Virus King - Chapter 321

Chapter 321: Did He Kill All of Them? What Exactly Did This Human Do?

TL: YYang

Crimson Peak.

Someone like Lilith naturally wouldn’t keep her eyes fixed on the second round of the First Embrace Ceremony.

In fact, Lilith’s descent from the Divine Kingdom above the Blood Moon to Blood Moon City this time wasn’t primarily about the First Embrace Ceremony. The main reason was the matters discussed at the earlier Scarlet Assembly.

As for this second round of the event, she naturally didn’t pay much attention to it.

However, since this was the very first First Embrace Ceremony hosted by Her Excellency Lilith, the Hell Dukes under her command, including beings like Cain, Zepar, and Astaroth, absolutely dared not slack off in the slightest. They watched intently throughout.

Above them, a massive panel displayed a total of one hundred numbers. But for the most part, they only glanced at it occasionally.

Then, they went back to casually chatting about various topics.

“Zepar, what exactly is the relationship between that human Evolver who carries the Authority of Hell and His Excellency Satan?”

Wrapped in what looked like blood, Zepar cast a sideways glance at Cain, the golden-haired speaker, and sneered coldly.

“If you’re so curious, why don’t you figure out a way to enter this God and Devil Trial Grounds yourself and meet him?”

“Heh, if it weren’t for the suppression by the Cosmic Will, I’d really like to take a look myself!”

“By the way, the gods outside of Hell seem far more concerned about this iteration of the God and Devil Trial Grounds than usual!”

“Who knows? The gods naturally possess knowledge and understanding beyond mortal comprehension!”

“How unfortunate. If His Excellency Satan hadn’t tried to take that step back then, Hell might be countless times stronger than it is now…”

“The allure of ‘Supremacy’—not even the Creator of Light from back then could resist it. Even now, none dare attempt it! For His Excellency Satan to still descend to the mortal world after failing once, that alone is extraordinary!”

“Now that His Excellency Satan has awakened, Stolas, if you wish, you can align yourself with him as soon as possible.”

“Haha…”

The surrounding voices didn’t distract most of the devils, who only occasionally glanced at the screen above. After all, these beings had known each other for so many years. They wouldn’t get angry over just a few words of banter, nor did they care much about the occasional snide remarks.

However, once Satan’s name was brought up, they prudently refrained from saying more.

After all, they were now under Her Excellency Lilith’s command. Who could say how she truly felt about His Excellency Satan?

“Alright, you all should know what’s within our responsibilities. Focus on overseeing the First Embrace Ceremony properly. That’s the real priority,” Astaroth reminded from the side.

Yet Cain spoke again.

“Speaking of which, what’s the status of that young human with bloodline powers—apart from Rika? He should’ve been torn to shreds by now in Secret Realm 13, right?”

“Hah…”

Astaroth was about to smile when she instinctively glanced at the number representing Secret Realm 13.

As mentioned earlier, the screen displayed the remaining participants in each of the one hundred Secret Realms.

Once only three contestants remained, it would count as a victory.

Thus, the display clearly showed how many participants were left in each realm.

By now, half a day had passed. After the initial rapid drop in numbers, the decline had slowed significantly.

These Hell Archdukes resembled cultivators tending their gu venom experiments. They paid no attention to each drop in the numbers, even though every decrease meant the fall of a life.

However, at this moment, Astaroth’s gaze suddenly widened in shock.

Known in Hell for his wisdom and composure, even he couldn’t maintain his calm demeanor in this instant. He stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

All the other Hell Archdukes followed Astaroth’s gaze to the screen, their expressions just as incredulous.

It was because, at this very moment, unlike the other numbers that were steadily declining, the digits representing Secret Realm 13 were plummeting at an unimaginable speed.

Every passing second, every blink of an eye, caused the number on the screen to undergo a shocking transformation.

9,520…

9,148…

8,524…

8,154…

7,752…

6,239…

What kind of speed was this!?

In just a short moment, the vast Secret Realm 13, which originally had nearly ten thousand participants, now had less than two thousand left!

More than eight thousand contestants had died in this brief period of time!?

Unless Secret Realm 13 was no bigger than a plot of land the size of one acre and three tenths, how could things have happened this quickly!?

What exactly was going on!?

Without needing any urging from the other Hell Dukes, Astaroth, who was in charge of this round of the First Embrace Ceremony, immediately focused his mind. A blood-red light slowly expanded, and the scene within Secret Realm 13 began to unfold…

The power of a Demigod-level being, when using their Authority, was overwhelming. Even though Secret Realm 13 spanned a vast area, it didn’t take long for Astaroth’s perspective, moving in a macroscopic view, to spot the anomaly.

It was the highest peak of a blood-red forest.

However, within this crimson forest, it was impossible to tell whether the original color of the area was red or if it had been dyed this way by blood.

The mountain, and indeed the entire forest, had become a blood mountain!

The violet-red blood of demons and devils had completely painted and tainted this land.

But what was even stranger…

Despite the vast amount of blood, there were almost no corpses on the mountain!

What was going on here!?

This eerie sight left even the seasoned Hell Archdukes, who had witnessed countless strange occurrences in Hell, completely stunned.

What had happened here!?

Before anyone could recover from their shock, Astaroth, shifting the view through his Authority, quickly located a figure within the scene.

It was a lone figure cloaked in black. However, the black robe was no longer black—it had been thoroughly drenched in blood.

Yet, this person was the only living being in the entire area.

And soon enough, they recognized this solitary survivor.

It was none other than the individual they had noticed when the First Embrace Ceremony began—the one with human blood in their veins. The one whose name was clearly a fake codename: Zero.

“Could it be… that this young one with human blood killed all these contestants?”

For a moment, the entire scene fell into a deathly silence.

Astaroth, in particular, maintained his expression of shock, unable to recover for a long time.