Chapter 2083: Let’s do it. "Attack." Nux passed the order and in an instant, his Transcendent Level subordinates that were hiding in the selected Mercenary Worlds moved instantly, appearing right in front of the Mercenary Leaders of those worlds. All these beings were connected to Nux’s Universe, so the respective World Wills could not sense them, making it easier for them to sneak in. Of course, unlike Nux, his subordinates did not have Vulpiana’s Law of Timeless Veil that allowed them to hide in another timeline, so despite them doing their best in order to try and do this as silently as possible, the Mercenary Leaders were still able to sense their presence eventually and put up some resistance to try and hold them off— Or at least... that was what should have happened. But even when the Mercenary Leaders managed to sense their presence and react on time, it didn’t make much of a difference. The difference in strength between the assassins and the targets was simply too high. After all, Nux didn’t just do it all without a plan—he had subordinates in almost all the Mercenary Worlds. It was one of the ways he could keep tabs on the Universe and understand what was happening and when it was happening. These subordinates, having been completely overwritten by the Slave Seal, were active in these worlds for thousands of years. They knew exactly how strong the Mercenary Leaders of a specific world were, and Nux used this information to plan the attack. The Mercenary Leaders of Low-Level Mercenary Worlds were all Primordials. Against Transcendent Level assassins, they never had a chance. As for the Mercenary Leaders who were at the Transcendent Level, they were directly greeted by Nux’s wives. Yes, Amaya, Astaria, Melia, Felberta, Aeliana, and Vyriana—all these Transcendent Level monsters were on the move. With their Absolute Laws, the opponents—who were merely normal Transcendents—didn’t stand a chance because their Domains were crushed in an instant, rendering them powerless. This was not a war, It was a one-sided massacre. Most leaders couldn’t even complete one sentence before they were beheaded, and because these were crucial times due to the Universe’s strong reaction and the Supreme Worlds’ announcement, most leaders of a specific world were gathered in one place, making it even easier for the assassins. All targeted leaders fell within 20 seconds of Nux giving the orders and with that— "Devour." Nux gave the order, and his other set of subordinates—the ones that weren’t part of his Universe and had been laying low in these Mercenary Worlds all this while—started devouring these worlds. RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER A total of fifty-six Mercenary Worlds began to rumble and desperately called for help. But these were Mercenary Worlds; mercenaries had next to no sense of loyalty in them. Instead of doing anything, they instantly rushed out of the worlds instead. Those who did try to stay and witnessed what was happening became targets of the assassins, and very quickly, all fifty-six worlds were helplessly devoured by Nux’s slaves. And of course, this time, since the Universe did not react to any of this, the Supreme Worlds had no clue what had just happened. The worlds were erased out of existence, and so were the records in them. Nux watched everything unfold in front of him in silence. Beside him stood Simba and Arshia, staring at the fifty-six screens in front of them with shocked looks on their faces. "Y-You destroyed those worlds..." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶 Arshia commented with a horrified look on her face. "T-To do this just so you could hide your identity..." Simba muttered, staring at Nux with a pale face. Just what sort of monster had he encountered? He... he had this sort of power all along...? Just what force is behind him? It definitely wasn’t a Supreme World, but he couldn’t think of any other force capable of pulling off something like this. Of course, destroying a few Mercenary Worlds wasn’t a big deal—any force from a High-Level World could have done that. But the problem was, This act went against a Supreme World. No known High-Level World in their right mind would dare to act in such a way. After all, no matter how well the execution was, It was an act done against the Supreme Worlds. In one way or another, they will find out who was behind it, and once they do... Things will not end well. Simba knew that, and so did every being in the Universe. The Supremes just held that much power. Then... ’Why would he go so far?’ Simba could not understand and frowned as he stared at Nux. "You two will need to stay under my subordinates for a few days." Nux instructed as he glanced at Arshia and Simba. His tone made sure that there was no room for negotiation. The last thing he wanted was for the Supreme Worlds to capture these two and learn everything that happened here. Both Simba and Arshia didn’t say anything either. They could tell what Nux was thinking, and they knew they had no power here. Nux and the faction behind him were simply too strong. But this didn’t mean they could stay silent—especially her— "...Why are you doing this?" Arshia questioned in a low voice. "Hmm?" Nux glanced at her and paused for a moment. He knew the woman had some connections to the Supreme Worlds. He hadn’t forgotten that being from the Supreme World he had seen in the Umbrasol attack recording that Simba had showed him. It seemed like he belonged to the same race as that of Arshia, so in one way or another, there was a connection between her and the Supreme Worlds. As for the reason why she was working in a mere Mercenary Company, Nux did not know. Honestly, he wanted to read her memories and learn everything about her, But he knew not many people were comfortable with it, and in the end, Arshia did help him in some ways. He would rather not have her hate him without good reason. Not to mention... Nux had a LOT of things to prepare right now. After all, the plan still wasn’t over—rather, this was merely the beginning. The true game had only just begun. ’Nux.’ And just as he was thinking about it, he heard a voice. A light smile appeared on his face and, ’Did you find him?’ He questioned. ’Mhm.’ Melia nodded. In her hands was one of the Mercenary Leaders of the worlds they hadn’t targeted—a Primordial level being—unconscious. She stared at him, disgusted. ’He was behind the disappearance of thousands of mercenaries. He sold males as slaves, raped the females, and once he was "bored" of them, he killed them.’ ’Fits the description a little too well, huh.’ Nux commented with a light smile. Honestly, he knew he wasn’t any good. He knew he was a mass murderer; he had killed a ridiculously large number of beings for his own benefit, but in the end, his mind was still that of a hypocrite. Choosing a criminal for his sacrifice put his mind at ease much more compared to using an innocent being. ’Do I bring him?’ While Nux was thinking all this, Melia questioned. ’No, I’ll come there.’ He answered as he then turned towards his two ’guests’ and with a flick of his finger, their minds were overwhelmed, and they lost consciousness. His shadow then trembled as suddenly, Maeve, Sharnoth’s Nocthari subordinate, materialized. "Take care of them." He ordered. Maeve nodded as she grabbed the two of them and, with another flick, he sent them away. Then Nux teleported himself right next to Melia and the moment he appeared in this place, he noticed the room was covered in blood and Melia was sitting on her throne with a large, human-sized blood capsule at the very corner of the room, as if the Vampire had placed the filth as far away from her as possible while still keeping it in sight. Seeing this sight, Nux couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud, "Why do you have to make this dramatic?" He questioned with a big smile and Melia, sitting on her Blood Throne, "I need to look good in front of my husband." She answered. Nux could already imagine how the woman acted when he said he would be coming here. Once again, he laughed out loud as he walked towards her and fell on top of her. Melia, still sitting on her throne, caught him, placed his head on her breasts, and started gently ruffling his hair. Nux’s hands moved as well, his fingers crawling underneath her gown and touching her bare back. The two stayed like this until— ’We have work to do.’ Amaya spoke in a salty tone. Clearly, the Devourer didn’t like the Vampire hogging all the attention. Actually, in her mind, she was cursing another Vampire. It was all her fault! Hearing her words, Nux laughed as he finally moved. Melia too cursed the Devourer in her head, but then she waved her hand and the blood cocoon floated in front of them, revealing the Mercenary Leader she had caught. The Vampire and her husband stared at each other and nodded, "Let’s do it."