Chapter 45: What Is He Missing

"Perhaps it's Aurmir's idea. He has always wanted to devour that Demonic Wolf, or maybe Lilith just thinks it's time to eliminate Flegrea and Kvastir. After all, they have indeed caused us quite a bit of trouble in the past…"

The beautiful woman sitting beside the Elven King spoke. She had glossy black hair styled into a high bun, ears slightly pointed like the Elven King, and exquisite features with a touch of ancient elegance. Her deep brown eyes were like the vast ocean.

This was none other than the Elven Queen, "Queen of Calamity" Cohinem. Unlike the perpetually aggressive and irritable demeanor of the Elven King, Soniathrym, Cohinem's expression was calm and indifferent, revealing little emotion.

The "Queen of Calamity" Cohinem's words were based on the fact that in this era, the humanoid ancient gods—Giant King Aurmir, Elven King Soniathrym, and Vampire Ancestor Lilith—had formed an alliance against the non-humanoid ancient gods, which included "Dragon of Imagination" Ankewelt, Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace, and Aberration King Kvastir.

The essence of this confrontation naturally stemmed from the attraction between the Beyonder characteristics of similar sequences.

"Mutated King" Kvastir and "Annihilation Demonic Wolf" Flegrea, however, were loners. Perhaps due to their pathways or the many different pathways they had consumed, these two ancient gods were more insane than the others, seeking to corrupt everything and overturn the existing order.

"Or perhaps they're just purely going mad…" Elven King Soniathrym said coldly, his voice almost a roar.

"Maybe so, but with Aurmir involved, we don't need to interfere," Cohinem replied calmly, her expression unchanged. "We just need to wait for the result, though we should be wary of the dragons taking advantage of the situation."

"Humph! That would be best! I've always wanted to skewer that old dragon and roast him. The inherent attraction between our pathways makes me imagine how delicious it would be," Soniathrym said, his expression growing increasingly vicious.

"One day, it will happen." The "Queen of Calamity" Cohinem maintained her calm expression. She then seemed to remember something and said, "Recently, there have been some secret cults among the humans that have clashed with our followers and even taken some humans from the region under our control."

"Don't bother with such trifles. Humans have never been important…" Soniathrym seemed indifferent to this. "We don't need those humans' faith. If they're taken, so be it. Our focus should be on the dragons."

Cohinem gave Soniathrym a glance, not surprised by this answer.

She had long known that her king had a peculiar attitude towards humans. He seemed to disregard them, yet he never fully allowed the elves to handle them as they wished.

Compared to other extraordinary races, the humans living in the elven regions were relatively better off. They weren't killed randomly, and even if they were treated as slaves, they at least lived.

Humans in other regions, such as those in the Land of the Demonic Wolf or the aberration territories, were not so fortunate.

Cohinem felt that Soniathrym seemed to be missing something through these humans.

Just as he often sat by the window, staring into the distance.

As the Elven Queen, Cohinem naturally wanted to understand her husband's inner world better, but as the Queen of Calamity, she would never probe these matters. She would simply stay quietly by Soniathrym's side, fulfilling her role as a loyal follower.

…

Certain secrets of the Elven King remained unknown, and the war initiated by Lilith gradually entered a state of "chaos" as the elves chose to remain on the sidelines.

More and more followers were sent to the battlefield by both sides as the war intensified. The vampires fought against the Demonic Wolves and aberrations, while Aurmir, nominally Lilith's ally, also dispatched giant followers to aid Lilith against the aberrations after the initial phase of the war.

This led to an odd situation on the battlefield. The vampires had no inherent reason to fight the Demonic Wolves, only clashing with the aberrations due to their alignment. However, giants and Demonic Wolves had a history of conflict.

No one paid much attention to these details. The ancient gods often acted erratically, sometimes not even understanding their own motives. Today one might fight another, and the next day, the roles could be reversed.

To the extraordinary beings of the Second Epoch, this war seemed no different from others. It was likely to end with a confrontation between the ancient gods themselves, with varying outcomes, leaving things unresolved.

"Are you planning to take the field so soon?"

In a grand palace with a dark Gothic style, a booming voice echoed. It belonged to a colossal giant, the ruler of the Giant Court, Giant King Aurmir.

"The children's blood has flowed enough. It's time I give them a lesson," said the beautiful woman, looking like a young girl, with crimson eyes and delicate features exemplifying beauty.

This was Vampire Ancestor Lilith.

Lilith looked at the giant in the palace, her smile gentle yet cruel, and said, "Aurmir, as promised, I will help you eliminate Flegrea."

"We will surely win this battle."

"We will indeed win," Aurmir said, his voice resounding like a bell.

Both ancient gods spoke with violent smiles. After Aurmir left the palace to prepare for war, Lilith sipped her wine, looking in the direction he had gone, and laughed.

"Fool!"

As an ancient god who had already allied with the Sun God and planned to use a fake death to cleanse her madness, Lilith knew Aurmir's schemes well. She was aware that Aurmir had also contacted the Sun God, planning to eliminate her due to the conflict between their pathways. However, Aurmir's plans also coincided with Lilith's, so she didn't expose them.

"Too bad the Sun God cares more about humans than you think, and He is quite fond of that one… Ha!" Lilith thought of something, her smile growing brighter. She finished her wine in one gulp and walked into the endless darkness.

AN: According to the original storyline, the ancient Sun God hadn't yet directly confronted the ancient gods at this time, instead operating through secret organizations. After all, the ancient gods held a significant advantage during this period. However, the Sun God had already made deals and connections with several ancient gods, preparing for the eventual direct confrontation.