The fisherman druid is in another world

Chapter 759

From Zeru, the primordial spirit of Kargon, the leader of the Blood Warband, one of the branches of the Demon Forging Legion, to Ethos, the dark primordial spirit of the Demon Forging Legion's true boss, and finally to the Ether-level ancient god, the Ghost Emperor.

If Black Robb himself could use the power of the Great Old Ones to complete the three-step leap of devouring gods, then he would save millions or even tens of millions of years of hard work and leapfrog into becoming a true Great Old One with both status and foundation.

As for the idea that the main body had the intention to devour the Ghost Emperor, Black Robo's reasoning was not simply a whim or a sudden idea, but rather a deduction based on his own feelings.

He attributed this to three main reasons, as he had not previously had this understanding.

First of all, I have never truly discovered the divine personhood.

He had to admit that no matter how learned one is, there is a difference between being an observer and being in a position of authority. Some insights and understandings are almost impossible to develop outside of that specific context.

Secondly, it's a matter of insufficient strength.

Even now, his status is still far above his actual strength. However, he is no longer as empty-headed as he used to be. Instead, he has a solid foundation and can stand firm like a roly-poly toy.

Finally, there's the accumulation of time. Some things, viewed over ten or a hundred years, may remain shrouded in mystery, but viewed over a thousand years, their outlines will emerge, even revealing the finest details.

The combination of these three factors made Black Rob realize that when he devoured the primordial spirit Zeru with his own power, although it seemed swift, there was still a slight lingering effect, requiring a longer digestion period afterward. However, when he devoured the dark primordial spirit Essos, it was far from being indigestion that had taken so long to complete.

Therefore, continuing the bet with the Deceitful Emperor is not only about maintaining a good start and finish, and the continued effectiveness of the contract arbitration, but also includes feigning compliance, making secret preparations, and plotting to swallow him whole again.

Only in this way can we explain why the Ghost Emperor activated the foreshadowing, almost cheating by giving the Elf King's lineage a power boost, while the real King remained inactive, as if he simply trusted him, believed that he was capable of shouldering heavier responsibilities and still getting things done.

It was only after he saw the abomination and, through the soul-searching process with Abed, examined the crucial information about the abomination obtained by the bearded man, that he had an epiphany, and then, as if stewed meat had been cooked to perfection and become tender, he understood everything.

The specific enlightenment can be summarized in one sentence: The Demon Emperor developed the abomination by collecting scraps from his past operations involving the Old Ones system; then, how much technical information benefit did the original master obtain?

If the Demon Emperor can set up hidden doors in this world chosen as the chessboard, then could the true self open a back door on him?
He now even doubts whether his awakening as an Outer Great One was due to a combination of good fortune and coincidence after many conditions were met, or whether the real key was the activation of a foreshadowing secretly set up by his original self...

Of course, the value of asking this question is similar to understanding the history of a profession, in order to gain a high-level perspective on that profession, specifically including what problems it was established to solve, what problems have been solved, what problems still need to be solved, what detours were taken in the process of solving them, and so on.

Reading too much history can easily lead to blindly believing everything in books, which is worse than having no books at all. The same applies to this; once you've gained a high-level perspective, digging deeper just risks becoming gossipy, which is unnecessary.

Therefore, he deduced that the real body might be scheming against the Ghost Emperor, a classic case of 'you scheme against me for interest, I scheme against you for your principal.' That was enough for his deduction. There was no need to delve any deeper; he should simply look away and continue with his own business.

However, once they have a plan in mind, they can be more unrestrained in the application of the techniques of the Old Ones.

Of course, the act still needs to be performed. For example, he needs to portray someone who has become habitually greedy, is forced by circumstances, and has a precedent, so he acts out of passion and "evolves" into a habitual domestic abuser.

Isn't such a complex performance too challenging?
Black Rob didn't think so; he believed it was basically a natural performance.

The biggest difference between it and the truth is simply the grasp of 'degree'.

In other words, he fits all the characteristics mentioned above, rather than having them out of thin air. It's just that he hasn't fallen to such a state yet. He only needs to exhibit them to a slightly deeper degree, or rather, he needs to have a weaker sense of self-justification and self-indulgence.

Therefore, after modifying the brainstem cells of the evil device with the old branch cells of fear and beast transformation, it once again activated its power, converting energy and causing a sudden mutation on the spot.

This extraordinary biotechnology is far superior to unlocking the genetic lock of the G virus in the Resident Evil world, or filling the DNA gaps of the aliens in the Alien world.

They may appear to have transformed into inhuman monsters, but in reality, their tendencies are clear and their categories are well-controlled. The reason they don't resemble standardized products is because they combine individual characteristics and showcase different talents.

This is a level that no other plague virus has ever reached.

Therefore, if the transformation from a human to a demon is a normal evolution in the extraordinary combat category, then the transformation from a demon to a fearsome beast is an elite-level evolution in that category.

After completing this evolution, these hundreds of people with evil equipment were all at level 14 or higher, but apart from a few talents related to the mind, none of them had surpassed the level 15 threshold.

The main reason is that Black Robb was unwilling to invest that money.

Starting from level 15, the power of laws is involved (foreshadowing). Even if the old branch's technology is superior, it can only reduce the amount of rare and extraordinary resources used, but it cannot be eliminated.

Therefore, if you're stuck at level 14, you can definitely afford to raise Black Robo. But if you're above level 15, you'll need to work incredibly hard to recoup your investment.

At this stage, Black Robo is like a contractor who can't guarantee a steady stream of projects. He keeps a bunch of money-guzzling equipment like excavators and cranes, so naturally he feels that this business is not worthwhile.

As opponents, the Night God Society was naturally not idle when their equipment suddenly changed in an eerie way.

The magic circle fired wave after wave of spear-like energy arrows. It didn't matter if they couldn't kill the evil creatures equipped with them, or even if they were suspected of giving away supernatural power. As long as they could buy enough time, the Night God Society could make many adjustments.

The absence of Abed leaves the Night Gods Action Team in an awkward situation where they have no ingredients to cook a meal, but another legendary-ranked Lemve is there.

Lemve is research-oriented, and magic circles happen to be a field of study within his expertise. He also has sufficient military resources.

In other words, if Lemve is given some time, the magic circle can be adjusted to be more targeted.

Thus, when the demonic beings with their armored gear had largely completed their mutation and become the Fear Beast Legion, the Night God Society's action team had also completed most of its emergency adjustments.

It was a bit of a stretch, but Lemve has already sent cannon fodder and taken the initiative to try and buy more time to fully complete the adjustments.

From the perspective of the Frightened Beast, a battle group emerged from the misty fog. Although their equipment was rudimentary, each of them was enormous, covered in scales and fur, resembling dragon beasts.

Black Robo, using the Fear Beast's perception to carefully observe the group of humanoid monsters about three meters tall, unconsciously frowned.

Thanks to multiple sources of information, he now has a fairly good understanding of this secret stronghold of the Chaotic Staircase in the northern suburbs of Lennarzer.

As far as he knew, the development project at this secret base mainly focused on the Fiend 049, the evil branch of equipment, emphasizing testing rather than research and development.

Another project involves the secondary development of the plague virus.

The plague virus possesses the characteristics of evolution and mutation. The secondary development of the virus prototype involves selecting from evolved or mutated plague viruses and using surviving humans as experimental subjects to attempt bio-weapon-like experiments. These experiments also involve concepts such as different regional environments and human races, which can be seen as the Chaotic Ladder keeping pace with the times and attempting to develop a new generation of slave soldiers.

However, the Lennarzer site performed only moderately well in this project, resulting in less investment and a smaller project scale. This made it increasingly difficult to achieve outstanding results, creating a vicious cycle.

From this perspective, the origins of this group of big guys newly recruited by the Night God Society's action team are indeed quite difficult to guess.

Calling them backup cannon fodder carried by the action team in 'live bags' is one thing, but it's a bit unreasonable that they weren't seen when we cleared 3-2 Sig. Their weaponry is so rudimentary.

To say they were simply recycled experimental subjects from the Night God Society's secret base in the Chaotic Ladder seems too fantastical. Were their methods really that sophisticated? Why doesn't Abed have any related memories? Is it really the Night God Society's internal security system's fault? Even among the higher-ups, colleagues are all mysterious figures?
While he was still puzzled, the two armies had closed to within forty paces on the battlefield.

This distance is arguably the optimal range for crossbowmen. While the big guys of the Night God Society don't have crossbows, they do have javelins.

So, "whoosh whoosh whoosh!" came a flurry of enchanted javelins being thrown.

The frightened beasts used their tentacles to form large shields to defend themselves.

As it turns out, the enchanted javelins of the big guys are powerful and sharp. When they hit a woven shield, they can often blast a hole the size of a large bowl, and still have the strength to penetrate the body of a dread beast.

The Fear Beast still relies on its ancestral, highly efficient energy absorption as its primary means of damage reduction. Whether it's superhuman strength or kinetic energy, as long as I absorb and convert it quickly enough, I won't be afraid even if I'm riddled with thorns.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's that if you really get riddled with thorns, it might affect your movements and formation to some extent.

This batch of Fear Beasts can be said to have focused all their ability points on flesh and blood vitality, making them tough and resilient warriors on the battlefield.

Then, depending on individual talents, each person has one or two extraordinary methods that resemble supernatural abilities.

The way Black Robo allocated his skill points was actually intentionally used to test the Night God Action Team's combat style, skill system, and so on.

Although he had obtained a lot of relevant information from Abed, in Black Rob's understanding, everyone views everything with their own prejudices, and even if it is the truth, it is best to verify and confirm it personally to avoid being misled.

On the battlefield, both armies continued their steady advance.

Thirty paces apart, the Fear Beasts transformed into a spearhead shape, activating a group-wide aura-like effect that stacked buffs on each other, triggering a mini-burst state.

The big guys in the Night God Society also have a kind of superhuman support method, similar to taking a power pill before a charge, which is a kind of ultrasonic stimulation.

Upon hearing this, the big guy's hair stood on end as if struck by lightning, white breath came out of his mouth and nose, and he became excited and restless, exuding a strong masculine aura. He roared and took the lead in running.

In the blink of an eye, the two savage torrents of energy collided. The battle, which involved only a little over a thousand individuals, produced a force that shook the heavens and the earth.

All sorts of howls rose and fell, blood and flesh flew everywhere, spear-like tentacles and huge claws glowing with energy harvested each other's life force, and the bloody battle was fully demonstrated.

In such a fierce battle, both sides' formations quickly fell into disarray.

But in reality, there are differences.

The big guys are really chaotic. They're all possessed by a killing demon, charging in wherever they want without paying attention to their own or their teammates' positions, so there's practically no teamwork.

The Frightened Beasts, however, were organized amidst the chaos, maintaining a delicate balance between themselves and others. From an aerial view, one could see that they were weaving a net, gradually ensnaring the large beasts in their charge.

The off-field commander of the Night God Society was naturally aware of this and tried to resolve the situation.

Specifically, it involves using telepathy to transmit orders to lower-ranking officers within the ranks of the "Big Guys," instructing them to consolidate their forces and snowball their advantage, rather than becoming increasingly scattered as the fighting progresses.

These junior officers, to put it bluntly, are elites who have undergone several additional processing steps compared to the average big guy. They have no professional skills whatsoever and, like the other big guys, basically rely on instinct to fight.

Conversely, precisely because they lack intelligence, they are obedient enough to carry out orders without compromise.

However, the specific methods used to implement it are rather baffling.

Simply put, these junior officers gathered their men by efficiently killing nearby enemies, then approaching nearby ordinary, large men, physically persuading them to come to their senses from their bloodlust, and eventually rallying them to their side.

This approach is undoubtedly an inefficient and clumsy method, but it is also the only one that can be implemented.

As for the Fright Beasts, individually they were like high-quality sparring partners, getting beaten up in all sorts of ways, ending up with broken limbs and rolling around, but never dying.

Overall, the tactical mission of cutting off enemy positions and encircling them is being rapidly accomplished.

There were no severed limbs or broken bodies on the ground. Even the blood spilled on the soil seemed to have been sucked clean, and its amount was far less than that of the spilled blood.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the creature that devoured the limbs and sucked the blood was none other than the severed or torn tentacles on the body of the Frightened Beast.

Soon after these tentacles touch the ground, they transform into other kinds of pythons, roaming around. The blood-soaked earth is coiled around their bodies, leaving only a single layer of crimson on the mud and sand. The severed limbs and broken pieces are either swallowed whole or torn apart and devoured.

Under the orders of the commander outside the field, the burly officer also led his men to consciously cut off the python tentacles, but it was to little avail.

The tentacles on the terrified beast's body are like severed limbs regenerating; however many are cut off, they will all regenerate.

The newly created ones quickly became indistinguishable from the old ones and were used as weapons.

Therefore, python tentacles are constantly replenished as the battle continues, and their devouring behavior does not avoid targeting their own kind; as long as the target is not alive, they treat them all equally.

Moreover, once these python tentacles have finished swallowing a certain amount of food, they will respond to the call of nearby frightened beasts, reattach themselves to the other's limbs, and gradually shrink, giving the impression of slowly pushing an IV and injecting nutrients into the other.

When the Night Gods' commander outside the arena understood the trick the Fear Beast was playing, he realized that the big guy who only knew how to fight recklessly was destined to be annihilated. Even as time went by and the magic circle was further adjusted, the big guy's junior officers were able to use the magic circle's power for their own purposes, and their abilities in all aspects were significantly enhanced, it was still difficult to reverse the overall situation.

(End of this chapter)