Hearing Ink Sea God King's words,
the 5-Elent God King was imdiately dumbfounded.
Then he reacted:
"Ah-ha! I knew it!
You've joined the other God Kings!"
"No, calm down! Listen, I'm about to tell you sothing important, but it might be hard for you to accept.
Promise you'll stay calm. Understand?"
"Calm? I've always been calm."
Looking at the 5-Elent God King's state, the Ink Sea God King hesitated for a mont,
then said:
"The truth is, Lord Daniel has erged from seclusion. When the final battle cos,
he will personally take action to capture all those God Kings in one fell swoop."
The Ink Sea God King kept his explanation short.
He needed to convey the news as simply as possible, so the 5-Elent God King could comprehend and accept it.
Details such as the reasons, the process, or why it hadn't been disclosed earlier were omitted entirely.
Hearing this, the 5-Elent God King froze in place, completely stunned.
He didn't react for a long ti, prompting the Ink Sea God King to shake him lightly.
It wasn't clear how long the daze would have lasted otherwise.
Suddenly, the 5-Elent God King's expression shifted.
His face lit up with excitent, tears streaming down his cheeks as he grabbed the Ink Sea God King's shoulders:
"Ink Sea! What you just said— is it true?"
"Yes, it's true,"
the Ink Sea God King confird.
"I contacted Lord Daniel not long ago. He assured of this. Ten re God Kings
are no match for Lord Daniel." The Ink Sea God King added this to boost the 5-Elent God King's confidence.
Suddenly, the 5-Elent God King erupted into wild laughter.
"Hahahaha… this is fantastic! Our days of suffering… they're finally coming to an end!"
The 5-Elent God King laughed while crying, tears and joy mixing on his face.
Because he knew
what Daniel's arrival ant!
It ant they no longer had to live in constant fear.
It ant the beast clan and those six God Realm God Kings were finished!
The 5-Elent God King laughed for a long ti before finally calming down.
Then he looked at the Ink Sea God King and asked:
"If that's the case, why didn't you tell sooner? I've been worrying for no reason all this ti!"
Suddenly, he rembered all the anxiety, fear, and restless nights he'd endured.
The whole ti, the Ink Sea God King had remained calm and confident.
It must have been because he already knew Lord Daniel would step in.
Looking back,
it all made sense now!
At first, the two of them had been on the sa page.
But in recent days,
small details had made it clear:
the Ink Sea God King no longer seed as focused
on the magic arrays—whether defensive or offensive.
He'd also been repeatedly urging him to rest
and not overwork himself.
But how could the 5-Elent God King rest?
Just thinking about the magic arrays
was exhausting enough.
Not to ntion the lingering fear
that the treacherous Giant Mountain God King
might have planted more traps in the 5-Elent Temple.
So he couldn't afford a mont of rest—
not until now.
Now, he finally understood.
The Ink Sea God King had been calm all along
because he already knew about Daniel's plan.
"Actually,
this was Lord Daniel's explicit instruction.
The fewer people who knew about this, the better.
His goal is to capture all the God Kings at once.
That's why he didn't want to tell you earlier,"
explained the Ink Sea God King.
"But seeing your current state
as the final battle approaches,
I decided to share the news with you."
The Ink Sea God King was genuinely concerned.
If he hadn't told him,
the 5-Elent God King might have beco so paranoid
that he'd suspect betrayal and attack him.
That would've been utterly senseless.
"I see…
but you could've told earlier!
I'm not soone who would leak information…"
The 5-Elent God King trailed off,
his voice growing quieter.
On reflection,
he realized the Ink Sea God King's reasoning made sense.
As the representative of the 5-Elent God Realm,
he was under constant scrutiny.
If the Giant Mountain God King had managed to plant a teleportation array, there might also be spies in the temple.
If the Ink Sea God King had told him,
he might have inadvertently revealed it through his actions—
looking overly confident, for example.
That would have made their enemies suspicious.
If Daniel arrived
and failed to capture everyone at once,
it would have been his fault.
Thinking this through,
the 5-Elent God King found the reasoning logical.
And as soone from outside the realm, the Ink Sea God King's calm deanor was far less likely to arouse suspicion.
anwhile,
the 5-Elent God King's anxious behavior
could convince their enemies
that the 5-Elent God Realm had no hidden cards to play.
This would make them gather more confidently,
setting the stage for their ultimate defeat.
"You were right, Ink Sea!
Not telling earlier was the right decision.
All the false information we've fed them
will make them think we're completely unprepared."
"When Lord Daniel arrives…
Giant Mountain God King?
That old fool deserves to be obliterated in one strike!"
Hearing this,
the Ink Sea God King frowned.
Had the 5-Elent God King swung from one extre to the other?
Still, this was far better than the previous paranoia.
"Now, I think you should focus on tomorrow's battle plan."
"Battle plan?"
The 5-Elent God King thought for a mont.
Was there a problem with it?
The divine crystal-enhanced attack magic arrays had been fine-tuned to maximize their offensive power.
Even against God King-level enemies,
they would catch them off guard.
Against the beast clan's million-strong army,
many of whom weren't even God Sovereigns,
the arrays would be highly effective.
That had been the plan all along,
agreed upon by both him and the Ink Sea God King.
What could be wrong?
Then, suddenly,
the 5-Elent God King realized sothing.
If Lord Daniel was going to act,
what was the point of their plan?
It was practically useless—
just a piece of scrap paper!
Realizing this,
the 5-Elent God King's expression changed.
"Good thing you reminded ! This plan is pointless. I need to revise it!
Since Lord Daniel is coming, why don't we repurpose the magic arrays into sothing like fireworks for a welco ceremony?"
Hearing this,
the Ink Sea God King was stunned.
He had never encountered such a suggestion before,
and the 5-Elent God King's creativity caught him off guard.
Originally,
he had thought they could slightly tweak the plan
to reduce the magic arrays' consumption.
But this…
Using high-powered attack magic arrays as fireworks?
What a novel idea!
The thought of Lord Daniel arriving to a grand display of celebratory fireworks made the Ink Sea God King's face flush with excitent.
"Yes! Let's do it exactly as you suggested!"
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