Chapter 004: The Man Closest to God

“Sigh, I really don’t want to explore what makes this field so special. After all, my skill is already very useful, and I’m quite satisfied with it. But, Second Commander, your field is also quite strange. What kind of field is this exactly?” Du Fan asked with a smile.
At that moment, Moses felt the pressure all over his body suddenly ease a bit. It turned out that while Du Fan was talking to Tek, he had unknowingly reduced the pressure in his own field.
To activate a field, one needs a large amount of combat energy or magic power. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be exhilarating for a field expert to keep their field active 24/7, 365 days a year, showing off everywhere? Moreover, within one’s own field, one becomes a god. Thus, if they could sustain the activation of their field, it would be impossible for anyone to harm them.
When Du Fan started talking to Tek, Tek felt there was no need to fully activate his field, so he unconsciously retracted part of it. Another reason was that Tek sensed an unusual pressure from Du Fan, which made him hesitant to act rashly and prompted him to figure out Du Fan’s strength.
After retracting some of his field abilities, Tek laughed. “Let me tell you—my field skill is decomposition! Everything in my space can be reduced to nothingness!” Tek said with a smile.
Hearing this, Du Fan nodded. In Tek’s field, his own Dragon Hurricane, Nayixiu’s Meteor Fire Rain, and Eir’s Regional Wraiths had all been decomposed and dissolved. Even his current Absolute Protection aura was rapidly breaking down.
“Judging from the scope of your field, Second Commander, you must be at the peak of field mastery, right?” Du Fan asked again.
Seeing Du Fan ask him this, Tek wore a strange, puzzled expression.
“Du Fan, have you never heard that I, Tek, have a nickname? It’s ‘the man closest to God!’” Tek said proudly.

“What a sin! To take just that final step—no, not even half a step! Damn it, not even half a step! Anyway, that tiny last bit, and I’ve hesitated for over two hundred years! It’s infuriating!” Tek suddenly shouted at the sky.
From that voice, Du Fan could sense resentment.
Could this second-in-command of the demons have another thing that filled him with such hatred? Du Fan thought.
But soon, Tek, the second-in-command of the demons, quickly returned to his normal state.
“Du Fan, you brat, remember this—Tek is the man on this continent who is closest to a god! Hmph, do you really think guys like you, who’ve just entered the realm stage, can be rivals to me, Tek, the man closest to a god?” Tek even tilted his head, studying Du Fan carefully.
“Haha, Lord Second-in-Command, are you planning to give up your noble title as the man closest to a god and go after someone as insignificant as me?” Du Fan said with a smile.
“Du Fan, I can sense that you have infinite potential. As long as you leave now and take your people far away from the Dusk Mountains, I promise I won’t bother you,” Tek suddenly said.
“If you don’t bother me, it doesn’t mean those dwarves—especially that young master Karu—won’t target me,” Du Fan said reluctantly.
After thinking for a moment, Tek continued, “Du Fan, if you set off now and leave the Dusk Mountains, I guarantee those dwarves won’t touch you either. If I speak personally, I think Karu will give me some face.”
Seeing this, Du Fan’s heart sank.
Clearly, from what he had heard, Du Fan could conclude that this second-in-command of the demons wasn’t even the mastermind behind the dwarves’ internal strife!
Earlier, when he saw this second-in-command of the demons, Du Fan had even thought that the person behind the dwarves’ chaos might be this very second-in-command, or even the supreme commander of the demons!
After all, with Karu’s holy-level cultivation, even if he had great courage, he wouldn’t dare openly confront Basha.
But from the second-in-command’s words, it seemed he had certain demands and even had to consult Karu. Moreover, if Karu disagreed, this second-in-command would have to follow his lead. If Karu didn’t support him, the second-in-command had no choice but to obey Karu’s decision.

If even the second-in-command of the magical beasts has to follow Karu’s advice, it seems that the real mastermind behind this dwarf civil war is indeed Karu. Strange, very strange—could it be that Karu hides his true strength, or is there someone even more mysterious behind him? Du Fan had the feeling that there must be a god-tier expert backing Karu; otherwise, they wouldn’t dare confront such a powerful figure alongside the dwarf king. Another thing Du Fan still didn’t understand was why the magical beasts should get involved in the dwarf civil war. If they took advantage of the chaos to intervene, it would be fine if Karu’s side won, but what if Basha’s side emerged victorious? How could the magical beasts then calm Basha’s anger? Moreover, this second-in-command of the magical beasts surely represented the first-in-command’s will. In Du Fan’s eyes, both the leader of the magical beasts and the dwarf king were kings of the Twilight Mountains, both at the god-tier level—so their relationship must be quite good. If so, why would the first-in-command support Karu in this dwarf civil war? “If there’s a conflict between the first-in-command and Karu, whose advice would the second-in-command respect more?” Du Fan asked. “Du Fan, what do you mean by that?” Tek became furious upon hearing Du Fan’s question. “I’m just wondering why you, the magical beasts, support Karu instead of the dwarf king,” Du Fan said with a smile. “Haha, Du Fan. You want to know that? But these are internal matters of our side—how could we possibly tell you?” the second-in-command laughed loudly. Hearing that his question served no purpose and only confirmed once again that the magical beasts were indeed on Karu’s side, Du Fan grew worried. If Karu had the support of the magical beasts, his own side truly had no advantage, unless… Thinking of this, Du Fan smiled inwardly—it seemed his idea couldn’t be realized for now. His idea was that only if Moses, Naixiu, and Basha all fully merged their divine essences and became god-tier experts would his side of four god-tier experts have a great chance of winning.

“Du Fan, what do you think? Have you made up your mind? As long as you leave, along with your people, I won’t pursue you.” Seeing Du Fan looking thoughtful, Tek pressed him further.
“That’s impossible. Basha is my brother,” Du Fan replied without hesitation.
“Then, Du Fan, don’t blame me.” Tek’s expression suddenly turned cold, and instantly, Du Fan felt Tek’s domain activating against him!
The energy consumption of his absolute protection domain surged even more.
Drawing out Frost Snow, Du Fan charged at Tek.
Protected by his absolute protection domain, Du Fan could still move freely within Tek’s domain.
In fact, Du Fan’s absolute protection was also a kind of domain. As long as Tek failed to break through it, Du Fan could move freely within Tek’s domain.
In truth, once Du Fan’s absolute protection was activated, he could move freely in any domain.
Du Fan’s absolute protection had the ability to ignore everything else.
Of course, Tek’s domain still affected Du Fan’s absolute protection. His energy dissipated much faster within Tek’s domain compared to normal battles, meaning it took much less time for Du Fan’s absolute protection to be broken!
Du Fan swung a sword at Tek, who immediately stretched out his hand—his hand completely turning silver-white!
Reaching out, Tek grabbed Frost Snow directly!
Upon closer inspection of Tek’s silver-white palm, Du Fan realized that this second-in-command of the magical beasts had put on a thin glove—a silver-white glove!
With that glove, Tek managed to block Frost Snow’s attacks.
Frost Snow was of divine weapon quality, yet that thin glove could withstand its sharpness.
After grabbing Frost Snow, Tek pulled it toward his chest.
A tremendous force tried to pull Du Fan into Tek’s embrace, but Du Fan pulled back on Frost Snow with all his might.
In that moment, the two were locked in a stalemate.
Du Fan’s strength was evenly matched with Tek’s.

“Du Fan, kid, your strength is quite good,” said the Second Commander with a smile. “But once your protective magic runs out, how do you plan to resist my domain?”
“Second Commander, I’m not sure yet whether your domain will disappear first or my protective skills will,” Du Fan replied calmly with a smile.
“Since you put it that way, it seems I’ll have to step up my efforts,” Tek said nonchalantly.
As soon as Tek finished speaking, this Demon Beast Second Commander began to shrink his domain, completely giving up on devouring Moses’s domain and focusing all his power on breaking down Du Fan’s protective barriers.
As Tek’s domain shrank, Moses felt the pressure on his body ease. The moment the pressure lessened, he charged at the dwarf warriors!
Without Tek’s domain’s protection, many dwarf warriors were exposed to Moses. Moses unleashed his domain—a gravitational space that functioned like a giant roller press. Wherever it reached, those dwarf warriors exploded to death!