Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 208 Consent and Delegation

As Tartarus's voice faded, all other sounds seemed to be shut out, as if all was silent, and the distant war scene played like a silent movie.

Upon hearing this, Titan was instantly overwhelmed with shock. He stiffly turned his head and looked at Tartarus in disbelief, his azure eyes trembling.

"Tartars, are you serious?"

He was horrified and couldn't understand why he should really give that method to the otherworldly chaotic god in front of him.

If it really succeeds, wouldn't that indirectly create another pinnacle in the multiverse?

Tartarus didn't turn around, but he clearly took in the reactions of his companions beside him, and answered confidently, "Of course, we ultimate life forms don't need that kind of method. What's the point of keeping it?"

Tartarus believed that it was a waste to keep something that was completely useless to him; only by using it as a bargaining chip could he truly realize its value.

It's a worthwhile trade to exchange something you don't need for an opportunity that allows the survivors to rebuild and rebuild a vast kingdom.

If Longbo agrees to the deal, it won't be as simple as just helping the Kingdom's survivors build a core and find a habitat.

More importantly, the survivors will be protected from being destroyed by those ambitious individuals.

Only with protection can the survivors truly have the opportunity to grow back to their current size; strong protection is the core of this deal.

Tartarus's gaze swept directly over Lonbo, and he chuckled as he asked again, "So, are you interested in this deal?"

He carefully observed Longbo's reaction, trying to glean more useful information from the aura emanating from him.

However, no matter how Tartarus observed, he ultimately gained nothing, as if Lombre was completely unmoved and uninterested.

And that was indeed the case. After hearing the core details of the deal, Longbo's mind didn't waver at all; he really wasn't very interested.

He himself has his own methods for developing to a higher level.

Although this method is slow and there are many unexpected events or setbacks, it is indeed making progress along this path.

Therefore, Tartarus may not have devised any schemes or tricks for Lombre, but Lombre didn't really need the methods Tartarus offered.

Longbo's lowered gaze flickered slightly as he responded, "That's all?"

"I'm not interested in your proposed method. Is there anything else we can trade?"

Lombard's words left Tartarus and the Titans stunned. They had considered many possibilities, but they had never imagined that Lombard would not be interested in this method.

They could clearly sense that Longbo's words weren't meant to increase his stakes, but rather stemmed from a genuine lack of interest.

"You're not interested?" Tartarus asked tentatively.

He quickly received another answer: "It's obvious."

This silenced Tartarus and the Titans. Tartarus lowered his hands, his gaze towards Lombre growing increasingly strange, unable to comprehend Lombre's thoughts.

Why would an evil god be uninterested in reaching a higher level? Was Longbo too eccentric, or did he already possess the means to take that step?

Tartarus was completely baffled by this.

"In that case, it seems that our kingdom does not have anything suitable and of equal value."

After a long silence, Tartarus spoke again. Although his expression remained unchanged, his tone and mindset had subtly shifted.

"But you can also suggest things you want, or things you need me to do."

Tartarus had no intention of giving up on this deal with Lombard and letting it fall apart; he would never be willing to accept that.

Therefore, Tartarus was forced to relinquish some of his initiative and hand over control of the transaction to Lombard. Although this was disadvantageous, it was still worth trying.

Faced with Tartarus's persistent words, Lumberjack clearly knew that Tartarus was unwilling to accept defeat and had handed the initiative back to him.

"Should I choose?"

Longbo pondered for a moment, his mind racing, trying to recall if there was anything he needed Tartarus or the Kingdom to do.

Searching for lost family members?

This is completely unnecessary; his own hunting dogs can do the job. Although it takes time to find them due to the sheer number of cosmic bubbles, Longbo doesn't mind.

To annihilate a race or an enemy?

Longbo has never had so many enemies before, and even if he did, he could manage on his own.

As for what Longbo couldn't do, then a kingdom that can't even protect itself is even less capable of doing it.

In the end, after much thought, Longbo couldn't find anything in his mind that he needed Tartarus or the Kingdom to do.

Facing Tartarus, who awaited his answer, Lunae gave his answer without any concealment: "I have no need for you or the kingdom to do anything, and your kingdom can do nothing now."

After Longbo gave his definitive answer, a faint emotional fluctuation was clearly detected emanating from Titan, indicating a hint of regret.

Although Tartarus did not show much emotional fluctuation, his eyes still revealed a lot.

Longbo's plan here failed, which means that the kingdom can only entrust the last spark of hope to the Titans and the Kingdom of Light, leaving one less insurance policy.

However, just as Tartarus was pondering how to salvage another plan and carry it out, Lombre opened the floodgates again, giving him a glimpse of a turning point.

"I think you still have time to prepare, and while preparing your plans, you can also look for similar bargaining chips and find a suitable one."

Tartarus instinctively looked up, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then readily agreed.

"In that case, we will find something suitable to trade with you as soon as possible."

Now that we see hope again, no matter what, agreeing to it at least means we haven't completely failed.

During this period, it won't be a problem to continue searching for things of equal value or to start other projects.

"At least there's still a chance."

Upon receiving this answer, Tartarus immediately prepared to take action; his time was precious.

He unleashed the golden vortex of the abyss once more, preparing to leave with Titan, but was stopped by Longbo.

"There's one more thing, Tartarus."

Tartarus turned around upon hearing this, meeting Longbo's eyes again, and asked, "What is it?"

In response, Lonbo presented the entire conversation between himself and Ace to the two of them.

From the initial mention of the Kingdom's problems, to the Kingdom's invitation to him, and then to Ace's suggestion that Tartarus sit down and talk, everything was clearly revealed.

Tartarus did not react noticeably, but the Titans, witnessing this scene, were deeply moved and murmured to themselves.

"Even knowing we want to exterminate the Land of Light, do you still expect a ceasefire and a peaceful resolution through science and technology after learning about the Kingdom's problems?"

At this moment, Titan's feelings became incredibly complex, and he gained a completely new understanding of the race to which Libut belonged, which increased his goodwill towards them.

This brief conversation, lasting only a few seconds, caused a dramatic shift in the Titan's mood. Almost instinctively, he looked at Tartarus, awaiting his reply.

Originally, the Titans were also a staunch separatist faction, but after meeting Ribut, a warrior from the Land of Light...

By some coincidence, when he and Libut were imprisoned in Noah's temple and forced to join forces with him to fight against Noah's clone, his thoughts quietly changed.

This made his deeply ingrained beliefs begin to waver, and a glimmer of hope for a peaceful resolution to this major incident began to emerge in his mind.

Under the watchful eyes of both men, Tartarus quickly gave his answer, surprisingly readily: "Sure, since they want to negotiate, then let's talk."

This wasn't because Tartarus had changed his mind about taking over the Land of Light, but because he had just received a glimmer of hope from Lungbo and was therefore unwilling to give up the opportunity.

Therefore, Tartarus decided to accept the answer first. It's just a matter of sitting down and talking.

He would talk, and no matter what the people from the Land of Light said, he would not change his mind.

Agreeing to talk was merely to give Longbo face.

Anyway, the talks won't affect the kingdom's ability to continue its offensive.

Throughout Earth's history, humanity has signed countless agreements during wars and negotiations, only to tear them up in the end and continue fighting until bloodshed ensues.

After leaving behind these words and a device that could connect him, Tartarus took the Titans and disappeared from the scene.

As the two departed, the floating continent returned to its former tranquility, leaving only Longbo silently watching the direction they had left in.

"They're willing to talk, that makes things much easier."

Longbo gradually felt that this round was in the bag. You know, Ultraman's talk-no-jutsu, although not as good as the blond village chief from the next village, was still pretty good.

Now that Tartarus and his allies are willing to negotiate, things will be much easier. With the opportunity to sit down and negotiate, the Land of Light should be able to persuade the Kingdom.

But how the Land of Light persuades the Kingdom is not Longbo's business; it's not his concern.

"If all goes well, the opportunity to purify the Sea of ​​Souls will soon be added to another kingdom."

What Longbo wanted was never the power of a portion of the kingdom's survivors, but the entire fighting force of the kingdom during its golden age.

Even if it's just once, combined with the Land of Light that Longbo is familiar with and another Land of Light, the three powerful forces working together would be more than enough to deal with the Sea of ​​Souls.

Longbo originally thought of trying to get the Star of Light involved, but then he thought that the Star of Light was too rational and materialistic. He could handle the real universe, but it might be difficult to deal with the Sea of ​​Souls, so he ruled out the Star of Light.

The Sea of ​​Souls has four evil gods and their derivative demons, their own legions, two kingdoms of light and one kingdom, just enough for an evil god to be assigned the forces of one kingdom of light.

Once I advance further, I should be able to deal with at least one Chaos God and take him down.

If you add Noah and the King of Ultra to the mix, it wouldn't be difficult for the two of them to kill a Chaos God.

The remaining one could try to find the King of Space. His group of lunatics is also a huge army. Although not as powerful as the Ultra Warriors, they are more than enough to deal with ordinary minions.

Once this plan is completed, Longbo will be able to take control of the entire purified Sea of ​​Souls. By controlling this other dimension that rivals the physical universe, Longbo will gain such a significant boost.

Once we obtain the Sea of ​​Souls that gave birth to four or five gods of multiple levels, our authority and power will reach unimaginable heights.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Longbo muttered to himself again, "Once this negotiation is over, it's time to start taking over the other parallel universes and their alternate dimensions."

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but--

Longbo gazed in a certain direction, lost in thought. Before that, he needed to find a way to connect with the King of Ultra and Noah.

If the two of them do not agree to his request, then Longbo will have to put the plan on hold for the time being.

Then, when your own power reaches another level, go find the King of Space and have a tense and exciting two-on-four battle with him.

If we can't return to the universe we've been to before, then we can only try to take on the Four Gods one-on-one.

After a long while, Longbo cleared his mind and looked at the still-raging war in the distance.

Under his watchful eye, the battles between these monsters and extradimensional entities never ceased for a moment.

Only Goldras has managed to transfer his damage to himself at other points in time and has never died. All the other beings have experienced death at least once, respawning and returning to the battlefield.

Unable to find any adversaries, the overwhelming fungal monsters launched attacks on the World Tree. Yet, to this day, the World Tree has not taken the damage inflicted by the countless monsters seriously.

The wounds inflicted by the countless fungal monsters were merely insignificant scratches on the entire massive World Tree, almost like a piece of bark had been ripped off.

The monsters did not launch a sustained attack, and were even completely ignored by the World Tree, which did not even glance at them.

Longbo only stared at it for a moment before ignoring it, leaving behind a basic reward mechanism before turning his attention elsewhere.

Longbo turned his gaze to the universe, and on a planet in a corner of this universe, he found Ultraman Geed, who was fiercely fighting a monster.

The undisguised gaze instantly alerted Geed, who instinctively turned to look at the sky.

Only when he saw Longbo's signature vertical pupils did he relax his guard, turn around and quickly deal with the monster, causing it to explode in the expanding flames.

After defeating the unknown monster, Geed looked up at the sky and asked with some surprise, "Senior Ryubo? What brings you here?"

Geed, a warrior born from the Star Torch ten thousand years ago, has a different attitude towards Lonber than the older and newer generations of warriors.

The older generation of soldiers who had dealt with Longbo preferred to call him by his given name.

Ten thousand years later, the new generation, whether warriors or ordinary people, treated Longbo with exceptional rigor and respect, fearing that an incorrect address might offend him.

But Giesecke & Devrient is different.

On the one hand, Jiede learned from the older generation of soldiers how to address Lonbo by his full name.

On the other hand, he also has great respect for Longbo, so by combining the two, he came up with a title that only he currently uses.

"Senior Longbo."

And Jiede knew that Longbo wouldn't find him unless it was something important, so there must be something important he needed to do.

So he quickly made preparations.

In the sky, Longbo glanced at the area where the monster had exploded, lost in thought.

The monsters of this era have become ridiculously powerful; that one monster alone is no less powerful than any plasma monster that Longbo saw ten thousand years ago.

But this thought only lasted a moment before Longbo turned his gaze back to Geed and whispered, "Ged, I need you to go to the Land of Light in a parallel universe and deliver a message for me."

"To deliver a message?" Geed nodded decisively, without the slightest fear or hesitation. "Understood, senior. Leave it to me!"

Because of his trust in Longbo, Jiede didn't ask any questions. Instead, he directly asked Longbo to entrust the task to him and promised to do his best to complete it.

In the sky, the vertical pupils of the abyss, shrouded in chaotic mist, flickered slightly, handing over the message that Longbo had conveyed to Ace in another universe to Geed.

The reason Geed was sent to deliver the message was because Lampard was curious about how the Land of Light in the main universe would react to seeing Geed, who looked exactly like Belial.

What will their reaction be when they hear that Belial has turned over a new leaf and served as the vice-captain of the Space Garrison?

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