The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 702: I fight to protect my home

”I will not pretend your help was not valuable because it was. Without it, I would have perished.

However, I am not just one man right now, and the faith and trust of many have been placed on my shoulders, and I cannot let them down after all they sacrificed.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke and the rest of the Godslayer Humankind Divine Ascension Masters remained silent and did not say a word as they let Cain carry on with the verdict on those Gods. Even if they fought together, that did not mean all was forgiven, not by a long shot.

General Casidius stared at Cain and softly nodded, indicating he understood the young manʼs words.

”The death that arises between two armies is something one expects of war, and every soldier on the battlefield must be ready to face that. You are the invading army, so you are in the wrong. Everybody beneath the Apotheosis Realm of your forces perished, which would have been enough punishment.

However, the Inferno Daemon Invasion Army went against the civilians in the neighboring Sectors of the Zafiro Sector. Billions of human civilians vanished, with not even their bodies remaining. That is something that Godslayer Humankind cannot simply forget.”

Cainʼs eyes grew cold as he uttered those words, and space began to tremble as if reflecting the killing intent that arose in his heart.

Shame appeared on the Godsʼ faces as they heard those words. None of them would shy away from killing other soldiers on the battlefield, but murdering civilians was indeed disgraceful. Although that was an order of the Void King, and they did not want to carry on with it, it was clear that the Scarlet King would not accept such a pathetic excuse.

”According to my analysis, it was only one God responsible for those deaths, so I will take that personʼs life and let the rest go back to your homes. If you say that the God was already killed, then I will go through the memories of one of you to make sure.”

A flash of fear appeared in the eyes of the Gods as they heard those words. It was clear that soul searching would kill the target, and they knew the culprit of that crime was present.

”I did it.”

Less than a second after Cain finished speaking, an Abyssal Clan God stepped forward. Half of the manʼs face was destroyed, but Cain could recognize him as Zinir, the God with whom he fought in the Golden Core Sector.

The God stared at Cain without fear and with resolution. Clearly, he would not beg for mercy and was ready to die.

Cain stared at the God, and his eyes narrowed as he nodded and raised his index finger. A sundering force gathered on it with the power to kill a Late Divine Ascension Master.

”Wait! He is lying to protect me!”

Before Cain could act, General Casidius stepped forward and pushed the Abyssal God behind, standing before Cain. However, Zinir immediately tried to resist and shouted.

”What are you doing? I was responsible!”

Zinir had just finished speaking before a freezing coldness assaulted all the Gods, and they saw Cainʼs eyes losing all emotion.

”Do not test the limits of my mercy.”

Zinirʼs entire body froze as he stared at those emotionless eyes, losing the ability to resist General Casidiusʼs push.

After thrusting Zinir back to the rest of the Gods, General Casidius turned to Cain and bowed.

”Please forgive him. He is just a fool who is trying to protect me. I acted alone in carrying out the Void Kingʼs command of exterminating the Endless Rain Sector, Kukulkan Sector, and Orion Sector.”

A complicated expression appeared on the Gods as they heard that. General Casidius had taken the burden of the task alone so they would not be sullied by it, or at least that was what they thought.

”However, I did not carry it on my own to spare my brothers and sisters the shame of genocide.”

Confusion appeared in the Gods as they heard that, and they were not alone since the Titans were also intrigued.

Cainʼs eyes narrowed, and coldness returned to them. By this point, the Gods had already understood that coldness was a good thing since it meant the Scarlet King was at least open to hearing their words. It was when there was no emotion at all that it made them feel deathʼs scythe was on their necks.

General Casidius stared at the young man before waving his hand and making a small chromatic tube appear, which he sent forward.

Cain grabbed the chromatic tube, and when he sent his Ego Wave in, his eyes widened as he stared at the God with shock and confusion.

”Why?”

General Casidius stood straight, and there was a prideful light in his eyes as he stared at the Scarlet King.

”You say we were in the wrong since we were the invading army, and from a certain point of view, you would be right. However, your entire race is a critical danger to my people. If I need to kill billions of you to ensure the safety of my kind, I will gladly swallow those sins so others donʼt.

Yet, I will never sully my honor with the blood of those who cannot defend themselves. I am a soldier. I fight to protect my home, not to kill civilians.”

The Scarlet Kingʼs eyes widened as he saw the determination and resolution in the eyes of the God. The manʼs willpower was genuinely formidable, to the point that it amazed even a Master of Order like him.

The confusion in the eyes of the Gods and Titans only grew as they focused on the chromatic tube and heard the words of General Casidius and the effect they had on the Scarlet King. For a minute, Cain just stared at the God before his eyes glowed, and a domain of Blood Energy emerged from him, covering General Casidius.