Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Karlando, Lechter, and Box all turned their gazes toward Barn.

As a follower of the God of Thunder and Flame, Barn's personality was not as fiery and explosive as one might expect:

"You know me, boss. If I want to obtain the relics of the gods, I trust no one, and I would certainly search for them myself," he said.

Box nodded and turned to look at Lechter.

Lechter spoke:

"You know me, boss, I could never abandon the Divine Embryo of gourmet food; I love delicacies so much, and the relic of my god is within the Dragon Summer Realm," he said.

Box found this reasonable; Lechter had an abnormal interest in flesh, almost an addiction.

This was an addiction that could not be overcome by Lechter's will alone.

At this point, the three of them turned their gazes to Karlando.

Karlando's pupils constricted, and his heart surged with emotion.

Not long ago, Karlando had tasted defeat, beaten in the Dragon Summer Realm by Zhou Baiyu and the unparalleled alliance.

He was eager to wash away that humiliation because defeat was not scary, what was fearful was... if Lechter ate someone who happened to have the memories of his defeat.

That would indeed be a complete disgrace.

Then a major event took place—Celeos completed the Divine Endowment.

Before doing this, Celeos did something absolutely outrageous—

He slaughtered all the Demigods of the Pantheon.

In other words, whoever could become a Demigod now would be the first in the world.

Whoever would end up leading such a massive organization as the Pantheon could completely wash away the humiliation of the past.

Now, seeing that both Barn and Lechter seemed to have reasonable explanations for why they weren't the holders...

And considering the question mark on the mini-map, Karlando's heart began to race...

Could it really be targeting me?

Am I "that esteemed person"?

Karlando wasn't stupid, but he was greedy. The importance of the relics of the gods ignited his avarice.

This greed made him very aware that—right now, he absolutely could not admit to it.

And he managed his facial expressions rather well.

But his heartbeat quickened.

"Don't all look at me like that, you know who I am, I wouldn't handle things in such a high-profile manner. Besides, my god's relic is also within the Dragon Summer Realm," he said.

At that moment, Lechter spoke:

"But, my dear Karlando, you are the only one among us... who has been to that place, aren't you?" he said.

"That sudden summons that came, in the Pantheon, among our level, only you were involved," he added.

"Even though you suffered a defeat, perhaps that was just a ruse," Lechter suggested.

Clearly, Lechter wanted to give Karlando a hard time.

Barn nodded and said,

"Indeed, so many Forerunners and Purifiers have returned, and so have you, yet by some coincidence... the rest of us from the Pantheon have not," he said.

"Isn't that too much of a coincidence, could it be that you silenced them all? Did you silence them to keep a secret?" he asked.

In that incident of extradimensional mutation, due to a particular contaminants species triggering a super calamity, it caused the island to fold.

In the great disaster that ensued when the island came alive, many from the Pantheon died.

Many had died earlier due to the rules of rock-paper-scissors.

Later, when the realm of games unfolded, he even turned several members of the Pantheon into "NPCs".

In a sense, Karlando indeed participated in the killing of his own people.

In the Pantheon, that's not a big deal.

Lechter also consumed contaminants species, Barn practiced on his own people, and Box had even recently killed a peer holding the highest authority.

But at this moment, Karlando felt as though he couldn't clear his name.

He hesitated for a few seconds, and that hesitation sounded like the gavel confirming his guilt.

"So it's you, Karlando. Tsk, tsk, too bad you weren't smart enough. Why would you proclaim so loudly that you obtained the relics of the gods? What's the reason?" Lechter jeered.

In fact, Lechter, together with Barn and Box, all felt that it was uncharacteristic of Karlando to be so ostentatious.

It didn't match Karlando's usual style.

But indeed, each of them could sense the aura of the relics of the gods.

And indeed, the person carrying the relics of the gods—had passed through numerous trials.

Surely no one would use divine treasures as bait, right? Not to mention their value being immeasurable, just the act itself is like asking for death.

To come to the Pantheon headquarters to sow discord? This is so far-fetched, it seems more believable to think that, for a moment, Karlando was arrogant and presumptuous.

Box said,

"I advise you not to initiate your domain, otherwise, you will definitely be the first one I seal."

Karlando had already foreseen that the moment suspicion fell, his guilt was already established.

Even if he would never do such a foolish thing, it seemed everyone preferred to believe that he was stupid enough to do it for the sake of divine treasures.

So he decided to strike first.

This thought, however, pushed him into a corner and reinforced the reality of his ambition to become a demigod.

But how could he possibly take on three at once?

Box said,

"Your strength is of great help to the construction of the new world of the Pantheon. I think... you are not our enemy."

"I never was!"

Although he longed for the divine treasures to be related to him, Karlando dared not admit it for the moment.

"Then let me seal you, rest assured, if the Divine Embryo of the divine treasures has nothing to do with you, I guarantee I will release the seal. Of course, you can choose to resist us right now."

Karlando suddenly said,

"What if it is related? Can't the Pantheon have a demigod?"

By saying this, Karlando effectively admitted that he had given up on making excuses.

But in fact, Barn and Lechter understood—

Karlando was right; if the divine treasures really had something to do with him, then Karlando becoming a demigod would be beneficial to the Pantheon.

But it would diminish their three's power...

The Pantheon would be dominated by Karlando.

What's good for the Pantheon is not good for us; can such a thing be done?

Of course not.

The Pantheon is a massive organization, but this organization is like a decaying empire.

The officials within the empire, ostensibly for the people and the state, but in reality, everything they do is for money and power, and it's the people who suffer.

The Pantheon needs the combat power of a demigod.

There used to be several demigods, and the situation was balanced. Later, the demigods died out, but the balance remained.

Now, suddenly, to add one more demigod, disrupting the balance—how could this be allowed?

"Your abilities are not sufficient to back your ambition, Karlando. Your loyalty to the Pantheon is not enough to warrant such immense power," said Lechter as he initiated the seal.

It was just a temporary seal, one that would render Karlando unable to act for the following week.

Of course, Karlando could dodge it.

But Lechter had been coveting his flesh for a long time, and if Lechter managed to bite him... it was very likely that part of his memory would end up belonging to Lechter.

That would be even more fatal.

Moreover, the elemental powers of Thunder and Flame, these two purely offensive elements, could potentially harm him as well.

To take on three at once was extremely unwise.

Having no choice, Karlando said,

"Fine, Box, I am willing to cooperate. You will understand that my loyalty to the Pantheon is beyond doubt."

Box merely smiled and said nothing,

"Time will tell everything, Karlando. If you are truly innocent, the seal will release automatically after seven days."

As the words fell, several black lines formed into a black cube, trapping Karlando inside it.

A crack appeared, swallowing the cube.

Karlando was sealed just like that.

At this moment, Zhou Baiyu probably had no idea that by borrowing the name of Huang Miu, he seemed to have also inherited Huang Miu's luck.

He had been thinking that his biggest trouble was Karlando.

If he were detected by the power of the God of Games and Entertainment belonging to Karlando, he might not even be able to enter the sanctuary.

Little did he know he had blundered into an incredibly lucky beginning.

The most troublesome Karlando had already been taken out of the game prematurely.