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Chapter 874 The Dark Godhood That Has Been Scolded for a Century

Outside Shadow Stream City.

Alpha piloted, or rather possessed, the body of an Overlord, observing two worlds simultaneously: one was the Shadow Abyss, the space currently dragging the Four Flowers into, and the other was Shadowstream City not far away.
While Alpha doesn't have the same sage-like privileges as the Ten Elders, as an internal game developer, the behind-the-scenes maneuvers it engaged in amounted to 100 years of gameplay over the game's evolution. In other words, Alpha Beta essentially played for 100 years longer than the average player.

This hidden, long-standing racial prestige, coupled with the precise timing of the event, was enough for Alpha to mobilize a powerful lord-level monster like the Overlord.

Overlord, also known as the Great Eye Demon, resembles a giant, floating hot air balloon with its enormous eye on top. It possesses extremely strong reconnaissance ray attacks and belongs to the Mirror Demon category. However, light and shadow are symbiotic; without light, there is no shadow. The power of the Mirror Demon also gave rise to the Shadow Demon, a composite of light and shadow with powerful space-distorting abilities. Essentially, it can be classified as a Shadow Demon and is a relative of Alpha.

Although they have successfully trapped Cheng Hua in the Shadow Abyss Space, the mermaid's song remains unsolvable.
Even though Alpha was sufficiently enclosed within the Overlord's body, the screen still flickered and went black, like a sleepy person blinking incessantly. This meant that even though the tens of thousands of demonic troops surrounding them were essentially asleep, unable to attack immediately. After all, rapidly mobilizing so many demonic troops was extremely taxing on their stamina, so it was normal for them to fall victim to this.

But this also means that the troops have also had a chance to rest and recuperate. As long as they can withstand the attrition, the advantage will be in our hands.

Things obviously wouldn't go so smoothly. During the live stream, four flaming airships crashed down from Gem City, and a fire dragon came crashing down from the airships.

The fire dragon's name was none other than Azazel Vonnema, the one who had previously defeated the Guardian! Alpha was somewhat confused; this fire dragon didn't look like it could defeat the Guardian at all. The only explanation was that it and the Guardian had fought to a standstill? If that was the case, it couldn't possibly be a match for our few Overlords; its arrival would only be a death sentence, allowing us to gain some racial merit and reputation.

However, Overlord discovered four blurry figures hiding in another dimension, and the Shadow Abyss Space was unable to pull them in, which was quite troublesome and strange!
Alpha immediately sent the screen recording to Beta: "Old buddy, I'm too busy, help me look up these four things..."

Beta: "Roger!"

Soon, chaos erupted at the Shadowstream City teleportation plaza, with countless demons appearing!

Alpha was incredulous. His actions were always clandestine, and the Shadow Demons were known for their secrecy; how could they have been discovered so quickly by other demons? There was only one possibility—

Sure enough, the teleportation array flashed, and Uriel appeared with five dazzling witches.

It's the Ten Elders! It could only be the Ten Elders who spread the news, causing a bunch of demons to teleport over and ruin my plans?
However, it's impossible for him to control so many demons. If a real fight breaks out, he, with his five witches, will become the focus of the demons' attacks, right?
With that thought in mind, Alpha immediately focused the Eye Demon's gaze on the five witches, and then, he was truly stunned! He was so agitated, his blood was boiling, and all he wanted was a cup!

Although I knew Uriel wasn't developing alongside the other ten elders, I never expected him to be doing so well in Hell! Such a top-tier witch NPC would be a city beauty in the surface world, no, she'd be even better than a city beauty!
Alpha was instantly consumed by jealousy. Why did they have to fight City Flower so relentlessly? They could have captured these five witches too! Ideally, they should have captured them all!
Alpha consulted the Overlord: "Supreme Lord, the situation in the city is quite troublesome. Many demons have come to cause trouble!"

Overlord roared angrily, "This is our territory! Who dares to be our enemy?"

Alpha scanned the assembled demons: "They're all mercenary groups with no real power; you can kill them at will! But there's a Dark Sage named Uriel who brought these five female demons. They look very valuable. Let's take down Uriel first, then steal his witches—"

Before the words were even finished, the two female demons began to dance in the square. A pink dazzling light illuminated most of the square, and a human body with a snake tail flowed around them, causing the surrounding space to ripple like water!
Alpha was stunned and speechless.

Even the Overlord ceased its furious roar...

Until Beta's message came: "Old buddy!"

"Old buddy!?"

Alpha then came to his senses and realized that the Overlords were also stunned—no, all of the Overlords were completely stunned.

Alpha hurriedly asked, "Did you find out?"

Beta: "We've found out! It's the Imperial artifact from the old version, the Demon Gold Electric Armor. It can freely travel through the ionosphere of the elemental realm and they can enhance each other. Plus, with the resistance of Demon Gold, that's why Overlord couldn't pull them down. Only a few powerful members of the royal family can use this kind of artifact, which is also one of the reasons why the Emperor was able to stand firm during the Doomsday War in the old version!"

Alpha was shocked: "Magic Gold! Four imperial princes? So the four airships that flew past Gem City just now were also four imperial princes?"

Beta: "That's the only explanation. The prince was pursuing the Four Flowers so passionately that they must have come in airships to help, and that's probably where they encountered this fire dragon."

Alpha said in a deep voice, "In that case, shall we prioritize killing the Fourth Prince later?"

Beta: "We must kill him first! The Demon Gold Armor can kill gods, and he poses a great threat to Overlord!"

Alpha felt he had a lot to do, so he also sent out the screen recording of the Five Witches: "Old buddy, these are Uriel's women. I also want to capture them first. Help me develop an attack plan using algorithms."

Beta was shocked: "Uriel has actually developed 5 such high-level NPCs, his ranking shouldn't be so low!"

Alpha retorted irritably, "Is now the time to be researching rankings?"

Beta: "Okay, is there enough time? I don't have a wargaming system here, it takes about ten minutes to deduce a few algorithms."

"We don't need several algorithms, just one high-probability algorithm will suffice!"

"Give me three minutes..."

……

At this moment, Uriel led his team to Shadowstream City via teleportation.

The area surrounding the teleportation plaza was teeming with various demons.

Uriel was somewhat relieved that he wasn't among the first to arrive, otherwise he would have been too conspicuous.

But the next moment, all the demons' eyes were focused on the five female mercenaries, and they showed all sorts of lewd looks and expressions, and whistles rang out.

They're even more conspicuous now! Uriel is furious; he'll wipe them all out once he leaves the city! But he doesn't dare leave the city, does he?

Amel and Metadisia, sensing the awkwardness in the room, immediately burst into laughter and began to dance: "Everyone, are you all looking for the city flower? Let's see who's prettier, us or the city flower?"

The demons in the arena erupted in uproar, excitedly crowding around to watch!
Aimee danced even more energetically, her pink, alluring mist spreading throughout the arena.

Uriel hadn't come up with any solutions anyway. Amelia probably wanted to bewitch everyone and recruit her to his cause? Fine, even if he couldn't bewitch everyone, as long as he wasn't surrounded and attacked outside the city, things would be easier.

Amidst the laughter, Metadisia whispered, "Vice President, I feel several burning gazes fixed on me from afar, my chest is so hot~~"

Amy laughed, "My lower part is really hot~~"

Uriel was startled: "The Overlord?"

Aimee's expression changed slightly upon hearing this: "Such a powerful expert? No wonder it's so hot!"

With Raphael and Sariel as inside agents, Uriel knew the full situation: "Yes, several Overlords have already trapped the Four Flowers in another dimension. I don't know the location of the other dimension. Can you locate it from their gaze?"

Aimee laughed: "As long as it is conquered by my charm and wants to see me all the time, of course I can locate it!" Uriel said in a deep voice: "Alright, then let's wait for you to stabilize the situation in the city first."

The other three also said, "Then let's join in the dancing..."

……

Da Chun propelled the clouds forward into the passage with the wind, and after flying for almost ten minutes, he still hadn't found the Fourth Prince's puppet.

Da Chun was very confused. Was it because they were just sightseeing and flying too fast that they missed even the high-tech cloud cluster controlled by the Ten Elders?
Da Chun couldn't help but ask, "Yun..."

Hmm? We can't just call it Cloud, can we? Should we ask for its name first? Otherwise, if we're too in sync and assume it's the Tenth Elder, it won't look convincing, and the Tenth Elder might even start to doubt me.

"I still don't know your name?"

Yun Tuan smiled and said, "President, we meet again. I am Judias. I mentioned wanting to join your merchant guild when I was in the Arctic."

Wow... I didn't know? So it was actually controlled by the Ten Elders?
Da Chun asked incredulously, "Why are you in this form?"

Yun Tuan laughed, "I've just joined the Chamber of Commerce, so of course I have to make some contributions. Participating in the monster siege is one way. My previous form was a crystal angel, and I have a natural talent for controlling mineral crystals and gemstones. After entering the Creation Furnace of the Demon God's Temple, I became a siege monster, so that I wouldn't be recognized when I participated in the siege. Originally, I planned to launch a surprise attack from underground, but I was blocked by the Throne of Helen in advance. So I kept absorbing the crystal energy of those fallen siege monsters to gather—you know, those siege monsters were all made by putting mineral crystals into the Creation Furnace. When they die, they will turn back into mineral crystals, but I didn't wait for them to turn into mineral crystals, and that's how I ended up like this."

That's it!
Da Chun blurted out, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Yun Tuan laughed and said, "I originally wanted to live in anonymity. How could I say something like that in front of so many people?"

Da Chun, taking a roundabout approach, asked the crucial question: "So, you controlled all those siege monsters that followed us through the back passage?"

"No, they are controlled by personnel from the Demon God Temple, but they can only control the leader-level monsters, and then the leader-level monsters spontaneously lead the ordinary siege monsters."

Da Chun asked, "So what level are you?"

Yun Tuan laughed and said, "After all, he was a former guardian deity, probably at the god level."

"Can a god-level being be controlled?"

The cloud-like creature smiled proudly: "I'd also like to know who can control me."

Okay, the conversation has progressed to this point, and Da Chun also believes that he is not controlled by the Ten Elders.

Da Chun suddenly remembered something: "Then how do I use that dark godhood you gave me?"

Yun Tuan was taken aback: "The guild leader hasn't used it at all?"

Da Chun asked in surprise, "Why would I need to use it?"

Yun Tuan exclaimed in surprise, "Using it can greatly enhance your strength! Although it is negative energy that I have accumulated over the past hundred years, it is still a very large amount of dark power. I can hardly imagine that the guild master could resist such a huge power."

Da Chun exclaimed in surprise, "But I'm an earth/fire elementalist, so I don't think we're very compatible!"

The cloud was taken aback: "You'll get used to it!"

I used Blackie's Dark Energy on my main account, and I still haven't gotten used to it.

Da Chun thought for a moment and said, "Since we've met again, I'll return your Dark Godhead to you. This will greatly increase your strength and help me deal with the battles ahead."

Yun Tuan solemnly said, "No, I've had enough of this past hundred years! Guild Master, please use it. You only need to endure all kinds of insults and ridicule; there are no other side effects."

Insults and ridicule?

Da Chun suddenly remembered that his main account, the Cursing Crow, was specifically designed to collect curses, and immediately asked, "If I use it, will all these curses turn into curses directed at me?"

Yun Tuan said, "I heard that the president was born from earth and fire elements and has never lived in human society, so he shouldn't care about human insults."

I'm a player, I don't care!
Da Chun finally made up his mind: "Then shall I use it?"

"Use it! Get used to it sooner, and you'll gain power sooner."

System notification: You have activated Dark Godhood!

In that instant, an indescribably black miniature sun appeared above his Earth Flame Divine Domain, and a cacophony of sounds rushed out from it. Da Chun immediately turned off his headphones.

—System notification: Warning! You are suffering from the negative emotions of the Dark God, and your hearing is being severely impaired.

Holy crap! No power, but I'm getting yelled at first!
The problem is, turning off my headphones doesn't work; is my game character going to get deafened? How am I supposed to communicate with him and Earth Lotus then? Write with light runes?
Just as they were completely bewildered, the Hell Passage suddenly opened up, revealing a vast expanse of underground lava terrain ahead.

Da Chun was bewildered again. If he couldn't even find it in the passageway, then he would be even less likely to find it in such a large open space.

No, the key question is, where are the four city flowers? How could they have gone so far that they were out of sight in such a short time?
Just then, a familiar and rousing song came through, instantly suppressing the noise in my headphones into a blurry background sound.

Da Chun was overjoyed: "A mermaid?"

Jiren said, "Yes! Although it's the voice of Lady Mi coming from the thin thread, just follow the direction of the singing!"

Da Chun immediately said, "You come to take care of it, you come to find it, I'm afraid I can't hear you!"

"Okay father."

Da Chun called out to Yun Tuan again, "No need to look for those four suspicious guys, just follow me."

Then, since the alt account is being managed by the administrator, let's switch to the main account that's in jail and see if we can hear any curses while in the God Realm prison.

The result was a stark contrast: it was quiet, with not a sound coming from the large area.

Perhaps we should wait?

Da Chun had a vague idea: the God Realm Prison should be the most advanced one, capable of preventing any soul astral projection, spatial transfer, or magic mirror transmission. But if a crack could be found in it, then there might be something to play with.
(End of this chapter)