Chapter 488: Demon or God
Chapter 482 – Demon or God and Goddess
As the fragments of the Divine Kingdom continued to disintegrate, the Tongtian plants that were originally spawned were gradually shriveling and rotting away into the garden’s nutrients, becoming part of the natural cycle.
A large number of exotic flowers and plants also regrew, repairing the damage caused to the environment by the previous frantic growth, and the whole process was incredibly fast, especially Asali, who was the jungle goddess, was certain that there was definitely a nature god and goddess here, and it wasn’t until she saw the behemoth that was sitting beside the swamp simmering in soup that she began to doubt her life.
Just sitting there, at a height of over twenty meters, the elves who knew what that height meant for the demon were as close as they could get, and it was Andromeda, as queen, who finally broke the ice.
“Honorable and benevolent master of this place, Queen Andromeda of the Elven Kingdom greets you.” Knowing that the current Elven Kingdom could no longer withstand any ups and downs, Andromeda didn’t care what the other party was, as long as she could give the subjects of the Elven Kingdom a place and time to recuperate, she was willing to pay any price, therefore, in the eyes of the king’s guards who wanted to kill themselves in shame, the Elven Queen lowered her posture and took the lead in bowing to the other party.
For the king, this was no less than choosing to submit, so no wonder the king’s guards were so indignant but could do nothing about it, for behind them were the few remaining elven refugees, and it would be the most irresponsible thing to dwell on the king’s decency at this time.
“Oh elegant children of nature, no need to be rude, you may call me the Lord of the Gardens, one of the demon lords of the Abyssal Lands.” Owen said as he stirred the freshly made broth, although he was a bit dissatisfied with the consistency of the soup, but after thinking about it, he didn’t add any extra ingredients for fear that these elves wouldn’t be able to stand it.
“Thank you for saving us, the Elf Kingdom will not forget this favor, I wonder how I can repay you?” Hearing the other party admit that he is a demon lord, not only Andromeda, even Asali was shivering, after all, they just came out from the abyss, but they are very clear about how terrifying a demon lord who is within the territory is, even if they had some guesses when they just met, they still can’t help but feel fear at this time.
The good thing is that the other party is the same as the demons here, giving them a very strange feeling, if they do not look at the appearance, and even have a kind of talk with a druid in the wild feeling.
Most importantly, they were in a weak position, so as long as the other party put on a peaceful appearance, they had to be careful to accompany them, even if it was likely that there was a terrible conspiracy hidden in it, they had to try their best to fight for more time and opportunities.
“It’s nothing, that fragment of God’s Kingdom is a good reward, it makes my garden not lack of fertilizer for a very long time.” Owen already knew the situation of these elves, apart from their bodies, they really couldn’t squeeze any oil out of them, and he couldn’t see or use anything in general, after all, with his current size, the Drell Host Mother was not even matching, so he shook his head and said.
“Merciful Garden Lord, we do not own that fragment of the Kingdom of God, the elves were merely forced passengers aboard and we paid a great price for it, so it does not count as our return to you.” Andromeda persisted as she wanted to test her opponent’s intentions, after all, this was a demon lord and even if it seemed benevolent, it couldn’t do good deeds for no reason without asking for something in return.
“Then help me take care of the garden, garden demons are just some novices, they still can’t compare to elves in this aspect.” Owen thought about it and said, then placed a bowl of freshly made soup in front of them.
Standing thirty meters tall, Owen’s bowl of soup in his hand was about the same as a round inflatable pool for home use for normal sized creatures, three or five people would have no problem getting in and taking a dip, so the elves didn’t even understand what it meant.
“You guys just escaped from the abyss, your bodies are tainted with too much of the abyss, I’m afraid there are already quite a few elves who have begun to become demonized, this is the soup I made, although it can’t help you clear up your demonized state, but it can replenish some of your vitality, and satisfy the hunger and the desire to kill that arises from demonization.” Owen was afraid that the other party would misunderstand that he had poisoned the soup, so he explained, he couldn’t do it without an explanation, he was now a demon lord, who would dare to drink his soup, even if he explained it, he was afraid that there wouldn’t be many people who dared to drink it.
However, on the side of the light to listen to not speak Asha Li is a bold, take the initiative to step forward.
In fact, as a demigod, she has extraordinary resistance, so she is the best person to test the poison, replaced by Andromeda, in case something goes wrong, the elves will really become a scattered sand. Asha Li used the leaves rolled into a bowl to scoop up the soup and smelled it, it was not bad, full of the fresh scent of the plant, and she did not know if it was a disguised poison, but it seemed like she had no choice, so she took a sip of it, and after carefully experiencing the changes in her body, Asha Li nodded to Andromeda.
“Your blessing is appreciated.” Certain that the other party was not hostile for the time being Andromeda secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saluted again and said, then had the king’s guards carry the bowl of soup and return.
On the way back, Asali licked her lips and said to Andromeda.
“It is a very skillful magic potion, very much in the style of the Druids, able to heal physical injuries and replenish depleted life force, as well as having a meditative effect, which is also very beneficial to you, but it’s really hard to imagine that this came from the hands of a demon lord.”
“There are too many unimaginable things, before this, who would have thought that the Morning Glory Goddess who illuminated the entire Elven Kingdom would be the messenger who brings destruction, and now who would have thought that the one who brings us help at the time of our imminent demise would be a Demon Lord.” Andromeda said mockingly, the increasing confusion made her lose her direction, the current elf kingdom no longer had the ability to withstand risks, once it took the wrong path, there would only be the end of extinction, and as the queen of elves, her pressure was the greatest.
“To say that it is a demon lord but not necessarily a demon lord, removing the appearance, to say that this one is a nature-based deity, I have no doubt.” Asali said as she fiddled with the stone spear in her hand.
Andromeda had that same suspicion, as what she had seen and heard along the way had been too unexpected.
Moreover, her heart was in the right place, expecting the other party to be some nature-based god or goddess in disguise, and she didn’t care as to why they were disguised as a demon lord.
In any case, staying here had been their best option for now.
When they returned, the divine kingdom above them had been completely disintegrated, and the 20,000 or so elves that still survived were gathered hand in hand while surrounded by curious garden demons.
Thankfully, these strange green demons were not malicious, and even sent some edible fruits and mushrooms, which gave the two an even more surreal feeling, as the cut-off between appearance and behavior was too strong.
Regardless, life went on, Andromeda gritted her teeth and downed a bowl of soup, her nearly depleted body was re-energized with a surge of vitality that eased her condition, but there was no time to recuperate, as a queen, she had a heavy mission, and thus immediately went into her intense work.
(End of chapter)