Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 190 Pets and People
When Ethan made the suggestion, Empolis was silent for a long time.

He repeatedly looked at the human sitting in front of him, trying to find some clues from it, because these words did not sound like they came from a human's mouth.

He had to remind Ethan, "Have you forgotten what price you paid to drive us out of this world?"

Empolis believed that the ancient chosen ones would not agree with Ethan's proposal.

His eyes fell on the fish tank in front of the table.

Once the fish tank is back in His hands, He only needs to lift it up gently and tilt it to one side, and the island in the fish tank will be destroyed, and He has enough reasons to do so.

"Of course, your strength will be limited to a certain extent during the treatment process."

"Go on."

"Not long ago, I saw an interesting theory in the Empire. They can use a certain ritual to infuse the soul and will into a certain person. The body that is suitable for the infusion is called a skin bag."

Although Mr. Tuerzan has left us forever, some of the theories he researched will still have a profound impact on future generations.

This theory is not new to Empolis.

Long ago, someone proposed a similar theory. For the world in the fish tank, their power is too strong, and their existence itself is difficult for humans to understand. Anyone who tries to look directly at them will only have a tragic ending. Some "experientialists" think that observation is too boring, so they began to try to enter human society in some way.

After their connection with this world was severed, this became their only way to influence the world again.

Thus, mankind's concept of God's chosen one was formed.

"This approach requires absolute faith," Empolis reminded Ethan.

A suitable body requires a long period of cultivation and screening, and for this purpose it is often necessary to establish a religion and instill the concept of faith into people's minds from an early age.

Ambrose had heard the experientialists brag about their so-called perfect bodies, and ever since he became extremely disappointed with human beings, he never thought of establishing a religion again.

"Isn't there a ready-made one here?"

"you?"

Empolis looked more closely.

He had never seen a human like Ethan. Those human warriors who had appeared in the long years were not as dignified as Ethan. Even in the process of talking with him, He always ignored the human's identity and treated him as an equal.

This human suddenly appeared here. He was not driven crazy by negative emotions, and never showed any fear or humility in front of Him.

If it's this human being, then it's not impossible.

"It's not me. There is another creature here who is closest to you. It has been with you for much longer than I have."

Ethan corrected, shaking his head.

Treatment comes to the critical second step - repairing the relationship between pet and owner.

Ambrose immediately asked back, "Are you joking?"

His pet did stay here for a long time, but it was not close at all. The high-frequency chattering had already driven the little pet crazy. Once it came out of the valley, it would destroy everything it saw, and this was exactly the result that Ampolis was happy to see.

He was very self-aware in this matter.

Even if the pet still felt awe and guilt when it first entered this place, these emotions had long been worn away over the long years.

"You know what? The same words can have completely different effects just by changing the tone and the occasion in which they are spoken."

Ethan asked, "Here, you can kill it with just a thought, but you didn't do it."

"Because death is too easy for a betrayer like it."

“That’s one of the views.”

Ethan did not deny the feelings of Anpolis, he just proposed another possibility, "But for other betrayers, you just want to overturn the fish tank and destroy them."

"What exactly do you want to say?"

"When Eliom was still a small octopus, you observed it. Maybe it was just pure interest at first, but as it grew, you did a lot of work to help it avoid those dangerous predators and raised it step by step to its current size. Without you realizing it, you actually developed a strange feeling for it."

Empolis immediately denied it, "I didn't."

He was even unwilling to think along the lines of Ethan's words, and a feeling of resistance emerged from deep in his heart.

But on the other hand, He knew very well what this resistance meant.

A made-up story cannot stir up any emotion; only the truth can do that.

"But when I mentioned earlier that someone was trying to murder your pet, you became quite emotional."

In Ethan's opinion, the relationship between Empolis and pets is undoubtedly distorted, but he captures other possibilities from these negative emotions.

Empolis's reaction became more and more like that of a human. He did not suddenly get angry and put the fish tank on Ethan's head because his inner thoughts were exposed. Instead, he made a sound similar to rapid breathing. At least at this moment, he was no different from those humans whose thoughts were exposed.

After a long pause, Empolis asked, "What if what you said is true?"

"Since it's just a hypothesis, let's be bolder and say, what if Eliom has the same feelings towards you?"

Just now, Ethan was looking at the world in the fish tank from the perspective of Ambrose.

He saw the "dust" inside grow little by little, and under His guidance, a paradise was built, but there was a very important link missing. Human beings' protection of Empolis only existed in their imagination, and what was written in the scriptures of the Tide Church were all illusory praises.

In fact, perhaps even the Lord of Tides does not know exactly what Ambirius did.

Ethan believed that He was in the same situation with Eliom.

It is difficult for it to intuitively perceive the subtle help in the growth process. This may be the disadvantage of too powerful a force. It is difficult for creatures who are blessed and favored to have a real feeling, and they even find it difficult to distinguish it from good luck.

In particular, Empolis is a construction enthusiast.

He doesn't like his image appearing in the fish tank.

Ethan noticed that Amberlis's "breathing" was becoming more and more rapid, with anxiety and anticipation intertwined.

"For humans, we can never fully understand each other, and emotional loss in communication is inevitable, but the good news is that I have solved this problem not long ago."

Ethan paused, "Old An, do you want to try the latest psychological therapy?"

........................

The shaking in the valley had long ceased.

The huge creature living on the edge of the crack fell silent. It was attracted by the scene that suddenly appeared in front of it, where a familiar picture was flashing.

It found itself in the picture, but in a way that was completely unfamiliar to it.

That perspective was detached from the world, looking down at it, and those rapidly changing images brought back memories that it had forgotten for a long time.

It had been badly injured in battles with other predators, and had become weak from not being able to find food. It also had a disease it could not understand, and as time passed and its size grew, its energy became less than before. It gradually stopped wanting to move, and curled up on the bottom of the sea, its breathing becoming slower and slower.

That was the first time it faced death.

The life of any creature will come to an end. No matter how many predators they have defeated, even if they have conquered the oceans, sooner or later they will be caught up by time.

Then, it vaguely saw a hand.

The hand knocked the concept of "time" off its old body and rejected the laws of birth, aging, sickness and death.

This hand always appears when it is in danger.

It even sensed some emotions that did not belong to it. From the initial curiosity, it turned into a complex emotion that it could not understand.

It felt the inconsolable disappointment as it and the human were biting that hand. It fell into darkness together with that hand, and the bright world was far away from them forever. Even so, the hand that had hung on it several times did not squeeze it after all.

The whispers seemed to have changed.

No longer sharp and piercing, but full of complaints and sighs.

When the rapidly changing images disappeared, a long wail sounded from the depths of the ocean.

The wriggling tentacles kept groping in the deep valley, stirring up the waves, as if trying to attract attention with these movements, and trying hard to grab something in this empty darkness.

Ampolis felt the call of the deep sea, and He even briefly understood the meaning of the wailing.

Pets are calling Him.

My heart is filled with sadness and I want to seek hugs and comfort.

Ethan on the opposite side did not speak. He just waited calmly, leaving the choice in His hands.

He could hold those tentacles, or he could ignore them and leave them in the darkness, because theoretically, this was what he wanted to see the most.

Going crazy because of mumbling brings no comfort, only very short-lived happiness.

At this moment, Ambliss understood the true meaning of the "new treatment" and felt that he had made a mistake. "This is not a power that humans can possess."

There is something contained in the flickering lightning element that even He cannot understand.

This was different from the inheritance method He knew, so He couldn't help but ask, "Then, who chose you?"

"I don't know." Ethan said, "But sooner or later, we will know."

Then, Ampolis heard the second wail coming from afar.

This time He followed the true voice of His heart.

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The treatment process went much more smoothly than Ethan had imagined, thanks to the fact that Ambrose was a reasonable person.

Perhaps strictly speaking, he does not even meet people's definition of an evil god. It is more like he was implicated in the process of the "great cleanup" because of some of his fellow people with a notorious record of evil.

But...

There seemed to be some minor problems during the subsequent treatment.

The result of opening his heart was subtly different from his plan. No longer satisfied with the "master" and the "god", Eliom seemed to regard Ampolis as his mother. He understood the subsequent murmurings as the nagging from his mother. Ethan, who served as the matchmaker, was also overwhelmed by the strong emotion.

Even Empolis was confused.

No one had ever called Him "Mom" and He had never had this experience.

"Don't even think about running away!"

The "hand" that Ambliss stretched out was affectionately wrapped by the giant octopus, and the fiery emotion was flowing to him continuously under the bridge built by the lightning element. He noticed Ethan's abnormality and immediately shouted.

This is different from what was promised!
The new treatment was said to be for them to open up their hearts, but it never mentioned that it would give birth to another child!
Now, the child was acting like a spoiled brat to Him, but He had absolutely no experience in raising children.

"Actually, from an objective point of view, what you did is no different from what its mother did."

And from the perspective of biogenetic, when the concepts of "birth, aging, sickness and death" are eliminated from Eliom, it is no longer a giant octopus, but becomes some kind of creature that has never been recorded. As long as the power of Empolis exists for one day, it has almost eternal life.

"You better think of a solution quickly, it's been bothering me now!"

Empolis tried to struggle several times, but it only made Eliom hold him tighter. This two-way emotional bridge also brought some negative effects.

In the past, He could have torn off these tentacles with a wave of His hand. This injury would not kill it, but would only cause pain and weaken it.

But now, He had inexplicable emotions.

The naughty kid was so annoyed, but he couldn't bear to hit it, so he could only let it hold his arm.

There is something wrong with this doctor!
Empolis felt she had been duped.

"But you actually enjoy it, don't you?"

Ethan folded his hands and supported his chin.

The Lightning Element doesn't lie.

As a bridge, even he felt Empolis's annoyed and somewhat joyful mood.

So this is what it feels like to be a mother.

"I didn't, you let it loose!"

In the face of mind reading, language has no effect. Even if Ambrose deliberately shows a ferocious look, the giant octopus who can sense his true thoughts is not afraid at all. It even finds that its mother has become happy. With Ethan's secret assistance, the giant octopus groped in the deep sea for a while and then stuffed a "gift" into Ambrose's palm.

"This is a good start. You will live together for a long time in the future."

Ethan admired the harmonious scene. For Ambrose, who hated loneliness, his life would definitely become much more interesting in the future.

And now, it was time for him to fulfill his promise. He used the bridge to ask Eliom, "Little octopus, I have a question for you."

Eliom's attention shifted to Ethan.

"I have a way to take part of your consciousness out of here. Would you like to take your mother with you on the journey?"

"Who do you think is its mother?"

Empolis' eyes were about to burst into flames.

I can't bear to hit the naughty boy Eliom, but Ethan, this guy really deserves a beating.

When He freed His hands, He would strangle Ethan's throat.

……

What a successful treatment case!

Ethan felt the sea breeze again, and he returned to the deck of the Ark through the ritual.

The tsunami has passed, the sea has returned to its calm state, and the outline of Ophira can be seen not far away.

The deck was strangely quiet, eerie even.

Everyone looked at him in shock, even Ulta.

"What's wrong? What are you looking at me for?"

Ethan was a little confused.

His question woke Ulta up from her dream. The octopus-faced friend's fingers were trembling with nervousness. Ethan had never seen Ulta so flustered since they met.

The dark blue finger pointed at the top of his head, and the originally deep voice became sharp.

He hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Lao Sen, you, you were bitten by an octopus!"

(End of this chapter)