Chapter 890: A Sure Win!
Chapter 890: A Sure Win!
Upon sensing the danger, Leon immediately halted the corrosion and silently retreated to the deepest part of Mountaineer Woman's Heart Lake, while the Death Realm Rulers arrived at the source of the silver-white frozen river.
"It's almost ready."
Squinting at the glacier upstream of the frozen river, the Faceless One turned back to Mountaineer Woman and said, "Go and have a bite first, freeze the God of Food inside Heart Lake, and then we'll discuss the next steps."
"Alright."
As if she had anticipated this, Mountaineer Woman showed no surprise on her face. Instead, she stepped on the dark ice ridges atop the silver-white frozen river and headed towards the distant, pitch-black glacier.
When she finally reached beneath the glacier, under Leon's watchful gaze, this steed, which he had only recently acquired, dug out a piece of pitch-black ice with its bare hands.
Wait, it's not black! Leon briefly exposed his face and took a quick glance at the ice block in Mountaineer Woman's hand, causing his scalp to tingle slightly.
The ice block that Mountaineer Woman dug out from the glacier was not actually black, but a very deep and dark red! A dark and decaying blood-red color!
What made Leon instinctively feel even more uneasy was that the aura emanating from the ice block in Mountaineer Woman's hand seemed to be more than just a 'cold' intent.
The chill that could freeze the entire Heart Lake was merely the surface manifestation of this aura; the true nature of these ice blocks was a strange existence closer to the essence of death, representing 'end' and 'stillness', like a 'bloody' aura emanating from death itself.
After Mountaineer Woman took a bite and swallowed a corner of the blood-colored ice with great difficulty, Leon, who was forced to 'taste' it along with her, couldn't help but have an incredibly bizarre thought pop into his mind.
If 'death' itself could bleed... then this would probably be the taste.
...
"Hiss..."
After an uncontrollable shiver, Mountaineer Woman's face turned completely pale, her lips turning purple from the cold. As she looked even more 'dead' than a corpse, she first tried to sense her own Heart Lake, then finally managed a difficult smile.
"Fro...zzz...zen! He...he...he's not moving anymore!"
"Phew..."
Seeing the relieved expression on Mountaineer Woman's face, the Death Realm Rulers who had arrived at the source of the 'Frozen' River couldn't help but relax a little.
There was no other reason; the 'pressure' the God of Food had put on everyone in the past period was indeed terrifying.
Needless to say, the Guardian Death Hounds, who had been brutally killed and eaten in the Gate of the Dead, were still waiting for resurrection. The chaos that had occurred just a couple of days ago, which had turned half of the Death Realm upside down, was enough to instill fear in all the Death Realm Rulers.
When faced with the God of Food's premeditated attack, the Incarnated Doe, the strongest among the Death Realm Rulers in the first half of the No Return Path, was instantly defeated in a single encounter. If it weren't for Mountaineer Woman's timely intervention, she would have already joined the Guardian Death Hounds.
Mountaineer Woman, whose strength was consistently among the top three Death Realm Rulers, was also beaten to the point of having cracks all over her body. Not only had half of Stackhover Mountain collapsed, but her Heart Lake had also been corroded, almost turning her into a puppet under the God of Food's control.
All that could be said was that it was fortunate there were three Death Realm Rulers on Stackhover Mountain at the time.
If the Faceless One hadn't weakened and forcibly dragged the God of Food down from the Pillar God level, Mountaineer Woman and the Incarnated Doe would have undoubtedly faced grim odds, and the fourteen Death Realm Rulers might have lost three or even more of their members before even engaging in battle with the Purification Bureau.
Therefore, even though they knew this was only a quarter of the God of Food's soul, hiding in Mountaineer Woman's Heart Lake and not daring to come out, the formidable track record of their opponent still cast a shadow over the hearts of all the Death Realm Rulers.
Only after Mountaineer Woman consumed the Blood of the Damned, freezing the God of Food with the power of death, did they temporarily drive away the oppressive presence of Leon, providing some relief to the burdened Death Realm Rulers.
"Now that we've temporarily dealt with the issue of the God of Food, let's get down to business."
After observing the Mountaineer Woman for a moment and confirming that her Heart Lake was indeed as silent as if it had died, the Faceless One finally relaxed, his expression turning solemn as he spoke.
"Regarding the plan to ambush the Purification Bureau outside the Sage's Graveyard, what are your thoughts?"
"..."
"Let me be more direct. Do you still have the courage to participate in the ambush?"
"..."
"..."
"It's not a matter of courage, but the risk is just too great."
Facing the Faceless One's blunt question, the Death Realm Rulers fell silent for a moment. Then, the Master of Shadows, whose body was wrapped in corpse bands and blood-stained hair, stepped forward, his expression hesitant as he spoke.
"If we truly ambush the Purification Bureau and kill a few of their directors, there will be no room left for negotiation between us. As we saw a few days ago, the God of Food caused such chaos with only a quarter of his soul. If we completely turn against the Purification Bureau and then fail to capture him, allowing him to escape..."
The implication was clear; they would never have peace again.
Although the Master of Shadows didn't finish his sentence, the other Death Realm Rulers understood his meaning. Based on the God of Food's abilities displayed during the recent chaos, if they failed to capture him and even a fragment of his soul escaped, he could repeat the catastrophe and randomly kill several of the Rulers present.
And if the God of Food escaped whole or if his main body never came, there would be an existence three times stronger than before, constantly plotting to wreak havoc in the Death Realm. Who could possibly endure such a threat?
"But... but we have to fight!"
After cautiously spitting out a bit of ice from the Blood of the Damned, the Mountaineer Woman, trembling all over, shouted and then clenched her teeth.
"I've fought the God of Food head-on! I... I saw it clearly! When facing us, his eyes looked at us as if we were already dead! Pfft! Listen to me! The God of Food will never tolerate us, and he won't even accept surrender! I could tell at a glance that he intends to destroy the entire Death Realm! There's no chance for reconciliation!"
After spitting out all the ice from her mouth, the Mountaineer Woman's voice steadied, and her eyes filled with apprehension as she spoke.
"You can ask the Faceless One and the Flesh-bound Doe; they were both there. Ask them if they felt the same way!"
Upon hearing this, the Death Realm Rulers' hearts tightened. When the Faceless One and the Flesh-bound Doe nodded in agreement, even the Master of Shadows, who had initially voiced his opposition, fell silent.
So, they really had no choice but to engage the Purification Bureau in a bloody battle... But...
"Can we win?"
Fluttering her two crow-like eyes on her temples, the Crow-Eyed Matriarch furrowed her brows and asked, "Even if we can open the Frozen Bier River, the directors of the Purification Bureau are protected by the Star Palace. They have numerous means to ensure their survival. Can we really keep the directors who come for negotiations trapped with just the Frozen Bier River?"
"What's the Frozen Bier River?"
"The Frozen Bier River is..."
After answering reflexively, the Crow-Eyed Matriarch suddenly realized her mistake and quickly snapped her neck, turning her head to look at the Mountaineer Woman's chest... The God of Food was poking his head out from there, looking at her curiously, as if waiting for her answer.
"You're not frozen?!?!?!"
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(End of Chapter)
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