Exploration
While the Chief God was still asleep, a terrifying being swept over the [Divine Court World], not even paying attention to the [False Divine Court] on the surface, and directly crushed the real Divine Court.
This terrifying shattering of the world directly led to the premature awakening of the [Night Chief God].
After the [Chief Gods ] awoke, they discovered the deaths of three [Chief Gods ].
The shock they experienced was no less than that of a hero waking up to find his childhood sweetheart, a priestess, having a disastrous defeat while hunting low-level goblins.
The [Chief Gods ] dispersed and began to do their own things.
No Chief God would slack off; they know perfectly well what they need to do.
The radiance of the divine throne permeated the air, and Chief Gods continuously left their thrones to open their own Divine Kingdoms.
They built their Divine Kingdom into thrones, each representing a vast collection of resources and elite military forces.
The [Command Chief God] closed his eyes, sat on his throne, and began to use his [Authority] to stabilize the world and slow the Corrosion of darkness.
His task is the most important.
The conversations between the Chief God and their thoughts could not escape His notice; all sorts of sounds constantly arose around Him:
"That [Demon King] once led Survivors to the [False Divine Court]... How about we try capturing Survivors to gather information?"
"We can't find it. We don't even know which direction it is, but we can sweep around [the Divine Court] as the center."
"If Fate they were still alive... Now that they're dead, who will take their Authority?"
"Don't even think about things that can't be digested in a short time. I can't even Corrosion the relevant Authority; perhaps that thing took away the relevant Authority of the world as well."
Time passed, and the gods found no trace of the [Scholar] or the [Demon King]. They only found a small number of signs that appeared to be traces of Survivor activity, as well as some natives of the Land of Darkness.
These Survivors seemed to have received a message and left the place not long ago.
In addition, the terrain of the [Land of Darkness], though desolate and cold, is also characterized by its unpredictable and erratic nature, so the gods could only determine the direction the Survivors had left in the end.
The biggest gain was that the [Command Chief God] in the house controlled the world, greatly slowing down the rate of being devoured. Secondly, the development of various terrains in the [Land of Darkness] brought some resources.
At least the power of the Chief Gods has stopped declining, and these resources can sustain them and even lead to new breakthroughs in certain areas.
The strangest thing is that there are some treasure chests scattered in the [Land of Darkness], some made of diamonds and some of crystals, and there is even a treasure chest made of dark metal, which looks like something from a low-quality game.
The Chief Gods weren't illiterate either; the technological civilizations under their command had even reached the interstellar age, and the divine thrones beneath them also possessed a certain level of technology. Upon seeing this thing, they immediately guessed the ecological niche of some of the Survivors in the [Land of Darkness].
They cannot open unique chests directly, but they can force them open by damaging them from the outside.
The dark gold material is more durable than I expected, almost as strong as the material used in White Dwarf. Inside is a strange Mana material, an unknown blueprint, and Skill Book.
Most of those Diamond Chest and Crystal Chests can be opened directly; they contain all sorts of materials, blueprints, items, potions, etc.
There are even Skill Books.
Surprisingly, some of the gods who tested the Skill Books were able to use Skill Book directly.
The Wisdom Main God selected a Skill Book that he could understand most of, and after imparting the relevant knowledge to his subordinate god, the subordinate god actually learned the relevant skills out of thin air by consuming energy, and even improved his own Attributes!
This made the Chief Gods ' guesses even more straightforward.
"Some Skill Books work, some don't. I've categorized them, and it seems like there might be something like [job restrictions]... It's a lot like a game."
"This makes them even more dangerous to provoke. They were clearly summoned by some powerful being to engage in some strange game."
"It could be a tool used by a powerful being to invade the [Land of Darkness]."
"Or perhaps this vast world is dying, devouring other worlds yet remaining lifeless, so it pulls people from other worlds to cultivate and save the world?"
"Perhaps it's just a training ground; they'll disappear into thin air, most likely heading to Dungeon or some kind of arena."
The [Chief Gods ] have incredibly creative minds and deductive reasoning abilities.
"So, that means we're in a somewhat disadvantaged position," Wine God said, drunkenly.
"You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog. We can't ignore the powerful forces behind the Survivors just because they are currently weak. Besides, the Survivors might not be weak the next time they appear."
The Chief Gods began to discuss the possibility of the world leaving this place.
Knowing full well that something is wrong and things will go wrong, yet still recklessly doing something without any benefit, is a pointless act.
Just as the Chief Gods returned to the Divine Court World to discuss matters, the subordinate divine forces of the [Night Chief God] brought back some wondrous things—
A new civilization!
What civilization?
The weary [Command Chief God]'s eyes lit up as he looked at the [Night Chief God].
Could civilization still exist in a world of endless darkness?
This might be a turning point.
Hecate instantly reviewed all the information brought back by the gods and replied:
"They call themselves [Void Zerg], and they seem... very arrogant."
"[Zerg]?"
Several [Chief Gods ] frowned slightly, even though they had no eyebrows.
Previously, the [Scholar] had raised insects in the [False Divine Court], and quite a few of them.
Hecate remained silent for a moment, then traversed space to retrieve an item from the hands of a deity and displayed it to everyone.
Some of the Chief Gods frowned even more deeply.
Because Hecate had nothing in her hands.
Some of the Chief Gods noticed something amiss, and their expressions weren't good either.
"[The Zerg] is not a new concept. Our world has been invaded by the Zerg before; it's just a widespread form of swarm civilization."
"At least in my view, the [Void Zerg] bear no resemblance whatsoever to the Zerg the [Scholars ] previously cultivated in the [False Divine Court]."
Some of the Chief God realized this and enhanced their spatial perception before observing again.
Under the perception of space, an individual with a diameter of less than fifty meters, a body with extremely geometric symmetry and a structure of ultimate Perfect, Jingjing floated in Hecate's hand!
[Void Zerg]!
Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty, didn't even want to call this creature, which combined beauty and power, an insect.
Hecate's tone was solemn:
"This single individual alone can crush the vast majority of gods."
"It is almost completely immune to conventional attacks, physical destruction, and Divinity bombardment... Only extremely high energy density can affect its structure."
Hecate had a headache.
"These things are as if they don't exist in this world; only spatial abilities can have a significant effect on them."
"Very few subordinate gods retain the ability to interfere with space after leaving the [Divine Court]."
"However, they possess extremely high intelligence and even call us -- [local inferiors]."
Lightning surged in the eyes of the [Command Chief God]:
"They might also be a civilization that was swallowed up, just like us."
"We can try collaborating!"
But in the next instant, Hecate's divine vanguard outside sent an urgent communication from afar, tearing through the vast darkness:
"[Void Zerg] -- Declares war on [Divine Court]!!"