Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 226 Night Attack
Ethan unfortunately lost in the verbal battle, but he insisted that it was not his problem at all, but that contestant Winter violated the rules and took an unexpected offensive method. As a representative of the bloodthirsty audience, he has watched countless pre-match verbal battles, from fist-to-flesh combat to e-sports, and has never seen anyone who can punch each other in the mouth in the verbal battle.

This……

What a shame!
He glared at Lin Dong, feeling that the teacher had become more and more daring recently, daring to do such a thing in public.

"What? Aren't you just talking nonsense?"

Lin Dong licked his lips with satisfaction, and this action caused the audience to cheer again.

Obviously, in their eyes, Winter has completely suppressed this mysterious consortium candidate, and the audience wants to see more.

After all, this is the Abyss, the gathering place of believers of the Old Gods.

Winter's behavior was completely consistent with their belief in the followers of Bazatos - that is, these fanatics would always do things beyond everyone's imagination without paying attention to others, and this passionate kiss was the best proof of the followers of Bazatos.

The only one who did not join in the warm atmosphere was Nightmare, who was attending the feast with Winter. Her body first stiffened, and then her hands and feet became cold.

The cheers from the audience became illusory, as if they were isolating her from the world.

As the verbal battle was about to enter the next round, Nightmare finally came to his senses and reminded the two with a forced smile, "It's time to go in. Everyone is waiting for you."

Nightmare adjusted his mentality.

If the "battle" between the two escalates after entering the house and they have to go through a second, third, or fourth round, or even go to the bedroom for a final duel, she will take refuge in the bathroom.

That's right.

As long as she didn't see it, it didn't happen.

This is the secret to everyone maintaining a happy mindset.

Seeing the two men turn around and go into the house, the bloodthirsty audience wailed. They had never seen enough of such an exciting battle. However, the one who was more disappointed than the audience was Winter. She shrank her shoulders just now, and was prepared for Ethan to roughly pull her into his arms and launch a violent counterattack against her.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Nightmare with cold eyes.

This woman ruined her business again, just like last time at the royal dinner! She had warned Nightmare long ago, telling her not to meddle in other people's business!
However, Ethan seemed to be a rookie in the field of talking nonsense, and he looked stunned by her just now.

This won’t work. I guess I need to practice more in the future.

Winter's thoughts were changing constantly, while Ethan was immersed in the failure of the battle, until a familiar figure came into his sight. Kane first saw Winter, then looked at Ethan wearing the mask thoughtfully, and finally he had an epiphany.

Isn't this his brother?

Brothers and sisters-in-law are here.

"That's the last candidate."

Rattle whispered behind Ethan, "His name is Kane, maybe you have seen him."

The consortium had already received the news that the title of "the strongest in history" declared by the War Council was valid, because theoretically, Kane and their master were of the same kind, but his situation was a little special, more like a shadow projected here from another dimension.

Due to the existence of the seal, their real bodies cannot intervene in this world. The master is looking for a way to break the seal, while Kane is practicing another path. Because of this, the consortium can take advantage of Kane's weakest moment and trap him with the spell left by the master.

However, for the old gods, the same method can only be used once.

This time, Kane came to the dungeon and became a candidate for the War Council. It seemed that this was aimed at them. The top leaders of the consortium were in chaos. They were worried about Kane's revenge. Once Kane became the winner of the festival, their future would be dark.

The followers of the Father of War are a group of uncivilized barbarians, which means that they will not talk to you about trivial matters at all. They will only take revenge if there is a grudge and settle a grudge if there is a grudge.

When Winter became a candidate, the bad situation finally took a turn for the better.

"You have to be careful with him. The consortium had a feud with him before."

However, the next moment, something happened that stunned Xiangwei.

She clearly saw Kane walking straight towards them, holding a wine glass in one hand and opening his other arm warmly. Ethan also walked up to Kane and hugged him in greeting.

???

She rubbed her eyes.

Kane should hate the Lofik Group by now, and Ethan, as a candidate for Xinkalo's followers, should be the target of anger, but the way the two greeted each other was like good brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Could it be that Kane was grateful to Ethan for indirectly helping him in the incident in Ophira?
Xiangwei observed carefully for a moment and felt that it was not quite the same. It seemed that the two people had known each other for a long time.

She stole another glance at Winter.

"You, get up and drive."

Winter was staring at Kane with dissatisfaction, accusing him, "Don't touch me."

Kane seemed to be used to it and just laughed.

This kind of scene seemed to have happened many times before, and their interactions seemed to give people a strong sense of familiarity. There were also other people in the banquet hall who saw the commotion here and were all confused.

This is a dungeon, a chaotic world created by the old gods!

They don't understand why such a harmonious and friendly scene would appear here before the grandest celebration. To the believers of the old gods, the interaction between these three candidates was like that of terrorists. So many of them came, all prepared, ready to stop the fight at any time and do some small tricks to hurt the opponents. How should they deal with the fact that the three of you are so close?
This had never happened before.

Because everyone is aware of the festival's traditions, only one of the three candidates participating in the celebration can emerge in the end. Although no one except the surviving candidate knows the specific details of the festival, they can easily summarize one of the conditions for becoming the winner - kill the other two.

Whether they want to or not, they have to do it.

The candidates are not only competitors but also mortal enemies. In addition, the three faiths are used to fighting openly and secretly, so it is inevitable that there will be some unexpected conflicts at the banquet.

In other words, many people come here for the fixed tradition of accidental discharge of guns, especially the believers of the War Council.

If you three don't fight, what will they do?
"I heard they hired a new chef, and today's dinner is going to be special."

Kane took the initiative to invite the two of them. He felt a little regretful that he did not meet the two of them at the end of the Ophira incident last time. He felt that he had not misjudged Ethan. The subsequent development of events in the Western Continent was exactly in line with his expectations. It was his "old friend" Xin Carlo who suffered a defeat.

But he didn't want to meet Empolis.

At least not before he got back what belonged to him. He and Empolis did not have a good relationship. If that "old friend" recognized him and said something bad about him in front of Ethan, it might affect his most important plan.

A moment later, Ethan saw this "special" dinner.

Steaming hot pizza was served on the table, followed by burgers, French fries and fried chicken.

Looking at these familiar foods, Lindong looked at Ethan in confusion. These were the "hometown dishes" that Ethan had mentioned to him. When he was in the imperial capital, he had also instructed Bi'an to make them several times. Rowena was full of praise for the food called "sandwiches", and every day she would ask Bi'an to help her prepare two with different flavors and put them in a lunch box to take out for lunch.

Although Rowena looks like an unemployed person, she actually holds multiple positions.

In addition to being the leader of "Root", she is also the cabinet's liaison officer to the Astrology Guild, responsible for handling all government communications related to the guild. In addition, she is one of the nominal persons in charge of the "Witch Retraining Registration Office". If she encounters a particularly difficult witch to deal with, she will need to be there to make the connection.

In theory, Rowena is very busy every day, but she always finds ways to be lazy.

“Is this chef from your hometown?”

Winter inquired.

Ethan only mentioned his hometown occasionally, but his descriptions were vague and full of fantasy. Creations such as motorcycles and electric wheelchairs originated from his hometown, which sounded like a fantasy kingdom.

"Probably not." Ethan shook his head. He looked at the waiter who was serving the dishes. He felt that the man looked familiar. "Who is your chef?"

"It's Colonel Harlan!"

The waiter's face was full of pride. He obviously didn't recognize Ethan under the mask, and proudly introduced to Ethan the origins of these delicacies.

They were originally service staff of an underground hotel. The arrival of a gourmet seeker changed their lives. The gourmet taught them all the recipes he knew without reservation.

Colonel Harlan was the name of the innkeeper. He once worked in the Kingdom Army of the Empire, but later left in anger due to dissatisfaction with the corruption within the Kingdom Army. Whenever he was drunk, he would mutter that if he had not left the Kingdom Army, he might have become an officer now.

After the gourmet left, Harlan contacted the innkeepers he knew in the dungeon for a meeting. They hit it off at the meeting and worked out a grand plan - they wanted to promote these delicacies and no longer limit them to the Abyss, but to open branches in every corner of the world.

The name of the chain store has been decided.

KFC - this was the message the gourmet left for them.

Although they have no idea what these three letters mean, and the gourmet has left them and they may never see him again, in their hearts, the gourmet will always be one of the founders of KFC.

These fast foods were well received in the lower town and thus attracted the attention of believers in the upper town. As it was a festival, they invited them to prepare for the farewell dinner.

"KFC, gourmet, huh."

Lin Dong also listened quietly to the waiter's story and smiled slightly.

This was a very lethal smile, which immediately made Ethan feel cold in his heart.

After the waiter left, she said with some resentment, "I was wondering why someone was allowed to sneak into the temple at night. He didn't come over. It turns out he went to make another 'great plan'."

Winter has read many romantic novels recently, in which there are many scenes where the hero and heroine can only climb out of the window in the middle of the night to meet secretly because of their family's opposition. Although no one opposes her relationship with Ethan, occasionally repeating the scenes in the novels is also exciting and romantic.

Especially after Nightmare brought her to the temple, he repeatedly emphasized to her that she should keep her mind pure and desires few days, and seek the teachings of Heavenly Father in the temple, so that she would have a better chance of passing the assessment of the ceremony.

The more this happened, the less she wanted to be pure and abstinent.

Ethan said it's called reverse psychology.

She is a person with a very serious rebellious mentality, which can be seen from her actions during her student days. She would insist on going to places that her tutors forbade her to go. Many times, she didn't even care about things in the restricted areas. She just purely enjoyed the feeling of violating school rules but having her tutors be helpless.

Winter discovered a problem.

Her students seemed to be getting more and more disobedient. They had encountered such a rare opportunity for an affair, but Ethan's mind was full of hamburgers and fried chicken. Needless to say, everyone knew that it was he who instigated Colonel Harlan to open KFC in every corner of the world.

Is she less attractive than hamburgers and fried chicken?

Winter said quietly, "Since Colonel Harlan has a new target, you are free tonight, right?"

She had nothing to do in the temple, so she asked Nightmare to bring her some novels. However, she never expected that Nightmare was a hypocrite. Although he looked very dignified on the surface, the mansion was full of romantic novels, which were filled with many descriptions that made her blush.

The boredom was relieved, but it also caused serious negative effects.

"It doesn't matter. I am enough for the first trial."

Kane immediately expressed his position and reassured the two. Upon hearing this, there was an uproar at the table.

First of all, they had no idea what Heisenberg and Winter were whispering about. They only knew that there was something strange about these two people from the moment they met.

However, since Ethan was the candidate chosen by the Demon Lord, the top leaders of the Lofik Group could not raise any objections. As for the elders of Dream Eclipse, except Nightmare, they were all satisfied with Winter's performance. They suppressed the candidate of the Lofik Group by forcefully kissing him, and they also had the upper hand in the conversation.

The confrontation between the candidates represents them.

This round is a time for the followers of Bazatos to be proud!

But, Mr. Kane, do you want to take a look at what you are talking about?
What does "I am enough for the first trial" mean? Are you here to team up with them?

The so-called festival is a trial set by the old gods to select rulers. You consider it as a commission from the Adventurer's Guild. Can you still post a teammate recruitment invitation in the lobby before setting off?

You are enemies of life and death!

The War Council was very dissatisfied with Kane's speech. If it were them, they would definitely make bold statements on the spot, "I will chop off both of your heads at the festival."

“Kane…”

"Shut up, you have no right to speak here."

Kane just glanced at the elder of the War Council, and the burly man, who was nearly twice as tall as Kane, immediately shrank his neck and could not utter a word.

At this moment, he felt the danger of death, as if a sickle was hanging in front of his neck.

In fact, the moment he saw Ethan, Kane changed his strategy. If he could get Ethan's help, the last trace of uncertainty would disappear.

After dealing with Ethan so many times, Kane felt that the relationship between him and Ethan was pretty good. As long as there was no conflict of position, Ethan was a good brother who was easy to talk to.

As for these so-called elders, veterans, and senior leaders, they were as small as dust in his eyes.

Kane doesn't even bother to remember these people's names.

"When that time comes, I would like to ask you to help me find a treasure."

……

That night, Ethan lay flat on his bed, thinking about Kane's request in his mind.

Their good brothers hope to find a treasure from the first "Trial of Courage", and after the banquet, Rattle uses her connections in the upper city to find out some inside information about the War Council.

Kane's situation was somewhat similar to his. He suddenly appeared, suddenly joined the War Council, and became a candidate for the festival in just a few days.

This is the will of the War Father.

But the traditions of the followers of Caesaros are different from those of the followers of Xinkalo. The Father of War has given every follower equal power to challenge. Almost every day someone challenges Kane. No matter who the opponent is, no matter how glorious their record has been, they will be defeated one-sidedly in front of Kane.

Gradually, the War Council acknowledged Kane's strength, and the title of "the strongest in history" was given to Kane.

But in Ethan's opinion, Kane's victory was no doubt about it.

If, as an old god, he can't even defeat a few humans, he might as well find a hole in the bottomless abyss and bury himself. The only thing that Ethan cares about is Kane's identity.

When they first met, Lin Dong mentioned a being called "Blood Demon". He also asked Lao An about this matter. Lao An frowned and thought for a long time before he could barely remember the existence of such a minor character.

The small fry in the community are the kind who can only stand behind the big guys when they are eating. There is nothing worth noting about them.

He only saw this little minion occasionally and never spoke to him.

But at the banquet, Kane made a statement that was inconsistent with his identity as a "blood demon".

He stressed that this was not stealing, but reclaiming something that belonged to him.

Caesaros, the Father of War, is one of the oldest gods. If the community holds a meeting and he is at the level of being the chairman, why would there be Cain's things in the trial of courage set by Caesaros?
"Because he didn't deny it, but he never admitted it either, right?"

A voice floated in from outside the window.

Ethan, who was in deep thought, was startled. When he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a familiar face with long silver hair fluttering in the evening breeze. She took off her evening dress and put on a tight uniform that was convenient for nighttime movement. The black tights and long white hair formed a strong contrast.

The pair of red eyes were looking at him through the window.

Frost covered the windowsill and extended into the room. Winter clung to the window in a Spider-Man-like manner. "Quick, open the window!"

This, this is not right!

About half an hour ago, he said goodnight to Winter on the phone. He declined the other party's invitation, saying that they should conserve their energy.

Lin Dong's tone didn't sound like he was negotiating with him. "You don't want them to think it was you who broke the consortium's window tomorrow, do you?"

This shows the importance of protective windows.

Considering his status as a temporary resident and based on the principle of protecting public property, Ethan had to make a compromise like those who had heard this sentence before. He stood up, opened the window, and helped Winter into the house.

"It's just that we all thought Kane had tacitly accepted the identity of 'Blood Demon'."

After returning to the temple, Winter was thinking about the same question.

Provoking disputes has always been the authority of Caesaros, but for the Blood Demon, it is more like a hobby.

The reason why she didn't think of Caesaros immediately was because she knew that He had always existed. In the dungeon, He was one of the old gods with the most believers. How could He appear somewhere in the empire in another identity?

But now, she had to suspect that Caesaros had conducted some experiment that even the other old gods didn't know about, and had separated part of his consciousness in some way.

In addition to what Kane mentioned tonight about taking back what belongs to him, his attitude towards Caesaros is also a bit strange.

This is the territory of the old gods, and Caesaros really exists. If Kane is really just a small minion from the old times, how dare he enter the deeper planes through the ceremony?
"Suppose that Kane is the incarnation of Caesaros."

As a teacher, Winter decided to correct his past mistakes, "I'm afraid that 'getting the treasure back' is not that simple."

Ethan fell silent.

Lin Dong's thoughts coincided with his.

As one of the three old gods, Caesaros split off a part of his consciousness and let it act in this world as Kane. He even turned over and became a prisoner of Xinkalo's believers. All this is definitely not just for "interesting" and "fun".

He might be conducting the same experiment as Xinkalo.

This is a request from a good brother.

but……

If the treasure that Cain was looking for in the Trial of Courage was the authority of Caesaros, they would be tantamount to helping an old god sneak back into this world with their own hands.

"Ethan, I know what you're thinking."

Winter's voice softened a little, "Are you wondering if Kane is trustworthy?"

Fortunately, the night is still long.

Ethan had plenty of time to think.

A sleepless night.

The same is true for Xiangwei. Her wild thoughts have never stopped since the party ended.

The relationship between Ethan and Kane was so good that it made her and the top management of the consortium feel uneasy. Looking back now, based on the relationship between Ethan and Kane, perhaps they had reached some kind of agreement in Ophira as early as possible.

So, is it really a coincidence that Ethan appears in the dungeon at this time?
Everyone could see the problem from the way the three of them got along.

The playing field for candidates no longer exists.

The Winter Witch, an Old God, and Ethan, if these three people unite together, and they break into deeper planes through rituals, are there other ulterior motives hidden?

Hibiki's gaze unconsciously moved to the bedside table, where there was a quiet shrine.

"What do you know about Kane?"

For some unknown reason, she asked the high-level demon in the shrine.

"Kane, I've heard a lot about him, but you know the rules."

A bewitching voice came from the shrine, "If you want to get information, you must exchange it for something of equal value. This is too boring."

"what do you want?"

"Your body, of course, is only temporary."

The high-level demon patiently persuaded, "Say 'agree' to me, and in return, I will tell you everything you want to know, Miss Rattle."

……

Xiangwei's eyes flickered for a long time. After an unknown amount of time, she finally made a decision.

Late at night, after everyone had fallen asleep, she could be seen walking through the corridors.

Holding the coffin in his arms, he ran straight to a room.

The lights inside were still on, and there seemed to be faint sounds of conversation. Xiangwei's face lit up with joy and he knocked on the door.

"I'm Rattletail."

"Miss Rattle?"

Ethan's voice came from inside, "What's the matter?"

"I want to report it!"

Rattle raised his voice, "There's a high-level demon here who knows something about Cain!"

(End of this chapter)