Chapter 178: Pandemonium

"Ohh, distinguished one!!" Gaud shouted out loud as he began to fly down to the ground where Desire could be seen.

Of course, Desire was just staring at Gaud with wide-open eyes.

It seems that he couldn't believe that Gaud was here right now.

But...what he really couldn't believe was that the place suddenly broke down!

"B-but...but..." Desire murmured as he looked at the sky now.

The sky looked like the sky that he saw when he was in the Inner World.

It was no longer dark, and it was...back to normal.

And Desire didn't like that.

No, he didn't like how the place suddenly broke down just like that when he finally understood things.

That was why...Desire could feel his chest tightening as he felt blood rush to his brain.

"B-but...!" Desire murmured as his body began to shake.

It seems that Desire was really shaken as he didn't even notice that the shackles on his hands were now gone.

Right, Desire...was dysfunctional right now.

Well, that was only normal considering that he finally found out about his throne, Quarter God, and so on.

To see that everything was taken away suddenly, that...was something Desire hated the most.

Hell, that was the reason why Desire was training himself.

He was training so that nothing and no one would be able to take away anything that he owns.

"But!!!" Desire shouted out loud as he felt his emotions raging within him right now.

Shaken, fear, anger, confusion...all those things were evident in his mind as he looked at Gaud.

But the strongest emotion that Desire was feeling right now...was rage.

Right, Desire...wanted to rip apart Gaud's body at all costs as it was clear why the place suddenly broke down like that.

It was Gaud's interruption, and Desire didn't like it.

Even if Gaud was the Sage of the Eight Godly Paths, there was no way Desire would just let things like that.

No...there was no way a dysfunctional Desire would let things go like that.

That was why...Desire immediately stood up as he began to run towards Gaud.

"GAUDDD!!!!!" Desire shouted out loud as his body started to exude smoke.

Gaud was still flying over the ground, but he was about to land.

That was why Gaud could see that Desire was running towards him with...a scary look on his face.

Right, there was a scary look on Desire's face, and Gaud could feel the bloodthirst that was coming from Desire!

'Hmmm!?' Gaud thought as he felt his chest and shoulders suddenly become heavy.

Of course, the Eight Orbs of Gaud were currently on the work right now as it was trying to spell out the pressure that Gaud was feeling, but...it wasn't working at all!

Gaud could still feel the immense pressure bearing down on him, and that was weird!

'What happened for him to become li...What the?!?!' Gaud thought as he saw Desire...no, was it even Desire now?

The child...no, the youth right in front of him certainly didn't look like Desire!

With smoke coming out of his body, the youth was running with all of his strength towards Gaud.

And this youth...looked so much like Desire that it wouldn't be even weird that they were the same person.

Well, the youth was Desire, after all.

Right, Desire grew once more, but that was not all that changed as his hair...was completely black right now.

However, the most...conspicuous change that happened to Desire was his red eyes.

His red eyes made Gaud feel like he was staring at hell itself!!

"This distinguished one..." Gaud murmured as confusion set in his mind.

After all, he didn't really know what happened now.

This was just supposed to become a normal day for Gaud. Gaud would just have to give Desire his blessings and tasks so that Desire could fully open the Understanding of Power.

However, strange things happened, and now this...

It was then that the smoke that Desire was exuding out finally disappeared as Desire raised his fist!

And as soon as Desire raised his fist that was...big now, considering that he was now a youth, the Inner World...began to warp.

Right, it began to warp and it twisted as well, but the center point of that warping was...Desire's fist.

Gaud could see the whole Inner World suddenly become twisted when Desire raised his fist.

What's more, Desire's fist...started to shine in black light as Gaud could feel the pressure strengthen once more!

The pressure...was enough to make Gaud, the Sage of the Eight Godly Paths, go weak in the knees.

Of course, it's not like Gaud was completely defenseless against someone like Desire who was just going around in rage.

Gaud knew what to do in this situation, and that was why he raised his staff as he churned up his powers.

The Eight Orbs of Gaud on his back started to shine on this place, and Gaud started to rotate his staff with just his right hand.

"I am the owner of the Inner World! I won't let you do as you please, distinguished one!"

"No...ungrateful one!"

Gaud said as he tried to take control of the Inner World again. After all, Desire...was currently trying to dominate over the Inner World as he forced the Inner World to literally bend to his will.

However, Desire didn't care about that at all as hatred...rage was all over his mind.

He just wanted to kill Gaud for his insolent actions! That was why...Desire churned up some more of the mysterious power as his right fist started to be covered in black light.

No, it was not only his right fist but his entire right arm that became covered in black light!

"Gauddddd!!!! I'll fucking kill you!" Desire shouted out loud once more as his mind completely became blank.

Of course, Gaud could hear the screeching voice that came from Desire.

"Ungrateful one! I saved you from disaster, and this is how you repay me! You have truly become a mess as you can't even control yourself!"

"Repent in hell for this..."

Gaud said but he couldn't finish his sentence as his eyes soon witnessed the background change in the Inner World.

The sky, the land, the place...everything from the far distance beyond Desire became enshrouded with darkness.

What's more, the darkness that filled that place was...connected with Desire's right arm.

It was almost as if...Desire was tainting this place with his darkness!

And that was not all as Gaud...could see some outlines shining in the darkness.

It was some big outlines, and it had the shape of a face.

And the total number of faces was...so many to count that even Gaud couldn't count them.

However, the reason why it struck a chord in Gaud's attention, despite being in this situation, was that...the faces were all smiling.

Although the word was smile, they were definitely not peaceful as even Gaud could feel goosebumps as he looked at the faces.

No, it was because...Gaud knew the identity of those faces that he felt goosebumps.

"The Pandemonium!!! Impossible! That's a myth inside a myth of a myth!!"

However, it seems that Gaud didn't have the leisure to look at those faces anymore as Desire...suddenly appeared in the corner of his vision!

It was then that Desire spoke again with much hatred in his voice.

"Gaud!!! I'll make you regret things and kill you!!" Desire said as his saliva spit out in various directions.

Of course, Desire didn't care about that as he proceeded to punch Gaud in the face!

No...before Desire could even do that, something...changed again.

And that was...Desire passed out.

Right, Desire passed out and he collapsed on the ground like a doll whose strings were cut.

Thud! Desire's body made a sound as it met the ground.

And as if it were illusions, the faces that Gaud was looking at earlier soon disappeared.

The darkness that was trying to invade and taint the Inner World soon became clear.

The warpings and the twistings of the Inner World soon returned to normal.

Right, the Inner World...became normal again as Desire collapsed on the ground.

However, Gaud didn't give a fuck about any of that as he just stared at the empty air.

He then proceeded to look down on Desire's...sleeping body. It seems that Desire was really a youth now as his body didn't revert back to a child or something like that.

His hair...was still the same, but his rage...his rage was evident as Gaud could feel it even though Desire was knocked out.

Although Gaud didn't know exactly know Desire suddenly collapsed, he could guess the reason.

He could guess that Desire...ran out of gas. The engine was so good, but it didn't have enough gas to run.

However, it seems that Gaud didn't care about that at all as he just looked at Desire with shaking eyes.

Well, that was only normal considering what just happened, but the main reason why he was shaking was because...Gaud knew who could use The Pandemonium.

"D-don't tell me...this ungrateful one...no, this revered one is the Supreme Monarch, Overlord of the legends...?'

Right, the only one who could use The Pandemonium was the Supreme Monarch, Overlord.

And since Desire used it, it was clear as day that he...was the Supreme Monarch, Overlord.

"N-no fucking way...is this what Fate meant when she said she'll send Him to me..."