elemental Absorption, Negative Divinity. System Evaluation: If you can't find a way to deal with them, just run. I'm telling the truth. In the Earth Elemental Plane, even a True God might not be a match for them!]
The system's evaluation was quite appropriate. Kaid had even stopped chanting the forbidden spell behind his back. Even if he had to risk elemental backlash, he had to hurry up and lead his team away.
I glanced at the former Earth Elemental God who was currently being punished by fate. I hesitated for a moment before coming to a decision.
"Let's retreat first …"
"Um, everyone, please wait a moment …"
But just as I made up my mind to retreat, Renée suddenly stood up with an embarrassed expression. Even she hadn't expected that things would end up like this.
"… It's as if I can control them."
"What!?"
"Ah!"
Everyone's expressions were filled with astonishment. Controlling Divine Abominations? This was something that no one had ever heard of before. If Divine Abominations could be controlled, how could they give even True Gods headaches?
Seeing our expressions of astonishment, Renée was also panicking. Everything she had done just now had been in a daze. She was actually quite uncertain herself.
"Previously, when I connected with them, there was a line in the prayer: 'I, Renée Qin Mist, agent of Chaos, shall give you one last chance. Become my slave in exchange for a chance for revenge.' They responded to my summons, which means that the contract should be established. I should be able to control them, probably. "
"Can you control them now? Command them? Are you sure? "
Although the contract had already been established, Divine Abominations were far too dangerous. Even demons wouldn't dare to provoke them. They were truly untrustworthy. Even though I had "Shadow" at the time, I didn't dare to use it. Apart from being afraid that the True Gods would see me and kill me, I was also afraid of being devoured by them.
"I've done some research on Divine Abominations. They're basically impossible to communicate with. Are you sure that they understand what a master-servant contract is? If you walk over, they won't treat you as a snack."
Closing her eyes and lowering her head, Renée entered a state of meditation. She was checking the contract connection between her and Divine Abominations in an attempt to control them.
But soon, she opened her eyes with a face filled with fear.
"… These lifeforms have no intelligence at all. They instinctively hate everything and want to tear apart everything in front of them. At most, I can only command them to destroy someone, but I can't control them to not destroy someone."
Damn it, this was indeed the result. But it was already much better than I had expected.
"Can you order them to enter a deep sleep?"
From my experience controlling Shadow, Divine Abominations all acted on instinct. They would be able to understand orders like eating, sleeping, and attacking.
"Let me try."
Renée closed her eyes again, but this time, she had a delighted expression.
"… Not right now, but it should be possible once they're full."
Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this. The fact that such a powerful Ömdiroken had become food so easily gave us a tremendous amount of pressure.
"Retreat as usual. Hurry, hurry, hurry. We can't guarantee that they won't eat a moving target after they finish their main meal. Renée, as soon as they finish eating, immediately order them to enter an eternal sleep. Kamdiran, if the sleep is successful, hurry up and notify all the Earth Elemental Lords to stay away from this area. It's best to create an isolation zone so that they can enter an eternal sleep. "
Upon hearing this, Renée pouted. She seemed to be displeased with my arrangements.
"… Um, can I take one of them with me to the mortal plane? They're all so powerful, so they should be quite helpful. "
"Don't even think about it. There's only one possibility for a Divine Abomination to enter the mortal plane. True Gods will descend to the mortal plane, surround you, and then crush you to death. Even if you successfully hide one, something will happen to a lifeform that only knows how to destroy. "
Renée instantly became depressed. Her expression was just like that of a child whose candy had been stolen from her.
"… It's possible to borrow a portion of their power. I remember that Karo has partial spatial summoning techniques, but that'll take time to research. Let's not waste any more time and hurry up and retreat. Renée, you go first. "
The moment I said this, Renée nodded and turned around to leave. However, everyone else paused in surprise as they understood what I was implying.
"Roland, you're not intending to retreat with us?"
Amelia was rather hesitant.
"I still need to go to the Elemental Throne to collect some materials. You guys know …"
"Let's go together. That's Ömdiroken's home, after all. It'll be safer there."
"There's no need. It's just collecting materials. It's a small matter. You guys go first. Your power waves are too obvious and will attract the attention of the Calabash Brothers."
Marguerite stepped forward as if she wanted to say something, but Adam stopped her and walked in front of Amelia, acting as the leader.
"Alright, we'll go first. Come back as soon as possible."
I nodded and stomped my foot. Pitch-black shadows surrounded me as I transformed into shadows and sped up. I couldn't hear the arguments behind me anymore.
"Why did you let him go? He obviously wasn't telling the truth. It's not like you don't know that he habitually rubs his nose whenever he lies. With his current power level, if he meets a difficult opponent … "
Marguerite had an expression of dissatisfaction as she questioned Adam.
"Of course I know that he wasn't telling the truth, but he wasn't lying either. It's true that he's collecting materials, but it's probably more important to settle scores with someone. "
"Settle scores with who? Does he have any enemies here? "
"It's Ömdiroken. Didn't we come here for him?"
Adam had an astonished expression. It was as if he was wondering why Amelia would ask such an idiotic question. Meanwhile, Marguerite looked towards the center of the battlefield not far away. Over there, most of Ömdiroken's flesh had been devoured, and he couldn't be more dead.
"You're saying that he didn't die?"
"Of course. That guy isn't that easy to deal with. It's perfectly normal for a sly old fox like him to fake his death. Didn't we meet one back in the day? You were the one who personally exposed him. "
Marguerite was instantly rendered speechless. Wasn't Roland the sly old fox who had been exposed back in the day?
"Do you have any evidence?"
"Intuition. As for evidence, I'm afraid we'll have to ask Roland. He's more suited to be a smart detective. "
Marguerite's icy expression thawed upon hearing this, but she still had an expression of displeasure. She had already guessed everything. These two brothers were up to something again. Amelia directly walked towards the Elemental Throne, but Adam blocked her path with a flash of lightning.
"Get out of my way. I'm going to help."
"… Don't look like Roland doesn't care about anything. He actually cares a lot about the People of the Mist."
Amelia was rather confused upon hearing this. Did this have anything to do with the current situation?
"… That's why the People of the Mist have suffered great losses here. Ömdiroken is the only mastermind who's still at large. How could Roland possibly take this lying down? Now, do you know why he went alone? "
"One-on-one revenge? That's so stupid. "
Adam shrugged helplessly.
"I'm sorry. Sometimes, men are just such stupid creatures. He probably won't be able to sleep at night if he can't personally kill the murderer and give the dead an explanation. "
Amelia instinctively bit down on her fingernails as anxiety appeared on her face. However, Marguerite suddenly comforted her.
"When have you ever seen Roland suffer a loss? He's so sly. How could he possibly die for nothing? Since this is a battle that Roland has long since prepared for, he should be the one to worry about!"
And right now, just as Adam had predicted, I followed the coordinates that Beifeng had provided me. My angry roar echoed throughout the underground labyrinth.
"Ömdiroken, if you dare to do something, you dare to admit it! Have you forgotten about the blood debt from back in Red Maple City? I'm here to pay you back! Remember to ask for interest! "
My angry roar echoed in the empty cave, but there was no response, as if there really was no one here.
"Coward! You don't even dare to come out when I'm alone? If you don't come out, I'll lure those Divine Sins here and watch how you die! "
It seemed that my threat was effective. That familiar voice finally spoke up behind me, but it was filled with bone-deep hatred!
"Damned Roland! It's all because of you that I lost everything! Today, either you die, or I die! "
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