Novel Full Chapter 1157: The God Butcher Has Returned
Chapter 1157: The God Butcher Has Returned
While the warriors of Earth celebrate their victory over the heavens, in the vast universe beyond, dark news has spread, taking almost every soul by surprise.
In what was never expected, the greatest massacre the universe isn’t prepared for has happened, and nobody had any idea why.
One hundred and forty-five gods were slaughtered within a span of 24 hours, and all signs point to one person.
“The God Butcher.”
Nobody saw that coming.
“I mean, how did that happen? Gods are supreme, after all. Killing them is not as simple as cutting their heads off. To kill a god, one must possess both the strength and tools necessary to kill it.
But even so, one alone cannot kill 145 gods within 24 hours. That just doesn’t make sense,” an alien man with a dog face said, his expression filled with both shock and intrigue.
“I know what you mean, Tavak, but the evidence pointed at the God Butcher. He is the only person who can kill gods by merely severing their heads.
What I am confused about now, however, is the fact that he alone was able to kill 145 gods. That is impossible. Not even you-know-who possesses the power to do something that outrageous.”
“Something is not adding up.”
Be as it may, nobody could wrap their mind around the fact that 145 gods are dead and the one responsible is the God Butcher.
He is an old entity, someone who has lived since the Era of the Paragon of Shadows.
He was one of the enforcers who heralded the great era in which every shadow was a weapon to be used against others.
It was the era when the Paragon had never been seen with the naked eye—well, nobody who saw him and was an enemy lived to tell the tale.
So in a way, all who knew him were allies, and the God Butcher was one of them.
The God Butcher was said to be someone who killed in his name. They said his strength came from his sword—a weapon that could kill a god.
The legend speaks of him as an entity so dark that his mere presence was enough to invoke the power of death.
However, he was never seen or heard from ever again until the Paragon of Death came. After that era, he appeared again during the Era of the Paragon of War and Carnage (Slaughter).
Then again, during the Elemental Era. The time the Paragon of Elements, War, and Defiance reigns supreme. The last time he was spotted was during the Era of the Star Monarch.
It was said that every time he surfaced, a great massacre would occur, but never had he killed 145 gods before.
Killing just ten gods is already a huge blow to any organization… so killing 145 gods was already too devastating. The consequences would be too dire.
What many did not know, however, was that the God Butcher didn’t kill gods; he killed gods undergoing heaven’s punishment.
One of the many reasons the Paragon is feared is the meticulous way he plans his revenge. He is a being with patience and determination.
When he set out to do something, he would make sure it was done in the cleanest and most meticulous way possible.
He is a master planner.
Many years ago, the God Butcher was given a mission, and it has been fulfilled without even the one who gave it being aware of it.
During Earth’s awakening, 155 gods were deployed by the Heavens Court to ensure the Paragon’s death was certain. Of course, they would be breaking the rules, which, according to the Heavenly Dao, would warrant them to lose their divinity.
But that would never happen if the Heavens were the ones influencing this. This means the Heavens would never strip 155 of their own divinity.
However, the Paragon created a countermeasure for that.
The God Butcher was to lie in wait for when the Heavens would make a move. Then swiftly, he would take advantage of the chaos and go for the massacre.
In a way, it played out just as he predicted.
The Heavens never saw anything coming, and that was the main win for Klaus.
No one can tell how he knew of this moment, but he took advantage of the Heavens, who thought they were taking advantage of his awakening, and he struck where it hurt the most.
One hundred and forty-five were killed by the God Butcher, and the other ten died at the hands of the goddess of hatred and resentment.
In a way, the Heavens lost more than they bargained for.
They are severely weakened, and the perpetrator was none other than Klaus Hanson, who is now recovering from his injuries.
The Heavens may be unjust, but even they can’t bend the rules too far without consequences.
But then again, they are dealing with a Paragon, so they tried to do things too far, and that was what landed them in an event that would spell doom for the Righteous Faction.
“This is bad for us,” a demigod sitting inside a large hall with a few buddies said.
“This is indeed bad. With 145 gods dead, the Demon Faction will surely strike back. This can be fatal.”
“This time, I am afraid it will be all hands on deck. The fact that we are down one hundred and forty-five gods is going to be very bad for us.
Just why do we have to offend someone like the God Butcher? If my memory serves me right, the God Butcher only surfaces when the Paragon is identified.
So far, nobody has ever seen or heard from the Paragon. So why has he appeared then?”
“We can never know. A Paragon is a person far beyond our understanding…”
“I know that. But knowing the demons are his enemy sometimes makes me sleep well at night. However, he has just created the perfect path for the demons to attack us, and this time, I believe it will be bad for us.”
All over the universe, every living soul keeps wondering the same thing… ’Is the Paragon back?’
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[Planet Baku]
Panther Goddess Bast sat on her throne, holding a tablet displaying headlines from various news outlets about the massacre that had just rocked the universe.
Sitting on the ground not far from her is a man with no color. Around a one-meter radius from him, there is no color. Also, the aura of death keeps radiating off him.
“That was excessive of you, Gorr. I never pegged you as someone who can kill 145 gods within a day,” Bast said, her expression teasing.
“I merely followed the master’s plan. He never disappoints on that front.” Gorr replied with a smile that doesn’t inspire happiness.
“That he did not.”
“Still, how did you manage to move to all the targets? I may not be a God Butcher, but I know 145 gods will not assemble at the same place so they can be slaughtered. So how did you do it?”
Gorr raised his head and, as if he had forgotten something, he slapped his forehead.
Then he waved his hand, and the void cracked. Then, from within, a black-haired, handsome man walked out.
“I know you,” Bast said, looking at the young man.
The purple-haired young man smiled and went to his knees. “Greetings, Panther Goddess, it is I, the Black Panther, at your service.”
“I am so confused right now.”
“Don’t be, my Goddess. Lord Paragon has sent me to aid you and Lord Gorr in preparing the stage for his arrival.”
And just like that, the mystery of why the Black Panther wasn’t on the battlefield was made clear. Klaus used the chaos to send him on a very good mission, one that resulted in the death of 145 gods.