Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking

Chapter 362: The Demon Princes Introspection

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The Demon Prince stood at the helm of the spaceship by himself with a strained expression on his face.

Under him was a clear glass that made it seem that he’s stepping on nothing due to how crystal clear it was. This glass allowed the Demon Prince to look at the word beneath the ship, the one that his father had an unhealthy obsession with for some reason.

This world was also the home of whoever it was that embarrassed him a few weeks ago.

Others might not see it, but the Demon Prince hasn’t recovered from that blow—psychologically, that is. His physical body has long recovered from the injuries he sustained from the very brief and one-sided exchange, but his mind kept reminding him of his failure and loss to that unknown entity.

It wasn’t the idea of suffering a loss that’s preventing him from moving on from that scene. It’s the fact that the blow came from a world that he could’ve easily destroyed in a single snap of his fingers.

He didn’t expect this world to hide a secret like this. He, along with many other demons, looked down on Prime Earth because its people are underdeveloped; they didn’t even know that they’re holding onto a precious treasure and wasting it completely, which is a damn shame.

Yet the fact that someone or something from this backward world appeared and made him eat a loss without him being able to retaliate was something that the Demon Prince just can’t easily accept.

He lost sleep over this. Each time he tried to rest, his mind would repeatedly remind him of what happened, and he would feel so flustered and angry that he’d end up staying awake anyway. It stresses him out, and that’s no good because he could see that this was becoming an obsession—much like what his father was feeling.

No, he never truly understood why his father, the Demon God, was so obsessed with this world. While it’s true that world spirits were rare, they’re not so precious that they’d have to lose many of their trusted and trained men over it. No, this obsession runs deeper than what it looks like on the surface. Unfortunately, the Demon Prince never had the chance to ask his father about it.

At this point, he even doubted that he would tell him if he asked...

But the thing is, he’s starting to empathize with his father, and that’s clearly no good.

He refused to be obsessed with this world because, in his opinion, it simply was not worthy of his sentiments. Even if it possesses a world spirit, so what? This isn’t the first time he encountered one. He had seen many; some are even way better than Acala.

But for some reason, there is a strange force that’s keeping him tied here. So far, he’s been able to resist it due to his clarity, but he could also tell that it wouldn’t take long before he, too, loses himself to it.

And that makes him feel desperate. But hell would freeze first before he outright admits this.

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’The souls of the Seven Deadly Sins were unable to be retrieved.’ The Demon Prince thought to himself. ’So too were the millions of troops that were sent with them.’

’This confirms that humans discovered a way to neutralize our false immortality. They unexpectedly developed to this stage without us knowing it.’

A gloomy sigh escaped from his lips as he continued peering down on Prime Earth. His eyes reflected the misty shadow that’s obscuring the entire planet, preventing him and his men from knowing what’s happening down there.

’It’s also around that time that Prime Earth started looking like this.’

’Our connections were severed from that side. Our scanners were unable to determine what’s going on anymore, and the entire planet appeared like this to us.’

’This meant that humans also learned how our system works and managed to build something to counter it.’

’A few years ago, if anybody dared to say that these locals might possibly develop this fast, I would’ve scoffed at their faces and ruthlessly mocked them for their cowardice. Yet now...’

The humans were developing a little too fast for his liking, especially during the past 30 years or so.

It started with something trivial—something that’s not even worth mentioning to him at all. But then it quickly snowballed into a gigantic momentum, which none of them saw coming until it came crashing down on them.

Now, humans held the advantage and were still running ahead with it. Clearly, this isn’t a good thing, and they should definitely do something about it.

Well, they have. It’s just that it’s not working.

You see, in his rage, the Demon Prince ordered his men to open fire at Prime Earth a few days ago. It was one of the episodes where he got so consumed by his emotions that he became a reckless tyrant.

His men obviously followed his orders since, after the Demon God, the Demon Prince’s authority and command were the highest, and he has the birthright to tell them o que fazer.

They did use the main weapons of the ship to open fire at Prime Earth. This move definitely violates the orders of the Demon God to subdue the planet intact to preserve the World Spirit (Acala), but the Demon Prince was so consumed by his rage that he didn’t care about it.

Talk about an obsession, really...

But miraculously, instead of being destroyed, the Prime Earth just absorbed the energy they released. Greedily devouring it like it was some kind of delicacy.

The Demon Prince was outraged back then. Adding the fact that he wasn’t in a completely stable mental state, this result almost turned him similar to King Pride.

He ordered his men to do it for a second time, and they did. But the results were the same. He ordered them again and again, which almost looked like he was waging a one-sided war against Prime Earth, but nothing has changed.

Prime Earth just swallowed everything they released. It was intact and still unable to be perceived clearly by their scanners.

The only reason why the Demon Prince was stopped was because, once again, he heard that same voice that has been haunting him since his first interaction with it.

That was then followed by another one-sided beating witnessed by his men. But the weird thing is that none of them saw the other party.

They just saw the Demon Prince getting a beating of his lifetime. They witnessed how he was bruised, injured, and how his body became riddled with cuts and wounds, but they never saw the person responsible for it.

In the end, they could only helplessly watch as their beloved Demon Prince fainted from too much pain, agony, and fury. They were initially afraid that the Demon Prince would continue raging once he woke up, but the opposite happened.

Clarity returned to him after waking up. The pain sobered him enough to get a hold of himself and actively prevent himself from going mad once more. This was also the moment where he realized that something’s wrong with him, prompting him to realize that he’s developing a weird obsession over this world.

’Coming here was a grave mistake.’ The Demon Prince bitterly realized this just now.

Unlike the rest, the Demon Prince wasn’t disillusioned by his seemingly grand identity and authority.

The Divine Council has branded them Space Pirates due to their origins, and even after thousands of years, their status never changed. This was the reason why his people couldn’t stay in one place. Out of fear that they will be located and hunted by the alliance.

Sure, the Demon Prince had access to many resources, mostly plundered from the world they visited, but his true aim was to join the alliance and change their fate.

He wanted to seek a brighter tomorrow for himself and his people, and for this reason, he didn’t hesitate to plunder even more resources in hopes of enhancing his latent talent to get the attention of the Prodigy Seekers of the Tower of Prodigies.

The prodigy seekers won’t discriminate. So long as he shows enough promise, he will be able to join the Tower of Prodigy and seek more fortunes there. They wouldn’t care that he’s considered a space pirate—at least, that’s what he thinks.

He heard stories of somebody making this possible after all, so he thought, if they could do it, why can’t he?

In his opinion, their future lies with the Divine Council. There’s only so many underdeveloped worlds they could visit and freely plunder. Moreover, they weren’t the only space pirates around. They have competition. And the Demon Prince knows that they aren’t the strongest amongst these bandits.

If he had known that the locals of Prime Earth would be able to turn the tables against them, he would’ve vetado the decision right away. They truly shouldn’t have come here at all, because now he doubts that they could even leave.

Unable to help himself, his gaze wandered to the place where his father locked himself up and whispered:

’Do you feel the same way too? ’

’Is this why you’ve sealed yourself in there and refused to meet anyone, including me? ’