The Goddess, Please Devour the Evil Deity!

"What is this thing?"
Looking at the pink, puffball-like creature resembling an octopus, Hein couldn't help but furrow his brow.

The guards of the Anlosi family around him also had puzzled expressions.
"Hmm, an unknown species."
Compared to the confusion of the Anlosi family members, the pink puffball octopus-like creature, Lingxi, only felt a surge of anxiety and fear.

After Bai Ziyue gave her the task of retrieving Aeria and the others, Lingxi immediately rushed out to start searching, hoping to reclaim Aeria from the hands of the Western Siwa Alliance.
However,
Being directionally challenged, she had no idea which direction the Western Siwa Alliance might be in.

So, Lingxi went completely the wrong way…
Unable to find any trace of Aeria and the others, Lingxi's anxiety grew. After all, it was because of her negligence that Aeria and the others had escaped.
If she couldn't bring those three little kids back, her boss definitely wouldn't let her off easily.

Just thinking about her stock of dozens of boxes of apples possibly being destroyed by her boss sent the little pink octopus into a panic.
Then, suddenly, she felt a presence—Vya's energy.
In an instant, Lingxi's expression brightened with excitement.

Without a word, she transformed her tentacle into a "tire" and raced to the location like a lightning bolt.
She thought she would find Aeria and her sisters there.
But the result?

"Ahhh—what... what is that?!"
Staring at the glowing red core in Hein's hand, still taking shape, Lingxi's hope was shattered in an instant. The little octopus froze in place.
"Vya's core?!"

Could it be that the children already...?
As this thought crossed her mind, Lingxi's face turned ashen.
"Ugh, it's over, BBQ'd!!"
If her boss finds out, it's not just the apples she'll lose, but maybe she'll be turned into one herself!!

It's over, it's over,
What do I do? What do I do ahhhh!!!
In an instant, the pink octopus's mood completely collapsed, and it began flailing its tentacles in distress.

However,
Just as Lingxi was in a state of panic,
Crowell, who had been staring at her for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the laser gun in his hand, and coldly gazed at the trembling pink octopus before him.

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
With the rapid flow of energy and a sharp sound as the energy gathered, a blazing laser shot out instantly, hitting the pink octopus with precision.
"Boom——!"

A deafening explosion shook the entire space, and the laser cannon erupted with a dazzling light, sending a violent shockwave through the air, ripping it apart.
In an instant, the intense explosion echoed through the sky, flames shooting up, and the heat wave rushed out in all directions.
The smoke from the explosion surged like a dragon formed from a shockwave, quickly spreading and enveloping the entire area in thick smoke.

Just like that, the pink octopus was completely engulfed.
The aftershock from the explosion caused the ground to tremble slightly, and the surrounding trees and grass were turned into ashes by the shockwave.
Crowell stood in place, the laser gun in his hand still emitting faint heat.

He calmly watched the flames flickering in the smoke, his gaze icy, as though completely indifferent to the scene of destruction before him.
The thick smoke lingered, and the air was filled with a scorching and burnt odor, suffocating to breathe.
On the other side,

Due to Crowell's sudden attack, Hein, who was unprepared, was thrown back by the shockwave, and a few meters away, the lynx fell into the pit.
Climbing out again, he glared at Crowell in a rage:
"Crowell!! What the hell are you doing?! It was just some strange little thing! Why go so far?!"

"It's a residual beast."
"Hah, a residual beast? What is that thing?"
"Yes, although the curse power's aura is weak, it can still be felt."

"Weak aura? Then why use so much power?! You're intentionally trying to embarrass me, aren't you?!"
Hein's brow twitched as he looked around at the guards of the Anlosi family, their expressions somewhat awkward.
"No... I just felt... that this thing might not be quite right."

Crowell solemnly shook his head.
Though the octopus looked like a very weak, small residual beast, its eyes... they were too intelligent.
It didn't look like one of those monsters driven by the instinct to kill.

It was more like... one with intelligence?
Among the Fallen Beasts, only those above a certain rank possess intelligence.
A bad premonition crept into Crowell's mind.

"What do you mean by 'not quite right'? What could that little thing do?!"
Completely unwilling to believe Crowell's explanation, Hein angrily stood up with his newly regenerated limbs, and quickly marched toward Crowell as if to accuse him.
"You were clearly doing this on purpose... hmm???"

However,
Before he could finish, it seemed like Hein sensed something, his expression stiffened, and he turned to look at the smoke from the explosion.
"Wait? This feeling... no, could it really be..."

"Boom——"
With a deafening sound, a suffocating pressure suddenly hit them.
Hein's pupils contracted violently, and his heart felt as though it had been gripped by an invisible giant hand. His gaze fixed on the depths of the smoke... where, to his shock, a huge phantom was emerging. Its outline was distorted and terrifying, like a monster from the abyss.

The appearance of the phantom swallowed the night like darkness devouring daylight, and the entire space immediately fell into a deep silence.
Whether it was Hein, Crowell, or the Anlosi family guards, they all held their breath.
The next moment,

A violent surge of curse power erupted like a flood, filling the air with an oppressive atmosphere, as if the entire world was mourning.
Suddenly,
"Boom——" A loud crash resounded, and countless massive tentacles shot out from the depths of the smoke like vines. Every tentacle was covered in eerie, sharp barbed spines, emitting a chilling, ghostly glow.

They swept the surroundings with lightning speed, cutting through the air with a sharp, ear-piercing whine.
The curse power emanating from the airflow was like countless invisible hands gripping Hein's heart.
The pressure from the Thousand-Faced Bird was nothing compared to what he was facing now.

Hein trembled all over, cold sweat pouring down as his breathing became quick and erratic.
"Is... is this for real?"
The third young master of the Anlosi family murmured bitterly to himself.

The blood-red writhing tentacles?
Such overwhelming curse power?
That pink octopus? That thing was actually a servant of the Earth Evil God?!

"Forgive me..."
The Earth Evil God truly doesn't want to spare me, does she?
Sending her minions to chase me down directly?

How could this happen?
First, the Thousand-Faced Bird, then the forgiveness... why am I so unlucky!!
As he realized what kind of monster he was facing, Hein's tears started to pour out, as if a dam had broken.

Staring at the giant tentacle raised high, already locking onto his life force, Hein instinctively wanted to run.
But due to exhaustion and sheer terror, he couldn’t even flee, only standing frozen in place, trembling.
"No, no!! Don't come closer, ahhhhhh!!"

With Hein's desperate scream,
The enormous tentacle, wrapped in overwhelming curse power, rapidly grew larger in his eyes…