Just call me Thor - Chapter 523

Chapter 523: I heard you’re strong. Is that right?
Deep within the gold mine of the Eighth Abyss,

Mike’s Greed’s Desire struck the Chaos Demon with perfect precision, thanks to the Perfect Aim buff.

Of course, as a formidable foe from the Supreme Abyssal, the Chaos Demon had plenty of trump cards.

The moment Greed’s Desire hit, a mysterious source enveloped the Chaos Demon, protecting him.

[Greed’s Desire, judgment in progress…]

Mike wasn’t worried. The judgment couldn’t fail!

[Judgment successful!]

[Estimated seal time: 36 minutes, 15 seconds…]

A countdown appeared in front of Mike.

It had worked, but not perfectly.

Without the protection, the Chaos Demon would have been turned into a puppet, completely under Thor’s control. But the current result was still more than acceptable for Mike.

Maxen had asked Mike to buy time, and Mike had done just that.

Sealing the Chaos Demon for thirty minutes was an impressive feat, especially for a potential Supreme Being!

After all, the Chaos Demon had been residing in the Supreme Abyssal, meaning Mike had faced him at his peak, in his most powerful state!

And Mike was only around level 500, not even close to level 600—he wasn’t even a Chief yet!

Even Maxen hadn’t expected Thor to hold out for this long.

Now that the immediate danger had passed, Mike let out a long sigh of relief.

Dracula materialized beside Mike, his expression grim.

During the battle, Dracula had played a crucial role, shielding Thor from numerous ranged attacks.

Even though the fight had been intense, Mike hadn’t used Fate’s Reversal.

But now, Mike looked pale, clutching his chest and struggling to breathe…

Dracula: ???

*When did he get injured?*

Mike’s lips trembled as he pointed at the Force of Nature, his voice filled with despair.

“My gold…”

To enter his strongest combat state, Mike had pulled out the Force of Nature without hesitation.

An SSS-grade weapon—if not now, when would he use it?

The problem was…

Broke was still active!

The once-golden Force of Nature had turned into brass, leaving Thor feeling utterly dejected.

Dracula didn’t know what to say.

“Uh…” He tried to comfort Thor. “Look on the bright side, it’s tougher now.”

Brass was harder than gold, after all. Pure gold was too soft.

The moment Dracula mentioned “tougher,” Mike couldn’t help but think of his once-pure-gold staff…

His heart ached all over again!

“Thanks a lot!” Mike rolled his eyes.

*If you don’t know how to comfort someone, just don’t say anything…*

When it came to flattery, Dracula was no match for Vladimir!

Dracula snorted and said nothing more.

He turned his attention to the sealed Chaos Demon, his expression serious.

“A being this powerful would have been a force to be reckoned with even in ancient times.”

As the forbidden prince, Dracula had high standards, and his praise for the Chaos Demon was no small thing.

But there was one problem… why had Dracula never heard of him before?

Mike quickly revealed the Chaos Demon’s true identity.

“He’s the son of the Chaos Ancestor.”

The previous Eighth Demon God had been from the Chaos Race, and he had attempted to ascend to the position of Chaos Ancestor. After failing, he had gone into hiding within the Temple of Truth.

When the Abyss appeared, he had defected to the Abyssal faction without hesitation, becoming the Eighth Demon God.

Now that the Eighth Demon God was dead, the Eighth Abyss was vulnerable…

As Mike stared at the sealed Chaos Demon, he fell into deep thought.

“Maybe the Supreme Demon God doesn’t intend to destroy the Eighth Abyss?”

Going through all this trouble just to destroy an abyss and empower other demon gods…

It didn’t sound like something the Supreme Demon God would do!

Considering the Chaos Demon’s identity and his appearance here, Mike quickly came up with another possibility:

“He wants to become the next Demon God?”

A bold theory formed in Mike’s mind.

It was a good thing Mike and Maxen had come to the Abyss.

If it had been anyone else, the Chaos Demon might have succeeded!

The previous Eighth Demon God had been from the Chaos Race. If the Chaos Demon took his place, the Eighth Abyss’s strength wouldn’t diminish—it might even grow stronger!

If that happened, the pressure on the human race would only increase!

Looking back, Mike couldn’t help but feel a chill of fear.

If he hadn’t come to the Abyss this time, everything could have turned out very differently.

The most critical point was this:

Among the current demon gods, none of them were truly loyal to the Supreme Demon God!

Most of them were thinking, *”I could take his place.”* They were all rebels at heart.

But if the Supreme Demon God could install a loyal subordinate as a demon god, his influence in the Abyss would grow significantly!

At that point, no one could predict what might happen.

“Thank goodness…” Mike muttered, his eyes scanning the area.

Maxen still hadn’t made a move.

Meanwhile, the Chaos Demon’s aura was growing stronger!

The seal’s duration hadn’t shortened, but when it ended, Mike would be facing an even more terrifying Chaos Demon!

During the seal, Mike couldn’t attack the Chaos Demon. If he did, the Greed’s Desire seal would be the first thing to break.

All the progress Mike had made would be undone.

The only thing he could do now was wait.

Wait for the seal to end.

Wait for Maxen to recover his strength.

Minute by minute, time passed.

Though the Chaos Demon couldn’t move, he could still speak.

“Thor, if your had an Ultimate Lord here, you could kill me while I’m sealed…”

“But once I’m free, I’ll kill Maxen first, then you!”

“Heh heh heh—”

The Chaos Demon’s sinister laughter echoed through the cave, but Mike ignored his taunts, focusing instead on preparing for the final battle.

Mike had tried contacting Cedric, but there had been no response.

Clearly, the situation outside wasn’t looking good either.

[Seal countdown: 5 minutes, 1 second!]

Only five minutes left!

Suddenly, strange law chains began to appear on Maxen’s body, wrapping around him like armor.

The moment the law chains appeared, the sealed Chaos Demon’s expression changed to one of dread!

These law chains were terrifying, their origins unimaginable.

Any one of them could reduce a nine-star Lord to an ordinary person.

A quick glance revealed that Maxen had at least ten thousand law chains on him!

Every move he made was under the weight of these chains!

It was like he had been training under extreme conditions his entire life.

[Is it possible that these are Supreme Being-created burdens, designed to suppress someone’s breakthrough and prevent them from reaching Ultimate Lord and ascending to level 1000 in one go?]

Mike: ???

*Maxen is that strong?*

The burly man wielding the blood-red flail, burdened by countless laws, slowly began to regain his strength.

He looked at the powerful enemy before him and flashed a grin, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth.

“I heard you’re strong. Is that right?”

With each step Maxen took, the law chains on his body clanged together.

He wasn’t trying to break the chains—he was simply shedding their disguise.

The Chaos Demon, still sealed, remained silent, his eyes glowing red with unease.

The moment Maxen revealed the law chains, the outcome of the battle was decided.

From the very beginning, there had never been any doubt about the result.

Even while carrying such a terrifying seal, Maxen had been able to fight the Chaos Demon to a standstill.

Maxen had asked Thor to buy time not because he couldn’t win, but because he wanted to minimize his own losses!

If Maxen destroyed too many of the law chains, he feared he might lose control, and the consequences would be disastrous.

But if Maxen wanted to, even breaking a small portion of the chains would release enough power to kill the Chaos Demon!

Now, the Chaos Demon’s only concern was how to survive and escape.

Having escaped from Afterskin before, he certainly had some tricks up his sleeve.

Winning? Killing Maxen?

*Don’t be ridiculous!*

“Morpheus’s son… I underestimated you…” the Chaos Demon muttered, realizing his mistake.

Maxen raised his flail high above his head, ready to deliver the final blow.

Just as the flail was about to come crashing down, a voice called out from behind him.

“Take him alive.”

The Chaos Demon’s strength might be average, but his identity was special.

First of all, he was the son of the Chaos Ancestor, a figure from ancient times.

But…

Mike had just heard from Dracula that the Chaos Ancestor was a Supreme Being.

And no one had ever heard of the Chaos Ancestor having a son!

In other words…

“This guy grew up in the Supreme Abyssal!”

The Supreme Abyssal was an incredibly unlucky place.

Nathan had gone there and never returned.

Now, Shadow Nine, Calderon, and Afterskin were all in the Supreme Abyssal.

Even Shadow Three was currently working on opening a path to the Supreme Abyssal.

There was a chance they could learn more from the Chaos Demon.

Hearing Thor’s words, Maxen nodded slightly, agreeing to the plan.

Then, Maxen brought his flail down with full force.

“Payday!”

*Boom!*

The impact shattered the Chaos Demon!

The shockwave obliterated the entire gold mine, instantly killing countless demon creatures and burying their bodies in the rubble.

Vladimir, who had been fighting demon creatures, was suddenly killed by the shockwave.

Outside the mine, the moment Maxen’s flail struck, Gabriel felt the space around him warp.

In fact, the moment Maxen had begun to release his seal, Gabriel had sensed something was wrong.

He folded his wings and clenched his fists, bracing himself against the shockwave.

Then… he was sent flying like a ragdoll hit by a speeding truck.

Everyone else had only been hit by the aftershocks, and they were already in such a sorry state.

As for Mike, who had been in the core of the blast, he had been forced to use Fate’s Reversal!

“Holy shit!”

Having narrowly escaped death, Mike looked at the seemingly harmless Maxen.

“Didn’t I say to take him alive?”

Mike wasn’t upset about using Fate’s Reversal. With the Chaos Demon dealt with and the immediate danger gone, Fate’s Reversal wouldn’t be needed for a while.

Besides, it would be back off cooldown in a day.

It was a minor issue, nothing major.

The real question was whether Maxen’s attack had left anything alive.

Maxen glanced ahead. The Chaos Demon had been reduced to countless fragments.

Maxen explained, “If he could be killed by that, there wouldn’t be any point in taking him alive.”

*Fair enough!*

Mike realized that Maxen’s battlefield IQ skyrocketed during combat.

He never seemed confused!

Mike’s gaze shifted to the Chaos Demon’s remains.

After a few minutes, the fragments began to wriggle, and Mike let out a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the Chaos Demon was reviving!

As the son of the Chaos Ancestor, he had plenty of mysterious life-saving abilities.

[Revived Chaos Demon, combat power assessment in progress…]

[Nine-star Lord, equivalent to 0.01 Josephs in strength!]

Mike’s verdict:

“Trash!”

Hearing Thor’s words, Maxen finally relaxed, but then his vision went black, and he collapsed.

Mike: …

They had won, but it had been a close call.

Mike and Maxen had done everything they could, and in the end, they had achieved victory with minimal losses.

Though the Chaos Demon had been killed, he had revived, but his combat power had plummeted to rock bottom.

With this victory, Maxen no longer needed to push himself. He could rest right where he was.

Looking at the unconscious Maxen and the slowly reviving Chaos Demon, Mike summoned Vladimir from his private space.

“Master!” Vladimir’s face was pale, and he was still shaken. “Did the Supreme Demon God attack?”

The shockwave from the battle had been terrifying!

This wasn’t Vladimir’s first time dying, but he had no desire to experience it again.

In his mind, this level of power was already approaching the realm of the Supreme Beings.

Mike instructed Vladimir to take care of Maxen.

After some thought, Mike also summoned Lilith.

“Abyss! It’s the Abyss!” The golden pig, wrapped in Nightmare’s Breeze, thrashed about in a panic. “Take me back to the pigsty! It’s too dangerous here!”

Dracula and Vladimir: …

*This pig’s only purpose in life is to embarrass the blood clan!*

Lilith had truly mastered the art of slacking off.

Mike quickly explained the situation and then said, “This guy fought Afterskin before, so he’s really unlucky. I need you to get rid of that bad luck.”

“Phew, I thought I’d have to fight…” Lilith, the golden pig mascot, quickly accepted her role.

Vladimir carried Maxen, who was draped in Nightmare’s Breeze, with Lilith perched on top.

Mike also summoned Gabriel back to help seal the reviving Chaos Demon.

Gabriel, covered in wounds and with barely any feathers left on his wings, appeared at the scene. No one laughed at him.

Everyone understood.

In a way, the fact that Gabriel was still alive was a miracle in itself.

With Maxen down, Mike quickly reorganized the team and cleaned up the mess.

“Mission accomplished!”

Mike looked at the large group in front of him.

He raised his hand, feeling a surge of pride in his chest, and shouted,

“Let’s go home victorious!”