When he heard the news, Kru was stunned.
Then he sighed.
"As expected of Lord Naimus."
Naimus knew full well that he might claim the Earth Divinity for himself after obtaining it, yet he was still willing to entrust this task to him.
The feeling behind it was not entirely what could be called trust.
It was more the tacit understanding born of an agreement.
Your ambition—I will give you the opportunity.
If you could overcome my methods, then take this Earth Divinity.
If you could not, then Kru would remain Naimus's most loyal general.
Their mutual understanding had reached the point where, the moment the order was given, Kru knew exactly what he needed to do.
Thus, after the little people hunted several Beasts and held a sacrificial ritual,
Kru Kru, lord of Abyss 333: Twin Gorges, appeared upon the earth of the Main Material Plane.
A sacrificial ritual largely depended on the Demon Lord's willingness.
If the other party was willing, then even if only a drop of blood was sacrificed, they would replenish the energy needed for the teleportation themselves and come over.
If they were unwilling, then only by holding some grand ritual and pleasing the Will of the Abyss could one use the Will of the Abyss to force the Demon Lord to respond.
As he sensed the aura around him, the same forbidden aura surfaced around Kru's body.
Though these forbidden auras differed somewhat from the Earth Calamity, they were at least of the same kind.
"You leave first," Kru ordered, then headed toward the cathedral.
He knew this operation was exceedingly dangerous. Earth Calamities were everywhere, and with the Earth God's arrangements in place, no one but the right person could possibly obtain the Earth Divinity.
Moreover, Kru vaguely sensed that Naimus was