Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 247 The Arrival of Destruction

"We have to use some other methods."

As he led the chosen champions with lightning speed, Elias frowned in deep thought.

As it turned out, his judgment was too optimistic, or rather, things deviated from his predictions too quickly—Ilias had originally expected that these chosen champions would at least have some time to improve, and at that time, they would be able to destroy everything on this planet with overwhelming power.

But who could have imagined that the local indigenous people would progress so quickly?

"Mass production golem factories...they've already gotten close to interstellar warfare."

Looking at the terracotta warriors still relentlessly pursuing them in the distance, Elias wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

To destroy the terracotta warriors, you must first destroy the arsenal behind them. But to destroy the arsenal, you must first annihilate the terracotta warriors. This would not have been difficult when the terracotta warriors were still weak, but now that they are quite powerful, it has become an unsolvable vicious cycle.

If something like this were thrown onto a planet, unless it was destroyed immediately, that planet would face certain destruction.

Yes, destruction.

These natives have already acquired the power to destroy a planet.

The blessing of the god of courage, combined with the influence of the god of wisdom, ultimately led to the emergence of something extraordinary in this land.

"However... we still have a chance."

Thinking of this, Elias looked at the chosen champions around him.

"Even though things have come to this point, we're not without a chance... Are you afraid of dying?"

"Death? Of course I'm not afraid."

The chosen champions immediately raised their heads; they were naturally unafraid of death.

However, Elias's words made them think of something else.

"Are you going to start the ascension ceremony directly?"

Yes, that is indeed a solution. They no longer need to search for sources of experience elsewhere; they can simply engage in one-on-one combat on the spot—the loser will become a corpse on the spot, while the winner will carry that experience forward until only one of them remains, the sole chosen champion, who is also the strongest among them.

If this were done, the last remaining strongest would indeed possess world-destroying power, at least enough to crush the local natives.

"No, not this."

Elias shook his head.

He had considered this approach, but it was clear that it had a major drawback: the ancient serpents hadn't made a move yet, and even if they determined the strongest, they might not be able to wipe out all the natives in one fell swoop.

If we could wipe them out in one fell swoop, everything would be fine. But if we couldn't...

Heaven knows what kind of knowledge those local natives would receive from the god of wisdom under such immense pressure.

And there was another rather dark idea that Elias didn't want to mention: once the winner was decided, it was as if the champion of this planet had been chosen, the ascension ceremony was over, and the champion could leave on his own—although failing to destroy the planet seemed like cowardice, the newly born champion could also say that he was in a mobile retreat.

Elias was currently leading his men in a retreat, so naturally everyone he encountered looked like they were about to retreat as well.

So this time, Elias is going to use a different method.

"It's not about fighting, but about true annihilation, which is why I asked you if you're afraid of dying."

At this point, Elias paused.

The other chosen champions also seemed to have realized something. They had remained calm during the battle, but now their faces turned deathly pale—just thinking about that possibility was enough to make them break out in a cold sweat.

"Do you really want to do this?"

One of the chosen champions couldn't help but speak up.

"We are the chosen ones of the god of courage, and we still need to prove ourselves with the weapons in our hands..."

"Weapons are not necessarily things you hold in your hand; anything that can destroy the enemy is a weapon."

Elias turned his gaze in that direction.

"So this is also a weapon. We are indeed the chosen ones of the God of Courage, but we can still use this."

At this point, Elias added another sentence.

"After all, haven't we already used something similar before?"

Upon hearing this, all the chosen champions present were speechless.
Yes, they had indeed done something similar before. Back then, in order to destroy the ancient serpent city, they simply attracted the attention of the god of pleasure. Although the attack failed in the end, the being they were summoning this time was different.

If the ancient serpent has become something on this planet, the so-called god of death, then the being they are summoning is death itself.

It was an extremely infamous being in the starry sea, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake. Just being watched by that being would ultimately lead to the inescapable destruction of an entire planet.

"Why does it feel like it's not even as good as an upgrade ceremony?"

One of the chosen champions couldn't help but speak up.

“If it’s an ascension ceremony, at least we’ll risk our lives. But if it’s about summoning that one… if that one turns their gaze around, we’ll all die together.”

"But it also guarantees that all these natives will die out."

Elias's expression turned serious.

"You should have already sensed it; the natives here have a huge problem. They can even receive two kinds of divine grace at the same time, and they can even refuse the blessings of the god of pleasure... If we let them continue to develop like this, can you imagine the consequences?"

The chosen champions only pondered for a moment before their expressions turned even more grim.

Clearly, they had already considered the terrible outcome: a being even more terrifying than the infamous Ignivas of the Star Sea—and if they remembered correctly, according to rumors, the Ignivas' home planet was also in this star system.

"Is there something wrong with this place? Why have a bunch of monsters suddenly appeared?"

The chosen champion frowned, clearly realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Clearly, the killing of these natives is no longer just a matter of an ascension ceremony.

Only by nipping these local natives in the bud can Xinghai achieve peace and tranquility.

"For the God of Courage, for our glory, it is time for us to shatter this darkness."

As he said this, Elias drew his sword.

"Let us summon that one."

“Let Him send down a plague and destroy everything here.”

(End of this chapter)