Chapter 171 - Scheming using stolen memories!
Her playful tone completely changed as beside the blazing sun already in place, another one began to erupt right after, a deadly cold voice coming out of her fair mouth.
"You just had to go and f.u.c.k.i.n.g ruin my day while I was having fun. I’m gonna rip your limbs and cook them in front of your dying face, little fish."
Her voice was now laced with poison as the blinking green lights around the sea surrounded the Spiritual Land. Her figure carrying two golden suns neared as a terrible aura spread out, the 7th Ruler of the Demon World had now gotten serious.
"I didn’t mean any disrespect, and just wondered why you still choose to be under his heel with a power of this level."
Barbatos’s figure stopped at these words as the barrier that covered the Spiritual Land began fading away. Noah looked at this as his heart palpitated, and he used [Size Regulation] to return the Spiritual Land to a miniature size while using [Anchor] to attach it on his body yet again.
His large draconic figure appeared in the open waters again as he stared at the now wrathful Barbatos that was carrying two suns. He kept his apprehension inside as he spoke again.
"I can understand your compliance after he thoroughly thrashed you 437 years ago. Yet I don’t recall you challenging him ever again after that. The Necromancer of Chaos that I know should have definitely fought for her freedom after all these years. So I was wondering why you would be on his treasure hunt in the Lost World and not relaxing back in the World of the Dead you’ve been creating."
Noah calmly weaved information that not a single soul besides the Rulers and Barbatos herself should know as he became more and more convinced about the possible success of his plan.
He continued to look through the memories of the Demon Kings as he grasped for any more information he could weave into the bullshit he was spouting out, as well as a way to make the things he said valid.
Barbatos heard his words as her power erupted out even more powerfully, the two suns she had summoned that were boiling and evaporating all the seawater around them disappearing as her aura became more condensed.
"Who the f.u.c.k are you?"
Noah looked at this as his heart pounded. He observed the violent expression on Barbatos’s face as he replied.
"My identity is somewhat special, but it wouldn’t matter to the subject at hand. I’ll speak more clearly so we can communicate better. What do you think about the idea of taking down the Oppressive Tyrant who has had you underneath his feet for the past 437 years?"
Silence.
The oppressive air that Barbatos released stopped as her face became impassive again.
"You’re either batshit crazy or just plain insane to be saying the words you’re saying after you’ve barely survived against my attacks. You think someone like you can even talk to me about that bastard Baal?"
Barbatos still wasn’t fully convinced as she eyed Noah with caution and suspicion.
There was only silence as two people looked at one another. One was claiming boastful things with a few circ.u.mstantial evidence to back up his claims, the other was carefully listening as she was led around. Which turn would the results take though?
Barbatos thought carefully as she took a bite.
"What could an Atlantean of Mythical rank claiming to be a member of one of the most secretive forces in the universe possibly do against Baal?"
Barbatos looked towards the figure of the Blue Dragon that encased an Atlantean that should in no way have the information that he held. She still treated his words like nothing, but what if there was an ounce of truth in them? What if her dream...actually had a way to be achieved? Her sharp eyes looked at this interesting enemy as she waited to see just how they would reply.
Noah smiled brightly at this as he felt he could almost see the end of the shining path he was building just from talking.
"Well, for starters, how about you turn off your unique skill, {Death’s Domain}? It’s putting quite a strain on me while I continue talking to you."
The pressure around Noah increased as Barbatos’s voice came out even colder,
"You even know about my abilities?"
Noah’s body encased in the large blue dragon still continued to feel the stifling pressure that threatened to break the form into pieces as he calmly replied his last hook that should tie this Demon Empress and give credibility to his words.
"Why of course, aside from {Death’s Domain}, you have {Hellish Enforcer} that you were using to throw suns at me, and let’s not forget your Ultimate Skill, {A Dance of Life and Death}, that allowed you to amass 21 Mythical Undead creatures, tens of Legendary, and uncountable numbers below that, making you the one that should be the most powerful Ruler, and yet you are still under Baal."
Shock.
Barbatos was shocked as she heard this now mysterious figure describe and talk about things he had no business knowing. The only plausible explanation was his identity as a member of The Celestials, the beings that always held too much power and information. Was there actually truthfulness in his words? She thought carefully as she made up her mind and said,
"Since you seem to be so knowledgeable, what makes you think you could possibly say that would turn one ruler of the Demon World against another?"
Noah’s figure that was hidden at the head of the Blue Dragon smiled wildly as he finished his pitch.
"Nothing big, just making your dream of getting out of Baal’s shadow a reality, with the promise of Baal’s death in less than..two months."
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Grand and unbelievable words resounded throughout the dark sea as two figures stared intently at one another. Noah went through the years of memories from Barbatos’s own undead and the experiences from Orias and Gremory as he was confident of one thing, the quality of hatred and cruelty that was ingrained in Barbatos by the Oppressive Tyrant would be his lifeboat today.