After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 123.2

He was about to speak, but Xiu Si spoke first, “Let Father handle it occasionally.”

They were slightly stunned, and by the time they came to their senses, Xiu Si had already gone to the kitchen.

The gray cat was somewhat worried, feeling that after waking from this dream, their father’s mood seemed… not quite right, meow?

What else happened in the dream besides leveling up?

He turned to look at the little short-legged cat and found that he felt the same way.

The little short-legged cat turned and said, “Father is worried, meow…”

Yes, they had both sensed it.

As if thinking of something, they both looked at the Devon Rex cat, as if he should know the answer.

But the Devon Rex cat kept his head down, his gaze slightly heavy.

At this moment, a lightbulb appeared over the cow cat’s head, “Oh right! I have something to tell you, meow!”

The three cats tilted their heads simultaneously. What could it be?

The cow cat pressed her paw in the air, and then a “human figure” appeared – the Evil of the Universe She had just seen. She said, “I met a strange guy on my way.”

She explained everything in detail, unusually restrained, with a very serious expression, and finally concluded, “This guy is really strange. Do you know who He is?”

The gray cat nodded.

Of course they knew. The Evil of the Universe, whom they had been tracking for so long, had suddenly and boldly appeared.

Moreover, the information brought was so substantial… not something they could digest.

Initially seeming to confuse Ayni, then appearing to simply deliver information, the target wasn’t Ayni, but them. To tell them some information.

Well, at this point, there was no need to hide anymore.

They exchanged glances and immediately decided to relay the matter to their fifth brother, Marbas.

This time, Marbas quickly saw the intelligence and synchronized it with other demons.

The demons had different opinions, some completely not understanding, some almost already knowing.

By the way, they were currently scattered across different parts of the Infinite Trial, each finding the most suitable trial, temporarily unable to gather, so they could only discuss through group chat.

Aelioge went through it and, to save time, directly said, “The Evil of the Universe wants to kill the Creator God. His actions against humans and everything done in human history are to launch a rebellion against the Creator God.”

“The Evil of the Universe initially didn’t take Father seriously because Father carried the Creator God’s will, suspecting Father might be the designated heir. And since Father was hated by Arnold, He conveniently carried out that murder, not as complicated as we later thought.”

“After Father fell into the abyss, He stopped managing things, until accidentally discovering Father was still alive. Even then, He didn’t take it seriously, casually attempting murder again, not going personally, just using the God of Luck’s ability, causing Father to fall into a deeper dream, separated from them for over eight thousand years.”

“During these eight thousand years, He had some perception, eventually being lured out by Agares, steadily biting the fishhook. Afterward, He was furious, but simultaneously discovered Father’s extraordinariness, generating other thoughts.”

“During this period, Arnold’s will surfaced, influencing many of His decisions.”

Aelioge finished in one breath, and no other demon interrupted.

Then, Aelioge added, “The attitude towards the hero was almost the same as we previously thought, for controlling and cultivating, and of course with a bit of malicious fun.”

Aelioge directly stated the conclusion, omitting the thoughts of the foolish demons.

Some demons found it reasonable, while others found it absurd. How did Aelioge see through these things? The information from the Evil of the Universe to Ayni was not much, right?

Beelzebub said, “This is pretty much it. Excluding the contradictions, what remains is this. Isn’t that right, Gusin?”

Gusin was flipping through the Book of Answers. His power’s cooldown had almost ended, just in time to browse. He touched his chin and nodded, “Mm, it’s pretty much like this.”

Had he actually gotten everything right? Several demons who couldn’t even follow the train of thought stood stunned. Since Gusin had said so, it was completely accurate.

Amon went straight to the point, “Gusin, what is the purpose of the Evil of the Universe?”

What a great question! This was essentially the most critical point.

Gusin stated directly. “He wanted to eliminate.”

“Eliminate?”

This statement left the group of demons dumbfounded.

Morax couldn’t help but say, “What does this mean? Wouldn’t He just commit suicide?”

Yes, that would be the normal thought.

However, Gusin said, “From His function, He cannot do this, or to say, He was cursed to be unable to do so.”

Morax was speechless.

The group chat fell into a momentary silence.

For the demons who had never thought of this point, this explanation was indeed somewhat abrupt. Although it was not without trace.

Gusin lowered his eyes, his gaze flashing with complexity, “Actually, we also cannot do it. We had died once, but our consciousness did not perish, accumulated at the bottom of the abyss, wandering in confusion, in endless pain.”

— How much they longed to be eliminated.

— How much they hoped someone could blow out this candle.

— No longer wanting to burn, no longer wanting to exist, with only annihilation as the sole desire.

If They truly deeply explored the memories before birth, They would discover that They had all thought this to some extent.

Some gods, after living too long, would suffer from eternal depression, choosing to destroy their physical body, but after destruction, They would discover that consciousness would still remain, inevitably accumulated at the bottom of the abyss, with consciousness dust forming the foundation of the abyss.

Perhaps They had once been glorious and great, controlling all heavens, but fallen to the bottom of the abyss, They were just a speck of consciousness dust, unable to even self-destruct, forever and ever deposited there, that pain and despair…

Gusin said, “Objectively speaking, His situation is even worse than ours. He was born as a collection of all ugliness, the trash can of the universe. There is no existence more eager for elimination than Him.”

The Evil of the Universe had many thoughts, but the ultimate purpose was elimination. He wanted to completely eliminate. Not a simple death, which would be meaningless, something He had already attempted countless times.

“In game terms, His purpose was to completely delete. However, unable to do so, that’s why He was so desperate.”

The demons fell silent, as if all were contemplating.

Aelioge said, “He very much hated the Creator God, because His entire origin was from the Creator God, who designed Him into this kind of thing.”

“Of course,” Gusin stated confidently, “the will that appeared on Father’s body was the Creator God of the Evil of the Universe.”

Valefor thought. “Combining Lelagin’s statement, that will should be the Creator God after being changed.”

The Creator God was once gentle, but then changed. The Evil of the Universe was likely the creation of the later Creator God.

Gusin nodded. “Most likely. The original Creator God would not have created something like the Evil of the Universe.”

It was more accurate to say that the previous universe did not even have the concept of good and evil.

Gusin flipped through the Book of Answers, and after combining the situations of these days, he almost confirmed it. The original universe was harmonious, with everything natural. However, one day the Creator God created some conceptual existences. From that point on, nature and concept became confused and uncontrollable, and the Creator God also changed.

Specifically at which exact point the Creator God changed was hard to say. Before this, there was not even this history on the Book of Answers. It only gradually appeared this time, and the Book of Answers was also changing, continuously updating with their information.

“I see,” everyone murmured.

The demons fell silent again.

Aelioge: “Hmm, this confirms my thoughts.”

Belzebub sneered. “The conclusion remains unchanged. Damn thing.”

Buer, in a daze, asked. “So Father was just unlucky and got involved?”

Gusin: “At first, yes, until the second murder. Later, His attitude changed because He discovered Father’s uniqueness and our existence, and adopted a wait-and-see approach.”

Aelioge: “He was truly anxious at the time, knowing that the hero He had once killed was actually still alive, and was the creator of so many Abyss Lords.”

Beelzebub: “Hmph, before this, He truly overestimated Himself. He thought He had set a trap to let Father meet us.”

Aelioge: “He wasn’t thinking that much at the time. It was undeniable that any existence could have moments of confusion. He used Arnold’s body at that time, with a split consciousness. Whether His mind was clear was already questionable.”

“Regardless,” Valefor made a concluding statement, “His bold jump this time was because the timing was almost right. He revealed His purpose and was watching our reaction.”

Amon sneered, “What reaction? Of course, give Him exactly what He doesn’t want. But letting Him go free would be too easy. After breaking through the Infinite Trial, we must capture Him and make Him wish for death.”

Going around such a big circle for such a boring matter was utterly ridiculous.

Amon’s statement almost set the tone.

They only later realized why Agares, who clearly could have destroyed the Evil of the Universe, did not make a move. Besides being inconvenient while in a dream, it was also because He did not want to make things easy for Him!

No matter what, causing their Father to experience so much and leading to them losing their Father for over eight thousand years was too damn terrible – no, was too damn great! They were angry, but before the Infinite Trial ended, they could not go seek revenge.

Moreover, at this time, Big Brother had gone to fight the God of the Universe. He probably had no time to care about them. Big Brother likely knew about the Evil of the Universe and had the same attitude as Second Brother – killing Him would be too easy. Big Brother had the God of the Universe to deal with, and the longer the Evil of the Universe lived, the more it would torture Him.

To this, Botis said, “Excellent. Big Brother has no time to catch, I will catch. Big Brother has no time to fight, I will fight! The Evil of the Universe, I will keep Him alive!”

Marbas made a sound, “Not ‘I’, but we.”

Botis was speechless but stubbornly did not respond.

About half of the doubts were resolved. Good, they could turn the page.

As for the other half that remained unresolved, they seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not ask questions at this moment.

Because… They would know soon. Father.

Marbas organized the information, which was then edited by the poet demon Beleth, ultimately writing out key points that even the foolish demons could understand.

Information was comprehensively updated. Marbas@Four Demons at Home.

The four demons each had their own thoughts. Some wanted to immediately capture the Evil of the Universe, but this thing was too good at hiding. Even after clarifying its origin and purpose, if it did not make a bold move, it would be hard to find.

Cough, one must not be impatient, Inpos told himself.

Thinking this, Inpos looked at Ayni.

Ayni had just returned and was encountering these matters for the first time. Would she—

Before Inpos could form a hypothesis, in the next second she saw the answer from Ayni’s reaction.

Suddenly, the cow cat stood akimbo, looking spirited and said, “It’s this thing that tormented our Father, meow! He should definitely live, meow!”

Ayni did not find it puzzling. Her acceptance power made Inpos marvel, and his thoughts were extremely jumpy. After knowing she couldn’t catch the mouse for now, she didn’t care anymore. She leaped down from the bed and turned her head, “Hehe, I’m going to find Father, meow! You can’t disturb me and Father, meow!”

After saying this, She ran away, not caring about his other brothers at all, still as willful as ever.

Inpos was also helpless with Ayni. He turned his head and looked at the Devon Rex cat, discovering that Lelagin was still looking at the updated information, with a dark gaze, seemingly extremely uneasy.

Inpos then approached, patting the Devon Rex cat’s slightly thin shoulder with his paw, “Are you afraid that you were created by the later Creator God?”

The Creator God was like two different gods before and after. It might really be two gods. The best scenario would be two gods.

Just like most gods have generational inheritance, perhaps the Creator God also existed this way, with the previous generation being gentle and the next generation cruel.

The Devon Rex cat nodded.

Inpos showed understanding and rubbed his face close, “Don’t worry, meow.”

The Devon Rex cat was slightly stunned and turned to look at the gray cat.

Inpos took the opportunity to grab the Devon Rex cat’s cheek, pinching it. “Think positively, meow. Demons cannot be too pessimistic, meow!”

“There might be a surprise, meow!”

****

At this moment, in the kitchen.

Xiu Si was cutting fruit when a cow cat suddenly ran onto the table.

She blinked and started praising, “Father is so amazing, meow!”

Xiu Si paused, turning to look at the cow cat, seeming to have something unsaid. But he then asked another question, curiously, “Why have you all become cats?”

He had been curious about this for some time.

The cow cat laughed. “Because Father likes it, meow!”

Xiu Si opened his eyes wide, and indeed could not deny it. He did indeed like it, because kitties were very cute.

But…

Xiu Si’s gaze became complicated, looking into the cow cat’s eyes, and asked, “Isn’t it hard?”

“Not hard, meow!”

The cow cat answered energetically.