92 Chapter 92: Toxic Eternals
Druig suffered a terrible defeat.
Although he was the only member of the Eternals who had absolutely no direct combat ability, his powerful restraint over intelligent beings meant that no intelligent being could lay a hand on him.
However, Oaks relied on Nature Energy to protect his mind and, most importantly, the blessing of the immense power of the 90% of the Amazon rainforest, and successfully transformed under the intense mental impact.
This time, his transformed form was a species never before seen on Earth.
Antlers, a bird's beak, covered in feathers, with sharp claws at the tips of its wings, a plump white belly... It looked like a fusion of a bear and an owl.
The balanced form of the Druid in combat: the Owlbear!
This adorable creature, which looks completely unthreatening, used a special beam of sunlight to completely lock down Druig's mental power.
He couldn't even speak.
Although he later realized that this move could only be sustained for a few seconds, he only discovered this after being beaten soundly by an enraged bear.
Druig's mind which was unguarded, had been severely damaged by Sunbeam, which even Oaks hadn't anticipated.
For individuals who used magic, Sunbeam typically only used the power of the sun to suppress the target's mind, and once the effect wore off, their minds should return to normal.
But after carefully examining Druig, who had fainted, Oaks suddenly realized.
"Sunbeam uses cosmic energy, the power of the sun summoned through cosmic energy... and this Eternal, his power source is also cosmic energy.
He strengthens his mental power with cosmic energy to achieve the effect of controlling intelligent beings' minds... so Sunbeam has caused chaos in his cosmic energy, severely damaging his mental power."
Oaks took a deep breath, looking at the fallen Druig, and shrugged.
"It seems that those who are good swimmers are the ones who drown... manipulating cosmic energy is the true ability of your Eternals, right? The apparent abilities are just special ways of using cosmic energy."
There were constant sounds of commotion outside. The Tenochtitlan descendants, who had been under Druig's control for nearly five hundred years and twenty generations, had finally completely freed themselves from his control.
Normally, Druig only influenced their subconscious, eliminating negative emotions such as greed, anger, and jealousy, making the small village a paradise-like haven.
Although they were now completely free from Druig's control, they felt that something was missing within themselves, and something had been added...
For the time being, they were unable to recover from the inertia of being controlled for twenty generations.
This inertia also made them completely unwilling to approach the church.
Because their "god" was currently receiving guests.
"Well, it saved me a lot of trouble... hiss..."
Oaks' head was still a bit muddled. He reluctantly focused his mind and used vines to securely bind the unconscious Druig before poking him awake.
"Now, I think we can have a proper conversation... I've seen aliens before."
The Eternals, he had no understanding of this mysterious organization.
Olympia? Did that mean these Eternals were the prototypes of Greek mythology?
It didn't seem impossible.
But when he thought about the seven-thousand-year history of human civilization and the influence of these extraterrestrials, Oaks had an urge to spit blood.
"Seven thousand years... besides the Deviants, this is the first time I've suffered such a big loss."
Druig looked at his current form and laughed helplessly.
"Well, what do you want to talk about? It's not just about 'liberating' those people outside, is it?"
"You mentioned 'Deviants' earlier..."
Oaks tapped his still buzzing head, quite admiring Druig's mental resilience.
"In these seven thousand years, what have you experienced? What is your mission? What have you done to human civilization? And what are the Deviants?"
"Seven thousand years ago... we descended to Earth under the command of the Prime Celestial Arishem, the leader of the Celestials, to protect human civilization from the Deviants' invasion."
Druig fell silent for a moment and did not hide anything.
"Our first stop was the Mesopotamian Plain, where we encountered the first human village."
He chuckled softly, with a nostalgic tone in his voice.
"We killed the Deviants who intended to attack them and, in the following days, guided their civilization's development appropriately...
Babylon, ancient India, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, Aztec... our footprints spread across the human world, and our involvement contributed to the rapid development of human civilization...
One of my kind is highly knowledgeable in technology and possesses great creativity."
"Hmph!"
Oaks snorted coldly.
"What? Are you still immersed in the pleasure of being a 'god'? Don't you know that all the great civilizations you 'guided' eventually collapsed?"
"..."
Druig was taken aback for a moment and then smiled bitterly.
On this point, he had nothing to say.
Because of the early "guidance" given to humans, they were strictly forbidden from "interfering with human evolutionary processes." They witnessed countless instances of human self-destruction but were unable to prevent them.
They could only intervene when the Deviants appeared.
"The Deviants are a group of top-level predators. They are powerful and numerous. We only completely eradicated them during the destruction of the Aztec Empire..."
Druig paused and then self-mockingly said, "Since then, without a target, we could only wait for Arishem's recall...
We chose different lives."
Oaks listened quietly. He was well aware of the name of the Celestial Group.
And the fact that the Eternals were dispatched by them meant that they had an incredibly powerful backing.
However, his expression became somewhat strange.
The civilizations they "guided," though magnificent, eventually ended up with their lineages severed.
These Eternals... were they poisonous?
For now, he would set aside what the Deviants were. Druig had already mentioned that they had been completely eradicated by the Eternals.
But it had been nearly five hundred years since then, and Arishem, the Prime Celestial, still hadn't recalled them. Why?
Had their mission not been completed? Were the Deviants not completely eradicated?
Or had Arishem forgotten about them? Or perhaps there were no other tasks for them to undertake at the moment?
Even the Eternals themselves didn't know the answers to these questions.
"On another note... are all Eternals like you?"
Oaks couldn't help but sarcastically comment, causing Druig's mouth to twitch.
"No, I am the only one without direct combat abilities. But as for the abilities of my kind, I cannot reveal them to you.
Even the things I just mentioned, it's better for you to consider them as mere stories...
If you plan to make it public in the human world, I think you'll be seen as a madman."
"I won't make this matter public."
As soon as Oaks said these words, Druig visibly relaxed, but he saw a dangerous green light flicker in the other's eyes.
"I am a biologist... I had no way to deal with the Asgardians before, but as for a stranded alien like you..."
"I'm very interested!"
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