Chapter 780 Great Wilderness
After listening to Hecate's brief explanation, Vaan found several questionable points that did not make sense to him.
"I wonder if Lady Hecate doesn't mind enlightening me on a few points I find trouble understanding?"
"What don't you understand, Sir Vaan?"
"If people only fear impersonators of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies angering the Lord of Chaos, they should only hunt such impersonators. I fail to see how that makes even the mention of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies a taboo," Vaan stated.
"That's because you don't understand just how many enemies the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies and the Lord of Chaos have, Sir Vaan," Hecate replied with a helpless look.
"Because the Lord of Chaos is the strongest, no one dares to challenge his authority. However, that doesn't change the fact he is a cruel butcher who wouldn't bat an eye after wiping out entire realms full of life over the slightest offense."
"To someone at his level, creating new realms and life would be just as easy as turning over his hand. Even the lives and realms he destroyed could be undone should he will it so. He does not view life the same way as everyone else."
"While many beings fear him, there is also no lack of petty beings who wouldn't mind killing even the real reincarnation of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies to trouble the Lord of Chaos."
"Nevertheless, the enemies of the Lord of Chaos are of lesser concern. It's the enemies of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies that make his name taboo," Hecate stated.
"Enemies of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies?" Vaan repeated with surprise.
"I understand your surprise. Anyone with the least knowledge of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies would know he was one of the most benevolent beings in Chaos, beloved by all," Hecate mentioned.
Although the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies was at fault for the destruction of their homes and the death of their loved ones, it was always easier to pin the blame on a single being than countless difficult-to-track, unknown culprits.
Nevertheless, Vaan quickly understood that it was unwise to expose his identity.
There were far too many victims of the rampant beast tides; anyone he encountered in Chaos could be his potential enemy due to this hatred.
Furthermore, their strength wouldn't be weak if they were part of the earliest groups of victims and lived to the present day. There was also the possibility that this hatred was passed on to subsequent generations of their descendants.
On another note, Vaan was greatly astonished to learn the Great Wilderness possessed seventy-six wild chaosverses.
After all, there should only be a hundred and twenty-seven chaosverses in Chaos, a hundred and twenty-eight if the present universe was added. In other words, there were more wild chaosverses than sentient-inhabited chaosverses.
"Has the peak existences of Chaos never attempted any reclamation expeditions on these wild chaosverses, Lady Hecate?" Vaan casually inquired with some suspicions.
"And why would they do that?" Hecate lightly snickered at the idea, shaking her head and saying, "To the peak existences of Chaos have been under the tutelage of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies, the vagabonds from the wild chaosverses are all sinners who have killed their respected teacher and delayed his return."
"They have absolutely had no reason to help them reclaim their lost chaosverses, let alone the Lord of Chaos himself. It's already their greatest mercy to let these vagabonds live and atone for their sins."
"Furthermore, the rampant beast tides are mostly caused by the sky and sea beasts, the beloved creatures of the Lord of the Boundless Seas and Skies. Anyone with respect for him wouldn't wilfully slaughter his creations for the sinners' sake," Hecate stated.
Vaan furrowed his brows.