Endless Journey: Infinite Realms

Chapter 499 Rise of the Ooze! Once more

"Malthus, as the Emperor of this world, I already fulfilled the terms of our agreement. Now is your time to uphold yours." After Emperor Litch gave his chilling threat to end Alex, the Emperor began to initiate a mental conversation with Malthus, which the demon accepted without any hesitation.

This mental conversation allowed the two to talk without any restraints, making the paralyzed Golden Alex look at the two with slight confusion.

"Hmph, so this is your plan then? You will use me and your servants to kill your enemies, while you on the other hand will begin doing your ’miscellaneous activity’ with Alex? Heh, doesn’t that just sound fishy?" Malthus’ tone as he spoke made it apparent that he was quite unhappy with the command given to him, which he made painfully obvious with his complaint. "Why are we the only ones who will attack? Why don’t you join us? Shouldn’t your power be enough to end them with one strike?"

"Malthus, even if I already reached the level of power that is enough to shake this realm, I still have some limitations regarding some things. And one of those include that clone..." In face of Malthus’ unhappy voice, Emperor Litch only gave him a quick reply. "You know what I plan to do with this clone, especially with the power that he stole from me, right?"

"Of course I know. You’re planning to take all of your Conqueror’s Aura back, since without it, it will be impossible for you to Transcend." Malthus snorted as he pulled his Demonic Tower closer to him. "Without it, you will stay mortal in this realm. Hehehe, you must have been quite livid and desperate when you got part of your power devoured before... No wonder you resorted to allying to a demon like me just to get your power back..."

"You don’t need to sprinkle salt over my wounded pride, Malthus. Just follow what I said and we will both benefit." Emperor LItch abruptly replied, with his flat tone making it apparent that he’s not willing to listen to any of Malthus’ words anymore. "You will get to devour all the Four Moons Power in this World, while I get to obtain my Conqueror’s Aura back. If you don’t want to mess this up, then you better start attacking now!"

"Hehehe, why do I sense a little desperation in your tone, Emperor? Perhaps you’re feeling a little tired now?"

"Demon, you-"

"Hehehe, if my guess was right, the process of you devouring the Conqueror’s Aura from your clone must be arduous... So arduous that you will be powerless that moment that you start doing it." Malthus enthusiastically said out of nowhere, making Emperor Litch’s smile turn stiff. "Hehehe, this must be the reason why you want us to attack our enemies. You want them to get killed while you on the other hand starts siphoning your power back.... Tsk, how long will it take for you to devour your power back again?"

"Malthus, this is not the-"

"Oh right, it will take you around 30 seconds to devour your power back. So that means that you will be powerless and vulnerable for 30 seconds, and you will only gain your power back once you finish devouring your power. Hehehe, now I know why you resorted to weakening all our enemies first. You don’t want any lose ends after all."

"Are you done talking, Malthus? If you already said your piece, then you better go and start fulfilling what he had agreed before. I don’t like the way that you are skirting the line now...."

"Fine, fine, fine, Emperor Litch. I will start attacking along with your allies. But before I do that, let me remind you with something first..." After saying these words, Malthus began pointing his fingers at the direction of Alex’s allies that were still pinned under the hands that the Emperor created.

More specifically, Malthus was pointing his finger at Traveler Delia, who looked extremely livid with her current state.

Malthus clicked his tongue as he stared at this woman, with his body language making it apparent that he’s somewhat wary of her.

"Emperor Litch, that woman right there has a Mystical Item that can nullify Power Systems for 5 minutes. Its effects are quite nasty, and from what I know, that item works on all kinds of Power Systems...." Malthus began to say, prompting the Emperor to look at Delia with an interested expression.

[[[Author’s Note: This Mystical Item is the Black Ooze that Delia used in chapter 274]]]

"A Mystical Item that can nullify Power Systems? Interesting..." The Emperor muttered as he cupped his chin. He seemed to be not fearful of Delia even with this kind of warning, as he still wore the expression of interest that he had since earlier. "Why are you telling me this then? Is there any problem with that?"

"From what I know, the area that can be affected by that Mystical Item is small, so you shouldn’t worry about this woman freeing her allies from your suppression. She can at most free herself from your Laws, and that will only last for 5 minutes. That makes her power limited against you." Malthus hurriedly added as he narrowed his eyes. "But even with those kind of limitations, you know what the problem will be with that item."

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"If I and your servants attack Delia right now, she will be left with no choice but to use her Mystical Item on the spot. Once that happens, those who were near her might get their powers nullified for 5 minutes, and that could include me." Malthus said while crossing his arms. "Those who had their powers nullified with be put on extreme danger, and nothing can stop Delia from killing them...."

"Hoho, I see what you are proposing. You want me, the Great Emperor Litch, to send one minion to attack that Delia. Once I do that, Delia will be forced to activate her Mystical Item..." The Emperor, who seemed to be not surprised with what Malthus said, replied jovially as he let out a wry smile. "Since the area affected by that Mystical Item is small, only that minion and Delia will be affected by her Mystical Item. That scenario will still be a win-win for us, since only one of our minions will be affected by her item."

"Exactly! That’s what I have been wanting to tell you earlier! So, who do you want to use as ’bait’?" Malthus, who heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the Emperor’s reply, hurriedly said as he looked around him.

Even if Malthus had his powers enhanced by Emperor Litch, it was obvious that he was still fearful of Delia’s Mystical Item, a fact that seemed to amuse the Emperor.

"Before I follow your advice, can I ask you one thing first, Malthus? There’s just one thing bugging me about the timing of your advice to me..."

"What are you talking about, Emperor Litch? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No, I am pleased that you warned me about Delia’s Mystical Item. My only problem is the fact that you just told me about this Mystical Item today. Why did you not say this to me before?" Emperor Litch’s face slightly turned black as he gave this reply, making the nearby Malthus shiver.

"You could have just told me about this Mystical Item when we made our agreement. But instead of doing that, you still allowed things to go on, and it was only when we’re about to fight Delia that you told me about her Mystical Item. Doesn’t that sound suspicions? Your timing... it really is weird."

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"Malthus, Malthus, Malthus, are you perhaps planning on doing something suspicious later? That’s the only reason that can explain why you withhold the explanation of Delia’s Mystical Item to me. Are you interested on sharing the details about that? Don’t worry, I will not get angr-"

"Hmph, think what you want to think, Emperor LItch. I don’t care if you suspect me of making moves against you. Why worry about that now? Shouldn’t you focus on your goals rather than being suspicious of me?" Malthus angrily replied, as if Emperor Litch’s act of suspecting him was quite blasphemous.

"Your missing Conqueror’s Aura is right in front of you, Emperor Litch! Do you really want to waste your time on being wary, when you can just finish things once and for all? Hmph, this must be the reason why you were outwitted by your clone twice! Hehehe, he just took advantage of you!"

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"..Ray, go and check up on that Delia. Attack her with the intent to kill." Emperor LItch lazily said as he turned his back on Malthus. The Emperor did not make his emotions obvious, but judging by his tense shoulders and clenched fist, he was extremely livid now. "Just make sure that your attack will be focused on her alone, and on nothing else. Oh, and if your Companions wanted to join in, I have no qualms with that."

"The Emperor’s command has been uttered. Now, I shall execute it!" Like a robot forcefully pulled with strings, the manic-looking Ray flew towards Delia with a frenzied expression on his face. He seemed to be extremely joyful with the command given to him, even if he had also heard the effects of Delia’s Mystical Item.

It was as if he was not fearful about the effects of this item, which he made obvious with his taunts.

"Hahaha! Traveler Delia, your Mystical Item might sound dangerous, but is it powerful enough to suppress me? Hehehe, you might now know it, but I can attack you with my bombs from the distance!" Ray shouted in glee as he pulled out his bombs.

Each bomb glowed menacingly with their ticking timers, with some of them exuding an aura that seemed to affect the Laws themselves. "Hehehe, can you even use your Mystical Item when I am this far from you? It seems like you cannot..."

It was at this point that Ray began throwing his bombs, with the first bomb already lit up and ready to be detonated. It easily sailed towards the paralyzed Delia without any obstructions, making both Ray and Emperor Litch smile.

"Go and do your best, woman. Unleash that item of yours! Hehehe, that could be your only chance to live now!"

As the bomb approached Delia, Malthus suddenly froze, as he began feeling a sensation of dread building up inside him. This feeling made him stop on his tracks, as he realized that having a feeling of ’dread’ in this situation is just wrong.

"Why am I feeling ’dreadful’ when we’re just about to win? Why do I feel this ’dread’, when all our enemies are suppressed? Just why?" Malthus thought to himself as the bomb began to unleash its fury on Delia. "Is there something dreadful that will happen here? If there is, then what it could be? Could it be perhaps the-"

Malthus’ worrisome thoughts were interrupted at this point, as a massive sea of black ooze materialized from above, covering the whole sky with its gigantic form. It blotted the pouring light from above the sky, turning the whole Four Moons World dark.

Before Malthus or the Emperor could react, this sea of black ooze descended on them like a torrential rain, covering their bodies with sticky black fluid. With the size of this black ooze, everyone in the Four Moons World were covered by this fluid.

As the sticky black fluid made contact with his body, Malthus began to shake as a sensation of powerlessness filled him.

His Demonic Tower which was standing loftily behind him has disappeared, as the black fluid has forced the tower to disperse. His Soul Manifestation Ability had also been forcefully suppressed at this point, making it impossible for Malthus to summon his weapons.

"No!!!" Malthus could only let out a shout as he started falling to the ground, with his abilities unable to stop him from falling.

"You damned Traveler... You actually played with us!" This was the only thing that Malthus could say as he realized what had happened. "Damned b***h! You must have been waiting for this moment to use your ooze on us! S**t, why did I not think that she can improve her Mystical Item?"

This massive sea of black ooze was no other than Delia’s Mystical Item, which just like what Malthus said, had been improved beyond recognition.

Before, this black ooze can only cover a small area, making it good for only close combat applications. But now, this black ooze was able to cover the whole planet, a feature that Malthus did not expect!

"F**k!!!!"