Virus King - Chapter 189

Chapter 189: Succubus Queen: Mekanshut!

TL: YYang

“How did you discover me?!”

An ordinary necromancer looked at Chen Bai with a strange expression.

The necromancer’s soul fire had been pierced by a soul shockwave and that strange, immensely powerful claw.

However, it had not died instantly.

Its name was Gabul, the ruler of the 400th Layer of the Abyss, one of the most powerful beings within the Abyss.

But now, its level 10 projection was slowly dissipating at the hands of this mere mortal before it.

Chen Bai said nothing more. Naturally, he wouldn’t tell Gabul that his discovery came from the conclusions he drew after being killed three times before by sudden mental attacks during moments of his utmost vulnerability.

Indeed, Chen Bai had initially thought that with the replenishment from the sea of undead, as long as he killed enough undead creatures, he would surely quickly accumulate attributes and crush everything in his path.

But Gabul’s attacks were so insidious and covert that they were impossible to guard against.

Even though he had died three times, Chen Bai felt quite content.

Of course, those three deaths meant that Chen Bai had to trek from the 1st Layer of the Abyss back to the 400th layer three more times, facing the three True Gods he had already defeated once again.

Luckily, he survived each encounter without serious mishap.

“Interesting human. Your essence is not particularly strong, yet you are brimming with miracles and mysteries. Ever since I came to the Abyss, I have never seen a challenger manage to reach this place!

I will be waiting for your triumphant return on the 400th Layer of the Abyss! If possible… we can have a conversation then!

However, you must be careful—the last two will not be simple opponents. The final trial of the Abyss is far more challenging than you might think. Go now, Mekanshut awaits you!”

Although Gabul was a god of the undead, perhaps due to not being of Abyssal origin, this Ferryman of the Underworld lacked the brutality typical of Abyssal beings and was instead quite refined and courteous.

The shattering of its soul fire caused it to disappear instantly.

It also allowed Chen Bai to exhale deeply in relief.

Mekanshut?!

That was the being once feared by the Dark Mother Goddess—the one who was her nemesis.

And now, Mekanshut resided on the 437th Layer of the Abyss.

The Abyss continued to descend.

Darkness enveloped Chen Bai once more. Even though he had long been waiting for this moment, he still couldn’t help but feel uncontrollably excited.

The fifth True God!

As long as he defeated this “Mekanshut,” only one would remain!

The gods had proclaimed that no one could ever truly complete the trials and tests, and now he was on the verge of proving them wrong.

It was as if he could reach the finish line with just an outstretched hand!

The Abyssal Overlord!

A resolute gleam appeared once more in Chen Bai’s eyes. It was a phrase he had almost forgotten amid the mechanical repetition of his challenges, but now, these four words had once again become clear before him.

[Current 437th Layer Abyss Demon Lord: Succubus Tribe’s King of Pleasure, Mekanshut-437. Condensing level 10 projection. Trialist, prepare yourself!]

The Succubus Queen, King of Pleasure, God of Desire, the Whipmaster, the Bound Queen, Poison of the Living…

These were the names by which she was known across the myriad realms.

Chen Bai recalled the evaluation the Dark Mother Goddess had once given this entity.

His gaze narrowed slightly. This true devil played with desire itself, sharing the authority over it with no less than a god.

Even though she resided in the Abyss, her influence extended across the myriad realms, where she commanded a vast number of devout followers.

In the religion dedicated to her, physical pleasure was the ultimate pursuit of her worshippers, to such an extent that debauchery couldn’t even begin to describe the state of her cult.

Beyond that—

Her followers also sought joy through the experience of pain.

This phenomenon wasn’t particularly rare.

After all, for the worshippers of the King of Pleasure, her whips and lashes were the highest honor and bliss.

This was the nature of this peculiar deity.

Chen Bai didn’t know the exact level or specific power of a deity, but there was no doubt that this Succubus Queen far surpassed the previous God of Assassination Yeenoghu, and the Beastlord, Baphomet, by more than one tier.

After all, the Dark Mother Goddess, one of the mightiest beings among the gods of the cosmos, was a figure of tremendous strength.

For someone like Helrose to take such a being so seriously, it was clear this was no ordinary individual.

This scene unfolded within an incomparably luxurious palace.

The light of the flames illuminated the great hall in a dazzling brightness.

On the throne at the far end, a figure slowly materialized.

That figure was nearly two meters tall, sitting high upon the throne with one leg elegantly crossed over the other.

Her devilish identity was undeniable, marked by purple-red demon wings, small sharp horns atop her head, and a sinuous heart-shaped tail curling and twitching slowly behind her.

Apart from these features, however, the figure before him looked no different from an ordinary human.

Her snow-white skin was as flawless as milk, her dark red hair cascading like a waterfall, and her seductive face aligned perfectly with the aesthetic ideals of all humans—and indeed, of all male creatures.

At that moment, even though Chen Bai had mentally prepared himself in advance, he couldn’t stop himself from being momentarily stunned.

He had once told Song Ziqiong that the most beautiful woman he had ever seen was none other than the Dark Mother Goddess, Helrose.

But now, standing before him, Mekanshut had thrown him into doubt.

She was too beautiful!

It was a kind of beauty beyond words.

However, in just an instant, Chen Bai snapped himself back to reality.

“Hehehe, human, challenger of the Abyss, you actually managed to make it here! How did you defeat Winifred?!”

Her voice carried a hoarse quality, layered with a peculiar texture. It lacked the crispness of a typical woman’s voice, yet paired with the strange cadence of Abyssal demon speech, it exuded an even more hypnotic allure.

This succubus did not mention Baphomet, nor Yeenoghu, nor even Gabul.

She spoke only of Winifred?

Chen Bai ignored the unique timbre of her voice, focusing instead on suppressing the restless desires coursing through his body.

His desires were already intense by nature. The biological essence refined by the Blacklight Virus had amplified these instincts with every stage of his enhancement, making his urges stronger than ever.

But facing the King of Pleasure, who wielded desire as her ultimate weapon, Chen Bai understood that succumbing would mean certain doom.

Just as he managed to stabilize himself, however, the figure before him abruptly stood up.

Her entire body was covered by only the faintest scraps of dark red leather armor in the most private of areas. The rest was a vast expanse of unbroken alabaster skin.

She flared her nostrils slightly, then revealed a peculiar smile:

“Human, why do you suppress your impulses? This is the nature of all living beings. From your soul, from your thoughts—I can smell the scent of powerful desire emanating from you. It is who you are by nature. There’s no need to restrain it…”

Even with Chen Bai’s mental strength exceeding three hundred, at that moment, he couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

As the figure stepped closer and closer, his heartbeat grew more rapid with every step she took.