Chapter 1886: Chapter 1883: Sudden Upheaval
Due to a special incident.
You may apply to the library to freeze your reading time and deal with the immediate matter first.
Once the impending crisis is resolved, we will calculate the remaining library borrowing time (69 hours).
After Pope and Han Dong fully joined up, they immediately set off to inform Eugene in the [writing prison].
"Hmm?
Eugene, this guy, is actually assigned here to read... Not that there’s much to read here.
These authors were likely once ’borrowers’, imprisoned here as the price for borrowing, unable to leave until they create a suitable book.
Most of these folks lack the talent for writing or sufficient life experience, even if they write themselves to death, they can’t produce a library-standard "collection".
Truly pitiful.
These substandard books lack much reading value... However, all these writers hail from ancient times, lacking creative skill but inherently strong, their corpses are highly valuable.
Moreover,
This place is exceptionally large, likely imprisoning thousands of borrowers for writing.
After all, this is the NO.1 library, most demons facing clear developmental obstacles hope to break through the immediate ’bottleneck’ by borrowing books here.
Besides, the library is completely open, naturally attracting a large number.
Little do they know they can’t bear the cost of [borrowing]."
At this point, Pope has already caught Eugene’s unique aura... No preparatory gestures or portal openings are needed.
With a normal step,
The group, including Han Dong, was directly teleported to a deep underground area, specifically a spacious and unused area designated for staff rest.
An evil aura pervaded the air.
Using some highly cohesive green gelatin (a kind of body fluid conglomerate), a complex and profound ancient formation was drawn across the ground.
On the periphery of the main formation, nine subarrays were further separated—each containing an ancient corpse with distinct attributes and races.
The complex array lines connected these subarrays to the center of the main formation, exactly where the Scripture of the Corpse Eating Cult resided.
The mouth on the book cover was chewing voraciously, remotely devouring the nine ancient corpses through the lines of the formation...
When Han Dong and Pope arrived,
Less than 3% of each formation circle’s [ancient corpse] remained, and the overall devouring process was extremely "meticulous", achieving perfect absorption by chewing slowly.
As there was so little left, Han Dong and Pope quietly waited and did not disturb the process.
Finishing the meal, burp!
An incredibly foul belch emitted from between the pages.
Immediately after that, something squeezed out along the throat of the demon book,
Splash! Mucus splattered.
An arm with obvious stitching marks stretched out from the mouth on the book cover,
Elbow joint vertical, slap! The palm pressed heavily onto the ground.
With the support of this force, the entire body, stuck in the demon book, was dragged out.
Juices splattered,
A body covered in a film and green mucus was displayed in front of everyone... Eugene was accustomed to simulating a human form, currently using the demon book, the remoulded body remained human-shaped.
Through the slightly transparent skin, one could vaguely glimpse the terrifying monster lurking within the body.
When the body fully formed, the demon book also automatically nestled within Eugene’s body. A slanted-growing mouth appeared on the side of the face, in shape and structure, even the terrifying aura emitted was exactly the same as the mouth on the book cover.
This kind of mouth structure was obviously a manifestation of the ’high adaptability’ between the demon book and the body.
It also signified Eugene’s deeper penetration of the demon book.
Throughout the development history of demons,
Almost no more than five individuals had such high adaptability with the demon book.
As Eugene was feeling the changes in his body and the overwhelming sense flowing outwards, he slowly realized that two familiar auras stood before him.
When he opened his eyes, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him.
Pope had become king, which he already knew in advance, but upon glimpsing the "singularity core" at his chest, Eugene was still shocked.
Meanwhile, Han Dong’s "true appearance" was just as striking.
"You guys..."
Before Eugene could say much more.
Buzz!
Pope transported the three directly to his reading place in the [Astronomy Library], where they could observe some external situations of the library via the overhead skylight.
With Han Dong and Eugene’s eyes, they immediately spotted the approaching primordial stone spaceship and the rapidly closing plant planet from another direction.
Upon witnessing this scene, Eugene was not concerned in the slightest.
"This doesn’t need to worry us, right?
It’s the audacious invaders who should worry... If they dare break into the library, just the curator could completely kill them all.
Not to mention, the Yellow Robe King has also come along."
Pope, however, had a completely different perspective.
His Star Eye had evolved with becoming king and could see much more,
The ’things’ here were not the conventional visual objects but mysterious items about star signs, destiny orders, and so on.
Gazing at the skylight, Pope murmured softly:
"Perhaps... the situation will unfold in an unexpected direction; we need to be prepared for confrontation."
Eugene, having collaborated many times before, naturally knew Pope wasn’t kidding.
"If a fight breaks out, Pope, please handle the strongest one, while Nicholas and I will try to deal with the weaker opponents as much as possible."
"Okay."
...
The enemy approached ever closely.
The curator, stationed within the "Central Workshop," had accurately observed the two distinct spacecraft through the equipment here and also made preparations to eliminate the enemy.
Of course,
He wouldn’t launch a long-range attack directly.
For outsiders daring to infringe on the demons’ sovereignty, simply killing them wouldn’t suffice.
"Come in, enter my library~ I’ll be sure to entertain you well.
I hope your brains can satisfy me enough; only then might I use your souls as a ’dip’ and eat you up, rather than inflict endless torment."
Hmm! This is... what is this feeling!!"
Suddenly.
The curator, who had been leisurely seated on the throne, abruptly stood, as if struck by the deepest "stimulation."
A scent, suddenly sniffed from parts buried deep in memory, designated as absolute forbidden areas, was activated...within the memory emerged a yellow-robed figure that he hated and despised exceedingly.
This sensation couldn’t be suppressed, continually surging to the surface, disrupting the mentality settled over countless eons.
"How can it be! How could he be here!?"
No longer concerning himself with the primordial stone spaceship, his attention was entirely fixed upon the plant planet.
Even with the obstruction of the planetary barrier, the curator could, through this ever-familiar soul sense, glimpse the yellow entity located in the planet’s deepest layer.
Little did they know.
The Yellow Robe King opposite had long collapsed in front of a desk, all tentacles helplessly dangling on the ground, with a look of indifference as though he had seen through demonic life.