The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 743

Given Black Rob's mental fortitude, he was naturally not startled by the group of superhumans who suddenly rushed out of the secret stronghold and then scattered like birds and beasts.

Considering the character design of Sigmund 3-2, it's the same.

The first thing Sigurd says is that he wants to take revenge on the person who created the plague.

That's why he went to Lennart prison to seek a relatively reliable method for epidemic prevention.

Sieg wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of dying a miserable death from the plague before he could take revenge.

Combined with the details of his loyal and righteous character, this person is the kind of person who is emotionally rich yet reserved, and who would go through fire and water for what he believes in.

The Chaotic Staircase's branch in the Lennarze region, of course, did not publicize the poisoning incident.

In reality, most of those who carried out the poisoning were kept in the dark until the final stages of the operation.

At that time, the Stairway of Chaos had just been established, promoting and showing off its new organizational philosophy: chaos is the ladder of progress.

This concept is still very appealing to members of the Chaotic Ladder.

After all, every organization has a small group of ambitious individuals who want to rise in rank and gain power, influence, status, wealth, and so on.

It could even be said that they couldn't find reliable channels and methods for advancement in reality, so they tried joining organizations like cults, believing that such organizations had fewer restrictions and that as long as they were willing to fight, they would have a better chance of getting ahead.

However, after joining for a while, one will be disappointed to find that the same problems in the secular world also exist in cults, and are even more extreme and dark, such as official protectionism, nepotism, embezzlement of public funds, and incompetence in holding positions of power.

Moreover, those in positions of power have even lower standards when dealing with those in lower positions; they truly have the power of life and death over them, and can decide everything in an instant.

So what makes such an organization exist without collapsing?
The biggest secret is: marry someone outside the marriage to put pressure on them.

Like capital and empire, it is always based on expansion.

Evil organizations are the same; they can vent their frustrations on the outside by committing acts of arson, murder, and looting. That's why there are so many sadists and torturers in villainous organizations.

If there is a second secret, it is to focus on violence and related things.

When the Chaos Staircase was established, it did a lot of detailed work to ensure the smooth implementation of the Plague Project.

For example, the fallen gods know their own affairs and understand that if they were to delegate tasks as usual, not only would they fail to carry them out, but the process of delegating the tasks would also lead to leaks. Not only would news be leaked, but samples of the plague virus would also likely be scattered.

That's just how frustrating it is. This is no longer the era of the Church of the Gods. The relationship between the fallen gods and the forces of the material plane is more equal, and their control and influence are incomparable.

In fact, the Chaotic Ladder was established specifically to address the issue of the Fallen Gods' insufficient influence over the organizations they cooperate with.

Even the name of the newly established organization reeks of empty promises.

It's designed for those who feel their talents are not being recognized or who have a strong desire for "progress".

These are the people who are mainly recruited.

Those parasites who have already benefited have, in fact, been abandoned.

The summary provided by Black Robb's intelligence gathering and processing system also indirectly confirms this point.

Even the extraordinary individuals from the Wildflower Cult and the Federation Noble Cult couldn't help but exclaim in surprise afterward, saying that the Evil God Cult had really gone all out this time, even taking away more than 60% of their own people.

Little did they know that the fallen gods had gone to great lengths to ensure the success of this incision.

After all, those who benefit from any power are tainted by cunning and laziness, but rarely by the concept of 'stupidity'.

You could say they put most of their skill points into palace intrigue, making them cunning and ruthless, but you can't say they don't even know who the real workers are in the group.

Against this backdrop, when an organization pulls a large number of people who are actually doing the work, they will naturally be wary, worried that their lack of professional competence will be exposed and they will be abandoned.

To appease these people, you need to offer them enough incentives.

Therefore, the establishment of the Chaotic Ladder was actually a semi-open secret among the various factions. Even Black Rob, who had only been operating an intelligence network for a little over half a year, had already detected the news.

However, at that time, Black Robo did not expect that the Ghost Emperor would jump out and use his personal charm, strength, authority, and prior arrangements to act as the glue to build such a super force.

His idea at the time was that during the time of the three giants of the gods, the three giants only united the gods by relying on their power and strength, and with the help of the faith represented by the Pantheon.

The Elf King, however, was even less adept. He lured the gods with benefits when they were at their wits' end, thus achieving an alliance with a shorter shelf life.

So how can this chaotic ladder possibly unite a group of treacherous, selfish old silver coins to accomplish great things?
It's nothing more than another superficial alliance.

He'd seen plenty of alliances like this. Wasn't Vasco, forced by the forces of misfortune, led by various expeditionary vanguards, to form a seemingly more comprehensive and inclusive coalition? It was somewhat useful, but that was about it; both he and Luo Su could easily defeat them.

That was the line of thinking. Yes, Black Rob didn't pay special attention to the Chaotic Ladder, which didn't even have a name at the time. He was just going through the motions, devoting some of his reconnaissance resources to keeping an eye on the other side.

In this respect, it is actually the same as the Chaotic Stairs. Because it has a complete system including fully automated intelligent units, even if people are negligent, there are corresponding mechanisms in the system to make up for it, so that no major mistakes will occur.

In any case, the Chaotic Ladder began to take shape, with the supernatural forces, primarily the cult of gods, as its cradle.

Those who benefited from the system received financial compensation, specifically including rare and extraordinary resources, and even more power from fallen gods.

The leadership of each faction was quite satisfied with the deal. If the fallen gods wanted to cause trouble, so be it; they had no shortage of ambitious men under their command.

What's missing? A cake!
There's never enough cake to go around.

Some might say, "Then make a cake!"
That's a very unprofessional way of saying it.

Doing things involves risks, and those risks increase over time.

Because the easy, profitable, and readily available projects have already been completed.

To put it another way, it's time for a major reshuffle, a fresh start.

We are currently in a difficult period where things are still a bit unprepared and the game hasn't been reshuffled yet. Some people call this a period of competition to see who can make the worst mistakes, while others use a more positive perspective: it's about seeing who makes fewer mistakes.

Those who make fewer mistakes are more likely to remain calm. Those who can't hold on and jump up to cause trouble are probably the forerunners of a new king, the pioneers, testing the waters.

In this context, if a fallen god wants to cause trouble, it's like a wealthy patron throwing money around to organize an event for the higher-ups of the forces cooperating with him.

It's still the same old set of unspoken rules of exploitation: those who make money through their positions and those who rest on their laurels get what they're entitled to without hesitation, while the rest are left to be discarded as scraps to those with a strong desire for advancement.

Therefore, in their view, the chaotic staircase at that time was like a super summer camp or a multinational joint training exercise. Sending the best members there would satisfy the restless ambitions of the unruly ones and allow them to show off their organization's style to their peers. It was quite good.

In the end, he dug his own grave.

There is an interesting detail here.

So, are these people with such a strong desire for progress really just outstanding individuals?
Not necessarily.

Many of them joined cults not because they had seen through the ways of the world and were willing to risk their lives rather than struggle with humble hopes in the secular world; rather, they considered themselves clever and tried to take shortcuts and tricks to achieve their goals.

It can be said that the path to progress they have planned for themselves is not correct, and they are immersed in the cesspool of cults, so it is not easy for them to learn to be good, but they can learn to be bad very quickly.

Therefore, what these people despise is not exploitation, oppression, or vested interests, but rather that they themselves are not the ones doing these things.

It's easy to imagine how chaotic and disorderly it would be to gather such a group of people together. They're all scheming and have quite the drive to get things done, causing trouble every day.

This is actually why the Evil Plague Plan kept these people in the dark until the very last moment before revealing some of its secrets.

Then, a significant portion of these people felt they had been scammed.

This isn't just a shuffle; it's like they've taken the cards and tablecloth off, ready to switch to other games and different rules. It's so thorough! So thorough that they've lost their greatest advantage—the human race. To rule and dominate, you need a large population; that's the foundation. If you put a bunch of monkeys as kings, how much allure does that ambition still hold?

With the future uncertain and their own bad habits gradually becoming apparent, each member became a piece of meat that the organization found unpleasant. They felt as if they had simply jumped from one cesspool into another, except that the previous one was at a normal temperature while this one was scalding hot.

With the added threat of a sword hanging over their heads, giving up becomes a logical next step.

Even so, being a top-tier extraordinary force and possessing a high level of organization, it naturally exudes an extraordinary aura.

This kind of temperament combined with their cheeky and despicable behavior makes it obvious to even a fool that this organization is problematic, rather than a typical disaster relief group.

The prison gang naturally paid more and more attention and discovered more suspicious details. Some people began to believe that the Chaotic Staircase was inextricably linked to the plague.

Therefore, it is understandable that 3-2 Sig, who is determined to avenge himself against the instigator of the plague, would regard the Chaotic Staircase as his greatest enemy.

This is a good reason to explain why Sieg suddenly became exceptionally powerful: he entered a state of super-performance.

Several elemental grenades were thrown, some fast and some slow, with different trajectories, and then Black Rob detonated them at the appropriate time.

This is a type of grenade that can be remotely controlled by telekinesis. Black Rob not only throws them with incredible ease and skill, but he is also more than 95% certain when they will explode and what kind of effect they will have.

So this isn't some top-tier grenadier and demolition expert at all, but a super demolitionist.

When a super demolition expert unleashes his power, he can deal tons of damage.

But the point isn't just to make the already chaotic staircase scream in terror, nor is it just to kill five, seriously injure three, and lightly injure two in one attack. The real highlight is to make the members of the chaotic staircase instinctively band together again.

At this moment, Black Robb was like a master gardener, swiftly eliminating those who were setting a bad example, just like cutting off excess branches and leaves.

This action directly cut off the possibility of more people trying to scatter and flee.

Conversely, the idea that "teammates are my cover, teammates are my shield" quickly establishes a high ground in emergency awareness.

Some leaders even took the opportunity to use their positions to coerce each other into forming a group: "I am Inspector Harun, gather around me and break through together!"

Black Rob, who was already in the process of evacuating, couldn't help but turn back and glance in the direction where Harun was.

Just when you're about to fall asleep, this inspector actually used a rare, extraordinary ability—a spell—to assist him from within.

A few seconds later, a new development revealed why Black Rob had encouraged the deserters of the Chaotic Staircase to band together.

A massive explosion suddenly occurred in the direction of the secret base.

It wasn't a big explosion in the conventional sense, but rather more like a restraining force field being torn apart, causing violent forces to swirl around.

The culprit that caused the members of the Chaotic Staircase to flee in a frenzy once again revealed its ferocious side. Its explosive destructive power was secondary; the key was its enormous and distorted appearance.

The bizarre, multi-mouthed head, with its skin covered in small bumps, clearly resembles human faces upon closer inspection, their expressions distorted, conveying a sense of pain.

The head was enormous, like a floating fortress. After being freed from its restraints, it did indeed hover in the air. Light gathered around the numerous eye stalks, then shot out energy, which converged at a single point, like the particle cannon of a starship, and blasted towards the group of escapees on the chaotic staircase.

A product of forbidden experiments, a godlike abomination!

Black Rob was able to detect the existence of this monstrous creature even through the partially deactivated hidden stronghold array, thanks to the fact that this thing had an intricate connection with him.

To put it simply, this abomination is the Demon Emperor's attempt to create an Old One by utilizing the dark and distorted environment dominated by evil and wickedness!
Although Black Rob knew that the Demon Emperor would inevitably take this step, he was still terrified when he actually saw it.

While he was startled, he also felt a sense of peace.

The Demon Emperor is capable of creating the Great Old Ones, so the blame naturally lies with him.

After all, it was he who, five thousand years ago, used the distorting power of the world's wounds to ascend to the status of an Old One, and in terms of rank alone, he was even higher than Black Robb himself.

Later, he himself, and even when creating puppets, used cells from the Great Old Ones.

Although most of the time, this utilization is limited to secondary annihilation beasts, or even the lowest level of fear beasts.

But from another perspective, isn't this also breaking down the path to becoming an Old One into stages?

Just like cultivating immortality, is it more difficult to have an immortal touch my head and grant me eternal life? Or is it more difficult to cultivate step by step, like Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...?

It's clearly the latter!

The former depends on chance, and the key is in the hands of others.

The latter emphasizes ability, and the key lies in one's own hands. The ladder has already appeared, and one can climb it step by step.

How did he manage to feel at ease while taking advantage of the various benefits brought by the lineage of the Great Old Ones?
Based on what I said: Be yourself, and I'll support you.

In his daily life, he always plays the role of the person ultimately responsible, but in this particular case, he shifted the burden of ultimate responsibility to the person in question.

So, wouldn't this be considered digging a hole for himself and even for the person himself?

Of course it counts.

Since that's the case, cause and effect are interconnected; what goes around comes around.

Therefore, he was fully prepared for what was happening.

Then, the key point comes: repaying old debts also depends on how to repay them.

Some people go out nine times and return thirteen times, with interest compounding until they go bankrupt and still can't repay the debt.

Some people only repay the principal, thus wasting a large sum of money over several years.

He certainly hoped that he and the original owner belonged to the latter.

From this perspective, the appearance of forbidden and evil creatures is actually a positive development.

First, the Demon Emperor has personally intervened and secretly taken action.

Therefore, there are indeed reasons to activate forbidden experiments.

Anyway, if it were him, since he's already thrown away all pretense of decency, he might as well go all out, play as big as he can, use every trick in the book, and go all in.

Secondly, the ultimate goal of the Demon Emperor is actually to obtain unique information from outsiders, specifically represented by the Old Ones system.

So, does the Demon Emperor lack an experimental field?

There is clearly no shortage.

All realms were created by Him. Although the exact extent is still unknown, theoretically they are no smaller than the brilliant star clusters created by another ethereal ancient god.

For a big shot like him to use such a large venue, is he lacking a suitable area to conduct experiments?
So why not conduct research and development in secret, instead of playing impromptu experiments in this dark world that should be focused on collecting relevant information?
Black Rob believes there is only one reason: Black Rob himself has restricted the Ghost Emperor from taking relevant information out.

In other words, unless one is a player in the game, the information one sees, hears, and perceives will be distorted to some extent, leading to significant errors even from a small margin.

Therefore, the Demon Emperor is trying to find a way to bypass this restriction.

By working on-site and directly obtaining the technical information from the finished product, the information should be less likely to be distorted, right?

This is Black Robb's speculation about the origin of the forbidden creature.

(End of this chapter)