Meanwhile, after Momonga and the others had just left.
Aura: "Whew, as expected of Lord Momonga. It felt like I was about to be killed."
Mare: "Y-yeah... Father is much gentler. Lord Momonga is too imposing."
Cocytus: "Aura, do not compare the Supreme Beings to one another. That is greatly disrespectful."
Aura: "Okay, okay, I get it. Cocytus, don't be so serious. I think the great Supreme Beings wouldn't care about such little things."
Sephis: "Aura, who was the Father you mentioned just now?"
With Momonga, Naiyuan, and Herohero gone, the Floor Guardians instantly felt that overwhelming pressure vanish without a trace, and they could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After Aura was the first to speak, the Floor Guardians began talking among themselves.
After all, as Guardians of different domains, they rarely got to see one another. Now that they finally had the chance, they naturally wanted to chat.
Demiurge and the others nearby did not object either, since he also had a few things he wanted to say.
"Ah, Father is Lord Naiyuan. Mare and I are Father's children now too, just like you, Sephis."
Hearing Sephis's question, Aura looked at him excitedly as she spoke. Mare beside her also nodded happily.
The other Guardians were greatly shaken upon hearing this, but no one suspected that she was lying. As Guardians, how could they casually invoke the title of a Supreme Being?
"Was it Father's decision? Congratulations, Aura and Mare. You can visit the Eighth Floor whenever you have time. I will receive you properly."
Upon hearing her answer, Sephis's icy expression melted away. He looked at the two of them with a gentle expression as he spoke.
After all, they were now children personally acknowledged by his creator, which made them family. Following Father's instructions, family was the most precious thing. He had to get along with them.
Sephis recalled something his father had once told him, and his favorability toward the two immediately soared.
"Okay, okay! Mare and I will definitely come play with you when we get the chance."
Aura nodded happily. At the same time, she secretly concealed her movements and winked at Sephis, silently sending a message into his ear.
"Very well. I will await you at any time."
Hearing the message by his ear, Sephis froze for a moment. His blue pupils glanced at her in surprise, but he quickly spoke as though nothing had happened, while quietly considering the message she had sent him.
"Now that the three of you are finished, allow me to say a few words."
Seeing that their conversation had ended, Demiurge quickly stepped forward and addressed everyone loudly.
"Please speak!" Sephis nodded, signaling for him to begin at once.
"All of you Guardians should know that, among Nazarick's forty-two Supreme Beings, thirty-nine chose to leave."
"Only the final three Supreme Beings remained. Even Herohero returned to Nazarick only at the very last moment, after having vanished for a long time."
"What are you trying to say?"
Albedo, Sebas, and the others frowned as they questioned Demiurge.
"I am wondering whether we should consider what we Guardians ought to do if, one day, the final three Supreme Beings also choose to abandon us and leave."
Demiurge did not become angry at Albedo and the others interrupting him. Instead, he slowly voiced his thought.
The moment those words were spoken, the Guardians erupted.
"Do you wish to replace the Supreme Beings? Demiurge, this is greatly disrespectful!!"
Cocytus suddenly raised his axe and smashed it into the ground. Cracks spread across the floor, while the temperature around them plummeted sharply with his words. He was utterly enraged.
It seemed that if Demiurge failed to give him an explanation, Cocytus would kill him on the spot. Even though Demiurge had also been created by a Supreme Being, Cocytus would not hesitate in the slightest.
"I cannot pretend I did not hear that. Demiurge, if you do not explain yourself clearly, do not blame my spear for piercing through you."
Sephis looked at him coldly as a spear appeared in his hand. It was a weapon Naiyuan had given him, a divine-class weapon named the Dragon Spine Spear. Its material had come from a level 95 Thunder Dragon, forged from its entire spine, and it possessed terrifying power.
At the same time, the centers of his pale-blue pupils began to change as a pair of dragon eyes slowly emerged. Amid the blue hair atop his head, a pair of blue dragon horns grew out. Pale-blue scales covered both sides of his face, and immense waves of Dragon Aura surged from his body.
Name: Sephis Race: Dragonoid lv15 Thunder Dragonoid lv10 Guardian Dragon lv5 ??? Class: Melee Mage lv15 Thunder Element Controller lv10 Dragon Blood Priest lv10 ??? Karma Value: 50
As an NPC carefully created by Naiyuan, Sephith possessed terrifying attributes. Unlike Sebas, who was also a Dragonoid, Sephis was a lightning-enhanced Dragonoid with formidable ranged and melee capabilities.
Sebas, on the other hand, had been created by Touch Me. Continuing his creator's usual style, he had abandoned most magical attack capabilities in exchange for vastly enhanced close-range physical attacks. Though both were Dragonoids, they were entirely different beings.
"Calm down, Sephis and Cocytus. Listen to what Demiurge has to say first."
Seeing that Sephis was about to attack, Aura and Mare quickly ran before him at Albedo's signal and tried to persuade him.
None of the Guardians wanted to fight Sephis while he was enraged. The only ones who could likely stop him were Aura and Mare, who were also Lord Naiyuan's children.
"Fine. Then I will hear him out. You may continue, Demiurge."
Hearing the siblings' advice, Sephis finally lowered his weapon. As Father's children like him, he still had to listen to them.
The draconic features on his body slowly faded away. After saying that, Sephis quieted down.
Cocytus also lowered his great axe. He would give Demiurge a chance to explain himself.
"Thank you for your understanding, Sephis. My purpose is actually very simple: to leave behind descendants for the Supreme Beings."
Demiurge wiped the cold sweat from his face before quickly stating his purpose.
He felt that if he spoke any more slowly, Sephis might truly stab him through with his spear. As a support type, Demiurge had absolutely no chance against an enhanced attacker like Sephis.
"Descendants? If the Supreme Beings choose to leave, it can only mean that we Guardians are incompetent. Such a thing would be meaningless."
Cocytus was stunned for a moment upon hearing him, then shook his head.
If they could not even keep the Supreme Beings from leaving, then there would be no reason for them to exist.
"I am merely speaking of a possibility. Besides, Cocytus, do you not wish to serve the Supreme Beings' children in the future?"
Demiurge pushed up his glasses and tempted Cocytus.
"Serve... the Supreme Beings' children?"
Cocytus sank into fantasy. He imagined becoming their teacher and instructing them in martial arts. He imagined them slowly growing up by his side. He imagined obeying their commands...
"Perhaps... that would not be so bad..."
Cocytus said dreamily. Demiurge nodded in satisfaction beside him. It seemed Cocytus had completely fallen into his own fantasy.
"Then what are all of your opinions?"
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