Guardian of the Gods

The white light before Xiao Yu's eyes gradually dissipated, and then he found himself in a room. All the troops under his command were gone, indicating that the place he had been teleported to was separate from his current location.

I opened the mini-map and saw that the map's name is [The Prison of the Gods: Aquarius Chamber].

"Aquarius Chamber?" What does that mean? Is it named after a constellation? Xiao Yu instinctively had this thought. He looked around and saw a semi-transparent cage around him, with obsidian pillars separated by a semi-transparent barrier. This cage looked strangely familiar to him. Damn it, isn't this the Demon-Suppressing Prison? I never thought I'd come back to this day.

You think you can trap me in a mere magic-suppressing prison? You're dreaming.

Although this magic-suppressing prison can absorb magical energy, it has one drawback: there is an absorption limit. As long as one has enough powerful energy, one can destroy this prison.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu blasted Hammer of Chaos at the semi-transparent wall in front of him, but the wall did not react at all.

Then another Netherstorm was unleashed, but the walls remained completely unaffected.

Xiao Yu simply launched a Simulated Black Hole, thinking that surely the wall couldn't withstand this, but the wall remained unresponsive. Instead of absorbing the wall, the black hole was absorbed by the wall.

(Holy crap, this wall is insanely hard!) Xiao Yu stood in front of the wall, completely bewildered, when suddenly a voice sounded behind him.

"It's no use. This cage is imbued with the divine power of the gods; it's not an ordinary magic-suppressing cage. You'll never be able to open it."

Xiao Yu suddenly looked behind him and saw a giant seven or eight meters tall looking at him with a melancholy and indifferent gaze.

The giant looked very much like a human, clad in golden armor, and wielding a giant sword. He was quite imposing, and his body was surrounded by the golden aura unique to the Celestial Realm beings.

Loken (Guardian of the Gods), a 6-skull-level boss, level 60, with 12.37 million HP.

Xiao Yu shrugged, sat down on the spot, and began to think about how to win on this map. Seeing that he was no longer trying, Loken also shook his head, picked up a greatsword, and walked around the prison, making a rumbling sound with his footsteps.

Xiao Yu ignored the other party. His mind raced. Although the map's background description suggested he could only wait for his men to rescue him, it didn't mean he was powerless to do anything. As the captain of a team, it was illogical for him to be completely helpless. So, he should still be able to do something. The only question was, what could he do?

Opening the map description, Xiao Yu glanced at the map's introduction and the descriptions of its elements once more.

Map element 1, Demon King's Prison, requires defeating the guard to be released. The guard is only a seven-skull level boss. If Leah Bloodmoon and Ragnaros, along with a thousand troops, arrived here, they should be able to defeat him easily.

Map element 2, Prisoners of the Gods, suggests that with good luck, the released prisoners might help you. However, if you're unlucky, the released demon king might turn against you. Since you're stronger than him, there's no need to gamble. Instead, you should be wary of the other party's desperate actions, such as randomly opening the prison doors.

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched.

Map Element 3: Warden Algalon, created by the gods, guards this prison. If you can defeat Warden Algalon, you will gain control of the prison, and all the guards will obey your orders. Warden Algalon is an 8-skull level BOSS.

The map elements seem unremarkable at first glance, but the problem lies in this: why would the other guards obey his orders after he killed Warden Algalon? Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the second-strongest guard become the new the Jailer?

Unless—he glanced at Loken before him, then at the surroundings of the anti-magic cage. The entire cage was located within a huge room, pitch black and empty, with nothing visible at all. It was highly unlikely that a normal person would stay here indefinitely—unless the guards themselves were trapped within the cage.

Moreover, he recalled many games he had played before. In those games, when certain demon lords couldn't be killed, they would often be imprisoned. However, these demon lords usually weren't imprisoned for long; they would either be rescued by their subordinates or successfully bewitch and control the prison guards holding them. Speaking of which, he was, after all, a great demon lord of his generation. Why not give it a try? He was quite confident in his verbal skills.

Thinking of this, he stood up.

Azathoth (Loken, the Elemental King): "Loken, is it? By the way, could you refresh my memory? How long have I been imprisoned here?"

Loken (Guardian of the Gods): "Why ask that? What good will it do you even if you know? You'll be locked up in this prison forever anyway."

Azathoth (Elemental King): "We're just killing time anyway. As you said, I'll be locked up here forever, and you'll be guarding me forever. We need to find something to kill time, right? What's wrong with chatting? It won't hurt us."

Loken thought about it and seemed to think that Xiao Yu's words made some sense.

Loken (Guardian of the Gods): "You have been imprisoned in this cell for thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-eight years— Elemental King."

Azathoth (Elemental King): "Wow, I've been imprisoned here for so long! That's unbelievable. I hadn't even calculated it myself. How can you remember so clearly? Could you refresh my memory again? Have you been guarding me for over ten thousand years?"

Loken (Guardian of the Gods): "Hmph, have you lost your mind? Of course, it's me watching over you. Who else could it be but me? Watching over you is my duty, and it's also the purpose for which I was created."

"Oh, I see. Well, you're really pitiful, Loken." Xiao Yu said, shaking his head and sighing as he looked at Loken.

Loken (Guardian of the Gods): "Me, pitiful? You're the one locked in the cell, and I'm the one guarding you. You're the pitiful one."

Xiao Yu thought to himself that it was good that you were willing to respond, but he was afraid that you wouldn't say anything. He deliberately shook his head with great regret.

Azathoth (Elemental King): "No, no, no, that's the crux of the matter. I'm imprisoned here because I had no choice; I had no other option, so there's nothing to pity about. You, on the other hand, are imprisoned outside, sent here to guard this place and prevent my escape, but you have a choice. You could have gone anywhere, yet you're forced to stay with me for over ten thousand years. In that sense, you're clearly more pitiful than me."

Xiao Yu's logic clearly confused Loken.

Loken (Guardian of the Gods): "Shut up, you monster! The wise gods must have a reason for imprisoning you here, and they must have a reason for making me guard this place. The gods are all-knowing; there must be a cause and effect."