Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 688 - 68: Servant of the Beast God

[Is he returning to report a victory? But where is the divine bird? And the other lords?]

[No, it must be an urgent situation. The Invisible is going straight to see the Judge!]

The monkeys speculated wildly, but the Invisible paid them no heed. It let out a strange cry, akin to the shaking tail of a rattlesnake, a sound that was immensely piercing and could travel very far.

The Judge had been inside the altar, patiently resting. Most of the time, it kept its eyes closed, and although its vast robes covered it, its visage was always shrouded in shadows.

It suddenly opened its eyes; the sculpture of a crocodile's head in front of it cracked.

The Judge gazed at the crack, remaining silent for a long time before slowly standing up, ignoring the Invisible's cries outside, merely letting out a slight cough.

Not long after this cough, the Invisible's piercing sound suddenly stopped.

Outside the bronze gates, the Invisible waited quietly, no longer as agitated as before.

Meanwhile, the Judge moved its feet, heading towards the council hall.

Its steps began slowly but gradually quickened and wrinkles started to appear on its usually smooth face.

In the council hall were still those few humans.

The humans were waiting for news of victory from the outside world.

Seeing the Judge return once more, the woman who advocated for the offensive asked,

"Judge, do you bring good news?"

The Gold-Breaking Beast was dead, the Taowu had collapsed, the Gorgon had fallen, and it was more likely than not that the sinister bone spider, the divine bird, and the nine-tailed fox had met with misfortune. The Judge's eyes held a hint of scrutiny; if not for the certainty that the woman had not left the courtroom in years, if not for its own opinion that the woman's previous proposal made sense, it might have wanted to kill her on the spot.

[The hunt has failed.]

The Judge coldly dropped such a phrase, stunning the group of men and women, both young and old.

"The hunt has failed?"

This Judge was not one known for jests, and they quickly realized the gravity of the situation but... why would the hunt fail?

"You mean to say... with the divine bird leading the team, along with the Gold-Breaking Beast, the Taowu, the Gorgon..."

The woman was interrupted before she could finish, as the Judge waved a hand.

[Of the former Judgment Chiefs, only the divine bird is likely still alive. According to the Invisible, when they left, only the nine-tailed fox and the divine bird had survived, with the divine bird hiding in its territory.]

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy and oppressive.

The young man's Adam's apple moved:

"These catastrophe-level creatures are not easily replaced..."

"Is that really what we should be concerned about now?" barked the burly middle-aged man.

He slammed his hand on the table and said,

"I want to know who besides the Judge has such formidable power? I refuse to believe that mere humans could have killed these top creatures."

The elder coughed twice and spoke,

"Don't forget, you are also human."

The Judge shook its head slightly and said,

[There is only one Nuwa Imperial Snake among the beasts.]

"The Nuwa Imperial Snake? That creature hasn't appeared in hundreds of years... The last appearance was during..." The elder's voice abruptly trailed off.

It was an era they did not wish to mention, the same era in which the Judge was severely injured. Despite resting till now, it was still unable to recover.

"One Nuwa Imperial Snake is hardly enough to triumph over even one among the Gold-Breaking Beast and the Taowu."

"Indeed, could it be that the Azure Dragon also came?"

The Judge shook its head and said,

[It was two humans. According to the Invisible, it was humans who killed the Gold-Breaking Beast, the Taowu, and the Gorgon.]

Without giving the others time to be shocked, the Judge continued,

"And one of the humans harbours the long-lost power of Eden."

Smack!

The young man slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his expression a mix of excitement and horror:

"That place is completely inaccessible, how could anyone have gained the power of Eden?"

Nobody found the usually calm young man's reaction strange, for upon hearing the word 'Eden' everyone grasped the seriousness of the situation.

"It seems that a visit to the ruins of Eden is in order."