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Leo muttered to himself, then suddenly noticed that Future looked at Zetton with awe. The monsters in Leo's family were generally much stronger than their kind, and their aura was indeed powerful.
It seems that the psychological trauma left by the first battle when he first arrived on Earth was still too deep in his mind. Leo thought to himself that he would have to help Future overcome it in the future.
EX Pedanium Zetton is out of the question, that thing is too overpowered. Ozil is much more sensible. Well, if all else fails, Jet will do, to demonstrate Zetton's basic qualities (stats).
At that moment, Future only felt a chill down his spine, unaware that Zetton, who was brutally beating Bemstar under the command of Yapool, was his first opponent after arriving on Earth.
If the Dark Mage fails to alter the future he has observed and anchored, then he will be in luck.
The monsters under Yapool's command were quickly wiped out, so quickly that even the armory hadn't arrived on the scene yet. Human wave tactics? That's the last thing Leo is afraid of now.
Seeing that none of his monsters were left, Yapool was furious. He then retreated back into the seal, deciding to conserve his strength before venturing out, otherwise he wouldn't be able to defeat these monsters.
However, just as Leo was about to have the Ultimate Fighting Device collect the resentment of the defeated monsters and super beasts, dark clouds suddenly rolled in the sky, and a bolt of purple lightning struck down, transforming into countless tentacles that absorbed all the resentment.
The speed was too fast. The Ultimate Fighting Device only had time to put away the monsters in the house to prevent them from being affected. Leo seemed to hear the sneer of the Dark Shadow Mage.
After such a long period of intrigue and scheming, the Shadow Mage finally achieved a minor victory in his battle against Leo.
"...He's recovered quite a bit, this guy." Leo bit his lower lip. Although he had guessed that this was a premeditated plan, he did not expect the Dark Shadow Mage to act so quickly.
Based on Leo's understanding of the Dark Shadow Mage, this guy is probably going to come up with another overpowered thing, so it seems he'll have to pull out some of his best stuff this time.
Now, it's time to start preparing for a war that could turn out to be very difficult.
Chapter 511 Grimd's Other Half
The seal on the Yapools is expected to be broken soon, and with the actions of the Dark Shadow Mage, Leo simply put the entire city into a state of emergency evacuation.
In order to prevent the disaster from spreading, he also had Little Ga bring over from Monster Island and set up several more layers of barriers to help.
The Victory Team and the Armory were deployed as combat units to deal with the Yapools, while the ESCG was responsible for responding to any potential Dark Shadow Mages.
On the rooftop of a building unnoticed by anyone, the adult Gatanothor sat on the edge of the rooftop, casually humming a tune that could drive anyone mad just by hearing it, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"That Shadow Mage is very efficient. He's collected so much monster resentment and negative energy... Heh, it seems he really thinks his plan is feasible."
"However, we can't really let him be the final winner. Sigh, if only Leo were willing to become mine, then Grimd and the Dark Shadow Mage wouldn't be a problem."
Although he promised Leo that he wouldn't help the Yapools, it's normal that he couldn't absorb all the negative energy collected by Gijera and some of it leaked out, right?
Regardless of whether Leo believed it or not, Gatanothor herself believed it. There was nothing she could do; she couldn't really let Leo disrupt the Dark Shadow Mage's plans, as that would be of no benefit to either her or Grimd.
Thinking of this, Gatanjah was about to go back when he suddenly felt a gaze sweep over him. He turned his head and saw a woman watching him from the top of a building dozens of kilometers away.
More accurately, it is Hideki Go's adopted daughter, Emi Go.
Gatanothor raised his hand with a mischievous grin and pointed behind Goe. Goe had just realized what the gesture meant when she heard a familiar voice behind her.
"It really is you." Leo slowly emerged from the shadows, his face full of regret and his eyes revealing his sadness, after all, he and Xiang Hui had known each other for ten years.
The ten years they've spent together weren't fake; he genuinely treated her like his older sister. However, Leo isn't sure how much deception is hidden within this relationship.
At this moment, Goe's eyes were cold, and there was an extra eye pattern on her forehead. Leo had seen this kind of look before, in the ruins of Egrand, in the eyes of Grimd's clone residing in Hernarak.
Who could have imagined that Gatanothor had been longing for Leo for ten years, and that Grimd had been watching Leo grow up by his side for ten years as well?
Previously, Leo and Renlong were estimating that Grimd had probably started his operation several months ago, but now it seems that this speculation was far too conservative.
"How much of what happened in the past was an act?" Leo asked after looking him up and down, voicing his current biggest concern.
Goe's voice changed from its usual lively tone to a gentler, more magnetic female voice, but the surrounding darkness was enough to suffocate anyone.
“Nothing is fake.” Grimd spread his hands toward Leo. “I don’t have complete control over this body; I just occasionally share all my feelings with her.”
"I will only take complete control when we are alone, because I don't want to share you with anyone, not even my own body when I'm out."
This is Grimd's possessiveness, which she makes no attempt to conceal; her eyes also carry a domineering desire.
"Just as Gatanothor wanted you, Leo, I also want you by my side."
"However, unlike that idiot who was so bored that he named every one of his tentacles and created hundreds of billions of split personalities, I know very well that it is only meaningful to pick the fruit when it is ripe."
Leo sneered. He found it unbelievable that Grimd and Gatanothor, his greatest enemies, were the ones who wanted to be with him the first.
"That's really strange. Gatanothor wanting me can be understood as part of the Dark Lord's core, so what are you after?"
"Mature fruit... in the end, it will mostly just end up being eaten clean."
Faced with Leo's words, Grimd decisively shook her head to indicate that she did not mean it that way. She disliked lying, and for a chaotic evil god, lies were completely unnecessary.
"No, Leo, you don't understand the kind of fate that exists between us, nor do you understand how much Delacion and the King of Ultra paid to complete you."
“It’s normal that you don’t know these things. The King of Ultra and the others won’t tell you either. Reina doesn’t know either. She was just being used to guide you into this world as Reiblood.”
Grimd's explanation deepened Leo's confusion. He had thought that his story would become clearer with time, but it seemed that his background was still shrouded in a thick veil.
"What fate has brought us together?" Leo was prepared to act at any moment, and although his target was Xiang Hui, he still had to make some choices.
Grimd showed no intention of making a move. "The cosmic ruins of Borges, that's where you were born, and also where I was once sealed away."
“Renina always thought she created you. Ha, she… well, she really thought she could create a Reibrado, even though she wasn’t one herself.”
Perhaps considering that Reina was Leo's mother, Grimd softened his tone a little, though it wasn't much better.
Leo's eyelids twitched involuntarily. He had indeed heard Renina mention that after collecting a large amount of materials, Renina created herself in the cosmic ruins of Borges.
No, how did Lena manage to collect so many things by accident, and then go all the way to Borges?
“Because of Delacion.” Grimd seemed to have seen through Leo’s thoughts. “It’s a long story, but we have enough time left. Would you like to listen slowly?”
"...How long ago did you start controlling Xianghui?" Leo suddenly asked a question that differed greatly from the previous conversation.
“Just as you thought, ten years ago,” Grimd answered Leo’s question honestly. “Ten years ago, the Ultimate Darkness experienced a brief period of turmoil.”
Leo knew about this. Many things started ten years ago: the anomalies in the Lion's Nose Tree Sea, the transformation of all humanity, the monster disaster, and his arrival on this Earth...
"At that time, Gatanothor's seal was completely broken. Although she was affected by the will of the Earth and could not move freely, Golza still appeared, and I also managed to separate a wisp of my consciousness."
“At the time, I originally intended to find you directly, but I discovered this dying little girl, so I simply possessed her body, deliberately approached the people around you, and then naturally came into contact with you.”
So, it's only because of Grimd's whim that Goe survived.
At this point, Grimd realized that Leo probably still had some concerns.
"Don't worry, Leo. I don't want to leave a bad impression on you. I don't need this body anymore, so it's fine to give it back to her."
"My impression of you isn't exactly good right now."
Leo didn't think this chaotic evil god was any kind of benevolent being. According to what Galatron found in the archives of the Land of Light, Grimd in his prime would destroy one or two universes at will simply because he was in a bad mood.
"Still as sharp-tongued as ever, but it's okay, I can tolerate your little whims." Grimd smiled brightly, as if he really didn't care about these things.
Leo was genuinely starting to think something was off. "Wait, what are you trying to achieve, girl? Can't I just change it?"
"Speaking of our fate before... well, I have to say, although there is the influence of Delacion, Renina is really incredible, her luck is ridiculously good."
"She not only accurately found everything that was usable, but also precisely and flawlessly began your creation at the exact spot where I was once sealed away, on the Borges cosmic ruins."
Grimd licked his lips and couldn't help but smile.
"The immense energy generated during this process attracted my other half of body, which remained sealed within. Without her knowledge, I participated in the ritual, and that's how you came to be."
“That’s right, Leo.” Grimd stared intently at Leo, the fervor in his eyes sending a chill down Leo’s spine. “We are, literally, each other’s other half!”
Chapter 512 The Feud Between Grimd and Noah
Everything should have a beginning, but for Grimd, who has lived for countless years, even He doesn't know when He was born or when He was sealed away.
When he awoke again that year, he was in a good mood and thought he could destroy two more universes to add to the fun. However, he found that his power had been greatly weakened and realized that so much time had passed.
Grimd, the Chaos God who existed in the first universe before the distinction between light and darkness, possessed boundless chaotic power, which terrified all dimensions of the universe.
However, as time went on, the chaos of the universe began to transform into two relative yet interdependent fundamental forces: light and darkness. As a result, Grimd, the god of chaos, was weakened.
Upon realizing this, Grimd became extremely agitated, unable to tolerate the continuous decline and weakening of his power.
"At that time, I thought I might as well destroy all the universes. That way, the entire universe would return to a state of chaos. Although the power would be reduced, it would still be enough."
While possessing Xiang Hui's body, Grimd sat on the rooftop railing, seemingly somewhat sentimental, and said, "But I didn't realize how long I had been asleep. The universe has changed so much."
"Chaos separated into light and darkness, and a part of the light developed its own consciousness, gathered together, and became a legendary being, namely Noah."
Finally, the name "Noah" used by Grimd does not belong to any existing cosmic language, but is the babbling of a chaotic god, yet Leo can understand it.
The moment the name Noah appeared, Leo suddenly felt an unprecedented throbbing pain in his head, as if someone had stuffed a balloon into it and was constantly inflating it.
Something was eagerly waiting to emerge, something he himself was unaware of—fragments of memories hidden deep within his soul.
Images flashed rapidly through Leo's mind, finally settling on a silver giant radiating light, whose face was obscured. The wing-shaped red timer on the giant's chest made him subconsciously think of something.
"It seems you still retain this part of your memory. That's right, the Nexus that Komon transforms into in your team has some of Noah's power."
Grimd already knew about this, after all, it was impossible for her not to remember Noah's iconic winged symbol.
"If that weren't the case, he wouldn't have had the power to seal the River of Oblivion after sealing Gatanothor with Tiga back then. Rather, he sealed most of his power into the River of Oblivion, otherwise Gatanothor wouldn't have broken free so early."
Grimd flicked a wisp of darkness from his fingertip and continued recounting a story from who-knows-how-many years ago.
"I never imagined that a being formed from a portion of the light of the universe could give birth to its own consciousness. However, I didn't take it seriously at first, because although I became weaker, I was still much stronger than it."
"But to my surprise, he possessed the power of time and space. He controlled time, causing my chaotic power to begin to differentiate at an accelerated pace, which also caused my body to become chaotic, which is why I was sealed away."
Speaking of Grimd, it really is a headache and a source of annoyance. Although His strength was weakened by the times, He was still stronger than Noah, but only to a limited extent. He was still affected by the latter and then sealed away.
"But the effects of the seal continued, and the power of chaos was constantly being divided. I was also split in two, into darkness and light."
“Darkness is you, light is me.” Leo understood everything upon hearing this, and Grimd nodded, “That’s right.”
The Chaos God Grimd was influenced by Noah's spacetime power and split into two entities: darkness and light. However, the god's consciousness resided in the darkness and he did not know how to bring back the light side.
"At that moment, I sensed a vast, dark power..."
“The Dark Shadow Mage and Ultimate Darkness.” Leo now understood. Grimd, as a Chaos God, shouldn’t have targeted Ultimate Darkness, because absorbing it would only cause his power to become unbalanced.
But Grimd, the dark side of the guild, wasn't worried about that at all. She rushed over and joined Gatanothor in trying to seize the power.
“I wanted to take you with me, Leo,” Grimd said with regret, “but at that time your body had not yet developed its own consciousness, which was dangerous.”
"If I keep you by my side, but the Dark Shadow Mage takes advantage of the situation and possesses you, allowing him to merge light and darkness, that would be terrible."
At that time, in this distorted universe, the process of chaos differentiating into light and darkness will stop or even reverse, and the Dark Mage will become the undisputed winner.
“But you didn’t expect that the other half of you that you left in the seal would be accidentally used by Renina as a component material for me.” Leo’s expression was very strange.
“Yes, by the time I realized it, it was too late.” Grimd also rested his chin on his hand, looking puzzled.
"I've been thinking about this for 30 million years inside the seal, and I still can't figure out how Renina did it. She's at most one-third the size of Reibrindo."
Three-tenths of Reibrado's Reina actually created a new Reibrado, Leo. Who wouldn't be wide-eyed when they saw that?
Even knowing that Delacion and the King of Ultra had made arrangements, Grimd and Gatanothor still felt that this matter was too strange. They guessed that even the King of Ultra was completely dumbfounded when he saw that Renina had actually accomplished what she wanted.
This is indeed quite strange. Even Leo himself finds it strange, but now is not the time to care about these things. Now he understands that he is a great tonic for them.
"Wait a minute, according to you, the amount of light in my body is quite high, so what does Gatanothor want from me?" Leo wondered, surely Gatanothor also wants to become a Chaos God.
"She wants to ***** you, and then turn you into complete darkness. In doing so, she can spread darkness throughout the entire universe and become a Dark Lord no less powerful than I once was."
Although he didn't know what Grimd had manually censored, Leo's intuition sent a chill down his spine, telling him it was definitely not a good word.
“Leo, come to me. You are my other half. We were partners to begin with. If we were to merge, I would be willing to let you take the lead.”
"Thank you for your kind offer, but let's forget about it. If you were really that sincere, I wouldn't need to deploy so much firepower in the Arctic."
Even now, Bishop Gloca has kept Grimd's seal firmly sealed near the North Pole, and none of the monsters that keep flying out of it have ever left alive.
"That's terrifying. Sigh, Delacion is really generous, leaving you with so much. But... well, let's keep that a secret for now, the Shadow Mage will overhear."
Grimd wouldn't lie to Leo, but he also didn't say he would tell him everything. He glanced at the seal of the Yapool and slowly stood up.
"Since you've discovered it, there's no point in using this body anymore. I'll return it to you, Leo."
After he finished speaking, a ball of blue-purple light floated out from Xiang Hui's body, twisted and disappeared in front of Leo, leaving only Grimd's voice echoing around.
"I know what kind of person you are, Leo, so I will completely defeat you, make you lose the ability to resist me, and completely possess you."
"Hiss..." Leo, who caught Xiang Hui, felt a chill envelop him. Being targeted by these guys was definitely not a good thing.
However, Grimd was indeed honest and trustworthy. Goe was in good health and breathing steadily, so it seemed that he was safe and sound.
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