Virus King - Chapter 186

Chapter 186: The Second True God! A Not-So-Normal Abyssal Hydra!

TL: YYang

Chen Bai felt triumphant!

Extremely triumphant!

It was the kind of great sense of achievement that came after tireless effort and finally accomplishing one’s goal!

It was the sense of achievement that came from defeating a true god wielding divine authority, while still being a mere mortal of the same level!

“That’s right, right here—die!”

Chen Bai looked at the Baphomet in front of him, smiling as he spoke.

At that moment, Baphomet was wheezing heavily, barely able to breathe, and simply nodded in response.

According to Baphomet, the entirety of the 279th Layer of the Abyss was his arena. Here, he could resurrect endlessly, and with every resurrection, his strength would grow even greater!

But then, Chen Bai suddenly thought of a location that Baphomet absolutely could not control, a place that was not part of his arena nor his divine domain.

It was a vast, lake-like place!

Pitch black, deep purple, and capable of devouring everything.

Exactly!

This place was the Abyssal Well of the 279th Layer of the Abyss!

The Abyssal Well was the core that connected every corner of the Abyss. Even if it was a simulated manifestation, Chen Bai believed this was something Baphomet could never truly command!

And in fact, that was indeed the case.

Once this idea came to him, Chen Bai had gone through great lengths to find it—managing to locate the Abyssal Well after much effort, amid Baphomet’s alternating depression and normal states.

The location was impeccably hidden.

It was precisely because it was so well-hidden that it became the true Achilles’ heel.

Knowing this critical information, Chen Bai realized that if he could travel back in time, he wouldn’t even need to use evolution points. He could cripple Baphomet, toss him into the Abyssal Well, and kill him outright!

Hmph!

A true god!?

Nothing special!

It was far too easy!

The smile on Chen Bai’s lips grew even more smug.

This was a true god who wielded divine authority, yet once his weakness was discovered, he seemed even easier to deal with than some of the other Demon Lords.

Of course, Chen Bai conveniently ignored the fact that he had been brutally beaten to death eight times before, and that without discovering this method, it would have been truly impossible to clear this stage.

Still, he had to admit—this depression state effect, combined with the mental debilitation caused by the flu—was ridiculously overpowered!

If the remaining true gods had similarly exploitable weaknesses, then clearing the game would be a breeze!

The unfathomable darkness continued to extend downward.

At this very moment, in the endless Abyss of the 279th layer…

In this boundless world that seemed to have no end, creatures such as infernal minotaurs and ox-headed demons were scattered everywhere.

However, in the very center of it all, a colossal bull demon bore an expression of doubt and disbelief:

“Why?! That human actually managed to clear my stage?! Why have I lost interest in battle?! Damn it! Is there really something more interesting than fighting?! How could this be?!”

Baphomet pounded his chest with force, sinking into deep self-doubt.

“No, I must fight! I’ll find someone to battle right now!”

…

What a smooth victory!

Chen Bai couldn’t help but marvel at his success! After dealing with Baphomet, the remaining layers of the Abyss were filled with some lesser Abyssal Lords.

However, these lords only manifested illusory projections with limited profession abilities. As for those classes and races, Chen Bai had already killed them countless times before.

Now that he had awakened the depression ability, handling them had become even easier.

With the patterns being so similar, everything became remarkably smooth—he hadn’t even died once since then.

And this smooth journey lasted all the way to this point!

The 350th Layer of the Abyss.

Abyssal Lord: Serpentine Demon World Devourer, Winifred-350!

Just from the profession designation alone, Chen Bai immediately knew that this massive hydra, much like Baphomet before it, was a god!

A true god!

As this figure appeared, whispers began to echo faintly in the distance:

“Boss, the Abyssal Will wants us to get rid of this human. Who’s going to do it?”

“Get lost! Don’t bother me with such trivial nonsense…”

“Hey, Eighth Brother, what do you think?!”

“Huff… huff…”

“Alright, fine, you keep sleeping, Eighth Brother. Third Brother, do you want to give it a go? I heard you recently mastered a new forbidden spell called Wrath of the Raging Thunder. Wanna test it out?”

“Are you fucking stupid? The Abyssal Will sealed our skills, our realms, and even most of our profession abilities! What the hell am I supposed to use, you dumbass?”

“Old Three, mind your language! Normally I wouldn’t say anything, but Little Nine is part of us. If you insult it, it’s like insulting all of us! You need to read more—knowledge is the fountain of wisdom and will guide you…”

“Read your goddamn nonsense! I’ve been wanting to split from you bunch of useless fucks for ages…”

“Enough! Who’s going to take action already?! Second Brother, what’s your opinion?”

“Meh. Boring.”

“Fourth Brother?”

“I’m busy reading! Since the Abyssal Will split off two streams of mental energy for me, I can now read several books at once!”

“Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother, stop fighting already! Water and fire are fundamentally opposed elements…”

“Seventh Brother…”

“Ah, Little Nine… just look at this world. It’s as beautiful as a painting. Why must we resort to such violence? If no one else is willing, why don’t you take care of it yourself?”

“But… but…”

“But what?!”

“But this human is so handsome! He’s exactly what I imagined humans to look like. I don’t want to kill him!”

“Little Nine, humans are… different from us. You’ve heard of reproductive isolation, haven’t you? Besides, we are one entity…”

“…”

Chen Bai’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

This was a massive hydra.

Hydras appeared frequently in myths and legends from all over the world.

In fact, Chen Bai had even encountered some in secret realms and dungeon instances before.

But this was the first time he had ever seen a hydra like this.

The central, pitch-black serpent head had its eyes closed, as if meditating. The second head on the left had its chin raised high, seemingly lost in deep philosophical thought.

The third head on the right crackled with arcs of lightning as it swung violently back and forth, hurling curses at the other heads.

The fourth head had its mouth wide open, with its thin forked tongue holding up several books, flipping through their pages with rapt attention.

Meanwhile, the fifth and sixth heads, positioned on opposite sides, were lunging past the middle heads to bite and wrestle each other viciously.

The seventh head wore an intoxicated expression, like a bard singing an ode to life itself.

As for the eighth head, it lay flat on the ground, seemingly lifeless, snoring loudly and contentedly.

Finally, in the far corner, the ninth head fixated on Chen Bai. Its smooth, pale white features looked oddly delicate, and its expression was—somehow—shy, as if straight out of a cartoon. It even seemed to blush faintly as it met Chen Bai’s gaze.

Chen Bai had always been confident in his charm.

But he never would have imagined that one day a… snake—no, a hydra—would have one of its heads look at him with this kind of expression.

What the hell was going on here?!

Was this hydra really a true god?

And even if it was, could these nine heads combined even piece together a single normal personality?

…

TL: When there are multiple siblings in a family, it’s common in China to refer to them as ‘Old’ or ‘Brother’. It’s similar to someone saying ‘Ol’McDonald’??? I think. So the eldest could be referred to as ‘Old One’ or ‘First Brother’.