The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 668: The Void Kingʼs plight (II)

The Void King could not help but clench his fists as he heard that. He remembered the state of the Collapsing Lightning Duke and, according to basic reasoning, it was impossible to heal the manʼs wounds in a short period.

However, the Void King also knew that the Blood Duke should have been in a coma for decades, yet the man could fly across the Golden Core City, allowing all the people to feel his cultivation base at the Titan Tier.

If Cain Laurifer managed to heal the Collapsing Lightning Duke, even with the Undying King, they would be unable to gain the upper hand on the battlefield, and time was not on their side either. The more days they took to dominate the north of Gaia, the higher the chances everything would crumble.

This war would have ended in a few weeks if not for the Great Cataclysm blocking reinforcements from the Deus Behemoth Race and Anima Machinarium Race. The Void King was strong but not omnipotent and could not face the entire might of the three great races, so he needed to hurry up.

No matter what, they could not allow the Collapsing Lightning Duke to heal, but that was not the only thought that appeared in the Void Kingʼs mind.

A sharp light appeared in the eyes of the mightiest of the Dark Kings as he glanced at the Shadow King.

”There is another explanation for all that is happening.”

”It is all a ruse. The Scarlet King is luring you into a trap.”

The Shadow King was able to carry on the thought of the Void King since he also came to that conclusion. Everything they had seen so far could be an elaborate scheme to lure the Void King into attacking them while he was weak so they could kill him.

Of course, both Dark Kings also considered the chance they were being paranoid since there should be no way someone so young as Cain Laurifer could ideate such a devious plan, as that would mean the young man was able to discover the spies that managed to go unnoticed all these years.

Yet, that was the young man who not only escaped from the Blood King while being a simple Wave Champion but also managed to put the Soul King into a coma. No matter how much they hated him, they had to accept that Cain tends to make miracles.

”What are you going to do?”

The Shadow King stared at the Void King and saw how this one sighed.

”What else can I do? I cannot allow them to heal the Collapsing Lightning Duke, so I need to attack. If we are lucky, there is no trap, and we just uncover one of that manʼs secrets. Such a potent healing art must have its drawbacks, and if we manage to interrupt it, we could end up worsening the condition of the Collapsing Lightning Duke and leaving the Scarlet King wounded.”

Determination and killing intent appeared in the eyes of the Void King as he uttered those words, making the Shadow King nod. There was a reason why that man could lead a group of killers and monsters that could level entire Sectors.

”If they are really going to heal the Collapsing Lightning Duke, they would do it in silence and away from the city. Moving an army silently across their defenses will be impossible, so only a few of us should move. Are we able to summon more Dark Kings to the north?”

The Void King agreed with the Shadow Kingʼs analysis but shook his head as he heard about reinforcements.

”Our friend in the Imperial Court is doing his part, avoiding the mobilization of reinforcements to the north, but if we diminish too much the pressure in the south and west, he would have no way to explain the lack of troops to face the invasion of Inferno Daemon Gods. Just bringing the Undying King to this place was complicated enough and put us in a tight spot.”

The Shadow King nodded as he understood their situation and was not really hopeful that other Dark Kings could come up.

”In that case, we must depend on the Inferno Daemon Gods. Will they be up for the task?”

”They have to be. I will make sure they understand the consequences of failure.”

There was a cold light in the eyes of the Void King. It was clear that, despite fighting on the same side for several years, there was no bond between them, and he only saw those Gods as tools that could be easily thrown aside in the quest for victory.

”We will also need him.”

The words of the Shadow King made the Void King frown, and the man could only sigh before nodding. The next second, the two Dark Kings vanished from the room and appeared on the lowest level of the God Tower.

”RUMBLE!” ”RUMBLE!”

The sound of flesh hitting metal echoed across the room, and the Dark Kings could not help but frown as they saw the Blood King inside a cage, hitting the metallic walls with pure madness in his eyes.

”His mind is breaking to pieces. The mental compulsion should not have caused this.”

The Void King couldnʼt help but frown as he saw the state of the Blood King. Since they needed the man to fully exert his power, the Void King had brainwashed the Dark King, suppressing his fear and survival instincts.

It was dangerous, but the loss of the Soul King had weakened them, and the Void King needed the man to unleash his full power without the fear and doubt that weakened his willpower and the might of his Ego Wave. It worked great during the past year, allowing the Blood King to clash head-on with the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar.

However, after the clash with Cain, the Blood King seemed to have entered a frantic state he could not break free of.