Endless Journey: Infinite Realms Chapter 273 Can you feel it? The might of my ride?

Chapter 273 Can you feel it? The might of my ride?

"Hm?" As he prepared himself to set out amongst the stars once more, Emperor Litch suddenly stopped as he felt a foreboding sensation invading his body.
"This is weird… I am feeling threatened right now. No, it is not me that is being threatened. It was Vessel 969's body that is having this reaction. Interesting…" Emperor Litch muttered to himself as he observed his new body once more.
"…"
As he observed his new body, the Emperor could not help but smile as he seemed to be genuinely happy with what he was seeing right now.
"I thought at the start that I will lose by possessing you. But from what I see now, it seems like I gained a lot more than what I could want. Hahaha! This is just fitting for my comeback!"
How could the Emperor not be happy right now?
Not only did he get the chance to be back in the physical world again, he also discovered that the body that he got right now was actually this versatile and powerful!
"The ability to manipulate the 4 fundamental forces of the universe, and this baffling power to use an unknown sorcery. Vessel 969… he is worth my effort." The Emperor thought to himself happily, with him erasing the foreboding feeling that he felt earlier. "It's a good thing that I possessed him this late…"
The Emperor could have continued gloating all over his newfound fortune right now, but he was interrupted by one of his new followers.
"Oh Great Emperor. It's a pleasure to be of great help to you. I and my followers will make sure to follow your will!"
If Alex will see the one who said these words, he will surely be shocked.
After all, the one who just said these extremely loyal words was Ray, the bomb-wielding Traveler himself!
This Traveler, who was supposedly killed by Noelle's attack earlier, was back in his peak condition, as if nothing happened to him.
The wound on his chest was already gone, as with the blood stains on his clothes. Even his thin and malnourished appearance was gone, as his body looked visibly fuller and his face noticeably brighter.
To anyone who had seen Ray before, his change of appearance was indeed extremely strange.
However, this was not the only strange thing with Ray right now.
Ray, who was usually sullen and selfish, was currently kneeling in front of Emperor Litch, while wearing a fond and fanatic expression on his face.
Every now and often, he will smile towards the Emperor while praising the Emperor at any opportunity that he was given.
This kind of attitude and appearance was way different from what Ray should have been before!
If anyone sees what's happening right now from the outside, they will surely say one thing.
And that is that Ray was just like an extremely loyal subject under Emperor Litch!
"Ray, I know that you will be of great help to me. You have proven it to me already, right?" The Emperor replied as he gazed at the broken remains of the Green Moon.
The whole Green Moon was gone already, as what was left in its place were only small fragments of its once massive body.
The Emperor smiled wryly as he stared at these fragments before he looked back at Ray.
"After all, your explosives were the ones who destroyed the Green Moon. That, in itself, was already enough to show your loyalty to me."
"Great Emperor! I… I… I am truly happy with your praise!" Ray replied as he began to cry loudly. "Oh Great Emperor, as long as you will it, I shall do anything for you! All the Glory to the Emperor!"
"All the Glory." The Emperor replied as he let out a satisfied smile towards Ray.
He then looked behind Ray, with his eyes landing on Noelle, Vera, Peina, and the league of 'Devourers'.
The Emperor gave these people a smile as he observed them.
Just like Ray, Noelle also looked to be extremely loyal, with the expression on her face already an enough evidence of her fanaticism towards the Emperor.
The weapon that Noelle used to attack Ray earlier was still in her hands, with the weapon's body covered with Ray's already blackened blood.
Noelle seemed to not be focusing on her weapon as the entirety of her attention was only focused for the Emperor alone.
Noelle had been also singing non-stop songs dedicated for the Emperor since earlier, making Emperor Litch himself feel both happy and sentimental.
If everyone just treated the Emperor this way, Emperor Litch will be extremely happy indeed.
However, it was only Ray and Noelle that were extremely loyal to the Emperor.
The Devourers, Peina, and Vera did not give the Emperor any indication of loyalty to him.
They were just staring at the Emperor warily, as if they were waiting for him to make a move.
If it were not for Ray, Lingo, and Noelle's proximity to Emperor Litch right now, the Emperor might have been attacked by these wary people.
"What's the matter, my friends? Do you have any problems with me?" Emperor Litch said as he decided to break the uncomfortable silence with his 'friends'.
"Problems? Hah, just your presence here alone is already a problem in itself." Vera replied quickly as she let out a hollow laugh.
She then looked at Ray with disgust and contentment, as if she was enjoying what was happening to him now.
"You barge here in this place, and then you use Noelle to bring Ray to the brink of death. Then you suddenly used some kind of power to heal Ray, but in exchange for that, you were able to make Ray extremely subservient to you. And to demonstrate that subservience, you forced Ray to destroy the Green Moon with his explosion ability. You did all of those things in just a short amount of time, and you expect us to just treat you normally? Hah, what a joke!" Vera shouted as she glared at Emperor Litch.
"There's no way that we can be at ease with you, especially now that you… did something against Ray! That's just unforgivable!" Vera said as she started heaving. "You call yourself an Emperor yet you do things like this on him? Do you think that is right?"
"Hohoho, and now you are getting sentimental? Get a grip." The Emperor quickly replied before Vera could continue talking. "I clearly saw your hate against Ray earlier. Didn't you even help on worsening his wounds? Those kind of actions clearly show that you hate Ray. But even with kind of hate, you still have the gall to feel pity for him? I'm sorry to say this, but you seem like a hypocrite to me. My goodness, have the standards in this place had fallen this low? I just can't believe it!"
"You!"
"Be quiet there miss. If you don't shut your mouth, I might suddenly punch you." The Emperor replied as his voice turned cold. "I usually refrain from hitting women, but you, dear Vera, is already this close on pushing my limits. Be careful, young woman. You may not like to see what happens when I am angry…"
"…" This reply from the Emperor managed to shut the woman up, although some unwillingness could still be seen on her face.
Once he had said this piece, the Emperor looked at the Devourers and Peina, who all looked lost, as if they were not sure on what to do right now.
The Emperor only let out a light 'tut' as he removed his gaze away from them.
The Emperor was highly sure that Peina and these Devourers will surely follow him.
After all, their current leaders, Ray, Noelle, and Vera, were all under the Emperor's rule now. With these people following Emperor Litch, the Devourers and Peina had no choice left but to follow him, even if some of them does not trust him.
After all, if these Devourers does not join Emperor Litch, they will only be left behind a destroyed moon without any kind of help and sustenance.
That kind of end was something that nobody wants.
"…"
And sure enough, just as the Emperor started walking towards Lingo, he heard the footsteps of the Devourers, Peina, Vera, Noelle, and Ray all following him.
Emperor Litch does not even need to use his eyes to see that these people were following him. Just the sound of them moving behind him was already enough to show that everyone here in the Green Moon(already broken) will be following him.
"Thud."
When he was only 10 steps away from Lingo, the Emperor stopped on walking as he looked behind him. His mouth then opened as he started to talk once more.
"Everyone, I know that we had a 'slight' disagreement earlier, but we already have resolved it." Emperor Litch suddenly said as he gave Vera a pointed look. "I know that some of you might not be happy with me here, but you have no choice but to accept me. After all, I am your only hope right now to survive your current dilemma. Your de-facto leader and one of his allies? Both of them are currently my loyal subjects now. With those two serving me faithfully, there is no way that you will all survive and go back to your homes in once piece if you just venture this place by yourselves."
"…" The uncomfortable silence coming from the Devourers was enough to show that they were affected by what the Emperor said.
"If you think that I am just an evil virus, then feel free to leave our entourage right now. However, you must remember that when you leave, you will lose all the protections that I can offer you. You will have to survive here on your own if any of you decides to leave. Are we all clear about that?"
"…" Even if the Emperor did not receive any verbal answers, he was sure that pretty much everyone right now will be joining him.
"Ah, manipulating people really is fun…" Emperor Litch thought to himself as he let out a satisfied smile. "Hmm… I wonder what will happen once I attack the Yellow Moon? Will I be able to make those Celestials my servants? From what I heard, that could be difficult, given the kind of society the Celestials have. Well whatever, if they do not want to follow me, then I will just clean them up!"
After having these thoughts to himself, Emperor Litch jumped up in the air before landing on top of Lingo's head again.
The Emperor ignored Lingo's another exasperated sigh as he commanded him,
"Lingo my Mighty Steed! Showcase your brilliance today! Bring me to the Moon adorned with the yellow hue!" Emperor Litch said as he patted Lingo's head fiercely. "And do not waste your time here! We must hasten!"
"MASTER, I SHALL FOLLOW YOUR WILL NOW…" Lingo replied as he started to fly forward. "MASTER DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AT MY MAXIMUM SPEED? OR JUST THE AVERAGE?"
"You still ask me that question? Of course use the maximum!" The Emperor replied quickly as he crossed his arms. "Do you think I can't handle something like that? Heh, you seem to be underestimating me…"
"IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT MASTER, THEN I SHALL SHOW YOU MY FULL SPEED."
"Boom!" Before the Emperor could give a reply, Lingo's whole body suddenly shot forward, as if he was fired from a gun.
Lingo's whole body transformed, turning into a blue comet which started to streak across the space on insane speeds.
In no time at all, Lingo disappeared from the eyes of the spectators, as he already moved on to much farther distance.
The only indication that Lingo and the Emperor were here was a shout which came from Lingo's rider himself.
"Wohoo! Now this really is a ride worthy of an Emperor!"