Chapter 20: Ziz’s True Strength
In the pitch-black septic tank, Ziz floated in the middle of the unbelievably foul liquid, making him extremely uncomfortable.
"How dare you treat me like this? You bastard, you’ll pay for this! And that damn system too!"
Ziz’s expression wasn’t ugly because of the smell, of course. His true strength was enough to devour entire planets. The total amount of waste on a living planet was obviously far greater than this tiny little septic tank.
What made him furious was that the system and Bell had worked together to humiliate him. Even down in this dark place, he could clearly hear what the system and Bell were saying above.
It was true that his power had been sealed, but that only applied to his combat strength. His durability and sharp senses were still at an unimaginable level. Even an S-rank hunter like Bell was still far inferior to him.
Did Ziz’s screams from the septic tank reach the ears of the three people above? Of course they did.
But none of the three reacted at all. Nexus didn’t like getting involved too much in other people’s conflicts. Bell and the system didn’t get along with each other, but they also didn’t like Ziz, so there was no way they’d save him.
And so, everyone stayed silent together for about five minutes, letting Ziz curse however he wanted.
Right after that, the system summoned Ziz once again. But this time, there were no special effects at all. Ziz teleported over directly and floated in the air with perfectly clean and fragrant fur as if nothing had happened.
"You trash system! And you two lowly humans too. You actually dared to ignore me for five whole minutes?!"
The moment he appeared, Ziz puffed up his fur and demanded answers from all three of them. Aside from Nexus, who didn’t care, both Bell and the system looked at his helplessness with contempt.
[As expected, you’re a fat chicken that likes eating shit.]
The grinning face appeared on the system screen, accompanied by arrogant laughter echoing throughout the entire room.
"Even though the system is an idiot, I agree with it this time. Other than that reason, there’s no way to explain why you weren’t bothered after soaking in a pile of shit."
The system was in a pretty good mood right now. It didn’t want to argue over Bell’s incredibly rude attitude toward it.
The system’s laughter really did have extraordinary power. The moment Ziz heard it, he got so angry that all of his feathers burst into flames, turning him into a tiny ball of fire.
"Hmph, how could a foolish mortal understand my greatness? I’ve devoured countless planets before. What’s so special about this tiny bit of matter?"
Aside from the system and Nexus, who didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, Bell found Ziz’s words full of contradictions.
"Wait a second. You said you’re the lord of the sky. How can you devour planets?"
Bell had been born and raised on Earth. The grandest sight he had ever witnessed was nothing more than mountains being shattered and rivers being split apart. As for devouring planets, it was something far too difficult for him to truly grasp.
Facing Bell’s suspicious gaze, Ziz’s mood soared again with overwhelming pride.
That look of pure contempt made Bell furious, but for the time being, he didn’t want to throw Ziz into the toilet again. He had thought Ziz would be afraid, but it seemed he had greatly underestimated this fat chicken.
"Listen up, inferior being. I am the lord of the sky, the true sky of this entire universe, not that tiny little thing you look up at every day. What is a planet to me? I can even devour stars."
Seeing Ziz holding his head high in arrogance, Bell frowned. Ziz’s conceit made him want to call him out and make him lose face immediately. More importantly, he genuinely didn’t believe any of those grand claims.
"Hmph, all talk."
"What? You dare say I’m all talk?!"
Seeing that Bell really thought he was bluffing, Ziz unhappily puffed up his feathers.
"What else would I call it? The aura you gave off when you first appeared clearly wasn’t that strong. At most, you’re only on the level of an SS-rank hunter."
Bell wasn’t some ordinary arrogant brat. He was an S-rank hunter, one of humanity’s strongest hunters of the new generation.
Bell’s judgment of someone’s strength was never far off. Even Nexus, who had never truly used his power, had been recognized by Bell as someone hiding absolute overwhelming strength beneath his harmless appearance.
Unexpectedly, not only did Ziz not get angry, he raised his head even higher in pride.
"Hmph, isn’t it because this planet is too tiny? You should be grateful to me for all eternity that I only used a tiny fraction of my power to descend here."
The lightning and flames surrounding Ziz that he created himself made him look dozens of times more imposing. Unfortunately, he was just a harmless fat chicken, so no matter how much more imposing he looked, he was still just a fat chicken.
Seeing Ziz lie so shamelessly, Nexus was worried Bell would misunderstand and lose faith in life, so he finally spoke up.
"Don’t listen to his lies. If he dared descend to Earth with his full power, the angels would turn him into a roasted chicken."
Having his weak spot exposed, Ziz was so embarrassed that his feathers turned pink. At the same time, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes as he looked at his useless master.
Naturally, such an obvious reaction couldn’t escape the system or Bell. Two bursts of hearty laughter immediately echoed out.
[Hahaha, you really are a cowardly fat chicken.]
"As expected, the angels are the most reliable. The lord of the sky gets so scared of angels that he turns into a fat chicken."
"You two bastards..."
Ziz was furious, but he didn’t dare curse the angels. He really was very powerful. In a one-on-one fight against an ordinary angel, he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.
But how many angels were there? As countless as the stars in the sky! As for Ziz, no matter how strong he was, he was all alone. If he really picked a fight with Heaven, then just as Nexus said, he would become a giant roasted chicken.