Volume 1 Chapter 482 The Stage Built by the Devouring King

In the dark void.

A magic boat is sailing in space.

Aether stood at the bow of the magic boat, looking at the endless darkness ahead with a frown on his face.

"What? Are you scared?"

A figure in a black robe beside Ethel asked with a smile.

If you look closely, this man in black robe once appeared in the palaces of Sisyphus and Zeus!

But underneath the hood, it was dark and his real face could not be seen.

“No one knows what we’re going to run into.”

Ethel sighed, turned around, and looked at the thousands of creatures on the magic boat who were brought from all over the world. A trace of gloom flashed across his face. "These guys don't actually need to take on such an important mission. If the world is peaceful, they might get married and have children, and live an extraordinary life without having to take risks with their lives."

He is still so kind, just like when he saved the Pope and the artificial god Philip.

"Sentimentality cannot save the future of the world, and kindness cannot make the ending perfect."

The black-robed man said in a cold voice, "Lord Aether, we shoulder the mission of the entire world and Father God. Even if we die, our glory will still remain in the world."

As he spoke, he silently took off his hood and said self-deprecatingly: "Look, I only knew how to talk about you, but I didn't know that now I should also reveal my true face and embark on the journey with you. Even if I die, I should die with my true face."

"It's my fault."

Ethel couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, "Horx, maybe you should live in the sunshine."

"The contract is something that is guarded in darkness."

With a pure smile on his face, Hercules said, "There are two children in the Land of Grace. I will never be able to live as innocently as they do."

"The Land of God's Grace... The Great Creator God..."

Ether was silent for a moment, and when he looked at Hercules, he showed a trace of admiration. He asked, "You don't have to blame yourself for Sisyphus' death..."

"Self-blame?"

Hercules frowned. "No, that's the word you should say. I'm proud of his death."

"He and I are the same kind of people. We only know how to do things, but we don't fear death or covet future glory."

"After I met the Father God and captured Lady Hestia and the goddesses from heaven, I began to contact Lord God King. At that time, everyone looked down on Lord God King, but I knew that there was a familiar light in Lord God King's eyes. That was the light that I had experienced after being alone in the camp of the Goddess of Night for countless years."

"Immediately afterwards, I started to contact Sisyphus. He had the same light in his eyes as we did."

"We are all those people who are born to be hidden in darkness even though we are gods of light."

"I believe that Sisyphus would be proud of me even if I died in his place."

Hercules lowered his head. He only mentioned these two people but did not mention anything else he had done.

Because of disdain.

Ethel was silent for a long time before he said, "I don't understand, but I admire you deeply."

"I also have great respect for you. Countless years ago, when Prometheus asked me how to do this, I gave him this idea. Only warriors who are truly fearless of death dare to embark on this journey with me."

Hercules held out his hand to Aether. "Thank you for walking with me on this journey toward death and the unknown."

Ethel could only smile bitterly and reach out his hand in response.

......

"Horx???"

In the palace, the Devouring King said in astonishment: "I always thought that he was just a fool who obeyed your orders unconditionally!"

"Even Hestia couldn't immediately confirm that I was the God of Creation. She needed confirmation from multiple sources, but Hercules was able to believe it at first sight!"

Lin Qi smiled brilliantly. "Moreover, after many creatures in the Land of Grace swore a blood oath together, Horcus was the first god to approach the Land of Grace and join the Land of Grace. You dare to think that such a god is a fool. You are really brave."

The Devouring King's face was gloomy. "So even though he knew you were the God of Creation, he never crossed my line. Even when he called you Father God, I had the illusion that he was a fool?"

Lynch snapped his fingers and said, "Yes!"

"Horkes..." Lynch paused, not knowing how to comment for a moment, "He is very mysterious. Sometimes he follows me, and sometimes he disappears for a long time. I guess he is going to do something important. That guy travels all over the world. The more he travels, the smoother my journey becomes."

"You don't even know what he did?"

The Devouring King frowned.

"I can only make a rough guess."

Lynch grinned, "I've already gotten into so much trouble in heaven. I took away the main god. Just by looking at her breath, the gods in heaven should have known that Hestia was missing. Moreover, the situation in heaven is complicated, and Hestia, the main god, should have been under the surveillance of all gods. If it wasn't for Hercules who solved the problem for me, I don't know who else could have solved it."

"Sisyphus is such a smart guy, but he used his death to find four people who destroyed the world. He was so willing to do it, I don't think ordinary people can convince him."

"As for whether he did anything else behind the scenes, I can't guess."

The Devouring King suddenly looked bitter. "Sisyphus, Zeus, Hestia, Hercules... I never look down on the weak, so I instigated a few guys from your world to rebel, trying to force you to fight from within and open the seal again."

"But compared to these guys who helped you secretly, they...although they are smart, they still failed completely."

Lin Qi couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's not a complete defeat. Except for Uranus, the others have been hiding for countless years. If I hadn't appeared, they would never have been found, right?"

"So, this has always been a game between the two of us, right?" The Devouring King laughed.

But Lin Qi's smile turned cold, "You treat this as a game, but I have to play along with you!"

"In order to make this play perfect, Hestia and all the gods are playing this play with you!"

"The whole world is still playing this drama with you!"

The more he spoke, the angrier Lynch became.

But soon, the anger on his face disappeared.

"But now, there is no one to play this scene with you anymore."

Lin Qi said coldly, "Your confidence and arrogance have made you make mistakes. My war fortress, the Land of God's Grace, already has the power to fight against the Devouring Legion."

When mentioning this, the Devouring King's face twisted for a moment, but soon returned to normal.

He acknowledged what Lynch said.

"Yes, I made a mistake. I shouldn't have treated you like a fool from the beginning to the end. I shouldn't have given you those artifacts just to let you destroy the world out of greed. The worst thing I did was to be too confident."