Chapter 56: Bebe’s Request
If Linley’s gaze had made Eterich somewhat displeased, then the tone of Bebe’s words and his contemptuous look made Eterich furious.
“This straw-hat-wearing brat!” Eterich’s face darkened, and he was about to scold him.
“Eterich, don’t be impulsive.” The white-haired elder beside him transmitted mentally.
“What’s wrong?” Eterich turned to look at the white-haired elder. “It’s one thing for Resijing to act arrogant with me, but who does that straw-hat-wearing kid think he is? I’ve never heard of someone like him before.” To survive until the end in the Planar Battlefield already proved one’s strength. This Eterich was not someone who would easily tolerate insults.
A single disagreement could lead to slaughter!
“You haven’t been to the other side of the Stellar River, so you don’t know the identity of that straw-hat-wearing youth,” the white-haired elder said solemnly via mental transmission. “On the battlefield of the Radiant God Camp, the reputation of this straw-hat youth has spread far and wide!”
“Oh?” Eterich’s pupils contracted. “What identity?”
“The second Godeater Rat, aside from Beirut!” the white-haired elder said gravely.
Eterich’s face changed. “What? A Godeater Rat? How is that possible? Isn’t Beirut the only Godeater Rat? How did another one appear?”
“I’ve roamed around the Stellar River before. How could I not know? Just ask any Sovereign who has ventured there, and they’ll definitely know that the Godeater Rat is a youth wearing a straw hat. You’d better be careful,” the white-haired elder shot him a glance. “If something happens, don’t say I didn’t warn you!”
Having said this, the white-haired elder returned to his own courtyard.
“Godeater Rat?” Eterich glanced at the courtyard Linley and the others had entered, then snorted softly and left.
The courtyards arranged for the Sovereigns in this military camp were quite spacious, with plenty of rooms.
“Not bad. Not bad at all!” Resijing stepped into the main hall, looked around, and nodded in satisfaction. “It seems the people in this camp bought some decorations before coming in.” The hall was adorned with various ornaments, and even the long table and chairs were made of wood, clearly not manufactured from materials found in the Planar Battlefield.
“Linley, we have nothing to do now, so let’s rest. In a little while, the Sovereign of this camp will probably come to visit us. The Sovereigns living nearby might also come to pay their respects. We’ll just deal with them as they come! As for the great decisive battle, there’s still over a month left.” Resijing then headed toward a side room. “During this time, I’ll stay in this room.”
Linley and the others also chose their own rooms.
Just as Resijing had said, shortly after they settled in, the Sovereign of this camp came to visit. Afterward, Linley and the others received the Sovereigns living nearby. Of course, they did not disclose Linley’s true strength.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside the courtyard, Linley and Bebe sat facing each other.
“Bebe, why the long face? You’ve been hesitating to speak. If you have something to say, just say it directly.” Linley could tell at a glance that Bebe had something on his mind.
Bebe took a deep breath.
“Boss, actually, I’m pretty conflicted.” Bebe looked at Linley.
“Hmm? Conflicted about what?” Linley asked.
Bebe lowered his head, resting it on the table, staring at the surface as he spoke softly: “Boss, the truth is, I asked you to join this great decisive battle for another reason too! I’ve been hesitating in my heart about whether I should also resurrect my father and mother.”
Linley was stunned. How had he forgotten about this?
Over the years, Bebe’s carefree demeanor had made Linley not think too much about it. But Bebe’s thoughts were different from Linley’s.
“I’ve never met my parents. I don’t know what they look like, and my mind is all fuzzy about them. They don’t have a clear image in my heart. Deep down, I don’t really miss them. I’ve long been used to life without parents. But… it’s still a regret.”
Bebe continued softly, as if talking to himself, “In this life, I didn’t want to think too much about it. But when you wanted to save your brothers and family and came to this Planar Battlefield, I felt a bit tempted. Should I also try to find my parents? But I knew it was hard for you to collect Sovereign Medals, and I didn’t want to add to your burden. Plus, I was hesitant about whether to look for them, so I didn’t plan to say anything.”
“But now that your strength has increased, Boss, getting two more Sovereign Medals isn’t a difficult task. So, I had this thought again.” Bebe looked up at Linley.
“Bebe, I’m sorry,” Linley said apologetically.
He truly felt ashamed. He and Bebe were brothers through life and death, and Bebe had fought desperately for him on the Planar Battlefield. Yet he had forgotten about Bebe’s parents!
“Boss, don’t say that.” Bebe shook his head. “Actually, I’m a bit hesitant about whether to look for my parents. After all, I’ve never seen them… and I don’t know if the undead formed after their deaths are alive or dead. If I could meet my parents, how would I face them? They probably wouldn’t even recognize me if they saw me!”
Bebe’s parents had never seen Bebe grow up or the day he took human form. Even if they were alive and regained their memories, they wouldn’t recognize Bebe if they saw him.
“Not recognizing each other, meeting again…” Bebe’s heart was indeed complicated.
Bebe had originally planned to let it go. His parents had their own fate, and he wouldn’t force anything. Moreover, collecting Sovereign Medals was truly difficult for Linley at the time. But now, the situation was different.
“Don’t think about it anymore. Leave this matter to me. I’ll get two more Sovereign Medals!” Linley promised.
“Mm.” Bebe nodded.
“Phew!” Bebe straightened up and let out a breath. “Damn it, I won’t think about it anymore! They’re my parents, so I’ll just meet them! Hehe, I bet they’d be really happy and proud to know they have a child who became a Godeater Rat.” Bebe seemed to shake off his worries and became carefree again.
Linley smiled, but in his heart, he was determined to obtain two more Sovereign Medals during this great decisive battle.
Linley and Bebe had gone through life and death together. Bebe would risk his life for Linley without hesitation, and Linley would do the same. Besides, at Linley’s level, it was truly hard to kill him.
“Bang! Bang!” Suddenly, a knock came at the door.
Linley waved his hand, and a surge of divine power swept over, directly opening the courtyard gate. A black-haired youth in a black robe with gold trim walked in: “Linley, Bebe, where are Resijing and Leihong?” This person was the Sovereign of this military camp, Wainot. On the Planar Battlefield, there were Sovereigns who acted alone and those who were in charge of military camps.
“Hey, what’s up?” A voice came from inside the hall, and Resijing’s figure darted out.
Linley and Bebe also looked at Wainot.
“It’s like this. Before the great decisive battle begins, whether they are camp Sovereigns or lone Sovereigns, everyone will gather once to discuss matters related to the great decisive battle. It’s also a chance for everyone to get to know each other.” Wainot said with a smile.
“When?” Resijing asked.
Linley also knew about this. It was customary for Sovereigns to gather before the great decisive battle.
“It’s today!” Wainot nodded with a smile. “Some Sovereigns are already outside. Resijing, the four of you should head out now. I’ll go notify the other Sovereigns, and then we’ll all set off together.”
“Alright.” Resijing nodded. Linley and the others also followed him out of the courtyard.
There were indeed three people already on the open ground outside. When they saw Linley’s group of four, they smiled and greeted them: “Resijing, Bebe, Leihong, Linley!” They walked over, and Linley’s group responded and approached them. In the eyes of outsiders, Linley’s small group clearly had Resijing and Bebe as its core.
As for Leihong and Linley, they were overlooked. After all, Resijing’s reputation and Bebe’s fame as the Godeater Rat were truly immense.
Soon, all the Sovereigns of this military camp had gathered.
Including Wainot, there were ten Sovereigns in total.
“Alright, everyone, let’s set off.” Wainot said with a smile.
“There are dozens of camps, right? And this one camp has ten Sovereigns. If you add up all the camps, that’s a lot!” Bebe exclaimed in amazement.
“Not that many!” Wainot said with a faint smile. “Because the many camps are spread out with the two channel entrances of the Stellar River as the center. So, it’s the outermost camps that receive the Sovereigns! The camps further inside don’t get any Sovereigns at all.”
Bebe suddenly understood.
“So, on our side of the Darkness God Camp, the number of Sovereign-level experts still alive is at most around fifty,” Wainot gave a rough estimate.
Over this thousand years, many Sovereigns had indeed died. The survivors weren’t many. Of course, among those who acted independently, not all survivors were Sovereigns. They were only Sovereign-level experts. For example, Bebe and Leihong, though both strong, had entered as soldiers and were only able to act independently because they followed Linley and Resijing respectively.
The camps were spread out toward the two wings. Linley and the others were now walking along the bank of the Stellar River, gradually approaching the channel entrance.
The gathering place for this meeting was a courtyard near the channel entrance.
It was slightly larger than the place where Linley and the others had stayed before. The courtyard was scattered with chairs and tables, and there were already twenty to thirty people standing or sitting inside.
“Wainot, you’re here!” The arrival of Wainot’s group immediately caught the attention of those inside.
“Haha, Uville, you lucky bastard, still alive, huh?”
“Barnsley, you’ve come to the Planar Battlefield this time too. Haha…”
“Resijing!” They called out each other’s names and chatted freely. These top experts from various planes had their own circles. They were quite familiar with experts of the same level, and many were even friends.
Linley, Bebe, and Leihong knew very few people. The three of them went to a corner of the courtyard, found three chairs, sat down, and took some wine glasses and fine wine to drink. After a while, Resijing finished dealing with some acquaintances and came back.
“Quite lively,” Bebe chuckled.
Resijing teased, “Lively? Some are happy, some are sarcastic. Those who are close to you hope you live. Those who aren’t wish you were dead. You know few people, but in a little while, some will probably come to chat with you. Soon, you’ll get familiar too.”
Linley smiled faintly, raised his glass, and took a light sip.
“Eterich, you came with them. Who are the three people beside Resijing?” Sovereign-level experts needed to know some intelligence. Knowing as much as possible about experts of the same level was always better.
Before Eterich could speak, a bald, burly man beside him said in a low voice, “I don’t know about the other two, but that straw-hat-wearing one… on the side of the Radiant God Camp, his reputation has spread far and wide. Not many dare to provoke that youth. He’s the second Godeater Rat, aside from Beirut!”
“Godeater Rat?” Many people shuddered.
There were too few who possessed soul-defensive Sovereign Artifacts. Without a defensive Sovereign Artifact, encountering Bebe was almost certain death. After all, Paragons were extremely rare.
These people looked at Resijing and Bebe with some surprise: “What kind of extraordinary figures are the other two with Resijing and the Godeater Rat?”
Eterich nodded with a smile: “Those two are ordinary. That cold-faced man is Leihong, a messenger of the Violetflame Sovereign. That brown-haired kid is the famous one from the Azure Dragon clan, named Linley!”
“Linley?” Indeed, some people, especially those from the Infernal Realm, had heard of Linley. But from the perspective of Sovereign-level experts, Linley’s performance in the floating image was only that of a formidable Seven-Star Fiend, not yet reaching the threshold of a Sovereign. They hadn’t paid much attention to him.
As time passed, more Sovereign-level experts arrived. Many Sovereigns often chatted with others. But very few chatted with Linley. After all, Linley’s identity as the Lord of the Nine Underworlds was only obtained after the planar war began. Linley himself was too lazy to chat with others, and he was happy to have some peace and quiet.