Several faint lights appeared on the horizon, and in the blink of an eye, they approached the group and transformed into several figures.
In the center is a tall man with wheat-colored skin and a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. He wears ancient armor, and his eyes are resolute, shining like two burning flames—a natural phenomenon resulting from a high degree of concentrated willpower.
To the left of the tall man stood a middle-aged man in a white robe with a calm expression, and to the right stood an old man whose lower body was shrouded in black mist, revealing only his sinister face.
The three are: Jedi Fighter Knight Tailuoer, a rare Transcendent willpower system, somewhat like the willpower school among the three major schools of martial arts. He can interfere with reality with pure willpower, drive his body to unleash powerful force, and even use his willpower to control a large amount of natural elements in battle. His strength and potential for development are both outstanding.
White-Robed Knight Jarvan, former president of the Hunters' Union, is a gravity-based Transcendent who excels at mid-range attacks. His ability system is somewhat similar to that of a spellcaster, and his overall style is also very similar to that of Mage. He is elegant and charming, which makes him stand out from the pragmatic hunters.
The Shadow Beneath the King, Chelsea, a confidant of the previous Golden King, appeared to be extremely loyal, but in reality, he was the first to submit. The reason is that Chelsea was only loyal to the person sitting on the throne, and he didn't care who was on the throne.
To put it simply, he plays against whoever wins; it's that simple.
However, Chelsea is not simply a fence-sitter.
He will offer his utmost loyalty to his current lord until the lord is defeated, at which point he will withdraw his loyalty.
In other words, as long as the lord is not defeated, there is no need to worry about Chelsea's loyalty. Before the Golden King was defeated, Chelsea did indeed do his best. Given his performance at the time, a petty person would have killed him long ago. Logo did not. Instead, he devoted a lot of resources to cultivate him and help him advance to the Demigod realm.
Therefore, Chelsea's loyalty now belongs entirely to Logo, not to the current Golden King, Adelia.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The three Demigod knelt on one knee, but whether their "Your Majesty" referred to the Golden Kingdom or the ruler of the Gendaya Royal Court was unknown.
Logo waved his hand casually, and the others stood up and followed him without hesitation.
"How's the preparation going?" Logo asked casually as he walked.
Chelsea, the top henchman, hurriedly spoke up, "Your Majesty, as you ordered, all field legions have been deployed. We are just waiting for the Demigod- level magical beasts to be wiped out before we can officially launch a war against the magical beast race and take over the entire Golden Star."
What about the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow?
"Its strength is strange; in just a few years, it has advanced by leaps and bounds to the level of Mid-Rank Demigod, it seems..."
"It seems like they're recovering their strength, not cultivating?"
"Your Majesty is wise..."
"Hehe, don't worry about it. There's a contract binding us, so it's not a big deal. Besides..."
Logo didn't say anything more, and Chelsea also wisely didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he bowed slightly and followed beside her like a lackey, which made Qiya frown slightly. Tailuoer and Jarvan exchanged a glance with an inscrutable expression.
Logo was fully aware of what the people behind him were thinking, but he didn't care. As long as their loyalty remained intact and they did their jobs well, he didn't care about anything else.
Interfering excessively in the relationships between subordinates is not a good thing. As the arbitrator, Logo only needs to gently remind them when necessary, by pulling the strings of his power.
Back at the Golden King, Logo sat down on the throne quite naturally, while the current Golden King, Adelia, stood to the side like a servant. The ministers below kept their eyes down, as if they hadn't seen anything at all.
With a smile playing on his lips, Logo gave a brief pre-battle pep talk before arriving at a vast Underground Space.
A ghostly mist swirled, a chilling aura permeated the air, and a fierce, eerie wind blew back and forth, stirring the feathers of the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow on the ground.
Brush!
Eyes that seemed to have hundreds of pupils overlapping opened, their cold gazes fixed on Logo.
"What? Want to experience the backlash of the contract?"
Logo, unfazed, smiled knowingly.
With his gaze shifting away, Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow, whose strength had recovered to the level of Mid-Rank Demigod, was much more confident. He no longer spoke as servilely as before, but rather stood up!
However, Arthur next to Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow remained largely unchanged, his eyes filled with ingratiating intent as he looked at Logo, fully displaying his goodwill.
Looking at the man and the crow before him, with their red and white faces, Logo scoffed. He'd seen too many of these tricks and was completely immune to them. However, he wouldn't expose them outright. Wearing these masks at least gave both sides some leeway, preventing a fight from breaking out over a mere disagreement, though the probability was low.
"Do you recognize this?" Logo raised his right hand, and a golden-blue flame appeared at the tip of his index finger, the flames leaping and forming an extremely complex emblem.
"Hmm? The sigil of the Kalenos Family, how come you..." The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow's gaze faltered slightly, and his tone was somewhat surprised.
After briefly explaining his own situation, Logo said, "Your Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow Clan are allies of the Devil Clan, and so are we Pureblood Human Race Devil Clan. So, in a way, our two clans are actually quite close..."
"Hmm, that's true." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow, understanding the unspoken meaning, immediately nodded repeatedly, his change in attitude so smooth and seamless that Arthur, standing beside him, was dumbfounded. "As expected of you, Ancestor," he thought, "Giving me a way out and you accept it so naturally..."
With the "ally" as a starting point, in addition to the naked interest relationship formed by the simple contract, there is an extra layer of lubricant made up of "alliance feelings" between Logo and Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow. Their relationship seems to have been brought closer all at once, and they talked very happily.
Later on, the man and the raven even started calling each other brothers, with the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow even making Arthur address Logo as his ancestor, acknowledging kinship on the spot.
After Logo left, Arthur hurriedly said, "Ancestor, since our Nether Crow Clan and that so-called Pureblood Human Race are allies, and you and Logo... you also have a good relationship, why not ask him to let us leave the Elven Plane and return to the Underworld?"
The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow glanced at its descendant and said irritably, "Don't overthink it. We won't be able to go back for a long time. Even if Logo agrees to let us leave, there's nothing we can do..."
"Why?" Arthur scratched his head, completely puzzled.
"Because of the World Curse." Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow sighed. "I only realized this after my strength recovered to the Demigod level. The reason I was able to awaken from the ruins, and the good fortune you possess, actually comes from the favor of the Plane Will."
"Is there a problem with this?" Arthur still didn't understand.
"Hehe, how can we just leave after taking someone else's things? Especially when the world as a whole is facing a cataclysmic crisis, if we really leave, and the Elven Plane is destroyed in the future, the World Curse that comes from tracing the cause and effect will completely Destruction the two of us," Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow explained.
As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him." Everything has a cause and effect, especially in the Transcendent world, where many things have their price tag already set in secret.
"Hiss~ Is it that scary?" Arthur jumped in fright.
"Look at your cowardly appearance," Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow scoffed. "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise. It's true that we can't leave, but as long as we stay in the Elven Plane, we can enjoy all sorts of benefits. Isn't that wonderful? We can worry about future crises later. Restoring our full strength is the most urgent task."
Arthur could only nod listlessly, his heart still pounding with anxiety. He wasn't a particularly capable person to begin with; he only became the Child of Destiny because he possessed the bloodline of the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow. However, his inherent flaws had not disappeared.
But there's no way around it; if Arthur is sitting in the right place at the right time, even if he's a pig, with the repeated favor of the Plane Will, he'll become a flying wild boar, the king of pigs...
After spending two or three days reorganizing the military and political affairs of the Golden King and ensuring the smooth operation of the national system, Logo, along with a group of Demigod, began the cleanup operation.
The seats were arranged in a circle, and the Demigod took their places.
The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow, now the size of a sparrow, perched on Arthur's shoulder, letting the latter sit in his original spot. Logo didn't mind, and with a wave of his hand, a map projection appeared in the center of the air.
The landscape is characterized by rolling hills, crisscrossing rivers, and strikingly large lava lakes.
On this map of the Golden Star, there are many red dots of varying sizes, which, upon closer inspection, can be divided into three levels.
Logo sat upright and said, "According to statistics, there are a total of 46 Demigod beasts on Golden Star. Among them, there are 3 High-Rank Demigod, which I have marked with the largest red dot; 11 Mid-Rank Demigod, with red dots one level below them; and the rest are Low-Rank Demigod, represented by the smallest red dots."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Demigod focused their attention on him and began to examine him closely.
The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow only glanced at them briefly, not taking them too seriously. It wasn't that it didn't care; it was simply that it had long since learned all about them.
You should know that a few years ago, the total number of Demigod monsters on Golden Star was 50. Where did the missing four go?
The answer is that it went into the belly of the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow.
Charles Nittawi exclaimed, "With so Demigod beasts, if they weren't disorganized and lacked intelligence, our strength would be far from sufficient to defeat them."
Royal Court Elder Jin Laken analyzed from another perspective. "Compared to a normal high-magic planet, having only forty-odd Demigod is really too few. The timing of our attack is actually still acceptable. If we allow the monster horde to develop for another few thousand or tens of thousands of years, the number of Demigod monsters will increase several times over, and there's even the possibility of truly intelligent monsters appearing. That would be the real trouble."
Logo nodded slightly and interjected, "The Grand Elder is right. From my observation, the three top-tier magical beasts, equivalent to High-Rank Demigod, have already possessed a certain degree of intelligence. Although they are still occasionally swept away by the demonic nature within them and fall into a frenzy, they are already much stronger than other Demigod magical beasts. They have even established connections with each other."
"Therefore, we must eliminate these three demonic beasts as quickly as possible, minimizing or eliminating the reaction time for the other two, and preventing them from assisting each other."
"Once the three strongest monsters are defeated, the rest will be much easier; just defeat them one by one."
This strategy was unanimously approved by the Demigod, and was quickly finalized and put into action.
The three strongest magical beasts on the Golden Star are --
The Three-Headed Earth Nether Python, an earth-attribute and Nether Realm creature, is located in a primeval jungle in the Northern Hemisphere. It likes to hide underground and sleep, and is considered a rare, well-behaved creature among Warcraft.
The Undead Behemoth was born from the mutated corpse of the Behemoth after its death, mixed with demonic energy. It is the strongest and has a bunch of undead minions under its command. It is irritable, warlike, and often causes trouble for its neighbors.
Many human tribes have perished at the hands of this creature, forcing humanity to constantly migrate and flee from this terrifying undead beast. In the Legend of the humans of the Golden Star, this being also has a nickname— the Death Calamity.
Lastly, the Dark Dragon Whale, the overlord of the deep sea, spends most of its time at the bottom of the ocean. In terms of difficulty of killing, it undoubtedly ranks first. The deep sea is too complex, with giant beasts appearing frequently, and it is not conducive to Demigod like Logo, who are of land origin, to exert their combat power. In particular, the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow is definitely a land raven.
After weighing the pros and cons, Logo set his first target as the undead monster, Behemoth.
After eliminating it, quickly deal with the Three-Headed Earth Nether Python using pre-prepared spatial markers, and finally return to deal with the Dark Dragon Whale.