Chapter 279: Genesis and Apocalypse 8 (1/2)

“That…” I was speechless. There were no words strong enough to describe my shock at that point. However, was it even possible for others to guess the thoughts of an existence at that level? He was, after all, the Creator.

Since he was the one who created this world, it could be said that the entire world was in his palms. Given that, the fact that Lucifer managed to sneak into Eden twice, complete his mission and extricate himself successfully…was that even possible? It was akin to trying to steal something from right underneath the nose of the Creator –clearly the probability of that happening was close to zero.

So at the end of the day, the Creator’s goal was to destroy the world? But why did he even create the world in the first place then? Why engage in such a contradictory set of actions? If I had to describe the situation now, the first word that came to mind was messy. With all the information I had now, I simply wasn’t able to make a proper judgement. Besides…the divinity in question had already left so perhaps there was no finding out the truth anymore…

“Since the Creator wants to destroy this world so badly, I’ll just destroy it then.”

The clone of Lucifer declared as such before turning towards me once more: “Little fellow, since you’ve managed to come so far, that means my deal with Hades has been completed. The seal on the Blood Sea has been undone and the Prison of the Dead will no longer stop those who meet its requirements from leaving. From now on, a portion of those who choose to enter Purgatory will be sent to the Remnants of Sable Radiance. Your job is to make use of these newcomers to take over this wasted kingdom. Accumulate more troops and build an army for the Apocalypse…”

“Apocalypse? So you’re saying that you wish the destroy the Western Human Realms then?”

‘You’re kidding me right now…I swear, all these sudden developments are making my head spin. Also, why do I have to destroy the Western Human Realms as well?!’

“The Creator has completely left this world so what happens to it is no longer his concern. Once Hades has conquered the new world, he will send his troops over to aid you. You don’t have to worry on that front. Besides, the greed of humans mean that they will never unite. Without a united front, we can easily divide and conquer…”

Before the Creator left, he must have left behind some kind of restriction on the world, else why would Lucifer resort to all these unnecessary actions like raising an army? Just by himself, he could have easily wiped out a kingdom from the Western Human Realms with a single sneeze…so exactly what was restraining him? The Goddess of Light?

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Unable to enter the Western Human Realms himself and wishing to still enact his plan via a non-divine rank battle, his only other option was probably to seal the Blood Sea and help Hades. In all likelihood, his idea was to first wipe out that new world and turn allthe inhabitants there into Undead soldiers so as to bring them over to invade the Western Human Realms… The humans must have had some kind of special means to resist Devils and Undead, else why would he go to such lengths?

Moreover, this so-called new world must have been weaker than the Western Human Realms, at least it was so to Hades and Lucifer. Although the clone mentioned that the both of them were still unable to tear down the dimensional barrier guarding that world, there was no doubt in my mind that it must have been born later than the Western Human Realms. In other words, the level on average should have been lower than the Western Human Realms’s.

In a sense, what he was doing was stealing a candy from a baby. Clearly, he, being the adult in this case, was going to win, right?

‘Shoot, he has even offered the Blood Sea to feed Hades more troops…he’s clearly out to wipe out the Western Human Realms! What should I do now…I don’t want Nicole’s world to be destroyed…to begin with, all that talk about destroying the world just doesn’t feel that real to me at all…if it really happens…a lot of people will die, won’t they? No…I must do something…’

“Almighty Lucifer, even if you want me to invade the Western Human Realms, I don’t think it’s possible at all since Sable Radiance is still in a sealed up state. Besides, I’m just a Four-stars pleb who has neither power nor troops. Even if my heart is in this, my strength isn’t.”

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“The seal has been set to slowly undo itself once I awaken. This entire capital is a Summoning Zone as well so you can leave this area temporarily by being summoned. However, those outside of the seal still cannot enter Sable Radiance until the seal is completely undone. That’s because you’re still too weak right now. Before you become as strong as a true Overlord, you will never survive an attack from another Devil Clan. As for those few Overlords here, I’ll send out a word to them. If anyone dares to touch you, I’ll help you kill them in the future. And that’s why all you have to care about for now is levelling up, gathering troops and conquering the rest of the clans in Sable Radiance. Once you’ve done that, just await the day of Apocalypse.”

‘I’ll help you kill them in the future…hey, why is it in the future and not now?! Bah, I don’t even have the energy to poke at his words anymore.’

“…you’ve…really thought this through, haven’t you? But I don’t have the strength to conquer the other clans for now. In fact, I don’t think I can even recruit those devils from the Blood Sea…”