Chapter 205: So It Was All Fake
Margarita's gaze swept expressionlessly across the faces of the two tribal chiefs.
"The war between demons and humans is endless. They will drain us of our last drop of blood. Chief Pig Dajin, Chief Wolf Howl, how many more hardships can your people endure? Instead of slow extinction, why not seek a slim chance of survival?"
Margarita's words prompted Pig Dajin and Wolf Howl to exchange a glance.
Wolf Howl's expression darkened as he looked at Margarita.
"Even without the demons, do you think the war with humans will end?"
"No, but we will gain more breathing space."
Margarita did not intend to convince the two chiefs with lies.
Her response left Wolf Howl speechless.
Pig Dajin, on the other hand, looked at Margarita with a mix of curiosity and doubt.
"Margarita, why do you believe mere goblins can defeat the demons?"
Faced with the two chiefs' scrutiny, Margarita remained silent.
Only by witnessing that being with their own eyes could they understand its power.
No race liked goblins.
She didn't like them either and loathed them from the bottom of her heart.
But the terror of the Goblin King made it possible to overcome that aversion.
In the presence of the Goblin King, she could not and dared not feel even a trace of revulsion.
The suffocating strength was something one could not comprehend without experiencing it personally.
In the dimly lit tent, Margarita's voice rang out.
"In the Goblin Forest, a remarkable being has emerged—the Goblin King. Chief Pig Dajin, you must have heard some rumors about its existence. After all, the death of the Ghost Beastman 'Ghost Hand' was caused by your Pigmen tribe. Without witnessing it firsthand, you cannot imagine what kind of goblins inhabit the Goblin Forest. Under the leadership of the Goblin King, goblins will undoubtedly rise. I believe the Goblin King can defeat the demons. I firmly believe it. The Goblin King will never fail."
The clamor in the tent lasted a long time.
It wasn't until an hour later that Margarita lifted the curtain and walked out.
She turned back to glance at the tent behind her before disappearing into the darkness.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Margarita walked slowly through the camp, calling out for the Goblin King.
Before long, the king responded.
"Here I am. What's up?"
"Your Majesty, I've made contact with the Wolf Tribe and Pigmen Tribe."
"And the result?"
"They won't make a decision for now."
"Understood. Let them decide at the last moment, then."
At the same time, on the other side of the Ogre Mountain Range.
A hundred kilometers away, in a massive canyon.
A hundred thousand goblins slept scattered across the gorge.
Atop a high mountain, Li Meng gazed at the Ogre Mountain Range bathed in moonlight.
The Ogre Mountain Range wasn't just barren peaks.
Some canyons were filled with fertile grasslands.
Others housed vast forests.
If it were all barren mountains, it wouldn't be called the Ogre Mountain Range.
After all, no creature could survive in a completely barren place.
"Xiao Bai, do you think killing all the gods would make the Sea of Death disappear?"
Li Meng recalled Xiao Bai saying that the Sea of Death's existence was linked to the gods.
Since the gods needed to absorb the planet's life energy to sustain themselves.
"Master, gods cannot die."
"Then why could the Savage God be killed?"
"Master, the Savage God is part of a special system. What was killed was merely the Savage God, not the system that gave rise to it."
"So, does this mean the world's destruction is inevitable?"
"Though gods cannot be killed, they can be sealed."
Li Meng's eyes lit up at those words.
Scooting slightly to the side, Li Meng sat on a large rock.
"Xiao Bai, go on!"
"Master, the World Stone from the Abyss can seal gods. The World Stone contains its own space. Once a god is sealed within, it can no longer absorb the planet's life energy and will sleep eternally inside the World Stone."
"The World Stone? Xiao Bai, where can I find it?"
"During ancient times, demons invaded this world multiple times. Angels used the World Stone to seal demon gods. The World Stone should still exist in the human realm. As for its exact location, you will have to find it yourself, Master."
"Master, why are you concerned about the Sea of Death?"
Xiao Bai's question left Li Meng puzzled.
Did Xiao Bai not understand the threat of the Sea of Death?
"Isn't the Sea of Death expanding? That should be a huge crisis."
"Master, the Sea of Death has existed since before the Dragon God was born. That was tens of thousands of years ago. Whether the Sea of Death is linked to the gods remains uncertain. It's merely a high probability. However, the fact that gods absorb the planet's life energy is true, which leads people to associate it with the Sea of Death's expansion. But whether this is the case remains unknown."
"Although the Sea of Death is expanding, it would take tens of thousands of years to spread across the continent. Master, you have plenty of time to enhance your strength. When you become invincible, you can investigate the truth about the Sea of Death."
So Vanessa lied to him again?
Xiao Bai's explanation left Li Meng speechless.
All this time, he had worried about the Sea of Death's existence.
Afraid the world might perish within a thousand years.
In the end, it was just his baseless concern.
The world would be fine, even without him. It would find its own way.
"Vanessa wouldn't deceive me, would she?"
Li Meng believed Vanessa wouldn't have lied to him back then.
Perhaps the dark elves had obtained false information from somewhere.
"Hehe, that's great!"
Realizing the world wouldn't end so easily, Li Meng felt a sudden sense of relief.
"I wonder how Vanessa is doing!"
Li Meng thought of Vanessa.
He still cherished the days he spent with her.
Vanessa was stunning, her alluring figure making him drool just thinking about it.
She was also incredibly uninhibited in bed.
At the height of passion, she could be extremely wild.
How could Li Meng not miss such a seductive partner?
"The next time I see her, I'll make sure to hold onto her."
Li Meng's lascivious laughter echoed across the moonlit mountaintop.
That night, the darkness deepened.
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Principality of Irisis.
Eastern Border, Ogre Mountain Range.
Among the endless mountains stood a fortress.
The fortress was called Garrison Fort.
Garrison Fort was located in Windward Valley.
Windward Valley was a massive canyon that cut through the Ogre Mountain Range.
It was also the only passage within a thousand kilometers connecting the Southern Wastelands.
At the valley's entrance stood a towering black stone wall.
The black stone wall stretched from north to south, linking the two mountain ranges.