Chapter 47 - Ray, The Gourmet

With a snap of his finger, a sinister power surged and blotted the pale purple sky of the Dimension Lost in eternal darkness with red lines filling the sky.

Cao Cao felt an instinct he had long forgotten upon seeing this scene. He couldn't help but wonder what this indescribable feeling was that made him feel fearful. A very primal feeling that had been engraved into his genetics.

"Shall we begin the show? Cao Cao of the Hero Faction." Ray laughed which sounded and looked so innocent like a joyful child. But behind it is a sinister creature hiding behind the mask.

"Don't worry, this Venerable one will not kill you that easily. After all, it would be a waste to destroy my toys after waiting for such a long time." Ray added when seeing the hesitation in Cao Cao as his rational mind and primal instinct is warring inside him.

"Don't you dare look down on our leader!" Heracles and Connla immediately rushed ahead like the loyal dogs they were.

"Tch, annoying flies. This Venerable one does not need to waste time on some mutts." Ray showed an annoying face before he snapped his finger again before a group of four angels appeared from the shadow portals.

When the angels open their eyes, their beautiful and angelic faces immediately twisted in unimaginable horror and agony as they tear apart their face and their flesh desperately to remove something inside them while their pure halo and feathery wings melted and turn into a twisted amalgamation of horrific abomination while their haunting cries and howls for their own death drowned the battlefield and cause everyone to retreat in fear of the incomprehensible scene playing out before their eyes.

"Right, I forgot to isolate their mind." Ray casually mentioned before another snap of his fingers echoed in everyone's ears as they watched fearfully yet curious as if they were entranced as the angels immediately fell down to ground like puppets with their strings cut off.

Another moment later, the angels open their eyes in sync and stand back up through impossible body motions that cause the sound of audible snapping and popping of joints. Without any words, they immediately charged at Heracles and Connla, still petrified by the scenes they just watched.

"Snap out of it, you two!" Jeanne appeared out of the sudden and created a wall of holy swords that shoot out the ground and somehow effortlessly bisected the four angels that leave her speechless.

But in the next moment, she saw what was underneath the skin of the angels. Indescribable and unspeakable monster was hiding underneath and their eyes gazed at her as the amalgamation of a mouth made up a row of teeth-like object smiled sinisterly at her before the spilled organs, blood and gores came into life and reform a complete angel like they were never injured as they stand up again and continue their attacks.

The scene alone causes Jeanne to emptied everything, even her bile as her gut squeezed out everything from inside her. She was incapable of blocking the attacks as Georg immediately used his magic to help them three from the onslaught of the abominations hiding in human skin.

Georg is the descendant of the infamous Johann Georg Faust who is unarguably one of the top human magicians who made contract with the legendary Devil, Mephisto Pheles. Georg is the same too and he had pursued Magic to the very extreme, possessing master to almost all known magic schools. Naturally he had once tried or at least seen all kinds of Grimoire including the R'lyeh Text and the Book of Death.

He recognises the abominations that are hiding under the corpse of the angels. He recognises what they are fighting against. However, he is helpless to do anything. His mind is still alive but his body is not his own anymore as he gazed at the smiling boy who placed a finger before his mouth.

"Shh. One should not utter the forbidden knowledge carelessly. Don't spoil my fun yet." Georg hears the charming and innocent yet sinister voice whisper into his ears, his mind like tentacles molesting his brain inside his skull.

"Just play your role properly and I promise you a peaceful and painless death as reward."

Georg's eyes lose their luster and turn dull after hearing it. His body has already weaved by his fate and destiny. An inescapable shackle on his body like string on a puppet. A body that is his own but no longer has its free will.

He only needs to play his role as the actor on the stage. As long as he performs wonderfully and entertains the Eldritch God, he will be given a peaceful death instead of being tortured to live inside his own corpse masqueraded by the unspeakable abominations and turn into a puppet against his own will, his own family, his own friends, his own allies, his own goal, his own existence. To be defiled and desecrated for all eternity.

All for the sake of the sick entertainment of a bored yet incomprehensibly powerful Eldritch God.

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After giving an amused glance at Georg, he turned back to Cao Cao that stood rooted for the past five minutes.

He could wait, he liked to savor them one by one and explore each of their exquisite tastes and how it would react to his palate.

For Jeanne, she is a little lackluster and bland. Maybe because she still has lingering faith in God. Have potential but unripe.

For Georg, he is very surprising indeed. Incredibly exquisite. But short lived is like a melt in your mouth kind of experience. It Tasted good but the experience was short-lived and by the time he went for the second helping, his taste had already faded away.

If only he is like Cao Cao, the main dish of this event. He has strong willpower unlike Georg which means his flavor will linger for a little longer, allowing him to properly savor and taste his soon to be delectable soul.

Best not to be forceful. A rush job is never good. To create an excellent dish, one needs proper preparation and a time consuming cooking process.

Wiping the drool leaking out the side of his mouth, Ray looks at Heracles and Connla. Both aren't remarkable at all. Worse than Jeanne but mosquito meat is still a meat no matter how inferior and tiny it is. After all, they are still named characters unlike the four unnamed angels that are not even worth entering his mouth.

"Hmn. I already eat Heracles, Connla and Georg. Jeanne is still unripe. Then there is only you left, Cao Cao." Ray hummed contently and happily before he shifted his full attention to Cao Cao.

"I hope you will not disappoint me. After all, I have high hopes for you." Ray licks his lips excitedly.

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