The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 612: The end of Ocean Wrath

Duke Tazanʼs eyes glowed at those words, feeling as if someone had thrown him a lifeline out of the darkness. His mind couldnʼt fully process all the information, but he knew an offer was in place and the only thing that mattered was his survival.

”I accept, I accept!”

When White Ocean and Ocean Serpent heard this, they couldnʼt help but feel a sense of shock and loss. Although they were criminals, that didnʼt mean they were heartless. The trio had always been close, working together to achieve their goals and supporting each other. Yet, Tazan did not hesitate even for a second before abandoning them and accepting to work for the man that would take their lives.

Duke Tazan noticed the look from the duo, but how could he care about them when his own life was on the line? However, he immediately noticed something was wrong as he saw the Scarlet King turn toward Gigant.

”Is that enough?”

Duke Tazan turned his head as he heard the question from the Scarlet King and saw Gigant softly shaking his head and sighing.

”Yes.”

Duke Tazan didnʼt understand what was happening, but it was obvious to the Scarlet Inquisitors.

They did not care that Duke Tazan would sell himself and practically become a slave for the Scarlet King, as desperate times require desperate measures. However, there was no way they could accept someone who would not hesitate to abandon their friends in their ranks. Someone like that would run at the first sign of true danger and could not be trusted on the battlefield.

”Scarlet King, I ask your permission to leave. Inquisitor Amalia is more than enough to contain the Ocean Lord.”

Inquisitor Gigant no longer referred to Duke Tazan by his name but instead, as Ocean Lord, making it clear he had severed his connection with the man. The friend he once knew was gone, and he had no word for the monster this one had become.

”You may. Return to the Colossus Sector and wait for further instructions.”

Cain could see that the Titan had accepted this, and there was no need to push him to the next experience, so he allowed him to go.

Inquisitor Gigant nodded to the Scarlet King, turned around, ignoring Tazanʼs gaze, and vanished from the chamber.

Once that was over, Cain did not say a word and walked until he was in front of White Ocean. He could feel the sense of utter terror and dread in the manʼs heart.

There was no mercy or pity in the Scarlet Kingʼs soul as he put his hand over the head of the Early Divine Ascension Master. The next second, everybody saw how the energy and life force of the man were being consumed and funneled into the bubbles that surrounded the golden skeleton.

Dread, absolute, and overwhelming, flooded the souls and minds of Ocean Lord and Ocean Serpent as they saw the golden skeleton devouring White Oceanʼs life and that was just the beginning.

The extremities of White Ocean began to crumble into dust as the devouring power consumed the flesh and bones from the inside out.

”¡AHHHHHHHHH!”

The process was terrifying, something Cain intended. The willpower of Ocean Lord and Ocean Serpent was stronger due to their cultivation base, so he needed to weaken it if he wanted to be able to consume their souls.

The screams had finished after the fifth hour as White Ocean had lost the ability to utter any sound by that point, and his senses had shut down.

After fifteen hours, White Oceanʼs body had been reduced to a stump without extremities, and even his ears, nose, and eyes were gone, devoured by the power of the Scarlet Kingʼs Ego Wave and the Concept of Gluttony.

The only internal organs yet to be consumed were the heart and brain, and Cain had not touched them since he needed the man alive if he wanted to use Gluttonyʼs Eye on him.

Once Cain felt the willpower of White Ocean breaking, his skull cracked, and an eye emerged. Gluttonyʼs Eye triggered a clash of willpower, which Cain easily won before extracting the soul force and ego of the man and consuming it.

A sense of thrill appeared in the light-filled eye socket of the golden humanoid as he was able to obtain more than White Oceanʼs knowledge but also the feelings, emotions, and intent in his memories.

Still, Cain did not lose focus, and after handling the memories for the [A.I. Chip Module] to process, he turned toward Ocean Serpent.

”No, no, no, please no...”

The woman began to plead and cry, but Cain could not care less. He was a master of Order and did not feel pity, and even if that was not the case, how many people had begged for her pity, only to die gruesome deaths?

”You wanted to play the bad guy, and now playtime is over.”

Cain put his hand over Ocean Serpent, and just like with White Ocean, he consumed the woman from the inside out, in a torturous process. It took him a full 20 hours before devouring her soul force and ego. Unfortunately, while he obtained her knowledge, that was all as the Gluttonyʼs Eye could not assimilate the emotions and intent in her memories.

The stronger the target, the harder the process, so Cain expected such setbacks. Without delay, he turned toward Tazan. He had left this one for last, as he wanted the fear to reach its peak, and by the terror in the eyes of the Deus Behemoth, he fulfilled his goal.

Tazan opened his mouth, about to beg for his life once more, but before he could utter a single word, Cain placed his hand over his head and commenced the devouring process. After seeing the memories of Ocean Serpent and White Ocean, there was no way Cain wanted to hear the hypocritical pleas of the man who had killed millions with a smile on his face.