parentshiftbook #396 - Chapter 395: Dialogue with the False God (Part 2)
#396 - Chapter 395: Dialogue with the False God (Part 2)
“Rebel?”
Jiang Han raised an eyebrow. “That title certainly suits your style.”
“Each of you is high and mighty, thinking you control everything?”
“In reality, you’re just a bunch of false gods.”
“Audacious!”
Hearing the words ‘false gods,’ the already enraged evil gods became even more agitated. Their voices echoed in the secret chamber, deafeningly loud. “We are meant to look down on everything! To control everything!”
“We! Are the chosen ones, the embodiment of glory!”
“Only blasphemers fail to understand our greatness!”
“Ye Han, you truly deserve to die!”
“Tsk, you even know my name. It seems Karami has told you quite a bit about me.” Jiang Han chuckled. “What? Do gods care about mortals?”
“Then your so-called glory isn't all that impressive, is it?”
“You…”
“Enough!”
One of the evil gods was about to say something, but a voice interrupted him.
This voice wasn't loud, but it was incredibly clear and deep, and it maintained a calm demeanor. “To be able to stand here and speak to us in this tone, it seems our servants have failed to complete the task we assigned them…”
“Finally, someone with a bit of sense.”
Jiang Han said with a smile, “Clearly, your methods didn’t work.”
“Heh, you do have some ability.”
The owner of the deep voice chuckled. “At least among humans, you are quite outstanding.”
“You don’t need to waste your breath on obvious nonsense.” Jiang Han curled his lip. “I just want to see what exactly is pretending to be a god.”
“It's a bit disappointing. After all this talking, I haven't seen any decent tricks.”
“Heh, tricks? If you mean the ability to crush you into powder, then yes, we have it.”
The owner of the deep voice wasn't angry, his tone remaining calm. Compared to the other evil gods, his composure was exceptional. “However, I don't plan to use it yet.”
“Oh.” Jiang Han simply nodded.
“Mortal, aren't you curious why?” the owner of the deep voice asked.
“Not curious. Say it if you want, don’t if you don’t.” Jiang Han shrugged nonchalantly.
“……”
The owner of the deep voice was silent for a moment, then spoke, “Very simple, because I believe you are the most outstanding mortal I have ever seen.”
“You are qualified to receive supreme glory, to become our most loyal servant!”
“I have no interest in being anyone's servant. You should look for someone else.” Jiang Han said calmly.
“Don't be so quick to refuse.”
The owner of the deep voice said, “This is your best and only chance. Otherwise, when we return, you will be nothing more than slightly better-quality blood food.”
“Blood food?”
Jiang Han’s heart stirred. “So, to you, all the creatures on the Lost Continent are blood food?”
“You are clever.”
The owner of the deep voice said, “A clever person should make a clever choice.”
“To us, you are no different from ants. Or rather, all the creatures of the Lost Continent will become blood food.”
“This is fate.”
“Oh, please, enough with the fate.” Jiang Han curled his lip in disdain. “If you were so strong, how could you have been beaten like stray dogs by the Divine Tree in ancient times, and scurried away from the Lost Continent?”
“Oh, and also, you didn’t even manage to conquer the Dragon Phoenix Empire when it was founded, did you?”
“With such a record, how can you talk about blood food? Isn't that a bit arrogant?”
“Or is it that false gods just like to brag?”
“Audacious! Ant, you are deliberately seeking death!”
As soon as Jiang Han spoke, the entire secret chamber became noisy. Many false gods couldn't sit still, feeling humiliated, and they all spoke out to reprimand him.
That wave after wave of cold aura almost caused Karami's heart to stop, and he was about to faint.
Jiang Han, however, was as if nothing had happened, smiling and saying, “Lies don’t hurt people, the truth is a sharp knife.”
“You…”
“Damn it! You must be torn to pieces to vent the hatred in my heart!”
“What do you know? There was a reason we left the Lost Continent!”
“……”
Jiang Han’s words undoubtedly stabbed the false gods in their hearts again.
After all, no matter the reason, their defeat in ancient times was a fact.
It was also a fact they couldn’t face.
“Enough!”
At this moment, the owner of the deep voice spoke, scolding, and the secret chamber immediately returned to silence.
“The past doesn’t matter.”
The owner of the deep voice continued, “But we will soon return. At that time, we will settle everything. Blood food is still blood food. The meaning of your existence is only to continue our existence.”
“Now, you have the chance to escape this fate, to serve us.”
“At that time, you will naturally see our greatness. Worlds will be destroyed in our hands, returning to their original meaning.”
“This is an irresistible fate. Whether it is that annoying tree, or the Undying Divine Phoenix you rely on, they cannot escape fate.”
Blood food, to continue the existence of the false gods?
Jiang Han pretended not to care, but in reality, he paid close attention to every word the owner of the deep voice said.
And the most peculiar of these was naturally the concept of blood food.
‘So, the false gods' purpose in entering the Lost Continent is to destroy it? To replenish themselves?’
Jiang Han secretly guessed, and the scene he saw in the maze in his previous life couldn't help but appear in his mind.
The figures of the false gods tore open the barriers between two worlds, and five altars floated in the air, engulfing all life within.
All of this made it hard not to think that the false gods were forcibly sacrificing humans, turning them into the blood food they spoke of.
“Anything else?”
Jiang Han said calmly, “If it’s just this, I don’t think you can convince me.”
“Convince?”
The owner of the deep voice chuckled, his laughter full of disdain. “You seem to have misunderstood. I am not trying to convince you, but giving you a gift. If you don’t appreciate it and miss it yourself, that’s your problem.”
“There’s no need to bother trying to find out more, it’s meaningless to you.”
“All you need to know is that before long, we will return here to set everything right.”
“The Lost Continent is nothing special, it will eventually be destroyed like countless worlds before it.”
“And you, do you want to survive, to follow in our footsteps?”
“I see.” Jiang Han sighed softly. He had wanted to get some more information out of them, but now it seemed that although the false gods were arrogant, they weren't stupid.
“Now, choose.”
At this moment, the deep voice sounded again,
“Become our most loyal servant.”
“Or, die!”