Chapter 378

During those twenty years, she naturally did not seek help from the Abyssal Demon God again, but this did not stop her from studying the Abyss.

This was also why she could recognize the Abyssal Demon Beetle so quickly.

Lomina soon found a more detailed description of the Abyssal Demon Beetle in the Dark Codex.

The more she read, the more solemn her expression became.

"What's wrong, Mother?"

Princess Chenxi asked.

Lomina said: "The interior of the Abyssal Demon Beetle is miraculous—its internal structure seems to involve certain spatial laws. A single Abyssal Demon Beetle can consume a hundred times its own volume before it bursts."

"A hundred times? No wonder they ate through the tunnels. Mother, if there are truly thousands of Abyssal Demon Beetles beneath the Loki Mountains, they might eat the entire Loki Mountains collapse—at the very least, a huge stretch of it would come crashing down... Ah!"

Princess Chenxi suddenly screamed halfway through her sentence!

Although her scream was melodious, the shock within it was utterly unmistakable.

She screamed because…

"Mother, I think I understand the Shadow God's plot!"

Princess Chenxi's expression also turned solemn, rarely so.

Because the Shadow God's move this time was truly astonishing!

Had they not seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed the Shadow God could orchestrate such a grand scheme!

For the past two months, the Shadow God had not commanded the underground shadow creatures to attack them.

Nor had she blocked their return to their own forest.

But this did not mean the Shadow God had given up!

A god—even an Abyssal Demon God—has a very narrow temper.

You could say she holds grudges to the last detail!

How could a god who holds grudges to the last detail simply let it go?

How could a god famed for cunning and deceit have no terrible follow-up?

Now, her follow-up has arrived.

This follow-up is terrifying beyond measure.

Because the Shadow God has likely deployed thousands of Abyssal Demon Beetles, brought up long ago, to eat through the Loki Mountains!

Do not doubt it—thousands of Abyssal Demon Beetles, even if they could consume only one-tenth of what they could in the Abyss while on the Continent of Gods, are still enough to collapse the Loki Mountains.

The Loki Mountains stretch over a thousand kilometers; they obviously cannot eat through the entire massive range.

But they don't need to.

They only need to collapse one section!

Then, these thousands of Abyssal Demon Beetles can die gloriously.

Then, the Shadow God need do nothing else to accomplish her greatest conspiracy yet!

Why say so?

Think—what lies on the other side of the Loki Mountains?

Humans!

Humans who eye the elves with hunger!

The Loki Mountains have blocked humans because they are too high, crowned with endless snow-capped peaks and treacherous terrain—human armies simply cannot cross.

But once a section of the Loki Mountains collapses, forming a complete passage connecting the north and south, wouldn't humans be able to cross?

At that moment, humans who have long coveted the Elven Empire would not flood northward across the Loki Mountains?

Of course, the elves are powerful; ordinary humans who come over are merely fodder for death.

With the Elven Empire's strength, even an entire human kingdom's army would be crushed—but if humans keep pouring in endlessly, even the Elven Empire cannot sustain the toll!

Moreover, what if a human empire is tempted?

Know this: a beautiful female elf is worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins on the Continent of Gods!

Also, the Loki Forest holds vast natural resources—treasures that greedy humans will never let slip away!

To plunge the entire elven race into perpetual war—that is the Shadow God's staggering conspiracy!

This time, to seek revenge, the Shadow God not only drags the Night Elves into the mire, but intends to drag the entire Elven Empire down with her!

Hearing Princess Chenxi's words, Lomina nodded with an expression turned solemn:

"Chenxi, I believe the Loki Mountains have likely already collapsed—two months have passed. What these Abyssal Demon Beetles are doing now is merely widening the breach. The Shadow God will have timed it precisely, ensuring we see it, deduce it, and panic—that is her style. She wants us to despair!"

After saying this, Lumina's tone became firm:

"But after pledging faith to the Great Lord of Flame, nothing can make us despair!"