Rebirth of the God Hunter Legend

Chapter 197 Deeper Things
Looking regretfully at the wand before him, Ling Chuan could only put aside his thoughts and instead inquire about the whereabouts of the fifth fragment.

"Ellie..."

Before the words were even finished, a small figure leaped out of the red teleportation array, accompanied by the stirring descent anthem.

"Betty?"

He called out softly, somewhat puzzled. What was this girl doing all of a sudden? But the next second, Betty's actions nearly scared him out of his wits. The moment she appeared, with red eyes and drooling, she flew towards the three demon seed crystals!

"Betty!"

With a gasp, he used his long, agile legs, enhanced by the demon race, to take a step forward. He twisted his waist, shifted his center of gravity, and used a "scooping up the moon from the sea" maneuver to catch Betty tightly in his arms as she flew away.

A smile played on his lips, his pupils were slightly closed, and the momentum from his turn caused his long, flowing hair, which resembled a black shadow, to flutter and dance, making him feel self-absorbed.

See that? That's a reaction that surpasses even professional players. It's so cool it's unbelievable.

"Wow!! I want to eat! I want to eat! I want to eat!"

Impatience mixed with tantrums; Betty frantically shook her little feet, twisted her little waist, and swung her tiny hands.

Ling Chuan glanced at her expressionlessly, without saying a word.

Betty fussed for two seconds, then stopped when she realized that the hand holding her hadn't loosened its grip at all. She slowly raised her eyes and saw Ling Chuan's serious expression. Her blood-red demonic eyes paused for a moment, her little mouth pursed slightly, her eyes filled with mist, and large tears rolled down her cheeks like a rainstorm. Her pursed little mouth opened wide, revealing two sharp teeth, and she wailed loudly!
"Wow!! Master is mean! Master won't let Betty eat! Master is mean!!"

Ling Chuan's composure crumbled instantly. He felt the demonic voice pierce his ears and turned to the stunned Alice, shouting, "Alice, don't just stand there! Quickly put away the demonic seed!"

Alice awoke in shock, and with a wave of her hand, the three demon seed crystals vanished into thin air.

Betty abruptly stopped crying and stared fixedly at the spot where the demonic seed had been hovering, her expression blank and somewhat incredulous. She rubbed her eyes again, and in the blink of an eye, a demonic sound several times stronger than before resounded throughout the courtyard.

"Oh, my little darling, that's enough, that's enough."

Ling Chuan couldn't hold on any longer, so he turned Betty over and hugged her, patting her back and gently comforting her.

"Betty, be good. Betty won't make a fuss. Those three demon seeds are Master's companions. If Betty eats them, wouldn't she be killing her own companions? Listen to me. If Betty really wants to eat them, just wait until Master becomes stronger. Then, not only three, but even thirty seeds will be brought back for you, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Betty withdrew ninety percent of her power, looked up with a sob, and pitifully asked, "You won't lie to Betty?"

Ling Chuan pursed his lips, placed his hand on the top of her head, and said with a smile, "I would never lie to you."

Betty watched him sniff, and then absorbed the last bit of her power into her body.

Ling Chuan said softly, "Don't cry."

"Um……"

Betty wiped away her tears, responded softly, and buried her face deeply in his arms, as if unwilling to face reality.

"Good boy."

Feeling Betty's shoulders trembling from time to time, Ling Chuan sighed inwardly. This little girl, although she accepted the comfort, was still somewhat aggrieved.

It's not incomprehensible. As a demon, Betty's nature and essence are inseparable from the word "devouring." In other words, consuming things that allow her to grow rapidly is an innate and constant instinct of hers.

Three supreme demon king-level demon seeds were placed before her. Even though there was only a wisp of the original essence in the crystal, it was a fatal temptation for her. Telling her not to eat them seemed like reasoning with her, but in reality, she valued herself as the master more than her instincts. So, for his sake, she restrained her desires.

Gently stroking her long hair, Ling Chuan resolved to fulfill his promise. After all, with so many Demon Kings in the Demon Alliance, the reserves were more than sufficient. "Your...Your Majesty..."

Just as Ling Chuan was preoccupied with Betty, Alice's trembling voice came from a distance.

"Ok?"

Realizing the distance was off, Ling Chuan looked up and saw that the Demon Butterfly Queen, who had been so affectionate with him just moments before, was now standing ten meters away. He asked in confusion, "Why are you standing so far away?"

Alice glanced at Ling Chuan, then at Betty in his arms, and as if making up her mind, she spoke in an extremely humble tone, "That... is it Lady Betty, the Demon God?"

"Oh."

Ling Chuan smiled kindly and replied affirmatively, "If you are referring to the former Lord of the Thirteenth Demon God Temple, then that is it; but now she is my daughter."

"Daughter?!"

Alice gasped in surprise, then realized her lapse in composure and quickly regained her composure before asking again, "The daughter you're talking about is...?"

"It's my daughter."

"what?!"

"Alice, you're strange."

"No, no, no, it's you who's strange!"

"why?"

“That’s Lady Betty! The thirteenth Demon God who vanished from the Divine Revelation Continent! You…you say she’s your daughter! I…your subordinate must be dreaming.”

[Ding] System notification: The system has detected a violent abnormal fluctuation in your familiar [Demon Butterfly Queen Alice]. Please calm her down, otherwise [Alice] will fall into a state of chaos, which may result in loss of reason or even self-destruction!
Holy crap! There's such a mechanism?! Designer, are you out of your mind?!

"Alice, calm down."

Actually, he needed to calm down first. This unexpected turn of events meant he had to find a way to keep Alice calm!
"My subordinates can't stay calm!"

"No, you can! Let me tell you slowly... no, slowly explain, yes, take a deep breath, sit down, very good, I'm going to start now, a long, long time ago, there was a village called Urwu Village, I awoke in the darkness blah blah blah..." (The following 50,000 words of bluffing are omitted)

"And so, Betty and I signed a master-servant contract, I became her eternal master, but she's just too adorable, so I've always treated her like a daughter." Having said that, Ling Chuan let out a long breath and looked at Alice again, saying, "Do you understand now?"

Alice had somehow become engrossed in the story she was making up. She took the opportunity to boast a little, saying that she had incorporated real-life situations into her story and deliberately used a narrative method without complex logic to prevent the highly intelligent Alice from "daydreaming."

Alice awoke, her eyes regaining their clarity, and realized, "I never imagined that the King and Lady Betty would have such an extraordinary encounter."

As soon as she finished speaking, a burning flame ignited in Alice's eyes, and she said excitedly, "Your Majesty! Forgive my bluntness, but with Lady Betty by your side, the Vengeance Alliance will be several times more at ease!"

"Is Betty there?"

Ling Chuan's demonic eyes narrowed, and he opened the task list with a backhand. The difficulty level of the task "[Genocide of the Clan]" had been reduced from SSS+ to SSS.

It seems like there's only a "+" sign for the reduction, but the difference is like heaven and earth! The system should have sensed Betty's presence when he accepted the mission, so why didn't it reduce the difficulty then? Or is it because of Betty's appearance that Alice is about to reveal something even deeper?

(End of this chapter)