Chapter 1307: 424. Toolman? No! _2
These bone spurs looked sharp and hard, yet they felt as soft as cotton.
They wrapped around the limbs and torso of the Demon God Host, spreading in layers and gradually covering the entire body.
Once a layer of bone armor had formed on the surface of the body, dense blood vessels extended from the gaps in the armor, followed by fresh flesh and fascia, and finally a layer of dark skin.
Noland Lee watched the transformation of the Demon God Host from outside the ship, through “Mind View.”
The once skinny Demon God Host had now become a five-meter tall Titan with a rotund waist.
On its body, the cloak and armor, formed from coagulated blood and flesh chunks, clung tightly to the body, emitting an aura of cruelty and bloodiness.
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One glance was enough for others to feel a chill.
Unquestionably, this was a Demon God Host obsessed with slaughter, and moreover, it could gain more power by consuming the corpses of its enemies.
Noland Lee raised an eyebrow, his gaze flickering slightly.
He knew which Dark Deity had descended here.
Slayer – Sesrot, Weak Divine Power.
This Dark Deity liked to bully the weak, and to take on many at once.
The players surrounding its host were precisely fulfilling its will.
In a sense, if the players present suffered heavy casualties, the Demon God Host could likely gain tremendous strength rapidly.
To be more pessimistic, this battle might just allow the Demon God Host to evolve into a suitable vessel, enabling all the will of the Slayer to descend within it and transform into a true Slayer.
“Ss… Is it really okay to let the players fight against such a host of Dark Deities?”
Noland Lee couldn’t help but ponder silently.
He wanted to ask a player if there had ever been a complete wipeout when they attacked a Demon God Host before.
If so, where did the Demon God Host that defeated the players go?
“Eh? Right, I don’t necessarily have to ask the players.”
Noland Lee slapped his forehead, muttering that he was a bit slow to react.
He then accessed his Magic Avatar left in the Lisom Star System, making contact with Captain Leighton who was linked to him.
The one to engage in the interstellar communication was Doris, Captain Leighton’s negotiation specialist.
Noland Lee reported the appearance of the Demon God Host in the Motuoli Galaxy to her, then requested documents related to the Demon God Host.
Doris, following instructions from the United Bureau, endeavored to meet Noland Lee’s demands. noveldrama
Before long, an encrypted electronic document appeared before Noland Lee’s Magic Avatar.
“The ‘Starry Sea’ game has been officially online for one year and two months. During this period, just within the territories of the United Bureau, there have been 347 invasions by Demon God Hosts.
“When the game first launched, players weren’t qualified to pilot spaceships, so they missed the first 20 invasions by Demon God Hosts. However, in the subsequent 327 incidents, at least a hundred thousand players gathered at each event for the excitement.
“With the United Bureau’s proper response and timely deployment of the Security Guard, not a single Demon God Host has escaped punishment to date.”
Noland Lee nodded to himself, thinking:
“So, in dealing with Demon God Hosts, the Security Guard of the United Bureau is the main force, and the players are merely spectators.”
Which made sense.
The United Bureau’s warships were genuinely high-standard military hardware.
The ships available to players were at best slightly better than those of armed merchants.
The gap between the two could be likened to that between an elephant and a cheetah.
What concerned Noland Lee more was the power of the Demon God Hosts.
According to United Bureau statistics, the weakest Demon God Host had destroyed six United Bureau ships, while the strongest had demolished three full Security Guard squads, totaling 36 ships reduced to interstellar dust forever.
One fact was undeniable:
The more players present at the battle scene, the stronger the Demon God Host became.
The United Bureau keenly observed that the Demon God Hosts seemed to grow rapidly through slaughter.
Noland Lee didn’t need to think hard to surmise that the Demon God Hosts encountered in the past must have been vessels for the Slayer.
After flipping through a few more pages and looking at the scene photos, Noland Lee confirmed his guess was not wrong.
Every Demon God Host’s appearance, physique, and combat style showed high consistency, completely matching that of the Slayer.
The current Demon God Host appearing in the Transport Fleet was no exception.
“That means the mastermind behind the creation of each Demon God Host has always been Slayer – Sesrot.”
Noland Lee concluded in his mind.
He then used his Magic Avatar to inquire with Doris if the United Bureau planned to eliminate the Demon God Host in the Motuoli Galaxy.
The reply from Doris was not surprising; the United Bureau wouldn’t likely send the Security Guard into Angel Enterprise Alliance territory to help them eliminate threats.
Thus, only two forces could truly aid the players.
One was the Guardian Angel Group of the Angel Enterprise Alliance, and the other was Noland Lee.
If neither took action, the players were bound to face total annihilation.
Noland Lee severed the connection with his Magic Avatar, gazing into the vast starry sky, without seeing a trace of the Guardian Angel Group.
This local defense force, which should have appeared immediately at the emergence of the Demon God Host, hadn’t shown up to partake in the excitement.
It was as if the Angel Enterprise Alliance had completely given up on opposing the Demon God Host.
The players had clearly been used by the Angel Enterprise Alliance as pawns, and the only remuneration paid by the latter was a mere transport fleet.
Looking deeper, Noland Lee himself had also become a tool for the Angel Enterprise Alliance.