Chapter 82: 81. Divine Intoxication

Lilith watched as the Brick Bears, Werewolves, and the Ogres assist one another in bringing out the carcass of the Orochi and another daemon they killed inside the dungeon.

 

The Praeries were preparing food together with the Persians, and the Dwarves were talking to Chief about something. The Harpies were going about their patrol, and Eve, one of the few Ogres in the [Shadow Troop], collected information about the surrounding area.

 

Lilith was seated atop a nearby boulder as she observed the embedded HNP she had in her system. The HNP was the Hunters' phones. It connected to their database and could only be accessed by Hunters. However, its use was still limited because Lilith only had a B+ Rank hunter access; she couldn't get enough information about most things.

 

'This is far easier when I still ruled over the Green Venom.'

 

The Green Venom, a name that shook even the hearts of the Sector Leaders, the Hunter Association President, and the Government Head. The Green Venom was her organization and had multiple people under it, she was pretty much in control of half a Stronghold, and because of this, everyone felt threatened by her and tried to kill her as soon as possible.

 

They were afraid of her power spreading too quickly. Even the Shadow Organizations who hated the World Government accepted help from their sworn enemies.

 

To say the least, everyone hated her. 

 

The ending was simple, Lilith was killed, and she became a Daemon tasked with conquering the Universe. Well, not so much as the Universe, but close enough.

 

She was on the right track of doing business. She was getting more and more loyalty from her followers, and she planned on building a glorious base. But someone used some sort of secret weapon and tried to kill her with the entire island.

 

'Dammit, those bastards really had to destroy my base of operations!? GODDAMN THEM!' Lilith was pretty pissed at the current situation, 'What was that even? They didn't have that before! Was that an experimental shit I didn't know about? I can't even find it in the Hunter's Forum or the Cesspool of the World Net.'

 

She trembled from anger, and as she did so, Luna appeared by her side, "Boss head..."

 

"Yes?" Lilith responded sweetly.

 

"Do you want some?" Luna offered Lilith the food prepared by [The Workers] tasked with feeding the entire village. Lilith accepted and quietly munched on her food like a squirrel.

 

'Hmm? Why are they watching me?' Lilith noticed the other daemons watching her eat, and feeling a little disturbed, she turned her back on them and kept to herself. She didn't want them to see how she was eating so little like an animal.

 

She then returned to glaring at the system. 

 

Luna, who was by Lilith's side, did not mind the Priestess' expression. She knew that every time Lilith did such a thing, their beloved Priestess was thinking of something profound. It was vital for her as the Priestess' helper to realize that fact.

 

'The Boss Head is doing their best again…' Luna thought as she remained by Lilith's side. Everyone considers the secretary; thus, it was her job to answer Lilith's calls and demands. Staying by her side was a must.

 

Lilith, in their eyes, was but a young Ogre variant, not even at the age of 10 or so. She was pretty much a child leading a village of daemons.

 

For the first time, Luna was actually right in guessing what Lilith was thinking. The little devil was indeed thinking about the village, but not in the way Luna thought. 

 

This little Priestess of theirs was staring at the 99 barrels of wine, thinking if it would be worth the try.

 

'But I really like this wine.' She complained. Lilith did not want to share. 'I can tell them that only I can drink them and... no, fight your selfishness, Lilith!' 

 

Like the battle of the Tempting Bedding on the Forest of Beast, another hard-fought battle transpired. It was a shame that no one got to bear witness to its glory.

 

In the end, with significant grievances... the darkness within was defeated.

 

"Luna, can you create a link to everyone who's below level 60? Tell them to gather around. I want to give them something."

 

"I understand, boss head."

 

Luna did what Lilith asked her to do and called everyone who was the daemons below LVL 60. However, it wasn't just these kinds of people who appeared before her; instead, the entire village went to see Lilith.

 

"Why are all of them here?" Lilith felt tired seeing them gather in this manner.

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"They wanted to see you, boss head." Luna said with a smile. She had been mellowing down since she escaped being the Moon Liwa and awaked as the [Moon Queen]. Lilith was glad for her, but she was too soft on the people.

 

Lilith wanted to shout at them and tell them to scram. However, she shrugged her shoulders and thought of ways on how to use this moment. She stood up atop the boulder, gathering everyone's attention.

 

"Everyone, I thank you for gathering today despite the busy time that we have. I shall not stall and get to the heart of the matter as to why I ask those of ours who are below LVL 60 here, it is so that I can share another blessing from the Goddess Letza…."

 

Lilith raised her hand, and beside her, a barrel of wine with an alluring smell appeared. Its aroma fantastic and attracted the attention of the daemons.

 

"This is the Divine Wine of the Goddess. As I slumber, I met the amiable Goddess and pushed me back into consciousness. And as I opened my eyes, she had already given me a gift for me to distribute to her believers. She went down from her realm, visited me in my dreams, and granted me a possible tool, to help us in our time of need.

 

"She defied the rules of existence just to give us assistance. But she is saddened that she could not give us more than this, for she feared incurring the repercussions that might befall us. Thus, she could only give us a special wine that raises a daemon's level up to LVL 60. To those who are in the Rare-Tier, it will help you reach the maximum of your level, but to those at the early stages of Epic Tier, it will help you reach the 60th level."

 

Everyone was in awe as they listened to her words. At this point, Luna connected to the mind of those who were mentioned.

 

Those below LVL 60 and the Rare-Tiers walked forward. Lilith held onto a cup and carefully scooped a cup from the barrel to give it to a Worker. The moment the Worker downed the Divine Wine, her mind and body experienced electricity coursing through her veins. Bliss and pleasure woke her body and the hidden strength inside her.

 

"Ahhhhh..." she moaned at the pleasing sensation.

 

Lilith watched as the Ogress transformed from LVL 43 to LVL 60. It surprised everyone, and Lilith just showed them a sweet expecting smile.

 

The Ogre collapsed from intoxication with a smile, and her level rose no questions asked. Lilith raised both hands and shouted, "This is the miracle of the Goddess Letza. This is her gift to us who follow her path! This is her gift of strengthening her followers! This is her miracle! This is her blessing!"

 

And so, as if they were a cult, the village people cheered for their Goddess. That night, a celebration was held, and the mood was uplifted.

There were those beyond the LVL cap who wanted to try the wine, but Lilith forbade them from their lips even touching a drop. Lilith shook her head and then showed them a very saddened expression, "This…is for the future of our people… it is hard, but we must refrain from drinking. We must preserve it so the coming generation will grow stronger, faster and help our community flourish.

 

"Only this night will we give anyone who is at Rare-Tier, but, after tonight, we will only give those who have reached the Epic Tier as a form of a gift and prize."

 

Lilith had no choice to bar them from drinking the wine. This wine was too delicious. It might create an addiction, and though it was tempting to use it to control them, Lilith knew that would only backfire. Lilith chose to keep the wine distribution under control.

 

She must use them sparingly for their sake.

 

She would use this later. However, it would be for a different matter.

 

The result of drinking the wine created an intoxicating night as the smell alone managed to make many daemons drunk. As the Rare-Tiers slept, they evolved, and then the tipsy daemons all laughed and sang before falling asleep while Lilith went away with Luna.

 

She left for one reason, and that reason was to open two things, the Mystery Box…and the Mystery Egg.

 

[Mission: Empress' Kingdom (Side-Quest) #7 (non-mandatory) (Completed)]

 

Requirements for Passing:

 

[Ÿ] Confirm your territory is the entire Forest of Beast [All 8 Sections, nothing more, nothing less (Competed)

 

[Ÿ] Drive off the humans or kill them, I don't really care. (Completed)

Reward/s:

 

[Ÿ] A mystery box (Acquired)

 

[Ÿ] A Mystery Egg (Acquired)

 

[Ÿ] 1,000,000 SP (Acquired)