Marlon suddenly noticed that the Subus Queen across from him had stopped her observation of the chessboard, staring nkly.
"She must be struggling to ept that her powerful subordinates have nearly been wiped out," he thought with a hint of amusement. However, despite the Subus Queen''s daze, he had no intention ofunching an attack.
In a moment of fury, if he acted recklessly, he might be a target for her to vent her anger upon. Among divine beings, unless one possessed the Origin of Chaos like the Archduke of Blood and could easily overpower their opponent, they would not carelessly engage in a life-and-death struggle with another being of equal rank.
However...
The Subus Queen was indeed in a state of shock.
Beneath her veil, her face—remarkably perfect and even divine in its allure—showed signs of astonishment, her rosy lips slightly parted.
What had she seen?
It was the scene in the sky where Sterl was mercilessly ughtering many powerful members of the Subus Queen''s faction.
Yet, the intention behind the image being ryed by her Supremes was to showcase Mephistopheles''s madness and audacity.
But through the Subus Queen''s eyes, she saw a—
Handsome figure, though that wasn''t the main point.
He exuded an extremely cool and ascetic demeanor, carrying an inexplicable yet lethal allure!
Moreover...
He was a standard humanoid.
Gulp.
Huh?? Marlon was a bit bewildered. Why did the Subus Queen suddenly swallow hard? What was going on?
And why was her mood bing increasingly agitated, looking particrly excited?
What exactly was she seeing??
Shouldn''t this be about her subordinates being ruthlessly ughtered?
Marlon''s guesses werepletely off-base, but the conclusion was still correct.
The Subus Queen''s subordinates were indeed being ughtered, but the instigator was not someone under Lord of Evil Spirits.
However, he couldn''t understand what was so delightful about this.
Suddenly, the Subus Queen stood up.
"Respected deity of the main world, perhaps we shall meet again by fate."
"It''s a pity; I originally wanted to engage in some friendly games of [Transcendence] with you."
"Now it seems that won''t be necessary."
The Subus Queen spoke with a chilling indifference, which only heightened Marlon''s sense of strangeness. He was tasked with intercepting this queen precisely because his looks were the most striking among the three divine beings, allowing him to dy her for a time.
Who would have imagined that the Subus Queen, who had previously shown him considerable warmth and had even flirted with him during their chess game, would now be as cold as ice, as if she had found a new love and was ready to cast aside the old one.
"Wait, Licitris, you can''t leave!"
Marlon shook his head, trying to cast aside the bizarre thoughts swirling in his mind. The Subus Queen was indeed terrifying, yet after spending some time with her, he had genuinely developed feelings for her. The allure of her respected position was truly formidable!
He stood coldly in front of the Subus Queen, not only out of duty but also to seize an opportunity to strike. Otherwise, his mental state would continue to be influenced by her enchantment...
However...
Marlon never anticipated that the usually calm andposed Subus Queen would suddenly adopt an extremely cold tone.
"Do you dare to block me? Fine!"
The Subus Queen produced a peculiar flower and swallowed it whole. The simplicity of the action was unexpectedly enticing, nearly causing Marlon to lose hisposure. Thankfully, he activated his Divine Power and created a unique domain that surrounded him, allowing his expression to return to normal.
But Marlon noticed that after swallowing the flower, the Subus Queen''s eyes transformed from human pupils to vertical slits, shining with a bright golden light. She crouched down, taking on a predatory stance.
"Marlon, if you try to stop me…"
"You will die!"
Before her words even finished, a sensation of frenzied tearing erupted in Marlon''s right arm. He felt as though a storm had passed,pletely shredding his right hand!
The Subus Queen had already charged forward, breaking free from Marlon''s domain.
"She''s gone mad—she''s using her trump card right from the start?"
Marlon realized that the item she had just consumed was extremely valuable; Licitris was burning through her Divine Power and life force. After this reckless move, she would undoubtedly experience a period of weakness. Even if he had items to recover from weakness, it would still cost him a significant amount of precious resources.
Was the Subus Queen truly insane?
Was she really willing to y this way?
At this moment, if Marlon didn''t fight back with equal desperation, hisbat ability would be utterly crushed.
And the divine beings in the main world clearly did not want to engage in such a manner.
This event offered little benefit to the gods; if they fought desperately, the losses would outweigh any gains from the event itself!
Marlon was unwilling to engage in a losing trade.
"Forget it."
"After all, I''ve done my best."
"Pressing Licitris to use her trump card means those two can''t me me."
"Could any other god have done this?"
Marlon pondered for a moment. Letting the Subus Queen go wouldn''t be his responsibility.
Thinking this over, he decided to remain seated in the void.
"I shouldn''t have made thatst move; I should have yed here instead."
He fiddled with the chessboard, appearing rxed and at ease.
"However, those two should be just about ready."
"Oh?"
Marlon suddenly received some news, and his expression shifted to one of surprise.
"I didn''t expect the subordinates of these two divine-level demons to fight so fiercely?"
"With this, Rog and Licitris are likely to be seriously weakened."
He murmured to the void.
"Alright, this time the three of us will coborate."
"If we sessfully hunt them down, we''ll split the Respectable Position left behind after the divine-level demons fall."
Marlon''s expression gradually turned excited.
He hadn''t anticipated that what started as a casual move—seeking benefits for his subordinates to help themplete the event—would also provide him with a chance to elevate his own strength!
"Great! Great! Great!" Marlon eximed joyfully, inspiration striking him as he casually ced a piece on the chessboard.
"I''ve won, Licitris!"
"You… no, you all have lost!"
…
Meanwhile, on the other side, the Subus Queen, seeing that the gods of the main world had note to intercept, paused her state of burning life force and instead consumed several precious potions.
Thus, Licitris slightly recovered, herplexion returning to a rosy hue.
She touched her face and eximed, "Mephistopheles."
"I can''t believe I''ve encountered someone like you!!"
"This is wonderful… so wonderful!"
The Subus Queen was incredibly excited. Originally, having suffered an ambush from the Lord of Evil Spirits, it seemed that a retreat from Hell was imminent. The Subus Queen had wasted a Supreme to sacrifice to the Heavenly Locking Formation of thisyer of Hell, but just thinking about…
Mephistopheles.
Licitris felt all her worries vanish, leaving only excitement and anticipation.
She thought…
After meeting Mephistopheles, how could she everpare the men she had encountered in her life… or rather, her demonic life, to this extraordinary figure?
Only a few strong individuals from the Buddhist nation could barely catch her eye, but none couldpare to Mephistopheles!
At this moment, the Subus Queen released her state of burning life force and continued to move forward at full speed.
She had already grasped the whole situation: in short, this little fellow Mephistopheles, whom she held in high regard, had actually single-handedly killed the strongest subordinate of the Lord of Evil Spirits.
Now, it seemed he was engaged in some…
Uh, ughtering those among his own ranks who had offended him.
Well, that''s fine!
A swift and decisive revenge! Good job!
The Subus Queen felt that Mephistopheles was doing the right thing!
After all, he could be considered one of her faction. When Lovic had targeted him earlier, they had backstabbed him—despicable!
Fortunately, he wasn''t harmed; otherwise…
I would have sent you all to… a painful death.
The more Licitris thought about it, the angrier she became.
Mephistopheles, such a good person, how could you bully him like this? He can endure, but I cannot!
Licitris was increasingly anxious. She knew that Lovic, under the Lord of Evil Spirits, was expected to ascend to godhood and was extremely important to the Lord of Evil Spirits.
Because Lovic was utterly loyal, once he ascended, the Lord of Evil Spirits would directly possess a divine-levelbatant under hismand.
If Lovic were to die, the Lord of Evil Spirits would likelye personally to target Mephistopheles…
I must protect Mephistopheles in advance.
"Fine, that scoundrel Rog will definitely go mad this time; I''ll settle both old and new scores with him."
The Subus Queen had made up her mind to protect Mephistopheles with all her strength! She would even be willing to go to war with the Lord of Evil Spirits! It would be a chance to take revenge for the attack from his subordinates.
It was clear that since Lovic had acted, this internal conflict was definitely instigated by the Lord of Evil Spirits. Rog was not like Licitris, who had sacrificed a Supreme to arrange matters in thisyer of Hell.
Therefore, the Lord of Evil Spirits could leave whenever he wished, and he was simply looking to violently extract some benefits from his allies before making a hasty retreat.
This grudge, the Subus Queen was not willing to endure!
Although facing the Lord of Evil Spirits would deplete her strength significantly, just thinking about it made the fire of fury ze within Licitris.
ording to the Supremes, Mephistopheles had actually withstood the Iridescent-Level skill and counterattacked!
To ordinary demons, this indicated that he hid his strength deeply and possessed many trump cards.
But in the heart of the Subus Queen, there was only immense pain.
Mephistopheles had encountered such danger, and I wasn''t there just now!
Thus, the Subus Queen hurriedly sent messages to the Supremes.
"Keep an eye on him!"
"Monitor the movements of the Lord of Evil Spirits."
Then she shot forward at full speed. Licitris found herself within a magical artifact activated by three gods, an area vast and boundless; even with divine speed, it would take some time to exit.
After flying for several seconds, the scenery around her hadn''t changed at all.
…
On the other side, upon receiving the Queen''s reply, nda''s expression shifted dramatically.
Lovic was merely a Supreme, not even quasi-divine; even with a red skill as a trump card, Mephistopheles could still secure victory.
But if Her Majesty intervened… how could Mephistopheles withstand that?
She could only pray…
That Her Majesty could spare Mephistopheles'' life…