Chapter 260: Chapter260-Revenge from All Sides
Inside a certain parallel universe.
Demon King Council headquarters.
"Squad Leader, we have found news of Divine_River."
Hearing this, the young man with long hair and a baby-faced appearance raised his brows slightly and chuckled.
"What did Divine_River say? Has that John been dealt with?"
Beside him stood a demon race envoy who had replaced Zar.
He had just been selected by the local demon race to take Zar’s place as envoy.
The current demon race had already agreed to allow some powerhouses of the Demon King Council to station themselves within demon race territory.
They had also proposed that once an opportunity appeared in the future, they needed to invade the human race again.
The white-haired youth did not reject this.
Right now, he was already helping the foreign player sent over by the demon race nurture a brand-new body.
However, he had not expected to receive news from Divine_River at this moment.
Thinking about it, John had probably already been slain.
The demon race player Gurok stood at the side, his face full of anticipation.
He had not forgotten how John had targeted him back then, causing him to lose all his equipment and even leaving him owing such an enormous amount of gold coins.
Yet in the next instant, the subordinate who had come to report gave an answer that shocked both of them.
"Reporting to the Squad Leader, John did not suffer any injuries or deaths."
"What?"
Hearing this answer, a cold glint immediately appeared in the white-haired youth’s eyes.
As one of the twelve Squad Leaders of the Demon King Council, Hark was extremely strict with his subordinates.
Divine_River was his most capable general, and this time, he had been sent by Hark to kill John.
He had never expected the final news to be this.
Hark said coldly, "He failed? Tell me, where is Divine_River now?"
Gurok, who was standing nearby, was also stunned when he heard this news.
"Impossible. Divine_River is also a player, and he is one of the most noble Divine Race players!
"With his strength, he ranks in the top three among all players.
"He is practically invincible below demigod grade.
"And when John was in the previous world plane, he was only around Level 200. How could he possibly defeat Divine_River?"
However, no matter what he said, the subordinate beside him merely continued reporting.
"Reporting to the Squad Leader, after Lord Divine_River revived, he had already lost everything on him—equipment, items, gold coins, and even his talents.
"His attributes have also dropped significantly, just like Lord Gurok beside us."
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Gurok.
With his level of understanding, he simply could not comprehend why existences as powerful as Gurok and Divine_River would suffer such terrifying punishment after being killed by John.
That kind of punishment was enough to make one’s heart tremble just from hearing about it.
With this thought, he continued,
"In addition, Lord Divine_River claimed that he lost a wager and has decided to seal his own divine power, never to make a move again.
"He has already applied to withdraw from the Demon King Council."
...
Hearing this news, Gurok’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"What? Divine_River has decided to directly seal his own divine power, never make another move, and withdraw from the Demon King Council?"
Gurok stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.
Because based on his understanding, with the current resources of the Demon King Council, rebuilding Divine_River’s talent and abilities would not be a problem at all.
After all, the truly powerful part of Divine_River lay in his pursuit of swordsmanship.
As long as he was given a passable talent and divine body, he could return to his original realm in minutes!
"It’s hard to imagine someone like him would choose to withdraw from the Demon King Council on his own."
Gurok could not help shaking his head and sighing.
Although Divine_River had mocked him from the very beginning, his talent was genuinely powerful.
It was foreseeable that with the loss of Divine_River, this capable general, the strength of Lion Squad would be greatly reduced!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Hark’s expression suddenly darkened, and undisguised hatred appeared in his eyes.
"John, you are truly courting death.
"You actually caused one of my capable generals to leave. I will definitely slaughter you!
"What a pity for Divine_River. He clearly had such extraordinary talent..."
At this moment, Hark’s heart ached greatly.
Divine_River was the second strongest member of Lion Squad.
Now that Divine_River had withdrawn, the strength of his Lion Squad had effectively been reduced by one-third.
Similarly, the failure of this mission and Divine_River’s withdrawal would also cause the higher-ups of the Demon King Council to question his position as Squad Leader.
If he failed to handle the aftermath properly this time, his position as Squad Leader would probably not be safe in the future.
The losses from this wave were simply too great.
Gurok and the subordinate felt the terrifying aura radiating from Hark at this moment and could not help trembling.
After all, this Lion Squad Leader was extremely terrifying. Otherwise, he would never have become one of the twelve Squad Leaders.
"Forget it. Since Divine_River could not do it, I will personally make a move."
As his words fell, Hark slowly stood up.
His demigod-grade strength revealed itself, terrifying beyond measure.
At that moment, Gurok summoned his courage and stepped forward.
"Squad Leader, my..."
He still wanted to ask about his demonic body.
But in the next instant, Hark’s icy gaze locked onto him.
"Right. This mission began because of you. If not for you making the higher-ups of the Demon King Council aware of this matter, how would I have lost Divine_River?
"Since this all started because of you, tell me, how do you plan to compensate me?"
Hearing this, Gurok widened his eyes in disbelief.
He had never expected this Squad Leader to say such a thing.
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
But in the next instant, Hark suddenly smiled. The aura on his body instantly enveloped Gurok.
Gurok’s figure disappeared in an instant, turning into a streak of white light and vanishing from where he stood.
Gurok was sent straight back to the abyssal demon race plane on the spot.
After killing Gurok, Hark finally let out a long breath.
"I finally got rid of that eyesore."
However, as John’s figure surfaced in his mind, his expression darkened again.
"To make my capable general leave voluntarily, John, it seems you truly do possess some surprises beyond my expectations.
"But I would like to see exactly what abilities you have, to make even my subordinate willingly withdraw."
...
Divine Race territory.
The elder from before returned to the Divine Race Arcane Academy.
He summoned his only remaining student.
Jaeger!
In his life, he had only taken in two students.
One was Shilamo.
The other was Jaeger.
As the first student he had accepted, Jaeger’s strength had long since reached demigod grade.
Even among the entire Divine Race, he was an extremely famous existence.
The elder’s white hair fluttered in the wind.
Standing before him was a tall and burly young man.
The young man had golden hair, and the expression on his face was extremely arrogant.
"Teacher, you called for me?"
Jaeger bent down and bowed.
The elder nodded slightly and said softly,
"You must have already heard about what happened to your junior brother Shilamo.
"This time, I want to send you to avenge him.
"However, there are some things I must remind you of first."
