The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 835: Horus and Dark Sky (II)

Shock and awe appeared in the eyes of the Collapsing Lightning Emperor and First Collapsing Lightning Pillar when they heard those words. Just like the Scarlet King, there was nothing that Horus Ekleipsis did without a deeper motive, and they would be foolish not to heed this information and see the connection between that man and Dark Sky.

However, if Horus Ekleipsis did bring Dark Sky into the Atlas Continent, why did the Humanoids kill him?

”Is it possible that the head the Humanoids of Dark Sky threw to the Dark Emperor when they first appeared was a falsification?”

The Collapsing Lightning Emperor spoke in a solemn voice. Horus could have faked his death to trick the people and continue working in the shadows.

”Nothing is impossible, but by using the contacts of General Casidius, we learned that the Inferno Daemon Empire did all sorts of tests on Horusʼ head, trying to verify its authenticity. Of course, they did this not because they thought Horus was faking his death but because they wanted to make sure he was not being kept as a hostage, and Dark Sky just gave them a false corpse.

Ultimately, the Dark Emperor and Prime Minister Razputin concluded that the head was genuine and belonged to Horus Ekleipsis. I donʼt know whether the man is truly dead, but all evidence suggests he perished.

There is a chance that Horus and Dark Sky belong to the same force, and he has indeed managed to fake his death. Or maybe the upper echelons of Dark Sky were unhappy with Horus and decided to kill him after arriving in Atlas.

There are other possibilities, such as the power behind Horus and Dark Sky being different. Maybe Dark Sky hijacked Horusʼ portal and arrived in Aether, and since Horus was no longer useful to them, they killed him. We can not discard this possibility since the Humanoids of Dark Sky and the Blood King were too different.

Ultimately, I can only say we have too little information to make a definitive assessment.”

The Collapsing Lightning Emperor and First Collapsing Lightning Pillar performed a solemn nod as they heard Angarʼs analysis.

”At the first sign of the Dark Fog, I contacted the Scarlet King, who met with General Casidius and me a few days later in our hideout in Atlas.”

After Angar finished his words, the entire group turned toward the Scarlet King, and the young man nodded before speaking.

”I met with them, and we began to discuss. I needed to test Dark Sky, and also seek a way to infiltrate the Inferno Daemon Empire, and luckily for us, General Casidius had one.

Zero Mint was a real person who had cultivated a very dangerous technique. However, unlike what the Inferno Daemon Imperial Court heard, he did not survive his cultivation deviation, and his soul dissipated.

Zero Mintʼs corpse was found by General Casidius when the Inferno Daemon was very young and could be considered his greatest lucky chance. Using the treasures he found in the corpse, the Inferno Daemon was able to carve his path.

General Casidius was respectful toward his elders from a young age, so although he used Zero Mintʼs belongings, he was always careful with the corpse. Of course, appearance would not have been enough. Luckily, Zero Mint kept a journal of his everyday life with extreme detail in his computer ring, which I was able to use to learn about the manʼs experiences and mimic his personality.”

The Collapsing Lightning Emperor, Angar, and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar only nodded as they heard those words. The part about the journal did not surprise them as anyone who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years was bound to have some quirks, and they were not the exception.

”I used the knowledge and skills I took from the Doppelganger King to adopt the form of Zero Mint and fight the Humanoids of Dark Sky. My goal was to test their strength and generate an impression in the Inferno Daemons present, enhancing Zero Mintʼs figure to that of a hero.

I only used my Astral Rebirth Path of Power and control over natural energy to maintain my disguise. I initially expected that would be enough to face several Humanoids, but their power was too immense, and two pushed me to the limit.

After that, I left the battlefield with the excuse that I needed to heal my life force and sent James to the Inferno Daemon Imperial Castle under the guise of Zero Mint. His treasure, the Nihility Veil, could mimic my representation of Zero Mint without a problem.

Then I experienced the Space Tribulation with Gabriel present, so any idea that Zero Mint could be any of us faded, cementing the manʼs identity and granting a hero to the Inferno Daemon Race.”

The plan of the Scarlet King filled the trio with awe and admiration as it would allow him to keep an eye on the Inferno Daemon Race and all the powerhouses that might arrive from the Atrox Immortus Race and Legio Eldritch Race.

However, there was one fundamental problem with Zero Mintʼs identity. Although the power that Cain revealed as Zero Mint only displayed his Astral Wave and natural energy, not touching his Laws or Ego Eternal Path of Power, it was still too immense.

”My King, although the Nihility Veil allowed me to express an aura and power that mimics yours, I would not be able to show such power in a real battle.”

Cain nodded as he heard the words of the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar. His power was great, and even though the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar had grown more potent after undergoing his True Flesh Calamity and obtaining a 22 Revolution Refinement, he was still not quite there.

Of course, Cain could have shown a much weaker power when presenting Zero Mint, but he needed overwhelming battle strength to become the hero of the Inferno Daemon Raceʼs Gods and True Gods.