Chapter 466
Chapter 466: Sudden Change in the Situation
Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Kurisu
The more primitive the battle, the simpler and more violent it would be . Battles purely for the sake of survival or revenge would always be the cruelest and bloodiest . These battles would be far simpler and more direct compared to barbarians' fights against wild beasts . The primitive rules of blood revenge dictated that cruel battles between barbarian tribes would have no innocents surviving .
Yet, in modern warfare of my original world, battles actually had both international rules and unstated rules, such as normal scale warfare, forbidding the use of large-scale AOE weapons like nuclear bombs, limited-fly zones, international treaties, and so on…
"So that civilians won't be accidentally harmed? What a joke, isn't war all about surviving and killing the enemy? Who would worry about killing enemies too slowly? If people were truly worried about ordinary civilians, why not just abandon the thought of warfare in the first place, abandoning the benefits obtainable through war? These limitations are purely because people are worried about going overboard and causing their own self-destruction!"
Modern warfare in my previous world had all sorts of rules and limitations imposed upon it . In my opinion, this wasn't because humans had become cultured or friendly at all . It was simply because both sides in most wars already possessed Armageddon-level weapons capable of destroying the entire enemy side, making total world annihilation and achieving an Armageddon far too easy . These limitations were set in place so that wars wouldn't endlessly escalate, so that the overall victor wouldn't only helplessly receive a living hell on Earth filled with nothing but rubble .
It was the same in the world of Eich with the wars between powerful Gods . Forbidden spell attacks were quite insignificant to them . Wars between Main Gods would always be fought cautiously, carefully testing the waters, carefully accumulating small advantages and carefully wiping away the enemy's advantage . Aces wouldn't be used until the very final moment, because they meant the enemy would also use all their aces and go all out in an attempt to survive . The final result in such fights would be unpredictable . Still, no matter how one looked at it, casually slaughtering the enemy's believers and destroying the overall environment would obviously end in a major loss for both sides .
"If Ladvioka hadn't insanely gone all out, I wouldn't have gone to the extent of using Envy's still incomplete final form…"
From the very start, I hadn't intended on forcing the Main Gods to the very brink, because that would mean extreme danger for us at all . However, there were no "ifs" on the battlefield . Since the situation already developed in this manner, the only final result available now would either be Ladvioka's death or ours .
The tremendous bone giant didn't attempt to hide its intention to slaughter Ladvioka at all . Ladvioka was forced into a corner, and it seemed that it was now time for the final reckoning . Yet, I didn't dare to let down my guard for even one bit .
And even though Karwenz just fell into another volcano, this wasn't much to him at all . He instantly appeared again, and directly… went back to cooking his fish soup . Let's not think too deeply just how he managed to bring out his fish soup again . Karwenz was making it obvious that he didn't intend to help either side . Still, I didn't believe that this was because of our family relationship at all . It was more likely that he was more than happy to watch Ladvioka simply die here .
Ladvioka only glared angrily at Karwenz for a moment but didn't say any wasted words . After all, in demons' dictionaries, "friends that help each other out in a time of need" was a synonym for "naïve idiots that are easy to scam . " A demon that didn't kick another demon while he was down could already be considered unbelievably friendly in the Chaos Abyss .
It would seem that ignoring Karwenz would be the best choice for me right now . Yet, I unhesitatingly ordered my new subordinate, the pale white Insect Mother to ambush Karwenz!
"As expected, he's only an illusion!"
Indeed, the Karwenz that she pierced through was nothing more than an illusion created out of shadows . His real self had completely vanished . I was already wondering why he had been so slow to exit the volcano he was trapped in . It would seem that he had already started acting independently starting from that time . Yep, I definitely wasn't curious at all why a single-celled organism like him would suddenly stop attacking . Nor was it because of anything like a mysterious connection between brothers .
"Could it be that the Dimensional Door portal I sent him through just now helped him to learn the secrets of moving between the Infernos? Damn it! Find him, no matter where he is!"
I highly doubted that any ordinary Main God would be able to learn the secrets of Hell so easily . However, I sent out my senses and found out that Karwenz wasn't anywhere within the Mountain Inferno at all . Considering who Karwenz was, and the fact that Cynthia was probably hiding within his body, an ominous premonition sent chills down my spine as I considered the possibilities .
A freely acting enemy Main God would obviously be a major threat . While I sent my Wumianzhe incarnations to find Karwenz, I still had to concentrate mainly on Ladvioka who was right before me . That was because Envy's bone giant body might collapse at any moment . If I could first kill a Main God and scare all the rest, that was likely to greatly increase our odds of overall victory .
"I doubt that Ladvioka has any more subordinates to send out . Since Ladvioka was originally an Inferno Demon, let me recall the Inferno Demons' most common abilities… Greatsword, Inferno Demon Whip, Meteor Shower, powerful melee fighting abilities, immolating self-destruction… damn it, a self-destruction technique? Ladvioka still has an ace as insane as self-destruction up his sleeve? A self-destruction from a Main God? If he truly kills himself in self-destruction, this Mountain Inferno, no, will the entirety of Hell even still remain standing?"
However, information that one of my incarnations suddenly sent to me made it so that I had to give up on inferring Ladvioka's possible remaining aces up his sleeve . Due to this sudden incident, I didn't have much time left .
"Omar, how much longer are you going to pretend to sleep for! It's light outside already, get up out of bed!"
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