Xero and the two Demon Kings have just arrived in the Underworld. At a glance, he didn't feel anything strange going on there. It was still the usual hell-looking terrain he remembered a few days ago.
The only thing that set it apart was only the demons looked so rare and barely existed within a radius of five
fifteen kilometers from his current location.
"That monster is currently in the eastern sea defense fortress. That one is trying to break into the second layer of our fortress." The red Demon Kings pointed toward east.
"I already know. We're going there now." Xero frowned at some unpleasant factor.
He then flew off towards the east, covering a distance of hundreds of kilometers in just a few minutes. The two Demon Kings tried their best to catch up, but their speed could not match God-level being.
"Roar!" The giant hellhound ravaged a demon city near the eastern ocean. The fortress has fallen, and thousands of demons have fallen prey to the unstoppable monster.
"We need to hold on until the Demon King returns. Our lord is seeking reinforcements from the divine of the surface world to subdue this Dog God! Inflict more binding restrain! Prevent more casualties!" A Demon General exclaimed while desperately trying to contain the rampaging divine-class monster.
"!!!" Hundreds of high-level demons tried to shackle the monster with hundreds of reins. They were sweating profusely and exhausted, but they knew they would be butchered to death if this giant dog monster was not restrained.
"Roar!" The giant hellhound blazed with hellfire, trying to break free. However, the surrounding demons who attempted to restrain him did not give up or flinch even though they were burned alive. They didn't even cry out in pain despite the extreme agony.
"Hmm..." Xero just arrived above the almost destroyed fortress city. He had witnessed the extent of the damage his little creation had done the whole way here.
Who would have thought that his fragment of power chose to ignore his orders and build its own awareness to rebel? The significant malfunction occurred, and the Emperor-level hellhound had now ascended to God-level after devouring countless demons in the past few days.
"The little thing created by me dares to challenge my authority? Who gave you that courage?" Xero asked with a voice echoing through the reddish Underworld skies.
The Heretic God descended from the sky, emitting a suffocating aura from the thick darkness.
"The Devil, Evil, I mean the Heretic God has arrived!" One of the high-level demon troops exclaimed in surprise.
"Roar!!!" The hellhound rebelled extraordinarily fiercely, as if it couldn't wait for anything to attack the Heretic God.
*Clang!* *Rumble!*
Hundreds of shackle chains collapsed instantly as the demons were distracted, and the hellhound's power suddenly spiked up.
*Swoosh*
Incredibly hot hellfire scorched the surrounding ground, and the hellhound immediately shot up into the sky.
*Slashes!*
The hellhound released a fire breath, and it immediately enlarged into a tornado pillar of fire that seemed to burn the sky and clouds.
"Extinguish. Since you have chosen to challenge me, then don't expect me to be merciful to you." Xero came out of the fire unharmed. He then grinned widely.
*Swoosh!* *Bam!*
Xero shot faster than the speed of sound, hitting the hellhound with a destructive physical attack on the meridians.
*Boom!*
The hellhound was blown quite far up the mountain and impaled into a sharp rock of a cliff.
"You won't die that easily, will you? You are my creation, part of my power, after all... How could you let me down? Let me teach you a lesson." Xero appeared right in front of the hellhound like a ghost. He then proceeded to beat the disobedient dog into oblivion.
"..." The two Demon Kings came a moment later. They were amazed at what awaited them.
The hellhound was beaten half to death. That giant Dog God that was feared and made the demons despair in the past few days ended up being a sandbag that couldn't even fight back.
The high-level demons in the destroyed fortress watched with wide-open mouths. The mountain was turned upside down, and the powerful hellhound could not fight back against its master.
Once again, they realized the vast difference between God and the mortal. The true terror faced by the Demon Kings who teamed up with the Ruvoid God's emissaries was like that. The Four Demon Kings were personally slayed by the Heretic God that day.
"You now know who the boss is?" Xero wiped the black liquid from his hands and looked down at the beaten dog.
"Whimper, whimper..." The hellhound was sober and whimpered for mercy.
"You were mesmerized by the great power boost and lost your sense of reason, but you are still my fragment of power. How can I just wipe you out?" Xero snorted and folded his arms.
This morning he was supposed to be with the Goddesses, yet he had to take care of this mess. And he was there, received a blood bath instead.
"You stinky dog, come back to me this instant." Xero grimaced as he smelled his current body scent. He needed to shower well and eliminate the stench of demons, blood, and any unpleasant smell, or the Goddesses would kick him out because he was smelly.
*Poof*
The hellhound showed no disobedience and immediately dematerialized into a mist of darkness. The fragment of the Heretic God's power also returned to the rightful owner.
"Hmm..." Xero checked his meridians. He found his fragment of power accumulated so much demonic energy, and it was enough if he said that he received a leap and bound from this incident alone.
All he needed to do was to refine this demonic energy into his own power, and he could call it an outstanding contribution from the demons.
"Anyway, I've resolved the Underweorld's crisis. Since there are only two kingdoms left here, then divide the Underworld's territory into two. You red will govern the western region, and you blue will govern the east. Let's redraw the territory on the map, and you must manage the rest. You can bother the Devil Emperor Dylan if you need anything or any pointer. He is capable devil." Xero took out the underworld map and drew an origin line in the middle to divide the continent in two.
He flew up into the sky and handed the map scroll to one of the Demon Kings before quickly leaving.
"You don't need to thank me." That was what the Heretic said before he disappeared.
"The problem is caused by you and this destruction is partly your responsibility. Yet, you say that as if you were the hero, the deity worthy of worship?" The red Demon Kings snorted in annoyance.
"Sigh, forget it. That Heretic God is like a madman. Fortunately, we asked the Goddesses for help to resolve this quickly before the destruction extended deep into our territory. However, we have an overflow of trouble from the vacant territory now." The blue Demon Kings sighed as she looked at the map.
"Well, bigger land means more resources and things. We can take care of that gradually." The red Demon Kings glanced at the map and felt the division was alright.
"The problem is that we will be short of people for such a large area, my friend. There are barely any demons that survived in those five regions, and those that did manage to survive were nothing more than little demons that even the Dog God belittled..." The Blue Demon King sighed once again. She copied the map and handed over one to her friend.
"I guess you're right, but what can we do? It was their fault for accepting the contract offer from the invaders in the ancient era. Those idiots defamed the name of the Demon King of the Underworld and became traitors. They and their entire generation deserve to be wiped out." The red Demon King snorted indignantly at the thought of those idiots.
"Well, I will be going east now to arrange things. If you have any trouble, please let me know. Devil Emperor Dylan also seems to have good relations with the Goddesses and the Heretic God. We need to always maintain good relations with him." The blue Demon King waved her hand in farewell.
She led her people away with her. The combined forces were separated on the spot since the problems were over.
"Well yeah..." The red Demon King subconsciously raised his hand in reply. He watched his friend fly away, then went down to meet his people.
Meanwhile, Elysia's group had just arrived on the Dwarven Continent. The cool-looking spaceship from Lifa's masterpiece blueprint was already in front of them.
The black sheen of high-end metal exuded a sense of resilience, and the blue energy flow that spread like a formation circuit throughout the spaceship gave a futuristic impression.
It was a design from the ancient era, but Lifa tweaked her blueprints after doing some research on Earth. Some inspiration from Elysia and Elena also provided some influence.
"We need to attach the cannons to the spaceship and connect them to the command center. That may take some time, including basic testing. Our only problem is fuel for this spaceship. We have not been able to start the engine despite following your instructions." Nuraddir looked at the ferocious-looking cannons with some satisfaction.
The devil had not disappointed him, and he could admit the devil was dwarf's great rival in the field of technological advancement.
"The fuel for this spaceship is a bit special because I have found an alternative to energy cores to operate with this new type of technology. This is the sample, and I have named it Stardust. This powder can be a substitute fuel resource." Lifa showed me a bag of blue powder.
"!?" Nuraddir gasped in surprise. It was a great discovery for all concerned. Suppose those resources could be secured within a certain amount. In that case, he could say goodbye to the energy cores in operating magic items and means of transportation.
"Ahem, may I know if we could possibly mine a resource like this? The Stardust could be incredibly valuable for advancing technology to replace energy cores. We can avoid overkill or extreme livestock for mass production of energy cores!" Nuraddir couldn't contain his excitement.
"You can find them from the meteorites that fell here. Not all of them can be extracted into this blue powder, but you can make more spaceships to mine in outer space. There are many celestial bodies for you to explore and countless meteorites for you to mine." Elysia raised her finger, pointing towards the sky.
"O-oh~" Nuraddir's mind was blown, and it went somewhere else. He envisioned himself leading his troops to explore the starry sky beyond the world with hundreds of spaceships and an ark fleet.
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