Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 320 Embrace the Glorious Evolution!
"How is it? Is this prosperous era as you wished?"

"Razor" Mordos was excited. Fueled by alcohol, he expressed his bright hopes for the future. In his eyes, Ethan was the next Scarlet Queen, and he was Oled I. As long as they cooperated, the Rockets would enjoy a long reign.

Even if it can't last a thousand years, it can at least ensure that he enjoys endless wealth and luxury for the rest of his life.

The firelight of the victory banquet illuminated the night sky, and the air was filled with the aroma of meat and wine. They were in the royal palace, and these magnificent palaces now belonged to them. This was a scene that Mordos had never dared to dream of before.

Time ticked by, but Ethan remained silent.

This sobered up Mordos a bit. He met Ethan's gaze and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. This was a very kind-looking young man, much kinder than anyone had seen in the images. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have believed that he was the murderer of the Scarlet Queen.

However, as this kind expression lasted longer, it created an eerie feeling that Mordos couldn't quite put his finger on.

He had been a poacher for many years and had dealt with countless people. He considered himself good at reading people and could guess their thoughts just by looking at their facial expressions. However, after meeting Ethan for some time, he had no idea what the man was thinking.

Mordos couldn't even discern Ethan's opinion on their occupation of the capital.

Is it...

Is this person angry?

“Listen, you need someone to help you manage this place.”

Mordos's tone became more urgent. He was still secretly observing the movements of the cat on Ethan's shoulder and the bat that followed him. Of course, the large golden bird was also worth being wary of; it was also present when the Crimson Queen fell.

“You need manpower to win this war for you. Although the Crimson Queen is dead, there are still many of her remnants. None of the city lords appointed by the Oled royal family are willing to become one of us. There is also the Dragon Riders in the north. They have been almost unaffected by the monster migration and are definitely a big problem.”

Mordos had prepared many arguments, but in his original plan, these words should have been spoken on more important occasions, where he would play the role of strategist. "You need enough manpower to help you wipe out these forces. Among these remnants are many excellent summoners, and they will be able to adapt to the new rules in no time."

Modos understood it very well.

The reason Team Rocket was so invincible in a short period of time was because of the time difference. At present, most summoners are still limited by the old rules and regulations of monster battles. Once they realize that "attacking summoners" is the most effective means, the scales will tip in the opposite direction to Team Rocket.

They must win this war as soon as possible before that happens.

"Razor" Mordos secretly observed Ethan's every move.

He had, of course, prepared for the worst from the beginning. The best outcome would be if both sides could get along peacefully, but what if Ethan was unwilling to accept them, or showed hostility towards them...

Ultimately, he is also a summoner.

Despite having powerful monster companions, she could not change her frail body. Mordos believed that the fall of the Crimson Queen proved that even a king who was above all others could not completely hide these innate weaknesses.

The lively atmosphere in the palace froze, and Mordos's men realized that the conversation was not going as smoothly as they had imagined.

In reality, they didn't care about the name of Boss Giovanni or Team Rocket. As long as it brought them power and wealth and satisfied their desires, the name of the organization was completely irrelevant.

Mordos had investigated Ethan, and including the newly hatched black dragon, he only had six monster companions—Ethan was surprisingly conventional in the number of his companions.

Now, they outnumber and outgun their opponents.

Even if each person only sends out one monster, the sheer number of them would be enough to overwhelm Ethan.

If an encounter breaks out, the battle will end as soon as one monster manages to get close to Ethan in the chaos and pounces on him.

The tense atmosphere inside the palace was observed by Charlotte and her companions, who were hiding in the shadows. If they weren't worried about making a noise and being overheard, the woman in the white turban would have jumped three feet high on the spot.

"—What did I tell you? Old Sen is definitely not that kind of person!"

Although White Hood couldn't find any theoretical basis to support his point of view, after spending a few days with Ethan, he was convinced that Ethan would never associate with Mordos and his gang of scoundrels.

Looting refugees during the chaos is an act that even poachers would find despicable. These people are absolutely the dirtiest and most vile among poachers; they are the real filth!
No, calling them sludge is an insult to sludge. After all, sludge, as monsters, only emits an unpleasant odor. In reality, they cause almost no trouble for humans. A few years ago, the Royal Summoner's Association's monster encyclopedia even included sludge in the category of monsters that are beneficial to humans, saying that they can consume a large amount of garbage produced by humans and are the cleaners of nature.

Should we go help him?

Charlotte's palms were sweaty.

She had heard about the atrocities committed by Mordos and his cronies in the safe haven. Her father had business dealings with the wealthy merchant, who was an excellent summoner and enjoyed monster battles. Whenever he and his caravan visited Moonforest City, they would make a special trip to the city lord's mansion to spar with her father.

The father spoke highly of the wealthy businessman.

Not only that, the wealthy merchant also spent a lot of money to hire a group of elite summoner guards for the caravan. In addition to maintaining their safety during the trade, whenever they passed by the lair of a large monster, the wealthy merchant would lead the guards to investigate.

However, this experienced team of summoners was completely wiped out by Mordos.

At the victory banquet in the palace, Mordos's men laughed and talked about the foolishness of the wealthy merchant and his guards. Faced with such a situation, they still followed tradition and planned to defeat their opponents fairly and squarely. They brought up the wealthy merchant and his guards and set up their formation. The wealthy merchant himself even took the initiative to challenge Mordos.

According to the kingdom’s tradition, if a wealthy merchant wins a duel, Mordos must take his men away from the safe haven and never allow them to be disturbed again.

If the Crimson Queen hadn't fallen, the wealthy businessman would have won the duel and then, as the victor, banished these lowly poachers.

However, the reality was that when the wealthy businessman stepped forward, thinking it was a one-on-one contest, the wolves swarmed him and almost instantly overwhelmed him. Even the members of the guard were stunned. They all heard the businessman's screams, and he was unable to issue a single effective command from beginning to end.

When the wolf pack dispersed, only a mangled corpse remained on the ground.

This scene greatly alarmed the guards, and Mordos had already made plans when he headed to the safe haven.

Once the two sides start fighting, attacking the enemy's summoners is their top priority. Their goal is never a fair fight, but a one-sided massacre.

Charlotte sensed that Ethan was also in danger. Wearing an invisibility cloak, she observed the movements of Mordos's henchmen. Some of them silently blocked Ethan's retreat, and monsters gathered around them. They seemed to have tacitly agreed on their tactics.

If the conversation fails to yield satisfactory results, they will use a small group of monsters to restrain Ethan's monster companions, while the main force will launch an attack with the aim of killing Ethan.

“Boss Sakaki, I think your silence is disrespectful to me.”

Mordos glanced at the men gathered behind Ethan, his tone becoming more forceful. "And I have already shown you the utmost respect. After all, Team Rocket was founded by you, and we are willing to support you as the leader of the organization... Respect should be mutual!"

Whether it was his imagination or not, Mordos felt that the palace was getting colder and colder. When he finished speaking, he even saw his own breath.

"I am listening."

Ethan said, "You want to eliminate the remnants of the Crimson Queen and achieve unification."

This plan sounded very difficult to Ethan, after all, the gap between high-level and low-level summoners could be described as huge. Once Mordos's trick was exposed, the city lords would also start fighting with the goal of "killing the summoners". These poachers and their not-so-high-level monsters would only have one outcome: extermination.

He observed the monsters in Mordos; the gray wolf was marked as level 42, more than 30 levels below a top summoner like Lady Phoenix Tail Butterfly.

The summoner's frail physique is relative; Mordos doesn't necessarily look much stronger than the others.

If Ethan were to judge Mordos's actions from a historical perspective, this organization centered around poachers was destined to be short-lived. They were destined to be mere supporting characters in the beginning of the chaotic era, disappearing after a brief moment of glory. Meanwhile, the city lords he mentioned, as well as the dragon-riding clan in the north, would replace them and become the protagonists of an era.

The fragmentation will last for decades until one side wins, at which point the plane will be unified once again.

But Ethan never intended to stay here for decades; a two-week business trip was his limit for working hours.

"Before coming to the capital, I visited Lady Phoenix Butterfly in Misty Forest County. If she uses the 'Misty Sky' tactic for assassination, how will you respond?"

In Ethan's view, Lady Swallowtail has the potential to become a super assassin. Once you enter the dense fog, it's as if she has a knife to your throat.

Mordos seemed to scoff at the rules set by the Crimson Queen and mock the residents of the haven who died at their hands for following them, but in reality, they had always been the beneficiaries of these rules. Otherwise, they would have died long ago during one of the thefts of monster eggs, without the lord's intervention.

The palace was completely silent. Faced with Ethan's pointed question, Mordos was unable to answer for a moment.

The idea of ​​annihilating the remnants and achieving unification was more like a slogan; he didn't even have time to think about the details.

"Then I'll lend you a hand."

Since Modos believes he has poured his heart and soul into the Rockets, then as the nominal head of the organization, he should reward these hardworking people.

It seems that Mordos and his cronies have run into trouble. They are also unable to solve the problem of the summoner's body being too weak. Fortunately, Ethan has made many friends and has the good fortune to meet a master in the field of physical modification.

Evolution, and the eternal art of life.

This is the content of the courses He taught at the academy.

Modos exhaled another breath of hot air, the chill growing stronger and stronger. The coldness, originating from the depths of his soul, dispelled the last vestiges of his intoxication. When his blurred vision cleared, he belatedly noticed the unusual situation within the palace.

He saw that the blood-red ice had frozen the ground beneath their feet at some point. When he looked down, the reflection in the ice was not his silhouette, but the outline of a twisted monster covered in fleshy growths. He couldn't even call the monster a monster, because it looked like a product of a large amount of flesh piled up haphazardly.

The doubt did not linger in Mordos's mind for long, as his gaze was quickly drawn to his calves.

His calf was bleeding, or more accurately, he saw his flesh melting along with his bones, and he felt no pain throughout the process, as if it wasn't his body that was changing.

His vision also became increasingly lofty.

This stemmed from his gradually expanding body, two meters, three meters, and even taller, transcending the human realm and becoming a species that could not be described in words.

Mordos heard panicked screams.

The poachers lost their courage to surround and kill Ethan. At this moment, only one thought remained in their minds—escape!

This is the instinct of living beings when faced with fear, while the monsters scattered and fled before them.

Wait a moment……

Why did you run away?

What happened to me?
Modos tried to grab one of his closest men to get some answers, but instead uttered a muffled whisper that was hard to understand. His outstretched arm turned into a wriggling tentacle, which stretched more than ten meters and pulled the fleeing men into it.

He then noticed the changes that had occurred among his men.

His body was also melting, but he did not die. The trembling chunks of flesh fell to the ground, piled up, and gradually formed an object that could not be described in words.

This scene did not last long. By the time Medos came to his senses, the entire palace had been transformed.

A carpet of blood and flesh had been laid out, and even the magnificent buildings had been corrupted.

The walls transformed into writhing nests, sprouting countless eyes, and his men were all there, still alive, but completely unrecognizable from their former selves.

"Congratulations, Mr. Mordos, the evolution is complete."

In the darkness, Mordos heard Ethan's voice.

The other party maintained the same expression, "In this way, you will no longer have to worry about someone directly attacking your true form."

(End of this chapter)