Chapter 115: Perfect Being (Evil)

Bad news often comes in succession, but misfortune always has cause and effect.

"I don't think the Deer Princes of the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm would bother coming to save their father—these are likely newborn 'Princes,' the seals are utterly shattered, and they must have emerged from the underground ruins."

After that brutal civil war between the Beastmen and the Beasts, not all beast groups that rejected humanity were killed.

Some were sealed alongside the Beasts; others simply left this world entirely.

After all, in the multiverse, it's not overly difficult for a strong being to open a portal and flee.

The Outer Realms harbor many defeated races from ancient wars; some have grown accustomed to the Outer Lands, while others constantly sharpen their claws, waiting for the day they can return and slaughter.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Realm, a place similar to the Mechanism Realm, only received this name after the war between the Beastmen and the Beasts.

Some defeated beast groups migrated and settled in that realm; legends say there are still 'Beasts' there capable of free movement. It is a unique realm that even the gods avoid provoking.

Beast groups that rejected humanity dwell in the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm—a world of pure beastliness, still governed by ancient natural cycles, where naturally there are descendants of 'Deer' and other beast clans.

And this pure white body with pitch-black, pupilless eyes is the very physical trait of the Deer Elsena itself.

Only its direct bloodline possesses the right to bear such a physical form.

"Uh, is that Evil God Elsena this pretty?" In Li En's imagination, considering the form of the 'Holy Mother,' the Deer should've been covered in bizarre tentacles, with extra eyes and heads.

"Is it about appearance? Beasts are children of nature, embodiments of natural beauty among all living things—how could any be ugly?"

Judging by appearance alone, if this thing could be kept as a pet at home, it would be quite prestigious.

But considering its origin, this beauty is terrifying.

"Are you certain they came from the seal?" This is undoubtedly a terrible possibility—the underground ruins' seal is already worthless, capable of spitting out something this troublesome.

"Do you think the Beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm would come to save their ancestors? It's not impossible for oddities to appear, but four Princes appearing at once? Absolutely impossible." Since the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm can't possibly send anyone, the seals must have generated them themselves.

A Beast's power comes from bloodline—the closer to the source, the stronger. The strength of a direct-line Prince Beast needs no explanation; they are prestigious beings even in the multiverse.

Such beings are noble and exceedingly rare; their lineage is always limited. For four to appear at once? Nearly impossible.

"First, the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Realm may not even have four Deer Princes. And if these were mature Prince Beasts from the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm, they wouldn't hide in the underground—they'd lead their clans straight to attack Radiant City."

This form is clearly that of a newborn, recently hatched from the underground ruin's seal.

The bad news is they're certainly carrying Elsena's orders, acting to rescue their father.

The good news is Beasts require time and resources to grow into beings of this level—it's unrealistic for them to have matured in just a few years.

"So, they have a high probability of creating Magical Girls."

Uh, Li En felt he'd missed a segment—how did they arrive at that conclusion from the above?

Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei offered a brief explanation: a Magical Girl is fundamentally a link between one human and one Beast, a shared coexistence where both parties exchange 'humanity' and 'beastliness.'

This is a highly mature, advanced combat-force production technique—even juvenile-level Prince Beasts can use it to create Magical Girls.

Moreover, after the contract, the human's growth rate is rapidly accelerated.

"Prince Beasts lack combat power, but Magical Girls never do; by consuming the human's humanity through the contract, the individual grows rapidly."

Theoretically, only very high-tier Prince Beasts could perform this ritual, but now the more mature method involves former Magical Girls evolved into Witches as the contracting Beasts, both evolving together.

"Uh? Aren't those Beasts opposed to humanity?"

"Yes, so they'll be even crueler—they'll pour in more beastliness. The Magical Girls will transform faster! They'll treat Magical Girls as Consumables."

The same technique yields entirely different results—Magical Girls outside the Seven Beasts Alliance rarely meet a good end.

But allowing beastliness to consume Magical Girls to cultivate 'monsters' is remarkably fast.

The only good news is they need suitable 'Deer-girls,' and the underground world likely has none.

At least, not many—only a tiny number of qualified individuals have any chance of contracting; finding them requires time and luck.

"Looks like we need to notify Dai Niya quickly. This is truly the worst possible development." He'd thought it was treasure; now it looked like a landmine. Li En felt disappointed.

Suddenly, he noticed Lord Lord Kuku and Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei staring at him with unmistakable surprise—as if he'd said something wrong.

"Are high-grade Dragon Princes or Divine Blood heirs valuable?" Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei asked a strangely odd question.

"Uh, I get it now." Li En instantly understood—he still had a juvenile Dragon's material in his space bag.

And hunting juvenile Dragons normally invites brutal retribution from Dragon mothers.

"High-grade Dragon juveniles and Divine Blood bearers are rare in the main realm. But perfect Beast bloodline heirs—do you know how rare they are? They're literally treasures from head to toe!"

Now, Li En understood completely.

"I remember one fell before—its antlers were forged into a divine dagger."

Lord Lord Kuku stared at the wanted poster, saliva nearly dripping.

Four juvenile Prince Beasts—their very bodies alone are worth astronomical wealth!

Such rare beings are normally guarded by countless powerful figures—even divine beasts. Now they're confirmed in this underground realm, with no strong protectors nearby. No wonder the Mind Flayers have all moved.

Immediately, Li En grew excited—he couldn't wait to strike down evil.

"And since they escaped from the seal, they surely didn't bring everything—they might even be carrying 'Beast' treasures," Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei's words were highly persuasive.

"Elsena's Prince Beasts possess authority over gravity and separation. Their antlers, when stripped, can be forged into top-tier equipment imbued with the laws of 'Overturning,' 'Inversion,' and 'Gravity.' Legends say several divine weapons used them as material—like the famous 'Oath-Breaking Dagger.'"

When it came to Beasts, Violet Miss Zi Qiangwei was a true expert.

Now, with divine material at stake, the previously hesitant rookie squad instantly erupted in excitement.

If this was a trick to inflate morale, please, more of it.

Unfortunately, the underground Gnomes knew little—only that something had been spotted nearby, so this Mind Flayer had been dispatched to search.

But they did bring Li En one piece of good news.

"The main brain's underground base isn't far from here." The temporary squad deliberated, then ultimately abandoned the idea of direct assault.

After all, the Main Brain isn't comparable to ordinary Mind Flayers—especially in its own domain, where its psychic field is infinitely amplified, particularly when beneath it lie vast hordes of Mind Flayers and Brain Eaters with near-collective consciousness.

If the nest is fully occupied, it might contain twenty or thirty Mind Flayers and at least ten times as many armed slaves—clearly not an easy opponent.

"Let's rescue the Machine Clan first."

After all, human lives cannot wait.

As the squad moved forward again, in a certain underground cavern, metallic walls resembling a spaceship were trembling slightly.

The Mind Flayer clan's "Nautiloids" are truly capable of interdimensional travel.

This place is their base and nest for blending into the local environment, yet it is also a ship that, once activated, can carry them to other dimensions.

At this moment, the Hive Mind had no time to care for the outsiders who had killed its kin; ninety percent of the Mind Flayers in the community were aiding their master in executing the current difficult task.

At the deepest core control zone of the base, within a vast super-saline pool, countless Mind Flayer brains had coalesced into the Hive Mind.

It was ugly and twisted, yet powerful and rational; countless lives had been sacrificed before it, becoming Offerings for the current task.

It was the true master of the entire Mind Flayer clan, or rather, the entire clan was its offshoot.

In the past, its pool was absolutely inaccessible to outsiders, but now, an "outsider" had been placed within the pool.

Amidst countless tendrils extending from the Hive Mind, a small white deer was howling in agony.

Upon the deer's shattered skull, the Hive Mind was linking with it; the twisted tentacles twitched incessantly as vast amounts of brain tissue poured into it.

Surrounding Mind Flayers were maintaining psychic stance, aiding their master in crushing the deer's inner resistance—its mental defenses were gradually being shattered under the overwhelming pressure of the entire Mind Flayer clan.

A powerful will was attempting to seize this sacred vessel.

The Beast was the apex of physical combat units.

The Hive Mind was the apex of psychic power.

If the two truly merged…

"A powerful being never before born—the strongest Mind Flayer King of all planes—is being born in our hands," the excited Mind Flayers twitched their facial tentacles as they sensed the Beast's resistance weakening.

"Bang!" In that instant of slackness, it was blown apart, its brain matter shattered.

The clash of psychic energies was this brutal.

At this moment, the mental struggle between the Hive Mind and the Beast continued; merely a moment of slackness caused one "server" to be directly shattered by the Beast's will.

The "fawn's" pupils emitted a deep black light—it had not yet surrendered.

Judging by the situation, this unprecedented monster, the perfect embodiment of ultimate evil, still needed a little more time to be born.

(End of Chapter)